Type-Moon Crown Master

"No problem, Master. Just ask away. I'll tell you everything I know without holding back!"

As soon as he said that, Dog Brother regretted it. Su Mo actually asked a question that made him want to grab his baseball bat and beat him to a pulp.

"I remember you're the 'Child of Light' from Celtic mythology, right? And according to the records in Celtic mythology, your teacher Scathach seemed to have been involved with quite a few men? Is that true or false?"

Dog Brother's expression shifted several times. He glared fiercely at Su Mo, then turned to Mash and said, "Let's not waste time. Let's start training."

"Hey, you haven't answered my question yet!" Su Mo grabbed Dog Brother's collar. Honestly! He really wanted to know if his Master was a slut.

"Are you done yet?!"

Dog Brother instinctively swung his baseball bat, but then he realized the consequences of hitting Su Mo and that he wouldn't be able to get any benefits. He quickly retracted the bat and coughed.

"I can guarantee you that my teacher has never been with a single man. Even her daughter was adopted. She's still a virgin after all these years!"

"Really?" Su Mo's eyes widened.

"Really, I swear on the honor of the Child of Light!"

"OK, you pass. I'll help you up later!" Su Mo, in a great mood, laughed and patted Dog Brother's shoulder.

"Thanks for the care, big bro." Dog Brother beamed, then noticed everyone staring at him strangely. He coughed awkwardly and said, "Then, without further ado, let's start training!"

"Haa~ haa~ I really have no strength left!"

On the training ground, Mash knelt weakly on the ground, holding her shield with both hands.

Kiyohime, who had witnessed the entire scene, looked at Mash gently and said, "Miss Mash, you're amazing. You only recently became a Servant, yet you were able to last this long against a true Servant."

"Mash, are you alright?"

Unlike Kiyohime, the Director rushed forward to help Mash up when he saw her exhausted state. He then glared fiercely at Dog Brother. "Hey, don't you know how to hold back? Don't you know it's rude to treat a woman like this? If it were me, I would never contract a Servant as ungentlemanly as you, unlike Su Mo!"

"Hmph, don't talk to me about gentlemanly conduct. Surviving in battle is the most important thing... Besides, I could tell long ago that your magic circuits are top-notch in both quality and quantity, but you lack the aptitude to be a Master. So, don't talk about contracting me or anything like that."

Dog Brother scoffed at the Director's resentment.

"You, you, you... What does that have to do with anything?!" The Director's hair stood on end when Dog Brother exposed his weakness.

"More importantly, let's continue training Mash." Su Mo quickly intervened, seeing that the two were about to argue. After all, he still needed to work on Black Saber later, and he wouldn't feel at ease if Mash couldn't use her Noble Phantasm.

However, Dog Brother looked at the pale-faced junior and said to Su Mo with some trouble, "I think I know why the little girl can't use her Noble Phantasm. There are two very important factors involved."

"What factors?"

"She's fighting alone without anything to protect, and you haven't truly been in danger!"

Dog Brother stated sternly, saying something that almost made Su Mo slap him.

But upon closer thought, Dog Brother was right. As a shield-bearing Servant, Mash's ability, whether in games or anime, was "protection."

Before, when fighting Medusa, Su Mo had even filled Mash's gauge by using his own skills, allowing her stats to surpass Medusa's. Mash easily blocked Medusa's attack on Su Mo, so there was no real danger.

Therefore, to fully awaken Mash's Noble Phantasm, Su Mo would have to put himself in danger and refrain from using skills to support Mash?