"Perfect, I have no doubt that I've drawn the strongest swordsman!"
Feeling that his summoning had been perfectly completed, Fujiwara no Akari ran excitedly towards the archer who had fallen to the first floor.
"Double copy."
Upon seeing Fujiwara no Akari leave, George cast a "Double copy" spell, replicating all the books in the basement, and then also went to the first floor.
At this moment, a red-cloaked young man with a head full of white hair was sitting on the sofa on the first floor.
While Fujiwara no Akari was confirming the identity of the young man.
Due to the mistake in summoning time, Fujiwara no Akari summoned not the warrior she most desired, but the remaining archer.
Through their conversation, George learned some more information.
For example, this summoning array can summon the fragmented souls from a place called "Throne of Heroes" to assist in battles.
These heroes are basically famous historical figures, and even include beings like demigods.
A few of them may even come from the future.
However, these summoned heroes, or "Servants," are not entirely under the control of the summoner.
The Master can only issue a mandatory command to the hero three times, through a spell formed by their right wrist.
However, in normal circumstances, the heroes would not contradict their masters as they also want to win the Holy Grail War together with their masters.
And what is the Holy Grail War?
The details of the Holy Grail War were not elaborated upon in their conversation; they only mentioned that there are seven participants and that it is closely watched by the entire magical community and the church.
"Go check those magical books, there should be detailed information."
Seeing Fujiwara no Akari communicate with her familiar, George withdrew the missus form.
Similarly, on the other side, the thoughtform tracking Kirei Tohno had also yielded some significant results.
"It's also a big family."
The grand mansion of Kirei Tohno was no smaller than that of Fujiwara no Akari. While one was a modern large villa, the other was a retro large garden.
"Yet another magical family with a history."
Following Kirei Tohno into the mansion, George quickly found a skilled mage, the current head of the Kirei family, Kirei Kanade.
That's Kirei Tohno and Kirei Akihiro's grandfather.
Of course, when I say "not unskilled," it's only in comparison to an average mage. Compared to him, there's no comparison at all.
Currently, he hasn't encountered any overly abnormal mages.
The only thing that has caught his attention is the magical engine within Kirei Tohru's body, which possesses power of a law-breaking magnitude.
The magical engine within Kirei Tohno's body is also not bad.
"Hmm, this guy's physique."
After scanning Kirei Kanade with his mental power, George found that the old man's body was no longer that of a normal human. It was instead composed of special magical insects.
In fact, he had also found these magical insects within Kirei Tohno's body.
"I guess that's the unique magic of the Kirei family."
"Did you find anything?"
Supporting himself with a cane, Kirei Kanade asked Kirei Tohno.
Kirei Tohno shook her head silently:
"No."
"Go down and continue monitoring. If you find that he is related to the House of Einzbern, report me immediately."
Kirei Kanade waved his hand dismissively, his expression cold.
Kirei Tohno immediately heaved a sigh of relief, but unlike usual, she did not leave the room.
During this time sent by her grandfather to witness Mao-Kang You, it was the best days of her life, as she could spend every day with the person she secretly loved.
Unfortunately, she knew it was a dream that would inevitably end, no matter how much she loved him. She dared not hope for a happy ending.
Moreover, she had already been tarnished.
"Grandfather, I don't want to participate in the Holy Grail War, and I don't want to hurt anyone."
"She can't, but I can. Let me participate in the Holy Grail War, and I will definitely help Grandfather win the Holy Grail!"
Kirei Akihiro on the other side of the room heard this and immediately moved excitedly to volunteer.
As the eldest grandson of the Kirei family, without inheriting magical bloodlines, he cannot become a mage, which is his greatest shame.
Instead, the grandfather adopted granddaughter, not only with extraordinary magical talent, inherited all the magic of the Kirei family, but also to summon heroes to represent the Kirei family in the Holy Grail War.
This made him jealous to the point of going crazy.
So over the past few years, whenever he felt a little bit of unhappiness, he would beat and kick his sister, making her understand who is the true leader of the family's future.
Even as many times as he would dominate physically to satisfy his ego.
"Alright, then use the Fake Servant Book to temporarily transfer the control of the heroes."
Kirei Kanade surprisingly did not oppose; instead, he nodded expressionlessly.
At the same time, Kirei Akihiro and Kirei Tohno both revealed delighted expressions. Neither of them had expected their grandfather to agree to their request.
"Master becomes servant, servant receives the curse."
Kirei Tohno activated a spell, condensing magic power into a book filled with magical runes, and then inscribed the Seals of Command with her left hand onto the cover of the magical book.
At the same time, a purple-haired hero wielding an iron-chained sword appeared behind Kirei Akihiro.
The hero was clad in a black leather coat, and her purple hair that reached below the knee seemed to have a life of its own. Her figure was mature and full, exuding an aura of charm and allure.
"Medusa, you must get along with your brother well in the future."
Kirei Tohno covered the hand that was injured from the imprinting of the Seal with her sleeve, and gently instructed Medusa, a knight-type hero, "You must get along with your brother well in the future."
Medusa cast a glance at Kirei Akihiro, her expression cold.
The strength of a Servant is not only determined by their own abilities, but also by the magic power of the Master.
Tohno's magic power is strong enough to let her utilize half of the original hero's strength.
As for Kirei Akihiro, he is just an ordinary person without magic power. She cannot even unleash a thousandth of the original hero's strength.
Key Tohno's tragic past is similar to hers, and she likes Tohno. Kirei Akihiro only makes her feel disgusted.
"Ha ha ha! Finally, I've become the Master. Good, Tohno, you're wonderful."
From today on, I've decided to be a bit kinder to you."
Kirei Akihiro's expression after receiving the Fake Servant Book was nothing short of arrogance and joy.
"I see, Kirei Tohno is also one of them."
George, who was hiding in the shadows, witnessed the entire transfer ritual of the Servant and muttered to himself in his heart:
"Medusa, won't she be the mythical Medusa with snakes all over her head and a petrifying gaze that turns to stone?"
Even if she is the mythical Medusa, she is not a being he needs to take seriously at this moment.
After all, even with his full power, he would still be unbeatable against Odin and Zeus.
This only made him more interested in the magic of summoning heroes, the Holy Grail War.
Even mythical monsters can be summoned as heroes. There is indeed something worth studying in that.
"Finally, there are many of these books."
After Kirei Tohno fell asleep, George went to the Kirei family's library and made a full copy of the numerous magic books, some of which were even more than in the House of Fujiwara.
He planned to spend the next few days reading through all the books from both houses, believing that it would give him a basic understanding of this world.
