"This…"
Looking at the scene before him, Yami's expression was very strange.
So, is Medea really that enthusiastic about Artoria? It's just too strange to have a bondage play right after they've just met!
No wonder many people in the previous life commented that the Fifth Holy Grail War was a joke; there was some truth to it.
Logically speaking, most of the Servants in the Fifth Holy Grail War were well-known figures in history. But all the Masters were too low-end. One is a half-baked magician, one is a killer, one is a joy-seeker, one wants to beat his younger brother as soon as possible, and another is a muscle-bound monster who excels in close combat.
Probably influenced by these guys, even Medea has evolved into someone who enjoys playing house. The moment she saw Artoria, she immediately lost her mind.
It has to be said that, from some perspectives, the Fifth Holy Grail War does not seem as difficult as imagined. Judging by Artoria's appearance, she could definitely break free from these magical binds if she wanted to, but she might be afraid for Shirou Emiya's life.
After all, the Dragon Tooth Soldier's weapon is only a few millimeters away from Emiya Shirou's neck. Artoria isn't sure she could save him while breaking free in such a short time. The chivalric code she believed in during her lifetime does not allow her to take such a risk.
Even so, Artoria's participation in the Holy Grail War is to use the Holy Grail to make a wish and save a ruined Britain. But it is also the duty of the Servant to ensure the safety of the Master.
"This behavior is despicable, Caster!" Artoria sternly condemned.
However, Medea, accustomed to countless gossip, remained unaffected by such indifferent words.
"It really made you succeed, it's an exaggeration!"
"So we already have six Servants here? This feels too dreamy!" Rin, who entered the warehouse right after, looked at the scene, her eyes drifting and her heart full of disbelief.
However, when she noticed Emiya Shirou pinned to the ground like a little chicken, her expression became awkward again. "Caster, isn't this going too far?"
"You are really kind enough. If other Masters knew about this situation, they would be envious to the point of jealousy. And you are still thinking about other things here."
Medea curled her lips in disdain but her words were not too harsh. After all, Rin is also her Master in name, so the face that should be given is still indispensable.
"Okay, stop arguing, both of you, and think about how to deal with the matter in front of us." Yami hurriedly mediated, moving the topic to other things.
Hearing this, the two fell silent.
"It's really a success, but with the Master's magic power, there should be no way to supply the rest of the Servants, right? After all, she needs to provide magic power to the three of us now, and I'm afraid it won't be enough." Cú Chulainn, who had been silent all this time, raised the most critical question.
No matter how good a magician is, they can't sustain this amount of mana. Of course, some special cases aside, let's pretend he didn't say anything!
"Then how dare you now, even though I really want Saber, if I continue to sign the contract, even without a fight, I will definitely be sucked dry by you!" Thinking of this picture, Rin involuntarily shrank her neck.
"Where is it so exaggerated? Don't you realize that I don't need you to continue offering magic?"
"Eh?! Seems to be true!" After hearing this, Rin immediately felt her situation carefully. Sure enough, the magic power that has been ignored all this time has passed, and now there are only two, and the remaining contract object does not rely on her to provide magic at all. But to be able to stay in this world, this is too amazing!
"Archer, how the hell did you do it?"
Not only Rin, but even Medea and Cú Chulainn were surprised. You must know that the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City is unstable in some respects. It needs holy relics to summon Heroic Spirits, conclude contracts with magicians, and simultaneously provide magic power.
Only King Hassan with a certain singularity can use the magic power in his body to build a more stable spiritual foundation for the Heroic Spirits, so that they can recover on their own without additional magic power.
But now this law is broken, it's too incredible. How many surprises does this mysterious man in front of them have to bring?
"Don't look at me so surprised, I'm just special. It should be reasonable to be able to restore magic power by myself."
Seeing Yami's natural attitude, everyone at the scene couldn't help but groan. God damn it, a Servant who can restore magic power by itself? No matter how you look at it, it's too weird!
Even if the Archers can act alone, they can only prolong their stay in this world when they lack the supply of magic power. But in your current situation, you could live forever without a Master! What kind of monster is this?
"Ahem, don't look at me like that."
"Now is not the time to discuss this kind of thing. It's better to think about how to deal with Saber. Just like Cú Chulainn said, Rin has no spare energy to take on another Heroic Spirit."
The topic was brought back on track by Yami. All the people present couldn't help thinking.
"It's so troublesome. Why not just send her out? Anyway, there is only one Berserker left. With our current configuration, isn't it more than enough to deal with that kind of brainless guy? We don't need Saber."
Cú Chulainn bluntly expressed his thoughts. However, Yami's expression suddenly became very strange. Others may be entitled to call Berserker brainless, but are you really entitled? I really don't remember how crazy you were when you became a wild dog!
"No, we must keep Saber!" Rin and Medea rejected the suggestion in unison.
"This doesn't work, and that doesn't work. It's really troublesome. Can we take a look at the specific situation?" Cú Chulainn said, annoyed. "If the Master's magic power is enough, I wish she could directly conclude contracts with all the Servants, but this kind of thing is obviously unrealistic. You have to make a choice!"
"Concluding a contract with all Servants is too exaggerated!" Rin's unrestrained thoughts immediately attracted her own complaints, but deep in her heart, there are still some fantasies.
However, before this idea was overthought, it was doused with cold water. "If you want to try this situation, then give up. It is absolutely impossible for all the Heroic Spirits to belong to the same party."
"Why?"
Yami's words once again aroused everyone's curiosity. They couldn't wait to know what would happen in that scenario.
"There is a hidden mechanism in the Holy Grail system, called the 'extraordinary period mechanism' by the guys in the tower!"
"Simply put, if the seven Servants belong to the same camp, then this mechanism can be activated artificially, summoning another seven Servants, launching a seven-on-seven alternative Holy Grail War. So, it's better to give up on the idea of breaking the Holy Grail system's bugs!"
Yami didn't want the originally simple Fifth Holy Grail War to become complicated. After all, the Holy Grail War is not a private act; some guys are secretly observing. If the progress is normal, there will be no problem, but if it goes wrong, no one will know what will happen.
So to avoid accidents, Yami still doesn't intend to turn the situation into that. However, this news excite Cú Chulainn. As a born fighter, the ordinary Holy Grail War was enough to make him enjoy himself. Now, an extra seven-on-seven is an experience never had before. Of course, he wanted to try it out!
"Hey, Master, do you want to try it? The Holy Grail War, that kind of scene must be very grand. I can't wait!"
As Cú Chulainn spoke, he stroked the magic spear in his hand.
"Absolutely not, I don't want to ask for trouble!" Rin roared loudly, rejecting Cú Chulainn's proposal without hesitation. "Let me make a contract with all the spirits? Lancer, are you planning to kill me?"
Although winning the Grand Holy Grail War would undoubtedly prove herself more powerfully, Rin is not a fool; there is no need to ask for trouble. She thinks her magician ability is good, but being responsible for seven Heroic Spirits alone is too much. She didn't want to go underground to find her father so early.
"That's such a pity. So when will the magician who fought the Holy Grail War be able to summon me again? It would be great if we could meet some interesting opponents!"
Although it was a pity to be rejected, Cú Chulainn did not force it.
"Okay, let's stop this kind of topic. Let's discuss now how to deal with King Arthur. It's getting late, and everyone needs to rest."
"King Arthur? Are you kidding me?" Cú Chulainn's eyes widened in disbelief. As a hero who also belongs to Celtic mythology, the name of King Arthur is naturally well-known, that is the man who is called the eternal king!
"Really, why did King Arthur turn into a woman!"
"Do you want to taste the sword in my hand? Lancer!"
Once again, the taboo was precisely touched, and Artoria's tone became unkind.
After all she was raised as a man since she was a child, and after becoming the king of Britain, she also hid her identity as a woman, so that Arturia regarded herself as a man
Being sexually provocative is, of course, unacceptable.
"I am very happy to fight with you, and I also want to try King Arthur's power, but let's forget it now, there is no way to disobey the Master's orderm."
Cú Chulainn restrained his fiery fighting spirit, and shrugged somewhat casually.
The people in front of them are destined to become part of the same faction, which means that life and death battles cannot be fought.
Therefore, at most, there will be a simple exchange of ideas afterwards, but there is no way to make a full shot, which also makes Cú Chulainn feel a little pity.
"Why don't we let Emiya-san form a contract with Saber, and then we form an alliance? This way, I don't need to bear Saber's magic power, what do you think?"
After Rin pondered for a moment, she carefully proposed a compromise.
"I don't think so!"
However, as soon as the words were uttered, Medea rejected it immediately.
"The magic power in this little guy in front of us is very scarce, and his talent as a magician is almost non-existent. Saber has no way to show her full strength in this situation. And it's hard to guarantee whether he will choose to betray!"
"Then what do you say?" Rin gave up thinking.
In fact, she is not very good at this aspect.
In comparison, after strengthening magic, fighting with punches to the flesh is her preferred style.
"I thought of a pretty good idea!"
The corners of Medea's lips curled up slightly, and her smile could be described as quite a businessman.
Everyone shrunk their necks subconsciously, but still kept their eyes on her.
"Since I was able to make Assassin my servant through illegal operations, there is no doubt that the more special Yami can also do this kind of thing."
"We can give it a try, maybe it can make him qualified!"
Yami: "..."
Cú Chulainn: "!"
Rin: "!!??"
What a bold idea!
But on second thought, if it was Yami, maybe he could really succeed.
"Why don't you try it?"
Rin was the first to agree.
Seeing this, Yami could only nod slightly.
"Okay, the atmosphere has been enhanced to such an extent. If I refuse now, it will always feel a little impolite. Since everyone is so interested, let's give it a try."
"Medea, what do I need to do?"
"You don't need to do anything, just relax, and leave everything to me!"
Saying that, Medea went straight to Emiya Shirou, and slowly squatted down.
At some point, the Rule Breaker appeared in her hand without a sound, and then stabbed at the back of Emiya Shirou's left hand.
The effect of the Noble Phantasm is activated, and the Command Seal was easily stripped out.
Ignoring the miserable young man on the ground, Medea returned to Yami with the power of the Command Seal after a series of treatments.
The latter raised his right hand trustingly and handed it to Medea.
"Come on, let's try it!"
For Medea's move, Yami did not stop it.
As an excellent magician of the Age of Gods, transplanting Command Spells was a piece of cake for Medea.
Accompanied by a tingling sensation from the back of his hand, a scarlet mark appeared on the back of Yami's hand.
Three clusters of flames overlapped and were burning blazingly.
"Did it work?"
Sensing the changes here, Rin couldn't help showing a look of surprise.
As for what they did to Emiya Shirou, although the girl felt a little guilty in her heart, she also thought it was a good thing for him.
After all, the Holy Grail War is not just a joke, it will kill people.
Emiya Shiro, as a half-baked magician, was accidentally involved, there is no need to continue, it might be a good choice to quit now.
At least you can live without worry.
As for the harm it caused, she can only say sorry.
"It seems to be the case! What should I do next? Make a contract?"
Yami also showed a faint smile, and then his eyes fell directly on Arturia.