Chloe's Train of Thought (Continued)

"???"

Acht was utterly baffled.

So was Su Ning, who had been woken by Sella less than two hours after falling asleep.

"Miss, someone has triggered the magical barrier outside the forest!"

"Th-This... could there be some mistake? Not even all seven Servants have appeared yet. Who would be in such a hurry to start a fight...?"

"But didn't you seek out Caster earlier, Miss?"

"..."

Su Ning blinked innocently.

Was Sella subtly mocking her? Probably not, right?

"Could this really be karma? I refuse to believe it!"

With a thoroughly unwilling expression, Su Ning climbed out of the soft bed and, with Sella's assistance, changed into her clothes as quickly as possible.

She had fallen into decadence.

Meanwhile, outside the castle gates, Heracles had already stopped Chloe and Mordred.

Yes, the moment she returned to the castle, Su Ning had used Rule Breaker's ability to dispel any ongoing magecraft, removing the Mad Enhancement spell from Heracles. He had regained his sanity, as well as the Skills and Noble Phantasms that had been suppressed.

That was why Su Ning could still remain so leisurely.

Come on, the current Heracles was no longer that dimwitted brute who only knew how to swing his Axe-Sword around.

He was a true Great Hero who possessed both wisdom and strength, one who had completed the Twelve Labors.

Still, as Heracles looked at Chloe's face—which was almost identical to Illya's apart from her skin and hair color—he was somewhat bewildered as well.

Of course, he knew she was not his Master.

But... did that make her an enemy?

"Stop!"

Chloe obediently halted, her expression still perfectly calm.

Mordred, however, cautiously revealed herself. Clad head to toe in armor, she held the radiant King of Knights' Sword in her hand, its blade glimmering with a faint red light as she stood ready to strike at any moment.

"State your purpose!"

"We have come to help Illya win this Holy Grail War."

"Then wait here for the moment!"

Before long, Su Ning emerged from the castle under Sella and Riesbyfe's protection and saw Chloe.

Then Su Ning's mouth fell open in shock.

"Little Black?!"

"Why is Little Black here?"