Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Not only Shirou Emiya, but Arthur also looked extremely puzzled.

Emiya didn't know what the Arbiter class was, and Danic hadn't told him either.

As for Arthur, the Holy Grail did not educate him about the Ruler, since the Ruler would not appear in the world during a normal Holy Grail War.

There's no need to educate Servants with information they have absolutely no use for.

Chapter 129 The Blonde Girl Who Fainted from Hunger

"You were summoned by the Holy Grail to ensure the fairness of this Holy Grail War, but the Holy Grail didn't grant you, my Servant, any knowledge in this area?"

The blonde girl explained to Shirou Emiya and Arthur.

"The Holy Grail did not grant me this knowledge, so Miss Ruler, do I have a question?"

Arthur was well aware that he had a problem, not with his role as a Servant, but with the fact that he was summoned in this way.

Although he was not granted the knowledge of the Holy Grail War by the Holy Grail, he could still understand it through his own experience in many battles.

He probably doesn't have a role in this Holy Grail War.

A gladiator battle ensues between the red and black factions, with seven knights fighting against each other, ultimately aiming to obtain the Holy Grail.

Apart from the Ruler who maintains fairness, one is entirely an extra Servant.

They should not belong to this Holy Grail War, but they have come to participate in it.

Arthur also had questions in his mind, but he didn't know the answers. Perhaps he would only know the answers when he finally obtained the Holy Grail.

However, now that a professional has arrived, let the professional answer his questions so that his doubts can be dispelled.

If he were to leave now, he certainly wouldn't agree to Ruler's request.

"You don't need to call me Miss Ruler, just call me Jeanne. It's an honor to meet you, King of Knights."

Joan of Arc expressed her respect for Arthur, even though he had been summoned against the rules, it was not his fault. If they cooperated with her investigation, Joan of Arc would still choose to treat them with a peaceful attitude.

Of course, Joan of Arc didn't know why she was so excited when she first learned Arthur's real name, and even shouted at him to question him.

If it were a hot-tempered Heroic Spirit, like Aglios or Cú Chulainn, they probably wouldn't care about anything and would just rush over to fight me.

It can only be said that Arthur has a relatively calm temperament; unless there is an absolute necessity for battle, Arthur generally will not take action.

Joan of Arc sighed inwardly.

Perhaps it was because of her own experiences, the Hundred Years' War between England and France, that even the world-renowned King Arthur could not change her attitude.

"Joan of Arc, is she the French saint?"

The Holy Grail grants Servants basic historical information about various parts of the world, and Arthur also knows about Joan of Arc, the French saint.

"sorry--"

Arthur couldn't help but apologize to Joan of Arc. Now that he knew she was a French saint, Arthur understood why she had shown such hostility towards him.

"No, I should be apologizing to you. Even though I was supposed to be the Ruler, I still brought in some personal feelings—"

Joan of Arc also expressed her apology to King Arthur, even though the Hundred Years' War had nothing to do with him, but she harbored hostility towards him simply because he was English.

It wasn't until I wanted to ask for information that I realized my attitude and actions just now contained a great deal of hostility.

Thinking of this, Joan of Arc felt a pang of guilt.

Joan of Arc stood before Emiya and Arthur, her hands clenched tightly, as if sensing something.

"Eh!?"

"What's wrong, Ruler?"

Emiya is more used to addressing Servants by their class and by their names. He finds it difficult to do so, mainly because he considers himself not an equal to them.

If you're going to address someone, you should use a respectful title instead of just calling them by their name. If you don't know how to address them, Emiya just addresses them by their class, which is also very easy to pronounce.

"No, the Lord did not give me any revelation."

Joan of Arc looked at the two people in front of her with great suspicion. If her revelation had failed and had not told her anything, that would definitely be a lie.

But the revelation still told her that the problem with this Holy Grail War still lay with the Red side, without mentioning the group of Servants in front of her at all.

It's as if Saber's appearance was permitted by the Holy Grail, and was within the scope of the Holy Grail's permission.

"host?"

Emiya did not understand the meaning behind Joan of Arc's words. Did "Lord" refer to the Catholic Church's God and Jesus Christ?

He then nodded; Joan of Arc was indeed a Catholic, and there was no major problem with that.

"Miss Jeanne, have you found out what our current situation is?"

Arthur, however, didn't seem to care much about how he addressed Joan of Arc, and asked her for her name.

"Wait a moment."

Joan of Arc stood on the street and began to close her eyes to examine the Command Seals on her body.

If Arthur and Shirou Emiya haven't broken any rules, she should have 30 Command Seals now, not 28.

"32 articles?"

Joan of Arc opened her eyes, and instead of 28, there were two more.

There's only one reason: besides Arthur, there must be another servant, but she just hasn't encountered him yet.

"Then the numbers should match up."

Joan of Arc muttered to herself, not that the number of Command Seals matched, but that the number of Servants matched.

If there were really only thirty Command Seals, Jeanne d'Arc wouldn't know how to maintain the balance of the Holy Grail War.

What was supposed to be a 7v7 battle suddenly turned into an 8v7 due to one side having an extra Servant. This was a clear violation of the rules, and she couldn't just ignore it.

However, with 32 Command Seals, it means that in addition to the 14 riders, two more riders will appear, which should turn the situation into an 8v8, making it a fair competition.

Although she didn't know why the extra Servants didn't belong to any faction, she didn't intend to think about it any further.

Actually, she didn't know why she didn't assign these two riders to opposing factions, creating an 8v8 scenario.

But these were all matters decided by the Holy Grail, so Joan of Arc gave up on thinking about them.

Shirou Emiya and Arthur watched as Jeanne stood there, lost in thought, muttering to herself, and closing her eyes. They didn't know how to express themselves.

"I'm sorry, you didn't break the rules—"

Before she could finish speaking, Joan of Arc collapsed to the ground, her body shifting slightly, though she only became a little shorter; otherwise, there were no major changes.

The only thing Emiya and Arthur might be able to talk about is their aura.

Arthur stepped forward, intending to see how Joan of Arc was doing, when a roaring sound came from Joan of Arc's abdomen.

"Gu————"

Now both Shirou Emiya and Arthur knew why Jeanne had fainted.

"So you fainted from hunger?"

Emiya Shirou didn't think anything of it, he was just surprised that a Heroic Spirit could faint from hunger.

But Arthur's brow was furrowed; Servants do not need to eat.

Chapter 130 [Joan of Arc]

An unfamiliar ceiling —

Emiya clenched his fists. Finally, he heard someone else say those words. He was always the one who said "the ceiling I don't recognize." He never thought he would live to see someone else say those words.

Emiya was almost moved to tears.

"Are you the Knight and his Master?"

At this moment, Emiya felt that Jeanne's voice was soft and weak, as if she might collapse at any moment.

And he no longer had the dashing air he had when we first met; he was just like a real high school student.

"Have some porridge first."

Emiya and Arthur found a guesthouse and paid to rent it.

As for where the money came from.

Of course, it was given by Danic. If Emiya and Arthur were planning to go out, they would definitely need financial support, and Danic was not a stingy person.

Rather than saying he simply handed the money to Shirou Emiya, since money was nothing more than a trivial matter to him.

Why do I always have to use funds given to me by others to carry out my actions in every place I go?

Emiya was internally complaining, but he didn't refuse this kind of money that he didn't work for.

It wasn't exactly a case of getting something for nothing. If he and Arthur didn't rush in and fight the Red Team head-on, then that would be their reward.

Emiya didn't care about spending money at all. Since he would eventually leave this world anyway, collecting the world's money didn't seem to make much sense.

Hmm, it seems to be a parallel world where money can be used interchangeably.

The key point that Emiya immediately thought of—well, no, the key point doesn't seem to be about money, but rather about this newly awakened Ms. Ruler.

Emiya opened the lid of the bowl that was on her bedside table.

A golden light burst forth from it, and a strong fragrance, as soft as silk, wafted out and slowly drifted into Joan of Arc's nose.

She looked completely absorbed, her body relaxed, her eyes fixed on the bowl of porridge in Emiya's hand.

Tears involuntarily streamed from the corners of her mouth.

"Gulp, gulp, gulp!"

Lady Joan of Arc gripped the rim of the bowl with both hands, completely disregarding any proper eating posture, and could only make gurgling sounds.

In just a few seconds, she finished the bowl of porridge.

"delicious!"