In the end, Mo Shuying enjoyed a comfortable bath all by himself, letting his new body relax.
Mo Shuying almost fell asleep in the tub, but then August walked in wrapped in a towel, offering to scrub Mo Shuying's back. Mo Shuying immediately woke up and righteously refused.
Compared to that white-haired old man, Astolfo was definitely much more agreeable.
Returning to his tidied room in the pajamas August had prepared, Mo Shuying, who hadn't slept in a bed for half a month, felt a wave of sleepiness as soon as he lay down.
While having a human body was good, he could no longer function like a Heroic Spirit, without needing food or sleep.
Mo Shuying quickly drifted off to sleep, seemingly dreaming that he had returned to his original world and become a revered superhero.
Naturally, after becoming a superhero, he had countless admirers, including all sorts of beautiful women. Just as Mo Shuying was deliberating which beauty to "deeply converse" with that night…
"Whoosh!!"
Suddenly, a dull horn blast sounded! Mo Shuying abruptly opened his eyes and sat up.
He turned his head to check the time; it was just 7 o'clock.
"Went to bed at 4, woke up at 7. Even King Yama would praise my good health. What is Astolfo doing?!"
Mo Shuying threw off the thin blanket and got out of bed! At this moment, his senses slowly began to awaken, and suddenly!
"Huh? Enemies again?"
Yes! Mo Shuying sensed two powerful presences in the courtyard, confronting Astolfo and Luvia.
However, Mo Shuying could only sense this much. This wasn't the alternate world he once protected, so he couldn't freely investigate.
"Someone showing up this early in the morning, really…"
Mo Shuying walked to the window and pushed it open. The window faced the courtyard, so opening it would allow him to see what was happening outside.
But…
"Hmm?"
The two strangers standing in the courtyard looked up towards the window, but saw nothing.
Mo Shuying had already used Presence Concealment and hadn't been detected.
"These two are…"
Mo Shuying realized he recognized the two intruders.
The two individuals confronting Astolfo in the courtyard were a man and a woman. The woman wore a business suit, her short auburn hair looking very capable, and she carried a strange cylindrical object on her back.
The other person was a blue-haired man holding a wooden staff, dressed in a pale blue mage's robe, with a pair of crimson eyes revealing a hint of madness.
"Why are these two here…"
Bazett, the short-haired woman, should, strictly speaking, be affiliated with Luvia. Why were they at loggerheads now?
And that blue-haired man, he seemed to be Caster Cú Chulainn, a powerful Rune Mage.
At this moment, Bazett spoke.
"Luvia, I didn't come here to be your enemy. My Master simply sent me to retrieve the Class Cards that you and Tohsaka Rin have collected. How many have you found? Can you give them to me?"
Bazett had originally just come to deliver a message, but she hadn't expected the entire Fuyuki City to be suddenly sealed off last night. She had also inadvertently summoned a Servant and become a Master.
However, the ever-serious Bazett had not abandoned her mission due to this change in status; she intended to retrieve the Class Cards.
Luvia didn't particularly like Bazett and responded unhappily to her words.
"We worked so hard to find these things, why should we give them to you? Just because you're the Association's top combatant? Let me tell you, there are no Class Cards here. Want some? Go find them yourself!"
In Luvia's perception, Bazett was known as the Association's loyal dog, a renowned female Berserker. Now that she was a Master and an enemy, she was quite troublesome!
Bazett wasn't angered by Luvia's words. She reached out and took out a string of Orbs, infusing them with Mana.
"The answer from the detection Orb shouldn't be wrong. The Class Cards are in the castle behind you, and there's more than one. Give them to me, and I can leave."
The string of Orbs in Bazett's hand was specially customized to find Class Cards. She had relied on its guidance to find this place earlier.
She intended to infuse it with Mana to search again, but the string of Orbs remained unresponsive.
"Huh? What's going on?"
Thinking the Orb was broken, Bazett shook the string in her hand, a little displeased. She had spent a lot of money to make this string! Who knew it would only be useful a few times.
She didn't know that the Orb wasn't broken; it was Mo Shuying who had concealed his presence.
All the existing Class Cards were currently on Mo Shuying. One could say Mo Shuying was a Class Card signal emitter, and a super-sized one at that. Just now, because he was asleep, his presence was fully exposed, which attracted Bazett.
Seeing this, Luvia's eyes darted, and she spoke.
"Hmph~ See? I told you you're being unreasonable. If there's nothing else, please don't bother me. You're my enemy now. If you continue to trespass, I won't be so polite."
Luvia's threat was blatant. Both of them were Masters now, and according to the rules of the Holy Grail War, they were enemies.
Luvia knew Bazett was formidable; she was practically a human Heroic Spirit. That blue-haired mage also seemed very powerful. If they really fought, Luvia wasn't confident she could win.
But! Even if she knew she couldn't win, Luvia wouldn't back down, because Mo Shuying was behind her! She was very secure!
"That shouldn't be right… What's going on?"
Bazett fell into contemplation. Cú Chulainn, who was beside her, glanced at Bazett, then reached out and tapped Bazett's head with his staff.
If you truly trace their lineage, Cú Chulainn would be Bazett's ancestor, so there's absolutely no problem with him scolding his junior, especially one whose intelligence is so questionable.
"Since we confirmed the location from the start, don't overthink it. The opponent must have used some method to conceal themselves. Girl, give the order. I'll burn everything before us to ashes in an instant!"
Cú Chulainn showed a look of madness. Even as a Caster, the madness in his blood hadn't diminished in the slightest.
Bazett reacted when she heard Cú Chulainn speak.
"So that's how it is. Luvia, you're still as cunning as ever. I'll ask you one last time: are you going to hand over the Class Card or not? If not, don't blame me for being impolite!"
As she spoke, Bazett took out a pair of black gloves and put them on. The gloves were covered in runes, and once Mana was infused, their hardness could even surpass tungsten steel, and they had the effect of increasing the wearer's strength.
Just as a major battle was about to erupt,
"Huh?"
To avoid being discovered by ordinary people, Luvia had activated an Isolation Barrier around them. But at that moment, the barrier opened, and Tohsaka Rin walked in.
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