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The thought of being able to use the power of Heroic Spirits after fusing with a Spirit Origin, unleashing her full power, and letting the minions go on a rampage, punching the enemy Servants one by one, made Gudako unable to contain her excitement.
Of course, whether she's handsome or imposing, or whether she'll steal the spotlight, isn't important to her. What's important is that this way, she can apparently skip class!
Yes, right?
Mashu doesn't need to attend classes; she only needs to train to use the power of Heroic Spirits in battle.
In other words, as long as she also merges with a spirit origin, she can finally escape the sea of suffering of 'learning'!
Seeing Gudako's persistent questioning, Mashu quickly pulled her back: "Senpai, please don't make things difficult for Akuta Hinako-senpai. She doesn't even know which one she fused with yet."
"Oh, I almost forgot, sorry."
Gudako then realized what was happening and scratched her head sheepishly.
"Seriously, if you want to know what it feels like to fuse with a spirit origin, you can ask me."
"No, that's still what I'm curious about. But never mind, there's no point in talking about it now since we haven't figured things out yet."
Gudako wanted to express her thoughts, but then she thought about it.
We haven't even figured out what's going on with Akuta Hinako yet, so her idea can only remain a fantasy. It's impossible for her to actually put it into practice until she understands the situation.
'However, once we get back, we can ask Leonardo da Vinci himself; perhaps she has a solution.'
While Gudako was devising her plan to skip school, the group also returned to the palace.
"Player, you're back! What have you gained this time?"
Upon returning to the palace, Nero greeted him, followed by a group of other followers, all casting curious glances at Vimaya as she descended.
"Uh..." XN
After Vimalakirti landed and stabilized, they were able to see the situation above and immediately spotted the extra person.
Indeed, the other person's appearance stunned them for a moment.
"Ah this..."
The Saber King on this side was also stunned, looking at the two versions of himself opposite him with a shocked expression.
She now understood why Marne's expression had been somewhat strange when he told her on the way that there were many Servants who had made contracts with him.
So it turns out there are already two other women!
However, after regaining his senses, Saber King began to examine the two versions of himself opposite him.
Upon seeing the black-haired girl, she couldn't help but frown. She felt inexplicably annoyed by this guy who looked exactly like her but was dressed in all black.
Black Hairless returned a cold look, with a hint of disdain.
"..."
Saber raised an eyebrow at this, but didn't say anything for the time being, instead looking at the white-sleeved Saber beside him.
Seeing that the other party's height and development were different from his own and Black Hairless's, the Saber King frowned.
Both Saber and Saber had a surprisingly similar attitude towards their first impressions of Saber.
"..."
When Bai Qiangdai saw that familiar gaze, he simply shrugged indifferently.
The three stood in silent confrontation, clearly divided into three camps, a three-way standoff that gradually made the atmosphere delicate.
"Wow~! An Artoria! Are you really that destined to meet King Arthur?"
Nero broke the awkward silence with his words, but why did they carry a hint of sourness?
Ma En shrugged and said, "It's not necessarily fate, after all, I got both the holy sword and its scabbard."
This is what Mar and Eng thought of on their way back.
His act of summoning heroic spirits by claiming to be the widow of a saint actually had a loophole.
Because he has an Avalon sealed inside him!
This can be considered the strongest artifact for summoning Saber. Emiya from the Fifth Holy War summoned Saber directly because he had Avalon within him.
Not to mention, besides Avalon, he also possesses the Star Sword and has already gained its recognition, making him practically a half-Sword Wielder.
Well, the reason it's only half is because he didn't sign a contract with those two unscrupulous bosses and wasn't their employee yet.
He even has the Star Anchor from Rungomminiad, completing the King Arthur trio!
With his setup, it would be strange if he couldn't summon King Arthur.
However, this seems to indirectly reduce the probability of him summoning other heroic spirits.
but……
Ma En looked at the three Artorias standing together but keeping their distance from each other.
It doesn't seem so bad like this!
Mmm~it smells so good!
"Hmph, I'll let you off the hook for now."
0.9 Nero reluctantly accepted this explanation, after all, upon careful consideration, it seemed that Marne really couldn't be blamed.
"but……"
Nero then looked at Hinako Akuta beside him, and seeing no one else around, asked curiously, "Where's the other one? Wasn't she supposed to summon one too?"
"This is it."
Ma En then explained how Hinako Akuta directly fused with the spirit origin of the summoned Heroic Spirit.
"Is there really such a thing?"
Nero was also shocked, looking at Hinako Akuta with disbelief.
As a Roman emperor, what haven't I seen...?
But I've never seen this before!
The others were similar; their worldviews were refreshed by Hinako Akuta's experiences.
Chapter 341 A Minor Compared to a Major One, The Expedition Begins!
Looking at their expressions, Ma En really wanted to say, 'What's coming next will be even more mind-blowing for you.'
However, considering Hinako Akuta's wishes, he didn't say anything, but instead smoothed things over by saying, "Alright, everyone stand here, let's go inside first."
No one objected, since they had come out to welcome Mar and the others back.
They set off together back to the palace. On the way, Ma En lagged slightly behind and came to the side of the Saber King, whispering, "You must get along peacefully with the two of them. I told them this before, and they are quite restrained with each other."
Saber King paused for a moment, then nodded: "I understand, I won't cause you any trouble, Master."
Marne nodded in satisfaction and then sped back to the front of the group.
Saber looked at Marne's back, then at the white-sleeved Saber beside her, and the black-haired Saber who had fallen behind.
He raised an eyebrow, roughly confirming the status of these other two versions of himself in Marx and Engels' eyes.
Or perhaps it should be the order in which the contracts with Maren were formed: White Spear Dazai was the first 21, then Black Hairless, and finally herself.
However, Saber didn't pay much attention to these things.
Marx and Engels told her to get along well with these two "hers," but they didn't say what constituted getting along well.
So, as long as we don't cause any conflicts, it'll be fine, right? Then why not just stay away from them and not associate with them?
With that in mind, Saber made up her mind to observe first and not take the initiative to contact the two "her" on the other side.
From Maren's last sentence, she could easily tell that the relationship between the two people opposite her wasn't actually that good, and might even have been worse than her current relationship with them at the beginning.
So Saber isn't in a hurry to improve relationships. Since everyone's relationships aren't good, she's not considered unconventional.
Regardless of what Saber thought, the group returned to a reception room in the palace.
This area was assigned to them by Red Nero; it served as a rest area in addition to their rooms, and they also ate breakfast here in the morning.
Just as Marne sat down and was about to say something, Red Nero, who had heard of their return, rushed in.
"Ma Enqing, how was the harvest?"
"!!!"
The only newcomer, Saber, was stunned the moment she saw Red Nero.
She turned to look at Nero, then at Red Nero. With her sharp eyesight, she could naturally see the difference between the two, but it was precisely because she could see it that she was completely dumbfounded.
She thought her situation, and Joan of Arc's situation, were already special, but she never expected there to be someone even more extraordinary here.
The same person can exist in both heroic spirit and living form at the same time!?
Looking at it this way, my situation seems insignificant compared to theirs!
When Marne saw Red Nero arrive, he laughed and said, "I can only say that you've gained something; your combat strength has increased considerably. Why are you in such a hurry?"
"I see." Nero was slightly disappointed, then said hastily:
"After much deliberation, I feel it is necessary to launch a swift counterattack before the enemy can react. Otherwise, once they know of your presence, they will inevitably be on guard."
Upon hearing this, Mar and Eng also became serious: "Should we set off immediately?"
"Yes, this will be an expedition. The troops are already assembling, and I need your strength."
"Let's go then."
As Ma En said this, he turned to look at everyone and said, "Everyone has heard it. Let's make some simple preparations."
Everyone stood up directly, but did not move.
Apart from Saber, who was still clueless, everyone else remained very calm.
Nero laughed and said, "What preparations do we need? As long as there are musicians present, that's the best preparation."
The others nodded in agreement.
Indeed, with Marx and Engels's imaginations constructing all sorts of things directly, what need is there for any preparation?
"You're treating me like a resource."