He can have excellent strategy, know foreign languages, identify poisons, or set traps.
In short, he is a versatile assassin who can automatically switch abilities based on the needs of the mission.
It is said that sometimes he can use strange powers and agility that his physical body should not possess, and use illusionary martial arts that have long been forgotten.
He can disguise himself as a man, a woman, or a child, and he will stand next to you very naturally.
Sometimes he is even able to change his personality depending on the occasion, so that no one can reveal his true identity.
But no one knows the truth. Although Hassan has a single body, he has different souls.
Based on the knowledge at the time, there was no such thing as multiple personality disorder.
In modern medicine, this is defined as a phenomenon of mental illness.
For the assassin Hassan-i-Sabbah, it was a mysterious ability.
He is able to use a variety of different knowledge and techniques through the cohabitants who inhabit his own body, confuse his enemies through different means, weave a web of defenses, and kill his targets in ways that no one could have predicted.
And the Assassin who was summoned by Kotomine Kirei this time is the assassin known as "Hundred Faces".
He is a Servant who has a body but also a myriad of souls.
Fundamentally speaking, "they" are originally different souls, and because they have lost their physical restraints, "they" can completely materialize into different forms after they appear.
Of course, their total spiritual power is only equal to "one person", and their ability value after splitting is definitely not comparable to that of the rest of the Heroic Spirits.
However, because of the Assassin's class skills, this group can be said to be invincible in espionage activities.
"Do you mean... We've been watched by this bunch of guys to this day?"
Irisviel muttered in pain, and Saber couldn't help but shiver.
Although the other party was not strong enough individually, they were able to sneak in, and there were so many of them that even if she was the most combative of the Servants, it was quite a threat.
And they had been following their targets like shadows for a long time, and they have now given up their Presence Concealment ability. Watching them lean forward without fear meant...
"They're going to get serious."
Saber fell into an unexpected crisis and gritted her teeth with hatred.
A rabble that relies on numerical superiority.
Saber would never lose if attacked from the front, but only if Saber was the only one facing the enemy.
Now Saber has to protect Irisviel.
No matter how weak an Assassin is, it is quite a threat to humanity.
Even Irisviel, the homunculus of Einzbern who can use first-class magecraft, can't stop the Assassin with magecraft alone.
It was impossible for her to protect herself on her own.
Therefore, if she wanted to fight while protecting her companions, a large number of enemies became a very urgent problem.
How many Assassins can Saber stop with a single slash?
No, it's not a question of how many people she will be able to stop.
Even if one person is missed at this time, that person can cause significant trauma to Irisviel.
So, the question now is not "whether it can be stopped", but "whether it can solve everything with one blow".
And the number of Assassins surrounding them is desperately large.
That's when Rider stepped up.
Compared with Waver's embarrassment, Rider patted him on the shoulder without any difference and said:
"Don't be so embarrassed, Master. There's a new guest at the banquet."
"Where do they look like guests!?"
Waver was about to cry out from Rider's lack of nervousness and hammered him twice.
Rider, who didn't feel it at all, smiled bitterly, and then greeted the Assassins who surrounded him in a flat tone.
"I say, guys, can you restrain your killing intent? My friend is frightened by you."
Even Archer frowned.
"Hey, King of Conquest, did I hear wrong? You want to invite these mongrels to the table?"
Gilgamesh doesn't mind sharing his wine with fellow kings Rider and Saber, or even loyal knights like Lancer.
But to this group of mongrels sent by Tohsaka Tokiomi, who had repeatedly provoked him, Gilgamesh absolutely disagreed.
Because Tokiomi showed courtesy to the Hero King, Archer also recognized him as a Master, but Tokiomi's behavior made Archer more and more dissatisfied with him.
Although the feast was initiated by Rider, it was Archer who served the wine.
Sending an assassin into such a banquet—what does Tokiomi want? This is tantamount to smearing the face of the Hero King; does he know?
Killing intent flashed in Gilgamesh's red eyes.
He was already thinking in his heart about how to clean up Tohsaka Tokiomi, a fool who repeatedly challenged his majesty as a king.
"Hahaha, the King's speech should be heard by all the people, and since someone has come to listen to it, it doesn't matter whether it is an enemy or a friend."
Rider stood up with a smile.
Then, he picked up the ladle and scooped a spoonful of red wine and reached out to the Assassins.
"Come, don't be polite. If you want to drink together, come and fetch your own cup. The wine is mixed with your blood."
As soon as Rider's voice fell, a silver-white object flashed out.
Whoosh————!
The ladle in Rider's hand was pierced by a dagger, and the spoon fell to the ground, spilling red wine as bright as blood.
"Heh."
In the silent atrium, there was one laugh after another.
"Did I not say it? 'This wine' is 'your blood'! Since you let it be sprinkled on the ground, then..."
Rider's tone was still calm, but in the eyes of the people around him, his temperament had changed drastically from just now. Like an angry emperor, the monstrous momentum turned into rolling yellow sand!
"This is... a Reality Marble!?"
Irisviel couldn't help but exclaim in surprise after noticing the drastic change in the scenery around her.
Saber was the same; seeing such a view, she couldn't help but be a little shocked.
Although she had known for a long time that Rider had a Reality Marble, the first time she entered this enchantment to look at it, she found that it was such a magnificent sight.
"Hmph!"
Archer didn't speak, but his solemn attitude showed that he had recognized Rider as a powerful king.