"What a wonderful battle. You are worthy of being the foremost hero of Allemagne." (Allemagne means "Germany" in French. It is normal for Joan of Arc, the saint of France, to speak French. It shows that not everyone in the world speaks Japanese.)
Facing ruler's praise, Black Saber nodded silently.
"It's only Saber, what about me? My fight isn't exciting?" Shinji blinked his eyes, as if to say - praise me, praise me.
Although Jeanne had received mathematics instruction from Shinji, she had no intention of showing favoritism.
"Your battle was also very exciting, but there is still a certain gap compared to Saber."
"That's a good review, too."
Shinji was quite satisfied with this evaluation. He patted Siegfried's shoulder in a familiar manner and smiled.
"It's normal to be worse than Phineas. Phineas is the best warrior in Northern Europe and a real hero. Phineas is a real man~ Phineas is a great hero~"
At the end, Shinji actually started singing.
Gold stared at the Black Assassin, and unconsciously thought of him as a party with the "rational" Alstof. Although after a period of reflection, he felt that there was some truth in what the Assassin said, but it was difficult for him to connect the silly guy in front of him with the oppressive image just now.
After staring at the ruler for a while, Gold regretfully realized that the other party didn't buy it at all. He could only pull himself together and face the ruler again.
"Arbitrator, are you willing to accompany us from now on? If you plan to supervise the battle in Tulifas next, then staying in the city of Mirenia in my Thousand World Tree should be a good choice."
Gold waved his hand, and the black Mercedes parked in the distance drove over quickly and stopped on the side of the road.
"No, that would be unfair. My detection ability is dozens of times that of an ordinary Servant. No matter where the battle is in Tulifas, I can rush there immediately. Please don't worry."
Ruler refused mercilessly. This Holy Grail War was an unprecedented war where two forces collided with each other. No one could be biased towards either side, even superficially.
"Let's go, Saber."
Gold's voice was indeed filled with suppressed displeasure. His purpose was obvious, and he had wanted to secure Ruler from the beginning. But he was thrown off balance by Red Lancer. Even if he wanted to use Black Saber's power to subdue Ruler, it would be too late. Gold was a magician after all. He was not stupid enough to let his servants fight in broad daylight—and there was Assassin, whose attitude was always unpredictable.
"Assassin, do you want to go back with us or continue to escort the ruler?"
"Let me go with you. No red servant will harm Ruler before dark, and I have done what I should do." Shinji said as he opened the car door.
"Wait, wait, your bag." Joan of Arc reminded.
Shinji was carrying a backpack when he met Jeanne, and he placed it in a hidden place with Jeanne's luggage before entering the battlefield.
"Here you go. It's my midnight snack. But now it's daybreak and I plan to go back and have breakfast with my Master. If you don't mind, consider it your breakfast. I guess you're hungry too. If you don't want it, just throw it away. Also, remember to do the homework I assigned to you. I'll come over to check it when I'm free!"
With the roar of the engine, the Mercedes-Benz sedan, driven by the android driver, drove towards the city of Mirenia. From the rolled-down window, one could vaguely hear Shinji and Gold mocking each other.
"Are you stupid? Assassin, a servant only needs to have enough mana supply, not food."
"You are stupid. You don't even understand the simple truth that delicious food can make people happy. I've already told you that although they exist in a special way, Servants are still human beings in essence."
"What is that homework?"
"I won't tell you."
"you!"
The sound became farther and farther away until it disappeared.
Jeanne once again looked at the traces of battle between the two men. The traces were too scattered and disordered, with no fixed direction.
That damage was not caused by the intention to destroy something, but proved that it was just the aftermath of the battle. Yes, a casual blow cut the sign on the highway in half, creating a huge crater like a meteorite falling.
Thank goodness this isn't an elevated road, Jeanne thought.
If that were the case, it might collapse because it couldn't withstand their trampling. Of course, the servants wouldn't die, but it would take a long time to rebuild the elevated road. That's really a shame.
In short, the first Servant Battle between the Black and Red sides ended in a draw. Neither side was seriously injured, nor did they consume a lot of magic power. It was just an easy preliminary battle.
However, this is the situation in just a preliminary battle.
As the war intensifies, Servants and Masters who want to cheat will probably appear. Was I, the Ruler Jeanne d'Arc, summoned just to monitor them
I couldn't say "no" for sure, but I also had a vague feeling that I couldn't honestly believe it. No matter what, this Holy Grail War was "different", something in the girl's heart whispered.
"There's no point in thinking about it now. We have to do our best no matter what."
Ruler clenched her fists and declared to herself. The sun had risen, but she was still wearing armor, which made her feel inexplicably ashamed. She quickly released the armor woven with magic power, changed back into her original private clothes, and walked to where she had placed her luggage before.
There, black handbags and backpacks were placed side by side.
Jeanne opened her (Leticia) handbag, took out a black notebook, looked at the half-written exercise book left by Shinji, and felt bitter in her heart.
It took me half an hour to finish one page before. How long will it take me to finish these twenty pages? Sigh~
From this it can be seen that Joan of Arc is a very serious and hard-working student who loves to study. She has no idea of asking someone to write for her or simply not writing at all.
I have to say, he is a really good student, just a little bit stupid.
Shaking her head to get rid of the pressure from the exercises, Zhende opened Shinji's backpack, which contained sandwiches wrapped in food bags, vegetable salads packed in boxes, local fresh milk in glass bottles, and some unnamed foods that looked like snacks.
"This is too rich."
Even after learning about modern people's lives through Leticia, Jeanne, who came from a rural family, still felt that Shinji was too extravagant.
This is all midnight snacks, how much more extravagant would the main meal be? Even though Assassin didn't want it, should I really enjoy these "luxurious things"
While I was hesitating, the rumbling sound of protest from my stomach became the final weight that tipped the scales.
"Thank God for giving us food."
Jeanne picked up the sandwich and gently took a bite of a corner.
The softness of the bread, the crispness of the vegetables, the tenderness of the ham, and the sweetness of the jam mixed and twisted in Joan of Arc's mouth, bringing her an enjoyment she had never experienced in her lifetime.
"It's delicious."
... ...
After finishing half of the backpack's food in one go, Jeanne pressed her belly contentedly.
"My stomach feels much better now..."
Suddenly, her body trembled, and her blue eyes looked in the direction Shinji left.
"Could it be that he noticed something was wrong with me, and that's why he left these things for me?... Never mind, it doesn't matter if he was noticed. It's getting late, and I should go to Tuliface."
Under the violet sky, the girl picked up her bag and set off again.