"Contract?"
"Mm, something like a self-binding pledge..."
The more Kischur spoke, the more something felt wrong.
What the hell am I saying?!
Isn't this just making trouble for myself?!
"No need. You've already said it, so you will definitely do it. The Great Flock will make sure you continue."
If Sakura's teacher were a Sea Creature, she would definitely be happier, right?
Whether Kischur died or not didn't matter.
As long as Kischur agreed, that was enough.
The rest could be left to the Great Flock.
"Then... may I leave now?" Kischur asked.
"Mm. Of course." Skadi turned to leave. However, just as she was about to enter the room, Kischur finally couldn't suppress his curiosity.
"May I ask—what exactly was that creature just now—"
Though there was a risk, Kischur still wanted to get a clear answer.
"The Great Flock. Sea Creatures. My blood relatives," Skadi said.
"The Great Flock? Sea Creatures? Are they phantasmal beasts?"
"No, merely creatures," Skadi said.
"Creatures...?"
"Please do not ask any further." Skadi's tone and manner changed, and for a moment, she seemed like a completely different person.
Kischur shuddered as well.
"The Great Flock has already completed its mission. The Great Flock has no interest in this land. Do not gaze into the abyss, magus."
Skadi had no intention of explaining further.
She had already spoken enough today.
"Good night, magus. May you have a dry and pleasant dream."
The door closed.
Leaving Kischur drenched in sweat.
He immediately turned around and fled as though flying.
"What a joke! This isn't some countryside mage competition at all!"
The real world's Holy Grail War was completely different from what he had imagined.
He couldn't win!
There was absolutely no way to win!
"That thing just now wasn't a Servant at all! It was