Chapter 258

Subsequently, Sisigou performed the summoning, and sure enough, he summoned Mo.

"Hmph, finally I can come down and play."

Mo stretched her muscles and shattered the Round Table fragment with one sword strike.

She got angry as soon as she saw this thing.

At the same time, because of the early start of the war, Jeanne also descended early.

But she encountered an accident during her descent.

For some reason, her Ruler spirit origin was interfered with, causing an error in her descent, and she could only possess a female high school student named Laeticia.

It was miraculous that this Laeticia looked extremely similar to Jeanne.

Her physique, spirit origin, lineage, and even personality were extremely compatible; she could simply be called the reincarnation of Jeanne.

Although Jeanne possessed the girl, it was with her consent, and Laeticia's own consciousness still existed, allowing her to swap control of the body with Jeanne.

Usually, Laeticia could perceive the outside world like watching a movie, and because she was protected by the rules, even if the Ruler died in battle, Laeticia herself would be teleported to a safe place.

However, Jeanne was in trouble; because it was possession, she could not enter spirit form and needed to eat and sleep.

This situation was completely an alternative Pseudo-Servant.

After hearing about Jeanne's origins, Laeticia, who was a believer, was very willing to help.

The only thing that made her heart ache was the savings she had accumulated by scrimping and saving.

After all, the travel expenses to Romania, as well as the costs for food and lodging there, all required money.

Jeanne had no money, so it could only be paid by Laeticia.

Time quickly arrived at noon the next day.

【Ding! The quiz will begin in ten minutes, please prepare yourselves, group members.】

【Ding! New group members "Rika Seishou" and "Laeticia" have joined the group chat.】

Rin Tohsaka: "Hmm, new group members again?"

Rin Tohsaka: "I thought that after adding so many people yesterday, there wouldn't be any more."

Waver: "These two, looking at their names, one is Japanese, and the other should be European, right?"

Astolfo: "Yahoo, hello everyone!"

Darnic: "Be quiet, Rider."

He had a headache; after a night of contact, he had figured out the personalities of all the Servants.

Siegfried, Chiron, and Frankenstein were easy to deal with, but this Astolfo alone had a personality that was too flighty.

In common terms, he was missing a screw in his head.

One who didn't use his brain would likely expose their intelligence.

So he originally wanted to mute Astolfo, but was refused by Celenike.

That perverted woman had nothing but that kind of thing on her mind.

Helpless, he could only keep an eye on Astolfo in the group at all times.

Laeticia: "Um, Miss Jeanne, what should I do?"

Jeanne: "Do not pay attention to the others in the group for now, and do not speak."

Laeticia: "Okay."

【Ding! The first question is about to begin!】

Seeing that the quiz had already started, neither of the two new group members spoke.

It was clear that they were strictly implementing the principle of saying less to make fewer mistakes, speaking only when necessary.

After all, neither of them was a mage, and it would be easy to be exposed.

【This question is a three-stage elimination multiple-choice question. Each answer time is 5 minutes, and all group members can rush to answer.】

【Correct answers earn 3 Saint Quartz, incorrect answers deduct 1 Saint Quartz. If no one answers correctly within 5 minutes, it counts as void.】

【If all group members are eliminated, the remaining questions will be voided.】

【If you answer 2 questions correctly in a row, you can get 1 extra Saint Quartz; if you answer 3 questions correctly in a row, you can get 3 extra Saint Quartz.】

【Please pay attention to the video below.】

【Video starts.】

【A truck is driving on the highway, and the destination is Romania.】

【Jeanne, in casual clothes, is sitting in the back with her luggage.】

【Suddenly, as if sensing something, she immediately turns and says to the driver: "It's dangerous here, please go back first."】

【The uncle driving the car says: "That won't do, how can I let a young lady walk on the road at night?"】

【"Please."】

【A flash of light appears in Jeanne's eyes, and she uses magic to hypnotize the driver, making him leave immediately after dropping her off.】

【"You must be the Ruler, right?"】

【As soon as the car leaves, a tall figure appears on the highway sign.】

【It is Karna, who came under orders.】

【"Prepare yourself!"】

【Karna fully implements the philosophy of being ruthless and speaking little, directly attacking Jeanne.】

【A beam of light strikes, directly knocking Jeanne away, and Jeanne also summons her armor.】

Darnic: "Heh, I didn't expect the Red side to really attack the Ruler."

Gilles de Rais: "Ah! How dare you attack my beloved Jeanne, you deserve to die!"

Karna: "Hmph."

【"Red Lancer, son of the Sun God Surya, Karna, right?"】

【Jeanne activates True Name Discernment and says solemnly: "I am the Arbiter of the Holy Grail, Jeanne. You should know the meaning of attacking me!"】

【Karna: "Stating what is already understood cannot be considered clever; my presence here is already a declaration of war."】

【Jeanne: "Even if you kill me, what is the point?"】

【Karna: "I don't know, it's just that my Master ordered it."】

【Video paused.】

【Question: What will be the outcome of this battle?】

【A: Jeanne wins.】

【B: Karna wins.】

【C: Both sides tie.】

【D: A third party intervenes, and the battle is aborted.】

Waver: "Hmm, this question is a bit hard to judge."

Waver (II): "Although Karna is stronger, Jeanne, as Ruler, holds exclusive Command Spells, so even if she is truly outmatched, she can use them to turn the tables."

Waver: "Hmm, what do you think is the probability of D?"

Kayneth: "The third party refers to the Black side, right? But they shouldn't know about the Red side attacking the Ruler."

Waver (II): "It's really hard to say with these things."

Gordes: "Patriarch, how should we choose for this question?"

Darnic: "It's best for everyone to choose according to their own ideas. If we all choose the same one and it turns out wrong, we'll all be wiped out."

Caules: "That's true."

Astolfo: "Haven't you all chosen yet?"

Chiron: "Ah! Have you already chosen?"

Siegfried: "You didn't just pick randomly without thinking, did you?"

Astolfo: "Yeah, I think all are possible, so I just picked one randomly."

Black Team: "..."

Jeanne: "A Red side attack?"

Laeticia: "Miss Jeanne, didn't you say you are the referee and won't interfere in this war? Why did they attack you?"

Jeanne: "I don't understand this question either, could it be..."

Jeanne suddenly thought of the problem of her descent being interfered with.

Could it be that the person named Shirou Kotomine wants to do something that violates the rules, and knowing she wouldn't agree, he is trying every possible way to get rid of her first?