The temptation of the Holy Grail, the all-powerful wish-granting device, was too great. Coupled with the twenty "Dragon Tooth Soldiers" Medea had arranged for him, a force that could truly be called formidable, Atram ultimately took the bait.
In his view, even if Medea had some scheme of her own, he still had Command Spells in hand. And even if he was no match for the other Masters, he still had enough strength left to escape.
With his Mage's Garb in hand and a squad of Dragon Tooth Soldiers behind him, Atram followed Medea's instructions and soon found Rin Tohsaka and Shirou Emiya lying in wait near the mansion.
The two had originally been hiding here, waiting for word from Archer Emiya and preparing to attack at any moment. Yet neither of them had expected to be flanked.
As for Atram, when he saw Rin Tohsaka and the others, he was clearly stunned as well.
To be honest, their group of two women and one man surprised him a little. He had thought there was only one Master among them, but there were actually three people here.
However, Atram was only briefly stunned when he saw the three of them. Then he was overjoyed.
Although there were three of them, judging solely by their appearances and magical power, they were nothing more than little girls and brats.
Atram recognized the black-haired Rin Tohsaka. After all, when he had arrived in Fuyuki City, he had specifically investigated the so-called Three Great Families.
As for the other two... the red-haired boy's magical power was utterly unremarkable. Though he was a mage, he was plainly third-rate even among third-rates.
The blonde girl had an extraordinary bearing and appearance, but Atram could not sense any magical energy from her. She was probably just an