Looking at his status screen, Yusei couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, 'This panel looked pretty good. While my basic parameters were a bit lacking, ,y skills were quite strong.'
'Especially the Ruler class skills. If used properly, they could be considered an almost invincible existence.'
Ding!
Just then, a sound rang in Yusei's mind. It was the system's voice!
[Mission Objective: Assume the role of Ruler in the Fourth Holy Grail War and participate in the Holy Grail War.]
[Mission Reward: Permission to unlock the third stage of the Path to Godhood mission.]
The system's mission was brief, just these two lines. The mission reward was clearly stated, but the objective simply required him to perform his Ruler duties.
It seemed his role was to observe and perhaps adjudicate factions using unfair means in the Holy Grail War, or to protect the world and prevent Fuyuki City from being burned by 'evil'.
Thinking like that was quite fitting.
However, Yusei didn't plan to do that. He didn't care what the Ruler Class was originally meant to do, as completing the system's mission was his top priority.
'Participate in the Holy Grail War'… the meaning of this phrase was basically that he could do as he pleased, right? But thinking a bit deeper, the goal of all factions participating in the Holy Grail War was to obtain the Holy Grail. So, as a participant himself, shouldn't he aim for the same?
Having settled on this idea, Yusei decided to first assess the current situation.
'Considering the Ahoge King was summoned around the same time as me, the current time should be just before the war begins.'
Since he was the Ruler, Yusei planned to first hold a collective meeting to let all factions know who he was.
The purpose, naturally, was to make all factions in this Holy Grail War aware of the Ruler's existence.
Currently, only the Ahoge King knew he existed, but that wasn't enough.
He turned on the light in the room and looked down at the street through the window.
At this hour, the streets were almost empty, deep in the night. The surrounding darkness and the flickering, somewhat old-fashioned streetlights created an atmosphere reminiscent of a horror game.
But Yusei didn't mind this. Now that he had a Servant's Status, he was somewhat enhanced. Moreover, he wasn't afraid of the dark at all.
The only downside was that he didn't have a suitable weapon.
His unique weapon, the Futsu no Mitama, couldn't be brought over, which meant he might go through the entire Holy Grail War without a sword as a weapon.
Fuyuki City wasn't small.
He planned to notify everyone to come for a meeting first. He himself didn't know how to notify them, but the Holy Church had a way to contact everyone.
Furthermore, the Holy Church, as the organization maintaining the Holy Grail War's fairness on the human side, shared some similarities in nature with the Ruler Class.
Although the Holy Church this time around had a mole, it didn't affect Yusei's decision to contact them.
After making this decision, Yusei wasn't in a hurry to leave. He straightened the beddings, planning to spend the night in this unfamiliar world just like that.
The next day…
As soon as dawn arrived, the sky still hazy, Yusei got up early. As a spiritual body, he could materialize, but he could also turn ethereal.
Conveniently, he didn't need to wash up, which was one advantage of being ethereal.
Any dirt on his body could be 'refreshed' by turning ethereal and back, which was very convenient.
Yusei originally had no magical energy, but due to the Ruler Class, he was forcibly given a C-rank in Magical Energy. So, he didn't need to worry about insufficient magical energy supply and disappearing.
His current existence was also sustained by the Holy Grail, so he didn't need to worry about eating to replenish stamina, etc.
However, as a human, and a living one at that, Yusei still maintained the habit of getting up early to eat.
Searching the room, he found a piggy bank with a small amount of saved pocket money inside.
This money certainly wasn't enough for lavish feasting, but it was more than enough for breakfast.
After buying breakfast nearby, Yusei also asked for the location of the Holy Church.
Once he had the address, Yusei headed directly to the Holy Church.
Today, there were quite a few people coming to the Holy Church for prayer. Yusei mingled among them.
However, the moment he entered the Holy Church, he felt numerous pairs of eyes focusing on him.
Clearly, he had been detected by Kotomine Kirei's Servants.
However, the other party didn't attack, probably due to the presence of the praying people, choosing not to start a fight in a crowded place in broad daylight.
Yusei could clearly feel the faint, elusive killing intent in those gazes, but it lasted only for a moment before disappearing.
'As assassins, the Hassans were extremely proficient.'
Confident in his Ruler protections, Yusei wasn't afraid of them. He simply waited silently for all the believers to disperse.
When the last believer finished their prayers and left, the church's large doors slowly closed. Dozens of dark shadows emerged from various corners of the spacious church.
On the prayer platform, Kotomine Kirei and Kotomine Risei, the father-son pair, also appeared gradually.
"Unidentified Servant, aren't you being overly confident?"
Kirei's low, deep voice came through.
The Hassans also grew restless, seemingly ready to attack at any moment.
Yusei's expression remained calm, without any fear. He said indifferently, "Isn't this the Holy Church? According to the information I've obtained, there shouldn't be Masters here."
"I am the supervisor of the Holy Grail War, Kotomine Risei. He is my son. Although we are father and son, as representatives of fairness, I will abide by the rules," Risei stated.
"Is that so?" Yusei smiled, stood up, glanced at the Kotomine father and son, and said lightly, "I am the Ruler of this Holy Grail War. I now demand that all factions gather here tomorrow night at 7 p.m. for a meeting. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Yusei's words made Risei freeze, 'Ruler?'
He looked at Kirei. As a Master, Kirei could see part of the other party's information.
Previously, Kirei hadn't paid much attention, only glancing at Yusei's status and thinking his parameters were quite low, leading to the idea of simply eliminating him.
Now, hearing Yusei's words, he realized the other's class was actually Ruler. But he wasn't very familiar with what a Ruler was.
'Weren't there only seven classes in the Holy Grail War? Where did Ruler come from?'
At that moment, one of the Hassans approached Kirei and whispered something in his ear. After listening, he understood.
When he looked at Yusei again, the killing intent in his gaze was gone, because he knew the Ruler wasn't a being that could be killed arbitrarily.