"Only, this time my mission was to hunt a fox. A beast that threatened Proper Human History had to be hunted down."
"How rare. You manifested as a lone Servant, yet you clearly understood the instructions issued by Proper Human History. You probably weren't a Heroic Spirit summoned by the land, but one summoned by the world, weren't you?"
Da Vinci, appearing in holographic form, looked at Taigong Wang in surprise. Chaldea had encountered many Heroic Spirits along the way, but Taigong Wang was the first to possess such a clear purpose. The Heroic Spirits they had met before had no such awareness; they had needed to investigate before learning their purpose.
"Mm, something like that." Taigong Wang nodded lightly, acknowledging Da Vinci's guess.
"Never mind, this wasn't the time to be modest. I'll just tell you everything. The original me would give you quite a shock, you know. It wouldn't be strange at all if I manifested with the Spirit Origin of a Grand magician." Taigong Wang continued with a smile.
"What?"
"That can't be possible!"
Mash, Ritsuka, and Da Vinci, Director Fatty, Muniel, and the others aboard the Shadow Border were all deeply shocked. Only Doctor Roman seemed unsurprised.
"A Grand magician, huh? Given his legends, it was certainly possible." Shen Fei had been surprised at first as well, but after recalling the legends of Jiang Taigong, he nodded in understanding.
"Not just Grand magician—a Grand Rider would also be possible. In short, I was perfectly qualified to be a Grand. Yet for some reason, this time I only had an ordinary Rider Spirit Origin. What's more, I had to use a technique to distort the laws here just to avoid being forced to leave. Most of my power had been reduced. It was truly unbearable." By the