"Mr. Velvet, I found Berserker and his Master's hiding place."
After bringing Manlio back, Matou Kariya contacted Waver Velvet.
However, the one who answered him from the other end of the line was not Waver Velvet, but another familiar, rough voice.
"Oh! Caster's Master, you work fast. That pretentious priest only issued the call yesterday, and you found them before dawn today!"
"Hey, kid, it's about time you woke up!"
A burst of commotion came from the other end of the line. Matou Kariya blinked and exchanged a glance with Manlio.
"Ah... ah..."
Waver's voice came through, groggy and pained, but he quickly woke up.
"Ah, you found them already?"
"Mm." Matou Kariya sighed. "Actually, we found them around three in the morning. But Manlio and Berserker got into a fight, so we were delayed for a while."
"Because of that, I even... used one Command Spell."
He raised his hand and looked helplessly at the back of it.
The three red Command Spells had originally formed a gemstone-like pattern on the back of his hand, but now that one had been used, the gemstone had become incomplete.
"Ah, this..."
Waver's still-drowsy mind immediately snapped fully awake.
"What happened that made Mr. Matou use a Command Spell?"
"I'm sorry. I was too careless." Manlio's voice was filled with guilt. He clutched the hem of his clothes with both hands and lowered his head. "Though I managed to cut Berserker's Master, I truly had no way to deal with Berserker's fierce assault. If not for my Master's Command Spell, I might already have..."
"It's all right, Caster. As your Master, it is my duty to protect my Servant."
"Then where is Berserker?"
Alexander asked that question.
There was anger in his voice.
"Rider..."
Waver turned his head and stared blankly at