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The sound simulated by the system echoes in the space.

The Sword of Contracted Victory (Excalibur)——!

A huge blade of light appeared above her head, then accelerated down, forming a light like a fault, which dealt a powerful blow to the space.

Before Qiu Kulin could react, he was swallowed up by the penetrating light.

But after everything is over.

The blue spearman Qiu Kulin, who suffered such a blow, was not destroyed directly. Instead, his legs were shaking, and he barely stood on the ground with both hands holding the upright red spear.

If he was not a virtual "Servant", he might have a very rich expression at this moment.

Mashu was stunned for a long time before she recovered.

"Senior."

"What did you use?!"

"what?"

Ian was a little confused.

"Mashu, didn't you say that any attack would work?"

"But this is too much!"

Mashu looked at the "battlefield" in front of her, and a few drops of cold sweat appeared on her forehead.

"It may cause a serious burden on the system later!"

"Sorry, my problem." Ian admitted his mistake neatly.

"I just wanted to see if I could do this."

"..."

Mashu sighed, calmed down a little, and began to praise Ian.

"However, Senior is indeed worthy of being called the 'Monster of Group A'. He launched such a powerful attack the first time he used a 'Servant'."

"Fortunately."

Ian looked at the "battlefield" with a look of sadness in his eyes.

"I've seen the possibility that Altria is more powerful than this."

"Ah?" The girl opened her mouth slightly.

"Nothing, Matthew." Ian shrugged. "Just think of it as me complaining."

"but--"

"I would like to ask you one more question."

"what is the problem?"

"that is--"

Ian looked at Altria and Qiu Kulin.

"In this mock battle, are there really only three Servants that can be summoned?"

92. A fourth possibility besides the three simulated servants? (-word chapter)

"Eh?"

Mashu hadn't recovered from Ian's monstrous simulated battle performance yet, and was confused by his current words.

"Any options other than these three 'Servants'?"

"Senior Ian, is this what you want to express?"

"……almost."

"Let me look for it!" Mashu did not deny what Ian said right away. "I haven't participated in a mock battle for a while. Maybe the director has added new heroic spirit data to it!"

"Thank you so much, Mash."

"No, I feel very happy to be able to solve the problem for Senior Ian!"

After saying this, Mashu suddenly realized that her behavior seemed to have gone a little too far, so she immediately lowered her head and continued to operate in silence.

Her fingers moved back and forth on the empty space, and she looked serious and professional.

but--

The result was not as ideal as expected.

After fiddling with it for a while, Mashu looked up again with an embarrassed expression.

"Um...Senior Ian."

"what happened?"

"I didn't find anything other than the three 'Servants' you mentioned."

After reporting the situation, Mashu seemed a little remorseful.

Ian comforted her:

"It's okay, I just asked casually, you don't have to care so much."

"Yes, really?"

Mashu's expression relaxed a little.

But looking at her like this, Ian was thinking about other things.

As early as when he touched the beam of light of Artoria Pendragon (Saber), he had actually touched a certain strange feeling.

It was neither the surprise caused by the "reunion" with Altria, nor the surprise caused by seeing the magic technology of Chaldea.

It's just a feeling of being connected to something.

To describe it with a practical example, it is like you are holding one end of a rope, and at the other end of the rope, there is an object that you have no idea what it is.

He could confirm that it was not the influence of the name Altria Pendragon (Saber) itself.

So--

Is it a flaw in the simulation battle system?

Or is it that this feeling comes from coming into contact with these "Servants"?

Ian decided to solve the problem right there and then, instead of leaving any doubts behind.

"Matthew."

"Yes, Senior!"

"Can I choose again? I want to try other 'Servants'."

"Senior, do you want to experience your compatibility with other 'Servants'?"

"Well, that's pretty much what it means."

"No problem, I'll help you now!"

Mashu started fiddling with her fingers once again.

Soon, Artoria Pendragon (Saber) and Cu Chulainn (Lancer) disappeared from the "battlefield".

Immediately afterwards, the familiar three beams of light appeared in front of Ian.

Mashu's voice sounded at the right time.

"Senior, please make your choice again!"

"it is good."

Ian didn't really want to use Arash (Archer) or Cu Chulainn (Lancer) - he had no interest in them at all.

His purpose was simply to verify whether these two "servants" would give him the same feeling.

The actual results told him: this is not the case.

Neither Arash (Archer) nor Cu Chulainn (Lancer) had that feeling at all.

"Senior, how are you doing?"

"When they have a servant relationship with you, do you feel more comfortable with them?"

"Uh...so-so."

Ian replied casually, avoiding Matthew's question.

He has more important things to worry about.

"Then Mashu, since 'Servants' are the manifestation of the reappearance of 'Heroic Spirits', wouldn't that be a problem?"

"problem appear?"

"Yes."

Ian looked at the battlefield in front of him where no "Servants" had been summoned yet.

"If we say that the 'heroes' were famous heroes during their lifetime, they were remembered by human history because they left their glorious moments in human history."

"Shouldn't they all be the kings of their respective eras? Would they really be willing to enter into a servitude relationship with a stranger?"

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"For a Master who lacks power, isn't this like asking a child to manage an adult?"

“Hey, this—?”

Mash's beautiful violet eyes widened slightly.

Obviously, this was beyond her knowledge.

"Senior, the question you mentioned... I have never thought about it at all."

"After all, the simulation battle system has always been researched by the director. I don't really understand the underlying magic logic."

"I don't think I can answer such a question."

"Oh, that's how it is."

It seems that Mashu is not an omnipotent dictionary either.

But Ian wasn't surprised.

After all, if such an important secret could be known by just asking anyone, then Chaldea would most likely be doomed.

"It's okay, I just asked casually."

"correct--"

Ian grasped the light column of Artoria Pendragon (Saber) and summoned her to the "battlefield".

"Actually, I have had a question since just now."

"Why was Cu Chulainn (Lancer), who had received the sword of promised victory (Excalibur), still able to remain standing?"

"Is Excalibur not enough to kill him?"

"Oh...senpai, you want to know this?"

As Mash spoke, he once again summoned Cu Chulainn (Lancer) to the "battlefield" just like Ian did.

"Because this is a manifestation of the power of the 'Heroic Spirit'!"

"reflect?"

"Yes!" Mashu nodded.

"The 'Heroic Spirits' leave their own glorious moments in human history, and these moments in turn gain strength from human history and feed back to the 'Heroic Spirits' themselves."

"Just like the Sword of Promised Victory (Excalibur) you just mentioned, it is actually the glorious moment recorded after King Arthur Artoria Pendragon wielded the sword and led the British people to victory in battle after battle."

"Similarly, other 'heroes' also have their own moments of glory. Cu Chulin (Lancer) has the ability called battle continuation, which is a manifestation of legend becoming reality."

"By the way." Mashu waved her finger, "Different classes are actually a manifestation of strength!"

After listening to her words, Ian thought for a while and said: