"No problem, Master. Go ahead and ask. As long as I know the answer, I'll tell you everything without holding back!"
The moment Dog Brother said that, he quickly regretted it, because Su Mo asked something that made him want to grab the club in his hand and beat him senseless.
"I remember you're the Child of Light from Celtic Mythology, right? And according to the records of Celtic Mythology, your teacher Scathach seemed to have had relationships with quite a few men. Is that true?"
Dog Brother's expression changed several times in an instant. He shot Su Mo a fierce glare, then finally turned to Mash and said, "Stop wasting time. Let's begin training."
"Hey, you still haven't answered my question!" Su Mo grabbed Dog Brother by the hem of his clothes. Seriously, he really wanted to know whether his master was actually loose.
"Are you done yet?!"
Dog Brother instinctively swung his club, ready to strike, but then realized that if he hit Su Mo, he would lose the chance to cling to this powerful patron. He hurriedly pulled the club back, coughed, and said,
"I can guarantee you that my teacher has never had a relationship with even a single man. Even her daughter was adopted. She's still an ancient virgin!"
"Really?" Su Mo's eyes instantly went wide.
"Really. I swear it on the honor of the Child of Light!"
"Okay, you pass. I'll help you up later!" In high spirits, Su Mo laughed and patted Dog Brother on the shoulder.
"Thank you for looking after me, boss." Dog Brother beamed, then noticed everyone staring at him strangely. He coughed awkwardly and said, "Then without further delay, let's begin training!"
"Ha... ha... I really don't have any strength left!"
On the training field, Mash gripped her shield with both hands and knelt weakly on one knee.
Having watched the entire process, Kiyohime looked at Mash gently and said, "Miss Mash is amazing. She only became a Servant recently, yet she managed to hold out against a true Servant for so long."
"Mash, are you all right?"
Unlike Kiyohime, the Director hurried forward to help Mash up when she saw her exhausted state, then glared fiercely at Dog Brother. "Hey, don't you know how to hold back? Do you know how rude it is to treat a woman like that? If it were me, I would never contract a Servant with no gentlemanly manners like you, unlike Su Mo!"
"Hmph, don't talk to me about gentlemanly manners. Surviving in battle is what matters most... Besides, I could tell long ago that both the quality and quantity of your Magic Circuits are first-rate, yet you lack the aptitude to be a Master. So stop talking about contracting me."
Dog Brother scoffed at the Director's resentment.
"Y-you-you... what the hell does that have to do with you?!" With her secret exposed by Dog Brother, the Director instantly bristled. She really bristled—her hair actually stood straight up!
"Instead of that, hurry up and continue training Mash." Seeing the two about to start arguing, Su Mo quickly stopped them. After all, they still had to deal with Black Saber later. If Mash couldn't unleash her Noble Phantasm, he really had no confidence.
However, looking at the junior who seemed ready to cough up blood, Dog Brother said to Su Mo with some distress, "I think I know why the young lady can't release her Noble Phantasm. There are two very important factors involved."
"What factors?"
"She has nothing she wants to protect when fighting alone, and you have never truly been in danger!"
Dog Brother spoke with a serious expression, saying something that nearly made Su Mo slap him across the face.
But thinking about it carefully, Dog Brother was right. As a shield-bearing Servant, whether in the game or the anime, Mash's ability was to "protect."
When they fought Medusa before, Su Mo had buffed Mash until even her Noble Phantasm was fully charged. As a result, Mash, whose attributes surpassed Medusa's by far, easily blocked Medusa's attack on Su Mo, so there had been no real crisis.
Then, to completely awaken Mash's Noble Phantasm, Su Mo had to put himself in danger—and he couldn't use skills to buff Mash?
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