"An error?"
Mashu could not help but freeze.
"Correction?"
Luo Zhen's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and he eventually fell into thought.
"Then..."
The people in Chaldea seemed to want to ask something else, but they were interrupted.
"Enough. That sort of thing isn't important to you. You only need to know that our goal is to defeat the King of Lions."
Artoria [Alter] interrupted their questioning.
And then...
"Now, let's first establish a temporary contract."
As she spoke, Artoria [Alter] extended a hand toward Luo Zhen.
Her matter-of-fact manner left everyone barely able to react.
"Are you sure?" Luo Zhen looked deeply at Artoria [Alter], then smiled. "Although it's only a temporary contract, you won't be able to disobey my orders during the contract period, you know?"
With an ordinary Master, Command Seals were used to bind a Servant.
Luo Zhen, however, was different. As mentioned before, with his abilities, as long as the contract remained in place, he could forcibly command a Servant at any time and anywhere.
Thus, Luo Zhen's words could also be considered a warning.
Whether Artoria [Alter] understood him or not, her expression did not change in the slightest. She calmly spoke.
"I'm establishing a temporary contract with you not because I want to earn your trust, but because this is the only way I can defeat the Knights of the Round Table."
Luo Zhen understood Artoria [Alter]'s words almost instantly.
It was because, after receiving the King of Lions' blessing, every member of the Knights of the Round Table except Agravain had become stronger than ever before.
Gawain was the strongest among them. With power six times greater than normal, he had become an invincible knight. Even Servants of the exceptional caliber of Karna and Scathach were no match for him. His strength