Why fight the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

Tiramat also walked in at this time. Because she had read too many modern parenting books, her current concepts were somewhat similar to those of normal humans, but she still retained her original thinking in some aspects.

"..."

Hei Zhen's momentum weakened a bit. "I'm a villain, a witch... This kind of thing doesn't matter..."

"Who calls themselves a villain?"

Tim's mother showed a distressed expression, "I think I've seen this kind of behavior somewhere... I think it's called... Chunibyo?"

Jiang You had no way to communicate with Ti Ma about this, so he simply changed the subject.

"Timo, have you forgotten about Jeanne's situation? Since I summoned you back, she's the only one left there."

"...You're right. She should still be being hunted by other kids over there."

Only then did Tima remember what happened with Bai Zhen. Even her attitude towards other people was close and distant.

"Jiang You, you want to help her, right?"

"Not only me, but Hei Zhen here also thinks so."

Jiang You pointed at Hei Zhen who was ready to fight and dragged her in.

"No, I went there to laugh at her!"

Hei Zhen retorted.

Tima looked around at Heizhen with an expression of sudden enlightenment.

"I think I understand. This kid is what's called a tsundere, right?"

"As expected of you, Tima. You saw through Black Zhen's true nature right away!"

"Tsundere? What tsundere? You are the tsundere! Your whole family is tsundere!"

"Is this an admission? But I'm not, Mom~"

Joan of Arc narrowly avoided an arrow aimed at her leg. The arrow struck her skirt, sparking violently before being deflected aside. She looked around, but could see no trace of her attacker. If she hadn't possessed a revelation skill similar to intuition, she would have been unable to dodge such a silent attack.

With Jeanne's perception, any Servant not within a hundred meters of Assassin's body could be invisible to her, indicating that the enemy had already targeted her vulnerable, unarmored area from several hundred meters away. Considering this was a dense jungle, it would have been fine if the enemy had been nearby, but now he was at least a hundred meters away, completely out of the way of the trees, so the attack was completely silent. This was simply incredible.

Before Jeanne could even catch her breath, the sound of piercing air echoed from above, and emerald green arrows rained down upon her surroundings. Unlike the previous miraculous attack, this one was incredibly ferocious, clearly launched by another Servant. And judging by the intensity of the attack, it was likely the opponent's Noble Phantasm.

"It seems the second Archer has arrived. While this might expose our position, there's nothing we can do about it—I offer this prayer. Please protect my friends and companions. My Lord is here!"

Flags were flying and golden light shot up into the sky. The arrows were blocked by the light and could not move forward at all.

"What an exaggerated Noble Phantasm."

Atalanta looked quite unhappy as she saw all of her Noble Phantasms being blocked.

"But if that's the case, that big fool should be able to find his position. A defensive Noble Phantasm is really passive. But you, the famous Chiron, won't you use your Noble Phantasm?"

Chiron shook his head. As the teacher of many heroes, he had long seen what Atalanta was thinking. A fellow Greek archer, Atalanta was looking for a challenge. "Young people are truly energetic, which is a good thing. Competition is motivation. My Noble Phantasm couldn't penetrate this Saint's defenses either. In that respect, we're even, so it's a draw."

Atalanta was not very satisfied with this answer. She and Chiron originally had the opportunity to compete fairly on the battlefield, but unfortunately the general trend was so strong that they had to cooperate for the time being.

"Saint? Can this girl really be a saint? Beast... It's hard to imagine such a thing even exists. She's a saint, but she actually joined Beast. Could it be that, as that annoying Caster said, she's actually a witch? Gildred's becoming Bluebeard is probably inextricably linked to her..."

It's not that Atalanta has any problem with Jeanne, it's mainly because it's too bizarre that Ruler and Beast are mixed together, especially Beast, who is an enemy of mankind.

"I don't quite understand why she's acting with Beast. But we also have a Ruler on our side, and there can't be two Rulers at the same time in a Holy Grail War, so Jeanne probably wasn't summoned officially."

Chiron shook his head. During a previous encounter, he had the good fortune to see the Beast, a smaller, white girl with a pair of enormous horns. She looked adorable, but the spiritual base that frightened him was truly real. He suspected that if a fight broke out, all the Servants here, even with the powerful Hero of Charity and Dragon Slayer, would be no match.

"Given Jeanne's personality, it's unlikely she would be the enemy's vanguard. There are two possibilities. One is that this isn't the real Jeanne, and the other is that the Beast possesses powers similar to mind control. In any case, there's no problem controlling Jeanne first."

"We need to control Jeanne before the Beast reappears, right?"

Atalanta nodded. The real battle was still to come, and there was no need to rush to see who was the winner.

"Since long-range attacks are ineffective, let's leave it to the more mobile classes. Our Rider... oh, there's no need to hide his identity now. Your student, Achilles, has already gone to intercept. Is it about time for your Black Rider to be dispatched?"

"Rider on our side..."

Chiron had an indescribable look on his face. How could he explain Astolfo's obsession with a homunculus? "I'm afraid he won't be able to come for the time being. Even Assassin can't be dispatched. The original Master is currently missing."

"Your Assassin can't be deployed either."

Atalanta was helpless. There were only two classes with high mobility. It seemed that the current attack could only be carried out by Achilles alone.

……

"What a mess I am."

A familiar voice came from behind Jeanne. If it were any other voice, she wouldn't have stopped. She still hadn't figured out the true purpose of the Ruler she'd illegally summoned, and she couldn't let herself die in such an unclear state. But this voice was impossible to ignore. Though the tone was different, it was clearly her own name.

Joan of Arc looked back and saw a "Joan of Arc" who looked exactly like her except for the color of her hair and makeup appeared behind her.

"Who are you?!"

Jeanne became alert and subconsciously used her True Name Seer, but the response from her True Name Seer surprised her because the person opposite her was indeed Jeanne.

"You are me!?"

"It seems you have no related memories."

Black Jeanne was very disappointed. She thought this Jeanne was the same Jeanne who was acting with the Chaldea group at that time.

"That's too boring, but it's almost the same. So, how do you feel about being betrayed by a saint? How does it feel to be slandered again, to be accused of being a witch again? Are you angry? Do you hate it?"

Although she didn't know which of her own was being addressed, she believed the other person had likely seen her in this state. Jeanne replied honestly to this "self."

"Of course I'm not angry, because what they said was true. They just didn't want to believe my explanation. As for hatred, of course I don't have any. They are also fighting for humanity. How can I hate them?"

"Huh, what a stern, saintly answer!"

Heizhen snorted coldly. Although she had expected this, she was still very dissatisfied when she heard Baizhen say it.

"Even if they accuse you of trumped-up crimes again, it doesn't matter, does it? Can you honestly admit that you weren't a saint in life, and they're just trying to make amends after you've died?"

As Black Zhen spoke, she became increasingly angry. As soon as White Zhen nodded, she would raise the flames of anger again. She had chosen to give up before, simply because this anger did not belong to Jeanne d'Arc.

"But I have indeed received divine revelation. Even if they say so again, it cannot change the facts."

Although Bai Zhen was a womanizer, she was indeed a saint. She looked at Hei Zhen who asked the question in confusion, feeling that she seemed a little weird.

"I have no other choice but to let her be beaten to death."

When Heizhen thought that she came here to stand up for this person, she felt powerless.

"Shouldn't you have known this would be the outcome?"

Jiang You thought that Hei Zhen already had the memory of the first characteristic, and similar conversations had already taken place before.

"Isn't this just in case?"

Hei Zhen sighed and leaned against the tree, "I am indeed not her. There is no way I can be her."

Looking at the black-haired young man walking out from the side, Joan of Arc called out his name immediately.

"Jiang You?"

"Okay, so you know me but you don't know me, right?"

Heizhen clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction.

"You know me... It seems like you're my Joan of Arc. That makes things much easier."

Jiang You had summoned Bai Zhen twice, and had never seen her anywhere else. So the one who knew him must be the one he had summoned.

"You...how did you end up here?"

Bai Zhen suddenly became reserved, and she seemed more nervous than before.

"Why is it still an honorific?"

Black Jeanne looked at her white self in confusion, because Jeanne had no habit of using honorifics. Jiang You was not a Master.

"Because... because Mr. Jiang You was my servant before, almost like a master."

Bai Zhen had never felt that his mind was working so fast.

Jiang You was indeed a little confused. Most servants had never made any super-game speeches, but Bai Zhen said that they didn't experience much at the time, so Jiang You only suspected that it was a prompt or easter egg triggered by some task. But now after experiencing so much, Bai Zhen's behavior was a bit strange.

Just when Jiang You was about to get to the bottom of the matter, an uninvited guest broke in.

"I was wondering why it suddenly stopped. It turns out it was someone else's accomplice."

The green-haired Servant broke into the conversation of several people at an extremely fast speed.

"Black? White? Why are there two? And there's also an unfamiliar male Servant... Your aura doesn't seem right either."

"Heel?"

The recognizable hair color and scarf allowed Jiang You to recognize the visitor at the first sight.

"Did you see my weakness at first sight? It seems being too famous isn't a good thing."

Achilles subconsciously blocked behind him with his gun. Jiang You gave him a bad feeling. Although his presence was weak, the sense of danger did not diminish at all. "Since you already know my name, shouldn't you also tell me yours? I don't want to end up not knowing who I defeated."

It would be best to get intelligence on the enemy, but Achilles didn't actually have any hope; it was just a polite remark. Unexpectedly, the other party nodded in agreement.

"Jiang You."

478

Chapter 478: Since he is a Greek hero, it is better to use a Greek hero to fight you.

"Jiang You?"

Achilles pondered for a moment, realizing that the knowledge granted by the Holy Grail contained no information related to this name. This was a bit awkward; the other party could see through his plan at a glance, while he knew nothing about them. Even if they weren't his rivals, it still seemed a bit rude. "...Excuse me, who was it?"

"You haven't heard of normal, what about Azathoth?"

"..."

Achilles wore a bewildered expression; it was clear that such a role was beyond the scope of the Holy Grail's knowledge. He suspected Jiang You was teasing him, but the expressions of the two Joans beside him made it seem genuine. Regardless, he couldn't afford to be weak in his demeanor. He was a renowned hero, and many of his acquaintances were participating in this Holy Grail War. He couldn't afford to lose face here.

"I still don't know you. You're not some unknown person, are you? And you look like an Oriental, right? Are you trying to make fun of me by giving me that name?"

"If even the Lord God Azathoth doesn't know me, then I can only be considered a nobody."

Jiang You looked at his heels with a smile. The popularity of the special job category "Foreigner" was not that high, so it was understandable that he was not clear about his heels.

"Well, now that you've got the information, why don't you run away? It will be too late then."

"Lord God? That's not what you call big talk. Have you ever seen a real god?"

As a servant from the Age of Gods, Achilles had witnessed the power of gods, let alone those at the level of a major god. Jiang You gave him a dangerous feeling, but not to this extent.

"Let me test your quality!"

"Do you really want to do this?"

Jiang You laughed even more happily. The servants all had their own pride. After all, they were all top heroes or villains in their lifetime. Basically, they would not submit to anyone who was not from the same faction.

"In that case, I give you a choice. Duel in my Noble Phantasm, or fight my summon head-on."

Jiang You actually wanted to go up himself, but considering his mediocre martial arts skills, he gave up. He couldn't activate his passive skill easily, so he could only be a summoner.

"Dueling Noble Phantasm?"

Achilles sneered. Who would be stupid enough to duel with an unknown servant in the opponent's Noble Phantasm? It was obvious with a heel that the rules of the duel were biased towards the opponent.

"You'd better keep your little tricks to yourself, and don't blame me for being mean. This concerns the survival of mankind. I don't have time to waste on you!"

A swift victory! Achilles immediately activated his passive Noble Phantasm, Comet Run, allowing him to cross a vast battlefield in a single breath, even obstacles unimpeded. This constantly active Noble Phantasm allowed him to move at breakneck speeds, regardless of ground movement. The only drawback was that it greatly exposed his Achilles tendon, a weakness few could counter.

Jiang You's senses were now very quick, and he caught the sign of the charge the moment his heel kicked in. The summons were ready, and now he could summon almost all the servants he could summon at once. However, a group fight like that would be too boring, and since they were all on vacation, dragging them into overtime would be a bit of a letdown.

Jiang You thought about it for a while and came up with a great idea. He also had several Greek servants on his side, so he might as well do some work.

"Have you reacted yet?"

In a flash, Achilles had rushed in front of Jiang You, sweeping his spear across. The distance was just right, and the sharp spear tip was just enough to tear Jiang You's body apart.

"But it's no use, it's too slow, too slow!"

"it hurts!!"

Achilles hadn't expected to defeat Jiang You so easily. Jiang You had mentioned that he had summoned another creature, clearly one as powerful as Black's Caster. As long as he wasn't given the chance, there was nothing to fear. However, he hadn't expected Jiang You's summon to require any prerequisites. A golden figure appeared right in the path of his attack, blocking the spear and letting out a loud cry of pain.

Achilles dodged quickly, fearing that he would be in trouble at such a close distance. However, the opponent's summoned creature had no intention of chasing him. Instead, it sat down on the ground and rubbed its shoulder that was swept.

Achilles looked closely and found that the person summoned was also someone he knew.