"Hahahaha! Pinky! Let's fight again!"
Leonidas had formed a contract with Miyu, officially becoming her Servant.
Leonidas, who had initially harbored a tiny bit of apprehension about this, burst out laughing after suddenly receiving a massive influx of Mana from Miyu!
"Hahaha! Pinky! I'll show you what a real man is! Come on, come on!"
Rushing out of the room, Leonidas spotted Astolfo. Flames blazed in his eyes, and a spear appeared in his hand. With a quick sweep through the air, the spear immediately ignited in a fierce blaze!
He felt an unprecedented sense of fulfillment! Mana was plentiful! All his stats were maxed out! He even felt a breakthrough! This feeling!
"Is this the difference between Masters, between people? This is amazing!!"
Leonidas stood there, trembling all over like a pervert, his face ecstatic. Astolfo glanced at him but ignored him, still discussing matters with Mo Shuying.
"Looking at how energetic this guy is, it seems he's fine. With this, our faction is truly a bit too strong. We have five official Master-Servant pairs, plus Mo Mo and Shirou. Should we start thinking about what wish we'll make when the time comes?"
Seven Master-Servant pairs, and they already accounted for more than half. Astolfo couldn't imagine how they could possibly lose, even though Caster currently had no combat ability, her Master was strong!
"Hey, hey, hey, are you ignoring me?"
"Don't speak too soon. Until it's finally confirmed, anything can change. You can't have that [they have 17 cards, but they can't insta-kill me] mindset."
Mo Shuying wouldn't be careless. Few of the Heroic Spirits summoned for the Holy Grail War were easy to deal with. If the opponent was outrageously strong, a 1-on-5 wasn't impossible.
"Can you guys look at me?"
"I still think you're too cautious, Mo Mo. Or rather, you underestimate our strength too much."
Astolfo put his hands behind his back, revealing a cute fanged tooth, a confident smile on his face.
"You guys…"
"It's better to be careful. Red Archer hasn't returned yet. Maybe he ran into trouble."
Mo Shuying checked the time. Red Archer had indeed been out for too long! Unusually long!
"…"
"It can't be… Should I go check now? Huh, Leonidas, what are you doing here? And holding a torch? Are you cold? Right, you're not wearing much."
Astolfo finally noticed Leonidas's appearance and took the opportunity to mock his lack of clothing.
Leonidas: "…"
He felt wronged. He had rushed out full of momentum, wanting a fight, but who knew a few buckets of cold water would be poured on him? To be honest, it was a bit cold, and disheartening.
But since the other party saw him, he could try again! Leonidas plunged his spear into the ground with force, gathering his momentum to challenge again, but just then!
"It's not good! My connection with Archer is broken!!"
Tohsaka Rin ran out in a panic! Everyone looked over to see the Command Seal on the back of Tohsaka Rin's hand disappearing!
"This! I knew this guy going off on his own wouldn't end well!"
Mo Shuying rolled his eyes, speechless. Astolfo's mouth hung open, unsure what to say, finally giving Mo Shuying a thumbs up.
"What happened?!"
Everyone gathered around, Luvia quickly asking.
"I don't know. Just now, my contract with Archer was forcibly severed! That idiot! What on earth happened?!"
Tohsaka Rin didn't know the specific situation, but the situation was irreversible now; she had lost Red Archer.
"Severing the connection between other Masters and Servants requires extremely powerful Magecraft, or perhaps, Rule Breaker."
Emiya Shirou spoke, and everyone fell silent.
Setting aside extremely powerful Magecraft, Rule Breaker was a Noble Phantasm, an anti-Magecraft Noble Phantasm that could break all Magecraft. Using it to sever a contract was effortless, and the one who possessed this Noble Phantasm was the former Caster, Medea!
"Medea!! Is it her again?!"
Tohsaka Rin was agitated because she had lost Archer. Both possibilities Emiya Shirou mentioned fit Medea, which was quite a coincidence. Tohsaka Rin was already itching to go to Ryuudou Temple to settle the score with Medea.
But then Mo Shuying spoke.
"But Red Archer went to investigate the Matou Family. Do you think he would then go to Ryuudou Temple and be attacked there?"
Tohsaka Rin frowned; she thought Mo Shuying had a point, but Tohsaka Rin was not thinking clearly at the moment.
"Perhaps Medea went to the Matou Family! After all, the two places aren't that far apart, and maybe she was behind the Geomantic Vein's movement from the start!! Oh no! Sakura is in danger!!"
Tohsaka Rin thought of Matou Sakura. If Medea had truly made a move, then the defenseless Sakura would also be in danger!
Thinking of her sister being in danger, Tohsaka Rin became even more agitated, running toward the main door without a word, but as she passed Mo Shuying, he reached out and stopped her.
"Get out of my way!"
"Calm down!"
Mo Shuying didn't budge. Tohsaka Rin glared at Mo Shuying. The others, seeing that a fight was about to break out, quickly tried to intervene.
"Rin! Calm down! Don't rush! The more you rush in times like these, the more likely something bad will happen."
Emiya Shirou grabbed Tohsaka Rin's arm, pulling her back. When Tohsaka Rin saw it was Emiya, her expression immediately became aggrieved, and she turned, taking the opportunity to throw herself into Emiya Shirou's arms. This usually outspoken and strong girl also had a vulnerable side.
"Alright, alright, it's better you don't go out now that you've lost your Servant. Astolfo, you and Luvia go to the Matou Family to investigate. Don't get too close, and watch your safety. If there's danger, retreat immediately. Bazett, you go with them."
"Alright!"
Astolfo also dropped its playful expression. It suddenly realized that having five Master-Servant pairs on their side wasn't necessarily the safest bet.
"Miyu, Lancer, Emiya, Saber, you all go to Ryuudou Temple. See if Medea is still there. If she is, and she's not behind this, explain the situation to her and try to get her to join us."
"Sounds good!"
Emiya Shirou nodded. He looked at Miyu, whose face flushed slightly with nervousness.
"I want to go too!"
Tohsaka Rin looked up and said.
"You stay here and wait for news. Don't worry, your contract with Red Archer was severed, he wasn't killed. As long as he's still alive, there's a way. At worst, we'll just snatch him back. But if you act rashly and give the other side another opening, things could get even worse, and that would be trouble."
Mo Shuying spoke. Tohsaka Rin deflated like a punctured balloon after hearing him. She looked at Emiya Shirou, who was preparing to leave, and said softly, "Shirou... please."
Emiya Shirou smiled. "Don't worry, Rin. Even if that guy has a bit of a sharp tongue, it would be pretty boring without him. Let's go."
With that, the four headed to Ryuudou Temple.
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