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"This one……"

The timid Mash didn't dare to speak anymore. She hid behind Ian, peeking out with half her head at Ophelia.

But Ian remained as poised and confident as ever.

"I don't know," he admitted.

"After I first experienced simulated warfare, it became like this."

"This……"

Ophelia looked at Mash behind Ian.

The latter quickly nodded, indicating that he was right.

"Then what's the point of coming to me with this kind of thing?" Ophelia tried her best to calm herself down.

"I probably can't handle this kind of problem either."

"The best option is to report it to the Chaldea and let them handle it."

Ophelia is right.

This was indeed the best course of action—and also the choice Mash initially felt she should make.

Both of them looked at Ian at the same time.

Although for different reasons, their next actions would depend on the command of the man in front of them.

Ian did not answer the question directly.

He looked at Saber, who was fiercely fighting against Lancer, summoned by Mash, and said:

"By the way, what was your first reaction when you saw this 'Servant'?"

"..."

Before Ophelia could think of a reply, Mash, who was standing next to her, spoke up quite eagerly.

"Um, Senior Ian."

“I think… she has a connection with Artoria Pendragon (Saber).

"How so?" Ian pressed.

“I don’t know how to describe it.” Mash looked at Mordred (Saber) in front of her.

"But there's an unseen sense that there's a connection between them."

"is it?"

Ian smiled and ruffled Mash's hair.

"Your intuition is pretty accurate."

"This is indeed someone closely related to Artoria Pendragon (Saber)."

“She is her adopted daughter, Mordred.”

"what?"

Mashu and Ophelia shouted out almost at the same time.

However, Ian was not surprised by their reaction.

Rather, if they hadn't reacted this way, he would have started to doubt whether he hadn't said it at all.

"Don't be so surprised."

"This is a fact."

"What kind of fact is this?"

Ophelia looked at Ian.

"How did you confirm this without any prior intelligence...?"

Ophelia stopped halfway through her sentence.

Generally speaking.

Without knowing the summoning method and the items used for summoning, it is impossible to identify the "Heroic Spirit" that a "Servant" corresponded to in their previous life.

but--

You can't judge Ian by common sense.

Even without magic circuits, he was able to project and use a sword out of thin air.

This guy's every move cannot be understood using the thinking of an ordinary person.

He must have confirmed this before telling me and Mashu.

But what is the purpose of doing this?

In stark contrast to Ophelia's skeptical attitude, Mashu had no doubt about what Ian said.

"So it was Mordred (Saber)?"

"If I remember correctly, she was Queen Morgan's youngest daughter, wasn't she? She was adopted by Artoria for a period of time."

"Yes, Mashu, you remember correctly."

Ian was generous with his praise.

"It seems you really are studying how to become a Master."

"Yes, is that so..."

Mash seemed a little embarrassed after being praised by Ian.

She has received more praise from this man than she has in the past ten years combined.

Upon hearing these words, Ophelia suddenly realized something.

"Mashu, can I borrow Ian for a moment?"

After saying those words, the top-performing magician took the initiative to pull Ian aside for the first time.

When Mashu saw this, the worry that had just been extinguished reignited.

They can't really be...

of course.

Ophelia was unaware of all this.

She just wanted to voice her inner guess.

"Ian."

"I know you might not pay attention to me, but I hope you can answer one question for me."

"what is the problem?"

"That is--"

Ophelia looked at Mordred (Saber), who was still moving around on the "battlefield".

"You wouldn't be thinking of taking advantage of this strange change in simulated warfare..."

"Let's meet some 'Servants' we shouldn't have to meet?"

99. Ian's Unwavering Devotion & Mashu's Shy Affection (4,000-word chapter)

Actually, this is not something that is difficult to understand.

The fundamental purpose of the simulation battle is to allow Master candidates to familiarize themselves with how to establish a service relationship with "Servants" in advance.

From this perspective, "Servants" without any data are actually of no value in simulation battles.

The reason is very simple:

If you don't even know which "Heroic Spirit" the "Servant" you're using is, how can you expect your Master to understand the compatibility between your actions and the "Servant"?

Mordred (Saber) right before our eyes is a good example.

I know almost nothing about him except his name.

Even what kind of Noble Phantasm they will possess is unknown.

Such simulated battles are simply a waste of time.

Ian is a madman.

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Ophelia was certain that if even she wanted it, he couldn't possibly not have thought of it.

This guy is so outrageous that even while he's humiliating himself, he's already thinking about how to use that shame to achieve his goals.

You could say he's despicable.

However, it cannot be said that his despicable act was thoughtless.

Looking back now, all his actions still have a strong utilitarian purpose.

He lied to Mashu not so much to sleep with her, but to make her, in her naive and confused state of love, keep the anomaly of the simulation battle a secret they would both keep hidden forever.

Needless to say, this is even more true for our own side.

The reason this guy is doing something as trivial as cleaning up weeds is simply to create a handle against him.

Throughout the entire process, he probably didn't even have the slightest sexual desire.

The purpose of doing this—

Ophelia looked at Ian in front of her.

It's likely that the process from Artoria Pendragon (Saber) to Mordred (Saber) led him to develop a misconception that he believed to be correct.

This refers to what I just mentioned: "meeting a servant who shouldn't have been seen."

What exactly is this guy planning?

"..."