"Lancelot? Female? A Flying Dragon?"
Prisma Illya was beginning to doubt her understanding of history. Aside from the name, nothing matched up with what she knew. But if Medusa could be a beautiful Big Sister and King Arthur a mature woman, then anything seemed possible.
But if Lancelot was female, wouldn't that mean Guinevere was male? And if Lancelot was female, were Gawain, Tristan, and the rest of the Knights of the Round Table also women? Prisma Illya's mind was reeling.
"The Lancelot you're referring to, I have indeed met," White Lancer Artoria said.
Having spent time in Fuyuki recently, she had encountered three Fairy Knights. After learning about Faerie Realm Britain from Jiang You, she sighed, lamenting that her Elder Sister still clung to her long-cherished wish. "Indeed, she is a Noble and powerful Knight, just like the Lancelot I know—like a violet."
Can you really tell someone's noble? Jiang You thought to himself, rolling his eyes. And what's so noble about Melusine anyway? He never imagined even White Lancer Artoria would resort to such platitudes.
"Over there? Or over here?"
Prisma Illya quickly grasped the reason for this ambiguous phrasing, having experienced similar situations herself.
"Parallel World differences! So that's it... I still don't understand at all!"
"You don't need to understand. Type-Moon's history is conveniently flexible. Whenever necessary, it can churn out countless diverging timelines."
After all, new lore keeps popping up every so often. As long as the new Servants are handsome and visually appealing, it's fine. "Let's take a short break. Later, Medea will explain the characteristics of the Caster class. Medea and Medusa fight in completely different ways. Medea doesn't possess any particularly powerful Noble Phantasms, but her standard firepower surpasses Medusa's by several tiers, making the pressure much greater."
In the original story, the duo suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of a corrupted Medea. If Rin Tohsaka and Luviagelita hadn't intervened, they would have been forced to confront the final boss far too early.
With her mind intact, Medea's power would only increase. Jiang You could only hope she wouldn't be beaten to tears.
"Looks like my job description just got expanded again, huh?" Medea sighed.
Medea was Jiang You's workhorse. Whenever he needed something done, he immediately thought of either her or Hundred Faces. She felt less like a collaborator and more like a beast of burden.
"Same rules as always—there will be compensation. This time, I can get you a product of the Second Magic to study."
Medea's eyes widened. The Five Great Magics of Modern Magecraft were considered the pinnacle of magic even in the Age of Gods. She had already been thrilled with the Soul Crystal of the Third Magic Jiang You had given her, and now he was offering something from the Second Magic? For a Magus, this was an offer she couldn't possibly refuse.
"But it's not a gift. Don't break it."
Jiang You beckoned to Miyu, who obediently stepped forward and handed him the sapphire.
"This Mystic Code was created by the Second Magician. It can tap into the power of the Second Magic to connect to Parallel Worlds."
Jiang You transferred the sapphire into Medea's hands.
Medea couldn't contain her curiosity and immediately began examining the jewel from every angle. Sapphire emitted a shy, embarrassed sound, as if pleading for help from Miyu. Jiang You couldn't understand why a wand would feel embarrassed.
"So that's it, so that's it," Medea murmured repeatedly, though Jiang You couldn't understand a word of her Magus jargon. Noticing everyone staring at her, Medea realized she'd gotten carried away and cleared her throat awkwardly.
"I can't take this back to my Magic Workshop. When you have some free time, Mr. Jiang You, could you please bring it over?"
Medea returned the Sapphire to Miyu. "I might be able to replicate some simplified versions. This one-button transformation feature is just too... ahem, I mean, the Magical Attire is incredibly practical. I'm very interested."
Jiang You knew Medea's figurine addiction was flaring up again. He didn't call her out on it, though. It seemed Fuyuki was about to see a wave of Magical Girls—likely not truly magical, but definitely eye-catching.
"Speaking of which, I'd almost forgotten, Miyu, you can use my Cards for Install, right?"
Since Miyu hadn't mentioned it, Jiang You had completely forgotten. Now seemed like the perfect opportunity to test it out.
"Yes, my transformation uses my brother's Card," Miyu replied.
Miyu nodded. After Sapphire's previous activation, she had also found the normal Class Card for Lancer, but she still preferred using her brother's form—it felt like they were united in spirit.
"Prisma Illya, come over here too," Jiang You called out, waving her over.
Since they were testing, they might as well do it all at once. Jiang You beckoned Prisma Illya to join them.
"Prisma Illya?" Prisma Illya pointed at herself. "Me?"
"Magical Girl Illya, or Prisma Illya for short. We need to differentiate between the two Illyas when you're together, so we'll call you that."
As he spoke, Jiang You pulled out a stack of cards, randomly drew one, and handed it to Illya.
"If Miyu can do it, you should have no problem either. Let's both try it out and figure out the pattern. If you can really use Install at will, Prisma Illya, you can declare yourself unrivaled throughout eternity."
Of course, it wasn't quite that dramatic. Even the strongest Tiamat form didn't reach the level depicted in the manga, but utterly dominating everything was still perfectly feasible. Remember how Darius, who claimed to rival Tiamat, was beaten to a pulp by Fuyuki's Seven Classes and couldn't even get back on his feet? Could Fuyuki's Seven Classes defeat Tiamat? The answer is yes, it's possible, but highly unlikely.
"Why do you keep going on about 'unrivaled throughout eternity'? Is this some kind of Xianxia drama from your world?"
Prisma Illya's interests were remarkably broad. She initially thought Jiang You was just joking—he often did that—but his earnest gaze made her skin crawl. "Please stop saying things I don't understand!"
"Anyway, I'll give it a try!"
Prisma Illya glanced at the card Jiang You handed her—a Chains of Heaven. But this was a Trap Card. She couldn't help but fall into deep thought. "Can this thing really Install? Are you just messing with me?!"
"Partly, yes!"
Jiang You easily caught Prisma Illya's pink fist. The Magical Girl's power boost wasn't particularly high, at least not exceeding a C rank.
"But there's another reason. The Chains of Heaven are Enkidu's true form. I wanted to see if Trap Cards link to their corresponding characters."
Jiang You hadn't chosen this randomly; he had come prepared.