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Chapter 359: The Commitment to Fight and the Use of the Puppet Master
"There are indeed things that require your cooperation."

After Fang Yi said this slowly, he clapped his hands and shook off the residue on the haori without leaving a trace.

He spoke very seriously about his lack of confidence, which delayed the treatment.

He cautiously avoided the unreasonable bug skill [Intuition] and made some insignificant preparations to persuade this 'Knight King' to actively mobilize the [Dragon Factor] through the red dragon's heart.

“Even the best doctors cannot give diagnosis and treatment advice to patients without knowing the condition of the disease.

“So before I can solve the problem, I still need the patient to cooperate with me to find the root cause of the problem.”

Fang Yi looked at Aozaki Touko who was tied up and retching constantly, but still stared at him from time to time.

He stabbed the Puppet Master a little, and suppressed him again to show his "strong" status.

This will make it easier for you to "train" the other party later and gain benefits such as [Magic Eye] and [Crystal Mayfly] from them.

“Even symptoms that appear the same may be caused by completely different causes, and the final treatment plans may be completely different.

"Perhaps the 'prosthetic limb' combination technology cannot be applied in this treatment.

"I need to use some other means and consume some 'precious' props to ensure that this commission is completed to perfection."
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Fang Yi's words were not only very professional, but also very consistent with the patient's psychology, creating a sufficient sense of ritual and security before treatment.

He even seemed to know about Aozaki Touko's failure as if he had foreseen it, which further calmed people's hearts.

The effect is obvious.

Irisviel beside her stroked her newly made fingers and nodded repeatedly, and the imperceptible worry in her eyes also lessened a little.

She had just learned about this from Emiya Kiritsugu.

Aozaki Touko demonstrated her amazing puppet technology involving [body transformation] and attached prosthetic limbs just like Fang Yi, but she still failed in her attempt to heal Saber.

Therefore, although he experienced the miraculous skills of this unknown Saber, he had a certain inexplicable confidence in it.

But she still had some doubts in her heart.

Will he succeed using similar techniques?

And now, with the help of Fang Yi's "prophetic" words and various abilities to increase [friendliness] and the credibility of his words.

She first smiled from the bottom of her heart, and then added another reward.

"Although we are both competitors in the Holy Grail War, Mr. Saber is very cautious and serious in treating Saber.

"Basically, I am doing this with all my strength and good intentions.

"If Mr. Saber's precious item is consumed, as the client, I should also add more compensation as a reward."

The lady looked at the Knight King who had taken off his armor and agreed with what Fang Yi said.

After some mental communication between the Master and the Servant, she generously made an extremely precious promise, which Kiritsugu Emiya would never have made.

"If Mr. Saber's Master needs help, and the interests of both camps do not conflict.

"As Saber's Master, I promise that Saber can provide you with assistance."

Artoria on the side also nodded in agreement, expressing her opinion in a slightly cold tone.

“Although we have different positions, we may become enemies and fight again after the commission is completed.

"But those who show kindness to others with a glorious gesture deserve rewards commensurate with their value."

Even Aozaki Orange, who was retching and staring at Fang Yi viciously, could only mutter and curse Fang Yi in a low voice because he had suffered enough.

After hearing these words, and with the help of Fang Yi's many abilities, he felt a sense of identification with the man who had beaten him.

[He was able to sense the problem in advance. This man is quite capable!]

[Perhaps he really has some skills and can solve this problem that even a magician like me cannot solve.]

But looking at Fang Yi, who had a standard smile on his face, made an invitation to Altria, and walked into the room with her and closed the door.

Her body trembled subconsciously, and her brain had already recalled the standard smile on the man's face when he beat her mercilessly.

Aozaki Touko, who was trembling a little, secretly "cricketed" at the other party.

[Hmph, he's just a martial artist who wields swords and spears.]

"Although your boxing skills are indeed powerful, how can you solve a problem that even a genius like me, who specializes in [Body Transformation], cannot solve?"

Thinking of her proud [body transformation], Aozaki Touko raised her head with some disdain, like a proud unicorn.

Then, the next second, she felt dizzy and quickly lowered her head and began to retch.
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A few minutes later.

Looking at the progress bar on his task panel changing from 99.9% to 99.99%, he felt like he was reaching his limit in the task of [Collecting Artoria's Magic Samples].

After secretly cursing Miss Merlin in his heart, Fang Yi had no choice but to pat the back of the 'King of Knights' who was kneeling on the tatami with numb feet and a look of confusion in his eyes.

He began to continue fiddling with his patient.

"Very good, change positions.

“Move your hands and feet first.

"Then, try your best to activate your magic power again. It should be extremely powerful, preferably the same as when you fight."

After activating the [Dragon Factor] several times without receiving any response, Artoria stood up, the confusion in her eyes obvious.

Ahoge moved, and the Knight King, who activated his [Intuition] skill, raised a question in a subtle way.

"Saber, how many times do we need to repeat this process of circulating magic power and observing the wound's reaction?

"My intuition tells me that this move doesn't seem to have much to do with treatment, perhaps"

Fang Yi smiled slightly when he realized that the other party's [intuition] was activated.

For this situation, he had already prepared a corresponding appeasement plan in preparation for the other party to fleece him.

He turned his head and took out a tube of [Water of Forgetfulness] with the [curse-lifting effect] from under his haori, and dripped a few drops into the blank glass bottle that had been prepared long ago.

Then he took out the [Slow Recovery Pill] that he hadn't used for a long time, crushed it, and mixed it with the liquid.

He handed it to the 'Knight King'.

He was prepared to be like a "god" with all the necessary tools invited by some backward villages to exorcise illnesses.

On the surface, they were performing a ritual on the talisman water, but in reality, they were adding ibuprofen powder, a painkiller, into the talisman water.

Add a little 'progress' to this treatment and fool the other party.

"This is just a preliminary potion to deal with the curse on you.

"This time, I'm letting you circulate your magic power to further circulate the medicine to the wound and observe its reaction."
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Faced with this half-truth statement, Artoria, whose [intuition] didn't work, had no choice but to swallow the medicine with doubt.

Then he mobilized the [Dragon Factor] at an unprecedented speed and rushed towards the severed limb at full speed.

This time, the 'King of Knights' had a visibly joyful expression on his suspicious face.

"It worked! The curse has weakened!!"

After the joy, the indifference of the "King of Knights" that had gradually escalated due to being manipulated by Fang Yi many times disappeared, and only the regret for questioning Fang Yi was left.

This 'King of Knights' who could correct his mistakes as long as it did not involve the Holy Grail quickly expressed some apologies to Fang Yi.

"Saber, I'm sorry. I was too impatient just now, so..."

While touching each other's back, he heard the prompt sound of "Task [Collecting Artoria's Magic Sample] Completed" ringing in his ears.

A satisfied smile also appeared on Fang Yi's face.

Having achieved his goal, he no longer hesitated or delayed the progress, but secretly used [Frozen Cloud] to send a signal to the monster in the glass bottle.

Then he held the aho-haired guy's hand and quickly used the [Reversal Technique·Strengthening].

He repaired the other person's finger at the speed of light, and while the other person was still in a daze, he waved his hand casually and prepared to leave.

He was going to receive the reward, and then prepare to interrogate the 'monster', and then 'interrogate' the puppeteer lady.

"Well then, goodbye, Saber.

“After I received the payment, the commission was officially over.

"The next time we meet, we might be enemies."
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After flexing her fingers for a while, Altria listened to Fang Yi's words and looked at the man who was about to leave after solving his illness and stating his position neatly.

There was also a hint of strangeness on her face.

However, this emotion was soon swallowed up by the ideal of seizing the Holy Grail and changing Britain's fate of destruction.

She spoke in a deep voice about the doubts she had been having all along.

"Saber, before you leave and become my enemy, could you please answer some of the questions I have in mind?"

He stopped and gave a very simple reply.

“Ask.

"But I hope this exchange won't take up too much of my time."

When Artoria heard Fang Yi's words, she was shocked at first, and then responded calmly.

“Of course, my question is simple.

"Saber, that is because we are destined to become enemies fighting each other.

"Why did you take the initiative to join this battle, kill my enemies, and lend a hand to heal me."

After several interactions with this man, the Knight King, who had already sensed something was amiss, cleverly detected the anomaly in his behavior.

"Those books I gave you as compensation are far too insignificant to help you recover your combat power.

"If you want to fight for the Holy Grail and fulfill the wish to entrust the Holy Grail, your actions will only make it more difficult for yourself."
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[I can say that I have a mission to complete, and that I am prepared to ask you, a servant with good strength but flawed personality, to help me through some minefields.]

【Shall we test the remaining Servants and Reincarnators' abilities? 】

Thinking of this, Fang Yi shrugged and answered the other party very "honestly".

"Healing the enemy and obtaining the book's benefits is a choice my strength affords me, and it does not affect the final outcome, Miss Saber.

"After all, defeating you is not a difficult task for me."

Surprisingly, Altria, who was 'provoked', did not refute the man's words. She had realized that Fang Yi was powerful and gave a serious reply.

“Is it the confidence that you will definitely win rather than some belief?

"What an unexpected and somewhat arrogant answer."

The 'King of Knights', who believed that he had to defeat Fang Yi in order to obtain the Holy Grail, clenched his fists.

Then he responded very firmly.

“You are indeed very strong, but you also underestimated me.

“The next time I fight you, I will defeat you myself.

"I hope you can swallow this arrogant answer by then."

Along with these words, a prompt sounded in Fang Yi's ears.

The mission "Ideal Knight" is officially triggered and will be revealed during the battle with Saber Altria.

Fang Yi chuckled and agreed to fight with him.

“Then I’ll wait and see.

"It's just that I hope you don't leave early."

After saying this, Fang Yi pushed open the door.

Then he saw a crowd of 'spectator-eating people', led by Irisviel, who were eagerly waiting.
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Looking at the 'newly appeared' Altria showing her intact fingers to her Master.

Aozaki Touko on the side widened her eyes, as if she couldn't believe her eyes.

Even in his heart, Fang Yi's words stopped, leaving only countless doubts.

How did he do what I couldn't?

Alice excitedly touched her servant's hand, rubbing it back and forth several times as if it were a precious piece of porcelain.

After repeatedly confirming that the other person's fingers had recovered, the lady happily handed a suitcase to Fang Yi.

"Mr. Saber, this is the promised reward. Open it and take a look."

Fang Yi was carrying a heavy suitcase, and some doubts arose in his mind.

[Strange, why is it so 'light'? ]

[Also, isn't using this suitcase a bit random for so many magic books?]

He unzipped it and saw an unexpected 'antique' and a rather thin booklet.

What was placed in the suitcase was not the books he expected, but an advanced yet antique 'laptop'.

Irisviel beside her also began to explain.

"This is a state-of-the-art laptop with 32MB of RAM and 1GB of storage.

"For ease of transportation and display, at Kiritsugu's suggestion, the Einzbern family has compiled all of these books into electronic files for storage."

Looking at Fang Yi, who had a strange expression on his face, the lady looked apologetic.

“Of course, we will also provide paper books, but we will need to use a more discreet and secure method and it will take a few days longer.

"For now, I can only let Mr. Fang Yi use the computer to look up books. This may make you a little dissatisfied. I hope you will..."

Fang Yi looked at the IBM computer that he could take back for 100 points and interrupted the lady.

"No, I'm quite satisfied with this gift."

For Fang Yi, this is a good collection that can evoke some memories of his past life in this completely different world.
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A few minutes later, in a room.

After using this 'advanced' IBM computer to browse books related to [Alchemy], Fang Yi said these words to Aozaki Touko who was tied up with ropes.

"Well then, Miss [Puppeteer], let's talk about cooperation."

Fang Yi has realized that if he wants to gain something now, he needs the help of Aozaki Orange.

(End of this chapter)