Watching the two of them, eyes locked and the atmosphere just right, Sakura's lips visibly pouted:
"Hey! I'm still here, you know. I wouldn't object either; the Holy Grail isn't something I need. As for Cú Chulainn, there's no need to worry about him even more; his wish is just for a satisfying battle, and honestly, fighting you is already close enough."
"Well, that truly is my honor." Jean also smiled at Sakura, though this only made Sakura even more annoyed.
After confirming Rin's will and viewing her as a partner, Jean felt delighted. However, Rin was certainly useless in terms of combat power, unless she was equipped with Ruby, letting the magical big sister bash the heads of those Servants.
But originally, a master is a support role. Although Rin's support capabilities weren't apparent, even if she could only use command spells to order a guaranteed victory, it could still be considered as the Servant and master being together.
What was actually worrying was Sakura. Although her combat strength looked quite impressive, her experience was severely lacking, and because she had obtained immense power at a young age, she looked quite reckless.
Although she might have trained for much longer than Jean, Jean had relied on dying over 1000 times to forcibly carve through 350 floors of the Tower of the Other Shore. At the very least, she was very clear on when to act recklessly and when to run.
Actually, Sakura was already very strong. According to the appraisal, she had reached the strength of a Fierce · Mid-Tier, about the same level as Jean when she first arrived in Terra World.
Cú Chulainn's Servant mode was Fierce · High-Tier, and Lia was the same; if she held the scabbard, she could probably reach the level of Mad · Lower-Tier.
Honestly, these Servants combined weren't enough for Ai-chan to beat with one hand.
With Jean using Rin's magical energy, the power of the Stardust Dragon wasn't being utilized. Although it was an increase compared to before, at most it was Fierce High-Tier.
Finally, there was Jean's cute master, Misaka Rin. Bazett, who was also a master, was judged to be Fierce · Lower-Tier, but Rin was only at the Strong rank.
But that was probably how Magicians were; Bazett was the exception.
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Just as Jean was thinking about Bazett, Bazett, who was tied up on the ground, slowly woke up. Although she immediately prepared for battle, she was completely unable to move due to the binding of the Rune characters, turning into a true lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
On the other hand, her Servant—although the magic wand was tied up, Illya herself hadn't been subjected to any restraints and was sleeping comfortably on the bench nearby, with a small blanket thoughtfully covering her.
Seeing that Bazett had woken up, a group of people gathered around her, subjecting her to an inhumane spectacle.
In the end, because her life was in the hands of these people and her Servant couldn't fight on her own, she had no choice but to sign a'Self-Imposed Command Scroll'.
The terms were not harsh: she could not be an enemy to Jean, Rin, or Sakura; she had to hand over her command spells when needed; and at the same time, she would not be harmed by these people.
Additionally, there were the two shots of the reverse light sword that Jean had proposed.
When she first asked for the reverse light sword, Bazett looked like she was ready to sacrifice herself for righteousness, but after much persuasion, they bargained it down to two shots.
Jean was very curious about whether she could use it; if not, she could take it back to study.
After all, this was truly a time-based item. 'The passing of time' is 'the passing of light', so the two characters for "reverse light" in the reverse light sword mean reversing time.
And the reason she didn't strip the command spells immediately was because there were no spare masters available, and the people present didn't have hearts dark enough to make Illya-chan disappear on the spot.
Therefore, Sakura planned to let Cú Chulainn fulfill his wish, and then contract with Illya afterward.
Once the contract was signed, Jean, bearing Bazett's resentful little gaze, rummaged through her bag and pulled out two stone balls.
"Is this the good stuff you were talking about?" Looking at the unremarkable stone balls, Sakura looked disdainful.
She didn't pay attention to Sakura, but instead began an appraisal of the stone balls.
[Item Appraisal] Name: reverse light sword Grade: Mythical — 4 Stars Details: A sword of the God of War that strikes after the opponent but hits first; a magic sword passed down from the Age of Gods to the modern era by the Flaga family, one of the very few 'existing Noble Phantasms'.
Note: Blood was added during its creation as authentication; only the blood owner's magical energy can drive it. Or it can be driven using divine energy.
Seeing this, Jean felt satisfied. After all, she still had a whole backpack of divine energy; she wasn't lacking any at all.
As for the term Flaga, it was quite unfamiliar. She thought for a long time before remembering that the name Bazett signed was Bazett Fraga McRemitz.
A member of the Red Branch Knights who could inherit the reverse light sword probably wouldn't be as simple as a passerby, but Jean didn't have any understanding of the entire Red Branch Knights, nor did she intend to delve into it.
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Next, Illya-chan also woke up. At first, she was dazed and even greeted Rin, only to then realize that something seemed wrong with herself.
She went through confusion → blankness → sobriety → shock → panic → being captured by Jean → discovering Bazett → becoming even more panicked → guilt → apology.
In short, after a series of events, everyone finally managed to understand her situation.
Roughly speaking, it was to save her friend (wife), a Little Girl named Miyu. After traveling through worlds, just after meeting a strange girl named Tanaka, a black hole suddenly appeared and sucked her in, and she was summoned when she woke up.
However, she now had to race against time to return and save her friend (wife), so she planned to use the Holy Grail to fulfill this wish. Then, she heard from the unscrupulous magic wand Ruby that the Holy Grail was in the hands of the Saber team, so she ran off to kidnap Saber's master.
As it turned out, the master was actually herself!
"Um, Big Sister Jean, I've finished talking; can you let me go now?"
Regarding this big sister who was hugging her and rubbing against her, Illya felt a very strange sensation.
"Oh right, Illya, do you want me to give you a nickname? After all, there is already an Illya in this world, and it's troublesome to call out." Jean did not heed Illya's request and changed the subject.
"Well, alright then." Although she was a bit coy, there really was already another version of herself here.
"Then let's call you Little White."
"I don't want that! Isn't that the same as a puppy!" Illya began to struggle.
"But doesn't your conscience hurt from naming the other you Chloe (Little Black)!"
"Ah, this..."
"It's decided. From now on in this world, you will be called Chloe (Little White), Chloe von Einzbern."
"How could you do this! And why do you know about Little Black!" Little White shouted in grief and indignation, looking like she wanted to cry.
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