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Information 2: As everyone knows, a Holy Grail War with seven participants will always have an eighth Servant.
Scáthach is Lancer, Hayasaka Ai summoned Assassin, and I am Archer. Adding Steve Rogers and the five confirmed Heroic Spirits from Ryudoji Temple, the count has already reached nine.
Looking at the hidden information provided by her A-rank sequence, Shinomiya Kaguya muttered to herself, "Nine? But Paradise didn't say this seven-person Holy Grail War would only have eight Heroic Spirits, did it?"
Paradise's message only said there would be an eighth, not that there would only be eight Heroic Spirits.
This level of textual ambiguity is like the rule of "not letting ordinary people realize the supernatural."
Similarly, it's about letting players think for themselves and extract more information.
"Kaguya-sama, the Hassans indeed haven't found any traces of other Heroic Spirits."
"Excluding the Heroic Spirit of that high-level player and Scáthach, the rest of the Heroic Spirits should have converged into the hands of these two."
Hayasaka Ai voiced Shinomiya Kaguya's thoughts, causing Shinomiya Kaguya to narrow her eyes.
"Can they plunder other players' Heroic Spirits?"
"Five Heroic Spirits, and among them, there's even one capable of stopping time…"
"Should I form an alliance with that guy?"
In the face of such an enemy, forming an alliance is an undeniable decision. The question Shinomiya Kaguya is currently pondering is: when to form the alliance?
Forming an alliance too early could easily lead to being thrown out as a scapegoat by Soichiro Kuzuki.
Forming an alliance too late, if Soichiro Kuzuki is killed by the opponent, then she alone wouldn't be able to stand.
Ultimately, Shinomiya Kaguya made her decision.
"Let's wait and see."
Shinomiya Kaguya chose to trust Soichiro Kuzuki's strength, believing that as a high-level player, he wouldn't die so easily at the enemy's hands.
"If you die so easily at that player's hands, then why would I even ally with you? Wouldn't it be better to surrender early?"
Shinomiya Kaguya rubbed her forehead with a hint of helplessness.
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Back to Kisaragi Rin and Yukinoshita Yukino.
The mission of the Hassans was to probe. When the tornado dissipated into ice shards, they had already vanished into the shadows, escaping the scene of the crime.
From any angle, they had no reason to stay. Before the true opportunity arrived, pointless fighting would only reveal their information.
However, Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai had not anticipated that Kisaragi Rin had watched Fate.
After Medea revealed the Hassans' appearance as images through magic, Kisaragi Rin had already "somewhat uncertainly" recognized them.
"Hassan of the Hundred Faces?"
Based on the number and general appearance, Kisaragi Rin made a somewhat uncertain judgment.
The reason for the uncertainty was that Hassan of the Hundred Faces was a bit too weak as a Heroic Spirit.
In this luxurious Holy Grail War lineup, the appearance of a Hassan of the Hundred Faces was like a mule pulling a millstone appearing at a racetrack.
Normal horses know to charge towards the finish line, but this mule would just spin in circles.
Moreover, according to yesterday's judgment, wasn't the battle that happened at the arcade between Assassin and Scáthach?
Since it's now confirmed that Assassin is Hassan of the Hundred Faces, doesn't that mean Hassan of the Hundred Faces managed to give Scáthach trouble with his strength?
It sounds a bit too absurd!
"Is this Heroic Spirit very powerful?"
Seeing Kisaragi Rin's strange expression, Yukinoshita Yukino asked curiously from the side.
The last time Kisaragi Rin showed that expression was when he learned of Scáthach's appearance.
"According to the information I know, Hassan of the Hundred Faces is not only not strong, but actually quite weak. It's very puzzling to me that this Heroic Spirit can appear in the Holy Grail War."
Kisaragi Rin shook his head and replied.
"Weak?" Lily thought and said, "But the Assassin class is inherently a bit weaker than normal classes, isn't it? This class is mostly used to assassinate the enemy Master."
According to the initial settings for the seven classes in the Holy Grail War, it was normal for Assassin to be weaker than other classes.
After all, the Master is important in the Holy Grail War. If Assassin were too strong, what chance would the Master have to survive?
Lily's question made Kisaragi Rin silent for a moment, then he explained with some difficulty, "…Hassan of the Hundred Faces's weakness is that he can't even defeat a relatively strong Master."
"???"
Yukinoshita Yukino had question marks appear above her head and couldn't help but retort, "That statement is a bit outrageous, isn't it?"
A Heroic Spirit can't defeat a Master?
It sounds like Mighty King from Lolo Adventure Story couldn't defeat that little boy.
Kisaragi Rin shook his head, "That was the original situation. No one can predict what the current situation is. For example, the ability to control wind just now, a normal Hassan wouldn't have it at all. Perhaps it's some Skill unlocked by a player. I'm not clear on the specific effects."
"Should we try to track him down?"
Medusa asked.
Her Agility is A, coupled with the mobility provided by the Rider class, she is basically the fastest among those present. Against Medusa, even an Assassin skilled in hiding wouldn't find it so easy to escape pursuit.
"There's no need for that for now. Hassan of the Hundred Faces can split into eighty different personalities. Unless all of them are killed, this Assassin cannot be eliminated."
"Moreover, this Assassin came to Ryudoji Temple to probe us, but always stayed within the crowd, not engaging us in open conflict. It's likely that their Master has already contacted Soichiro Kuzuki. Tracking him alone might lead to a trap."
Kisaragi Rin rejected Medusa's decision to pursue.
Hassan of the Hundred Faces's base strength is too weak. As long as the opponent's Master has a somewhat normal brain, upon learning of Kisaragi Rin and the others' information, they will definitely ally with other players to deal with the strength disparity.
And the opponent is indeed not normal, as evidenced by their cautious demeanor when probing.
"Saber, Medea, Medusa, Esdeath, Scáthach, and Hassan of the Hundred Faces."
Kisaragi Rin said softly, "Now only the last Archer class has not appeared."
The expressions of the Heroic Spirits present were all calm. In their view, this was nothing worth being wary of. Even if that Archer also allied with Soichiro Kuzuki, the enemy faction would only have three Heroic Spirits.
Kisaragi Rin, as the Master, and their combat power are continuously strengthening. Under an absolute disparity in strength, many things become much simpler.
Kisaragi Rin saw the Heroic Spirits' thoughts and warned them helplessly, "Archer still needs to be taken seriously."
There are many memes associated with the seven classes in the Holy Grail War, and among them, Archer has a meme called "Archers have always been overpowered."
Just from this meme, one can tell what kind of existence Archers are in the Holy Grail War.
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