In order to deal with the biggest destabilizing factor, Shinji made a special plan.
This plan required Astolfo's power, so he specially kept the goddess's scepter and left it behind, so that this reckless knight would not rush too fast and be targeted by some powerful servant.
Shinji remembered very clearly that in the original work, Astolfo was beaten to a pulp because he was too reckless on the battlefield. First, he relied on the mobility of the Hippogriff to steal the red team's nest at the beginning, and then he thought he had the "Magic Universal Strategy Book (tentative name)" and was not afraid of magic, so he rushed to the face of the top servant Semiramis.
What's even more wasteful is that he didn't want to hurt Sieg's companions because releasing the Hippodrome's True Name would consume a huge amount of mana, which made his most cheating trump card unable to be used.
As a result, Semiramis's magic combo broke through the defense of the strategy book, injured the Hippogriff, and caused Astolfo to fall from the sky. After landing, he encountered Mordred, who was angry because he arrived late on the battlefield, and was finally beaten to the ground. If it weren't for Sieg and Frankenstein, who was knocked down by Shinji, who risked his life to save him, he would have died. Of course, these are nothing compared to Sieg's cheating later, so not many people care about Astolfo's tricks.
But this time, one of Sieg's two hangings was hit by Shinji, and the other one was still jumping on Siegfried's chest. He had to pay attention. If he didn't want him to die too quickly, Shinji had to put the reins on this wild horse whose rationality evaporated.
And this rein regulates his every step, leaving him no time to waste.
The reason why he threw four threes at the beginning and beat Atalanta's four twos was also because of this. Afterwards, under Chiron's telepathic command, he returned to the city for treatment. After he recovered from his injury and returned to the field, he was ordered to follow Spartacus - nominally to prevent Spartacus from going crazy, but actually to monitor Spartacus' every move.
Once Spartacus begins to transform into a monster, the plan moves into Phase 2.
We cannot rely solely on Astolfo's observations at this stage, after all, this guy himself is quite unstable.
In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Shinji must arrive at the scene in person, and this is the most important reason why he does not enter the duel field created by Achilles - even if the treasure is almost completely destroyed, he still has a trump card. As long as the timing is right, this trump card can make this hero in Greek history, second only to Hercules, depressed to death.
However, without the restriction of the venue, the lethality of this trump card will be discounted and there is a possibility of exposing his identity. Therefore, even though Shinji was caught in a dilemma under the fierce attack of Achilles, he still gritted his teeth and held on, waiting for Astolfo to bring Chiron, so that he could get away smoothly while pinning down Achilles, an unstable factor that was not much less unstable than Astolfo.
You know, the two biggest destabilizing factors in this Holy Grail War are the two riders. Because of these two guys, the reputation of the rider class has been damaged, and it has become a high-risk area for "traitors", second only to "Lancers have always been lucky, and Lancers have always been miserable".
Of course, the "traitor" here does not mean that the two had bad intentions from the beginning. It's mainly because these heroes are too arbitrary and care more about their own wishes than the red and black camps. If you understand their personalities, it's easy to predict what they will do and it's not difficult to restrict them.
For example, using the reason of saving more androids, Astolfo would no longer worry about the consumption of magic power.
For example, let Chiron deal with Achilles.
Shinji needs Astolfo because of his job certificate as a rider and the mobility he brings, which Achilles also has, and is stronger than Astolfo.
In other words, Achilles has the ability to destroy Shinji's plan, and because he has the fastest legs in human history, no one can stop him from leaving. If he hits Shinji at the critical moment, everything will be over - this guy has the "Brave Flower", so he is not afraid of the attack of Qingzhen without divinity, and Shinji can't withstand it.
Fortunately, the people who can pin this guy down include Shinji himself, who was inexplicably identified as another Hector, and Chiron, his teacher who had the greatest influence on his life.
Achilles can't go anywhere with Chiron around, because—
"That's your shortcoming."
When Shinji heard Astolfo's shout, he was determined to get into the air even if his arms were broken.
When Achilles no longer sticks to Pankrasin's rules of the game, he materializes a javelin to intercept Shinji and prepares to fight one against many.
When a sharp arrow from the sky deflected the javelin, a man in leather armor fell from the sky.
When Achilles saw the man's appearance clearly, and saw the familiar calm expression and the long-lost smile.
Achilles was stunned.
At this moment, Achilles forgot about Shinji, who was considered a good opponent and must be defeated.
At this moment, Achilles forgot that he was on a battlefield.
At this moment, Achilles only had eyes for this man.
—I have seen this man before.
—No, I have talked to him, received his teachings, and even slept and dined with him...
"You-you are..."
In response to Achilles, Chiron spoke the words he had prepared a few days ago in a steady voice, and at the same time kicked this disciple who had fallen into a trance and had lost his level.
Achilles' body flew into the air due to the powerful blow.
Chiron then drew his bow, drew his arrow, and shot with a natural, flowing motion.
"... !!"
The moment Achilles realized that the target was his "vital point", all the nerves in his body were tense. He twisted his body to the limit of his joints, trying to stagger the trajectory of the arrow.
—Mistaken.
The arrow didn't hit the vital part, but pierced the side of his abdomen. Although the intense pain ran through Achilles' body, he didn't care at all. Compared to this, the man standing in front of him was the bigger problem.
All the mysteries about Black Archer have been solved. It is natural that he has more terrifying archery skills than Red Archer. After all, he is the teacher of many heroes including himself.
Achilles pulled out the arrow stuck in his side and threw it away, then stood up.
Chiron still held the bow, standing motionless as if waiting for Rider to speak.
"—Why would you... "
"Stupid question. In this Holy Grail War, I appeared in the world as the Black Archer. And you appeared as the Red Rider. We each have our own wishes and our own attachments. That's why we are here, both me and you."
"... "
Achilles bowed his head and fell silent.
Chiron sighed and naturally put on the posture of a teacher educating his students:
"Really? Naivety has its limits. This is the only thing you never corrected in your lifetime. You are extremely cruel to those you consider your enemies, but you are completely lax with your companions or those you consider trustworthy. This may be a trait that people admire as a hero, but this is the Holy Grail War, and there is no room for mercy, even for you who are called heroes. Do you understand, Achilles?"
Black Archer called out to Red Rider by his true name.
The young man called Achilles nodded with the serious attitude of a student accepting instruction from his teacher.
The master and disciple who were separated because of Shinji's sudden intrusion finally returned to the starting point.
PS: Let's count the rider-level traitors. I won't mention the two main culprits, Fuku and Heel. "Fate Strange Fake" has just started and no one has left yet, so it's hard to tell for now. "Fate Stay Night" and "Fate Zero" were released earlier and escaped. Sakurai-san's Aognin is the designated Egyptian pinnacle, and Laer of the Golden Three Targets has finally saved his reputation. Finally, there is "Fate Grand Order", the longest work, which has quite a few rider-level traitors. The list is as follows. If you don't want to be spoiled, you can turn it off.
Chapter 1, Martha, betrayed Black Jeanne. Chapter 7, Quetzalcoatl sister, counts as half, from enemy to ally. Chapter 1.5, Chapter 2, Columbus, betrayed the protagonist (although he was plotting from the beginning). Latest event, 2017 swimsuit, Ishtar (also plotting from the beginning), Quetzalcoatl sister (betrayed Maeve, and made an agreement with Yanqing to wrestle the next time they met for fun).
So it is the hardest hit area.
PS2: The power of my Chinese heroes is unleashed. Master Li and Master Jiang are fighting with guns, Quetzalcoatl and Yan Qing are wrestling. Although they are not powerful, their close combat skills are already extremely strong.