Jeanne: Mo Yi Is in Love with Me?!

However, considering the Old Village Chief's unreliability, Tohsaka Tokiomi added, "Your Majesty, if possible, please eliminate Caster first. The opponent seems to possess the ability to Future Sight, which is far too dangerous. I fear that it may pose a danger to my wife and daughters."

Golden Gilgamesh suddenly heard Tohsaka Tokiomi's words. Based on his understanding of Tokiomi, he guessed that Tokiomi would stop him. After all, Tohsaka Tokiomi was the kind of person who was the most rigid and adhered to useless rules. And as everyone knows, the Holy Grail War was conducted in secret.

Just as he was about to open his mouth and berate Shichen, he found that what the other party said was completely different from what he had imagined. Instead of stopping him, the other party wanted him to make a scene. It wasn't until he heard the last sentence that the Old Village Chief realized that the other party was afraid of Caster, who had the ability of 'clairvoyance'.

Even so, the Old Village Chief was still a little angry. Of course, it was better than being called back and making him want to find someone to betray him!

Old Village Chief: Tohsaka Tokiomi, are you implying that I, Gilgamesh, can't compete with Caster in the late game?!

Mo Yi was arguably the most interesting person Gilgamesh encountered in this Holy Grail War. The main course was naturally served last, so that he could see whether the other party possessed the ability worthy of rewriting the Human Destiny. Without the matching ability, he was just a clown who made people laugh.

Of course, even the clown is more interesting than other boring imitations; at least the clown can make the King of Pleasure laugh.

But now that Tohsaka Tokiomi has said so, and that the other party has treated him with the respect due to a vassal, then protecting a vassal is also his responsibility.

"Tokiomi, you really dare to be so bold—"

The Old Village Chief spoke to the void:

"Never mind, it's good to give them necessary trials. After all, those who can stand before me must be true heroes."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sky behind the Old Village Chief lit up, and countless doors to the Gate of Babylon opened instantly. The target of the attack also changed from Lancelot to everyone present.

Everyone: "..."

Holy crap!!

"Accept the king's trial!"

Having said that, he unleashed his Noble Phantasm, the Rain of Earth!

Old Saber threw Alice Phil out first, then stood in front of her, and then released the Barrier of the Wind King to increase the attack range and block the opponent's attack.

Iskandar is better; he can simply drive the oxcart, which is an A+ rank Noble Phantasm with sufficient durability. Once activated, it can unleash Zeus's lightning for attack or defense, making it quite easy to deal with attacks like Golden Gilgamesh's that are only good for clearing out mobs.

The most difficult situation is for Lancelot and Mo Yi, who are being targeted by the barrage of Noble Phantasms.

While moving around, Lancelot used his NTR Hand to steal the opponent's Noble Phantasm and then blocked the Noble Phantasm that followed.

Finally, there's the situation on Mo Yi's side. Seeing the rain of Noble Phantasms about to hit, Joan of Arc' Aika to act as Mo Yi 'Mo Yi shield and protect him, no longer cared about hiding her identity. She finally took out the purple iris banner that anyone with eyes could recognize her as, ready to stand in front of Mo Yi, unleash her Noble Phantasm, and activate her invincible shield, 'My Lord Is Here.'

Joan of Arc possesses EX-level Magic Resistance, allowing her to ignore most magical attacks. This means she can dodge most magical attacks, and of course, she can withstand direct attacks from light attacks. However, she has no resistance to physical damage, such as the Noble Phantasm that is about to hit her face. There are too many gaps in her armor, so activating her Noble Phantasm 'My Lord Is Here,' which converts her Magic Resistance into physical defense, is the best way for her to defend against physical attacks.

However, the opponent's 'invincible defense' has a major flaw: the flag itself will continuously accumulate damage from the opponent's attacks, so if it is abused, it will become unusable.

You have to understand that for the Old Village Chief, Noble Phantasm Rain is just a normal attack. Using a powerful move with a limited usage time to block a normal attack means the opponent can launch Noble Phantasm Rain infinitely, and the mana cost is extremely low. It's such a waste!

"My banner, protect my people! My Lord is here—"

Seeing Joan of Arc reveal her thighs and strike a pose for her ultimate attack, about to transform into "Joan of Arc," Mo Yi immediately stopped her. "Don't unleash your Noble Phantasm, let me do it—"

Joan of Arc of Arc was stunned for a moment. By the time she came to her senses, Mo Yi had already embraced her with both arms, and he was using his back to shield her from the front.

"Caster, what are you doing, Caster!?"

Along with the opponent's confused shouts, there was also the sound of a Noble Phantasm hitting the ground and exploding.

PS: Chapter 352, Princess Arc: "Who exactly made you wait for me here?" Even though she guessed that it was all Tsukuyomi's doing, the Princess still asked. "Hmph—" Moon Yuyuko said coldly, "As a sinner, you have no right to hear that person's name again." Princess: "..." What the hell is that person?! Isn't it just Tsukuyomi? "Don't struggle—" Moon Toyohime. You have nowhere to escape. Even if you can manipulate time and have an immortal body, that person has already prepared all the countermeasures." "Now, you can only look at the Earth, which seems so close but can never be reached!"Princess: "..." If it was Tsukiyomi who Tsukuyomi the move, then it's really possible that she was preparing something to deal with her. However, all the efforts this Princess has accumulated so far will not be in vain. This Princess is no longer the helpless Princess from a thousand years ago. "Heh, it's you who can't see the situation clearly, the Moon Sisters! You're the ones who forced me to use my trump card!" (In this book's setting, the Moon Sisters are Moon Princess, but not the children of Tsukuyomi. The Moon Capital is a territory established by Tsukuyomi and other Moon Sage. The Moon Sage are equivalent to royalty, and the daughters of other Moon Sage are also called Moon Princess. Hmm, it's like Princess and a noblewoman.)

Chapter 453: Joan of Arc: Mo Yi harbors feelings for me?!

"Uh, ahhhhhhhhhh..."

The Old Village Chief's Noble Phantasm rained down relentlessly, exploding all around Joan of Arc' Arc, but she ignored it all. All she could see was Mo Yi, who was protecting her with his back. Despite the noise around her, she felt an unparalleled sense of peace!

At this moment, she recalled the past, when countless people had died protecting her.

However, even now, she still couldn't understand Mo Yi would protect her like this. After all, he wasn't the comrade-in-arms they used to be, sharing life and death. These past few days, he had been constantly teasing her, conspiring with her Master, Sajō Aika, to persecute her. But now... could it be that Joan of Arc was only thinking of one possibility at this moment?

Does Mo Yi harbor feelings of love for her?

That's why the other person teases you to get your attention!

However, she never thought about this during her life. From the time she joined the war to being captured and burned to death, she never experienced 'love'. After all, who would like a rough village girl like her who was always at the forefront of killing people and liked to poke people's eyes with her fingers?

If she had known earlier, well, actually she didn't know how to answer, after all, it was the first time she had encountered such a thing, and besides, they were both Heroic Spirits, so being able to meet once in the Holy Grail War was already a miracle.

But in any case, it's better than now, when we don't even have a chance to respond!

"Mo... Mo Yi... Ah..."

Because Joan of Arc was overthinking, and the light and shadow effects of the Noble Phantasm barrage were too good, she was so distracted that she didn't realize why Mo Yi had blocked the Noble Phantasms for her for so long without turning her into a smashed watermelon. The absorption effect of the Steel Back was just too good!

Of course, Mo Yi wouldn't risk his life for a country bumpkin with a Takeuchi Face. The reason he hugged her and used his back to block the Gate of Babylon was because he had 'Mo Paopao,' which could 100% dodge damage from behind. When those treasures were about to hit him, they were automatically deflected by a layer of light.

Yes, Joan of Arc's "My Lord Is Here" has a set damage absorption function, which is reserved to protect Aika and prevent her from being backstabbed. How can it be wasted on the Old Village Chief's normal attack?

However, Joan of Arc's sorrowful expression and trembling tone made Mo Yi realize that the other party had misunderstood something.

Mo Yi enjoys bullying Joan of Arc because he discovered that as long as he bullies her, he can increase the redemption level of his Aika. Moreover, she is indeed easy to bully. She pretends to be indifferent despite being wronged, which makes Mo Yi very happy.

"Why is your voice trembling, Jeanne Darc?"

Joan of Arc's battle flag was exposed, and anyone with a discerning eye could easily identify the other party.

"But, but..."

"I am Mo Yi, this little injury is nothing to worry about—"

Hearing Mo Yi's slightly bland and stiff tone, which was no different from usual, Joan of Arc felt inexplicably sad.

"Why do you protect me like this, even if... you're such an idiot?"

Mo Yi: "..."

You wouldn't believe it, but I, Mo Yi, a man who could be a great scientist even in Honkai World, was actually called a "fool" by an illiterate French village girl. But since I've decided to put on an act, I'm going to go all out!

"Don't flatter yourself, it was just that my body couldn't control it, I just went up there subconsciously..."

Mo Yi seemed to see a road stretching into the distance in his eyes, and continued, "After all, protecting Servants is the Master's mission."

Joan of Arc: "But—"

"Alright, the battle isn't over yet. And I'm not going to stop. As long as you don't stop, I'll be waiting for you up ahead—"