After Ash and Philly were transformed into Starlight Bodies, they immediately knew they had been screwed over by the Star Law Master.
Their Spell Spirit transformation had been interrupted too, and Philly had to hold the Holy Grail in both hands, which meant Ash now had to fend off all the invading sorcerers by himself.
Worse, he could not call anyone for help. He could not speak, and no one else could recognize his original appearance. Even if Igula saw him as this starlight person, he would decisively blow his head off!
But Ash understood very clearly that this was their best chance to condense the Holy Grail.
After all, the first Holy Grail site to appear would definitely draw the most sorcerers, while the few sorcerers who had not entered that Holy Grail site mostly knew their own limits. They were probably just passersby who had come to broaden their horizons and take part for the sake of participation.
As the second Holy Grail site, not many sorcerers had even noticed them, and a large portion of those who had were passersby who did not want to get involved. It was practically the perfect convergence of Heavenly Time, terrain, and people!
Though he did not know who had been the first to condense a Holy Grail, Ash was sincerely grateful to them for paving the way for the King. Not only had they let Ash learn the risks of condensing the Holy Grail, they had even helped Ash and the others draw the greatest firepower!
What good people. Their brains were just a little questionable, daring to be the first to try it!
Ash watched one sorcerer after another walk out of the Red Door, then decisively picked Philly up and darted into the shopping mall.
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