Chapter 57: Of Course It's a Pleasant Choice to Backstab the Counter Force

"May I ask, are you my Master?"

Dekola gently wiped away the black mud that had stained her, like a red lotus rising from the mire without being sullied.

"Hmm, to think that the existence who summoned me is actually my mother?"

Dekola looked at Sajyou Ayaka with some surprise; as a corner of Beast VI, she was still able to discern the relationship between Sajyou Ayaka and herself.

In a certain World Line, the Beast of 666 was formed and born because of Sajyou Ayaka.

And this was precisely Sajyou Ayaka's intention; since she was pursuing her Prince, what could be a more reliable helper than her own child?

Looking at Draco, Sajyou Ayaka also revealed a smile, though whether this smile was for Dekola or because of her Prince was unknown.

"Prince, Aika is coming to find you now."

Sajyou Ayaka acted as if she did not see Dekola, then turned and walked away; as for the All the World's Evils slowly writhing on the ground, Sajyou Ayaka did not care.

Matou Residence, still the basement.

Even the crooked summoning array on the ground had not changed; Su Nian still stood by the edge of the array and recited the incantation.

"Although I don't know if the Counter Force will fail to learn its lesson just like Sakura."

"But let's try it; what if it succeeds on the first attempt?"

"Anyway, it's no loss even if it fails, and if it succeeds, I can verify my hypothesis."

Su Nian extended his right hand forward.

"Is there anyone there? Make a sound! Outer-Realm Heavenly Demon, come quickly!"

"Anyone grabbed by the Counter Force, make a sound? Come to save the world."

Casually muttering the incantation he had just improvised, Su Nian wanted to see exactly how much the Counter Force would be willing to spend to deal with him.

It was just that, contrary to Su Nian's expectations, this thing actually reacted.

The Heroic Spirit Summoning Array drawn in chalk began to glow, and three Command Spells appeared on the back of Su Nian's hand.

"Damn, is the Counter Force not learning a single lesson?"

The corners of Su Nian's mouth twitched slightly; can it be said that this is an existence with no self-will, only instinct? It really is easy to exploit.

He was currently wearing the disguise of Old Sword, and it actually succeeded in the Summoning?

Or perhaps the Counter Force has also started to become hysterical?

Is the sense of threat he brings to the Counter Force really that strong?

Light shot up into the sky; Su Nian skillfully pulled out two pairs of sunglasses and put them on for himself and Sakura.

He only took them off after the light dissipated.

And after the light faded, a white figure stood quietly; upon seeing Su Nian, the other party was clearly stunned for a moment.

Then, very quickly, a malicious smile full of wicked humor appeared.

"Yo, am I the Caster who has answered the call?"

"May I ask, are you my Master?"

"Yo, didn't expect to summon an acquaintance."

Su Nian looked with some surprise at the white-haired man appearing before him, based on the information left behind by Old Sword and his own familiarity with Fate.

Plus the inexplicable feeling of wanting to give him a sword strike upon seeing him.

Su Nian recognized his identity immediately: Merlin.

A Mixed Blood of human and succubus, essentially non-human; he is the great mage from the legend of King Arthur, the leader of the King, and also the aide and close friend who served as King Arthur's right-hand man.

Of course, the above is all content from Mythology; just take it as a reference.

Anyway, the thing Su Nian wanted to do most right now was to grab the Holy Sword in his hand and give him a strike.

Of course, that was what Su Nian thought, and that was what he did.

"Hey, Master, I'm your Servant; there's no need to be so heartless, right?"

Watching Merlin pull a sword from who knows where to block the strike Su Nian had slashed down.

This strike was just to help Saber take it.

"Stop pretending, Merlin, I know it's you."

Su Nian retracted his sword and looked at Merlin speechlessly; wasn't the thick scent of Arthur on his own body enough to prove his identity?

"Oh my, I also didn't expect that the one who summoned me would actually be the King."

Merlin said very aggrievedly, and then he also put away the Holy Sword he had pulled from who knows where.

However, even though it was like this, Merlin was still very shocked looking at Su Nian; is this the target the Counter Force wants him to fight?

Just now, that casually restrained strike from Su Nian—if he hadn't used reinforcement Magic, he would have barely been able to withstand it.

Truly worthy of being an opponent that the Counter Force needs to summon the Grand Seven to deal with.

Yes, the Grand Seven; even Merlin didn't know what kind of madness the Counter Force had caught, throwing out seven Grand Spirit Origins directly.

Giving them to the Servants descending this time, requiring the Servants to deal with Su Nian.

You wouldn't even need this kind of configuration to fight a UO, right?

"Alright, stop pretending; do you really think I don't know that the King Arthur of this world is female?"

Su Nian glanced at this trashy succubus who would climb up the pole the moment you gave him an inch, and said speechlessly.

"But then again, Merlin, given our relationship, there's no need to pretend, right?"

Su Nian looked at Merlin with a smile.

"To deal with me, what exactly has the Counter Force done?"

After all, Su Nian didn't have any Clairvoyance; although the Laplace Lens was very useful, in the current situation, it didn't have much effect.

"King, it hasn't done much, it's just summoned the Grand Seven."

Merlin was also someone who loved to watch the chaos; he sold out the Counter Force directly without any scruples—anyway, it wasn't just a day or two that the Counter Force had been acting inhuman.

"Hiss, I feel like the Counter Force is overestimating me a bit."

Su Nian rubbed his chin and gasped; it was just the ability to easily destroy a planet, was it really necessary to be so serious?

Even the Human Order Incineration didn't have this many Grand-class participants, right?

"King, I am a Servant who has descended with the status of Grand Caster, rest assured. King, I will always stand by your side."

Merlin said with absolutely no conscience.

After all, in his view, there was nothing more important in the world than interesting things, and clearly, this was not some world-ending crisis.

It was all brought upon itself by the Counter Force, and following by Su Nian's side clearly seemed like it would be very entertaining.

So, naturally, Merlin chose to backstab the Counter Force.

Following behind an Arthur from another world was definitely a very interesting thing.

Of course, the "other world" mentioned here was not a parallel world, but a truly different world that was not within the scope of the Root's connection.

"This Holy Grail War will definitely be very interesting, King."

"That's just because you find it interesting."

Su Nian said with a helpless smile.

"But I am being treated as the final boss to be farmed."

"Eh, wait, if I'm observed by Little Garden like this, will I become a Demon King?"

Su Nian quickly realized the crux of the matter; he did not want to saddle this persona with the identity of a Demon King so soon.

"Merlin, tell me, will the other Servants know my identity?"

Merlin rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, and then shook his head.

"I don't think so, after all, you are the one who is Arthur, King."

Merlin and Su Nian looked at each other for a few seconds and burst into laughter at the same time.

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【Heroic Spirit: Merlin

Class: Caster

Strength: B Endurance: E

Agility: D Mana: A

Luck: C Noble Phantasm: C

Class Skills: Territory Creation C, High-Speed Incantation C, Item Construction C, Clairvoyance EX

Personal Skills: Charisma B, Mixed Blood EX, Hero Creation EX, Dreamlike Charisma A, Illusion A

Noble Phantasm: Garden of Avalon C】

(End of chapter)