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As the first official battle in the Fate World concluded, the players' mindsets had undergone various changes, especially Shinomiya Kaguya.
Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai had already left Kotomine Church and moved to a new base.
As for the reason?
"To casually encounter a Servant of such caliber indicates that this Holy Grail War is not right. Kotomine Church is too conspicuous; we must hide."
When she successfully summoned Gilgamesh, Shinomiya Kaguya instinctively overlooked other enemies, assuming she had already secured victory in this game.
After all, that was the Hero King!
According to the Shinomiya family's intelligence records on the Fate World, a typical Holy Grail War was a guaranteed win if this King was summoned.
The few times they had lost were due to conflicts between the player and this arrogant King.
Believing that Gilgamesh could sweep aside all opposition, Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai had remained at Kotomine Church, but today's first battle completely astonished Shinomiya Kaguya.
Although there was no communication, based on Gilgamesh's performance, she was definitely at a disadvantage.
On the way back to Kotomine Church, Shinomiya Kaguya looked around at Hayasaka Ai and Hassan of the Hundred Personas beside her, deciding to leave Kotomine Church and find a hidden base.
Kotomine Church was too obvious a target. Since she knew Gilgamesh couldn't defeat the opponent, they couldn't be so high-profile anymore. They had to avoid the enemy first, in case the opponent directly Lock-on their location and attacked.
Fortunately, the nuns at Kotomine Church didn't have much work, and Karen was very accommodating. After sincerely asking if Shinomiya Kaguya needed help, she readily granted them a few days off.
"Kaguya-sama, what do you plan to do?"
Hayasaka Ai stood to the side, her expression as calm as ever, which was her self-cultivation as a maid.
"Since we cannot rely on the Servants for a direct victory, we naturally have to put in more effort ourselves."
Shinomiya Kaguya sat on the sofa, looking at her three Command Spells, and continued, "Aside from that high-level player, the players in this game are all Lv3, just like us. At the same level, no one will be stronger than us, Ai."
"That should be the case, but the Hero King is difficult to handle." Hayasaka Ai naturally had confidence in Shinomiya Kaguya's words; they were from the Shinomiya family. Hayasaka Ai's true meaning in her question lay with Gilgamesh, the Servant.
"...Regarding that."
Shinomiya Kaguya was a bit speechless; Gilgamesh's personality was indeed a problem.
If the Hero King possessed overwhelming power, then her personality would only be a minor issue, and Shinomiya Kaguya could play her role as a subordinate well.
However, the Hero King currently did not possess overwhelming power, making that arrogant disregard for others the biggest problem.
Facing united enemies, how could a King who couldn't even accept criticism work together with her Master to unleash greater power?
Forget 1 plus 1 being greater than 2; Gilgamesh and Shinomiya Kaguya would struggle to even achieve 1 plus 1 equals 2.
"I should have found a powerful Holy Relic for Ai first," Shinomiya Kaguya thought with some regret.
Also due to Gilgamesh's appearance, Shinomiya Kaguya was certain that this Hero King would not stoop to protect her.
To prevent other players from summoning Assassin to assassinate her, Hayasaka Ai followed Shinomiya Kaguya's order and performed a casual compatibility summoning, resulting in a rather weak Hassan of the Hundred Personas.
After some thought, she increasingly felt that this game had been approached too carelessly. Shinomiya Kaguya sighed and said helplessly, "The Hero King isn't here, so even if I wanted to communicate, it's not something that can be done now. Ai, you should figure out how to strengthen Hassan's combat power. I remember you have a Skill that's very suitable for Hassan of the Hundred Personas."
Although Gilgamesh still somewhat acknowledged Shinomiya Kaguya as a subordinate, being at a disadvantage was a great humiliation for Gilgamesh. Not wanting Shinomiya Kaguya to see her embarrassed state, she had no intention of communicating after the battle and went off somewhere on her own.
"I haven't tried it yet, but theoretically, it should have some extraordinary effects."
Saying this, Hayasaka Ai extended her hand, which bore three Command Spells, and one of them began to transform into pure magical energy, surging forth.
"I will use one Command Spell to unseal one of my Skills - Unblemished Land."
Skill - Unblemished Land: The caster forms a massive force field centered on themselves. The surface of the force field flows with high-speed air currents, creating a "barrier" that prevents other substances from approaching them.
Unblemished Land is also known as Pure Land of No Defilement, originating from the Incantation of the King of Sky and Wind lineage in "Dragon Raja."
Mixed-bloods possessing this lineage of dragon blood can awaken it, and the Incantation awakened by mixed-bloods with the King of Sky and Wind bloodline will vary according to their own characteristics.
Hayasaka Ai naturally didn't unseal this Skill to grant Hassan of the Hundred Personas the defense of Unblemished Land; after all, there were so many Hassans, and if one died, it was just one less.
The true reason was for the deeper essence of this Skill: the bloodline of the King of Sky and Wind.
Hayasaka Ai's Unblemished Land was a Skill awakened by this bloodline; the essence of this Skill's existence was the dragon blood's influence on the body.
When this Skill appeared on Hassan, naturally, each Hassan awakened a completely different Incantation based on their own characteristics.
Hassan of the Hundred Personas could split into a maximum of eighty different individuals. At this moment, upon receiving the dragon blood of the King of Sky and Wind, Hassan of the Hundred Personas throughout Fuyuki City experienced varying degrees of dragonification.
Ordinary people in the Dragon Race could adapt to dragon blood and become mixed-bloods, so Hassan of the Hundred Personas, as a Servant, naturally had no problems. In just a moment, their dragonified bodies began to return to normal, leaving only glowing golden pupils shining beneath their skull masks.
The Incantation for reconnaissance - Kamaitachi, the Incantation for slaughter - Blood Scythe, a higher-tier Incantation than Hayasaka Ai's Unblemished Land - Lapis Lazuli Brahma City, the Incantation that conjured tornadoes - Wind King's Eyes...
With just this one Skill, all eighty Hassan of the Hundred Personas had their Strength, Endurance, and Agility enhanced under this bloodline, and they also awakened unique Skills called Incantations.
Hayasaka Ai closed her eyes, continuously receiving feedback from the Hassans in her mind. Most of the Incantations were [Yin Flow], Meishou, and similar ones that were useless to Hassan; there were even a few unlucky ones who didn't gain any Incantations at all.
As the feedback was mostly complete, a few individuals emerged that brought joy to Hayasaka Ai's heart.
"Kaguya-sama, it went fairly smoothly. A few Hassans obtained the Incantation -moment ."
Despite her inner joy, Hayasaka Ai's voice remained calm, befitting a maid.
"Setsuna? Sixty Setsunas in a snap of the fingers, nine hundred births and deaths in one Setsuna."
"Setsuna combined with the Assassin class is indeed a good combination. That's good news."
Shinomiya Kaguya recalled the previous user of Setsuna she had seen, and her spirits lifted.
Setsuna: An Incantation renowned for its divine speed, capable of greatly enhancing the caster's movement speed, and this enhancement increases exponentially by powers of 2, from 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, all the way to an unbelievable peak of speed.
And the highest is the divine speed known as 2 to the power of 9!
What had arrived now were eighty Hassan of the Hundred Personas possessing the dragon blood of the King of Sky and Wind!
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