Lorelaia's words aroused Shinji's curiosity.
None of these noble families who were going to participate in the Holy Grail War were easy to deal with. The relic of Iskandar in Waver's hand was actually stolen from Kayneth; Luvia summoned Karna; the Tohsaka family had Gilgamesh; Einzbern found the relics of Artoria and Hercules; even the upstart Atram had set his sights on Siegfried from the beginning.
So what kind of servants would Barthelmero, the strongest and oldest of the Clock Tower, who is at the top of these families, prepare? Even though he didn't have much time to prepare, looking at Lorelaya's extremely luxurious equipment, it must be a top-level servant.
Thanks to the Fuyuki Holy Grail, which can only summon heroic spirits but not gods, otherwise the one standing opposite Shinji would most likely be Luger, the god of light, or Thor, the god of thunder.
"Here I am."
With Scathach's reminder, the same rainbow light that appeared when Loreleija appeared bloomed again.
However, this time it did not cut through the sky, but ran on the ground, approaching from a distance in an instant with astonishing speed and pure murderous intent, and attacked Shinji's back.
Scathach then materialized a second gun and was about to stand up to stop him, but Shinji was faster than her. He simply ignored Lorelaia who was confronting him, raised the gun in his hand and rushed forward at the same astonishing speed.
"You are... Let me do it!"
Then, there was a fierce clash between the numerous gun shadows and the constantly changing rainbow light.
It was clearly said that Scathach's gun was not easy to use, but when it was actually used, it was more powerful than when she had the "Immortal Blade" in her hand.
Although he has fought many battles in a row, Shinji's face does not show any sign of fatigue. Instead, he is full of energy and even has a smile on his face, as if he is enjoying this battle very much.
The weird behavior made everyone feel strange.
What's even stranger is yet to come. The Servant who fought with Shinji was undoubtedly powerful in terms of magic, strength, speed, skills, and momentum. But even such a top Servant never gained the upper hand from the moment he fought with Shinji, and was even gradually suppressed as time went by.
No, it's not just being suppressed, it's being subdued.
After just a few dozen rounds, which was only a few minutes with the top servants' attack speed, Lorelei's servant was pinned to the ground by Shinji. The servant's weapon, the rainbow-colored true form, a three-edged thorn sword composed of three-color crystals, was also taken away and pressed against the master's back.
"I see. I think I know what you are in. Although you may not understand what I mean now, I still want to say that I am glad to see you here, Altira."
That's right, the Servant that Shinji restrained was Altira. When Lorelaia came with the rainbow light, he felt that she looked familiar. When the rainbow light appeared for the second time, he recognized her at a glance. That's why he didn't care about confronting Lorelaia and rushed forward without hesitation.
The brown-skinned woman who was being pinned down and struggling paused, then turned to look at the young man who was undoubtedly her enemy.
Lorelaia also asked at the same time: "Do you... know each other?"
"I guess we know each other, but she has no memory of me now."
Shinji looked at the woman with an extremely bright smile.
"Otherwise, she wouldn't be so easily subdued by me."
"What do you mean?" Lorelaia didn't understand.
"This is a secret. I can't tell you for now."
Shinji narrowed his eyes, and the tenderness and compassion on his face were something that no one present had ever seen, including Waver and Lorelaia, who had known her for many years, and Scathach, who had been paying attention to her.
Altila, the king of the Huns, Attila the "Scourge of God", is undoubtedly a top-level servant on the same level as Iskandar and Gilgamesh. It is almost an impossible task to subdue such a being, even without injury.
But Shinji did it, not because he was too strong or because Altira was too weak, but because he was too familiar with Altira.
The first encounter at the beginning of the 21st century was in the lightless realm, where he and Elquet awakened the sleeping giant.
From then on, he would take time out every day to use the privilege given to him by the guy who could not be said to be an enemy or a friend to go to the closed stone chamber to meet her.
At first, it was just a simple chat. After getting to know each other better, both of them relaxed a lot and did a lot of interesting things together.
Telling stories, cooking, watching movies, playing cards, sculpting, drawing, and even sharing memories, etc., as long as Shinji could think of it and Altira was interested in the activity, the two of them tried it.
This also involves fighting.
Of course, it wasn't the battle between the giant god and Shinji, because they were not of the same level. Even if Shinji dared to say that he wanted to betray his master and ancestors, the giant god Altira could easily suppress him with one hand.
The one Shinji was fighting against was the dream of the giant Altira. The dream of the great king running across the land as a human over a thousand years ago was also a precious memory that overwhelmed the loneliness of fourteen thousand years.
Because Shinji said he wanted an opponent, she would occasionally materialize her dream self to fight Shinji. In the past four years, the two had fought no less than 500 times, the number of games only second to Sakura, who had trained with her since childhood.
With so many combat experiences, Shinji's understanding of Altira's human form or dream mode can definitely be described as meticulous.
Just by moving her eyes, Altiara knew where she was going to hit; just by moving her wrist, Altiara knew how she was going to attack.
Her style, her little habits, her go-to routines;
Her flaws, her weaknesses, the mistakes she would make;
Shinji knew them all by heart, and sometimes he could guess Altira's thoughts with his eyes closed without even looking.
Conversely, Altira also knows Shinji very well - well, Altira in Mooncell.
This person on the ground is a heroic spirit that was sublimated based on Altira's dream, but he has no memory of the fictional world of spirit particles and the giant gods, so he knows nothing about Shinji.
If I have to say it, the relationship between Altira who was subdued by Shinji and Altira who often practiced with him is a bit similar to that between Lancer Karna and Archer Karna, which is not quite the same.
However, Karna has the "unrivaled martial arts" that ranks at the top of human history. Even without the relevant memories, Shinji cannot defeat him by force alone. Altira is different. She does not rely on martial arts, but on her innate instincts to fight, which gives Shinji an opportunity to take advantage of.
It's like a multi-game game, even the final boss won't be difficult after so many rounds. (Except for some games that increase difficulty with each round)
PS: Shinji knows the king so well, mainly because the king is too simple and easy to understand. Shinji is not so powerful against other people, after all, the most unpredictable thing is always the human heart. There is also Elquet in a similar situation. As long as Shinji's attribute value is high and he is well prepared, he can easily crush the princess. This is probably the only weakness of the talent flow.
PS2: For the detailed composition of Altira, please see the part about Altira in Chapter 37 of "Tsuki-hime", which lists in detail the dreams of Attila, the giant god and king of the Huns, and the heroic spirit Attila. Those not mentioned will be supplemented later.