A remarkably subdued voice rang out in the nearly empty café, deserted because everyone was celebrating.
Naturally, it was Red Hare.
Across from it sat a girl with orange-red hair.
At a time when everyone wanted to pop champagne, Miss Gudako, the older sister, had hidden herself away instead.
The girl held a screen connected to the surveillance feed, watching the crowd's revelry—or rather, the man and woman among them.
That still somewhat immature-looking girl had also demonstrated her worth in battle.
—She was Chaldea's strongest shield.
Both were Sub-Servants, positioned respectively as the strongest spear and the strongest shield.
They probably had excellent compatibility by nature.
Gudako was slightly distracted.
"Master... are you listening to me?"
Red Hare asked in confusion.
"Ah..."
"Go ahead."
Miss Gudako immediately sat up straight.
Such behavior undoubtedly told Red Hare directly that its Master had simply been spacing out.
Still, it did not take offense.
—Because it was thinking of resigning.
Many Servants were utter bastards before their favorability had been raised high enough.
Compared to Arjuna, who might kill someone to silence them before reaching Bond Level 5, Red Hare was quite easy to get along with.
Its Bond Level 4 line was, "I was once a horse that chose its own master, a violent horse. Yet I never once considered throwing you off, Master."
Upon reaching Level 5, its line became, "I hope that one day, I can gallop alongside you—one thousand miles, two thousand miles, three thousand miles, until the very end of the world."
It had completely overcome its passive trait—Trait of Rebelliousness.
The tall warhorse looked regretfully at the girl whose hair color closely resembled its own coat.
Miss Gudako suited its tastes perfectly, but its urge to rebel had struck again.
"Master, I may have to resign