The first Servant Battle of the Fourth Holy Grail War has begun.
The two parties involved in the battle are Assassin, the first Servant summoned, and Caster, the last Servant summoned.
The moment she sensed Caster's presence, Scathach removed the primordial runes that she used to hide herself. Stealth and sudden attacks were not in line with her character. What she wanted was a head-on battle like a warrior.
So, even though she had arrived when Ryunosuke was drawing the summoning circle, she did not take any action to interrupt the summoning ceremony, nor did she attack Caster's master, and she even gave Caster time to prepare magic.
Since Shinji said this was her appetizer, it was up to her to decide how to eat it.
Sensing the aura hidden around Caster that clearly did not belong to this world, Scathach smiled as she broke open the door and attacked Caster who was ready for battle.
Scathach, who was standing at the entrance, grabbed the air with both hands, holding a red longbow in her left hand and an arrow of the same color in her right hand.
The next second, an arrow tore through the air and whizzed out. The power of this arrow was almost comparable to that of a sniper rifle.
Caster, who had remained expressionless since his appearance, finally showed a change of mood.
Surprised, the Servant in front of me was undoubtedly Assassin, but her fighting style was not like an assassin at all, but more like an archer.
But in his surprise, he did not forget to defend himself. A very thick robe belt - no, it seemed like a group of countless snakes, a creature that was simply indescribable, no, perhaps it would be more appropriate to say that it was an organ of a creature - stretched out from a corner that Scathach could not see, just blocking Scathach's arrow.
Blood and flesh flew everywhere.
The dark purple blood and the corrosive flesh were exploded by the magic power attached to the arrow, adding a bit of weirdness to the already curious room.
Scathach remained unmoved. The arrow just now was both a greeting and a test. It can be seen that Caster's fighting style is worth it.
Summoning magic, summoning monsters. Scathach came to this conclusion and launched a second round of attack.
Still shooting arrows, this time not one arrow, but three arrows.
Three arrows attacked Caster from different angles—the sniper rifle was equipped with a guidance device.
The monster summoned by Caster was unexpectedly strong. It was still agile after being shot by Scathach. It circled around its master and used its body as a shield to block Scathach's three arrows.
At the same time, the floor where Scathach was suddenly collapsed, and three tentacle-like monsters that were not as thick but more flexible emerged from the ground and launched a counterattack against the enemy.
Scathach, who was surrounded by tentacles, was not at all panicked, but a little disappointed. She threw away the bow and arrow, grabbed a purple sword from the air, shook her wrist, and slashed fiercely to cut off the three tentacles.
Using the force of the sword to cut off the tentacles, Scathach's body turned into a wisp of smoke and rushed towards Cater, who was still standing still, at a speed that was difficult to capture with the naked eye, just before the monster's flesh and blood touched her.
Caster slowly turned the page of the human skin book in his hand. The fog formed by magic power suddenly became thicker, and the whole house began to shake as if it was shaken by some huge force.
One after another, tens of thick tentacles stretched out from the ground, turning into walls to protect Caster while wantonly destroying the house.
"COOL! Great! You're so COOL!" Ryunosuke's whole body and soul were attracted by the "devil" summoned by Caster. Regardless of the danger he was in, he shouted like a child.
The poor child who was the only one left in the family could not bear such a blow and fainted.
Scathach's knife was very fast, but Caster's summoning speed was not slow either. Every time Scathach cut off one tentacles, Caster summoned another one. In total, she cut off ten tentacles in one breath. The "wall" between the two of them showed no signs of decreasing.
Finding that the knife was not effective, Scathach did not attack forcefully, but retreated with light steps.
The monsters driven by Caster seemed unwilling to let go of this prey, and swarmed in like a group of demons dancing wildly.
"Yes, that's it, eat her, eat her." Ryunosuke likes demons and young and beautiful women. When the two are combined into one, his excitement will double (who would know that the master is a BBA by looking at his appearance).
Of course Scathach would not do as she wished. She held the knife in her right hand, and put her left index finger and middle finger together, quickly drawing a line of runes in the air.
The moment the last rune took shape, the dark house was illuminated by red flames. The tentacle, which was only one meter away from Scathach, was contaminated by the flames that dispelled the darkness and ignited until it turned into ashes.
The monster's screams echoed in the crumbling house. With such accompaniment, Scathach crossed the final distance with Caster and slashed at the latter's head with a knife.
Caster is a magician, and generally speaking, he is not good at close combat. If an assassin gets close to him, it means that death is approaching - unless he is a being like Scathach who has multiple job aptitudes, and such people are very rare.
However, conventions are destined to be broken. This Caster is not a magician in the traditional sense. Before the sword light approached, he used the newly summoned monsters to make a "sword" and used this living "sword" to block Scathach's sword.
The "sword" is not as hard as the knife, but the power transmitted from the "sword" is not inferior to that of the knife. Caster was repelled by the sword, and Scathach was also repelled by the "sword", and her offensive was interrupted.
This situation can only mean one thing, Caster and Scathach have similar strength, both at level D.
"Not good at magic, but good at swordsmanship." Assassin, who was good at magic, gave her evaluation. This was her first time talking to other servants.
"Thank you for the compliment." Caster, who was in close combat, bowed politely. "Although I am manifesting as a Caster, I am not good at magic. In comparison, Ms. Assassin is more suitable for this job than me."
"Good eyesight, too."
Scathach said as she replaced the katana in her hand with a scarlet spear. The magical fluctuations that were difficult to conceal flowing on the spear showed that the quality of this spear was much higher than the katana and the bow and arrow. Scathach was proficient in various weapons, but she was best at the spear. It was with her spear skills that she reached the realm of God.
"That's enough warm-ups, it's time to show off your real skills."
"If possible, I hope to stop here today." Caster threw away the monster "sword" in his hand, "The Holy Grail War has just begun, there is no need to decide life and death now."
"Are you going to escape?" Scathach held the gun with both hands. With the spear as the center, the magic power turned into a vortex and vibrated. From a distance, it looked like a burning flame.
"You can understand it that way if you want." Caster closed the human skin book in his hand with a dull sound.
As if it was a signal, a signal of destruction, the remaining monsters in the house exploded instantly. The splattering flesh and blood and magic mist blocked Scathach's vision, and the resulting impact completely destroyed the foundation of the house.
Amidst the continuous explosions, the house that carried a family's beautiful memories collapsed.