After all, Justisa is no longer the cold, almost mechanical woman she used to be. Having lived in the Matou family for so long, she has learned a little bit about how to judge people's emotions. Seeing Shinji's strange expression, she quickly interrupted her explanation and started asking questions instead.
After learning the reason from Shinji, Yustisa smiled and asked back.
"Who told you that only Hassan can be the Assassin?"
"Eh? Really?" This time it was Shinji who was surprised.
Who told him? Of course, it was the Fate setting book.
In the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City, Assassin can normally only summon Hassan.
Of course there are exceptions. During the Fifth Holy Grail War, Caster, as a Servant, broke the rules and illegally summoned the pseudo-Assassin, Sasaki Kojiro.
However, that Caster's real name is Medea. She is a traitorous witch and a natural rule breaker. It is not surprising that she breaks the rules. But how could Shinji, a rookie magician, have the ability to break the rules
"No." Justisa explained, "It is indeed as you said, the Assassin class is a catalyst, but catalysts have priorities. Although the Assassin class has a high priority, it is not unchangeable. In theory, if you prepare a suitable catalyst in advance and then change the summoning word, you can summon a Heroic Spirit other than Hassan."
"I see." Shinji suddenly realized, "I guess you've already prepared the modified summoning words."
In the fourth Holy Grail War in the parallel world, in "Fateapocrypha", the Holy Grail system of Fuyuki City was stolen and leaked after the third Holy Grail War, and various sub-holy grail wars emerged all over the world. In these Holy Grail Wars, the character characteristics and Noble Phantasm abilities of the 19th generation, no, the 18th generation Hassan except the first generation, were exposed, and it was easy for him to be targeted and become the first unlucky person to be eliminated. Therefore, the magicians spent time studying the Assassin class and found a way to summon other Heroic Spirits.
In this world line, no magician has done the corresponding research, so naturally there will be no method to summon other professions. If there is someone who can find this method, it can only be Justisia herself, who is the core of the Holy Grail system.
"That's right." Justisa's answer was just as Shinji expected.
Shinji laughed, "Then Assassin is undoubtedly the best choice. Without the restrictions of Hassan, Assassin is the most versatile class."
Justisa nodded and said, "Anyone can take on this role as long as they have anecdotes of killing people without direct combat. And very few of those famous heroes are truly upright and have never used any dishonorable means."
Take Shinji's ancestor Perseus as an example. Although the setting in the Type-Moon world is that he fought with Medusa for 300 rounds and finally killed Medusa who had become a monster, the most widely circulated version in the world is that Perseus chopped off Medusa's head while she was sleeping - a typical assassination.
There are many things like this, such as Cao Cao's attempt to assassinate Dong Zhuo, although he failed; Lu Bu's attempt to assassinate Ding Yuan, which he succeeded; Hercules, the most famous hero in ancient Greece, also ambushed conjoined twins.
After understanding this, Shinji immediately proposed: "How about using myself as a catalyst to summon my ancestor Perseus? I have a high affinity with him, and I have obtained his Noble Phantasm, so it is a good opportunity to ask him to be my teacher."
Justisa shook her head: "No, I don't think this is a good choice. Perseus has entrusted you with his Noble Phantasm. If you summon him again, it is very likely that he will not have the Noble Phantasm, or the Noble Phantasm entrusted to you will automatically return to its master. This will weaken our strength in disguise. The prerequisite for purifying the Holy Grail is to obtain the Holy Grail first. I don't want you to quit halfway."
"I'm sorry, I didn't think it through." Shinji lowered his head, "Please continue with your plan."
Justisa looked at Shinji's dark blue slightly curly hair and for some reason remembered the scene of him rubbing Sakura's head. She rubbed Shinji's hair just like she remembered.
In the face of Shinji's astonishment, Justisa said in a brisk voice: "You have the same idea as me that you need a suitable teacher. I was a cyborg in my previous life, and I am only good at the magic of the Einzbern family and the incomplete third magic, which is not suitable for you and Kariya. Now that you have officially become magicians, I have nothing to teach you."
"The current situation of the Matou family and my existence cannot be disclosed to the outside world. You cannot invite magic teachers from outside. You can only summon your own people. Therefore, the Heroic Spirit you need to summon must not only have the Assassin aptitude, but also the magician aptitude that matches your attributes. The higher the aptitude, the better."
"The Assassin job will limit the Servant's magical ability but not their magical knowledge. It can satisfy the demand for knowledge and is within your tolerance. Oh, and there is one more thing: you must be willing to teach students."
"Oh, oh, these are really harsh conditions." After hearing Yustisa's conclusion, Shinji couldn't help but sigh, "In my opinion, there are so many people like this that I can count them on one hand. So, what is your choice?"
Justisa did not answer directly, but picked up a parchment scroll that was tightly protected by magic from the table. The mottled and torn scroll silently told of its antiquity: "I found this from the remains of Zangyan. It is an ancient artifact unearthed in Ireland, and it is the earliest text of the famous epic "The Long March of the Bull Raiders."
Shinji knew clearly: "The great hero of Ulster, the fierce dog of Cullan, Cuchulainn."
This person is indeed qualified. He has extraordinary martial arts skills and outstanding spearmanship, making him suitable to be Shinji's martial arts teacher.
Although he rarely uses magic, he has learned eighteen "Original Runes" and has considerable attainments in magic. The versatility of "Rune" magic is also suitable for the three novice magicians in the family to learn.
Cu Chulainn himself was generous and easy to get along with, and rarely refused his master's requests.
In legends other than The Long March for the Bull, there is also a story about Cuchulainn betraying his loyalty and killing Kuroi by a surprise attack, which meets Assassin's requirements.
There is only one question left -
"There are more than one heroic spirits with Assassin attributes in "The Bull Raiders". The most typical one is Queen Maeve who plotted to kill Cuchulainn. If she is summoned, it will be the worst outcome. I might order Maeve to commit suicide in a fit of rage."
"It's unlikely." Justisa unfolded the parchment scroll written in Gaelic. "This is just one of the volumes of the Long March of the Bull, describing the story of Cu Chulainn's journey to the Land of Shadows to learn skills. There are no irrelevant people involved."
Shinji was in a good mood after hearing this: "I'm fine now, when do you start summoning?"
"You take a rest for three hours, I will go and arrange the summoning ceremony." After saying that, Justisa walked out of her room. In order not to arouse suspicion, she usually moved in a physical way.
... ...
Three hours later, in the basement of the Matou family.
The insect nest has been demolished and converted into Justisa's magic workshop.
A circular magic circle was carved on the ground made of special material using blood prepared in advance.
Various magic gems are arranged in a regular pattern at the nodes of the magic circle, and the cheapest one is enough for an ordinary person to live for twenty years.
On the altar next to the magic circle, an old parchment scroll was placed as a catalyst, and the magic used to protect the parchment scroll had been broken.
This is a summoning circle created by Justisa. It is more complex and more expensive than the traditional summoning circle, and it also places less burden on the summoner.
Shinji placed one hand on the most critical magic node and chanted with an unprecedented solemn expression.
"—declare!"