Type-Moon, isn't this really the other world?

Fujimaru Ritsuka was extremely nervous.

She wasn't very confident that she could persuade Lin Jiu'an, but this time she really didn't want to continue fighting, and taking Arjuna away would be the best outcome.

This time, the Cuchulainn problem was solved.

News has also come from Tamamo-no-Mae's side that Scáthach has been rescued.

Once they persuade Arjuna to join them in dealing with Lin Jiu'an, with Arjuna, Karna, Artemis, and Scáthach as their four top-tier Servants, they'll have the advantage no matter what, right?

Under Fujimaru Ritsuka's tense gaze, Lin Jiu'an swept his eyes over the crowd present.

“I have no interest in a ceasefire, but if you agree to one condition, I can let you take Arjuna with you.”

"What conditions?"

“Choose a woman to be my hostage for a week.”

"Hey, you bastard..."

Sakata Kintoki couldn't help but speak up.

Before he could finish speaking, a bolt of lightning struck him head-on. Sakata Kintoki hastily raised his axe to block, but was still sent flying by the lightning.

At this moment, Lin Jiu'an turned his head and looked indifferently at Sakata Kintoki, who was lying on the ground with a charred chest and blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, struggling to get up.

"When adults are talking, children should shut up."

You're the youngest person here, right?!

Fujimaru Ritsuka is old enough to be your mother!

Orion was internally ranting, but seeing Sakata Kintoki's miserable state, he decided not to say it aloud.

"So, Fujimaru Ritsuka, what's your choice?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was silent for a moment, then said, "You'll release them in seven days?"

Do you think I would lie to you?

"Okay, then I'll stay!"

"no!"

"Ritsuka, don't worry about him. We can just fight him. It's not like we can't beat him!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka shook her head and comforted her, "It's alright, don't worry, I'll be fine. Besides, this is indeed the best choice."

As Fujimaru Ritsuka spoke, she looked up at Lin Jiu'an.

"If you can keep your promise."

Yes, if Karna and Artemis join forces and fight to the bitter end, they might have a high probability of defeating Lin Jiu'an. But don't forget that Rama and Sita are also there to deal with Cú Chulainn.

After a while, Lin Jiu'an was really angered, and the other party ordered Sita and Rama to abandon Cú Chulainn and join the battle. That would be a real problem!

Rama and Sita will then deal with one of them.

If Lin Jiu'an were to deal with the other one, not only would they be unable to take Arjuna away, but they might also have to snatch back Scáthach, whom they had already rescued, and they might also perish here.

Cú Chulainn, who was supposed to die, came back to life.

At that time, it will be the two sides, the two who were crippled by Lin Jiu'an, facing Cú Chulainn.

Artemis and the others were certainly not fools.

As Fujimaru Ritsuka's gaze fell upon Rama, they all understood her meaning and the plan she had arranged in advance, realizing that Scáthach had already been rescued.

"Let me do it!"

Martha suddenly spoke up: "I'll be the hostage."

"This was my suggestion, Miss Martha, you..."

"Ritsuka, you are our Master. No matter what happens to anyone else, you cannot be harmed, understand?"

Martha gave Fujimaru Ritsuka a hearty laugh: "Besides, it's only seven days. If he doesn't keep his promise, you can avenge me then."

Fujimaru Ritsuka opened her mouth.

She naturally understood the meaning behind the other person's smile.

Sending the other party as a hostage is the best option at present, just like her agreeing to Lin Jiu'an's request. After all, although she herself lacks confidence, she is the backbone of this group.

If something happens to her, it's hard to say whether this alliance can continue.

Even if Lin Jiu'an breaks his promise and kills Martha after seven days, it won't affect them at all. Exchanging Martha for Scáthach and Arjuna is an incredibly profitable deal.

"Ritsuka, what you want to do is difficult."

Martha smiled and said, "If you want to achieve that goal, it's not enough to just be willing to sacrifice yourself; you also need to learn to sacrifice others."

Fujimaru Ritsuka pursed her cherry lips.

She knew this principle, of course, but when it really came down to sacrificing others...

After a long silence, Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded and looked up at Lin Jiu'an, who was standing high in the sky: "Can Martha be the hostage?"

Lin Jiu'an glanced at the sexy saintess and said with a smile.

"of course."

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"Master, are you really going to let them go?"

Watching Fujimaru Ritsuka and her group depart, Nagao Kagetora said somewhat unwillingly.

Lin Jiu'an glanced at her: "What, you have a problem with that?"

"Kagetora dares not!" Nagao Kagetora lowered his head in fear.

"Alright, I didn't scold you, but don't say such stupid things again. What can we do if we don't let them go?" Lin Jiu'an said casually, glancing at the battlefield where Cú Chulainn was still fighting.

While he could hold his own against Artemis and Karna alone, taking them both down would be quite difficult.

Besides, he can't really lose money in this kind of transaction, can he?

Having taken the saintess Martha hostage, Lin Jiu'an felt he could at least begin to corrupt her. As for the berserk Cú Chulainn, if he could devour him, his strength would definitely increase further. In that case, it was still uncertain who would gain and who would lose.

Fujimaru Ritsuka thought of everything, but she still couldn't have imagined that absorbing Heroic Spirits could increase her strength, right?

"I'm sorry, Master, it's our fault for being useless."

Nagao Kagetora said guiltily, but still couldn't help but say, "But if we let them take Arjuna away, and Arjuna really joins them, it will be even more dangerous next time."

"What I mean is, after we deal with Cú Chulainn, should we..."

After a pause, Nagao Kagetora spoke, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jiu'an couldn't help but glance at Nagao Kagetora again.

He thought he was ruthless enough, so whose subordinate was this?

"Alright, I have my own plans for Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others. You all go and help Sita and the others deal with Cú Chulainn."

As Lin Jiu'an walked towards Marda, he added halfway there, "By the way, don't kill her, capture her, I have a use for her."

"Yes, Master."

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White House.

This place, once the heart of the United States, has been completely transformed by Bai Mao into a residence for Lin Jiu'an to rest, and has been expanded outwards.

While Hassan Hyakumyo might be average in terms of combat prowess, he is absolutely top-notch in all other aspects.

Hassan, the "Old Man of the Mountain," is knowledgeable and proficient in almost every field, and because he can split himself into ten thousand people, he can do the work of ten thousand.

She completed this huge project in less than half a day.

Martha remained silent the entire way.

As they walked one after the other to the door of a room, Lin Jiu'an, who had also remained silent, suddenly spoke up: "You think it's worth it to trade yourself for Arjuna and Scáthach, right?"

Martha's expression changed.

"I do not know what you're talking about."

She didn't know how Lin Jiu'an found out that Scáthach had been taken away by them, or whether it was a provocation or something real. But what worried her more was that if she confirmed that Scáthach had been taken away, Lin Jiu'an would break the contract and snatch her back.

"Don't worry, although I don't have many bottom lines, I don't mind keeping promises that don't threaten my survival."

Martha's expression softened slightly, and after a moment of silence, she couldn't help but ask, "Then why?"

Lin Jiu'an didn't answer. Instead, he stopped at the door of the room. Even when Maria and Alyssa, who were guarding the door and dressed in maid outfits, opened the door, he didn't go in. Instead, he turned around and smiled at Martha with a playful expression.

He didn't throw all of these fallen Servants onto the battlefield.

At least for those who he had bestowed with spirit origins, or, to put it more politely, the "true forms" of their respective legions, his division of labor was very clear.

Those characters in slice-of-life anime and visual novels were responsible for taking care of his daily life, as well as that of Sita, Minamoto no Yorimitsu, and others. Moreover, Lin Jiu'an didn't produce many; one character produced only one "body".

Meanwhile, the characters from those battle anime and games take care of the combat aspects, and besides their [original body], they constantly create clones of themselves through Maeve.

When it came time for battle, they were responsible for directing the clones to go and contaminate the enemy, while they stayed in the rear and didn't need to participate in the battle. After all, Lin Jiu'an had put in some effort to create them, and if they died, it would be troublesome for him to create another one, which wasn't worth it.

Do you think the Scáthach they took away is the real Scáthach?

Martha's expression changed.

We've fallen for their trap!?

If Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others took away a fake Scáthach, then their every move would reach Lin Jiu'an's ears. And the worst-case scenario is that if a real fight broke out, the fake Scáthach might betray them...

"Will you let me go back in seven days?"

"Really." Lin Jiu'an smiled helplessly and indulgently, as if looking at his own silly child: "Now that you know everything, how could I possibly let you go back?"

Didn't you say you wouldn't break your promise?

"Who told you to have ears and insist on listening?"

Lin Jiu'an ignored Martha's angry gaze and walked directly into the room.

"Would you like to see Scáthach?"

Martha, who had already been prepared to risk her life to rush out and warn Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, hesitated for a moment before going inside anyway.

Let's go take a look first.

What if this wicked guy is deliberately scaring me to make me resist so that he can use this as an opportunity to make demands on Fujimaru Ritsuka or simply prevent me from leaving?

With a last glimmer of hope, Martha entered the room.

My scalp felt a little numb.

The bedroom was filled with black, bloody flesh, and a tall, purple-haired beauty was suspended in the air by it.

"This, this is...?"

Martha was a Servant summoned by Fujimaru Ritsuka after she persuaded Edison to join forces against Lin Jiu'an and Cú Chulainn, so she had never seen this scene before.

The scene before her was like a heavy hammer blow. Even Martha, who had seen many evils before, had never seen such an evil and blasphemous sight. Her body involuntarily tensed up and she took several steps back.

But just as he took two steps back, the door behind him slammed shut with a bang.

Martha turned her head and looked at the tightly closed door. The unease and fear in her heart grew stronger. She looked at Scáthach and thought about what would happen if she ended up in the same situation.

"Master, come and meet your new companion who came to rescue you."

Scáthach did not react. Her once cold and proud eyes were now filled with confusion and could barely be opened. Only her slightly parted cherry lips, which were occasionally dripping with saliva, could utter weak moans.

Is it broken?

Martha heard Lin Jiu'an speak terrifying words with a smile, and then she saw a blue-purple electric current emerge from the dark flesh.

“Ahhhhhh?!!!”

Scáthach wailed, splattering snow everywhere. After a long while, the electric current disappeared, and she lowered her head, panting heavily as if she had survived a disaster. Then she raised her head and looked at Lin Jiu'an.

"Awake? Come, see your new companion."

Scáthach looked in the direction Lin Jiu'an turned slightly, and then saw Marda standing next to him. Her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

But then Scáthach sneered, "So what?"

Yes, that's definitely Scáthach!