"Whew—covering the entire neighborhood nearby while being careful not to be interfered with by the 'Temple', this is really too hard for me." Shishigou Kairi, who was in the middle of a 'Civilians Dispersion', slumped onto the ground, exhausted, and let out a long sigh as he leaned against the wall behind him.
To minimize the interference with the lives of nearby residents, he even specially broke into residential houses to check the food reserves of the ordinary people nearby.
Then, he planned the scope of the 'Civilians Dispersion' based on the amount of food reserves inside.
Because he didn't know how long it would take for that caster in the 'Temple' to wash away the sins of Jack the Ripper and allow those so-called vengeful children to reincarnate, he had to minimize the control range of the 'Civilians Dispersion'.
Well, for example, leaving about one person's width of space on the side of the street where the doors opened, so they could go out to buy groceries.
Shishigou Kairi was spending both mana and mental effort to do this job.
He was so tired that he wanted to close his eyes and sleep right now.
But the mana suddenly draining rapidly from his body, along with the roaring sound coming from not far away, instantly restored his spirits.
"That guy Saber, who did she get into a fight with?" Shishigou Kairi glanced at the center of the 'Temple', then turned and ran toward the direction where Saber and the sounds of battle were coming from.
Well, he probably didn't need to worry about the 'Temple' anymore; he might as well go see who Saber was fighting.
"Hey, Captain, how long will it take for Jack-chan to completely wash away her sins and reincarnate?" After looking up at the sky and silently calculating the events in her heart, Rikudou Reika turned to ask Daniel, who was sitting side-by-side with her.
"I don't know either," Daniel replied, scratching his hair. "Although Sanzang has already used her full speed and power, after all, she has to wash away the resentment and sins of tens of thousands of children and then let them reincarnate; it should take quite a long time."
"It's possible that it won't even be finished in a few days or even months," Daniel pondered, rubbing his chin.
"Hmm—that's true; after all, there are tens of thousands of children, so it's normal for it to take a long time." Rikudou Reika shifted uneasily toward Daniel. "However, if we stay here the whole time, will we be found by those Magi?"
"That's for sure," Daniel nodded and replied. "But don't worry, in a while, we'll go and seize the greater grail."
"With the mana of the greater grail, Sanzang should be able to speed up a bit more, and we have enough mana on our side to deal with any enemy." Daniel looked up toward the direction of Artoria. "As long as we have sufficient mana, plus the King's protection, we won't be afraid of anyone who comes to pick a fight."
"Sigh—" Just as Daniel finished speaking, before Rikudou Reika could react, Jeanne's sigh, filled with a hint of sorrow, sounded from the side.
She felt that since her arrival, she hadn't done a single proper thing.
She either received a revelation to come to Trifas, or after receiving a revelation, she just sat and watched the show with Daniel and his group.
Now, she was even listening to Daniel planning how to seize the greater grail, and right beside her, the referee.
It had absolutely nothing to do with proper business.
Oh, no, if she were to stake her reputation as a referee, her behavior here should be to stop them, which would be the correct thing to do.
But these are teammates.
The revelation told her to find partners to form a group, not to backstab her teammates.
Therefore, playing deaf and dumb now was the limit of what she, as a referee, could do.
She couldn't very well use her privileges as a Ruler to gather all the Servants of the Red and Black Factions and then crusade against that variable, the deity King Arthur.
Red Saber would definitely be the first to refuse.
That Ruler priest of the Red Faction would probably be very happy to 'help' her reduce the combat power of his 'hostile' forces, but that would directly violate the essence of her descent as a Ruler for this Holy Grail War.
One must distinguish between the primary and the secondary when doing work.
Although Daniel was always cheating and violating rules, those were secondary.
The main thing was still that Ruler who stayed behind to cause trouble after incarnating.
She didn't know if it was just her imagination, but Jeanne always felt that the Ruler class didn't seem very peaceful either.
If only she hadn't known anything after being burned to death back then.
She began to regret becoming a Heroic Spirit in the first place.
Returning to the Lord's embrace and being a little transparent who understood nothing—how wonderful that would have been!
Where would there be so many troublesome things!
Shaking her head violently, Jeanne cast a lingering, fearful glance at Daniel, who was chatting with Rikudou Reika.
She always felt that after teaming up with this partner, her willpower had begun to weaken, and she always unconsciously leaned toward the negative side when thinking about things.
"What's wrong? Jeanne, you don't look too well." Daniel's words pulled Jeanne back from her self-pity.
"It's nothing, I was just thinking," Jeanne replied, glancing at Daniel. "Thinking about how to erase the 'anomalies' of this Holy Grail War as soon as possible."
"That is indeed a troublesome matter," Daniel nodded in agreement. "If I remember correctly, the Red Faction's Assassin Semiramis should have almost finished building her Noble Phantasm, and it should be airborne by now."
"Airborne?" Jeanne looked at Daniel in astonishment. "I haven't heard you mention this!"
If the opponent's base became a floating object in the sky, how was she, who couldn't fly, supposed to break into their base and take care of that Ruler who had abandoned his duties!
"Because this Holy Grail War is all chaotic," Daniel explained, shrugging his shoulders. "If I were to tell you bit by bit, it would be too troublesome, and besides, I don't remember the specific process very well either."
"Then if Amakusa Shirou Tokisada and Semiramis have gone airborne, how are we supposed to enter their base? Caster or Berserker, or even King Arthur, is there anyone who can fly?" Jeanne asked anxiously.
"Hmm? Flying... There should be very few Servants who can fly; anyway, the ones you mentioned can't fly." Daniel replied, shrugging his shoulders. "After all, although Sanzang's khakkhara can turn into her disciple's weapon, she can't fly."
"However, our RV has a flight function, and Albedo and the others also know flight magic." Daniel answered, looking at Jeanne. "So, even if Semiramis's Noble Phantasm has gone airborne, we still have a way to get up there."
"However, I don't suggest going up there; it's better to wait for the King to take action and blast Semiramis's Noble Phantasm down."
"After all, besides being a floating fortress, Semiramis's Noble Phantasm also has poison." Daniel reminded her, spreading his hands. "I'm not afraid of her poison that needs to blend into the environment, but you guys wouldn't be able to handle it."
"I can create a shroud of turin," Jeanne considered, then replied. "It has a certain resistance to filth like curses and poisons."
"Hmm? Oh! Right, right, right! Come to think of it, when you chose the Saint's abilities, you chose 'create shroud of turin'." Daniel patted his head, then looked at Jeanne with a surprised expression. "As good partners, how about helping me make a few Shrouds of Turin?"
Although Daniel couldn't remember exactly what all the functions of the shroud of turin were, it had a ton of uses!
"Create a shroud of turin? That's not impossible," Jeanne replied, her brows slightly furrowed. "But the situation here isn't suitable for on-site production."
After all, they were still in the middle of a war.
She herself had been forcibly pushed into the responsibility of protecting the 'Temple' and the two masters beside her.
"Then let's wait a bit longer; we'll make them when things calm down." Daniel looked at Jeanne, his eyes beginning to shine. "By the way, can you introduce some of the effects of the shroud of turin?"
"Well... as long as the wearer is alive, it can block mana, hide magic circuits, defend against physical pain, magic backlash, and increase resistance to magic; it's somewhat similar to the effect of 'Mystic Eye Killer'," Jeanne began to explain slowly. "Besides that, the shroud of turin I create also possesses a certain resistance to filth like curses and poisons."
The functions were indeed quite numerous.
Daniel was very interested.
"Say, Jeanne, do you need any materials to create a shroud of turin? If you make it, how large can you make it?"
"I can create it directly using my mana," Jeanne replied. "As for how large it can be, I really don't know, since I haven't started making one yet."
"Then what if you use the mana of the greater grail?"
"I could make it until the end of time," Jeanne blurted out.
"That's settled then. After Jack is freed, we'll go back and seize the greater grail under Yggdmillennia, and after sending off a few Heroic Spirits, making our wish, and letting Sanzang incarnate, you can use the remaining mana to make the Shrouds of Turin!" Daniel suggested, looking at Jeanne with bright eyes.
Jeanne began to regret that she had spoken too quickly just now.
"No, I don't have that much time," Jeanne quickly explained. "Leticia still has to go back to school, and after the Holy Grail War ends, I should be returning to the Throne."
"That's easy to handle; at worst, we can just talk to alaya," Daniel replied, waving his hand. "As for Leticia... let her take a few more days off; consider it as me hiring her. We just happened to pick up a big bag of money earlier, so when the time comes, consider it her hiring fee and let it be hers."
Jeanne was somewhat speechless.
It wasn't that she didn't want to say anything; it was just that the conditions Daniel had just proposed were too generous.
Generous enough that Leticia's own consciousness had just fainted.
That big bag of money was just too much, so much that she might not earn that much in a lifetime after graduating from school.
Jeanne had always felt quite guilty about using Leticia's body to come to such a dangerous place.
Even though she had received her permission before using her body, and she had made contingencies to ensure that Leticia could be transported to a safe place after she exited,
still, freeloading off her body made Jeanne feel a bit embarrassed.
If she occupied Leticia's body for a few more days to create Shrouds of Turin and earned enough money for Leticia to live a comfortable life for the rest of her days, then Jeanne would really be willing to agree to it.
This could also be considered the only thing she could do for Leticia.
"By the way, after the shroud of turin is finished, I hope I can leave a piece for Leticia," Jeanne said, looking at Daniel. "After all, she is a student at a church school, and I feel she might be able to use it in the future."
"No problem!" Daniel gave a thumbs up.
It was just leaving a piece for Leticia.
For the mana of the greater grail after the wish was granted, it should be a drop in the bucket, right?
Furthermore, Daniel also planned to take the greater grail with him when he left this world.
After all, this thing wasn't disposable; it could be reused and recycled later.
It was just that he didn't know if it could still be used to grant wishes after it no longer had the spirit cores of Heroic Spirits to supplement it.
If not, then he would just have to use it as a battery with massive energy.
Hmm, if used for Artoria, maybe there would be a chance to witness a giant spear tip descending from the sky.
Or use it for Sanzang; maybe there would be a chance in the future to do good deeds, just like washing away Jack's sins now.
In short, the greater grail had quite a lot of uses.
Seeing Daniel being so easy to talk to, Jeanne suddenly felt a sense of being needed.
Although the purpose was to make Shrouds of Turin.
"By the way, Jeanne, do you have any way to speed up Sanzang?" Daniel asked, looking at Jeanne. "If it takes too long, it will affect our schedule."
"...Can't you just use command spells to strengthen Caster?" Jeanne blinked and reminded Daniel.
She suspected that Daniel wanted to use up her number of forced commands on Servants, but she decided not to fall for that trap.
"Would that work?" Daniel asked Jeanne in return. "It wouldn't give her a chance to burn her spirit core to escape, would it?"
"...What on earth have you all experienced before?" Jeanne muttered, her mouth twitching a few times.
"It won't, after all, this isn't an occasion that requires burning her spirit core."
"Then... by command spells, Sanzang, accelerate, while ensuring your own existence and the efficiency of washing away the children's sins." Daniel raised the hand with Sanzang's command spells and issued the order.
He lifted his fingerless glove to take a look; one stroke was beginning to fade and disappear.
Inside the 'Temple', Sanzang's speaking speed increased further.
Those large golden characters began to accelerate their entry into Jack the Ripper's forehead.
"It really works!" Rikudou Reika looked at the command spells on the back of her hand, then turned to look at Jeanne d'Arc. "Can I transfer these three command spells to the Leader, so he can further accelerate Sanzang's speed, allowing Jack-chan to find liberation and reincarnate faster?"
"Uh, unfortunately, you cannot," Jeanne d'Arc shook her head and replied. "Those are Jack the Ripper's command spells; they cannot be used on Caster."
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