Lu Mingfei is transforming into the final boss.

Richard thought it was a good answer, at least he didn't think there was anything too wrong with it. Everyone has their own secrets, which is normal. Besides, based on his own experience, he felt that keeping some things to oneself was nothing.

His life was filled with betrayals. He instigated his father's rebellion, seized the throne by defeating his brother, personally participated in the expedition, was captured on the way back, was ransomed, rushed home to suppress his brother, and then died from an infected wound in the war against France.

Compared to his life, he didn't mind hiding some things at all. Of course, he also wanted to hear Sigma's next words. If the words were not good, he could just draw his sword and kill Sigma. He didn't mind Sigma's concealment, and of course he didn't mind killing him directly. Richard wouldn't feel guilty. As a monarch known for personally fighting on the front lines, he had seen far too many life and death.

"A very straightforward answer. So, do you want to join the alliance?"

"Hey, are you serious?" Kyoko was the first to disagree. How could anyone be brought into an alliance, especially someone she had just met? She admitted that Lionheart's strategic vision as a great ruler was far superior to hers, but she didn't agree with what he was doing.

Sigma thought for a moment, lowered his head, and continued, "It's only natural that I don't have your trust because I've kept things from you. I can accept a ceasefire agreement."

"A ceasefire agreement would also work. What do you think, Mingfei?"

"Hmm? Hmm. I'm fine." Lu Mingfei was still lost in thought. She was very self-aware of her own strategic vision. This kind of thing was completely beyond her capabilities. Moreover, a ceasefire agreement was not the same as an alliance agreement, which she could accept. In addition, she was a little sleepy and would fall asleep directly if she lay on the soft bed.

"I trust Saber's choices, and so does Mingfei, so I hope I can trust you too," Ayaka Sajou said gently. "Also, that link thing... Saber, can you do that?"

The connection that Ayaka Sajou mentioned refers to the supply of magic power. As someone who utterly despises the Dead Apostles, Kyoshino's magic power for manifesting in the world is provided by them, which is a great disgrace to her, as if her soul has become tainted.

"Of course, no problem, leave it to me." Richard gave a thumbs up. It was quite simple, and Ayaka could easily supply the magical energy of multiple Servants. As long as she was willing to do so, nothing else was a problem.

There are now three Servants affiliated with Ayaka: Saber Richard I the Lionheart, Foreigner Lu Mingfei the Ordinary Student, and Assassin Kyoko. In a normal Holy Grail War, victory would have been secured in advance, and one could imagine what wishes they could make. However, in this Holy Grail War, things are very uncertain.

Although Lu Mingfei doesn't need Ayaka to provide magic power at all, she has some kind of magical connection with Sajo Ayaka. In fact, with her current output ability, her magic power is more than enough. Just as Enkidu said, she can be a little willful in her spending on magic power.

Richard extending his hand to Sigmar was also proof of the alliance.

"etc."

Sigma suddenly said.

This sudden change made Lu Mingfei's eyes widen. The golden dragon eyes released pressure towards Sigma, making him somewhat unaccustomed to it. He had a good ability to adapt to pressure and unease. The training of survival skills and special skills was itself a way to suppress the instincts of living beings, such as a fist coming straight at the face.

An untrained ordinary person would instinctively want to dodge, which is a life instinct—avoiding danger and protecting their own life. But what boxers and fighters do is the opposite: calmly observe the angle and force of the incoming punch and the opponent's movements, and then dodge with minimal movement. Although both seem to involve dodging, the core principles are completely different.

Rushing to dodge will cause you to lose the initiative, while responding calmly will not.

But the suppression from the level of life itself almost made him, a man with extensive training, unable to suppress his biological instincts.

"My goal is safe sleep and a stable diet. I'll provide the intelligence first."

Lu Mingfei's eyes looked even deeper. The divine eye etched in her eyes allowed her to capture Sigma's every move with terrifying intensity, even the slightest twitch of his brow. It was as if she were placing a real-life image into video editing software and then magnifying and observing the details frame by frame.

Sigma continued, "This Holy Grail War was orchestrated by the United States government. My employer, who is also a member of the United States, is the mastermind behind this situation."

He laid out this shocking information directly, almost causing Lu Mingfei to lose control of her expression. Although she knew there was some connection, she hadn't expected it to be the organizer.

She missed the girl who called herself her sister, but unfortunately, she was probably not there, so she couldn't feel it.

"Wait, what's going on?" Ayaka Sajou asked, the situation had changed too quickly for her to process.

"This Holy Grail War has thirteen master-servant pairs, but given the current situation, that's not necessarily the case. The United States government started this Holy Grail War with a configuration of thirteen master-servant pairs."

"So, the situation is getting a bit out of control?" Richard asked. He had grasped that crucial point, but that wasn't necessarily true.

"I can't be sure, but from my perspective, that's probably the case." Sigma didn't dare to use a definitive punctuation.

Richard nodded. Indeed, taking Mingfei as an example, the situation was constantly spiraling out of control. "I see, I understand."

"My employer is the kind of person who will kill his employees after using them to prevent future troubles, so I want to build a good relationship with you."

With Saber the Swordsman, the female Assassin, the Foreigner Lu Mingfei, plus himself and Watcher, this lineup should be able to at least survive before the alliance ends, let alone win the Holy Grail War.

Having more friends means having fewer enemies to guard against; it's a very simple math problem.

"You don't need to trust me, so this is a relationship of exploitation, so you should exploit me too." He extended his right hand.

"I see. Then I will trust you." Richard the Lionheart extended his right hand and grasped Sigmar's right hand, thus finalizing the alliance, or rather, the relationship of mutual exploitation.

Sigma spoke very comprehensively, even pointing out that he was holding back to avoid unnecessary friction. It was a very exemplary dialogue. Of course, no matter how appropriate the statement is, it is only useful if the other party is willing to reason. Otherwise, even the most skilled diplomat's dialogue is useless.

And they are the ones you can reason with.