038, The Despicable Outsider!!

Because of Caster, everyone abandoned the idea of going to the hotel in Shinto to look for Red Fox and headed first toward Ryudoji Temple by the school—

It gave Rimuru the feeling of doing a main quest—

"It's like how, before defeating the main boss, you always have to rescue people from different elite monsters or obtain items first..." Rimuru said strangely, earning an eye roll from Rin Tohsaka beside him.

"Anyway, even if it's just to protect me, we'll need Saber's help, right?" Rin said matter-of-factly. "Otherwise, if they attack me with an extra Rider on their side, you'll have a hard time too."

"Yeah, that makes sense..." Rimuru scratched his head.

"Still, no matter what, the other Servants have at least been doing their jobs. Even Assassin only launched one ambush against us in the end." Unlike Shirou Emiya beside her, who was already gasping for breath as they ran, Rin remained relaxed as she enhanced her physical abilities with magical energy. "But this Caster has already sunk to such despicable lengths?"

"Scheming and strategy are necessary qualities, if you ask me. He harmed ordinary people and gathered enough magical energy from several hundred people to build a workshop, but ultimately, it was all because he desired victory." Rimuru replied, "Rin, someone dedicated to summoning one of the three major classes should understand why Caster would do this."

The three major classes were Saber, Lancer, and Archer.

Among the Servants summonable under those three classes were many heroes who had existed during the Age of Gods. For example, Saber Artoria possessed the Red Dragon Factor within her body, equivalent to having half a magical-energy furnace. Every breath she took restored magical energy.

If Saber herself had not been so powerful, then with Shirou Emiya's abilities, any other