After getting the 'everything is normal' answer from Fiore, which was not bad but not good either, and then being shooed away like a fly by the Great Prince, Darnic was completely confused, but at the same time, he also began to consider whether to make a move on Lancer first. Before, Saber and the other party's Lancer were fighting evenly, but now they had gained a Berserker, and the Red Faction had even actively provoked Ruler. He suddenly felt that he had a great advantage.
'No! I need to be calm! At least kill one more Red Faction servant! It's not too late to make a move then!'
Although he felt a little bit cuckolded, it wasn't without good news. According to the news from Roche, although Caster still couldn't control the Berserker after the modification, he could at least give him some simple commands.
For example, to make him attack everyone in a certain direction.
And what made him even happier was that Caster's Noble Phantasm was basically completed. Although the 'core' he talked about before had not been found, he had found a few good 'spares'.
If it was absolutely necessary, it could be temporarily activated in an emergency.
As the saying goes, 'speak of the devil and he shall appear', and soon his subordinate brought a strange message——————a suspicious Eastern man with a blonde girl appeared in a town near the castle.
Although the castle controlled by the Yggdmillennia family was not a tourist attraction, outsiders would occasionally appear in the town, but with the Holy Grail War starting, Darnic, who had been operating here for decades, had already made the nearby population basically stagnant. Those new faces were basically travelers from other places, and at this time, it was much easier to monitor them.
"Oh? This generation's heir of the Sisigou family?"
Darnic knew a little about Sisigou. Before he gathered the seven qualified masters, he had also considered whether to recruit those powerful mercenaries, but in the end, he gave up, considering the mercenaries' integrity, and Kairi Shishigou was a person he learned about during this time.
A famous mercenary in the magical world entering the country during such a sensitive period, and also appearing in a town near the castle, who would believe that there was nothing fishy going on?
"Have Fiore take Lancer to investigate! If it's confirmed to be a Red Faction master, then eliminate them directly!"
"Yes!"
The homunculus was about to get up and leave after hearing the order, but it was stopped by Darnic.
"Wait! Tell Fiore that even if that man is not a Red Faction master, bring him back! After all, as a well-known magician, he might be useful for Caster's plan."
"Yes!"
The original purpose of the Yggdmillennia family preparing so many homunculi this time was to provide magic power for all the masters (except Lancer), and Caster's Noble Phantasm was an unexpected pleasant surprise.
Although these homunculi were perfect consumables because they could be quickly replenished and were not afraid of death, they were also only suitable for mechanical tasks because they had no ability to think. Just like now, they had received the order but did not learn from the previous lesson and turned around and left again.
And Darnic also decided to go and check the spell again.
'It's such a pity. I can't tell him for safety's sake, but I really want to see how that man would react if he knew that everything was because of his own actions?'
The first battle was an accident, and the main person who made a move to capture the Berserker was also Lancer Assassin. Although Rider made a move, he didn't release his Noble Phantasm. This time, it would still be Lancer Assassin, and Archer would still be the support. If everything succeeded, it would turn into a 5v8!
'Right timing (Caster's Noble Phantasm is about to be completed), right place (the Great Prince's Noble Phantasm has a location advantage), and right people (they have the advantage in numbers)! With such a great advantage! We can just go for it! It seems I should first have my subordinates gather information on the opponent's location! We'll deal with them all at once then!'
The four servants gathered here were either people who had achieved terrifying accomplishments in their respective fields or were well-informed. Before, they couldn't be bothered to communicate, but now that they had a 'reason', they naturally chatted happily.
But there were always some 'special events' that would occur.
"Mr. Lancer, Darnic..."
"Snap~!"
The homunculus who rushed into the courtyard fell directly to the ground before it could finish its sentence. It was obvious that being stared at by four servants was not a simple matter, let alone for a homunculus with an incomplete mind.
And it was obvious that the four people who had their teaching or 'discussion' interrupted were all very unhappy, but the Great Prince, after all, hadn't forgotten the purpose of his participation in this Holy Grail War. He was different from the other three. One appeared just to help, one had his teaching habit flare up, and the last one simply did whatever he felt like doing.
"Is there something?"
"Patriarch Darnic... wants Mr. Lancer and Miss Fiore... to go and... eliminate the Red Faction's Saber."
The homunculus, who had barely gotten up, tried its best to convey the order to Lancer while panting.
"Okay, I understand."
As Lancer words fell, the other party finally fell down. Then several homunculi who were in charge of serving walked over and carried the homunculus away.
During this time, whether it was the four servants or the two masters, they were all very calm, as if nothing had happened.
But Lancer looked at Astolfo with a strange expression. Although their time together was very short, he already had a general understanding of Astolfo just from their contact today.
Although he was a legendary 'hero', he himself had no consciousness of being a hero. According to his own words, 'he just did what he thought was right and was called a hero by others', and the other party gave him the feeling of a naive and innocent girl. Shouldn't he show sympathy at this time?
Although Lancer didn't say a word, his gaze was so deliberate that it was discovered by Astolfo. However, the other party's 'wild imagination' seemed to be a bit big...
"Why are you looking at me like that? Is it because you've discovered my cuteness~ Hoho~"
"Of course not. I like cute girls. I'm just a little curious. I thought you, Rider, would want to save that homunculus..."
"I won't~"
After Lancer denied it decisively, he also asked his question, and the other party denied it even more decisively. However, as if feeling that his answer was not clear enough, he added another sentence.
"Although I will save others, the prerequisite is that the other party must first try to save themselves. A person who can't even save themselves doesn't deserve to be saved!"
Although he was still using a cute tone, it was full of determination. There was no doubt that even though he seemed carefree, he also had his own 'rules'!
But this determined feeling was fleeting.
"Alright~ Stop talking~ You and Fiore-chan should go and deal with the opponent quickly! We'll come back and continue practicing the spear~!"
Looking at Astolfo's smiling face, Lancer mood also unconsciously relaxed.
"Then I'll be back soon!"