Type-Moon: Upgrade Trait, Join Chat Group at Start Chapter 21

[Su Luo]: "Alright, now you can cross over."

[Wang Xiaomei]: "Got it. See you in Fuyuki City!"

Inside the castle's great hall.

Irisviel and Artoria were also there, keeping Su Luo company as he awaited the arrival of his friends.

Su Luo had already explained things to them.

They were all people from other worlds.

And the reason Su Luo had turned the Holy Grail War from a game of seven Masters killing each other into a battle of seven Masters versus seven Masters was simple.

His main goal was to let his friends join the Holy Grail War too.

To let them experience the flavor of this world.

The next moment, Wang Xiaomei and the others appeared out of thin air.

Irisviel and Artoria watched, their eyes betraying a flicker of astonishment.

After all, this was the Einzbern family's castle, surrounded by numerous Magecraft Barriers laid down long ago.

To slip into the Einzbern castle without touching a single barrier, silently and unseen, was an exceedingly rare feat.

But thanks to Su Luo's earlier explanation, they quickly calmed down.

"Greetings, milady. My name is Wang Xiaomei. I hope you'll take good care of me over the next few days." Wang Xiaomei bowed politely to Irisviel.

Her strength wasn't the highest among the group members.

But she was the Group Owner of the Chat Group, so it was only right for her to take the lead.

"Oh my, 'milady' is still far too much for me." Irisviel's pretty face flushed crimson at Wang Xiaomei's address.

Seeing Irisviel cupping her cheeks with a shy, fidgety look, Wang Xiaomei shot Su Luo a puzzled glance.

"She and Kiritsugu Emiya are purely partners in cooperation." Su Luo explained, a teasing smile curling on his face.

And she had the nerve to warn him before the last mission not to take the original story too seriously—when she herself was taking it all at face value.

Wang Xiaomei caught the meaning behind Su Luo's smile and gave an awkward chuckle.

"Everyone, breakfast won't be ready for a while. Su Luo and I will give you a tour of the Einzbern castle first." Irisviel said with a smile.

"No need, no need. We're here for the Holy Grail War, so we should summon our Servants first." Wang Xiaomei declined with a smile.

"Huh? But now isn't the optimal time to summon a Servant." Irisviel blinked, thinking Wang Xiaomei and the others, being from other worlds, didn't know the conditions and rules for summoning, so she took the initiative to explain.

But Su Luo stopped her in time.

"Iri, with me here, summoning a Servant doesn't need to be that complicated." Su Luo gave a helpless smile.

Without further explanation, he led everyone to an open space outside the castle, intending to demonstrate it himself for Irisviel.

In the courtyard outside the castle, Su Luo had Wang Xiaomei and the others form a circle, then turned to look at Melly.

"Melly."

Melly nodded, lightly tapping her staff against the ground.

In an instant, a crimson magic circle appeared beneath Wang Xiaomei and the others, blazing with scarlet light.

At the same time, Command Spells materialized on the backs of their hands.

Vaguely, the sound of a clamorous fight echoed in their minds.

After a while, the noise in their heads finally subsided.

And as the red light of the summoning circle faded.

Five graceful figures appeared beside Wang Xiaomei and the others.

The lineup was as follows:

Wang Xiaomei / Morgan (Berserker)

Frieren / Semiramis (Assassin)

Lumine / Medusa (Rider)

Kaguya Houraisan / Ishtar (Archer)

Busujima Saeko / Mordred (Saber)

In an instant, the courtyard's vitality surged.

Morgan, Semiramis, and Medusa were fine.

They were naturally the cold, haughty type, speaking little.

But Ishtar—that tsundere goddess who seemed to have come straight from Singularity F—was far from quiet.

Ignoring her Master, Kaguya Houraisan, she walked straight up to Su Luo.

"I am the goddess Ishtar. You there, Magus—are you interested in becoming my Master?"

The moment those words left his mouth, it instantly drew death glares from the others.

Especially Kaguya Houraisan.

Even though she had anticipated this situation from the very beginning and thought that if it were Su Luo, she wouldn't mind such a thing.

But when Ishtar abandoned her to go flirt with Su Luo, she realized just how displeased she truly felt inside.

And this displeasure wasn't directed at Su Luo—it was aimed at the Servant named Ishtar.

Clearly, I am your Master. Is it just because Su Luo is the Grand Caster Succubus that you'd ditch me, your original partner, without a second thought?

She knew the other four newly summoned Servants were also drawn to Su Luo, but at least they still stood by their Masters' sides in formality.

Only you, that foolish goddess, took the initiative to make a move. Don't blame me, this Hourai Person who's already stolen a march, for whispering sweet nothings into Su Luo's ear!

A sharp glint flashed through Kaguya Houraisan's eyes.

"Right now, she's your Master. If you perform well in this Holy Grail War, I wouldn't mind being your Master after it's over."

Su Luo pointed at Kaguya Houraisan behind Ishtar, comforting the former with his gaze while dangling a carrot in front of the latter.

Ishtar didn't catch that Su Luo was just making empty promises. Upon hearing this, she was instantly filled with motivation.

She couldn't wait to go find the Black Faction's Servants right then and there.

Morgan and Semiramis looked thoughtful. Though they sensed a hint of empty promise in Su Luo's words.

That didn't stop them from pondering how to distinguish themselves in the Holy Grail War and help Su Luo and the others seize the Grail.

It was at this moment that Mordred, who had been stunned by the appearance of two Artorias in this Holy Grail War and her mother Morgan as well.

She suddenly noticed that one of the Artorias seemed to be a Servant of the Black Faction, and that Black Faction's Artoria, wielding the Sacred Sword, was someone she loved deeply and hated to the bone.

In contrast, the King of Lions by Su Luo's side was far more to her liking.

A steady, mature aura—a kingly dignity that commanded respect without anger.

She didn't seem like that perfect king Artoria either; she had her own selfish desires.

She was exactly the ideal King Arthur in Mordred's mind.

Chapter 30: The Holy Grail War Rises Again

And now, she and the King of Lions were on the Red Faction—Su Luo's side.

Artoria was on the Black Faction's side.

So didn't that give her a legitimate reason to beat up that "Father" of hers who didn't understand human hearts? And she could even fight alongside her ideal "Father."

How awesome would that be!

With that thought, the "Father-Killer Sword" in Mordred's hand was already itching for action.

Just then, Morgan reached out and stopped Mordred, speaking in a low voice: "Don't be rude, Mordred."

"Since the Black Faction's Servants have appeared in our Red Faction's camp without any fighting breaking out, there must be some consideration from the Masters. Don't ruin their plans."

As she spoke, Morgan's gaze shifted to Su Luo.

From the moment they descended, she had noticed the Black Faction's Servants appearing beside Su Luo and the others.

But seeing how harmoniously Su Luo and the others got along with Irisviel, with no intention to fight, Morgan and the rest didn't interfere.

Now that this hothead Mordred wanted to act without thinking, she, as the nominal "mother," naturally had to step in.

To keep Mordred from causing trouble and bringing problems to Su Luo.

Seeing this, Mordred also looked toward Su Luo.

"Even though she's from the Black Faction, if you really think about it, Irisviel is also a Master standing with our Red Faction," Su Luo explained with a smile.

"Huh? I thought Miss Irisviel was a Master of our Red Faction too," Wang Xiaomei said, surprised.

After all, she had just calculated that Irisviel, Su Luo, and the five of them together made exactly seven Masters.

"I'm taking up two spots myself. Didn't I mention that in the group before?"

As he spoke, Su Luo raised his arm to show Wang Xiaomei and the others the Command Spells on the back of his hand.

"Alright, I forgot," Wang Xiaomei said with an awkward laugh.

"So how should we proceed with the next tasks?" Busujima Saeko asked.

"Rest for now. The Holy Grail War doesn't start until night."

"You can use this free time to get to know your Servants and learn some swordsmanship or magecraft from them."

"That way, even if you don't bring your Servants back, your own strength will still improve," Su Luo said with a smile.

Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement with Su Luo's idea.

For example, Busujima Saeko could learn swordsmanship from Mordred to enhance her own skill.

And Frieren could exchange knowledge of magecraft with Semiramis, Morgan, or Melly, learning the magical theories of this world to complement her own magic.

But at this moment, Frieren muttered somewhat regretfully in a low voice: "I actually summoned an Assassin. I thought I'd summon a Caster."

She had looked through the Type-Moon world's group files yesterday.

But time was ultimately too short.

She only remembered things related to the Holy Grail War, such as the seven Servant classes, but had no idea who the Servants were or what abilities they possessed.

Originally, she thought that with her status as a mage, she should be able to summon a Caster, so that during the mission, they wouldn't feel too unfamiliar with each other.

At least they would have common ground.

But she never expected to summon an Assassin instead.

Could it be because she had been concealing her magical power for so many years?

"Although my class is Assassin, I do know a thing or two about magecraft." Semiramis heard the faint regret in Frieren's voice and couldn't help raising an eyebrow.

She was a proud empress, after all.

Even though Frieren's words didn't carry any disappointment toward her, Semiramis felt as if she was being looked down upon.

Even if her class was Assassin, who said an Assassin couldn't use magecraft?

She wouldn't claim her magecraft was exceptionally strong, but teaching this elf-like woman before her should be no problem.

Frieren was somewhat surprised by this, but having lived for who knows how many years as an elf, the surprise flickered and vanished, quickly settling into calm.

In the days that followed.

Everyone began to grow busy.

Wang Xiaomei, Busujima Saeko, and even Lumine all started training with their Servants.

Frieren, meanwhile, exchanged knowledge of magecraft with Semiramis and Melly.

As for Kaguya Houraisan, she sought out Su Luo to replenish her "energy," while also whispering sweet nothings into his ear.