[Comprehensive] Self-cultivation of the villain master

When they learned that Assassin was defeated, the performance of the Rider team was quite calm, except for the young Webber who was the master who was happy, and Iskandar who was the follower was indifferent.

And now-

Throwing down the magazine that he had hardly put down since he came to this world, Iskandar opened his eyes wide. The change in his eyes, which was already very burly, made him feel particularly oppressed, even his master Weber , nor can you get used to the followers at this moment.

"what did you just say?"

As if he couldn't believe what he heard, Iskandar lowered his voice and asked the Master who was showing a spineless expression.

"It's all said - Acher Gilgamesh is defeated!"

As he spoke, he threw aside the magazine in Rider's hand, and knelt down on the bed.

"Because everything went too fast, I only saw Caster trap Acher in the treasure Phantasm through the familiar, and then Saber and another servant appeared on the spot, but I didn't see that Acher."

Iskandar mused, "Maybe he left suddenly?"

"Are you kidding—"

Weber looked excited and explained the situation at that time.

"Caster looks confident, and must have angered Acher. Do you think that follower will bear this kind of humiliation obediently?"

"Well--"

At this moment, even Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, can't seem to find a reason to explain Acher's disappearance, or in other words - the King of Heroes was indeed defeated by the teamed Einzbern team.

"Boy, if the truth is what you said..."

"how?"

"Saber is not sticking to one-on-one duels, it seems that something has changed."

At that time, the dazzling golden light was the proof of the girl as a follower, but it also made him extremely sad.As a girl who was supposed to enjoy life and love, but was restrained by that power, she even shouldered the responsibility of a king.

But the King of Knights did not go alone this time, but with the same group of servants... Does this mean that when they meet again in the future, that servant will become a particularly troublesome enemy?

"Boy, plus the servants who pretended to leave before, how many are left?"

After hearing this, Weber counted with his fingers: "Including you, Rider, there should be four left."

Seeing that the servant didn't make a sound, the boy frowned and said, "What's wrong?"

"Obviously there should be an advantage, but the Saber team didn't immediately attack us. Why do you think this is?"

"Who would know about this kind of thing—wait a minute, could it be that something happened to the master, so that's why no servants were sent to attack?"

Iskandar's eyes flickered, and he folded his arms around his chest: "Well, that's about it."

At this moment in Einzbern, just as the Rider team guessed, Saber was asked to stay in the castle to protect Irisviel, and as the latter's servant, she disappeared shortly after returning.

Without intentionally hiding her figure, Astra simply wore the robe she wore when she was summoned, and walked along the Fuyuki Bridge in the middle of the night with a leisurely expression, as if she was really walking.

"Merlin, who do you think will be the first servant we meet?"

As King Arthur's court magician, holding a scepter in one hand and a sword in the other, he glanced around and replied unhurriedly: "Even if the Great Holy Grail is polluted, without the artificial man as a bond, it can still be summoned." There are not a few usable servants. As for the servants who can be controlled, they should also be reversed, so the only servants like Berserker who have been mad."

"That's what I thought at first, too."

"initial?"

Astra nodded lightly and said: "The crazy servant will use all the power without any scruples, but it is relatively difficult to control. The secrecy of the Holy Grail War is extremely important, and the Great Holy Grail is somewhat concerned. of."

After saying this, Astra stopped.

"Indiscriminate killing is not what the Holy Grail wants."

Although Astra still didn't know why the Holy Grail chose him as a sacrifice, and he didn't know if he was really defeated...whether he couldn't return to his original body.

After all, he is a living human being, unlike those servants who are only part of the heroic spirit, he cannot guarantee that he will survive after his soul is swallowed by the Great Holy Grail.

Even a magician, if there is no legend about him in the world, he cannot even appear in the world as a Servant.

So he didn't dare to gamble on that possibility, he would rather make a little effort and return to the world he was in in a normal way.

"Why didn't you use the Noble Phantasm you used to deal with King Gilgamesh?"

After seeing the Master's Noble Phantasm, Merlin felt that there should be nothing to worry about in the subsequent war. He didn't understand why Astra was so preoccupied after defeating the servant.

Hearing this, Astra sighed slightly.

"My Noble Phantasm is indeed very powerful. To put it an exaggeration, I can defeat all the followers at once... But there are no restrictions on using such a Noble Phantasm."

Merlin humbly asked for advice: "For example—?"

"The supply of magic power must be more than [-]%."

Astra glanced at Merlin, seeing his shocked expression, couldn't help but smile.

"Under normal circumstances, it's okay to use it once a day, but seeing Irisviel's state, I can only choose to cut off the supply of magic power from her."

All aspects are restricted, and Astra has never regretted agreeing to Emiya Kiritsugu. If her own conditions permit, if she can save a life, she should save it.

And it was the immature Chaldean lord Tateka Fujimaru who taught him this truth.

Thinking of this, Astra added: "In other words, I can't use the treasure right now."

"Then you have the confidence to defeat the servant summoned by the Great Holy Grail?"

Astra smiled mysteriously: "Merlin, I never said... I will personally participate in the battle."

"Wait, don't you—"

Thinking of a certain possibility, Merlin's expression changed instantly.

"What are you thinking? I didn't intend to let you intervene. Your existence is our last trump card in the battle against the Great Holy Grail." Astra looked far away, "It's not good for me to expose you in advance .”

"Isn't there a saying that a dog eats a dog?"

With a cold snort, the light in Astra's eyes became brighter.

"A follower who is irrational and a follower who is controlled, once the two fight, they will lose both."