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Chapter 239 A Gathering of Heroes (Published First, Revised Later)
For some reason, Medea seems to really like Artoria.

Leaving aside her performance in the main story, at most she gained the favor of powerful combatants.

However, in the side stories, she has already become a die-hard fan of Artoria.

She even created many Artoria figurines using her superb skills.

At this moment, Medea, who was meeting Artoria for the first time, had already shown a special fondness for her.

However, Medea's eyes only lit up at that moment.

She did not make any special declaration.

Both she and Fu Le turned their gaze to the dock in the water curtain, where Diarmuid and Artoria were standing facing each other, fully armed.

After exchanging compliments, the battle began.

Fu Le watched Diarmuid and Artoria's battle through the water curtain with great interest.

Although with his current combat strength, he wouldn't take the fight between the two of them seriously at all.

But in Fu Le's mind, this battle between the two was not just an ordinary battle.

It is also a three-dimensional animation.

Watching this battle, Fu Le's memories of watching anime on her computer flooded back.

Fu Le couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

While Fu Le was engrossed in watching the battle at the dock, Medea had already turned her gaze away.

She no longer focused her attention on the battle between Diarmuid and Artoria.

She began gathering intelligence about the area surrounding the battlefield.

Although she didn't sense the presence of any Servants other than Diarmuid and Artoria, Medea knew that this dock must now be under the attention of all the Masters involved in the Holy Grail War.

After all, this is the first battle of the Holy Grail War.

Diarmuid further unleashed his aura at the docks, provoking all the Servants.

Although the other Servants did not respond, it was inevitable that they would pay attention to this place.

So Medea began to work hard.

Without anyone noticing, Medea began to manipulate the familiars she had placed around the dock to search for the others.

As a top-tier magician, Medea's skill level is enough to crush the other Masters.

With her skill, she could silently deploy numerous familiars that were difficult for others to detect.

At this moment, the familiars are taking action.

The first one Medea found was Kariya Matou.

Matou Kariya has now undergone a complete transformation.

At this time, he was in good health, had inherited the Matou family's magic crest, and had mastered many of the Matou family's magic techniques under Fu Le's tutelage.

In addition, Fu Le also had Medea create some magical costumes to enhance his combat power.

Furthermore, Lancelot doesn't consume any of his magic power.

Compared to his character in the original story, Matou Kariya is incredibly happy right now.

Kenneth was the one who was found next.

His whereabouts are even easier to find.

After all, Kenneth was still quite proud after just participating in the Holy Grail War.

As the monarch of the Clock Tower, he looked down on these country magicians in Fuyuki City.

However, while Kenneth was proud, he was not arrogant.

He spent a lot of money to turn his residence into a high-level magic array.

Instead of being unprepared.

But while the magic field was in play, Kenneth was currently standing atop a high warehouse, overlooking the battlefield.

As a result, Medea quickly discovered his whereabouts.

However, considering that Fu Le had told her not to assassinate her Master, Medea did not intend to attack Kenneth.

Kenneth was certainly prepared at this point.

But will his methods really have any effect on Medea, the most outstanding magician?

"Oh, there are still some who slipped through the net?"

After finding Kenneth, Medea quickly discovered other relevant personnel.

That is, Kiritsugu Emiya and Maiya Hisau.

At that moment, Kiritsugu Emiya had also spotted Kenneth and aimed his gun at Kenneth's head.

"Oh, are these people from Saber's side?"

"Is the strategy of finding the Master and then assassinating them to increase our chances of winning?"

"I never imagined that you, a knight, could be so despicable in private!"

Medea's lips curled up slightly.

She instantly understood Saber's plan.

"Or perhaps that Saber was unaware of her Master's actions?"

"That would be so interesting."

Medea thought so.

Just as she was thinking about these random things, Kiritsugu Emiya's unusual behavior suddenly caught her attention.

She then discovered Assassin, who was hiding in the shadows, through Kiritsugu Emiya's situation.

"Hmph, just as Master guessed."

Medea thought to herself with disdain.

Although both she and Fu Le considered this battle to be the first since the start of the Holy Grail War, there was actually another battle that occurred even earlier.

That was the battle where Assassin infiltrated the Tohsaka family and was instantly killed by the King of Heroes, Gilgamesh.

In that battle, Gilgamesh's vast arsenal, gleaming with gold, attracted the attention of all Masters.

The reason why the other Masters could see so clearly was because they had specially placed familiars outside the Tohsaka residence to monitor them.

Just like the familiars they set up outside Ryudou-ji Temple.

The Matou family also received the same treatment.

Now, the area outside the Matou residence is also filled with familiars.

Medea was also shocked when she saw that scene.

But Fu Le immediately gave his judgment: Assassin was not dead; he must have gone from the open to the shadows.

After all, Assassin's greatest advantage is its powerful stealth capabilities.

If Assassin can die openly and honorably, then other factions will no longer need to take special precautions against him potentially assassinating their Masters.

This will give Assassins a greater advantage in both gathering intelligence and assassinating Masters.

Therefore, Tokiomi Tohsaka's move was truly brilliant.

However, under normal circumstances, Assassin's Master cannot use this move.

Because the Holy Church, as the arbiter, has specialized instruments that can determine how many Servants are still alive today, and even which classes are still alive.

Therefore, this tactic is completely ineffective if one cannot collude with the church.

The reason Tokiomi Tohsaka was able to use him was naturally because he had indeed colluded with the Holy Church.

Even Kirei Kotomine, the Master of Assassin, is the son of a priest from the Fuyuki City Church.

Kirei Tohsaka was even a student of Kirei Tohsaka.

So it's like the alliance between Fu Le and Matou Kariya.

Tokiomi Tohsaka has also allied with Kirei Kotomine.

Therefore, Medea, who trusted Fu Le's words implicitly, deduced through this logic that the battle was merely a charade.

Therefore, neither Fu Le nor she regarded it as the first battle of the Holy Grail War.

"Is that all?"

After getting to know everyone at the dock, Medea nodded.

There are now four factions present at this dock.

Saber, Lancer, Berserker, Caster.

Assassin has officially withdrawn from the Holy Grail War, so his Master is currently under the protection of the Holy Church. Therefore, the only remaining characters who haven't appeared are Archer and Rider.

After completing the reconnaissance, Medea told Fu Le about the situation in the vicinity.

"I see."

After glancing at the intelligence Medea had gathered, Fu Le nodded slightly.

It was exactly the same as what he remembered.

"Looks like I haven't caused a big butterfly effect yet!"

Fu Le thought to himself.

The existence of any time traveler will cause a butterfly effect, but the development of the butterfly effect takes time.

Although Fu Le has done a lot since arriving in this world, he has kept these things within a very small scope and they have not caused a great impact.

Therefore, the butterfly effect is still accumulating and has not yet manifested.

Ke Fule knew very well that as the Holy Grail War began, his influence would gradually expand.

Until the future developments and Fu Le's memories were no longer the same.

But Fu Le was not worried about this.

Because he was unafraid of the plot twists.

On the contrary, the more interesting the plot twists, the happier Fu Le is.

Ideally, someone would be able to uncover all his schemes and defeat him.

This will make Fu Le even more excited.

Although in the end, the excited Fu Le will display even greater power and forcibly change the final outcome.

It's because Fu Le can't accept real failure.

I may be happy, but I simply won't accept it.

While Medea was gathering intelligence, the situation at the docks was also changing.

After a fierce battle, Artoria was slightly outmatched by Diarmuid and suffered an injury to her arm.

Furthermore, due to the effects of her Noble Phantasm, the injuries she suffers are incurable.

This change immediately affected the entire battlefield.

This includes the Servants who are observing from the sidelines during this battle.

The first to react was Iskandar, a Rider-class Servant.

He had been keeping an eye on the battlefield, but he wasn't inside the dock; he was on a bridge several miles away.

Therefore, Medea's search inside the dock did not find him.

Upon discovering that Artoria was injured, he immediately became restless.

He didn't want to see Diarmuid press his advantage and finish off Artoria in one fell swoop.

So he took to the stage himself.

As a Rider, Iskandar's mount is an oxcart.

But this cow was no ordinary cow.

That bull possessed the power of Zeus's thunder.

His chariot was also a chariot dedicated to Zeus.

Driving his chariot, the distance of several miles passed in the blink of an eye. Iskandar swiftly descended upon the battlefield, announcing his arrival with thunder.

He forcefully interrupted the battle between Diarmuid and Artoria.

But it doesn't stop there.

After failing to recruit the two men, Iskandar immediately launched into a sarcastic remark.

In short, he highly praised Artoria and Diarmuid's fair and square fight, and stated that he was not the only one attracted by their battle.

There must be other Servants hiding in the darkness.

So he began to call out, summoning the hidden servants from the shadows.

Otherwise, he will despise you.

It must be said that Iskandar's sarcasm was quite sharp.

Each of these summoned Servants possesses their own pride.

Are you looked down upon by others?
Nothing could make them angrier than this.

Therefore, Gilgamesh was the first to appear.

Then came Lancelot.

Lancelot appeared because Matou Kariya summoned him.

Otherwise, logically speaking, a Servant without reason should not be able to be ridiculed by others.

The reason he summoned Lancelot was naturally because Gilgamesh had appeared.

Gilgamesh is a Servant summoned by Tokiomi Tohsaka, a fact he already knew when Tokiomi and Kirei Kotomine were putting on a show.

So when Gilgamesh appeared, he couldn't wait to summon Lancelot.

Then send Lancelot to attack Gilgamesh.

And so, an absolutely spectacular performance began.

Gilgamesh possesses an inexhaustible array of Noble Phantasms, and Lancelot's martial arts are honed through countless trials.

The contest between the two was extremely exciting.

The Servants watching from the sidelines were all amazed.

They applauded Lancelot's martial skills.

I was also amazed by Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm.

"Alright, Medea, it's our turn to make our appearance."

As Lancelot drew ever closer to the lamppost Gilgamesh was standing on, Fu Le smiled and gave Medea some instructions.

Although she planned to act secretly, Fu Le also wanted to get involved in such a lively place.

If a fight really breaks out, they will definitely use teleportation to escape.

Then they wait for the enemy to attack their magic base at Ryudong Temple.

As long as they create the impression that they are waiting for other Servants to challenge them at Ryudouji Temple, and add some instigation, no one will realize that Ryudouji Temple is just a facade in a short period of time.

"As you command, Master!"

Medea responded respectfully.

She then activated a spatial teleportation spell, instantly transporting the two figures from the corner of the dock to the edge of the battlefield.

That is, in a dark shadow.

Only after Lancelot destroyed the lamppost Gilgamesh had stepped on did he slowly emerge from the shadows.

Fu Le clapped lightly as she walked forward.

The crisp sound of applause immediately attracted everyone on the battlefield.

Upon discovering Fu Le's appearance, Matou Kariya also ordered Lancelot to cease his offensive.

Because of the appearance of Fu Le, Lancelot stopped his attack, and Tokiomi Tohsaka, who was originally preparing to use a Command Spell to forcibly call Gilgamesh back, also stopped his actions.

He decided to assess the situation further.

Tokiomi Tohsaka knew very well that, given Gilgamesh's temperament, forcibly summoning him back would inevitably cause resentment between the two of them.

He wouldn't want to do it if it weren't necessary.

However, Gilgamesh had already been enraged by Lancelot, and his continued display of his Noble Phantasm was undoubtedly revealing his information to others.

This will cause our side to gradually lose its advantage.

But at this moment, Fu Le's sudden arrival made him see a change.

So he decided to wait a little longer.

But what he didn't expect was that his waiting caused his side to lose even more advantages.

It doesn't matter whether they participate or not.

After all, besides joining in the fun, Fu Le's real purpose for this trip was to expose Gilgamesh's identity.

This is to create a boss to target in this Holy Grail War.

(End of this chapter)