Chapter 104: You Damn Brat!
"After the fierce melee among the four factions, Team Eikou has suffered unprecedented losses!"
"Tristan and Gawain have been eliminated due to serious injuries, leaving only Mochizuki Eikou and Lancelot in Berserker-form."
"The other teams have already set off one after another, heading straight for the finish line. So, can contestant Eikou overcome his disadvantage and return to the lead?"
Finn looked toward the two figures on the projection screen.
Eikou silently gazed at the maiden disguised as Lancelot, unable to suppress a faint sigh.
"Haiz…"
"What is it, huh? Lowering your head and sighing in front of me, what do you mean by that, are you looking down on me or something!"
Jeanne Alter spoke with a bit of irritation:
"As long as I want to, I can definitely bring you to victory, I absolutely am not speaking empty words!"
"I'm not looking down on you… it's just that my intention of 'not letting you get dragged into this' has come to nothing, in the end I still have to let you go into battle…"
But then he remembered the words Gawain had said before.
His deliberate attempt not to let Jeanne Alter get involved, at first glance, seemed like a gentle choice, but in truth, it completely disregarded her feelings of being unilaterally protected. Such a thing instead only made her feel more tormented.
If that was the case, then it would be better to just let her fight together!
"But I'm very glad you came, Jeanne Alter, when I'm with you I have the confidence to win the championship." Eikou added.
Jeanne Alter's face was hidden behind the Knight's helmet, her expression could not be seen at this moment.
"S-stop talking so much…" she turned her head away, "Let's hurry up and start."
[You and Jeanne Alter once again return to the race track.]
[Right now the situation is extremely unfavorable for the two of you, since you just lost two key members.]
[Even if you now have the assistance of Jeanne Alter, your team is still short of one member. Whether in racing speed or in combat, you will be at a clear disadvantage.]
"Jeanne Alter, do you have any skill related to Riding?"
"…No."
She muttered a bit unwillingly.
"Really… you're clearly a Dragon Witch, you can even ride a Dragon, yet you don't have the skill 'Riding'?"
"So what!"
"That's a big problem. In our team, the only one with the Riding skill was Gawain, and he's been eliminated. Meanwhile, all the opponents ahead already have Riding: Baobhan Sith is A, Mary is A+. If we don't think of something, there's no way we can catch up with them."
Eikou frowned, somewhat troubled.
Their situation at this moment truly was extremely disadvantageous.
"No worries, my Noble Phantasm still hasn't been used. Just borrow the mana output from the Noble Phantasm to accelerate, passing them all at once, won't that be enough?"
Jeanne Alter said casually.
But Eikou shook his head: "Idiot, how could that be possible. If you activate your Noble Phantasm here, then everyone will immediately guess your true identity. Once you return to class, your classmates will see you as a traitor."
"Tch, I know already…"
Under the helmet, Jeanne Alter pouted slightly.
"Looks like this can only be left to me to resolve."
As soon as Eikou finished speaking, he immediately activated Mana Burst.
The eruption of magical energy quickly pushed their vehicle rushing forward.
His mana was far inferior to the Servants, so this method of acceleration could not possibly be sustained for long.
He never expected to use this way to actually surpass the group ahead, only hoping to temporarily catch up to Baobhan Sith's team.
[You have passed the fifth checkpoint, please perform a Luck check.]
[The target of the check is you.]
A dice rolled down.
[Check successful, you safely passed through this checkpoint.]
After luckily escaping the disaster and passing through the checkpoint, the entire race had also run more than half the way.
A drop of sweat rolled down from Eikou's forehead.
The high intensity of mana consumption made his face look rather unsightly.
But also thanks to the continuous burning of mana, he finally caught up with the team not far ahead.
It was Baobhan Sith's team.
He noticed that Mordred was no longer in the team, instead, the substitute member Gareth had joined. It seemed that in the previous chaos, they also suffered quite a few damages.
Eikou didn't think much, immediately burned more mana to chase after them, then grinned at the red-haired girl in the lead:
"Hi, my dearest Baobhan Sith!"
"Isn't this Mochizuki Eikou?"
Baobhan Sith also returned a sweet smile.
"I thought you useless lot had already been wiped out… Didn't expect you to still survive, truly living up to being a man as persistent as a cockroach, commendable, commendable."
She glanced at him once, then coldly threw another glance at "Lancelot" behind,
"Rather than struggling pathetically until the very end, how about the two worms like you just disappear right now so you won't be an eyesore to me. How about it?"
"Sorry, since you've already compared me to an insect, then how could this kind of insect possibly understand your complicated orders?" He said, "I ask you, do you want to cooperate with me this time?"
"Cooperate with you?"
Hearing this suggestion, Baobhan Sith's pale exquisite face revealed a smug smile,
"You just betrayed Charlemagne's group, and now you come to me? You're not only a bug, but also a parasite. Too bad, I'll resolutely reject you!"
Eikou was not surprised at all.
How could she have such kindness as to be willing to cooperate with others?
If he wanted to persuade Baobhan Sith, then he must think of a way to hit her preferences.
"I know why you want the Holy Grail Shard, it's nothing more than to please your 'Mother-sama'. If you cooperate with me, let me have the victory, then I'll personally teach you how to win the favor of 'Mother-sama'. Isn't that even more useful than a single victory?"
"Mm…"
Baobhan Sith was clearly swayed, biting her lip full of unwillingness,
"Damn it, you piece of trash… even when it comes to pleasing Mother-sama, you've summarized your own secret techniques? Just how much do you want to flatter my Mother-sama?!"
In his heart, Eikou cursed: obviously it's your Mother-sama who's flattering me!
[Baobhan Sith is very moved by your proposal, but out of shyness, she cannot bring herself to agree.]
[Please make a 'High-Speed Divine Words' check]
A dice fell.
['High-Speed Divine Words' check failed.]
[Your words had no effect, failing to open the opponent's heart.]
Eikou's heart suddenly tightened, this time it was troublesome!
[Baobhan Sith hesitates for a moment, but in the end still rejects your proposal to cooperate, deciding to use her own way to please Morgan.]
"What a pity, Eikou, this time I won't cooperate with you."
Baobhan Sith revealed a cunning smug smile, cupping her hands around her mouth, she said:
"I'm already about to win the championship, clearly I can rely on my own strength to win the favor of Mother-sama, so why would I need to lower myself to learn from you? This time you'll just unwillingly eat my dust behind me, you idiot~~~~~~~"
Aaaa, you damn brat!