"Ahaha, sorry, sorry. Anyway, what happened to you just now is something anyone could experience, so you don't need to worry too much. It's okay, I'm here. You're my Master, and I'm your Servant. Ah, I never thought I'd get to say those words openly too. Being summoned here wasn't in vain after all! Though I do feel a little sorry for my former Master!"
It sounded practically like a confession. Rider showed her delight with her entire body before lying back down again. Seeing that, Lin Yan smiled as well.
"I feel the same way. I'm also very glad that you became my Servant. It really is wonderful."
"Hehe, it's still too early for you to say that, Master... Once everything is over, I'll definitely make you say, 'It was wonderful to have you as my Servant.'"
After saying that, Rider suddenly wore a gloomy expression.
"But if you're saying I'm weak... well, I can't deny it. Even so, I'll still do my best."
There was no need to feel upset about that... Lin Yan thought. Strong, weak, fast, slow, hard, soft—all of those things were completely unnecessary. Even if she was merely an ordinary human...
"You're strong. At least, that's what I firmly believe."
That was right.
The strength to save him without hesitation, and the kind nature that picked up a little stone by the roadside that should have been discarded—perhaps those were things Heroic Spirits had no need for. A true Heroic Spirit should understand the bigger picture instead of fixating on a small stone, while also possessing the firm resolve to decisively abandon those who had to be sacrificed.
That was surely correct. At least in that situation, saving his life had brought her absolutely no benefit.
Therefore... Rider, who had saved him while disregarding