FATE: Target of Grand Master

Xia Yan toyed with the Broken Sword in his hand, pondering which lucky person he should choose.

First and foremost, this Servant's strength absolutely cannot be weak.

The Masters of the Fifth Holy Grail War are not magic beginners like myself. There is Shirou, who can transform into the great swordsman Emiya; Rin, who has excellent magical talent; Sakura, who directly eats Servants after turning evil; Illya, the Master with the ceiling of magic power with 66 magic loops; Souichirou Kuzuki, a professional assassin and the strongest Teacher class holder; as well as the pleasure-loving Kirei Kotomine and the cunning and treacherous Kenjiro. It can be said that all the talents are gathered here.

Xia Yan asked himself honestly, based solely on the Master's strength, he could at most only bully a certain blue seaweed-headed Servant, so his Servant absolutely could not be weak.

In terms of combat power, Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes, is definitely the first in line. However, Mr. Jin is currently in a state of arrogance and chuunibyou, enjoying his physical body. If he rashly changes the contract, he will only be turned into a hornet's nest by Gilgamesh, who will use the Gate of Babylon to accuse him of being a "bastard who dares to forcibly sign a contract with me without my consent."

Should we reason with them?

His verbal skills were probably interrupted before he could even unleash them by Gilgamesh's "Hahaha, you bastard, don't waste my time," and then he was turned into a hornet's nest by Gate of Babylon.

Never mind, next one.

Berserker's loyalty to Illya isn't something that can be easily changed with words. Besides, Hercules has an enormous need for magical energy, and as his Master, Berserker would probably explode and die instantly.

Artoria couldn't persuade Shirou of his chivalry, and Xia Yan didn't like the idea of ​​breaking up the official pairings. Keeping the Shirou-Sword duo together would make them great partners.

Archer also values ​​Rin highly. Even if the contract is changed, he will most likely only outwardly comply while inwardly harboring countless schemes to betray his Master.

As for Medea, whose dream is simply to be a wife, forget about it. She's very adept at killing Masters she doesn't approve of.

Sasaki, the gatekeeper of Assassin, or Hassan with Cursed Arm are not strong enough. Moreover, one is a summoned out of line and cannot leave the mountain gate, while the other is likely to enter the Heaven's Feel route once he appears. Xia Yan does not want to choose either of them.

After much consideration, Lancer Cú Chulainn and Rider Medusa are still the most suitable choices.

Cú Chulainn's master position was originally stolen from Bazett by Kirei Kotomine, and he was treated like a dog by Kirei. Xia Yan definitely doesn't believe he doesn't harbor resentment. Moreover, as the Child of Light of Celtic Mythology, Kirei Kotomine has also had the role of a protagonist, so his strength is guaranteed. As long as he encounters a reliable master, his performance will definitely not be bad.

R-sister's key lies with Sakura. As long as Sakura can be protected, Xia Yan still has room to persuade her.

Even though she was unwillingly used by Shinji to manipulate her with the Book of the False Servant, Rider still faithfully fulfilled her responsibilities as a Servant, so there was no need to worry about her loyalty after the contract was formed.

Unfortunately, he could only change one contract; otherwise, Xia Yan would definitely have recruited both Dog Brother and Sister R to his side.

After careful consideration, Xia Yan finally decided to form a contract with Cú Chulainn.

Rider's early appearances were always accompanied by Shinji. While the idea of ​​poaching a Servant right in front of the Master sounds exciting, it's completely impractical.

Don't forget, even if Shinji is terrible, he still has Servants. If you go there all alone, you'll be killed by Rider before you can even say a few words.

In contrast, in the early stages, Dog Brother is ordered around by Mapo Toki to scout and fight, and without a Master by his side, his verbal skills have time to be effective.

Having set his goal, Xia Yan glanced at the time. It was time to go to school to register, and he also needed time to check on the progress of the Holy Grail War.

After covering the Command Seal on his right hand with three Band-Aids, Xia Yan cast a very simple disguise magic spell. In this way, unless someone specifically uses magic to examine it, the back of his right hand would appear to be completely bare.

"Hello, Mr. Fujimura. I'm Xia Yan, the new teacher here today. The director asked me to assist you. Please take good care of me."

After visiting the school's principal and director, Xia Yan went to the teachers' office and politely bowed slightly to Fujimura Taiga.

"Oh my, the director actually assigned me a handsome assistant. It seems my luck is about to turn around."

After accidentally blurting out his true feelings, Fujimura Taiga quickly tried to cover it up, saying, "Xia, you can sit here. Today is your first day, so focus on getting familiar with the environment. I'll be teaching a second-year A class later, and you can sit in on it."

Xia Yan nodded and obediently began her day as a working person.

"Classmates, we have a new student teacher at our school. Let's give them a round of applause."

Amidst applause from the entire class, Xia Yan stepped to the front of the stage and introduced himself with a smile.

"Hello students, my name is Xia Yan, and I'm a new student teacher. Please take care of me."

As Xia Yan was introducing the class, his eyes inadvertently caught sight of the magician classmate with black twin ponytails.

After the introduction, Xia Yan consciously sat at the back of the class to listen in and learn.

Class 2A was Rin Tohsaka's class, and in order not to be noticed by her, Xia Yan did not dare to focus his attention on her.

Xia Yan remembered that the day after Rin Tohsaka summoned Archer, she overslept and skipped class. After that, Shinji Matou ordered Rider to set up a barrier in the school.

Although Xia Yan is currently only a beginner magician, he is confident that he can sense whether a barrier has been set up.

When Xia Yan entered the school today, he did not feel any discomfort. In addition, Rin Tohsaka came to school to attend classes, which meant that she had not yet summoned Archer, and he still had time to prepare.

After school, the enthusiastic Fujimura Taiga, along with several teachers including Kuzuki Souichirou, held a welcome party for Xia Yan.

Xia Yan wanted to find an excuse to decline, but Fujimura-sensei was too enthusiastic, so he had no choice but to go with the other teachers to the appointment.

At the welcome party, Fujimura Taiga kept talking and soon got drunk.

"Xia, let me tell you, kids these days are such a handful! You'd better be prepared. Secretly giving you nicknames behind your back is the least of it; some kids will even find all sorts of excuses to skip class. As teachers, we not only have to pay attention to our students' academic performance, but also their mental and physical well-being. And then there are all those tedious reports to write every year. Being a teacher is no easy job. *burp*"

"Mr. Fujimura, you've had too much to drink. Let us take you home."

"I'm not drunk! Burp! Boss, another one... Mmm..."

Several teachers quickly stopped Fujimura Taiga and together they dragged him out of the store.

"Then I'll head back now."

After taking a sip of tea, Kuzuki Soichiro got up and left the shop.

Xia Yan noticed that he didn't touch a drop of alcohol the whole time; he was truly a man like a machine.

After exchanging pleasantries with the remaining teachers for a while, Xia Yan also left the store together.

The cool night breeze was very pleasant and also helped Xia Yan sober up.

Unbeknownst to him, Xia Yan had reached the riverbank and seen the famous landmark of Fuyuki City—the Fuyuki Bridge.

Check-in successful!

Next, I hope to have the opportunity to visit the Emiya Mansion and the Tohsaka Mansion.

No, no, I'm not here for tourism. It's time to go back and prepare.

"Hmm? A new face. I've never seen you before."

That arrogant and frivolous voice!

Xia Yan's pupils dilated in shock. He turned his head and saw a man with blond hair and red eyes wearing a black jacket and white shirt looking at him with a mocking gaze.

Gilgamesh!