In the end, Mo Shuying still got to enjoy a comfortable bath by himself, letting his newly reborn body relax completely.
Mo Shuying had nearly fallen asleep in the bath when August walked in wrapped in a towel, claiming he wanted to scrub Mo Shuying's back. Mo Shuying woke up on the spot and righteously refused.
Compared to that white-haired old man, Astolfo was definitely much easier to accept.
He put on the pajamas August had prepared and returned to the already tidied room. Having gone half a month without lying in a bed, Mo Shuying felt sleepy the moment he lay down.
Having a human body was a good thing, but unlike a Heroic Spirit, he could no longer go without food or sleep.
Mo Shuying quickly drifted into a dream. He seemed to have returned to his original world and become a superhuman hero admired by countless people.
Naturally, becoming a superhero came with countless admirers, including all kinds of beautiful women. Just as Mo Shuying was agonizing over which beauty to have an intimate exchange with tonight—
"Wuu!!"
A deep horn suddenly sounded! Mo Shuying shot upright in bed, his eyes flying open.
He turned to look at the time. It was only seven o'clock.
"Sleep at four, get up at seven—King Yama would praise me for having such a healthy body! What the hell is that Astolfo doing?!"
Mo Shuying threw off the thin blanket and got out of bed! Only then did his senses gradually awaken, and immediately—
"Hmm? Enemies again?"
Yes! Mo Shuying sensed two powerful presences in the courtyard, confronting Astolfo, Luvia, and the others.
But that was all he could sense. This was not the otherworld he had once protected, so he could not investigate freely.
"Someone came looking for trouble this early in the morning. Really..."
Mo Shuying walked to the window and pushed it open. It faced the courtyard directly, allowing him to see what was happening below.
Only—
"Hmm?"
The two strangers standing in the courtyard looked up toward the window, but they saw nothing.
Mo Shuying had already activated Presence Concealment, so they had not noticed him.
"These two are..."
Mo Shuying recognized the two intruders.
The two people confronting Astolfo in the courtyard were a man and a woman. The woman wore a business suit, her short wine-red hair making her look sharp and capable. A strange cylinder was strapped to her back.
The other was a blue-haired man holding a wooden staff. He wore pale blue mage robes, and his scarlet eyes radiated madness.
"Why are these two here?"
Bazett was the short-haired woman. Strictly speaking, she should have been on the same side as Luvia, so why did things look so tense between them now?
As for the blue-haired man, he appeared to be Caster Cu Chulainn, a powerful Rune Mage.
At that moment, Bazett spoke.
"Luvia, I did not come here to make an enemy of you. The master instructed me to come and bring back the Class Cards that you and Tohsaka Rin have collected. How many have you gathered? Can you hand them over to me?"
Bazett had originally come only to deliver a message, but Fuyuki City had suddenly been sealed off last night. In her confusion, she had also summoned a Servant and become a Master.
However, the ever-serious Bazett had not abandoned her mission because of that change in identity. She wanted to retrieve the Class Cards.
Luvia did not particularly like Bazett. Hearing her words, she said irritably, "We worked hard to find them, so why should we hand them over to you? Just because you are the Association's top combatant? Let me tell you, there are no Class Cards here. Want them? Go find them yourself!"
In Luvia's mind, Bazett was known as the Association's loyal hound, a female berserker with a far-reaching reputation. Now that she had become a Master and an enemy, she was extremely troublesome!
Bazett did not become angry at Luvia's words. She took out a string of gems and poured magical energy into it.
"The detection gems' answer should not be wrong. The Class Cards are in the castle behind you, and there is more than one. Hand them over, and I will turn around and leave."
The string in Bazett's hand had been specially made to locate Class Cards. She had followed its guidance to find this place.
She had intended to pour in more magical energy and search again, but the gems did not react at all.
"Huh? What is going on?"
Thinking the gems were broken, Bazett shook the string in her hand, looking unhappy. She had spent quite a lot of money making it! Who knew it would fail after only a few uses?
What she did not know was that the gems were not broken. Mo Shuying had simply concealed his presence.
All the remaining Class Cards were on Mo Shuying's person. It could be said that he was a Class Card signal transmitter—a gigantic one at that. Earlier, while he was asleep, his aura had leaked out completely, which was what had drawn Bazett here.
Luvia's eyes shifted when she saw this, and she spoke.
"Hmph~ See? I told you that you were making trouble for no reason. If there is nothing else, please do not disturb me. You count as my enemy now, and if you continue trespassing, I will not be polite with you anymore."
Luvia's threat was completely undisguised. Now that they were both Masters, they were enemies according to the rules of the Holy Grail War.
Luvia knew how formidable Bazett was. She was practically a humanoid Heroic Spirit, and that blue-haired mage looked formidable as well. If they truly fought, Luvia had no confidence that she could win.
But! Even if she knew she could not beat them, Luvia would not back down, because Mo Shuying was behind her! She was completely secure!
"That should not be possible... What is going on?"
Bazett fell into thought. Beside her, Cu Chulainn glanced at her, then raised his staff and tapped her on the head.
If they were counting bloodlines, Cu Chulainn should have been Bazett's ancestor. Giving his descendant a little knock was not a problem at all, especially one whose intelligence was so worrying.
"Since you were certain this was the place from the beginning, stop overthinking it. They must have used some method to hide them. Girl, give the order. In an instant, I will burn everything before us to ashes!"
Cu Chulainn wore a crazed expression. Even after becoming Caster, the madness in his blood had not diminished in the slightest.
Bazett came to her senses upon hearing Cu Chulainn's words.
"I see. Luvia, you are as cunning as ever. I will ask you one last time: will you hand over the Class Cards? If not, do not blame me for getting rough!"
As she spoke, Bazett took out a pair of black gloves and put them on. The gloves were covered in runes; once infused with magical energy, they became harder than tungsten steel and could also enhance the wearer's strength.
Just as the battle was about to erupt—
"Huh?"
To keep ordinary people from noticing, Luvia had activated an Isolation Barrier around the area. But at that moment, the barrier opened, and Tohsaka Rin walked in.
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