They were still in the living room, still gathered around the table, except there was now one more person.
Previously, Illya had deliberately sat on Shirou Emiya's lap to provoke Sakura Matou.
Now, Illya sat directly on Yuan Shikai's lap and refused to leave no matter what anyone said.
Not only was Alcides jealous, but Shirou Emiya felt jealous too.
Rin Tohsaka cleared her throat. "Ahem, sir, you're half a local, and you seem to know a great deal about the Holy Grail War. Berserker said that with your assistance, he was able to defeat Saber."
"And you just said that you came to assist us. How many Servants can your strength handle? Of course, even if you can only hold back one Servant, that would be enough."
With their current lineup, as long as one more person could hold off a Servant, they would have a chance of winning.
There were no ordinary humans capable of matching a Servant, but Rin Tohsaka was not sure whether this half-local possessed that kind of power.
So even merely holding one back would be incomparably valuable to them.
Yuan Shikai said, "Assist? I think you misunderstood. For certain reasons, I cannot directly intervene in your battle."
Shirou Emiya said, "But sir, you clearly just said you would help us."
Yuan Shikai said, "No. What I said was that you currently needed to raise your combat strength. I never said I would help you fight."
Shirou Emiya said, "But we have to win this battle. Otherwise, the tragedy Fuyuki City suffered ten years ago will happen again."
Yuan Shikai said, "That's right. If you lose, Fuyuki City will face a tragedy even more horrific than the one ten years ago. But I'll say it again: I cannot make a move."
Shirou Emiya wanted