Many unexpected situations occurred in this Holy Grail War. The biggest one was naturally the activation of the emergency system, which changed the ritual of the Seven Knights' Brawl into a seven-on-seven camp battle mode.
There were many other small surprises. For example, the Judge Jeanne used the Saint Iyo to descend, and Darnik, who was going to summon a Lancer, summoned a Berserker instead; for example, the Assassin who was supposed to be Sagara's Leopard Horse was summoned by Fiore instead, and the extra two sections of the spell were not added.
As mentioned above, since the Assassin job itself is a catalyst, generally speaking, only Hassan Sabbah will be summoned. Due to the prevalence of subspecies Holy Grail Wars in this world, except for the first generation Hassan who is unlikely to appear in the Holy Grail War, the information of the other eighteen generations of Hassan has been exposed, and once they appear, they will be attacked by other masters.
In order to seize the Holy Grail, magicians conducted in-depth research on the assassin profession and finally found a way to summon a heroic spirit other than Hassan by preparing a catalyst in advance and adding two sections of spells. Sagara Baoma planned to use this method to find another way and summon Jack the Ripper.
The best place to summon Jack the Ripper is undoubtedly the birthplace of the rumor, London, England, but that is the location of the Clock Tower, the headquarters of the Magic Association. As a rebellious member of the Thousand Worlds Tree, summoning him there is tantamount to seeking death. Sagara Baoma had to settle for the next best thing and summon him in Japan, where the rumor is relatively widespread and there is a guarantee of safety.
Unexpectedly, before the summoning ceremony was carried out in Japan, Fiore had already summoned Assassin. When Danic reacted and collected Lancer's catalyst while sending people to contact Sagara Baoma, this guy disappeared. What's more troublesome is that the "Spiritual Instrument Disk" collected by the clan shows that Lancer has been summoned. This abnormal situation has attracted Danic's attention and vigilance.
The clan members hiding in Japan have not sent back any news about Sagara Houma. Every day that passes, the possibility of him meeting with an accident increases. The worst situation is that the people of the Magic Association kill Sagara Houma and replace him as the master, which means that the red side is likely to have two lancers.
It was precisely driven by this idea that Danic made a plan to capture the Red Berserker - if you steal one of my servants, I will steal one of yours, no one will suffer, and maybe there will be a profit. Without a catalyst, the strength of a Lancer depends purely on luck.
Of course, there is another possibility. The summoned Lancer is violent and kills the Master at the slightest disagreement. The Master then finds another puppet and becomes a third party independent of Red and Black.
Regardless of which one it is, the probability that Lancer is a friend rather than a foe is much higher than that he is a friend rather than a foe.
The moment he determined the identity of the person, Gold's body immediately tensed up, and the anger caused by being betrayed by the creature was also extinguished.
"Black Lancer!!!"
"That's right." The female knight, who was covered in silver armor and silver helmet, raised her head slightly, her eyes swept over Siegfried and Astolfo who was squatting on the ground not far away, "Black Saber and Black-?"
Shinji neglected this point. Although he told Altria the real names of the black servants, he did not describe their appearance. Except for the ruler, there is no direct way to confirm the job of other servants, and they can only be judged by their appearance.
Siegfried carries a big sword on his back, and the fighting spirit surrounding him is like a mountain, giving people a strong sense of oppression. There is no doubt that he is a Saber.
Astolfo... Although he has a sword hanging from his waist, it is not a Noble Phantasm, and cannot be used to judge his class. Archer, caster, and rider are all possible. Although according to the knowledge given at birth, Chiron, Avisbronn, and Astolfo are all male, Artoria dare not easily draw conclusions because of her own precedent.
Fortunately, Astolfo introduced himself in time.
"—rider, real name is Astolfo, one of Charlemagne's twelve warriors. Thank you for saving Sieg, lancer."
"Thank you... Thank you..." Sieg, who was held by Astolfo, struggled to stand up and tried to squeeze out two words.
"No need to thank me. Protecting the weak is what a knight should do."
Even though more than 1,500 years had passed, Artoria still adhered to the code of chivalry. In her opinion, Gold's behavior was undoubtedly bullying, especially this young man -
"You don't seem to be the master of Rider?"
"How can a mere puppet be the master? Stop making people laugh."
Before Sieg and Astolfo could speak, Gold spoke first.
"What's going on?"
Altria glanced at Gold, and the coldness in her eyes made the latter shiver subconsciously.
"He, he is the android I created, and he was supposed to serve me. But not only did he disobey my orders and escape from the castle, he also wanted to kill me, his creator! I don't know why Rider was so crazy that he assisted this android in such a rebellious act."
"No, no, it's not."
Sieg, who was still very weak and had difficulty even standing, shook his hands desperately and explained.
"I, I, just don't want to die. If I stay there, I'll die. I... want to, live."
"Live?" Gold seemed to have heard something unreasonable. "What nonsense! I don't remember giving you such a thing. You only have three years to live. You can neither contribute to the world nor leave a mark. What's the point of living such a low-quality product?"
"I... I..." Zigg's face turned red. He wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.
Am I not even allowed to live
"No way!" Astolfo held Sieg's hand and retorted loudly, "Whether it's contributing to the world or sacrificing yourself for someone, you should do it if you want to. Wanting to live is the correct roar of human beings! As long as your heart is still beating, you should want to live! You must-live!"
The last sentence was a roar. It was hard to imagine that Astolfo, who was dressed in women's clothes and looked more feminine than women, could be so domineering.
This roar, like the first thunder in early spring, awakens the beast that has been dormant for a winter.
Zigg's eyes widened and his breathing became heavy. "I want to live."
For the Rider who saved me, for the Archer who healed me, for the Assassin who provided me with shelter, and most importantly, for myself.
"I, Sieg, want to live."
That determined expression, burning eyes, and unyielding will moved Siegfried and Altria.
"I don't remember instilling such a personality in you." Gold was completely speechless.
At this point, he couldn't even muster up the energy to get angry. It was normal for mass-produced items to have one or two defective products. This should be just a defective product. Since Caster liked it, he would just give it to him.
"Really? I meet people like this every time."
Altria was slightly dazed, and she thought of Irisviel. Like the boy named Sieg, she was also an artificial person, but she lived more realistically than humans.
"Every time, I can't help but want to help. Is this what Merlin meant by fate? In that case - Rider, can you lend me your sword?"
"Okay, I'll give it to you if you like it." Astolfo handed the sword to Artoria without hesitation for even a second, as if it didn't belong to him at all.
"Thank you." Artoria solemnly hung the sword on her waist. "You are an excellent knight. Although you were active in different times, I am very happy to meet you in this Holy Grail War."
"Ahahaha, I'm happy too." Astolfo grinned.
"Knight Astolfo."
"Here!" Astolfo stood at attention reflexively. He didn't know why he did this, but he didn't reject this feeling. Perhaps this female knight reminded him of his lord, the greatest emperor in Europe.
"Follow your belief and take this boy named Sieg with you."
"Yes! But, Saber—"
"I will help you hold them off, swearing by the chivalry we share."
Artoria pressed her hand on the hilt of the sword, and visible magic power roared out and enveloped the entire sword.
PS: Ah Fu is just like this. He doesn't care whether the treasure is precious or not. Not to mention a sword that is not a treasure, even if it is a "throw it away at the touch", he will give it away as soon as he says so. He did this when he was alive.