After all, after three days of research, he had nearly digested all of the Matou family's Magecraft, including records about the Holy Grail system.
Though this was meaningless, at least it let him know how to recharge the Grail, right?
He could casually create several Command Spells and illegally summon a few Servants.
After slightly recharging the Greater Grail at Ryuudou Temple and helping the Holy Grail gather the Mana needed to start the Holy Grail War early,
As expected... no Command Spells appeared on Aslan's hand.
"No, where are my Command Spells? That's impossible?"
Looking at his smooth backhand, completely unmarked, Aslan fell into deep thought.
"Brother Aslan?"
Sakura beside him gently tugged Aslan's sleeve, wanting him to look at her.
"Hmm? What is it, Sakura?"
Aslan squatted down and gently stroked Sakura's head. At that moment, he saw the Command Spells that had somehow appeared on the back of Sakura's hand.
Aslan froze for a moment, slightly confused and lost in thought.
(I was the one who recharged the Greater Grail, altered the Servant summoning system, and prepared to participate in the Holy Grail War.)
(In the end, the Command Spells didn't appear on my hand. Instead, they ran to Sakura's hand.)
For a moment, Aslan almost laughed in anger.
Someone must have cheated—more precisely, they clearly didn't want him to summon a Heroic Spirit.
"These are Command Spells? Sakura, have you become a Master?"
Sakura nodded slightly, but her expression wasn't as cheerful as before—even slightly sad.
As if she already knew she would be abandoned.
"Brother Aslan, will you leave me too? Like Mother, and Grandfather?"
Sakura was still a child after all. She couldn't hide her feelings.
The moment Aslan recharged the Greater Grail, Command Spells suddenly appeared on Sakura's backhand. Along with the Command Spells came a message from the Counter Force.
The Counter Force asked her to participate in the Holy Grail War and summon a Heroic Spirit to help them expel an Outer Demon God who had suddenly appeared in this world.
As for who this Outer Demon God from another world was, though the Counter Force didn't say, Sakura's intuition already told her the answer.
It was Aslan, who had suddenly saved her.
So, Aslan wasn't actually from this world?
"Brother Aslan, can you take me with you when you leave? I'll obey."
Tears welled in the corners of Sakura's eyes. She tightly gripped Aslan's sleeve and spoke with a sobbing voice.
Right now, she only had Aslan.
"Although I don't know how Sakura found out. But I swear, I'll definitely take Sakura with me when I leave."
Aslan squatted in front of Sakura, gently wiped the tears from her face, then extended his hand.
"We can pinky-swear."
After making a promise with Aslan, Sakura laughed while crying. She also told him what she had just experienced.
"Tsk, so this is all the Counter Force's doing?"
"Why did I suddenly become the villain?"
Aslan fell silent for a moment. With the Counter Force pulling such tricks, he didn't know what to say.
Aslan thought for a long time but couldn't understand why the Counter Force targeted him so heavily.
Was it just because he could completely explode this planet in one second?
So angry he trembled. When would the Planeswalkers finally rise?
They couldn't possibly think a god or hero of Four-Digit level like him could be defeated, could they?
Never mind, don't think about it. Just let it go.
Anyway, he couldn't possibly be defeated unless the Goddess of Emptiness or an Outer God of God-level acted, or someone from the Servant universe jumped out.
If it really couldn't... he could just call Little Garden's Central Core to deal with those Oni and Dragons.
After all, for him, it was only a matter of gaining more or less achievement.
But since it was the Counter Force's order, Aslan also became curious. What exactly would the Counter Force summon to oppose him?
"Let's go, Sakura. Let's summon a Heroic Spirit."
Aslan held Sakura's hand and walked toward where the old insect had died—inside the insect nest.
"Brother Aslan, is this really okay?"
Sakura was also slightly worried that the summoned Heroic Spirit might attack Aslan. If anyone dared harm Aslan,
Whoever it was, she'd make them pay.
"Don't worry!"
Aslan stopped drawing the Heroic Spirit Summoning Array. He turned and gave Sakura a thumbs-up. No way he'd be defeated.
Before summoning, he specially optimized the Command Spells on Sakura's hand.
The coercive power of the Command Spells was greatly enhanced, and the amount of Mana in them was replaced with high-quality Divine Power.
Seeing Aslan, Sakura could only nod firmly, then continued watching Aslan squatting on the ground, drawing the Array with chalk.
Since the Heroic Spirit was summoned by the Counter Force, did that mean the energy used for summoning was also covered by the Counter Force?
As for using valuable materials, it was completely unnecessary.
Especially for Aslan, who had a slight hoarding tendency.
"Alright Sakura, use the incantation I gave you."
Looking at the crooked Array drawn on the ground, Aslan happily clapped his hands. He planned to test how heavily the Counter Force targeted him.
If even with this, a Heroic Spirit could still be summoned, then he'd really have to consider whether he should teach those two little girls a lesson.
Sakura obediently stepped into the center of the Array. She raised her hand, holding the summoning incantation written by Aslan for her, and began reciting.
"Listen well."
"I give you Mana, you work for me."
"Those captured by the Counter Force, those who share my views, and those who can hear—speak."
"I will say it here."
"I might do good things, or I might not."
"I have three Command Spells. Listen to me well for seven days. After they expire, return to your origin and ask the Counter Force to cover your travel expenses."
Though Sakura was slightly doubtful whether such impolite words could really summon a Heroic Spirit, based on her trust in Aslan, she still recited the incantation Aslan gave her.
Not the original incantation provided by the Counter Force to her.
Yet at this moment, dazzling silver-white light still flickered within the Magic Array originally drawn with chalk.
The next second, Aslan felt a pull of rules, a pull of Divinity.
Though for him, rejecting the summoning was extremely simple.
With just one thought, he could stop this magical ritual.
But this pulling sensation came from beside him.