Cú Chulainn stood atop Fuyuki Bridge, watching the group below—especially Adam, with Euryale, Stheno, and Medusa draped all over him like living ornaments.
He looked utterly stunned.
This was nothing like what he had pictured.
The Chaldea team was supposed to clash with Medusa, get pushed to the brink, and then have him swoop in for a dramatic rescue.
Just as Cú Chulainn tried to piece together what had gone wrong, a voice rang out inside his head.
"Interesting~"
"Cú Chulainn, step aside. Let me take control of this Saint Graph."
Cú Chulainn's already dazed face twisted in even greater confusion.
"Hah?"
He widened his eyes and spoke directly to his own body.
"Odin! You—"
His voice died mid-sentence. His body slumped like a puppet with its strings cut.
The very next instant, someone else seized the reins. He slowly lifted his head, staring down at Adam with a sharp, gleaming light in his eyes.
Question: In this world, during the 2004 Holy Grail War, who was the Caster-class Servant?
Answer: Solomon, the Mage King.
So what exactly was the deal with this Caster Cú Chulainn?
The Caster version of Cú Chulainn was far more than he appeared. He wasn't simply one facet of the hero. This version shared an extremely intimate connection with Odin.
In fact, his manifestation in the Caster class was inseparable from Odin's involvement.
Inside this Saint Graph dwelled a fragment of Odin's essence, and Odin had directly participated in his summoning.
The exact nature of their bond could be compared to the relationship between Ishtar and Rin Tohsaka.
Odin's true motives were unclear, but one thing was certain: in Singularity F, he wanted to form a connection with Chaldea.
Now Cú Chulainn's consciousness had been pushed down. Adam had sparked Odin's curiosity enough to make the Allfather descend and see for himself.
Cú Chulainn (Odin) watched Adam's playful interaction with Euryale, Stheno, and Medusa, murmuring softly.
"What an intriguing variable."
He prepared to approach and make contact with Adam.
Naturally, he would do so while wearing Cú Chulainn's face rather than revealing himself as Odin. As long as no one told them, Chaldea's group would never suspect a thing.
This Saint Graph's skills overlapped heavily with Odin's own.
Even if they fought, the others likely wouldn't notice the difference—though the power output might be noticeably higher.
With that thought in mind, Cú Chulainn (Odin) descended to meet Chaldea's team under the guise of the familiar Caster.
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Meanwhile, on Adam's side.
Adam's gaze subtly swept their surroundings, searching for the source of the emotion value notification from Odin.
If he remembered correctly, the Caster Cú Chulainn from his original Chaldea had once mentioned a close connection with Odin in Singularity F. He couldn't recall the exact details, but the recent system alert made one thing perfectly clear:
The Cú Chulainn here was currently Odin.
Now the real question was how to best harvest those emotion values from him.
If it were regular Cú Chulainn, he could simply bring out Scáthach. The look on that big dog's face would be priceless.
Adam couldn't help but smile at the thought.
But since it was Odin…
At the same time, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa continued their lively interaction around him.
Euryale eyed Medusa's uniform and the tattered black cloak draped over it. She recognized the uniform, but that cloak was new.
"Hey! Medusa."
"Is that coat some kind of new fetish outfit you're using to seduce Master? You have something like this and you didn't share it with us first~"
Euryale suddenly paused when she noticed Stheno frowning beside her and quickly corrected herself.
"I mean… you didn't share it with us first?"
Medusa glanced down at her damaged black cloak riddled with holes.
"No, this is just an old, torn-up cloak. It's not what you're thinking, Second Sister…"
She wanted to say the words "fetish outfit to attract Master," but they refused to leave her mouth. It was far too embarrassing.
Stheno stared at the cloak and clearly didn't believe her.
"Really? I've heard some men actually prefer ragged, damaged clothing like that. They say it's quite… stimulating."
Medusa's eyes widened. She had never even considered that angle.
"Eh~" Euryale nodded knowingly beside her. "I figured as much. Selfish Medusa… what kind of punishment should we give you?"
"Hmm… I know. Medusa, you'll have to push me around for a while as punishment."
"Hehe~"
Euryale let out a silvery laugh.
Medusa frowned, genuinely confused.
"Push… what do you mean by that?"
Even Stheno furrowed her brows at Medusa's innocent tone.
"Medusa, when did you become so pure?"
Medusa grew even more bewildered. She had no idea what her sisters were talking about.
"What do you mean 'pure'? Haven't I always been like this?"
After all, this Medusa was not the same one from Adam's Chaldea. She had none of the shared memories of living with Adam, Stheno, and Euryale.
The three sisters simply stared at one another in silence. None of them understood what was happening.
Euryale looked at Medusa and recalled how close she was supposed to be with Adam. A surge of irritation flashed across her face.
"Medusa, stop pretending to be innocent."
"You know very well that Master always spends the most time with you."
Medusa stared blankly at her.
"Huh?"
She still didn't understand.
Stheno nodded in agreement.
"Exactly. You were the last one to join in, yet somehow Master is especially fond of that plump body of yours."
As she spoke, Stheno reached out and playfully squeezed Medusa's "plump" figure.
Medusa nearly let out a sound but desperately held it in.
She still had no clue what was going on.
The three sisters were now clustered tightly around Adam—Euryale nestled against his left side, Stheno against his right, and Medusa pressed right in the middle.
Her mind spun with a thousand questions.
At this point, Medusa was seriously starting to suspect that Adam had cast some kind of spell on her sisters or implanted false memories.
After all, in her recollection, the three of them had never met anyone named Adam during their lifetimes.
Recalling the humiliating position she was currently in, Medusa shot Adam a vicious glare.
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