I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

Preface: There are quite a few differences in this section in the animation. To be honest, the novel feels better. If you have seen it, you can skip it directly.

In the cemetery of Stavropoleos Church in Bucharest, Lion Tribulation also successfully summoned his followers.

"——So, you are my master?"

The short knight whose whole body was covered with steel asked. Even through the helmet, the transparent sound was still clearly conveyed. Lion Jie nodded and stretched out his hand.

"My name is Lion Jie Jieli. I am your master, please take good care of me."

"Is this a cemetery? You really summoned me in an annoying place."

The outstretched hand was ignored. Lion Jie scratched his scalp and argued:

"Yeah, even if you say so... no matter what, this is like my home court to me."

"Were you born in a cemetery?"

"I spent my boyhood with corpses."

Having said this, the knight nodded to express his understanding.

"So, you are a necromancer?"

"Correct answer. So, you are Saber, right?"

Looking at the sword in the knight's hand, Lion Jie asked.

"Isn't that nonsense? If you can think of me as a caster or an assassin, there must be something seriously wrong with your eyes and brain."

"There seems to be such an assassin in the world." (Wang Hassan, I'm talking about you.)

"Is it possible that I drew a stupid master?"

"No, no, you have drawn the best Master, Saber. I, Shishi Jie Jieli, pride myself on being a first-level Master worthy of being your master."

"Hmph, I don't know if it's all about words."

"Let's get down to business, Saber. First of all, can you tell me your real name? By the way, why can't I still see part of your attributes even though I'm the Master?"

Usually, when the Master and the Servant face each other, they can obtain some level of information. Attributes such as physical strength, endurance, etc., as well as valuable data such as skills. This is a very valuable treasure in strategy formulation.

Therefore, the first thing Masters confirm is naturally the Servant they summoned. Only by understanding their various indicators can we refine strategies on how to fight.

However, although the basic parameters of the knight in front of him could be confirmed, the unique skills and Noble Phantasm data of the heroic spirit's personality were all blocked and could not be read.

"It's probably because of this helmet. I'll take it off now."

As soon as Saber finished speaking, the helmet covering her face was disassembled and integrated into the armor. Facing the "her" style revealed, Shishi Jie was so surprised that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.

"A woman?"

No, maybe he is a young man. In any case, he is a rather childish-looking person. Maybe she was too surprised and accidentally let the words slip, which suddenly made her mood worse. However, Lion Tribulation did not notice this.

"Don't let me hear it a second time."

"What?"

The cold words full of murderous intent brought Lion Jie back to his senses.

"Next time you call me a woman, I can't guarantee that I can control myself."

Saber expressed murderous intent with her glowing eyes. It seems he is serious, Lion Jie muttered instinctively.

"Sorry, sorry. I'll never say it again."

Raising his hands, Lion Jie honestly apologized.

Although Saber's face was twisted with anger, her mood seemed to have improved. She took a deep breath and whispered with a slightly disappointed expression:

"I forgive you. You are not allowed to talk about this topic again in the future, please remember it well."

"OK. So what is your real name?"

"Huh? What's going on, Master? I don't know what catalyst you used, but didn't you call me here with me as your target? You know your real name even if you don't tell me."

"Ah, no, this is what the catalyst uses."

Lion Jie threw the catalyst towards her while avoiding the gradually unraveling magic circle. After receiving it, Saber looked at the thing with a surprised expression.

"What the hell is this?"

"It's the Round Table. It's what you knights used to use."

Saber's mood, which had temporarily improved, immediately took a turn for the worse.

She clicked her tongue and chopped the sacred relic into pieces with the sword in her hand without hesitation.

"Hello!"

Saber used her armor to trample the thing that literally turned into sawdust.

"It's so hateful! I didn't expect that I would be summoned with something like this!"

Looking at that expression, she really hated the Round Table from the bottom of her heart.

That's strange, Lion Jie thought. For the Knights of the Round Table, it should be a place for chatting and laughing. Although the Knights of the Round Table eventually became antagonistic, that was not their intention.

Since I have such hatred for this round table, then——

Her real name, Shishi Jie, immediately came to mind. If there is any knight who hates the Round Table so much, it must be the only Knight of the Round Table who clearly betrayed the King of Knights.

"Saber. Could your real name be 'Mordred'?"

Lion Jie's question made Mordred frown slightly. Her real name was guessed due to her actions just now, which made her look a little shy.

But she still declared in a resolute tone:

"Exactly. My name is Mordred, and I am the only legitimate heir to the Knight King Arthur Pandoragon."

"Didn't you betray me?"

Faced with Shishi Jie’s accusation, Saber suddenly blushed and declared:

"Ah, that's right. I did rebel. That king didn't acknowledge my strength until the end. Regardless of swordsmanship or political skills, I can be on an equal footing with the king - no, I should have surpassed her. But, that King Hundan actually refused to let me ascend the throne because of my background."

The cold voice was definitely not because he suppressed his impulse, but rather the opposite. Anger and hatred that could make her whole body tremble were residing in her body.

Her origin - it is said that Mordred was the unfaithful son of King Arthur and his sister Morgan, which is really fatal.

"So I betrayed him and sent him on his way. I wanted to show that king that his rule meant nothing."

That's right. According to legend, it was indeed this Mordred who drove King Arthur to death. Even though his body was penetrated by the holy spear, Mordred still gave King Arthur a fatal blow.

The dying King Arthur threw the holy sword back into the lake and went to the Fairyland. And this Mordred stopped breathing on Camlan's Hill. Later, only the reputation of the rebellious knight was passed down.

"Huh. In other words, Saber. Is your wish to become a king?"

For Mordred, who was denied the throne, becoming king was undoubtedly a wish she should ask the Holy Grail to fulfill. However, Mordred responded to Lion Jie's words with a stunned tone:

"No, that's wrong. I don't want to use the power of the Holy Grail to become the king. Even if I ascend the throne, my father will never agree. My wish, master, is to allow myself to challenge the chosen sword, that's all. "

"The Chosen Sword? Is it the sword that King Arthur pulled out in legend?"

Saber nodded. Yes, it is said that when King Arthur was a boy, he pulled out the sword that all the strong men in the country had failed to challenge, thus gaining the qualification to become the king.

If Mordred pulled out that sword, her qualifications to be king would indeed be recognized. However, there was a fatal flaw in his wish.

"——Now, can I ask a question?"

"Say it"

"What if the Holy Grail granted you your wish, but you didn't pull out the sword?"

Yes. If you challenge the sword of choice, there is a chance that you won't be able to pull it out. After all, it was a sword that no man in the country could fulfill his wish for. Even if Mordred, who inherited the blood of King Arthur, could pull it out, it was honestly difficult to make a conclusion.

"You asked a stupid question, Master. There's no way I can't pull it out!"

However, Saber puffed up her chest and asserted. The coercion contained in that voice indeed had a demeanor worthy of a king. Maybe she could pull the sword out easily.

"Then master, please give me your instructions quickly. Where is the enemy you want to defeat?"

"Don't worry."

Lion Jie asked Mordred, who was urging him with an excited voice, to calm down.

“‘Haste makes waste’, haven’t you heard of this proverb?”

"Who cares about that kind of thing! I was summoned just to kill seven enemies!"

It seems that she has been given knowledge related to this Holy Grail War.

"That's right. It's unclear what the situation of the seven on the other side is now."

At this time, a faint sound of flapping wings came from the sky.

The two of them raised their heads in unison. I saw a gray dove sitting on the branch. It rolled its eyes that were characteristic of a bird without any emotion, and spat out the piece of paper in its mouth. As soon as the task was completed, the pigeon flew away.

As soon as Shishi Jie picked up the piece of paper, Saber peeked out with interest.

"Is it a familiar?"

"It seems so. They said they want to meet us right away."

"Who sent it?"

"Guys who share our interests."

After saying that, Shizi Jie crushed the note that said "9 o'clock tomorrow morning, Sighisoara, Church on the Mountain".