Chapter 77: Spike and Gudako's Encounter
"What happened to your Servant?"
"It seems that during the previous battle with that cat-like Heroic Spirit, her psychological defenses were shattered, and now she's requesting a vacation from me."
As Kirei spoke, he recalled the scene where Toturi was throwing a tantrum, demanding to go out and play. Even he, who usually had little emotional fluctuation, felt a bit incredulous. "She said she wanted to take a break at the newly opened 'AUO Super Luxury Seaside Resort' amusement park by the beach."
"And she even said something like, 'Swimsuit-themed Servants should enjoy themselves at the seaside amusement park...'" Kirei felt like there was no need to continue describing further, so he stopped talking.
"..." Listening to Kirei's description, Tokiomi felt that he could no longer maintain his elegance.
A Servant, she is a Servant currently participating in the Holy Grail War, and she simply went on vacation like that. Could there be anything more outrageous than this?!
"Use Command Seals. When dealing with a Servant like this, you must strike with full force..."
"I used them, but she was exempted." Standing in the alleyway, Kirei looked at his Command Seals, which now only had two remaining strokes, and his expression appeared somewhat complex.
"Huh?"
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Near the residential area by the uncrossed river, several unexpected guests suddenly appeared.
"We're close, my lord," said Chen Gong to Gudako, fanning himself with a feather fan. He walked beside Mashu, who was carrying Gudako on her back.
"Finally... Finally, we've arrived!" Gudako exclaimed with excitement. The process of regaining her sight after being blind filled her with immense joy. She was looking forward to including Zhuge Liang once again in her team known as the 'Chen Gong Five Bombs.'
Jumping off Mashu's back, Gudako walked alongside her on the right, raising her shield to remain vigilant. Mashu noticed Gudako's descent and promptly reminded her, "Be careful, Master. There are signs of Servant presence in the vicinity, at least two."
"Don't worry," Chen Gong chuckled confidently. "With me, Gongtai, by your side, my lord, you can rest easy."
"Ah, truly worthy of Chen Gong!" Gudako exclaimed, feeling instantly reassured upon hearing his words.
On the contrary, Merlin grew increasingly anxious. Chen Gong's combat ability was based on sacrificing turns. If they could feel safer, it meant that one of their turns would be sacrificed to enhance their sense of security. The question was, who would be lucky enough to be chosen?
"It's me, Merlin!" Merlin glanced towards Fou, perched on Mashu's head, his eyes filled with regret. If only he had kicked Fou away earlier, Fou would surely come to his rescue, right?
Gudako and her group continued their journey, passing by a house with the signboard "Uryuu" hanging outside. At the entrance, an oversized bulldog, Spike, lay on the ground, with a size that greatly deviated from a normal bull terrier.
Yes, it was the Spike Bai Song had summoned just half a day ago, even though he was supposed to be guarding the kitchen. This time, he was sleeping right at the main entrance, following the unpredictable logic of comedic characters.
"Tadadada~~~!" In the silent night, the footsteps of Gudako and her group sounded particularly loud, disturbing Spike, who was trying to have a peaceful sleep.
Listening to the rhythmic sound of footsteps, Spike, who had his eyes closed, turned his head into a trapezoid shape and began shaking along with the beat.
This shaking lasted for a full five seconds, and eventually, the damn shaking successfully woke Spike up. In that split second, Spike exerted force on all four limbs, instantly standing up and moving with incredible speed. Even if the slowest camera was used to capture the scene, it would still only catch his instantaneous movement.
With a fierce look, Spike glanced ahead to confirm that there was nothing in front of him, then spun in place like a compass.
However, no suspicious presence was found.
Seeing this, Spike couldn't help but stand on its hind legs and scratch its dog head with its right hand.
It wondered why it wasn't Tom messing with it as usual at this time. How come it only heard the noise but couldn't see the cat?
Until it realized that the sound seemed to be coming from outside and sounded like footsteps, Spike decided to endure it. Once the pedestrians passed by, it could continue sleeping.
"Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap~~~~~!!!!"
Just as Spike was about to lie down again, continuing the interrupted dream, the footsteps came once more, even louder than before.
Perhaps to a normal person's ears, it was just the sound of ordinary passersby, something that would hardly be heard even inside the house. But to Spike's ears, the noise was incredibly disruptive. It was like the sound you'd hear on a lazy Saturday morning when you were enjoying a nice lie-in, and suddenly the upstairs neighbors started renovating. It felt exactly like that.
Spike lay on the ground, propping its chin up with one hand, looking irritated as it listened to the noisy dog sound. Its head first turned into the shape of a bell, then a square, and finally transformed into a ladder with one side taller than the other.
"Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap~~~~~!!!!"
The more Spike tried to tolerate it, the noisier the sound became. Finally... Spike couldn't take it anymore!
With a sudden jump, Spike arrived right in front of the low gate of the yard, its hands scrabbling against the gate. Spike extended its dog head and looked towards the source of the sound.
And there it saw a group of people passing by its home from the left side. They were walking so slowly that their pace was even slower than a turtle's. Spike felt like it would be driven insane by their noise before they even passed this house.
The most terrifying part was that the noise wouldn't disappear as soon as they passed the gate. Instead, it would relive everything that happened between hearing that annoying dog sound and reaching the gate.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Spike immediately took action!
No, this couldn't go on. For the sake of its own ears, it had to charge!
So, without hesitation, Spike started barking frantically at Gudako and her group, who were about to pass by this place.
"Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof!!!!"
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