Honkai Summoning.

Although she didn't think she had any talent to become a magician, she actually surpassed most people, having learned to summon heroic spirits in just one day.

A faint light began to spread across the magic circle, turning golden in color, and as Maya Busujima advanced, it began to shimmer like gold.

"Looks like it can succeed," Kiritsugu Emiya thought to himself.

"Did it succeed?" Su Mo wondered to himself, standing beside him.

Li Yunlong suddenly reached out and touched Su Mo, saying, "What class do you think this Heroic Spirit will be?"

"Class?" Su Mo was taken aback. "Cavalry? That doesn't seem quite right, and magician isn't right either..." After thinking for a while without any clue, he could only shake his head.

Anyway, the summoning of the Heroic Spirit is about to be successful, we'll see when the time comes.

The golden light grew increasingly dazzling, and apart from Maya Busujima, who was about to become the Master, no one else could see the scene within the magic circle.

"Success!"

As Maya Busujima stopped moving and raised her left hand, Command Seals slowly appeared on the back of her hand, signifying that the summoning had truly succeeded.

Su Mo shifted his gaze to the back of Maya Busujima's hand. The shape of the Command Seals on her hand was somewhat peculiar, resembling three ordinary circular patterns forming a triangle. However, upon closer inspection, some details indicated that the circular patterns of the Command Seals were not ordinary.

The Command Seals seem to have a special meaning. After Su Mo became Gilgamesh's Master, the Command Seals on the back of his hand were composed of two chains, which probably represent his Chains of Reunion and the Chains of Heaven that Gilgamesh often used.

As for the Command Seals on Maya Busujima's hand, Su Mo's first reaction was that they were gold coins, or rather, money.

I don't know why I have this strange feeling.

As the light above the magic circle gradually faded, the summoned heroic spirit slowly revealed its true form.

"...What the hell!"

The moment Su Mo saw the heroic spirit, he lost his composure and shouted out.

The spirit inside the magic circle wasn't a person at all, but a penguin, a penguin wearing a red scarf and looking very cartoonish.

"Can a Heroic Spirit be an animal?" Li Yunlong asked, looking at Emiya Kiritsugu.

Kiritsugu Emiya shook his head and said, "I don't know. Generally speaking, a Heroic Spirit can only be a being that is formed from the faith of a hero after death, but even those that do not actually exist can be summoned."

"Heroes in myths and legends are also born through the gathering of faith. In addition, there are those who make certain contracts with the world during their lifetime and become heroic spirits after death in exchange for these contracts."

"Then what is this penguin, also a well-known being born through the gathering of faith?" Li Yunlong asked.

Actually, upon closer reflection, it doesn't seem to make any sense. After all, a totem of faith doesn't necessarily have to be a "human." For example, the totem of faith in China is the dragon, and mythological figures like Nuwa are not simply human beings.

It's perfectly normal for animals to become Heroic Spirits!

It's strange that anyone in the world would worship a penguin!

Especially after this penguin was summoned, it swayed left and right, looking around, appearing quite silly and cute.

This appearance might be attractive to young girls, but it's a burden for rough men like Li Yunlong and Emiya Kiritsugu who are driven by a desire for victory.

What they want is a powerful hero spirit, why are you showing up with a pet that looks so weak?

"Hey, Lao Wang, what's with that expression? Even though you look weak, you're still a Heroic Spirit. You don't need to look like you've seen a ghost, do you?" Li Yunlong nudged Su Mo, who had a strange expression, with his elbow and said.

Su Mo slowly raised his hand to cover his face: "This heroic spirit might be very strong... in every sense of the word."

"What the hell do you mean?" Li Yunlong asked, puzzled.

Just then, the penguin that had been looking left and right finally stopped wobbling, opened its mouth, and uttered a human-like sentence: "Online."

"This penguin can actually talk!" Li Yunlong was stunned.

"As Heroic Spirits, it's normal for them to understand our language," Kiritsugu Emiya said, touching his forehead as he tried to explain.

"Are you talking about me?" the penguin said, his tone extremely arrogant.

"Damn it, is this penguin Jin Shanshan's pet?" Li Yunlong was speechless. He had only ever heard such an arrogant tone from Jin Shanshan.

"Ah……"

The penguin looked Li Yunlong up and down. Despite being a penguin, his face revealed a human-like disdainful sneer.

"This guy is even more arrogant than Gilgamesh!" Li Yunlong exclaimed in disbelief.

"What class is this Servant?" Kiritsugu Emiya asked Maya Busujima, remaining calmer. It was impossible to determine the class of this Servant from its appearance alone.

However, as a Master, I do know this information.

"Of the seven classes you've mentioned to me, if I remember correctly, there isn't a class called Arbitrator," Maya Busujima asked, frowning.

"The adjudicator?" Li Yunlong looked at Emiya Kiritsugu.

Kiritsugu Emiya looked at Su Mo, knowing that this Heroic Spirit knew many things. But this time, Su Mo disappointed him. Kiritsugu saw Wang Aiguo simply turn his gaze aside, a strange, unfathomable expression on his face.

"You dare to summon me if you don't even understand the Arbiter?" The penguin wobbled over to Kiritsugu Emiya's side, turned its head and saw Su Mo, then wobbled back to his feet.

“You look a bit richer than these people,” Penguin said to Su Mo.

After a brief silence, Su Mo pulled a wad of banknotes from his pocket and said, "Tell me about the adjudicator..."

Before he could finish speaking, the penguin's originally slow-moving body transformed into a blur and swallowed all the banknotes in Su Mo's hand.

"The Arbitrators are above the seven classes and are special Servants. They only appear under specific circumstances," the penguin said.

After waiting for a while and not getting any further news, Su Mo very shrewdly took out all the banknotes he had on him, and then in the blink of an eye, they disappeared from his hand without leaving any trace.

In fact, Fuyuki City had already fallen into chaos, so this money was useless. Su Mo had left it behind before, and people like Li Yunlong and Emiya Kiritsugu wouldn't have a single penny left.

"A ruler like me only appears in two situations: first, when the form of this Holy Grail War is very special and the outcome is unknown, which means that a ruler is needed to determine the outcome; second, when the impact of the Holy Grail War may distort the world." Penguin spoke eloquently after receiving the money.

"Which number is it now?" Su Mo asked.

The penguin shook his head: "How would I know? I just arrived, I don't have any money... No, how could I possibly know everything so quickly without enough time to investigate?"

"..."

Li Yunlong, Emiya Kiritsugu, and Busujima Maya were all speechless. Judging from the title "Judge," shouldn't it be a fair, just, and noble Heroic Spirit?

What's with this money-grubbing penguin? Could it be that the world's will is dissatisfied with Gilgamesh and sent him here specifically to counterbalance her?

"The Arbiter, what abilities does it have?" While Maya Busujima and Li Yunlong could remain silent, Kiritsugu Emiya, as the strategist, had no choice but to inquire about the Heroic Spirit's abilities.

The penguin did not disappoint; it glanced at Kiritsugu Emiya and, as expected, remained silent.

"Where did this hairy beast come from?"

Just then, the arrogant background music of Gilgamesh came from the side.

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You all know who this is! Some guess that Zhao Gongming and Shen Wansan are relatively similar.

Chapters 8 and 9: Let's be friends, you rich guy (Please support us when it goes on sale tomorrow)

(Thanks to Chen Tingmo 1888 for the donation! Thanks to Final Wings k and Green Tiger for the donations! PS: It will be officially released tomorrow, please support it! PS2: As usual, guess who the new Heroic Spirit is at the end of the chapter. Hint: A character from a relatively old live-action anime (not an adaptation, similar to Ultraman). As is customary, I will delete the reviews of those who guess correctly. Last time, no one guessed correctly, and only two people were close. Let's see if anyone guesses correctly this time.)

"They've come together."

Both Li Yunlong and Emiya Kiritsugu had the same thought in their minds, and neither of them spoke. Even Emiya Kiritsugu, a man who should have been heartbroken, was eager to watch the show.

“This is a newly summoned Heroic Spirit, the Arbiter,” Maya Busujima explained.

"This feathered beast? What use is it? It's not even qualified to be my food." Gilgamesh looked at the strange penguin next to Su Mo and sneered disdainfully.

However, given that she often uses the term "miscellaneous cultivator" in her daily life, terms like "hairy beast" don't sound like such a bad name.

Su Mo gave the penguin a strange look. Like Emiya Kiritsugu and Li Yunlong, he was very curious about how this arrogant Arbiter penguin would refute Gilgamesh.

"you……"

After being mocked twice by Jin Shanshan, the penguin finally spoke up. It turned its head to look at Jin Shanshan, and then its body turned into a blur, even faster than when it had taken the money from Su Mo earlier.

"Rich guy! Let's be friends!"

When the group came to their senses, the penguin used its short arms—no, its wings—to struggle to hug the golden glitter's leg and shouted, "Do you need another penguin to hang on your thigh? A talking penguin, one of those!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

Apart from Su Mo, who showed an "I knew it" expression, the other three were stunned. Something was off about this situation! Shouldn't this Arbiter Heroic Spirit, an unknown species of penguin, be extremely arrogant?

When you encounter "Arrogant Shanshan," shouldn't it be a battle of titans, a clash of equals?

This hasn't even started yet, so why did he suddenly kneel down, and kneel so thoroughly?

Gilgamesh looked at the penguin clinging to her leg, lifted her leg and swung it a few times, but couldn't shake it off. The penguin seemed rooted to her calf; its short wings, seemingly possessed by some unknown force, remained completely still despite Gilgamesh's kicking motion.

"What's going on with this Heroic Spirit?" Kiritsugu Emiya began to get serious. Could it be that he had really summoned a useless thing?

"It's probably a heroic spirit similar to the god of wealth, but a bit too fanatical about money. Don't doubt it, if nothing unexpected happens, this heroic spirit is really powerful," Su Mo said.

Kiritsugu Emiya stared speechlessly at the penguin clinging to the leg of a true tycoon; his heart had never felt so weary. Indeed, the path to justice was fraught with trials, not only from enemies but also from the world's malice, and even from the obstruction of one's own comrades.

Exhausted, Kiritsugu Emiya returned to the warehouse to continue his battle plan, even if it might not be used, he still had to do it.

"Who can help me get rid of this hairy beast?" Jin Shanshan asked, though he was looking directly at Su Mo.

Although Maya Busujima is the Master of this Servant, everyone feels that she seems to have no way to deal with this Servant unless she uses a Command Seal.

"I'm going back to practicing my swordsmanship." Maya Busujima nodded, turned around and left, very decisively and resolutely.

"Train the troops," Li Yunlong said with unparalleled arrogance, and then ran off like the wind.

"...As my Master, if I can't even handle this feathered beast, it would be too shameful," Gilgamesh said to Su Mo. For some reason, she instinctively didn't want to have any serious direct conflict with this penguin. Even now, with her legs being grabbed, Gilgamesh's most intense reaction was to use her "Shadowless Kick."

“He already said you’re a tycoon, so as long as you give him the money, it’s fine, right?” Su Mo said.

Gilgamesh was skeptical, but he still took out a glittering cup from the King's Treasure, which would definitely be considered a work of art by today's standards.

With a "whoosh," the moment Jin Shanshan took out the cup, he felt the penguin he was holding on his lap leave. Then, in less than the blink of an eye, the cup in his hand disappeared.

"As expected of a tycoon, you're much better than those poor bastards!" The penguin, having eaten the golden cup, said to Gilgamesh with a beaming smile.

"I did give you some money earlier, you know?" Su Mo couldn't help but say.

"So you're qualified to talk to me, you know that?" The penguin turned and glanced at Su Mo.

"Heh, what an interesting creature." Having already figured out a way to "deal with" this penguin, and one that would also showcase his unique nobility, Gilgamesh changed his attitude, elevating the penguin from a feathered beast to an interesting creature.

"Gilgamesh, ask Gilgamesh what special abilities this Arbiter has. He's not an ordinary Heroic Spirit; he must have been summoned because this Holy Grail War has changed so much," Su Mo said to Gilgamesh.