Strike a V Pose

"Protect your Master. That is your only value. Understand?"

Overwhelming killing intent condensed into threads, winding tightly around every limb and bone in Rider's body. Unable to breathe, her face flushed red, and her eyes soon rolled back. Amid Sakura's startled pleas for mercy, Duke casually flung her to the floor.

"Cough, cough..."

Rider lay prone on the ground, greedily sucking in air. Her breathing was so ragged that she could not help coughing.

Sakura supported Rider anxiously and used healing magecraft to treat her wounds. Rider was filled with bitterness. She looked up at Duke, deeply afraid of his strength.

Lancelot's Hollowfied figure appeared beside Duke. After giving a nod, he handed Duke the Pseudo-Servant's Book inscribed with Command Spells. The book's surface was spotless, without a single drop of blood, but its holder...

Lancelot did not volunteer an explanation, and Duke did not ask. His black hair whipped about like octopus tentacles, the tips splitting into five finger-like strands like open palms. One alchemy array after another lit up.

Duke extracted vast quantities of metallic elements, reshaping and forging them into components. As his hair assembled them automatically, a highly futuristic machine took shape.

"Sakura, what kind of design do you like? Your teacher will custom-make one for you." Duke asked gently. He hoped this would help Sakura become more confident. He did not expect her to escape the tragedies of her past, but at the very least, he wanted her to stop being so timid whenever she spoke to people.

"?"

A while later, Sakura, now transferred into a new body, was helped away by Rider to rest. Her new body also possessed Magecraft Factors. Duke had forcibly opened her Magecraft Circuits, and after recovering her Command Spells, she was feeling somewhat weak.

As for Sakura's original