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As an old relic frozen for seventy years and out of touch with the times, Steve's joke wasn't very funny. Soichiro Kuzuki, his Master, stood by with a calm expression, making Steve quickly shut his mouth.
Steve placed his palm on Ito Makoto's fragile neck, lifting his head so he could look up and respond to his Master.
Yuusuke pushed his rimless glasses up again and said with a smile, "Hello, my name is Soichiro Kuzuki."
Hearing this again, Ito Makoto's heart pounded rapidly. He tentatively said, "My name is Ryudou Issei."
In response, Soichiro Kuzuki shook his head.
"No, that shouldn't be your name."
Ito Makoto felt Steve's once gentle hand tighten, and a chilling power spread through his body. The warmth in his neck gradually faded.
"I am Ito Makoto."
He immediately stated his real name, but Ito Makoto found that Steve's actions still didn't stop.
Ito Makoto looked at Soichiro Kuzuki in horror, shouting anxiously.
"My name really is Ito Makoto! Believe me!"
"He is still a child; he needs guidance."
Although Soichiro Kuzuki's voice was gentle, to Ito Makoto, it felt as if the words were forcibly shoved into his mind.
"Players only have four names: Sir, Friend, Dog, and Ant."
Although Soichiro Kuzuki's voice was gentle, to Ito Makoto, it felt as if the words were forcibly shoved into his mind.
Without much hesitation, Ito Makoto found his place among these four identities.
An ant was an existence that could be trampled at will, while a dog, at least, had a chance to live.
As for whether he had the qualifications to be a dog, Ito Makoto felt he still had some use, as the combat power in this Holy Grail War was Servants.
Wasn't his utter lack of resistance in front of them a strong point for being a dog?
"Woof… woof woof…"
"A teachable child indeed."
Soichiro Kuzuki turned around contentedly and left directly without looking back.
Ito Makoto didn't relax because Steve's hand was still on him.
"Sir, I am a dog…"
"I know."
Steve said mockingly. The spot he was touching began to change. Ito Makoto felt a mouth growing on his neck, and something entered his body through this mouth.
His body felt like it was immersed in ice water made of a stinking ditch, with cold and slickness darting through his intestines, finally reaching his stomach…
Once the preparations were complete, Steve finally released his hand and wiped it on Ito Makoto's cheek.
"Summon your Servant."
"Then, dedicate your everything to my Master."
—
At the moment Ito Makoto was captured and treated like a dog at Ryudoji Temple, deep in the forest, a room simultaneously glowed with the light of a Servant summoning.
[Lancer class Servant has manifested.]
…
In the heart of the forest on the outskirts of Fuyuki City, the Einzbern family castle was situated.
This was a castle with a strong European classical style, also incorporating some Gothic and fairy-tale elements, featuring towering turrets, thick stone walls, and a complex internal structure. Surrounded by dense trees, it gave a sense of being isolated from the world.
Illya, dressed in a pink dress, purple coat, scarf, and a Cossack-style hat, was playing on a swing accompanied by two maids.
The maid Leysritt was in high spirits, pushing the swing from behind, causing Illya's silver hair to float back and forth in the air. Her red eyes were half-closed, full of laughter. When the swing reached a higher point propelled by force, the maid Sella, standing on the other side, unconsciously tightened her fingers, her gaze firmly Lock-on on Illya, ready to prevent anything dangerous before it arrived.
"Ahad, you come play too."
As Illya descended, she let go of the right rope of the swing and called out to Ahad, who, in her eyes, was sitting at a small table under an umbrella, drinking black tea.
Beside the white table under the parasol, there was indeed a purple-haired, red-eyed woman, but through Illya's gaze, it was clear she wasn't looking in the direction of the purple-haired woman, but rather at her feet.
There lay a white Great Pyrenees that looked kind-faced, fluffy, with two thicker strands of white fur plastered to its face like a beard.
It was clear this was a Great Pyrenees of somewhat impure bloodline.
The Great Pyrenees named Bond Forger received Illya's call, lifted its dog head from the dog biscuits, opened its mouth, then realized it couldn't speak, and turned its head to look at its Servant.
Scáthach sighed, read Bond's thoughts, changed her voice, and relayed what Bond wanted to say to Illya.
"Miss Illya, swinging is no longer an activity for an elderly person."
"That's not true at all, Mr. Ahad's body is clearly still very robust…"
Illya giggled and jumped off the swing. Sella quickly stepped forward to catch her, holding Illya, who looked like a primary school student, in her arms.
"Miss Illya, how can you do such a dangerous action? It's truly worrying."
"Anyway, Sister Sella will protect me, so it's fine. Besides, last night in my dream, I turned into a magical girl and flew in the sky…"
Illya's statement successfully made Sella even more talkative, wanting to sternly admonish her, but she was then jointly teased by Illya and Leysritt.
Bond contentedly bit into a pet biscuit. It had a good amount of venison added, making the taste quite perfect.
As a dog, Bond was terrified after arriving in this world.
After all, it was too difficult for the Paradise to ask a dog to disguise as a human.
Generally speaking, unless it was some special faction confrontation, non-human players would not appear in the same world as human players. The main reason was the vast difference in worldviews.
Just like an ordinary evil spirit, simply by its physical immunity, it could play the role of a grim reaper in a tech-based world.
The reason why it, a non-human player, appeared in this game, Bond guessed, was because the Holy Grail War, as mentioned by the Paradise, had precedents of animals becoming Masters in this world.
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