Chapter 1038

【Reiroukan family head: "I still have a long way to go."】

【"I see, you feel you're not talented?"】

【Rider looks out the window: "Indeed, these are all untalented things here. However, I have taken a liking to one of them."】

【Outside the window, there is a familiar secretly peeking; it belongs to Reiroukan Misaya.】

【With just one glance, Reiroukan Misaya feels her breathing stop, almost fainting; she holds on without falling, staring back at the other party.】

Lord El-Melloi II: "A restless child indeed."

Waver: "But having been praised by two Servants in succession, it seems this child named Reiroukan Misaya really has good talent."

Sakura: "A bit like sister."

Tohsaka Rin: "What are you talking about (○)! Where am I like this curious kid?"

Feng Xi: "In terms of courage; don't forget you were bold enough to run back to Fuyuki alone by car when you were a child."

Tohsaka Rin: "That didn't happen, I won't acknowledge it (ˉ^ˉ)."

【"I have no interest in the petty schemes of mortals, but this is actually a bit interesting."】

【Rider is very satisfied and in a great mood: "Alright! Little one, you are young, yet you can open your eyes with pride and dignity in your own territory without closing them for a moment. To show respect for this Queen-like demeanor──"】

【"I approve of this alliance; let's celebrate."】

【The atmosphere suddenly tightens; the other party's meaning is self-evident.】

【He doesn't care about contract magic or his Master's will at all, purely wanting to make judgments based on his own will. And he is in the enemy's camp, holding a teacup in the center of a powerful workshop designed by a magician, thinking about whether the other party is worth cooperating with.】

【Until the last moment, the man was weighing—to kill, or not to kill.】

【This is the absolute confidence of holding the belief that he will triumph.】

【Reiroukan family head: "What a terrifying figure. If you hadn't changed your mind at the end, what would you have done?"】

【"Hahaha, need you ask?"】

【Rider says casually: "This mansion and the broken magic would have been razed to the ground in the blink of an eye."】

Iskandar: "Hahaha, what an arrogant statement."

Tohsaka Rin: "The more I look, the more he looks like Gilgamesh."

Waver: "But this also indirectly proves that this Rider has absolute confidence in his own strength."

【Time flies to the night.】

【In the front yard of the Reiroukan mansion, Caster is patrolling the magic workshop he reinforced with "Territory Creation," pondering the current battle situation alone.】

【"Sigh, I really don't like fighting."】

【Caster sighs, floating with rubies and sapphires, looking at the filthy sky, feeling really bad.】

【Rider's visit during the day was a wake-up call for him.】

【Having one's location known is not a good thing; in just a few days, Assassin came first, then Rider.】

【Not only that, he also discovered traces of Berserker's attempted intrusion.】

【As a Berserker, to not make a single sound or alert anyone—it seems the Berserker of this Holy Grail War is not simple.】

【But fortunately, an alliance agreement has been reached with Rider.】

【Although he doesn't know Rider's true name, he can feel the other party's terrifying strength.】

【Rider is probably the strongest Heroic Spirit of this Holy Grail War!】

Gordes: "Was it actually intruded upon by Berserker?"

Caules: "That shouldn't be; no Berserker acts without making any noise."

Fiore: "That's not necessarily true; didn't a bunch of Berserkers who didn't look like Berserkers at all appear in those guessing questions?"

Shishigou Kairi: "Heh, I'm actually curious about the Berserker of this Holy Grail War."

【"My era has long since ended..."】

【Thinking of Reiroukan Misaya, who withstood Rider's pressure during the day, Caster sighs: "I didn't expect her to have that kind of royal demeanor."】

【He is not talking to himself, but talking to the two gems beside him.】

【"Although in every era, Kings are troublesome things, it looks like I should change my view a little. In this world, there also exist Kings who can see the King in others."】

【The gems flicker a few times, replying in silent language.】

【"Magi can see through others' magical aptitude, and Kings can see others' royal aptitude. However, if the other party is a figure of Merlin's level, perhaps there might be exceptions."】

【It's shameful to say, but although he has been in contact with Reiroukan Misaya for longer, he didn't discover it, but was beaten to it by Rider, who only looked at her once.】

【That child, Reiroukan Misaya, will definitely grow up to be an excellent magus in the future. Perhaps, she can even achieve great feats that he cannot.】

Tohsaka Rin: "Is he talking to gems?"

Blonde Rin: "Should say, he is talking to the elemental spirits within them."

Luviagelita: "Looks like he should also be proficient in gem magic."

Magical Girl Luviagelita: "As expected of the founder of alchemy."

【"Hm?"】

【Just then, Caster senses someone trying to break through the barrier.】

【This violent aura, is it Berserker?】

【This time they aren't hiding, but attacking head-on!】

【This is looking down on him.】

【Hm, if I release my Noble Phantasm now, I should be able to handle it easily.】

【No, it's not the time yet.】

【Although he has "absolute confidence" in the power of his own Noble Phantasm, at least it must be used when facing two Servants at once to maximize the benefits.】

【Forget it, let Berserker go for today; anyway, he can't get in.】

【I wonder if other Servants will be attracted.】

【Just as Caster is about to turn back to the house, his footsteps stop.】

【Only to see a girl like a princess appearing behind him at some point.】

Waver: "Sajou Manaka... the secrets about this girl are increasing."

Avicebron: "Actually appearing behind Caster without a sound, and the other party didn't notice—even Assassin would find it hard to do."

Aozaki Touko: "Heh, I'm becoming more and more interested in this child."

【Sajou Manaka: "Hello, Mr. Magus. Are you Caster?"】

【Caster: "... Hello, Miss."】

【Calm on the surface, panicked on the inside—that describes Caster right now.】

【When was it? No, how did she pass through his barrier?】

【He set up dozens of barriers outside, mixed with curses, and also set up an elemental stone in the air that is equivalent to his own clone, and his Master personally deployed a large number of magical beasts in every corner; it can be said that the mansion was built like an iron bucket.】

【But this girl before him was able to get in without alerting anyone, and even reached behind him without him noticing—】

【Is it cutting off presence, or space transfer?】

【No, the former still couldn't break through his barrier, so it must be the latter!】

【Can a modern magus easily use this ability to step into the realm of magic?】

Kayneth: "Space magic..."

Lord El-Melloi II: "Indeed, judging by the situation in the video, this is the most likely possibility."

Caules: "However, isn't the Sajou family a black magic family?"

Shishigou Kairi: "That's just for the outside; it's not strange for a magus family to possess a few types of magic different from their own inheritance."

Waver: "Sajou, Manaka..."