Upon hearing Jean Stardust's question, Lia immediately recalled Jean Stardust's unreasonable learning ability from before.
In reality, the Barrier of the Wind King was not easy to learn; this skill was specifically taught to her by Merlin when she traveled across the country to hide her identity.
However, Merlin's teaching ability was not reliable at all, and she had to put in a lot of hard work to learn it herself.
Just as Lia was about to nod and agree, a childish voice interrupted.
"Wait a moment, Saber. This must be used as a condition for exchange."
It seemed that the little loli's conversation had ended, as Illya stood by Lia's side.
"Servant of the Assassin class, are you fully authorized to negotiate regarding our alliance?"
"That is correct; I am fully responsible. What conditions are you prepared to propose?" Jean Stardust asked with a smile.
Although its internal age was about 20 years old, its appearance was still very youthful, so when it spoke, it felt like it was pretending to be an adult, which looked quite interesting.
"In exchange, you are required to heal the wounds you left on Saber."
It seemed that Lia was too embarrassed to propose this condition, which was why Illya had interrupted the conversation.
"No problem, but you must teach me first. Afterward, I will heal your wounds. There is no need to worry; healing these wounds does not require damaging my Noble Phantasm."
"I understand. I trust you." Lia agreed to this request directly without bargaining.
"I am quite curious, how did you decide that I am worth trusting?"
"Intuition," Lia said firmly.
"Is that so? Rest assured, you will learn that your intuition was not wrong."
The general terms had been settled, and only the details remained. After some discussion, the time was set for tomorrow or the night after, depending on whether Jean Stardust could truly learn the Barrier of the Wind King.
If it could not be learned, they would have to rely on numbers to launch a frontal assault.
However, Jean Stardust was quite confident; after all, this was a technique concerning the wind. If it could not learn this, then there would be no point in continuing on.
Next was mealtime. Fortunately, the cooperation had been decided before the meal, so Lia ate with restraint.
The banquet at the Tohsaka Family concluded with everyone half-full, and Lia even slightly hungry.
After seeing the two off, Jean Stardust prepared to buy something ready-made to fill its stomach.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Cú Chulainn played his part, actually producing a bucket of fish from who knows where.
"So you went fishing during the day, is that it?" Sakura questioned.
"Don't be so concerned, master. Fishing is very enjoyable."
Although it did not know what kind of joy fishing brought, Jean Stardust and the others experienced the joy of grilled fish.
After the meal, Jean Stardust found Cú Chulainn, who was keeping watch on the roof outside.
"Let me heal your wounds."
"What's wrong? Do you need me to fight next?"
"Not at all. There is a part of the agreement with Lia regarding healing her, so I am practicing in advance."
"That is truly excessive, but staying here like this is indeed too boring."
Having obtained Cú Chulainn's consent, Jean Stardust took out a blade, infused it with the power of life, and struck Cú Chulainn's wound again, while casually reciting words similar to those in a baptismal chant.
"Proclamation—I am both destruction and creation. I shall heal the wounds I have caused."
Accompanied by the passing of the green-glowing blade, the ghastly wound recovered visibly to the naked eye and was soon as good as new.
"Oh ho, this is truly not bad. Now I can give it my all once again. Thank you."
"You are welcome. I already said I was just using you to test it out. Eh, isn't that Bazett?"
Jean Stardust, relying on its amazing eyesight, saw a figure sneaking out.
"The Self-Geis Scroll signed with her does not contain a clause restricting her personal freedom. Just now, she handed Illya's command spells to my sister and then took her leave."
At this moment, Sakura walked over and explained.
"Where could she go at this hour?" Cú Chulainn frowned and looked in that direction.
"She must have her own difficulties. Accepting Kirei Kotomine's invitation to participate in the Holy Grail War was already a violation of orders. If she returns without any results, her future situation will likely be very difficult."
Jean Stardust also frowned as it listened. "What kind of results could she possibly obtain this way? Could it be Touko Aozaki? That's not right, I recall that her Sealing Designation was canceled."
Sakura shrugged, indicating that she did not know either, and then she looked at Cú Chulainn: "If you are worried about her, you should chase after her. After all, she is the descendant of an old friend, is she not?"
"Yes, she is truly too similar to that person, making it impossible not to worry. Thank you, master. And Jean Stardust, I leave my master in your care."
Seeing Jean Stardust nod, Cú Chulainn turned into a spirit form and disappeared.
"You are quite good at caring for others, Sakura."
"Hmph."
A standard tsundere opening. Then, Sakura returned to the house. Jean Stardust did not return, but continued to stand on the roof, braving the cold wind.
Since Cú Chulainn had gone, someone needed to keep watch at night, otherwise, if an Ea were to be smashed over here at this moment, wouldn't they be wiped out instantly?
In fact, Jean Stardust already wanted to temporarily abandon the Tohsaka Family base; this place was truly too conspicuous. Even if one were to ask a passerby, they would be able to tell you where the Tohsaka Family was.
However, the matter of relocating would have to wait until tomorrow. For tonight, it still had to endure the cold wind. Fortunately, the cold now had basically no effect on Jean Stardust.
Not long after, footsteps were heard again. Rin walked up wrapped in a blanket and sat down beside Jean Stardust.
"It is this late, why are you not sleeping yet?" Jean Stardust asked with concern.
"I have already decided to fight alongside you; how could I leave you here to keep watch by yourself?"
"I understand. Thank you for your hard work, my master. The night wind must be very cold, right?"
"It is nothing. It is very warm by your side." Then, Rin handed a stone to Jean Stardust. On the white stone were engraved red patterns, looking just like command spells.
"This is Illya's command spells. It is a product of combining the techniques of the Matou Family and the Tohsaka Family, using a gemstone as a medium to transfer the command spells."
"I see. Is it an existence similar to the Book of the False Attendant?"
Rin nodded, then opened the blanket and wrapped it around both Jean Stardust and herself.
Seeing Tohsaka Rin looking hesitant and as if she wanted to say something, Jean Stardust took the initiative to speak:
"Rin, what is wrong? Is there something the matter?"
After pondering for a long time, Rin finally spoke: "I know. Actually, Jean Stardust, you are not a Heroic Spirit, are you? And you also do not need magical energy or command spells."
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