Such a Double Standard / ...

Such a powerful Servant actually wants to pay Mikaela a visit and become her Servant.

This puzzled Mikaela greatly, and she also found it strange that Arash should know very well that he was not an ordinary person.

"Is there any other reason?" Arash scratched his head, looked at Mikaela and chuckled, "You're human, and I'm Servant. Servant should act like Servant. Find Master."

Arash was a heroic Heroic Spirit summoned by chance. He was summoned to this Singularity by the Holy Grail, traveled a distance in the desert, rescued some refugees, and killed some wild monsters along the way.

He originally wanted to visit the legendary Holy City, but unexpectedly encountered Mikaela on the way.

The moment Arash saw Mikaela, Arash knew that this beautiful girl was definitely his Master.

It was a powerful intuition; he knew that Mikaela was no ordinary person, but as long as she was alive, there was no problem.

"This..." Mikaela was speechless. She canceled her Victorious state, returned to her original appearance, and looked at Arash, saying, "Do you still want me to be your Master now?"

At this moment, Mikaela still thought Arash was in Victorious's state and felt that she was just an ordinary person.

In fact, his true form had long since merged with Valkyrie and Medusa's Spirit Origin, making him, in a sense, not much different from Mash.

"Oh~"

Arash was surprised to see Mikaela restored to her original form. He glanced at Mikaela lower body, but quickly laughed and said, "A male Master is fine too."

"???"

Mikaela looked at Arash, who had a sun-like smile on his face, and sensed that something was wrong with him. It was normal for him to have Clairvoyance and realize that she was a man.

But he wasn't referring to the male Master, but rather to his own state, which meant he could no longer be considered purely human. Even so, would Arash still want to sign a contract with him?

"It's okay."

Arash was clearly joking. Standing on the sand, he smiled at Mikaela and said, "You're a nice person, so I'd like to make a contract with you."

"Also, I can roughly tell that you are not with those knights, so it would be a good thing for the two of us to travel together."

Before contacting Mikaela, Arash had obviously already met with Lancelot and Mordred, though their meeting was certainly not particularly friendly.

Given Mordred and Lancelot's temperaments, after witnessing Arash's abilities, they would either try to recruit him or kill him outright.

However, Arash is an extremely powerful Servant; even Lancelot couldn't guarantee a victory against him.

If Lancelot couldn't defeat Arash with certainty, Mordred would be even less likely to. Even if the two of them joined forces to attack Arash, they still wouldn't be able to capture him alive.

"Which knight did you encounter?" Mikaela asked, intrigued.

"He is Lancelot, a very famous knight," Arash said with a smile. "He sincerely invited me to visit the Holy City, but I am more interested in seeing this land. Since I have been summoned by the Holy Grail, it means that there are people here who need my help."

In order to observe the world more clearly, Arash rejected Lancelot's suggestion.

Of course, he was attacked by Lancelot as a matter of course.

"Hahaha, I can tell from your expression that you've fought with him, haven't you?" Arash seemed to have seen something and revealed a bright smile.

Although he is an upright and honest person, he seems to have some perverse tastes.

When Lancelot suddenly attacked him, he was startled. If he hadn't been quick, his head would probably have been chopped off by the other's sword.

"Hmm...no." Mikaela strode forward. He didn't want to sign a contract with Arash for the time being. Although the other party was very useful, he didn't want to have a Servant for no reason.

"No?"

Arash followed behind Mikaela, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He asked with some curiosity, "Could it be? He doesn't like to lay hands on 'beauties'?"

"..." Mikaela looked at Arash speechlessly. What's going on? Didn't you know I was a man?

Why do you still call me a beauty?

Although I am indeed quite pretty, physical appearance is something we are born with.

"Haha, my apologies." Arash realized his word choice was inappropriate and immediately apologized to Mikaela.

"He said I looked a lot like their king, so he couldn't bear to hurt me. He secretly called another knight to capture me," Mikaela said calmly. "However, that guy underestimated my strength, so the knight he called didn't manage to capture me."

Mordred is quite strong; ordinary third- or second-rate Servant are no match for her.

Lancelot's decision to send Mordred to capture Mikaela was clearly based on his perception that Victorious was weak.

Therefore, he felt that he didn't need to take action himself; he could just let Mordred on the other side go and grab Mikaela.

Unfortunately, Victorious is indeed weak, after all, she is a brain-type being, not the kind of warrior who fights bloody battles with enemies.

But Mikaela is different. He is someone who can fight Medusa, a first-class Heroic Spirit, to the death. Even if Mordred used the power given to him by the Lion King, he could not kill Mikaela instantly.

Although Lancelot eventually arrived, intending to capture Mikaela and Holmes.

However, Lancelot's plan ultimately failed due to the 'unexpected' arrival of King Hassan.

Chapter 342 A Perpetual Double Standard

Chapter 342

"Oh, I see. How wonderful!"

Arash smiled gently after hearing what Mikaela said.

"In that state, you resembled the legendary King Arthur in some ways. Lancelot and Mordred were tempted by your appearance and thus spared your life."

Arash sighed deeply at this point, thinking that the double standards were too severe.

He had only said that after traveling to various places, he would visit their cities, and Lancelot's smile immediately vanished.

Without saying a word, he drew his weapon and whispered, "That's the enemy."

Then he slashed at himself, and judging from his expression, he was attacking him with murderous intent.

If he hadn't reacted quickly enough, he would definitely have been injured by the other party.

Unexpectedly, when Mikaela said the same thing to him, Lancelot didn't kill her; instead, he even sent people to capture her.

This made Arash somewhat frustrated. They were both human, so why would Lancelot be so ruthless to him, but go easy on the boy next to him who looked like a girl but was actually a boy?

"Yes." Mikaela nodded slightly. He didn't tell Arash that he not only looked similar to King Arthur, but also had a similar temperament.

It was because of his appearance and demeanor that Lancelot and Mordred spared him.

Otherwise, given Mordred's insane state, if you only have a similar temperament or appearance, she wouldn't pay any attention to you. She would just blast you to smithereens with her Noble Phantasm and then go and mock Lancelot.

"So, are you going to visit the Pharaoh? I do know he is the master of this area, but I'd rather keep my distance from the pyramids." Arash gave an awkward yet polite smile.

He seemed to have an inexplicable aversion to the pyramids.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Mikaela asked, puzzled, not understanding why Arash would say that.

"Well, it seems that the 'me' of the past participated in a Holy Grail War." Arash stood on the desert, gazing into the distance, and sighed, "I can't remember that battle, but I assisted the 'enemy' in destroying one of their Noble Phantasm."

"..." Mikaela was silent, as if he had thought of something.

In FGO, Ramesses II seems to greatly admire Arash, referring to him as a hero.

Even at the Temple of Time, although Ramesses II appeared, he disdained the Demon God Pillar and felt that such a battlefield was not worthy of his personal appearance.

Then... as soon as Arash appeared, Ramesses II immediately changed his mind and threw himself into the battle without saying a word.

The relationship between the two can be described as delicate, but they have never actually interacted in FGO, and have not even had a formal conversation more than a few times.

Mikaela in his previous life was quite strange, but it wasn't until he saw the fragments of the Azure Silver with the help of netizens that he finally understood why Ramesses II called Arash a hero.

As for what Arash is talking about now, it's about how, within the fragments of Azure Silver, he helped the Old Sword destroy Ramesses II's pyramid.

Although he had no memory of that battle, Arash instinctively didn't want to get close to the pyramids, which is why he appeared in the desert but didn't want to visit the nearest pharaoh's forces.

"However, if Master wants to go, I will definitely accompany you. After all, if that Pharaoh is as difficult to talk to as those knights, I can lend a hand."

Arash smiled gently. If Mikaela wanted to go to the pyramids, he would definitely accompany her.

"I'm going to see Ramesses II." As she said this name, Mikaela glanced at Arash, as if to say something.

Yes, that's right, it's the guy whose grave you blew up.

"A very familiar name," Arash said with a smile. "He seems to be quite famous. I've heard he's the strongest pharaoh, a formidable opponent."

"I need the Holy Grail in his hands. If I want to defeat the Lion King, I need to obtain a lot of magic power."

Walking through the desert, Mikaela said calmly, "The Holy Grail contains a great deal of magic, enough for me to defeat the Lion King."

The Lion King is not invincible; she also has weaknesses, otherwise she wouldn't have summoned the Knights of the Round Table to interfere with her.

She might be very strong, capable of single-handedly sweeping away all beings in this Singularity.

Even Ramesses II couldn't see the existence that could defeat her, after all, he was the dead, while the Lion King was the living! A living god!

If she hadn't chosen to give up and not oppose Goetia would probably have personally intervened to eliminate her.

The Lion King, who is still alive, can pose a threat to Goetia; at the very least, Goetia's counter-summoning is ineffective against the Lion King.

"The Holy Grail? This is getting a bit tricky." Arash frowned slightly, feeling that the mission was not going smoothly, after all, the Holy Grail was a very valuable item.

Countless Holy Grail War have been fought around the Holy Grail.

Arash had also participated in the Holy Grail War, so he subconsciously felt that obtaining the Holy Grail would be an extremely difficult task.

"It's rather tricky."

Mikaela agreed with Arash's assessment that the situation was rather tricky, Ramesses II, who possessed the Holy Grail, was not afraid of the Lion King, because having the Holy Grail meant he could use all his power.

Even the Lion King couldn't attack him head-on, but if he lost the Holy Grail... then the Lion King certainly wouldn't let this opportunity pass.

Although Ramesses II did not value the Holy Grail, he had to consider his 'people'. What he was doing now was exactly the same as what the Lion King was doing.

He opened up the desert in order to preserve the human race and to ensure the survival of his people.

"However... I have a way to obtain the Holy Grail from him." Mikaela stopped and looked at the pyramids and Sphinx in the distance. She said calmly, "That is a fair fight. If I defeat him, then I will obtain the Holy Grail from him."

"Can you beat him?" Arash looked at Mikaela with a hint of doubt in his eyes. Ramesses II was a very famous figure.

In the world of Heroic Spirit, being famous doesn't necessarily mean being particularly powerful, but a great reputation is never undeserved.

In Arash's eyes, although Mikaela's aura was very powerful, she could at most fight against ordinary first-class Servant like himself. If she were to fight against those guys whose strength was ridiculously high...

It's still a huge loss.

Moreover... the other side also possesses the Holy Grail.

"I can't beat him." Mikaela laughed as he strode toward the pyramids, saying as he went, "But the Pharaoh, he must really enjoy gambling."

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Chapter 343 Nitocris

Upon arriving at the outer perimeter of the pyramids, Mikaela and Arash unsurprisingly encountered a large number of Sphinxes.

"Oh dear, oh dear, it seems our master doesn't want us to meet him so easily." Arash picked up his bow, stood before Mikaela, and smiled at the large flock of Sphinxes. "Master, give the order."

"... I am not your Master."

Mikaela was helpless. He hadn't even signed a contract with Arash yet, but the other party was already calling him Master.

"Hahahaha." Arash laughed loudly, but he didn't care much, because it didn't matter whether Mikaela was his Master or not. What mattered was that she had a unique aura.

That kind of temperament is very mysterious and makes people feel very comfortable.

It was as if being by her side was a pleasure, and that was why Arash wanted to follow Mikaela.

The battle began immediately, and in less than an hour, the Sphinxes were defeated by Arash.

Although there are many sphinxes, perhaps due to mass production, these sphinxes are not as strong as a single sphinx encountered in the desert.

Because Mikaela had come to ask for a favor, Arash did not kill the Sphinxes.

Although these sphinxes are weak, they can still easily deal with the monsters in the desert.

Ramesses II created them, probably in a similar manner to the Purification Knight of the Lion King.

They are responsible for guarding the surrounding area, dealing with the monsters that invade the area, and protecting the civilians in the city.

"How dare you! This is the land ruled by the Pharaoh! What do you think you're doing here?!"

Just after Arash defeated the Sphinxes, a woman holding a scepter and dressed rather provocatively stepped forward. She looked at Mikaela and Arash and scolded them, "I'll give you a chance since you didn't kill the Sphinxes. Get out of here now, or you'll have to blame me for being ruthless."

This is a warning, or rather... anyone would do this.

If you go to someone else's city and beat up their guards without saying a word, even the most good-tempered person wouldn't forgive that person.

Of course, the Sphinxes mass-produced here have no intelligence; they act like machines, and upon sensing the arrival of the Servant, they launch an attack without hesitation.