The outpost battle was started by Siegfried and Karna, and with Spartacus's capture, it meant that this battle had entered a fever pitch, but what was strange was that even though one servant had been captured, the Black Faction had been prepared for a long time, but the Red Faction showed no signs of counterattacking, which was simply too strange.
But on the other side, the Great Prince, who was propping his chin with one hand, appeared extremely calm.
The war had already started, so it would definitely not end until one side was completely defeated. Since the opponent would definitely counterattack, all they needed to do was to be prepared, and what's more, according to their plan, the longer the time dragged on, the more advantageous it would be for them. Caster's 'Noble Phantasm' was basically completed, and now they had already started selecting the homunculus that would be the 'heart'.
But at this moment, he suddenly found that Darnic next to him was a bit strange.
"Darnic? Did something happen?"
"Yes, something did. Rider, Archer, and Assassin seem to have gathered together."
"Oh? They gathered together? Did they find something strange?"
When asked this, Darnic's expression instantly became a bit strange.
"It is indeed a bit strange. They are teaching Lancer how to... use a spear?"
Not only Darnic's expression became a bit strange, but even the Great Prince's expression also became a bit strange. Before, it was understandable that Assassin was teaching him as it was a good relationship between a master and a servant, but now the situation seemed a bit bizarre. Why did Rider and Archer also get involved? And even if Rider did, why did Archer go too? Was he planning to teach the other party how to throw a spear?
"Let's go and see."
"Yes!"
When the Great Prince took Darnic to the courtyard, they saw a strange scene.
Next to a small table, Fiore was helping Li Shuwen pour tea, and Rider was standing in front of Lancer with one hand holding the back half of his Noble Phantasm, twisting his head and not knowing what he was saying. Lancer was holding the front half of Rider's Noble Phantasm, also lowering his head and communicating with Rider. Finally, Chiron was standing next to the two of them with his hands crossed, occasionally interjecting a few words.
And the first person to discover the Great Prince and the others' arrival was Fiore, who was sitting at the side. She couldn't understand what they were talking about at all. If they were talking about magic, she, who was proficient in 'necromancy', might have been able to join in, but they were talking about 'spears'. What was that?
But while helping Li Shuwen pour tea, she would occasionally look back and secretly watch the three people communicating. It was during this time that she saw the Great Prince walking towards them with his hands behind his back and Darnic following behind him.
"Patriarch?"
In the face of Fiore's greeting, Darnic just nodded and didn't say much. Instead, he looked at Lancer with a strange look.
The other party had almost nailed himself to the Black Faction's camp after he and Assassin captured the Berserker. At least before they defeated the Red Faction, the other party wouldn't do anything, so he could temporarily trust him, but trust was one thing. Seeing so many servants gathered around the other party, he was still a little unhappy.
'Servants are just familiars. There's no need to care. They will execute commands as long as they are asked. If not, I can still use a Command Seal.'
But just as he was comforting himself, a strange change also happened on the other side.
"What are you guys doing?"
"We're teaching Lancer how to use a cavalry lance~ Lancer! Do you know? No, no~ Since he's a Lancer! Then he must know!"
Although everyone was a servant, they also had a certain class distinction due to their respective masters' identities, but the innocent, or rather, the 'rationally evaporated' Astolfo, who often acted without thinking, habitually ignored these things.
But his question made the Great Prince on the other side show a proud expression.
"Cavalry lance? Of course!"
Unlike most leaders of that era, the Great Prince himself was also an excellent knight and general when he was young, and he naturally knew how to use the mainstream 'cavalry lance' at that time. But then his expression became a little awkward.
Although he knew how to use a cavalry lance, it was only for combat on horseback. But looking at Astolfo's sparkling eyes, he didn't know what to say to maintain his majestic image. After all, the other party was a Rider. Suddenly, he remembered something——————
"Ahem~ Actually, I'm better at the double-headed spear..."
After speaking halfway, he glanced at Lancer with a look full of 'majesty'.
"Boy! You want to learn too, right?"
Lancer had always been very 'hostile' towards the Great Prince. After all, if it wasn't for the other party, he wouldn't have been captured so humiliatingly. In addition, the other party's ability or Noble Phantasm was simply too bizarre, so he had always kept a respectful distance. Now that the other party was suddenly talking to him, it made him a little flustered, especially since the other party's face, which only he could see, was full of 'threats', as if saying, 'If you say yes, you're dead.'
"Uh, it's also good to know more about it when facing an enemy."
At the same time, Darnic on the other side, who originally wanted to explain some things to Fiore, turned his head and found that his servant had also gone over at some unknown point. This made him a little dumbfounded and he had to consider one thing——————
'This boy is not normal, is he? Does he have a constitution that attracts servants?'
The Great Prince's reason for getting Lancer involved was just simple pride at first.
He was very clear that he was not too strong in terms of martial arts, at least not as strong as those heroic spirits who were known for their martial arts. After all, his strength was more reflected in his Noble Phantasm, but knowing was one thing. It was incredibly difficult for him to admit that he was inferior to someone else, after all, he also had his own pride!
He just didn't expect that he originally just planned to casually give Lancer a few pointers, but when he saw Lancer wielding a long stick in a decent way, he gradually became interested.
There was no doubt that there was a certain difference between the Eastern double-headed spear and the Western double-headed spear, but the way they were used also had some similarities.
"The handle of a double-headed spear is shorter, which makes it less flexible than a normal long spear, but it also gives it a stronger lethality. It can kill an enemy with either the spearhead or the spear tail!"
Although normal long spears also had moves that used the spear tail for combat, it was mostly for emergencies, but the double-headed spear was different in combat. It was more simple and brutal, but it also required the user to be more careful, as swinging it around carelessly could injure oneself.
Every student hopes to meet a good teacher, so why wouldn't every teacher hope to have a good student?
And although the Great Prince was not a teacher-holic, he finally understood Chiron's feelings.
'Although it's just about martial arts, that ability to extrapolate from one thing...'
Thinking of his master who was constantly making small moves, he suddenly felt a little dull.