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With George's current strength, he could easily fly into the sky, expand his spiritual power to cover the entire city, locate powerful individuals with magic, and extract their memories to gather information about this world.
But he didn't do that.
Because at his core, he wasn't the arrogant type—he was rational.
Yes, he was strong now, but that didn't mean this new world held no beings stronger than him. It didn't mean he could act recklessly here.
Without knowing the situation, keeping a low profile and gathering intel first was the wiser choice.
Even though he possessed many avatars now, and losing one wouldn't truly harm him, there was no need to waste one casually.
Each new avatar represented a path to new power, and once an avatar advanced to single-universe level, it meant gaining another personal world.
When the time came for all his avatars to merge, every extra one would increase the chances of ascending to multiverse level.
Take the cultivation world he'd entered before—as long as he fully understood the situation and confirmed there was no danger, he could act however he pleased afterward. There'd be no rush.
"Emiya Shirou, Matou Sakura—neither of them are ordinary. I'll follow them both and observe first."
Concealed in stealth behind them, George didn't hurry off to investigate elsewhere.
The moment he awakened in the maple tree avatar, he had sensed that the two high schoolers in that courtyard were not simple.
Their female teacher was a normal human, but both students carried flowing magic within them.
And not only that—the magic in their bodies wasn't just ordinary energy.
With his perception, he sensed—not only their inherent mana—but also two distinct magical items embedded within them, each one radiating a unique magical frequency.
Even without probing them deeply, his knowledge of magic laws and spiritual level allowed him to conclude:
These two magical items were not ordinary at all. They carried laws of great power—artifacts even he would struggle to forge with his current crafting abilities.
That was one of the reasons he had acted cautiously from the start.
To possess magical items of such level meant the two were not ordinary people. They might very well be the main characters of this story world.
Following them would likely make collecting key world information much easier.
And if he judged wrong, it still wouldn't be too late to go elsewhere for intel.
It was just a matter of a few days—time he could easily afford.
When they reached the school building, Shirou and Sakura split up. Shirou went to the second-year classroom, Sakura to the first-year floor.
"Thought projection."
George kept his main self following Shirou and split off a mental projection to follow Sakura. He wasn't going to miss either of them.
"So this is what kind of person he is."
George noticed that even before classes began, Shirou was already helping a bunch of classmates. No matter who asked him for assistance, he never refused. A textbook people-pleaser.
But he also discovered that Shirou didn't seem aware of the immense magical artifact within him. His own use of magic only extended to simple tasks—like repairing appliances.
What was more interesting was that in the same year as Shirou, George found another student with magic—Tohsaka Rin.
Unlike Shirou, who carried an extremely powerful magical item yet was only a half-baked apprentice, Tohsaka Rin had excellent control and proficiency in magic.
Naturally, he sent another mental projection to follow Rin as well.
Classes, breaks, lunch, rest—throughout the school day, all three behaved like ordinary high school students.
But after school, things began to change.
Tohsaka Rin was the first to yield useful intel that piqued George's interest.
"A rich girl, but it seems her house is empty."
Following her into a massive and luxurious estate, George scanned it with his mind and realized she was the only one living there.
Once inside, Rin casually pressed the voicemail button.
"Message from January 31st, 3:21 p.m.:
It's me. Tomorrow is the deadline. If you take this too lightly, it'll trouble me.
There are still two open classes—Saber and Archer. Hurry and summon a Servant to activate your Command Seals.
Of course, if you don't intend to participate in the Holy Grail War, that's another matter.
If you value your life, head to the church as soon as possible."
Before the message was even done, Rin impatiently pressed stop.
"Hmph. I don't need you to tell me."
"Saber and Archer… summoning Servants… Holy Grail War… a church. Looks like the magician structure in this world is pretty complicated."
Watching her head straight to the basement, George pondered silently.
"So many magic tomes—that's a family with some history."
In the basement, he saw countless magic books stacked everywhere, though many were dust-covered.
With wealth like this and so many grimoires, the Tohsaka family was likely a long-established magic clan.
"Perfect. I'll make copies of everything later."
These books wouldn't just record magic—they'd also contain historical events.
Reading them would tell him a great deal about the level of this world's magi.
"This magic circle is interesting."
Besides the piles of books, George noticed an especially intricate summoning circle inscribed in the center of the basement.
With his magical knowledge, even if this came from another world, he could see that this was a very specialized summoning array.
"So this is what they meant by summoning a Servant?"
Based on what the voice in the phone message had said, a theory was starting to form in his mind.
And it was quickly confirmed.
Tohsaka Rin took out a gem infused with her mana and placed it upon the summoning circle.
"Time fixed, wavelength set. With my magic, I'll summon a Saber even without a catalyst—just watch."
Channeling the gem's mana into the circle, she began chanting:
"Let silver and steel be the base. Let the Archduke of Contracts be the foundation stone. My ancestor is my great master, Schweinorg. Close all gates and descend from the crown—"
As the incantation rang out, the magic circle blazed with intense light.
From his vantage point, George felt the array stretch across space, drawing in powerful mana from deep within the earth's leylines and linking to some unknown realm.
"A soul is being summoned—and it's forming a body too. This summoning magic is fascinating."
When the ritual ended and a figure materialized within the mansion, George couldn't help but feel intrigued by this unique magical system and its principles.
He had never encountered a magic of this type before.
(End of this chapter)