Zongman: Picked up Medea at the beginning

10. Summoning Heroic Spirits

Roland was not surprised that Medea would want to summon another Servant.

After all, in the original development, Medea violated the rules and summoned Kojiro Sasaki, so now she will naturally find a way to summon other servants.

"When I was planning to summon the Heroic Spirits, I hacked into the Holy Grail system a little bit and confirmed that most of the current Servants have been summoned."

"I am Caster (Warlock), and the blue spearman is probably Lancer (Lancer). In addition, Archer (Bowman), Berserker (Berserker) and Rider (Cavalry) have also been summoned."

"The only ones who haven't been summoned yet are Saber (Swordsman) and Assassin (Assassin)."

"Which one shall we summon?"

Hearing what Medea said, Roland thought for a moment.

"Can't we have them all?"

"...It's not impossible."

Medea thought for a moment and then gave her answer.

"After all, strictly speaking, you haven't summoned a Servant yet, so you summon one normally, and then I will summon another illegally. Although this will greatly restrict the Servant summoned illegally, it does allow me to have them all."

Medea had never thought about the problem of illegal summoning before.

After all, even if it wasn't a violation of the summoning rules, Roland could still summon another servant.

But now that Roland said so, Medea felt that illegal summoning was also feasible.

After hearing what Medea said, Roland came up with a new idea.

"What if I summon one normally, and then let the other Master summon one normally, and then you use your Noble Phantasm, the Breaking of the Rules, to backstab him, then can the remaining two Servants be brought into our side normally?"

"Well... you can, but in this case your normal summon must be Saber, and you have to summon before him."

"After all, Assassin is definitely more accepting of this kind of thing than Saber."

Medea thought it was okay, and Roland asked her to find Shirou Emiya's location first.

If Shirou Emiya was chosen as the Master at this moment, then he would be the perfect candidate for this plan. If he was not chosen as the Master, then his scabbard could also be used as a holy relic to summon Saber.

So no matter what, we have to find him first.

This is how Roland arranged it.

He originally thought that Medea would take a while to search, but by the time it got dark, Medea had already found Shirou Emiya's location.

And Medea sent her servants to check it out.

Just as Roland had expected, Emiya Shirou was one of the Masters of this Holy Grail War. Like Roland, he did not summon any Heroic Spirits and did not even seem to know of the existence of the Holy Grail War.

Perhaps he would also be confused by the Command Seal that suddenly appeared on the back of his hand.

After confirming this, Medea took advantage of darkness and led Shirou Emiya directly to Roland's house, just like how she used magic to manipulate Shirou Emiya to come to Roland's house in the original story.

"Okay, Medea, take out the scabbard of Avalon from the other party first."

"Ah."

Medea responded and formed a purple magic circle with one hand, then reached out to Shirou Emiya. A golden light flickered on the unconscious Shirou Emiya's body, and the scabbard was pulled out of Shirou Emiya's body little by little by Medea.

Roland took the scabbard from Medea, then looked at Medea and Shirou Emiya.

"I will use magic to inform you after I summon Saber. Then you can use him to summon Assassin."

He first talked about the plan, and then Roland added another sentence.

"When the plan is complete, send him back... and by the way, leave him a tutorial on how to use magic circuits and projection magic as a reward."

"okay, I get it."

All that needed to be said was said, and then Roland returned to the basement with the scabbard.

Roland was looking at the heroic spirit summoning ritual that Medea had prepared, and he thought of the time when he had just crossed over.

At that time, he was very frightened when he saw the Command Seal on the back of his hand. He wanted to summon the Heroic Spirit but didn't know how to do it.

But now it's different.

With Medea here, she will summon another Assassin, and I will summon Saber - then I will have three servants.

Medea, as a mage's aid, can be used to gather intelligence and target the Master's Assassin, plus Saber for frontal combat - if both of them are qualified to join the group of gods, then maybe he can get two more chances to draw the lottery.

The first time was with six eyes, and Roland was still looking forward to the second and third times.

With this thought in mind, Roland placed the scabbard in the center of the Heroic Spirit Summoning Ritual, then stretched out his hand towards the magic circle on the ground, and with the infusion of magic power, it released an extremely dazzling light.

"The goal of staying alive has been achieved, so next... it won't be a problem if I can do a little more in this Holy Grail War!"

If all heroic spirits are qualified to join the group of gods, then Hercules would also like to join!

So... huh—

Roland let out a long breath and began to chant.

"Fill it. Fill it. Fill it. Fill it. Fill it. Fill it."

"Pure silver and iron. The Duke who made a contract with the cornerstone."

"The surging wind is blocked by four walls. Close the four doors."

"Free yourself from the crown and wander at the crossroads leading to the kingdom."

As Roland sang, the already dazzling light seemed to burn at this moment. Its fire distorted the surrounding air, causing the air waves to vibrate continuously.

"Your body is under my command, and my fate rests on your sword."

"If you are willing to follow the Holy Grail's call, please answer my call."

"I swear to this."

"I am the one who has accomplished all the good deeds in the world,"

"I am the one who spreads all the evils of the world."

"You are haunted by the three great word spirits for seven days,"

"From the Wheel of Restraint, Guardian of the Libra—!"

Roland did not add any spells, but simply used the most normal spell to ignite the magic circle on the ground.

The surging magic power suppressed the sound and the light, and in the constant erosion, it exchanged with the space and the other world above the magic circle, as if this place had also been turned into a different world.

The moment the strange aura and light dust appeared, a figure took a step towards Roland and walked in front of him.

It was a not very tall figure.

The golden hair was tied up by the other party, and the silver and blue armor was draped on the other party's body.

Her face was like the most exquisite doll, expressing utmost seriousness and solemnity.

After walking in front of Roland, she raised the invisible sword and spoke to Roland.

"I have been summoned. May I ask, are you my Master?"

Although there is a gap between reality and anime, the features, clothing, and the invisible sword can all prove the identity of the girl in front of him, giving Roland a feeling that is both familiar and unfamiliar.

So in response to the other party's question, Roland just smiled.

"Yes, Saber, I am your Master, so if there is a battle next, I'll leave it to you."

The moment he saw the other person, Roland sent a message to Medea.

At the moment Roland said this, Medea responded to Roland, saying that Assassin, the contract with Hassan the Hundred Faces had been completed.

Medea, Artoria and Hassan the Hundred Faces...

At this point, Roland felt that his Holy Grail War had officially begun!

......

11. New members of the group of gods

Whether it was Hassan the Hundred Faces or Altria, when they were summoned, they were actually vaguely thinking about how to fight this Holy Grail War.

But now, when they were sitting at the dining table in the restaurant, facing each other, they realized that the situation before them really exceeded their initial imagination.

"I see. That means before the war officially begins, we already have three of the seven Servants... Hehe, that's not bad."

At the moment, Bai Mao was sitting here in the posture of a woman. She had long purple hair, which was tied into a single ponytail. She also had a white skull mask on her face.

Although she looked like she was alone, she referred to herself as "we".

Because under the effect of the Noble Phantasm, the Servant named Hassan the Hundred Faces, or a person with multiple personalities, is a group Servant who can split each of her personalities into separate individuals and allow them to act independently.

In this group, everyone is a close stranger and everyone has equal status.

But if you want to talk to other people, then this "Hundred Faces" will select a representative - the purple-haired woman sitting here.

"We, the Shadow Group, have always fought side by side..."

As he spoke, Baimao's eyes fell on Medea beside him.

"And the magician seems to have reached a consensus with you as the Master, and has worked with you to turn the situation into what it is now. This is a smart move, and we don't hate it."

After saying this, Baimao's gaze shifted to Altria, who was sitting directly opposite her.

"But according to our experience and lessons, such a smart behavior is not acceptable to everyone...So of course we are willing to cooperate with the action, but is this knight willing?"

"I have no problem with having a companion who can trust each other."

Altria responded very seriously.

"I am both a knight and a king, but the one sitting here right now is also a servant who has entrusted his sword to his master."

"I have the moral code of chivalry, but I will not impose it on those who are not knights... If I must say something, I hope to achieve the final victory while respecting my opponent and myself, that's all."

Altria's tone was calm, and her expression was also calm.

As a knight and a king, she looks at everyone here equally.

No matter if they were witches, assassins, or novice magicians like Roland, anyone who could sit here was just a temporary companion to her. She would look everyone around her in the eye and respect everyone here.

Respect their identity, their profession and their life.

She may become angry when her companions do something that crosses her boundaries, and she may reprimand or give advice.

But she would not label her companions before that and force them to act according to her own standards.

This is Altria.

To describe it in her own words - she is a knight and also a king, the King of Knights!

"My king... I see. Then we will be fine."

After hearing what Altria said, Baimao temporarily finished what he wanted to say.

Then it was Altria who took the initiative to speak.

"Since we are all companions, I will make it clear."

Unlike Hassan the Hundred Faces, Artoria would not beat around the bush when she had something to say. If she had doubts and ideas, she would say them out loud.

"I need the Holy Grail to fulfill my wish, and there is only one Holy Grail. My question is, if the alliance wins the final victory, who will get the Holy Grail in the end?"

After saying this, Altria turned her gaze to Roland without any concealment, and Hassan the Hundred Faces also looked over.

They both have their own wishes that they want to fulfill.

Roland met their gazes and told them the answer directly.

"If the Holy Grail is all that is needed to fulfill a wish, then normally both the Master and the Servant can fulfill one wish."

Sending all seven servants into the Holy Grail is the completion of the 'Law' and a ritual to open the passage to the source.

If you don't pursue the root and the Holy Grail is not contaminated, then the winner can realize his wish even without all seven servants retiring.

It was like the old director and Solomon who founded Chaldea.

It was clearly stated at that time that the old director knew that as long as he used the Command Spell to make Solomon commit suicide, he would be able to complete the "Law", but that was not what he pursued, so he did not let Solomon commit suicide, but he and Solomon made wishes to the Holy Grail separately.

The old director's wish was a large sum of money to build Chaldea.

Solomon's wish is to become an ordinary person.