Even Heracles and Chloe sensed that something was off and prepared to stop the two of them at any moment.
Yet Su Ning continued staring straight into her eyes without blinking, and she did not attack him either.
"Ha ha, you little brat, you actually know what I'm thinking?"
"Come on, you weren't much older than me when you died, were you? And was your mindset really that hard to figure out? Everything you did was just to gain King Arthur's recognition, to prove to her that you were worthy, wasn't it?"
Mordred could not help laughing. Everyone else thought she had rebelled for the throne and power, but in truth, she merely wanted to prove to Artoria that she was qualified to be her "son," worthy of the title Son of King Arthur.
Of course, deep down, she also felt sorry for Artoria and wanted to help shoulder some of her burden, though even she had yet to realize that herself.
"Fine. If you really got it right, then for the next three days, I'll do whatever you say!"
"Then it's settled!"
"Wait, what if you're wrong?"
"Don't worry, that possibility doesn't exist~"
"..."
Private Hoen-Gyu Academy, the school attended by Shirou Emiya, Rin Tohsaka, and the others.
Although there were no classes after three in the afternoon, club activities kept the school bustling until after five-thirty, when it finally quieted down.
But today, two figures were constantly busy within the empty campus.
Shinji, Who Could Only Hold Everyone Back
"That presence... it's a Servant!"
"That's right. Medusa, the famous monster from Greek Mythology. She was once a beautiful goddess, but after suffering Athena's curse, she became a monster. This time, she was summoned in the form of a goddess at her prime and descended into the modern world as a Rider."
"Gasp—"
Other than the inexperienced Chloe, everyone stared at Su Ning in astonishment, including Heracles, who had already regained his sanity.
"Hey, hey, how do you know everything?" Mordred was the first to snap out of it and asked curiously.
"Secret~" Su Ning smiled mysteriously without answering.
"Anyway, just remember that I won our bet."
"Tch~ Of course I won't welsh on it," Mordred said, curling her lips in annoyance. "So you came here to deal with this Medusa?"
"That's right!" Su Ning nodded. "Medusa is quite strong. She excels at close- and mid-range combat, possesses the highest-grade petrifying Magic Eye, and has the A+-ranked Anti-Army Noble Phantasm, Riding on the Reins of the Hero. But I'm more worried about her Master."
"Her Master? That sleazy blue-haired guy?"
"He's only a substitute for the real Master. Medusa's true Master is a terrifying existence..."
"Terrifying? How terrifying?"
"A special ability that can devour and enslave any Heroic Spirit below Grand rank. How terrifying do you think that is?"
Mordred instinctively wiped the carefree smile from her face.
"Is that true?"
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