Hearing Rin's question, Gilgamesh pouted and teased.
"It's lying right behind you. The Joker was right about your poor eyesight."
Toosaka Rin turned her head and her mentality, which had just recovered with great difficulty, collapsed again.
Gilgamesh did not lie to her, Luvia was indeed lying not far behind her, with a peaceful look and steady breathing - this was nothing, the problem was with Luvia's servant Karna.
This great hero, whose strength, appearance and character were all top-notch, sat quietly guarding by the side, motionless, like a perfect statue.
In contrast, his own servants just sit there and watch themselves being toyed with and take pleasure in it. The treatment is so different - why is the gap between servants so big
While her mentality was unbalanced, Luvia also woke up with a "hmm".
"here it is... "
"Master, I'm glad you're okay." Karna's voice was filled with joy from the bottom of his heart.
"Karna? I am..."
Luvia used her hands to support herself and tried to sit up. As expected, she was a replica of Rin. Sisters with the same blood had the same reaction. The result was the same. Her head left the ground for just a second before falling back due to exhaustion.
But this time, the back of her head did not make a direct and intimate contact with the ground. In the moment before her head hit the ground, Karna quickly cushioned Luvia's back with his hands, stopped her from falling, and slowly helped her sit up.
Seeing this thoughtful gesture, Rin almost cried - why didn't I meet such a good Servant, but fell into the hands of that nasty woman.
"Thank you, Karna." Luvia nodded in thanks.
Karna shook his head: "This is not something to be thanked for. The Master fell into a coma due to my negligence. I should apologize for this."
"No, you are wrong." Luvia corrected, "I only gave you one mission, to defeat the servants of the Tōsaka family. You don't need to take any responsibility for anything else. I became like this because of my lack of practice, it has nothing to do with you. I should be the one to say thank you and apologize. I made a big promise, but I failed to fulfill my duties as a Master, dragged you down, and asked you to save me."
"It wasn't me. I was the enemy of the King of Heroes and I couldn't be distracted. He was the one who saved you." Karna shook his head twice and stretched out his hand to the side in front of him.
"You are..." Luvia was stunned for a moment, then leaned forward slightly and said to Shinji gracefully, "Thank you."
"It's nothing, just a small favor. Although you may not be unaware of this, there is a connection between us, and I can't just leave it alone."
Shinji smiled and waved his hand. His gentle and proper attitude was completely different from the way he treated Rin, which made the latter mutter to herself.
"Just keep pretending."
"I know. This is the second time you've saved me."
Luvia was not surprised. She held Karna's shoulders and stood up from the ground while speaking.
"The second time?" Shen Erwei was a little stunned.
"The last time was when we were stripping the city."
"ah-"
A certain name mentioned by Luvia awakened Shinji's memory, and he touched his nose embarrassedly.
"—you found me."
"I am also a wrestler, so I can't possibly make mistakes in wrestling techniques and etiquette."
The wrestling here naturally refers to the ancient Greek mixed martial arts "Pankrasin". Shinji has used wrestling techniques in front of Luvia twice. The first time was to wrestle Luvia herself, and the second time was to wrestle Faker. After the wrestling, Shinji instinctively shook his arms and performed the wrestling etiquette that Chiron taught him when he was teaching him the skills.
Although Shinji used the excuse of "Mongol wrestling" the first time, that could only fool laymen who didn't know wrestling, not experts like Luvia. She had already suspected it when Shinji wrestled Faker, and after returning to the Clock Tower, she did some private research and was basically sure that it was the same person.
"I don't know whether I should call you Shen Zhong or Mr. Jian Tong."
"Shen Zhong is the alias I used when traveling in East Asia. Matou Shinji is my real name. Yes, you can call me Shinji if you like."
"What a shame, I think Shen Zhong is a better name."
Luvia said with some regret. It was just a short trip not worth remembering for the boy, but it left a deep impression on the girl.
"But Shinji's pronunciation is pretty good too—why are you here?"
"I just came to take a look. The Matou family has lived in Fuyuki City for so many years, it's impossible that they didn't have any preparations. You guys made such a big fuss, I think I have to know about it - I say, two ladies, what on earth were you thinking? Starting a war in the middle of the day, have you forgotten the first principle of a magician? If someone with ulterior motives knew about it, it's not impossible that they would unite all the other masters and servants to kick you out first."
The first principle of a magician is to conceal the mystery, and anyone who destroys it will be punished by everyone.
Despite being threatened by Shinji, Luvia did not panic.
"My original intention was to have Karna send a declaration of war. I chose this time to ensure that the head of the Tousaka family would receive it. I didn't mean to start a war immediately. I didn't expect Miss Tousaka to be so impulsive. Such a person could actually become the local manager. So country girls are country girls. They don't know anything."
"What did you say, you upstart!" Lin was furious.
"Ah, there you are, Miss Toosaka."
Luvia covered her mouth in surprise, as if she had just discovered Rin's existence - yes, as if, in fact, she had seen it a long time ago, but was just pretending not to see it.
"I thought you were too ashamed to face anyone."
"It was you who provoked me first, you ignorant upstart!"
"Sending a letter of challenge before a battle is the oldest etiquette. I am following the ancient etiquette. There is no time written on the letter of challenge. You are too impatient and not thoughtful enough."
"Why can't you just deliver the challenge to my house in a dignified manner? Why do you have to shoot arrows through my window? This is a direct attack!"
"What's the big deal about a window? Country girls are just petty."
"This has nothing to do with my magnanimity. I am just exercising my rights over the property in my name. Only a nouveau riche like you would be obsessed with the value of the property."
"Hehehehe~~~~~~~~~"
"Hohohohohoho~~~~~~~~~"
Before we knew it, the atmosphere had turned sinister.
The two girls were already arguing with each other until their faces turned red. They were getting closer and closer to each other, and one could clearly see the twitching muscles and bulging blood vessels on their faces.
Shinji couldn't help but sigh when he saw this. As expected of old enemies, they could stir up each other's anger to the maximum with just a few words - you know, Shinji had put so much thought into it just now, even saying a famous quote, but he didn't make Rin like this.