010, A Private Meeting with Saber (Yay!)

"To win the Holy Grail War—in other words, winning the Holy Grail War itself is your wish, right, Rin?"

Hearing that, Rin Tohsaka nodded again.

"Then this becomes simple." Rimuru turned around and looked at the others. "Since I don't have any particular wish myself, then..."

"Archer?"

"Impossible!" At the same moment Rimuru finished speaking, Rin and Saber spoke almost simultaneously. They exchanged a glance. Saber clenched her fists and slowly sat back down, while Rin seemed to realize something and promptly fell silent.

The reason she had voiced her question was that a Heroic Spirit without a wish would not answer a summons, much less become a Servant.

Yet only when she saw Saber did she realize Archer was their side's Heroic Spirit. Whether he was lying or had forgotten, she should not have brought it up and exposed their situation.

If he was lying, it had to be a strategy. Although such a simple lie would be easily exposed, even if it was exposed, it should not have been by one of their own.

And if he had forgotten, then... once it was revealed that their Archer had been incompletely summoned by her, not only would she appear far too incompetent before the Lord, but Archer's disadvantage would also be exposed.

Realizing she had made such a mistake—one she never should have made—her face flushed with embarrassment. Annoyed, she pinched her own leg. What are you doing, Rin?!

"Hehe. Since neither of the two who raised objections is saying anything, let me ask instead, Archer." Seeing this, Lord Animusphere spoke with a light laugh. "As a Heroic Spirit, why would you claim that you have no wish?"

"And Archer, before you swung your sword earlier, you also said that you wanted to change the outcome of your own