Zhou Yuan had to recount the entire story again. After he finished, he calmly looked at the blonde servant in front of him, waiting for her response.
"That's fine with me, Rin."
The pure white knight blinked her emerald eyes, and her expression suddenly became as lively as that of an ordinary girl.
She shook her head slightly, and her golden hair rippled in the sunlight.
"but..."
She suddenly showed a playful smile,
"If you can, just call me Lily~"
"Saber, didn't I tell you..."
Toosaka Rin held her forehead and sighed, her voice full of powerlessness, as if she was helpless against this willful Servant.
"In the Holy Grail War, one must hide their real names~"
Although the Master looked like he had a headache, Lily waved her hand nonchalantly.
Her pure white skirt armor made crisp sounds as she moved, and she exuded a lively aura that was inconsistent with her knight status.
"It's okay~"
This half-baked knight tilted her head and smiled innocently:
"Anyway, even if I tell them this name, they won't be able to guess my identity~"
She winked playfully as she spoke, completely unaware of her Master's almost collapsed expression.
Ruby was spinning in the air with laughter, and even the usually steady Sapphire couldn't help but twinkle with joy.
"Hahaha!"
Zhou Yuan couldn't help laughing, and the tension between his brows disappeared.
He looked at the unconventional knight in front of him with sincere admiration in his eyes.
"Miss Lily is an interesting person."
……
"Ah, originally I just brought Miyu here to ask you, a magical girl senior..."
Zhou Yuan sighed softly, with a hint of unexpected emotion in his tone.
"I didn't expect it to lead to so many things."
His gaze turned to the dining table—
Lily was sitting there, holding the scones that Rin had just baked in her hands, eating them with relish in small bites.
The pure white armor gleamed in the sunlight, complementing the exquisite tea set on the dining table.
……
The pleasantries are almost over, and it's time to get down to business.
Zhou Yuan slowly stopped smiling and looked at Toosaka Rin calmly.
The light from outside the window fell obliquely on his profile, outlining a deep outline.
"so..."
He spoke softly, with a hint of caution in his voice.
"What do you think of this Holy Grail War?"
The atmosphere in the living room became solemn again with this question.
Lily stood up straight unconsciously, her knight's instincts putting her on alert;
Miyu quietly clenched her sapphire, a hint of worry flashing in her dark eyes;
Even the lively Illya fell silent, the ruby glowing quietly in her hand.
Toosaka Rin gently put down the teacup, and the porcelain made a crisp sound when it hit the tray.
She raised her eyes, and the twilight outside the window was reflected in her blue pupils.
"Actually... I feel..."
She paused, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the edge of the teacup.
"This Holy Grail War...something is wrong."
Lily suddenly said:
"Indeed. Ever since I manifested into this world, I've sensed an unusual surge of magical energy permeating this city."
She frowned slightly, her pure white armor shone coldly in the twilight.
"It's like... something is brewing."
Miyu unconsciously leaned closer to Zhou Yuan, and the sapphire immediately emitted a soothing soft light.
Zhou Yuan gently stroked Meiyou's hair, frowning slightly:
"Why do you say that?"
His eyes flickered between Tohsaka Rin and Illya, clearly confused by this unusual situation.
Illya tilted her head, and the bow in her silver hair swayed gently with her movement:
"Normally, the Servants summoned in the Holy Grail War should be clones of the original Servants."
There was a glimmer of doubt in her red eyes.
"Just like Ruby told me, Servants are just a side of the real body on the Throne of Heroes projected into the real world..."
Toosaka Rin took over the conversation, her voice a bit serious:
"But this time, the Miss Lily I summoned..."
She looked at the knight in white dress standing beside her.
"It is the demon's true form that does not require me to provide for it at all."
Upon hearing this, Saber bowed gracefully.
"Indeed. I can feel that I am not a clone, but my complete self has been summoned here."
Her voice was clear and firm.
"This clearly violates the basic rules of the Holy Grail War."
Toosaka Rin raised her right hand, showing her intact magic circuit.
"Under normal circumstances, the Master needs to continuously provide magic for the Servant. This is also one of the meanings of the Command Spells..."
Miyu tightly grasped the corner of Zhou Yuan's clothes, and Sapphire whispered softly in her ear:
"This indeed goes against the basic principles of the Servant system. In a regular Holy Grail War, Servants must rely on the Master's supply of magic power to maintain their present world..."
Illya suddenly interrupted:
"And Ruby said she detected that the rules of this Holy Grail War seemed to have been tampered with by someone..."
She tilted her head.
"It's as if... someone deliberately wanted to bring down a Heroic Spirit of the same level as the original."
Toosaka Rin's expression became even more serious:
"If this is true, then the danger of this Holy Grail War will be far beyond our imagination."
She looked out the window at the night.
"The power of a Heroic Spirit at the true level is incomparable to that of an ordinary Servant..."
As her family has deep roots in the Holy Grail War, she is obviously more keenly aware of the abnormal situation this time.
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Zhou Yuan nodded thoughtfully, tapping his fingers lightly on the table:
"No wonder Kotoko, who isn't a magician, can summon servants of the great monster level..."
His voice gradually deepened, and a glimmer of understanding flashed in his eyes.
"It seems that the rules of this Holy Grail War have indeed been completely rewritten."
"Kotoko?"
Toosaka Rin suddenly straightened her back, a hint of vigilance flashed in her sapphire eyes.
"Who is that?"
"Ok?"
Zhou Yuan looked at Tosaka Rin with some surprise.
"That's my ally. She should be considered someone who accidentally entered this Holy Grail War, right?"
"So what do you mean by big monster?"
There was a magician's curiosity in her voice.
"The Servant summoned by Ms. Kotoko,"
Zhou Yuan's gaze became deep.
"It's Shuten-doji, the great monster from the Heian-kyō era."
He paused and added:
"And it's in its perfect form, possessing special abilities like 'Demon Seed' and 'Battle Continuation'. It doesn't even need a Master to offer demons to maintain its present world."
Toosaka Rin's pupils suddenly contracted:
"That's impossible... According to the rules of the Holy Grail War, it's impossible for non-magicians to summon servants, let alone a powerful monster with a high spiritual level like Shuten-doji..."
Her voice trembled a little.
"unless..."
Zhou Yuan's fingertips paused lightly on the table, and a sharp light suddenly flashed in his eyes.
The corners of his mouth slowly raised, and there was a hint of playfulness in his voice:
"Unless someone deliberately modified the Holy Grail's summoning system,"
This sentence sounded particularly clear in the quiet living room.
The sunlight outside the window was obscured by dark clouds at some point, and the lights in the room cast shadows of varying depths on his face.
"Now..."
Zhou Yuan chuckled softly, his slender fingers unconsciously rubbing the edge of the teacup. The luster of the porcelain reflected his thoughtful eyes.
"It's much more interesting~"
The ending of his tone rose slightly, with a hint of playfulness.
Toosaka Rin turned her head in surprise, a hint of doubt flashing in her sapphire eyes:
"Yuan Jun?"
Even Lily, who was enjoying her snacks, stopped, her silver fork suspended in the air, her emerald green eyes looking over curiously.
"Ah, sorry."
Zhou Yuan finally came back to his senses, an apologetic smile appeared on his face.
"Just something suddenly occurred to me."
He gently put down the teacup, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
"I didn't expect to encounter such an interesting situation in my first Holy Grail War~"
His tone was relaxed, but it made Tohsaka Rin frown unconsciously.
Lily tilted her head, her golden hair sparkling in the sunlight, and she was obviously amused by her Master's sudden interest.
"Yuan Jun!"
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