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Fan Yu asked again: "Do you agree?"

Altria pondered for a long time, and finally nodded: "Okay."

Chapter 77 The dust has settled

"Smart choice." Fan Yu exclaimed in praise.

Altria: “…”

She didn't think it was a smart choice, she just felt she had no choice.

The following time...

As Medea set up the relevant contract rituals, her spirit core began to connect with Fan Yu. The spirit body and holy sword, which had been unable to maintain contact, began to be replenished with abundant magic power.

Altria carefully felt the satisfaction coming from the spirit, and her heart couldn't help but feel heavy.

No wonder they failed before.

The magic power provided by this man is not only far superior to that of his own Master Emiya Kiritsugu, but also that of Irisviel... The strength between the three of them seems to be in a completely different dimension.

And you have to know that this man had already made a contract with Caster in advance.

"You have the magic power to maintain two servants, and you have such power—" Artoria hesitated to speak.

Medea said playfully, "No, it's three riders."

"What?" Altria was stunned. Then, she quickly recalled the existence of Assassin Ryougi Shiki. However, upon arriving at Ryudo Temple and finding Caster in control, she subconsciously assumed that Caster was the other Servant, but in reality, the true Servant should be this Caster.

Thinking of Caster's Noble Phantasm [Wanfu Biying Pojie] that can break all magic effects, Assassin might have become his subordinate through the same means as her.

Medea took in Altria's expression and said admiringly, "Quick reaction! That little Assassin girl really did it just like you did."

Altria hesitated, puzzled: "Then your purpose is—"

According to the rules of the Holy Grail War, Servants should fight each other.

The act of gathering Heroic Spirits like Fan Yu was completely unnecessary. To obtain the Holy Grail, sooner or later the Heroic Spirits would have to fight until only one remained, and only then could the ritual of the Greater Holy Grail begin.

"There's no purpose for this. It's just that my Master simply has abundant magical power." Medea said playfully.

[Even if you have plenty of magic power, this isn't the way to use it...] - Altria thought.

However, considering that she had just become his servant, it was understandable that he was unwilling to speak.

"So, M..." Altria started to say this, her face stiffening for a moment.

Fan Yu had no intention of forcing the other party: "If you can't address him, then calling him 'Sir' is fine. Caster sometimes addresses him that way."

"I never called him that." Medea snorted. Her master started to act like a good person.

Altria took a deep breath and then added seriously, "Since you have agreed to my terms, I will naturally abide by the contract, Master."

Fan Yu smiled and didn't care.

Medea looked up at the sky and said, "Then..."

Medea paused, then suddenly changed the subject: "Are we just going to leave Saber's Master and the other guy who was spying on us alone? Today's fight against Saber exposed one of our trump cards. It was originally intended to be used against the King of Heroes. If we let them go, it might expose our trump card completely."

Altria: “…”

She seemed to be unconsciously testing the limits of this side for another Servant. However, in response to Medea's words, she couldn't help but look towards Fan Yu, a hint of worry in her eyes.

Fan Yu responded calmly, "Saber's Mastership is part of the agreement, so of course we must keep our word. Besides, Caster, this isn't the only trump card we have."

They used the power of harmony to fight against Saber this time, but Fan Yu could also provide more powers of different destinies.

the other side.

High in the sky, Emiya Kiritsugu slowly drifted away...

For some reason, ripples briefly appeared in the sky above their heads, and then quickly receded.

This strange phenomenon enveloped the entire Ryudo Temple, and even spread unnoticed to the entire Yuanzang Mountain and even the cities outside...

Kiritsugu Emiya did not know about the deal between Altria and Fanyu and the others. He just felt that this battle was lost with no hope of a comeback, perhaps because they were too impatient.

“What should be done with the mother and daughter at the inn at the foot of Mount Enzo?” Maiya asked curiously.

Emiya Kiritsugu did not respond.

His original plan was to wait for Saber to engage in a fierce battle with the opponent, and then use it as a card to defeat the opponent at a critical moment, or to find Tōsaka Tokiomi to gain an ally. However, both the former and the latter plans were contrary to the direction of development in reality.

He activated the Command Spell to amplify Saber's Noble Phantasm, but still failed to defeat the target.

At this point, the direction can no longer be influenced simply by individual ability and planning.

“Let’s go, Maiya.”

He currently doesn't know how to resolve this deadlock.

……

at the same time.

Located in the direction of Shinto in Fuyuki City.

Waver, dressed in dark green, and Rider, who had changed into new modern clothes, stood near the Fuyuki Bridge, gazing at the top of Mount Enzo in the distance.

"That light just now was such a beautiful radiance." Osmandis exclaimed.

"Now isn't the time to admire Glory, is it?" Waver anxiously warned, "Rider, there are Servants fighting over there. Are we really not going to rush over there?"

Osmandis chuckled and shook his head. "It's too late to go there now. Waver, the battle there is over."

Weber: “Huh?”

Osmandis clasped his arms, his golden eyes gazing at the location of Yuanzang Mountain.

From his perception, the golden light that had just shot up into the sky seemed to belong to a leader. As for why, Osmandis, a fellow king, could see an unwavering will beneath that magical energy.

only……

"Such a shining will has fallen into the hands of the enemy on that hill. The Holy Grail War is more interesting than I imagined." Osmandis said with a smile.

Weber: “…”

He had no idea what the Egyptian Pharaoh was thinking. He should have been investigating everywhere, but instead he was strolling around leisurely, as if he was inspecting his own territory.

The money he brought from the clock tower was almost spent by the other party.

Chapter 78 Flower of Evil

"Rider, isn't it about time we choose a rider?" Waver said dissatisfiedly.

He was clearly trying to punish the relic thief who stole his wife's pendant, and he was diligently helping with the investigation. But why did this pharaoh seem so nonchalant?

Osmandis stared at his young Master. "What? Aren't you afraid now?"

Waver's face flushed with anger. "I'm not scared at all. Rider, I just think there's no point in wandering around aimlessly like this."

"How could it be meaningless?" Osmandis's face darkened.

Waver froze, his momentum weakening instantly. "I'm sorry, Rider. I didn't mean to..."

Osmandis shook his head and said nonchalantly, "Weber, nothing that has happened is meaningless. Whether it's something you want to do, something you don't want to do, or even something you think is a waste of time.

Everything will be reported back to you one day.

And that may be the good side, or it may be the bad side.

So, sometimes there is no need to rush, just enter the market at the right time."

Weber: “…”

He felt that Rider was a bit too casual.

Osmandis smiled and said without further explanation, "Let's go to our last stop today, the playground of the modern world. I'm curious about what the places where children of this era play are like."

Weber: “Huh?!”

……

A hospital in Fuyuki City.

In the ward, which smelled of disinfectant, it was already dusk, and the room seemed cool and quiet.

In a single ward, a mummy-like man, his body wrapped in bandages and his waist braced, cursed with resentment, "That hateful Master Caster, I'm going to kill him when I recover..."

"Kenneth, please don't be angry. Your first priority now is to rest and wait for recovery." A red-haired adult woman sat upright on the hospital bed and comforted her fiancé.

Kayneth revealed his only visible eye beneath the bandages, his anger somewhat subsided by his fiancée Sora's dissuasion. However, he still couldn't let go of his previous crushing defeat, and his gaze shifted to the silver-haired, blue-eyed figure in the room.

"Lancer, is the magician killer still there?"

Karna fell silent; “…”

Not long ago, Emiya Kiritsugu, who was called the 'Magician Killer' by his own Master, came here and tried to seek conditions for an alliance. With the Saber class, they actually had the combat power to conspire with them, but they were rejected by their arrogant Master.

"Do you need me to find it?"

"Hmph, it's fine that he's already left. We can have many allies, but that scum of the magic world is totally unnecessary. Go to the Tōsaka clan for me! At least in this small place like Fuyuki, that Tōsaka Tokiomi is still a pure magician." Kenneth said with a shameless face.

Karna: “…”

He felt that seeking there was not a good option.

Whether it is his compatibility with the heroic king Gilgamesh, or the master attributes between the two.

However, before Karna could offer any suggestions, Kayneth interrupted him: "Lancer, from now on, you will follow Sora! She will be your acting Master."

Sora: "Huh?"

Karna was also startled, but then he felt relieved when he thought of his own proud Master. He would rather die than fail in his purpose. In a sense, being severely injured and unable to move, he couldn't accept this outcome.

"But you..."

"Who would be interested in me when I'm so badly injured?" Kenneth snorted.

It was a great shame and humiliation for him that he failed to improve his resume in this Holy Grail War and ended up like this.

But what Kenneth could not deny was that the being he faced was an absolute monster.

"I understand." Karna nodded.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Lancer. Take good care of Sora from now on." Kayneth looked deeply at Karna. He trusted his Servant and believed that his fiancée could guide him well.

He was defeated in the battle between masters.

But his followers have never been defeated.

Karna nodded to indicate that he accepted the order.

Sora accepted the role of acting Master with a look of surprise at her fiancé's arrangement. However, as the daughter of a certain Lord of the Clock Tower, she also possessed talent as a magus, so becoming Karna's acting Master was no problem.

"Please, please give me more advice."

Karna hummed, then asked, "What are the next instructions..."

Sora subconsciously looked at her fiancé lying on the hospital bed. Kayneth said coldly, "Until I recover, you will command Lancer, Sora."

Kayneth considered himself a defeated warrior, unworthy of any guidance. This was one of his few points of pride during this Holy Grail War.

Sora looked towards Karna with hesitation.

The latter whispered, "Perhaps... we should continue with the Master's previous arrangement and first find a suitable ally. Then seek the possibility of defeating that man."

Sora nodded in response.

……

In the evening, at the Tohsaka residence.

Tōsaka Tokiomi, who usually wears a burgundy suit, often stands elegantly in front of the balcony, gazing at the masterpieces in his manor.

This evening, the sunset appears particularly red.

There was also a blood-stained dagger on Tōsaka Tokiomi's chest.

He fell in a pool of blood, clutching his chest in pain, and looked at the disciple standing in front of him with disbelief in his pupils.

Kotomine Kirei, the usually taciturn disciple, now had a lively joy in his eyes under the glow of the setting sun, something Tōsaka Tokiomi had never seen before.

"Kirei...you bastard...why?" Tōsaka Tokiomi demanded.