"While magecraft may not be very useful for Servants, it's extremely effective for Masters!" Sagara Hyouma, or rather, the shapeshifted Shirou sitting in the first-class cabin, exclaimed with a grin. Under the enhancement of his innate ability 'Magic Genius', ordinary Suggestion Magecraft was wielded by Shirou with a power comparable to potent magecraft like brainwashing and hypnosis. Therefore, under Shirou's manipulation, Sagara Hyouma was now hidden in Japan. Before this Great Holy Grail War ended, probably no one would expect him to be hiding there. After all, everyone saw 'Sagara Hyouma' take a plane to Romania.
"So now all I need to do is go to the Yggdmillennia family and claim to be acting on the Master's orders!" "Although Darnic might be curious about Sagara Hyouma's absence, he probably won't think too much of it, after all, this is a Holy Grail War!"
Although they were divided into two different factions due to the Great Holy Grail War, this faction division was only temporary. Once one side achieved victory, the remaining faction would then engage in a proper Holy Grail War to determine the final wish-granter. Therefore, they were all enemies to each other. In that case, even if Sagara Hyouma didn't show up, Darnic would only assume that Sagara Hyouma, having drawn an excellent Servant, was planning to strive for the final victory.
After all, if the battle were to take place at the main base, Darnic would most likely be the final victor. In this scenario, while Darnic might be wary, he wouldn't treat Shirou any differently. After all, the other five Masters of the Black Faction actually harbored similar intentions; they just kept them hidden, waiting for the right moment. Sagara Hyouma had merely expressed his true feelings in advance. Before defeating the Red Faction, Darnic would not allow the Black Faction to fall apart.
"In that case, everything should be ready!" Sitting on the plane, enjoying the scenery outside the window, Shirou's mood became pleasant as everything went smoothly. He then began to look at his basic stats.
"My Strength, Endurance, and Agility are all B-rank, which is quite normal. After all, I've always developed comprehensively without any shortcomings."
"Although I don't have A-rank stats, I'm currently only at the peak of LV.5. Once I reach LV.6, these three stats should reach A, and I should gain divinity." After all, once he enters LV.6, Shirou will transcend the realm of humans and become a demigod.
"As for other abilities, besides the newly appeared class skill Presence Concealment, all others are abilities I already possessed."
"However, abilities like Clairvoyance, Eye of the Mind (True), Magic Resistance, and Independent Action have all increased. After all, under the sublimation of Divine Blessing, these abilities are continuously growing."
"As for Magecraft, Heroic Spirit Emiya himself already possesses this attribute, but it didn't seem to manifest on me before, and now it has directly appeared in the Nasuverse."
"It seems I might have directly replaced Heroic Spirit Emiya's identity and manifested here!" After all, [Distant Time Arc] always arranges an identity for Shirou, and this world already has the existence of Shirou himself, though he might not necessarily be named Emiya.
Therefore, it's highly possible that Shirou manifested here by replacing Heroic Spirit Emiya's identity.
"So, I'm basically Counter Guardian Red A now? Just a stronger version!" This is indeed a stronger version, as Red A definitely doesn't have these attribute panels!
"Aside from that, other changes aren't significant; all four blessings granted by Loki have manifested. They appear in different forms as Personal Skills, all A-rank."
"And my Noble Phantasms are also my own magic."
"To be honest, with these stats, I'm definitely at the ceiling of a top-tier Servant, but I might not be able to handle the Servants of this generation, who are all off-the-charts!" The thought of his opponents made Shirou want to rub his forehead and sigh. The lineup sent by the Clock Tower was simply too luxurious. In this Great Holy Grail War, there were three off-the-charts Heroic Spirits alone: Red Lancer Karna, Red Rider Achilles, and Black Lancer Vlad III.
Among them, Black Lancer Vlad III was off-the-charts because the battlefield of this Great Holy Grail War was his former country, Romania. This granted him a Fame Boost. Coupled with his Personal Skill Demon Lord of the Nation, which turns nearby territory into his domain, this made him an off-the-charts Heroic Spirit. However, considering that he is also a Black Faction Heroic Spirit, Shirou temporarily decided not to consider fighting this Great Lord.
However, the other two off-the-charts Servants were enemies he needed to face.
Red Lancer Karna.
Red Rider Achilles.
These two are world-renowned demigod great heroes; even without regional bonuses, they are off-the-charts existences. And besides these two, the Red Faction also has many top-tier Heroic Spirits.
Red Saber Mordred.
Red Archer Atalanta.
Red Berserker Spartacus.
Red Assassin Semiramis.
These four are all famous Servants. Among them, except for Spartacus who is slightly inferior, the other three are all top-tier existences.
It can be said that the Red Faction, apart from Caster Shakespeare being somewhat subpar, are all top-tier existences. However, according to the rumors Shirou heard in his previous life, it is said that the Master who summoned Shakespeare at that time intended to summon the King of Israel, Solomon, with that Holy Relic. If Solomon were truly summoned, then the game would be over. But unfortunately, Solomon is a Grand Servant and cannot be summoned by ordinary Heroic Spirit summoning. (By the way, how did the former director summon Solomon in the FGO world?!) However, this clearly shows how high the quality of Heroic Spirits summoned by the Red Faction, backed by the Mage's Association, is.
"If I want to make an impact in this battle, I must upgrade to LV.6. Only then can I fight those two broken characters!" Karna needs no further explanation; he's one of the "Golden Three Targets." This guy is on par with Gilgamesh and Ozymandias.
As for Achilles, this guy is also a formidable enemy. Not to mention how many Noble Phantasms he has, his Andreias Amarantos alone is a headache. This Noble Phantasm comes from Achilles' immortality. Apart from his heel, the rest of his body is invulnerable to blades and spears unless the enemy possesses divinity; otherwise, they can't even break through his defense.
Other than that, one must either attack his heel or use a Divine Construct. Shirou cannot project complete Divine Constructs at the moment, only defective ones, and no one knows if they would be effective. As for attacking his heel? This guy also has the Noble Phantasm Dromeus Kometes, which manifests from the legend of being "the swiftest of all heroes of all eras." To accurately hit his heel, even Chiron, who has divine-level archery and can temporarily foresee the future, needs a Noble Phantasm.
A normal person, who could catch his weakness!
"This is truly troublesome. Before becoming LV.6, I should try to avoid dueling these two guys as much as possible."
"Although I'm not afraid of them, what's the point of a battle where I can't even break through their defense?"
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