Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

Joan of Arc and Jack both leaped backward, their wary eyes fixed on the unexpected visitors.

The familiar clothes and attire made Joan of Arc relax a little.

Jack, however, did not relax at all. She felt a strong sense of threat from Fang Rui, as if she were being stared at by a wild beast, which gave her a sense of horror.

"Hello! Strange Servant, you seem to be having a lot of fun. Why don't you play with me for a while too!"

As he spoke, Fang Rui vanished from his spot in an instant, teleporting to Jack's front. A fist rapidly enlarged in her pupils.

Hide?! You can't hide...

Thinking this, Jack was already sent flying, his brain trembling from the heavy blow, unable to think for a short time.

boom----

A dull thud was heard, and Jack was embedded directly into a wall, his bright red forehead bulging noticeably.

Joan of Arc: "…………" Although…but…

You defeated the enemy so easily, which makes me look weak!

Fang Rui, who was looking ahead, did not see the complicated expression on Joan of Arc's face behind him. He walked leisurely, his gaze never leaving Jack.

'One...five...eight...'

'Oh, you're awake now? You recovered pretty quickly!'

As Jack pulled himself out of the wall, Fang Rui leaned forward slightly, his right leg bent slightly, in a preparatory stance for pushing off the ground and charging forward.

However, Jack did not give Fang Rui another chance to punch her. After the previous experience, Jack had already realized one thing: the person in front of him was a much stronger person than her.

Although the hunt was unsuccessful, the danger of remaining there was too great, so Jack followed his instincts and decided to retreat...

The fog appeared out of thin air and spread rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, a thick fog had spread all around, so thick that it was invisible a meter away.

"Joan of Arc, where is the enemy?"

To make good use of Ruler's permissions, you should definitely make use of its useful target acquisition capabilities.

After sensing for a moment, Joan of Arc said, "We have left the town. The unknown Assassin is three miles away, to the northeast."

"Give me directions!" He grabbed Joan of Arc by the collar and sped through the city.

Although locating the enemy was also very easy for Fang Rui, why bother with the extra effort when there were other options?

“Turn 30 degrees to the left, then go straight ahead…”

Joan of Arc wanted to protest and say she could walk by herself, but thinking that business was more important, she didn't say anything and instead carefully gave Fang Rui directions.

Jack didn't have Joan of Arc's exaggerated ability to locate enemies, so he naturally didn't know that there were enemies chasing him, but running at full speed was the basic instinct for escaping...

With the Jeanne d'Arc-brand target acquisition device, there was no need to worry about losing Jack, so Fang Rui maintained a relatively long distance, about one kilometer.

After a while, freed from the awkward situation of being carried by Fang Rui, Joan of Arc followed beside him, her cool face seemingly a little angry.

Getting angry is a very normal thing. If you were picked up like a suitcase, most people would probably get angry.

"...It's stopped!"

Suddenly, Joan of Arc's gaze fell to a spot on her left, its exact location unknown. At the same time, her running speed decreased, and she uttered four words.

Have we arrived yet?

The two slowed their movement, concealed their presence, and headed towards their target location.

A few minutes later, we arrived at an ordinary village.

In a house in a corner of the village, an unknown Assassin and her Master are talking about something.

"What are your plans for dealing with Assassin and her Master?"

Jeanne was taken aback by Fang Rui's question. Before she could say anything, Fang Rui, to her surprise, said, "Haven't you figured out how to handle this? In that case, leave it to me! I'll take care of them..."

"Wait!" Joan of Arc reached out her hand, seemingly trying to stop Fang Rui.

But she was a little too slow. Before she could make a move, Fang Rui had already started moving, striding forward...

"Wait a moment!"

Seeing this, Joan of Arc quickly caught up and then stopped Fang Rui: "What do you want to do?"

Bypassing Joan of Arc who was blocking his way, Fang Rui replied, "Seize Assassin and her Master."

"Don't worry, we won't kill them."

"Is that the point?" Joan of Arc countered.

"Isn't that right?" Fang Rui retorted.

Upon hearing this, Joan of Arc wanted to say something, to explain the key points to him, but... when she was about to say something, she suddenly realized that she had nothing to say.

Before Joan of Arc could gather her thoughts, Fang Rui's voice came again: "And don't forget one thing, you are the referee!"

"The referee should be in the middle of the scales, without favoring either side, especially when the contestant has not committed a foul."

"No foul?" Joan of Arc grasped the key point.

"Attack the 'spectators,' assault the 'referee,' and you're telling me she didn't commit a foul?"

Following up on the topic Fang Rui had started, Joan of Arc spoke.

Words that cut to the heart of the matter are as sharp as a sword.

"The audience you mentioned are actually contestants, from the Black team."

After confirming that Assassin had escaped their control, the Yggdrasil clan continued to send people to search for Assassin, attempting to bring him back under their control.

However, they have not succeeded so far. All the magicians who come looking for Assassin have become the energy source for Assassin to maintain his fighting power.

With a sufficient number of magicians, Jack has temporarily refrained from hunting ordinary people, since magicians provide a greater abundance of magical power.

"As for attacking the referee..."

Fang Rui stated that there was no denying this point; Assassin not only attacked the referee but almost beat him.

"Impossible. Even without your interference, I wouldn't have lost."

Joan of Arc strongly protested against Fang Rui's behavior of belittling her combat capabilities.

"Huh~ I blurted out what was on my mind?" Fang Rui looked surprised.

"Yes." Joan of Arc was somewhat speechless.

"So... you're planning to use the charge of assaulting the referee to eject Assassin from the Black team?"

Fang Rui remained calm and naturally changed the subject, pretending that nothing had happened.

Joan of Arc didn't dwell on what had happened before. She answered Fang Rui's question: "If attacking the referee will result in being eliminated, then Lancer from the red team, who tried to send me back to Valhalla not long ago, should be the first to be eliminated."

"Isn't the reason you can't eliminate Lancer from the red team because you can't beat him?"

Fang Rui's words immediately left Joan choked up. Her emotions were like hitting a tree while skiing; she was completely stunned and felt extremely uncomfortable.

"Don't cause trouble, listen to me carefully..."

Taking a deep breath to calm his complicated emotions, he continued the previous topic: "The reason I want to expel Assassin from the Black team is because he is very dangerous, to ordinary people."

"I'll remind you one more time, you're the referee."

Fang Rui had no intention of continuing the argument. He looked at a house and said, "There are many ways to solve this problem."

"For example... I'll take care of her."

"Purpose? Why do you want to capture her?" Joan of Arc stopped Fang Rui again, scrutinizing him with a strange look.

The Holy Grail imparts knowledge without any restrictions; it can be described as "indiscriminate in its transmission of knowledge."

In other words, a seemingly innocent "country girl" can actually become capable of telling dirty jokes on the spot after receiving knowledge from the Holy Grail.

However, her long-standing ingrained thought patterns prevented her from thinking that way at first, not because she didn't understand.

Moreover, Joan of Arc is currently possessed, and even if the possession is very weak, the girl can still influence her.

Therefore, her thinking went astray.

The true purpose, of course, could not be told to Joan of Arc, but a false reason was easy to fabricate.

"I believe... the Black Assassin can be turned!"

"And if you don't succeed the first time, you can try again. If you still can't persuade them by the time the final battle begins, then..."

Fang Rui looked helpless: "I have no choice but to send her back to the Hall of Heroes."

'Sounds reasonable... Yeah, right!'

Joan of Arc looked at Fang Rui with suspicion, her face clearly showing disbelief.

Even normal communication is a problem for her, so how do you plan to persuade her?

"Don't worry, I'm confident I can persuade her!"

Fang Rui raised his fist, indicating that he had a special way of persuading people.

'No, I can't be at ease at all!'

Seeing Fang Rui's actions, Joan of Arc became even more agitated.

Is your method of turning someone against you to beat them up?!

Whether it's beating up Assassin or beating up Master, the scenes are all too painful to watch.

That's terrible!

"I'm not going to chat with you anymore~"

Fang Rui's gaze fell on the house, where the two people inside had already spotted him and Joan of Arc and were preparing to flee.

"I'll deal with you slowly after I catch the person."

Seeing this, Joan of Arc did not continue to stop Fang Rui, but instead followed beside him.

Assassin and her Master did not escape and were easily captured by Fang Rui.

The entire battle was straightforward: Assassin launched an attack but failed to break through the enemy's armor, and was captured.

Assassin's Master was also controlled by Fang Rui using magic.