"You should be careful on your own."
Astolfo reminded him.
Leonidas frowned, thought for a moment, then spoke.
"This castle is far from simple. Watch out for the woman inside."
"I know. You should head back first."
Red Archer nodded to show that he would be careful, then watched Astolfo and the others leave. Once they were gone—
"The Matou Family... Sakura, could it be you?"
Red Archer murmured, then concealed himself and headed toward the Matou Family estate.
At the Emiya Residence, everyone looked strangely at the two people Astolfo had brought back.
"Shinji?"
Emiya exclaimed in surprise when he saw the unconscious Matou Shinji.
"Huh? Shirou, you know this annoying bastard?"
Astolfo somehow produced her signature branch and poked Matou Shinji in the face with it.
"Uh, he was an old classmate of mine. He used to bully Sakura a lot, and after I found out, I beat him up a few times, so... we don't have a very good relationship."
Emiya Shirou scratched his cheek, embarrassed to bring up his youthful recklessness.
"Good job, Shirou! You have my approval!"
Astolfo gave Emiya a thumbs-up.
Tohsaka Rin also knew Matou Shinji and disliked him even more, but she noticed Leonidas as well and spoke.
"This is Matou Shinji's Servant, right? Lancer?"
Leonidas glanced at Tohsaka Rin. He had not intended to answer her, but Astolfo shot him a glare, and he cleared his throat.
"Lancer, Leonidas I. Greetings, everyone."
That counted as a greeting. Tohsaka Rin nodded at Leonidas, and then Astolfo spoke.
"I brought this guy back so you could figure something out. This Matou Shinji is too disgusting—he doesn't deserve to be a Master at all. Which one of you can take away his Command Seals and become Lancer's new Master?"
Everyone around them froze at