In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

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Hehe, I wonder if you, my dear readers, find my life interesting?

There should be another chapter this afternoon, which should definitely get everyone excited!

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Finally, I'd like to recommend a friend's book: "Anime Crossover, The Subtle System, and My Honest Self."

Chapter 41 My Beautiful One, Whom I Long For

The top floor of the Hyatt Hotel.

"Yes, Lancer, you did a great job last night. You didn't tarnish my reputation."

"Although we didn't eliminate Saber directly and force her to leave the stage, there was nothing we could do about it. After all, no one expected that six Servants would get involved last night."

In the empty room, the man crossed his arms and placed them on his lap. Kenneth addressed Lancer with an air of authority.

"Thank you for your praise, my lord. I am truly flattered that you have not punished me for my failure... I am sorry that I failed to defeat King Arthur immediately because of me, which has caused you trouble."

"But I assure you in the name of a knight that I will not let you down in the battle to come, my lord."

Back at the base, Finn sat down opposite Kenneth with permission and, seeing Kenneth still full of energy, couldn't help but smile.

Even in the face of defeat, he did not complain or shift the blame onto his subordinates. Instead, he carefully considered the next steps in light of the current situation. Such a monarch is truly rare.

Although a Servant's mission is to obey their Master, Finn was still very happy to have a normal and outstanding Master like Kenneth.

"Well, it's good that you have the intention. Now, fight well, Lancer."

Seeing Finn so humble and loyal, Kenneth's wounded heart couldn't help but feel happy.

Only those who have experienced betrayal can truly appreciate the value of such loyalty...

Compared to those two unfilial disciples, the obedient, strong, loyal, and humble warrior before him undoubtedly brought him much comfort.

At the same time, Kenneth became increasingly convinced that with his overwhelming strength among Masters, coupled with the cooperation of an outstanding hero like Finn, victory in this Holy Grail War would surely belong to him, Kenneth, and he would definitely be able to capture those two unfilial disciples!

Speaking of those two unfilial sons...

Kenneth, who was still feeling lucky to have summoned Lancer, paused for a moment, as if he had suddenly thought of something.

He looked again at the blond knight sitting in front of him and then asked again.

“Lancer, I remember you said you met Iskandar the Conqueror and one of my students last night, right?”

"Yes, that's right, my lord."

Finn nodded slightly and then replied, “Just last night, shortly after my battle with King Arthur Saber, a thunderous chariot pulled by a divine bull crashed into our battlefield from the horizon. The red-haired giant on it called himself Iskandar the Conqueror, and your student named Waver also appeared on his chariot.”

"So there's no mistake about the situation. Combining the prototype of the Divine Bull Chariot with the information you provided, Iskandar's class is Rider, and his Master is none other than the student who stole your relic, Waver Welster."

Although many unexpected events last night prevented him from carrying King Arthur away in one go as planned, it doesn't mean Finn gained nothing.

With his exceptional intelligence, Finn had already taken in the condition of each of the Heroic Spirits present and completed his analysis.

"Iskandar the Conqueror... It matches up, it all matches up. The relic that kid stole was the fragment of the Conqueror's cloak."

After hearing Finn's answer, Kenneth nodded thoughtfully, now completely certain that this Rider Master was Waver.

"And the other one? Lowe, have you seen him? Or do you know which team he's on in this Holy Grail War?"

Kenneth pressed on with more questions.

"It's a pity, my lord. Your other disciple did not appear on the battlefield in person, so I did not see him."

Finn shook his head. "However, based on the information we have so far, we can narrow down the possibilities to confirm his identity. Saber Arthur's Master should be the Homunculus of the Einzbern family and the one you encountered, Emiya Kiritsugu. So we can rule him out for now. The Golden Servant is Archer, who appeared in the Tohsaka family, so we can also rule him out. Adding Rider and myself, your last disciple has likely summoned a Servant who is either Caster, Berserker, or Assassin, or perhaps Queen Scáthach."

"Furthermore, I am also puzzled by the fact that two Lancers appeared at the same time last night. Perhaps Caster took advantage of the loopholes in the Holy Grail War to perform an illegal summoning."

"There might be eight Servants, right...?"

Kenneth nodded, without questioning Finn's analysis.

"That means Lovi may have two Servants... and he has a trump card in his hand, the Queen of the Demon Realm, Scáthach."

Kenneth frowned. He was indeed arrogant, but not stupid. Knowing his student as he did, he knew without a doubt that the student would never summon an uncontrollable class like the Berserker.

Assassin had already been eliminated early on the first night due to his reckless intrusion into the Tohsaka family to assassinate them, so the Servant that Lovi summoned was most likely Caster.

If we were to name the character with the most outstanding numerical abilities in the Holy Grail War—

The three classes are Saber, Lancer, and Archer.

The most mobile is the Rider, the most unpredictable is the Assassin, and the most entangled is the Caster.

Magicians know magicians best, and Kenneth, as a member of the modern upper class of magicians, is naturally very aware of how terrifying this profession is.

In terms of strength and destructive power, Caster is far inferior to other classes, but in terms of troublemaking ability and how difficult to deal with, it is absolutely far ahead.

Unlike the intense battles of the three upper classes, Caster fights by hiding in their workshops and completing their magic. Therefore, they usually don't appear until the later stages of the game. The longer the battle drags on, the more prepared the opponent becomes, making them more difficult to deal with.

If a divine magician were given enough time to prepare, how troublesome would they be once they had fully completed their spell? Kenneth gets a headache just thinking about it, which is why Caster is usually targeted and eliminated at the very beginning.

After all, the purpose of the Holy Grail War is to seize the Holy Grail, and the Holy Grail War is nothing more than a magical ritual.

Given the unpredictable and mysterious methods of the Age of Gods magicians, it wouldn't be impossible for them to directly attack the ritual itself. Imagine if other Masters and Servants fought tooth and nail, finally achieving victory after countless hardships, only to find that the Holy Grail had already been snatched up by Caster.

No one could accept something like this, right?

Moreover, this Caster seems to have illegally summoned a Servant like Scáthach! This is clearly equivalent to one person having two Servants, and one of them is a warrior queen with such extraordinary strength.

Just thinking about Kenneth gives me a headache.

"If we're talking about the original texts of Celtic mythology, Finn, you're clearly stronger. Even King Arthur, who is also a protagonist in the legends, and Cú Chulainn, the Son of Light, are inferior to you. In the entire world of mythology, only Bartholomew and Hercules can truly be compared to you in terms of achievements. That's because you are both heroic spirits who killed gods."

"However, unfortunately, even though Queen Scáthach doesn't have many chapters in the legends, her achievements are undeniable, and she is also a Heroic Spirit who slew a god. Her strength is clearly superior to that of King Arthur. And Lancer is not your strongest class, so if a battle really breaks out, the situation is very hard to say."

He let out a heavy sigh. Normally, the proud Kenneth wouldn't have shown such an expression. With Lancer's formidable strength and his magical abilities, he was certain to gain the upper hand and even suppress their opponent.

However, apart from the Assassin whose real name is unknown, the other six contestants are all heavyweights, either historical heroes, mythological protagonists, or god-slayers, which makes him feel a deep sense of powerlessness.

"Well... to be honest, I underestimated this war. If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have gathered more helpers."

Kenneth's expression turned grave. The Holy Grail War, which he had initially believed to be a sure victory, had been dealt a blow by a series of heavyweight opponents.

Fortunately, this time he had Finn, a reliable Lancer, instead of Rider who swaggered in last night and openly revealed his real name...

This still offered him some comfort.

"Moreover, my lord, not only Queen Scáthach and your student, but also that Servant from the Tohsaka family is equally unfathomable... Judging from the fact that he can control thousands of Noble Phantasms at the same time, his strength is perhaps the strongest in this Holy Grail War."

Having witnessed Gilgamesh wield thousands of Noble Phantasms simultaneously, Finn felt inferior; at least as a Lancer, he knew he couldn't defeat him. If he were using a more suitable Saber or Rider, he might have a chance.

The straightforward analysis is that, among the current Servants, he is confident of defeating Berserker alone, and he is also confident of defeating King Arthur.

Rider isn't much of a threat. While he's powerful enough, his personality is far too reckless, and his Master is a third-rate mage, unable to unleash his full potential. Therefore, the biggest opponents this time should be Queen Scáthach and that Gold Servant.

Furthermore, based on the opponent's actions, Finn had already guessed their real name.

"My lord, I may now know the answer to Archer's true name."

After thinking it over carefully, Finn spoke up.

"what?"

Kenneth's eyes lit up; he was pleasantly surprised by Finn's words and wanted to hear Finn's answer.

"Gilgamesh, the oldest hero-king."

Finn didn't hide anything and stated his answer directly.

"The King of Heroes, Gilgamesh...?"

Upon hearing the name, Kenneth was stunned. His eyes widened slightly, and he was about to say something, but—

dong dong dong! !

A sudden, urgent knocking startled him.

Even Finn across the street was startled by the sudden knocking.

"What? Someone's broken in!!"

Kenneth suddenly opened his eyes wide. As the owner of the magic workshop, he certainly knew what was going on.

A magician swaggered into his magic workshop.

What audacity! Daring to storm into his magic workshop and fight!

He was about to do something, but the familiar voice coming through the loudspeaker from outside the door made Kenneth put his hand back down.

"...We buy refrigerators, color TVs, and old cell phones."

"You idiot, where did you get that megaphone from? Give it to me, anyway..."

"Ahem, Mr. Kenneth inside, listen up! You're surrounded by Weber and me from the outside! If you surrender and show respect, you'll still be entitled to a noble title!"

With the help of the loudspeaker, Rowe's voice traveled through the floor and echoed directly in Kenneth's ears.

That familiar voice, and that smug tone...

Even if he were reduced to ashes, Kenneth would still recognize him easily.

"That damn brat, he actually dared to come knocking on my door! He clearly doesn't respect me at all!!"

When Kenneth, who was leaning back in his chair, heard that familiar voice at that moment, the veins on his forehead bulged. The fact was so shocking that even though he didn't want to believe it, he still imagined the scene for a moment, and almost fainted from a stroke because he was so angry at his student.

On the other side, Webber, who had been dragged along by Rowe, was equally shocked to see Rowe shouting at Professor Kenneth's workshop through a megaphone. He could fully imagine the terrible chemical reaction that would occur if those words reached Professor Kenneth's ears. Just thinking about it sent chills down his spine. If Rowe hadn't been holding him back, he would have fainted from fright.

"call--"

Huh? The door isn't open?

"Mr. Kenneth, open the door quickly, or I'll have to resort to extraordinary measures."

"Love shouted loudly."

But at that moment, Kenneth, who was searching for nitroglycerin, obviously had no time to pay attention to him.

Extraordinary methods?