Shirou's Grand Heroic Saga Chapter 719

Jeanne d'Arc was chewing a mouthful of chicken. Though she could not use chopsticks, Shirou had thoughtfully brought her a fork as well.

"Come to think of it, Assassin, I thought you would be back later. Usually, you spend another twenty minutes discussing things. You actually came back quite a bit earlier today."

Ruler took a sip of soup, her voice somewhat muffled, but Shirou still understood what she was saying.

At that, Shirou fell silent for quite a while before letting out a sigh.

Jeanne d'Arc looked at Shirou in confusion, wondering whether she had mistaken him for someone else.

This was far too rare.

In Jeanne d'Arc's eyes, Shirou was an utterly optimistic person, someone who feared no setbacks and even solved problems in ways that looked suicidal but were actually quite effective.

"Assassin, what's wrong?"

The homunculus moved closer to Shirou, who was sitting by the bed. Seeing his dejected expression, she could not help but wrap her arms around him.

Shirou gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "Master, don't worry about this. Just focus on training your body and getting some sleep. Don't get too involved in this Holy Grail War."

Seeing this, Rider recalled the scene from today's strategy meeting. Her expression darkened as she said, "Assassin's proposal was rejected. Tomorrow, we'll fight a decisive battle against the invading enemy."

"What's wrong with that? Isn't it good to have the decisive battle tomorrow?" Ruler could not help asking. "That way, I can also ask the Red Faction what exactly they're plotting."

Shirou shook his head again. "It's not that simple. Ruler, you have a keen nose for war. Tell me, what is a decisive battle?"

"A decisive battle?" Jeanne d'Arc felt her head start to ache.

She was good at leading troops into