The moment the storm of magic was filled with golden light, Scathach, who was lurking outside the workshop, left immediately without any hesitation.
The Queen of the Demon Realm was traveling at a speed comparable to that of a sports car under the moonlight, biting her lower lip tightly, trying hard to suppress her will to fight.
Yes, the will to fight.
With just one glance, she confirmed the identity of the golden heroic spirit.
As Shinji said, he was indeed one of the strongest among all the Heroic Spirits. With her current strength, she would not have a strong enough chance of winning even if she tried her best, but this was not a reason for her to retreat.
Scathach never feared fighting, on the contrary she enjoyed it, and she would not complain even if she failed. She retreated so decisively only because she could no longer suppress her warrior's passion. If she stayed any longer, she would forget the Master's instructions and the disciple's wishes.
After being far enough away from the Tohsaka family and no longer able to feel the majesty of the Golden Heroic Spirit, Scathach stopped, letting the cool night breeze caress her cheeks, exhaled slowly, and turned on the communication magic.
"Shinji, Tōsaka Tokiomi has completed the summoning ritual."
"Got it." Shinji responded almost at the same time, "Uncle has also completed the summons."
"What are you going to do next? Do you need me to come back?" Scathach asked in a testing tone.
Of the three disciples, Sakura was the closest to her, but her favorite disciple was still Shinji. This child was willing to endure hardships, had talent, and most importantly, was not as easily overzealous as Cu Chulainn. If he performed as expected in this Holy Grail War, she would try to share with him some of the wish she had placed on Cu Chulainn.
"Forget it." Shinji refused, "Uncle's servants are also very powerful, I'm afraid you can't control them. And as the uncle of the Master, he will probably be able to see the existence of you and Yustisa, so it's better not to meet for the time being."
For a long time, Justisia and Scathach have used special magic to hide their spiritual bases. The people in the Matou family believe that the two are magicians with mysterious origins, and no one regards them as servants. Shinji hopes that these two trump cards will be exposed as late as possible.
"Understood." In the deserted night, Scathach exuded her charm wantonly, "However, my little Master, I want to remind you that the blood of a warrior will never be extinguished. Every time it is suppressed, the next burning will be more intense."
"I know. Don't worry, Master. As for me, although I am not obsessed with the Holy Grail, I have no intention of giving it to others. There will be a chance for your warrior blood to burn freely. Before that, please be patient. After all, the older the wine, the better it tastes."
When Shinji said the last sentence, Scathach's charm almost reached its peak. Wine becomes more fragrant as it ages, and so does she who is immortal
Just as Scathach was about to end the call, Shinji suddenly thought of something: "Master, before the cocktail party starts, are you interested in having some appetizers?"
"What kind of side dish?" Scathach asked with great interest.
"Hmm... I'm not sure either. Anyway, let's go meet up with Yustisa first. If we're lucky, we might be able to catch an octopus. If we're unlucky, we won't even get any soup."
"It's better than nothing." Scathach said as she merged with the shadows again.
... ...
After cutting off the connection with Scathach, Shinji threw away the pieces of newspaper in his hand that had been torn apart by the storm caused by magic, and carefully looked at the Servant that appeared in the summoning circle.
The jet-black full body armor had unnatural distortions in the armor plates, whether due to the distortion of magic or if it was designed this way from the beginning.
There were strange tassels on the back of the armor, which trembled under the stimulation of magic.
The owner of the armor has a pale face and his hair is slightly darker than the hair color inherited from the Matou family. Judging from his appearance, he is a handsome man with a melancholy temperament. If he goes out for a walk, he will definitely charm countless women.
It was a pity that the man's distorted expression ruined his handsomeness, and the wild light in his eyes without a trace of rationality made people even more intimidated.
"Servant Berserker." Shinji muttered to himself, "Uncle, you finally took this path."
Berserker is a relatively special job among the seven jobs in the Holy Grail War. This job adds the job skill of "Frenzy" to the servant at the cost of depriving the servant of his own sanity in exchange for the highest basic attribute among the seven jobs. Just looking at the servant's panel, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the strongest.
The two sections of the spell that Kariya added to his chant were to add the "Frenzy" skill to the Servant in order to meet the conditions for summoning Berserker.
In "Fatezero", in order to torture Kariya more, Zōken instigated Kariya, who was already living a life worse than death, to summon Berserker, because Berserker is the one that imposes the greatest burden on the Master among the seven major occupations.
But now that Zouken is dead, no one will instigate Kariya to summon Berserker. However, Kariya still made the same choice as before for his own obsession and to defeat Tokiomi.
"Even with the guidance of my master, my ability as a magus is far inferior to Tokiomi. The ability of the Master will affect the basic ability of the Servant. Since the Master cannot match Tokiomi, I can only think of a way to improve the Servant."
Kariya's voice was resolute, and contained an unshakable will. He forced himself to support his exhausted body and activated a rune. Rune magic and gem magic have many similarities, and can also activate pre-set magic without consuming the magician's own magic power.
The rune stone that Kariya activated at this moment was one that Kariya had prepared in advance. It had only one effect, which was to replenish the magician's own lost mana. Kariya intended to use this method to solve the problem of Berserker's excessive consumption.
"Is it worth it?" Shinji sighed.
"Worth it." The original rune was very effective, and Kariya's complexion improved rapidly.
Shinji seemed to have thought of something, and seemed a little hesitant. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle, I said that a year ago because I wanted to use it as motivation to stimulate you to take over the family business. But in fact, even if you defeat Tosaka Tokiomi, Zenjo Aoi will not marry you."
"You are such a smart kid." Kariya rolled his eyes at his nephew calmly, "I already knew what you said. Although I am unwilling, Aoi has already given her heart and happiness to Tokiomi. From the day she promised Tokiomi, I have no chance."
"What about you?"
"You don't understand. To love someone, you don't have to possess them. I just want her to be happy." Kariya's eyes were softer than ever before. "Defeating Tokiomi is not to prove anything or to gain anything, but to make Tokiomi realize that magic is not everything a person has. He has many things that are more precious than magic."
"No regrets?"
"I don't regret it. I didn't have the ability to protect her before. When I was able to do so, it was too late. Maybe this is fate."
"Uncle... you are such an idiot."
"I think so too, so don't follow my example."
"Of course, I have no interest in being a backup."
"... .... Get out of here."