"So, Sir Mordred, that guy is not someone we can face head-on. If we can avoid confronting him, we'd better not confront him."
"Understand?"
Hans Christian Andersen looked at Mordred earnestly.
Now the hope of all humanity rested on them, especially on Takumi.
There was no room for any carelessness.
And thinking that such a thing was actually decided by him, a small third-rate Servant, while Takumi on the side looked relaxed after finishing speaking, feeling like he had given up thinking.
While he was going crazy in his heart, the pressure was also immense.
"Ah, ah, I know, I know. Just follow your plan, right? I'll just listen to you!"
Mordred picked her ear impatiently. After listening to Andersen talk for so long, her ears were almost callused.
Why not just tell her to follow the plan? Anyway, she was quite good at this.
Talking so much was truly a bit superfluous.
"Then since we know so much, what should we do now?"
Jekyll asked curiously.
"Master, can you guarantee that your intelligence is accurate?"
Andersen didn't answer but looked at Takumi, who had been silent after venting his bitterness.
"Eight or nine out of ten, I guess. At least along the way, there haven't been any errors in intelligence."
Takumi didn't dare to speak too absolutely.
"80%? Then Master, do you know what abilities Sir Mordred has?"
Andersen felt it wasn't safe enough, so he continued to ask.
"[Mana Burst], a helmet that can hide her True Name, [Intuition], a linear Anti-Army beam Noble Phantasm? And... commendable Servant stats?"
Takumi glanced at Mordred, who was staring at him curiously, couldn't help scratching his cheek, and said somewhat tentatively.
Andersen turned his head to look at Mordred with an inquiring gaze.
But before he turned his head halfway, he heard Mordred's exclaimed voice:
"Holy crap?! Can Master's authority know so many things?"
Mordred looked at Takumi with surprise written all over her face. Having all her main abilities stated in a few words, to be honest, made her shudder a bit.
Okay, no need to ask.
Andersen decisively turned his head back, feeling much more assured in his heart and having more trust in Takumi's intelligence.
"Um, Sir Mordred, you seem not to have signed a contract with Master yet. He can't view your abilities."
Shakespeare couldn't help complaining.
Moreover, how could a Master's authority know so many things!
A certain Tohsaka Rin, who knew almost nothing about her Servant in the early stages, had something to say.
"Ah? Is that so? I thought I had already signed a contract with Master haha..."
Mordred recalled for a moment, laughed awkwardly twice after reacting.
Mainly because she and Takumi got along too quickly. She even subconsciously thought Takumi was her good buddy!
"Then sign the contract now?"
Mordred did whatever came to mind, turning her head to ask Takumi.
"Uh, now?"
Takumi felt the current atmosphere seemed unsuitable for doing such a thing.
"When else? Anyway, it's just a contract between a Master and Servant; it won't take much time!"
Mordred said nonchalantly.
"Alright then."
Since Mordred said so, Takumi naturally wouldn't be pretentious.
Before long, the two became the first Master-Servant pair in this Singularity.
"Oh? Not bad, you. Quite a lot of magical energy, and Master quality is also quite excellent. Even I feel stronger."
Mordred felt the power in her body, clenched her palm, feeling slightly surprised.
As a masterless Servant, her daily activities were quite energy-saving. Usually, when going out, she had to try to reduce the frequency of battles; otherwise, failure wasn't impossible.
Suddenly having a Master with fairly sufficient magical energy was unexpectedly refreshing.
"Alright, since you're done signing, don't block the way. There will be plenty of room for you to perform later."
Andersen clapped his hands, signaling Mordred to return to her seat.
Once Mordred no longer blocked his view, Andersen continued to ask:
"Just in case, you should also know my intelligence, right?"
Takumi nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said:
"Hans Christian Andersen, third-rate Servant, Caster class, [Märchen Meines Lebens: A Tale Just For You]?"
Looking at the sheepishly smiling Takumi, Andersen's small face turned dark:
"The point about 'third-rate Servant,' please remove it for me."
"What about him? This famous playwright."
After speaking, Andersen pointed to Shakespeare on the other side.
Seeing himself mentioned, Shakespeare coughed twice, hurriedly tightened his clothes, simultaneously puffing out his chest and raising his head, waiting quietly for Takumi's praise.
"William Shakespeare, Caster. Sharp words. Noble Phantasm has no offensive power but has a bit of a Reality Marble flavor. Can attack the opponent's mental flaws by unfolding the script, just that—seems to have a risk of failure?"
Takumi recalled that the Saber Gilles de Rais he created ended up breaking free from his control, couldn't help adding a sentence.
"Also, can create Noble Phantasms or strengthen Noble Phantasms, but the intensity doesn't seem very high..."
Takumi's voice gradually lowered, and the expression on his face became awkward.
Because in his vision, Shakespeare, who was very spirited just now, was completely stiff.
"Ah, don't forget the label 'third-rate Servant.' As an Author-type Servant, he can't be much stronger."
The corners of Andersen's mouth curled up, adding a stab without hesitation.
"What about this one?"
After amusing himself for a while, Andersen pointed to Jekyll who was drinking tea quietly opposite him.
"Eh? Me too? I'm not a Servant..."
Jekyll was stunned, pointing to himself with surprise written all over his face.
"Dr. Jekyll, dual personality. Can release the dark personality by taking the elixir, significantly increasing various stats."
Takumi mentioned briefly.
"Even know this? So scary..."
Jekyll, having his trump card revealed in one sentence, muttered softly.
In these few short minutes, he had fully realized the charm of so-called intelligence.
"Looks like it's all correct! The 80% conclusion still underestimated the accuracy of your intelligence!"
Andersen couldn't help clapping his hands, applauding for Takumi.
Now Andersen had nothing to doubt.
"Very good. I have a rough idea now. However, before that, Master, do you have any abilities worth mentioning?"
"The more cards we have, the faster and better our plan can be executed."
Facing Andersen's final inquiry, Takumi thought for a moment and stated his commonly used abilities.
"Defensive Noble Phantasm that can be activated without chanting, [Revelation], Rune Magecraft, and a little..."
"Good! No need to say more; I already know how to fight."
Andersen interrupted Takumi's words.
Feeling like he had never fought such a wealthy battle, he had already figured out how to speedrun the dungeon.