"That would be hard to say. I never intended to defy God's will."
There was no need to think too deeply about it. Jeanne's summoning had been abnormal from the very beginning. It had been a possession-style summoning performed by borrowing a human body. At first, it had seemed like a side effect caused by the unprecedented summoning of fourteen Servants, but upon closer consideration, the opposite was true. With fourteen Servants guaranteed to throw the situation into chaos, the Great Holy Grail should have ensured that Ruler was summoned correctly no matter what.
The reason it had ultimately failed was because the Great Holy Grail's recognition had become confused. And the reason this priest had kept avoiding her was that he, too, was a Ruler. One of the skills granted by Ruler's privileges was "True Name Discernment."
This skill, which could identify a Servant's class and true name, naturally worked on someone who had regained a physical body as well. If he encountered her on the battlefield, the boy's plans would surely be ruined.
"You... were the Ruler summoned during the Third Holy Grail War in Fuyuki?"
At Ruler's words, every Servant present drew in a sharp breath.
"Yes. Before I officially became their Master, encountering you would have been a serious problem. After all, you possess Command Spells. If you discovered me, everything I had done would have been wasted, wouldn't it? I cannot allow anyone to stand in the way of my dream."
There was no hatred in the boy's voice, but it contained an unshakable will. Persuading him was impossible. As long as he was not killed, this boy would never stop... the girl became certain of that.
Ruler silently watched the boy's amethyst-like eyes and called his name.
"What is your objective, Amakusa Shirou Tokisada?"