You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

"But no matter which of the two camps wins, we will be their next target for elimination?"

"The same is true in reverse. We are also waiting for the time when both of them will be defeated or one of them will die and the other will be injured."

Iori narrowed his eyes and said patiently, "There are still many variables in this war. I don't know if it can be decided by words and fantasies alone... It is still unknown who the goddess of victory will lift up her skirt for~"

"..."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Iori noticed that Sera seemed to be in a daze and reminded her. The silver-haired girl came back to her senses and immediately looked away embarrassedly.

"Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?"

——This man is a bad guy!

Sera was in a depressed mood and felt that she couldn't answer this question. Iori knew that he shouldn't ask the question but asked it with malicious intentions anyway.

"I just think you're a little different...huh?"

The silver-haired girl was just speaking casually, but after she finished speaking she subconsciously felt something was wrong. She turned around and looked at Iori seriously, her beautiful eyebrows slightly frowned.

The "seriousness" this time was different from the previous one. That time, he was appreciating the facial features and expressions, but this time, he was observing and examining the state of the contracted servant from the perspective of a magician and a master.

However, Iori's specific values ​​are difficult to interpret. Sera doesn't even know what his Noble Phantasm is. Even if she opens her eyes wide to look, she can't find any specific differences. She just vaguely feels that something has changed.

"Berserker, you... always feel... is it my illusion? You seem to be a little stronger."

"Really? I think it's very ordinary, nothing special."

Iori smiled calmly and said, "But strictly speaking, a few trivial things did happen."

"Little things?"

Sera blinked and asked curiously, "Can you tell me about it?"

"It's okay, it's nothing important, it's just that my panel attributes (status) have improved a little."

"what?"

Sera was shocked at first, then her face changed and she said seriously: "This is impossible!"

"Ok?"

"No matter how talented they were in life, Heroic Spirits are all 'dead' without exception. The summoned Servants are just a certain aspect of history. Their abilities and Noble Phantasms are fixed. In addition to the Master's aptitude, they can't be changed in general.

Even if a Servant has a spiritual foundation similar to that of a physical body, he is not a living being after all, and there is no such thing as 'growth potential'!"

Volume 117: Death Comes to the Holy Grail War: Chapter : Finally I can increase my luck!

Sera was very confident that it was common knowledge in the Holy Grail War that Servants could not "grow", so she was full of doubts about Iori's statement. Iori calmly took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and then slowly began to explain.

“What you said is indeed correct, but that is just common sense. The Holy Grail War and Heroic Spirits are beyond common sense.

Although magicians can create summoning rituals to allow heroes from history to return to the world, they are only taking advantage of loopholes in the rules of the world. In fact, they have not really mastered the secret of "summoning heroic spirits", and their understanding of "spiritual bases" is just like a blind man touching an elephant."

Sera pursed her lips after hearing this, knowing that what Iori said was true.

Although summoning servants is very common in this world line, it is actually of high quality because its prototype is the "Heroic Spirit Summoning Mechanism".

The authentic summoning of heroic spirits is a miracle that surpasses great magic. It is a self-defense mechanism that is activated when the restraining force (Alaya) encounters a disaster that threatens the survival of civilization. It summons the heroes on the throne of heroes to prevent the disaster from happening or solve the source of the disaster.

This is the final line of defense that is rarely used by the inhibitory force. Usually, some "small troubles" are solved by dispatching their own personal thugs, also known as "Guardians".

In other words, "Summoning Heroic Spirits" is a last resort means of suppressing force, and no matter how hard humans try, they cannot master this kind of miracle.

Regardless of whether it is the authentic Holy Grail War of the Big Three or the various sub-Holy Grail Wars, the Heroic Spirits they summon are essentially "low-profile versions".

According to the setting of "FGO", the Heroic Spirits summoned by the Suppression Force will be equipped with a Grand Spirit Base, which can maximize the power of the Heroic Spirits and is almost equivalent to the original body on the Throne of Heroes.

As for the ordinary spirits in the Holy Grail War...

Let's put it this way, if the Heroic Spirit is regarded as a pilot, then the crown spirit base is Strike Freedom, and the ordinary spirit base is just Zaku. Some outstanding ones can get a "Red Horned Triple Speed".

But that's all, it can't be compared with Gundam.

In other words, the magicians, despite using all their wisdom, could only perform the crudest imitations and had never truly thoroughly understood the ritual.

Interestingly, even so, magicians generally tend to look down on servants, and many people regard them as "familiar demons". However, every Holy Grail War has a few examples to warn people:

Even if they have the most ordinary spiritual base, servants cannot be manipulated at will by humans!

The more arrogant the magician, the more miserable his end will be.

Sera suddenly realized that as a man-made human, she had become unconsciously arrogant, just like an ordinary magician... But perhaps this was the prejudice accumulated by the "Einzberns" over generations.

"The panel data of the servants is not fixed. There are many ways to strengthen the servants that I know of."

Iori thought about it and decided to rule out the enhancement method of killing monsters and dropping materials in "FGO", and he didn't intend to reveal the fact that he was still "alive".

After all, whether the state of the God of Death can be considered as a living person...it is hard to say. It’s just that compared to the Heroic Spirit, the God of Death has an extra potential for growth.

"First, there are the Holy Relics. Although most of them can only be used as carriers of 'Fate' to summon Servants, some of them are well preserved or contain powerful mysteries and can be used as magic ceremonies or even treasures.

Isn't the Rhine Gold you collected of this type? If you give it to a Servant with the attributes of 'Dragon' or 'Dragon Slayer', the other party's ability value will increase - isn't this incredible?"

"No...it's indeed very likely." Sera nodded. She had put aside her so-called common sense and listened carefully to Iori's explanation.

There is another good example that Iori hasn’t mentioned, that is Arthur in the original Fate. The holy relic that summons her is a scabbard, and the scabbard itself is also her treasure. The strength of Arthur with and without the scabbard is completely two different things!

"Another possibility is that the Servant holds a similar legend, which will cause fluctuations in his own strength."

Iori then said, "For example, the Sun Knight Gawain, his strength during the day and at night is completely different. Similarly, there is Toyotomi Hideyoshi from the Far East, who is called the Son of the Sun. His life experiences are sublimated into a treasure, which is a cycle of strength increasing day by day and then gradually declining.

——Of course, there are rules to follow.

There are also irregularities, for example, the knight Astolfo has a legend of "borrowing weapons from others", so it is possible for him to equip the treasures left by others and thus change his own strength.

There is even our rival, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada.

After receiving the flesh, the servant can naturally improve himself through training, and that guy is born with a special physique. Not to mention the data panel, even the magic circuits are changing all the time! "

Speaking of Amakusa, he is truly an inspirational example. After gaining a second life and body, instead of enjoying life, he went to the Middle East to be a partner of justice, and dug the soil diligently for fifty or sixty years...

Look at a certain rich guy who was also incarnated. He stayed in Fuyuki for ten years and turned into a model otaku!

"So...which one are you?"

Sera opened her suitcase, took out a small bottle from it, poured some paint on the table, and then quickly drew a symbol with her fingers. The obscure magical fluctuations spread out, temporarily shielding this place, making the sound unable to be transmitted as if separated by a thick layer of glass.

What Iori is going to say next is closely related to his strength. As a master, Sera behaves very cautiously.

"Because I am a wanderer who was driven out of my home. If I want to return to the kingdom of God, I must make achievements outside!"

Iori said seriously: "In the Holy Grail War, only ordinary spiritual servants can be summoned, and beings like gods cannot be summoned. You know this, right?"

Seeing Sera nodded, he continued: "So, even though my 'true body' is a main god, it is not allowed to descend according to common sense. Even if I want to wear a vest, I must at least give up most of my divinity."

After all, this is just the Holy Grail War, not a singularity where demons run rampant. Guys who are too outrageous cannot get out.

"However, due to my deeds in my previous life, I gained a rather peculiar spiritual attribute after being summoned.

Simply put, I will be born into this world as an 'exile', with only ordinary spiritual power and a very weak fame bonus.

However, as I carry out my activities in this world, every time I accomplish something, my spiritual foundation will be additionally strengthened and I will gain a popularity bonus.

In particular, achievements that are consistent with my experiences during my lifetime will greatly increase my fame and may even allow me to obtain the corresponding Noble Phantasm.

If one can accomplish all the important feats and reach perfection, then one can return to the Kingdom of God as recorded in the records—that is, obtain a powerful spiritual foundation comparable to that of the gods!

It’s just that generally there aren’t that many opportunities…

In the previous battle, it was precisely because I met Shuten-doji that my spiritual base was strengthened much more than before due to our affinity that you could notice it... It's a pity that just injuring her had such an effect. If I could cut off her head, my sword would probably be able to fire a light cannon..."

"There is such a strange servant?!" Even though Sera had prepared herself mentally, she was still so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.

"Isn't this just like reenacting a heroic epic? And, Iori, you...are actually a god?"

"Who knows? Maybe I am just a mortal warrior who accidentally took the name of a god."

Iori smiled slightly. His strength increased because he got a bond CG from Sera - but there was no need to explain this to her.

In "Aka Kill" and "Bleach", Iori has many followers, and quite a few of them have formed a deep bond with Iori.

Because of the effect of the talent "Single-minded Admiration·Reverse", the thoughts they place on Iori will promote Iori's own progress and occasionally contribute some painting style value.

The quantity is not large, but the value lies in that it can be accumulated for a long time. Similar to the automatically refreshed CG style, it is an extremely important strategic resource.

Now, Sera has also become an assistant to Iori, although she herself is not aware of it.

"Iori, what's your real name?"

"Aizen Iori, this is my real name, I don't want to lie to you.

But if it is in this Holy Grail War, my identity is that of a stubborn person who was driven out of the house by his father and sister one after another, wandering alone on the earth, and finally making achievements in slaying dragons and being recognized by the gods again, such as Takeyasu O-no-Mikoto, Susanoo Nobuyuki, and Kagura-no-tsuji.

Susanooo!"

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【Winter Shape】

(From Sera's Bond CG)

Minor improvement in spirit

Maneuverable and slight lifting

Avoidance: Slight improvement

Style value +2

Special Skills:

[Holy Grail's Favorite D]

Gaining the favor of the Holy Grail from a parallel world, he received invisible blessings and his luck value increased slightly.

(The effect can be improved with the bond level)

Volume 118: Death Comes to Holy Grail War: Chapter : Why the Priest Became a Phantom Thief

On the country road leading to the small Romanian town of Tulifas, the peaceful night was broken by the fierce clanging of steel, the dazzling flames and the dark wind pressure strangled each other, and the sword energy of dusk and the emerald green meteors collided with each other!

Even without deliberate destruction, the aftermath alone completely destroyed the winding road that stretched for hundreds of meters, as well as the vast wilderness on both sides of the road.

Perhaps the warring parties intentionally chose this wilderness as the battlefield was located inside the city, otherwise it would be easy to raze a small town to the ground.

It was a surreal scene, an exaggerated battle that could only be seen in myths. The human eye could not discern what was going on inside. All one could see was invisible shock waves ravaging the earth and trees, and the defeated flames turning the surroundings into purgatory like incendiary bombs...

At the edge of the battlefield, there was a Valkyrie wearing silver armor and holding a flagpole, standing still in the fierce wind, watching the battle carefully, and was fortunate enough to record this great battle that returned to the mythological era.

Ruler Joan of Arc, this girl who had a huge influence on French history, not only saved her country during her lifetime, but her spirit has continued to inspire the French people even hundreds of years later - except for World War II, France has always been brave.

From the outside, her facial features are delicate and regular, somewhat similar to the black Knight King Rider, but she lacks the majesty of a hegemon. Instead, she has an awe-inspiring and inviolable aura and an indelible compassion in the depths of her eyes.

——This woman seems to be born to save people from suffering.

The holy girl has beautiful golden hair that looks like a wheat field in late autumn, which is braided and hangs down behind her. The armor on her body is not bulky, but a close-fitting type with some fabric decoration, which sets off her beautiful figure very well.

She looks almost exactly like King Arthur when he was a girl, so in a Holy Grail War in a certain world line, an anonymous goldfish-eyed magician once mistook her for someone else.

This is really a funny thing. How can you just look at the face? If you move your gaze down to the chest - can you still make a mistake?

boom!

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Violent explosions shook the whole area, and strong heat waves hit Joan of Arc, forcing her to raise her arms to protect her face. Even though she was an aloof judge, she couldn't help but feel frightened by the battle.

The protagonists on the stage are four servants, two black and two red, namely Saber and Rider on the black side, and Lancer and Rider on the red side.

These four people all possess powerful strength that can be regarded as the top servants. From martial arts to Noble Phantasms and legendary levels, they are all impeccable. Even the magic supply from their masters is abundant, allowing them to fully display their strength.

It is no exaggeration to say that any one of these four people would be strong enough to win the championship in an ordinary Holy Grail War, and it would be almost impossible for them to meet an opponent.

In every Holy Grail War, if one or two of these Servants could be summoned, it could be considered a very high level.

Like now, four top servants gathered together to fight - at least it has never happened in this world line!

Only in a special war mode like the Red and Black War can such a grand scene appear!

Of course, Joan of Arc would not be excited by this. Although she gained fame in the war, she herself did not like fighting and sacrifice.

In addition, the reason why these four servants fought here was related to her. In a sense, she was the central figure, so her mood was quite complicated:

The red side is here to kill her, while the black side is here to protect her.