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Everyone present seemed to have their own thoughts, sitting quietly in their seats.
It was as if they were the losers of the previous battle, and were now undergoing a profound self-reflection.
Lily, the only one unburdened by anything, waited for a moment, but still couldn't contain her impatience. She shifted in her seat and asked about something she didn't quite understand.
"Um, Master, why do we need to restore her sanity? Her self-awareness doesn't really matter, does it? Couldn't we just use the Master-Servant connection to have her unleash her Noble Phantasm at critical moments?"
"Ah, about that…" Kisaragi Rin looked up, only then realizing that he hadn't explained the reason, and they had simply trusted his decision.
"There are many reasons. Berserker's strength is very high, and at the same time, her Magic Resistance demand is the strongest among all classes. Many Masters have even been drained to death because they couldn't provide enough magical energy. An insane Esdeath naturally wouldn't care about my life or death; she would definitely draw the maximum amount of magical energy whenever a battle occurred."
"An uncontrolled Berserker is also very difficult to micromanage from a tactical perspective, especially for me, who has you all. If Esdeath suddenly goes rampant on the battlefield, ignoring commands, various plans might be directly ruined by her."
Kisaragi Rin briefly explained to Lily. She nodded thoughtfully, then looked up at Medea, quickly stepping onto the sofa to get closer, and kissed Kisaragi Rin's cheek, saying energetically, "Then, Master can take his time thinking, no need to rush."
"Lily!" Medea clenched her fists, warning her with clear displeasure.
Lily shrank her head, but Kisaragi Rin next to her gave her the courage to face Medea. Lily buried her face in her Master's embrace, only showing one eye to look at Medea, smiling into a crescent shape.
Kisaragi Rin watched their intimate and friendly interaction, and suddenly thought of an immature solution for Esdeath's Madness Enhancement.
"…I'm going to the Workshop."
After some thought, Kisaragi Rin immediately put Lily down and once again extended his hand towards Esdeath.
Hearing Kisaragi Rin say he was going to the Workshop, Saber's eyes immediately lit up. She cleared her throat and hinted coyly, "Chef Master, are you going to that place?"
Although snacks were delicious, they became a last resort when faced with dishes that could glow.
Saber believed that her Chef Master would understand the hint and bring her delicious Worships.
Then Saber heard Kisaragi Rin's reply, which felt like a thunderbolt to her stomach.
"The glowing dishes… they're probably all eaten…"
"Why would they be eaten?" Saber's intuition told her something was off. In her impression, food could just be made again after it was eaten, just like Gawain always had potatoes to make mashed potatoes.
"Because those dishes were actually pre-made…"
Anyway, Kisaragi Rin didn't know when the items taken from the fish pot were made. Because his luck had already decreased, he couldn't pull out high-grade goods now, though there were still some clothes-shattering dishes hidden in the Workshop.
Taking Esdeath with him, Kisaragi Rin disappeared from the spot. Saber's ahoge drooped down dejectedly. Lily was laughing nearby, only to find Medea sitting beside her, causing her expression to freeze.
"I was wrong, boohoo."
"You don't look like it at all."
…
"Hi."
"Hi."
After greeting Haibara Ai in the Workshop, Kisaragi Rin placed Esdeath in a corner of the Workshop.
"Did something happen?" Haibara Ai didn't stop what she was doing, glancing at Esdeath out of the corner of her eye. It was another unfamiliar presence.
From her perspective, Kisaragi Rin had only been gone for less than an hour. When he first returned, he had shown some concern, but now there was none at all.
"I just summoned a Servant, but she's a Berserker without sanity, and she's unwilling to leave this state herself. I came to the Workshop to try and solve her psychological issues."
Kisaragi Rin explained concisely to Haibara Ai.
Haibara Ai raised an eyebrow and quipped, "I remember the Workshop doesn't have the function of a Psychiatrist. It's quite good at making her completely lose her sanity, though."
"Doesn't that Medea know magic? Why not just use the Workshop to destroy her self-awareness and then use magic to re-weave a new soul?"
Wearing latex gloves, Haibara Ai spoke of a rather dark method in a calm tone.
Kisaragi Rin truly couldn't believe how her 37℃ body could utter such chilling words.
Fortunately, Esdeath truly had no sanity and didn't understand their conversation, otherwise he would have to arrange for Haibara Ai to be ambushed by everyone at night.
"It is indeed a good method, but Servants are a bit special. Compared to the dark approach, I'll try a more gentle solution first."
He would talk about the special nature of Servants another time. While agreeing with Haibara Ai's idea, Kisaragi rummaged through the Workshop for a special item.
It looked like a thin spider web, its silk tinged with pink, and it felt like warm, freshly removed 20D white stockings.
Item - Spider Mother's Love Web
Description: A spider web woven for you by Spider Mother.
Effect: The target captured by the spider web will develop feelings of love for you…
Bonus: None
Usage Condition: For some beings, their way of expressing love might be a little different…
This was a gift Kisaragi Rin obtained from Spider Mother through the Non-Human Girl Cultivation Handbook. Its effect was simple: the target covered by this item would develop feelings of love for the user.
According to Medea's investigation, Esdeath herself was unwilling to regain sanity, and the reason was most likely a craving for power or something similar…
Looking at Esdeath's life, the craving for power occupied a large part of it. She believed in the law of the jungle, that only the strong could survive, and being killed by someone undoubtedly made Esdeath the weakling she disdained.
To escape this situation, she naturally manifested as a Berserker, losing her sanity to strengthen her combat power.
After making a rough analysis, Kisaragi Rin began to ponder how to open Esdeath's heart.
Seeing Medea and Lily's playful antics, Kisaragi had an idea. For Esdeath, there was something whose importance was no less than power.
That thing was falling in love…
Hmm… The strongest general of an empire, a being who slaughtered countless Alien, her only wish was to have a normal romance.
However, this was not surprising, after all, there were many Servants in the Fate World who also wanted to have a real romance, such as Medea, and Suzuka Gozen…
In the original plot, Esdeath had five requirements for her romantic partner. The general conditions were: courageous, ambitious, powerful, younger than her, with a pure smile, and from the same border background as her.
Although Kisaragi Rin, apart from his birthplace, could generally meet Esdeath's other conditions, there was actually a big problem: Esdeath's personality. She was a sadist, with a strong desire to dominate her romantic partner.
Except in bed, how could Kisaragi Rin accept being dominated by others?
However, everything now was still speculation. How much love this item could make Esdeath feel for Kisaragi Rin, and whether Esdeath, once in love, would be willing to break free from Madness Enhancement, were all unknowns.
Kisaragi Rin held Spider Mother's Love Web and draped it over Esdeath's head.
"I hope this item works."
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