Although she was only fifteen, Bazett's heroic bearing was already quite apparent.
And judging from Bazett's previous performance, even though she had yet to reach her peak, her practical combat ability was already among the best at the Clock Tower.
After all, not every Magus devoted themselves entirely to combat power like she did. More Magi leaned toward research and yearned for the Root.
That was precisely why the future Bazett would be known as the Clock Tower's strongest enforcer, tracking down Sealing Designations and handling all manner of thorny problems.
Going by the timeline of the Fourth Holy Grail War, about two years later, she would encounter Mage Killer, an Executor, while pursuing a Magus who had desecrated the dead. The two would then join forces and deal with that Magus.
Since Mage Killer was also skilled in hand-to-hand combat and possessed considerable fighting power, unlike those effeminate Magi at the Clock Tower, Bazett developed a favorable impression of him after they came into contact three times over various missions. Their private relationship became quite good.
But precisely because of that, eight days before the Fifth Holy Grail War began, after Bazett went to Fuyuki and summoned the Lancer Cu Chulainn, Mage Killer exploited her trust to ambush her directly, severing her arm and stealing control of Cu Chulainn.
However, Bazett's will to survive also drew the attention of The Evil of This World within the Greater Holy Grail.
She was the sort of minor Master who normally would not appear in the Fifth Holy Grail War, yet still served as an important piece of the puzzle.
And Bazett, who had only just joined the Mage's Association, had already largely displayed her personality.
Her combat power was off the charts. With the conceptual weapon First Strike from Behind in