Vessel of the Holy Grail

"Rin! Don't be afraid! Mommy's here! I won't let those disgusting monsters hurt you."

Inside a hidden seaside cave, Aoi clutched her eldest daughter tightly, her face filled with despair and fear.

Though she herself was terrified to death and trembling uncontrollably from head to toe, she still did everything she could to fulfill her duty as a mother: protect her child.

But Rin was clearly not an ordinary little girl.

Although the summoned sea demons frightened her, they also stirred the defiant spirit buried deep in her subconscious.

In fact, the girl was far calmer than her mother, and she had realized that since they had not killed them immediately, they must have had some other purpose.

So for the time being, they probably did not need to worry about their lives.

Just as the young Rin was trying to figure out what kind of Familiar those sea demons were, the French Marshal standing at the center of the enormous Magic Circle suddenly snapped out of his concentration and let out a piercing laugh with a wide grin.

"Hahahaha! I never thought things would go so smoothly! It seems you really are somewhat useful after all."

"W-what exactly do you want?" Aoi gathered her courage and demanded.

"Nothing much. I merely want to use you to get my Master back. Berserker's power is simply too terrifying. I have no intention of confronting him head-on."

As he spoke, the French Marshal strode over and snatched the young Rin from Aoi's arms.

"No! Give me back my daughter! You pervert! Lunatic! Murderous monster!"

Aoi immediately charged at him like a madwoman, trying to seize Rin back from his hands.

But unfortunately, she was merely an ordinary married woman. Perhaps Magus blood flowed through her veins, but compared to a Servant with