Chapter 643

「lancer also wasn't happy: "You jerk, you didn't give me orders to catch those most deserving of a beating and tidy them up, did you?"」

「"Sigh, when I meet her I'll have to clear up the misunderstanding—uh? You say her heroic spirit is also like yours?"」

「"Correct, Master. That is a ……" lancer exchanged a meaningful glance with archer, "…we two will definitely not be strangers to that saber."」

「archer also looked somewhat surprised: "Her? Really an unexpected reunion."」

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Crimson Red Eye

「"I didn't expect these three Servants to all know each other, and the relationship among these three Masters is also not bad, which amounts to a three-person alliance team。」」

Tazumi sat cross-legged on the grass; although he also thought Si Ke Te was somewhat hateful, it seemed the Holy Grail War had been leading to a situation very disadvantageous for him from the start.

Those with personal grudges, those with grudges against the department, have all united together—what are we still fighting for? Could it be that we let Ge Rui Di round up the three Servants and Masters in one pot?

……Even just dealing with one Shajin or Bo Ti Ou would be difficult for him, right?

Najeta exhaled a smoke ring, then slowly said: "If these three people team up, setting aside that Pam train chief, the remaining three would also need to form an alliance to have a chance to overthrow Shajin, Bo Ti Ou and their group, but considering Si Ke Te's nature…… probably no one would be willing, right?"

「"Don't forget, there's also a Master who is Zhigengniao, and this one will surely stand unflinchingly on Xing's side." Main smiled from the side and reminded, "In this Holy Grail War, it's basically four versus two from the start, akin to a brutal, inhumane gang beating…… but if the one getting beaten is Si Ke Te, then that's another matter。」」

Laberk stroked his chin, frowned in puzzlement, and said: "Right, besides Si Ke Te, who else is a Master?"

「"Unclear, but no matter who comes, it's useless." Leonei hehe laughed, "The Master-Servant alliance on Xing's side is nearly invincible; no matter how great their abilities, could they possibly summon Mikhail？」」

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「"Do you often get summoned to worlds that don't belong to you?" Shajin asked. 」」

「lancer calmly shook his head: "'Not belonging to oneself'? Most of the time we are in a state of 'not belonging to oneself.' Era, nation, war—all belong to others. 」」

「"Such a completely different world, I'm still seeing it for the first time." archer explained, "However, as a 【Guardian of the Counter Force】——you don't need to examine what that is——I originally ought to appear in the 【Erroneous Holy Grail War】; perhaps those two also came to your world for similar reasons. 」」

「lancer turned his head to look at archer: "Understood, we're implicated by you. 」」

「Shajin still didn't quite get it: "What does 【Erroneous Holy Grail War】 mean? Does it mean that in your world, the Holy Grail War is a very common ritual, while in our world, Old Otto messed up this ritual? 」」

「"It's not that common in our world either. But you're definitely mistaken: first, the Holy Grail is not a toy. Especially not a toy for you laymen of magic to mess with. This time, our physical bodies aren't even formed by magical energy. 」」

「"According to my guess, perhaps the Holy Grail summoned an existence similar in nature to magic, constituting a 【Pseudo Holy Grail War】. 」」

「archer continued to add: "The tampered ritual, the Holy Grail possessed by someone, the organizer of the participants—lancer, do I still need to go on? 」」

「"It's practically like slapping the label 'mastermind' onto one's forehead." After saying this, lancer paused slightly, seemingly relieved, and let out a long breath: "Good news, this Master doesn't seem like the type to abuse Command Seals… 」」

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fate/zero

「"Oh? From his tone, it seems he previously encountered a master who abused Command Seals？」」

Kenneth gently swirled the red wine glass in his hand, his tone full of pity for this Servant: "It seems this Lancer from another world has indeed encountered a lowly Master—what misfortune."

As a precious resource in the Holy Grail War, Command Seals are certainly not something to be used casually or lightly. It's likely that this lancer's previous Masters were all low‑grade magicians who fundamentally didn't grasp the true value of Command Seals.

He slightly raised his chin, his gaze lightly sweeping over Di Lumudu's face.

Although Di Lumudu is also a lancer, he is certainly not a "low‑grade Master." Command Seals must be allocated properly; one stroke might have to be used when he next encounters that saber……

The value of Command Seals lies not only in their compulsory absoluteness, but also in the comprehensive enhancement they grant a Servant at critical moments.

Now he already knows saber's true name, the legendary King Arthur; all he needs to do is wait and see, awaiting saber's subsequent release of its Noble Phantasm…… that is undoubtedly a great help for him and the other Masters.

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「"Well, then it's simple—let's go together and arrest the old cute one who's organizing this Holy Grail War. 」」

「archer timely stood up to interrupt: "But what if he's just waiting for us to come to his door, then round us all up？」」

「"…I can't stand it, though it's annoying, there's nothing to be done." lancer shrugged, sighed, "I should be the only one here who's received orthodox magical knowledge training. Let me first try to analyze the opponent's setup, so I can clarify his purpose. 」」

「"As for you……" his gaze swept over the two Masters, "whether you hide or take the initiative, no one should be able to threaten your safety. 」」

「Having said that, a swift wind blew past, and lancer had already vanished from everyone's sight. 」」

「"Suddenly, Boteiou's phone rang. 」」

「"Huh? Why is Xing sending me a message now? His precious… these lines, she possessed the pure‑beauty knight? Forget it, anyway it's not the first time I've seen her like this. 」」

「Shajin wore a smile that said "I love a good spectacle, the bigger the better": "You came looking for trouble so quickly？」」

「"No, she told us to go to Clawk Audiovisual Park to discuss the alliance matter. 」」

「……」」

「At the same time, Liúmèng Jiāo。」」

「Zhigengniao looked at the Sky‑Ring woman beside him, his expression somewhat incredulous: "I had thought the heroic spirit's appearance would… be more special？」」