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  "I'm curious, Scathach—what css were you summoned as?" Roy asked Scathach.

  "I wasn't summoned as any css. I simply heard rumors of someone capable of killing me, so I came." Scathach chuckled, a rare smile grag her cold features.

  Her words stunned everyone.

  "No css? How is that possible?" Rin gasped in disbelief.

  "This isn't a normal summoning, then! Why did you attack us?" she pressed, gring at Scathach.

  She couldn't uand why the Holy Grail system would summon Scathach without a css. It meant she didn't have a Master.

  "Because the one who kill me is here," Scathach replied, her gaze fixed on Roy.

  Roy frowned.

  Who told Scathach that he could kill her? And who summoned her?

  This Holy Grail War was different from what he remembered. Something was amiss.

  Suddenly, a thought struck him. The only ones who trolled the Throne of Heroes were Gaia and Aya—the collective sciousness of the p.

  They were the only ones who could summon Servants at will.

  So, they were the ones who had summoned Scathach.

  Were they trying to use a Servant to eliminate him?

  It made sense—As the sciousness of the p, Gaia and Aya couldn't directly intervehey could only use the Heroic Spirit Summoning system.

  But it was a foolish attempt.

  Even all the Servants ihrone of Heroes bined couldn't defeat him.

  Roy smiled.

  "Master, be careful!" Saber excimed, stepping in front of Roy to protect him.

  "Don't worry—I'll hahis," Roy reassured her, gently pushing her aside.

  Scathabound by a css, could wield the powers of multiple csses. She was far strohan an average Servant.

  Saber was no match for her.

  Saber hesitated for a moment, then stepped back.

  After all, Roy was her Master, and she had witnessed his power. He was as strong as any Servant.

  "Be careful," Rin said, a hint of worry in her voice.

  Ishtar raised an eyebroas Rin cheering for the enemy Master?

  "Don't worry," Roy said to Rin with a smile, then walked towards Scathach.

  "Scathach... no—it's easier to call you Master," he said.

  "Do you wish to bey disciple? That would be good—It would be eveer if you could kill me with the magic spear I bestow upon you," Scathach said with a pyful smirk.

  "No, I have no sutention. It's just a title," Roy replied with a chuckle.

  "Is that so? What a pity," Scathach said, her smile fading.

  "Could you tell me why you wao kill you?" Roy asked, curious.

  He khe reason, of course.

  Scathach had taken tless lives in her past, be it humans, wraiths, or even gods.

  She had fought and sin numerous powerful beings.

  As a result, she was cursed with immortality.

  And the Land of Shadows she ruled was eventually ejected from the world, making her aence akin to a god.

  Uo find a worthy oppo, Scathach was lonely. She longed florious death in battle against a powerful foe.

  Her answer was as Roy expected.

  Rin—listening to their versation, was shocked. To kill gods as a human... Scathach was incredibly powerful.

  "Master—what you truly desire is a good fight, isn't it?" Roy said, seeing through her facade.

  This woman's thirst for battle was han Ilulu's or Esdeath's. In fact, it might everonger.

  "Indeed," Scathach admitted, surprised that he had seen through her.

  Roy smirked. "In that case, there's no need for a deathmatch. Bey servant."

  "That way, you enjoy battles to your heart's tent. There's no she of battle-hungry individuals among my servants."

  He was telling the truth. Ilulu, Tohru—and the other Dragons were all eager food fight.

  They wouldn't feel right if they didn't have a few battles in the subspace every day.

  Of course, they had other "appetites" as well. Lucoa often dragged Roy into the Time Stop field for days of "interaining."

  After all, she was a dragon who had been "hungry" for tless years.

  Athena ais also loved to fight.

  And they were all incredibly powerful. Scathach, although strong, was only at the Maou level.

  She was no match for Tohru and the others.

  "Servant, you say? If you defeat me—I might sider it," Scathach replied, intrigued by his offer....

  For Scathach, battle was everything.

  She was eager to test Roy's strength.

  "e the me see if you're worthy of being my Master," she decred, pointing her crimson spear at Roy.

  Roy didn't waste any more time.

  "Est!" he called out.

  "I'm here, Roy—It's been a while since you summoned me," Est said, appearing beside him with a pout.

  "How about some ice cream ter?" Roy offered with a smile, patting her head.

  "Yay!" Est cheered, nuzzling his hand.

  "It's a deal then."

  Est looked at him with her blue eyes, then transformed into the Demon Sying Sword.

  Roy grasped the sword and poi at Scathach.

  "Iing. It's the legendary sword spirit," Scathaented, intrigued by Est.

  "He really is a pervert! Even a little girl like that..." Rin muttered, disgusted by Roy's as.

  She had initially looked down on him for summoning a little girl, but seeiransform into a sword shocked her.

  A spirit that could transform into a on!

  She had only read about such beings in legends.

  Her curiosity abrew.

  "Let's begin!" Roy decred.

  Scathastantly charged towards him, her spear aimed at his vital points.

  Her spear skills were unmatched, far surpassing Lancer's.

  tless spear images appeared before Roy in an instant.

  "Be careful!" Rin couldn't help but shout.

  It was as if the entire world was filled with spear images.

  Saber's expression also turned grim. Scathach's spearmanship was God-like. Her swordsmanship was no match for it.

  She sidered using Avalon to defend.

  But before she could decide, Roy acted.

  He didn't use any fancy teiques. He simply raised his sword and swung it down.

  The spear images vanished, and Roy's sword cshed against Scathach's spear.

  "What?!" Scathach was shocked.

  Her attack had beeralized.

  Many had broken through her attacks before, but they had all relied on brute force.

  Roy, however, had effortlessly deflected her spear with a simple sword strike. This had never happened before.

  And she realized that he hadn't used any magic. He had relied solely on his swordsmanship.

  In her long life—no one had ever matched her spearmanship.

  But now, there was someone whose swordsmanship could rival her spear skills. Her fighting spirit surged.

  "Impressive swordsmanship. Let's tinue!" she decred, attag again.

  tless spear images flew towards Roy, but he effortlessly deflected them all with his sword.

  g! g! g!

  Their movements were incredibly fast, their figures blurring as they cshed.

  Sparks flew as their ons collided.

  The battle was fierce.

  Rin stared in awe.

  "Is—is he even human?" she wondered.

  "He must be a Servant too!" Ishtar excimed.

  It was almost impossible for a human in this era to possess such power.

  Roy must be a Heroic Spirit!

  Saber was also shocked by Roy's swordsmanship.

  Although Saber was fident in her own swordsmanship, it was a skill honed otlefield.

  pared to Roy's transdent swordsmanship, it was nothing.

  The battle raged on.

  Thanks to the barrier Roy had erected, their fight didn't attray attention.

  "Haha... e on..." Scathach's voice was filled with excitement.

  She attacked relentlessly with her spear.

  Roy, however, remained calm and effortlessly blocked every attack.

  Scathach realized that he wasn't using his full strength, and she was displeased.

  g!

  Their ons cshed once more, then Scathach leaped back.

  "What is your name?" she asked, her red eyes fixed on Roy.

  "Ah, apologies for not introdug myself earlier. I'm Roy Lucifuge. Just call me Roy," he replied with a smile.

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