There is a saying: People who are better than you are not scary, what is scary is that people who are better than you work harder than you.
Fiore is such a "terrible" person. She has excellent qualifications and works very hard, which makes her an outstanding figure in the new generation of the Clock Tower. When the Thousand World Tree Clan raised the banner of rebellion, many lecturers in the Clock Tower felt sorry for her. She could have made more contributions to the magic world and should have had a brighter future. Unfortunately, the Thousand World Tree Clan she belonged to was destined to be destroyed because of making the wrong choice.
Fiore could still hear such voices even though she was far away in Mirenia. However, she did not regret it. Whether it was the rebellion of the Thousand World Trees or becoming a Master to participate in the Holy Grail War, it was her own choice. Even if she became an enemy of her former classmates and teachers, even if she ended up in failure and her life ended, she would persist.
Her life did not change. It was the same as when she was studying in the Clock Tower and in Mirenia City, and it was the same after she summoned the Servant.
She got up before 6:30 in the morning and did a routine magic cycle training. Her legs were inconvenient, so such training was particularly important. Relying on magic and the dress she made, she washed and dressed independently. She would meet up with her brother, Colles, who was responsible for taking care of her, and have breakfast together. Sometimes she would go to Colles' room, sometimes to Fiore's own room, and occasionally go to the restaurant in the castle.
At 7:30 in the morning, Colles came to his sister's room. Unlike in the past, Colles did not come alone today, but brought his Servant, the Black Archer Chiron.
Coles' attitude towards servants is very similar to that of his sister. The two of them did not really regard their servants as their own servants, looking down on them and ordering them around because of the master-servant contract. They regarded their servants as partners and gave them respect.
After the early morning summoning ceremony ended, Colles quickly arranged a room for Chiron and took him to have breakfast in the morning to enhance their communication.
After sitting down, Corles looked at the empty seat opposite Chiron and asked his sister: "Is Assassin not here?"
"He's nearby, I'll let him know."
Just as Fiore was about to call Shinji through the contract, Shinji appeared at the door.
"No, I'm already here."
"What are you holding—?"
"The results of last night."
Shinji casually put aside a long scroll and a file bag in his hand.
"I walked around the castle and conducted some tests on the defense system of the Thousand World Tree Clan. I summarized the problematic parts and planned to have the Great Sage verify them first, and then have you pass them on to Chief Danic."
The long scroll was a detailed topographic map of Tulifas, and the briefcase contained a report written by Shen'er - "On the Weaknesses of Mirenia's Defense".
Since we have been running around outside all night under the pretext of familiarizing ourselves with the terrain and have consumed so much magic power, it would be unreasonable not to produce some results. It is not easy to fool the tyrant Vlad III and the old fox Danik who caused Zang Yan to suffer.
Hence this report.
The content of the report is that Shinji is lying on Yustisa's chest... ahem, this was already conceived when he was hiding in the Greater Holy Grail Center to recuperate.
The Holy Grail was integrated with the spiritual veins in the Tulifas area. Yustisa could easily sense the changes in Tulifas's magic power, and it was not difficult to find the shortcomings of the Thousand World Tree Clan. Carefully select a few loopholes, add a little of your own suggestions, and make some arrangements that are useful to you, and a report mixed with private goods is completed.
Hearing Shinji's answer, Fiore's watery eyes showed obvious surprise: "In the middle of the night?"
"Of course, don't underestimate the agility of an assassin." Shinji sat down at the dining table naturally, "I said it yesterday, I am your Servant, and it is natural for me to do these things."
"Assassin, you haven't remembered your real name yet?" asked Colles.
Shinji shook his head: "No."
"What about the wish placed in the Holy Grail?" Fiore asked.
Shinji put on an open-minded look: "No. From what I know about myself, I will only remember it when I get the Holy Grail. If I fail, I will follow the fate of an assassin and die in obscurity. There is nothing wrong with that."
"Weren't you very confident before?" Fiore said with a hint of mischief.
Shinji smiled and said, "I am still very confident now, but I also know that I am not invincible. At least I am not sure that I can defeat the great sage sitting opposite me."
"Thank you for the compliment." Chiron's voice, like the smile on his face, gave people a refreshing feeling like a cool breeze.
"Okay, stop talking, the breakfast is getting cold and I'm hungry."
As Colles grabbed the sandwich, Fiore glared at her brother and frowned. She was about to lecture him, but she saw Shinji also grabbed the sandwich like Colles and gobbled it up, talking intermittently while eating.
"I'm hungry too. I've been running all night. It's strange that I'm not hungry."
Two against one, Fiore could only swallow her words and puffed her lips unconsciously.
When Coles saw this, he looked at Shinji and felt a sense of identification with the time when they climbed over the dormitory wall in the middle of the night and went to the Internet cafe together when they were in school.
Chiron still looked calm and composed, and only those who knew him best would notice that the smile on his lips had deepened.
With two unruly guys, Shinji and Corless, this breakfast was destined to be unrefined, even though Fiore and Chiron's postures were impeccable.
During the meal, Fiore asked the question in her mind:
"If my memory is correct, Lord Chiron should not be a human, but a centaur. How could that be?"
"As you said, I was supposed to be summoned as an inhuman."
Chiron - taught many great heroes, including Hercules. He was the foremost sage of the Centaurs and also the most famous sage in Greek mythology.
Born with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse, he is a complete god with Kronos, the god of the earth and agriculture, as his father and Philula, the goddess, as his mother. However, after being accidentally hit by Hercules' poisonous arrow, he gave up his immortality in order to escape the pain. However, at this moment, his complete divinity was lost along with his immortality, and he became a being that can be summoned as a heroic spirit.
Of course, there is no problem with being summoned as a Servant in its original form of a Centaur, but -
"However, if that posture is seen, the real name will be deduced, so there is no choice but to do this."
Half man, half horse. The moment you see this figure, everyone will think of a centaur. If you think of a famous hero, the first person that comes to mind is undoubtedly Chiron. This is especially true if he also has a bow and arrow. After all, Chiron is a heroic spirit who is the original form of Sagittarius, one of the twelve zodiac signs.
Therefore, when Chiron was summoned, he took on the form of a human. Although some of his abilities were downgraded as a price, his use of the bow was not particularly affected.
From the outside, there was nothing that could tell that Chiron was the famous sage. However, no one present, including Shinji, would doubt his strength.
His aura was vast and deep. Facing him, no matter where you were, you would have the illusion of being in a vast forest.
This is the great sage Chiron, the most respected hero of the black side, no doubt about it!