Lu You nodded. He could actually make things out vaguely, but observing World Lines was quite complicated. Mainly, there were too many possibilities, so he might not be able to accurately locate the past and future of his own.
"Understood. Carry on, then. I won't disturb you. I only came here to help deal with this cheat ruining the game."
He smiled, turned around, and strolled away.
He left everyone exchanging bewildered looks.
Rin Tohsaka ground her teeth, but she dared not voice her anger. She could only puff out her cheeks and sulk while Shirou Emiya awkwardly comforted her.
EMIYA also abruptly spoke up:
"Look on the bright side. Normally, you couldn't summon such a powerful Servant anyway. We've just gone back to how the Holy Grail War used to be."
"But we've lost another fighter! We only have two Servants left now. We're only on par with an ordinary Master, without an overwhelming advantage."
A victory that had been all but guaranteed had suddenly vanished. Who wouldn't feel a little discouraged?
"Two is fine. As long as we plan properly, we can still win the battle. We'd better retreat for now, or... talk to Sakura and see if we can join forces again.
Eliminate the other two Masters first."
Shirou Emiya brainstormed.
"That won't work," EMIYA rejected the idea outright.
"It's rare for her to want to win this badly. Besides, if we ally with her and actually make it to the end, who gets the Holy Grail?
Artoria and I are weaker than her Servant. That old man is simply too powerful. It would only be a slow death for us.
We can't join forces. On the contrary, we should let the other Servants wear down her strength first."
Rin Tohsaka thought EMIYA was right. Looking at