"Heh heh, I was quite surprised by that as well."
Greddy smiled faintly.
"Still, the stage has indeed been set, and the characters have all taken their places."
"Master, it seems this Holy Grail War holds some potential hidden dangers for the two of us."
"Some?" Scott's face darkened.
"I feel like I won't even survive five minutes, you know?!"
"Haha, there's no need to panic so much." Greddy spoke calmly.
"Looking over the backstories of this batch of characters, they can mainly be divided into three categories: those whose departments compete with yours, those whose departments have personal grudges against yours, and those who have irreconcilable enmity with you personally."
"In other words, from a narrative perspective, every participant we've discovered so far will make you their target at the first opportunity."
"Us! Don't leave yourself out of this!" Scott roared.
"Can you say something useful? Do you think I don't fucking know everyone here hates me?!"
Old Audie sat quietly to one side and smiled.
"A little personal advice: not everyone has a 'grudge' against you, child."
"You need to learn to distinguish between conflicts of interest and personal vendettas."
"The core difference is that the former can be negotiated, while the latter cannot."
"So, if I were you..."
Scott thought for a moment, then continued for him.
"I'd deal with the personal vendettas first?"
"Heh heh, thank you, Mr. Audie. I've benefited greatly."
"I'll go challenge that Penacony Emperor to a duel right now!"
"..."
At that, the smile gradually faded from Scott's face.
He stared blankly at Old Audie.
"Mr. Audie, can I really beat him?"
"Even without relying on a Heroic Spirit, he could probably pin me to the ground and beat me up."
"Not to mention that despicable little bastard called March 7th is