"Warning: An energy attempted to extract the Class Card from the host. It has been blocked."
Mo Shuying: "..."
"Anomaly: Class Card retrieval failed. Wish cannot be granted. Please, Guardian, collect seven Class Cards before attempting again."
Mo Shuying: "..."
It turned out the System had blocked the Voice of the World from taking the cards, but in that instant, Mo Shuying also realized something, suddenly breaking out in a cold sweat.
He had been too reckless. He had thought that simply by collecting the Class Cards, he would get his wish, and the seven cards wouldn't be lost afterward. But he hadn't expected that the prerequisite for his wish to be granted was for the seven cards to be taken away.
This caught Mo Shuying off guard. After all, his current power source was closely tied to his Class Cards. Although he had the System, losing his Class would still leave him with the means to grow stronger.
However, losing his Class Cards would render his second template useless, which would be quite a significant loss.
That was close...
He secretly sighed, grateful for the System's power, otherwise, he wouldn't have even known he'd been tricked by the world.
As he mused, Mo Shuying suddenly heard the cry of an eagle in the sky.
"Hmm?"
Mo Shuying turned his head and saw a pink-haired knight riding a hippogriff—half-eagle, half-horse—flying toward him. Behind the pink-haired knight was the blonde Luvia!
"Assassin!!"
Luvia jumped down from the hippogriff and looked Mo Shuying up and down. Immediately after, Tohsaka Rin, Illya, Emiya Shirou, and their Heroic Spirits arrived.
"Assassin, you've obtained a body?"
Tohsaka Rin frowned. Heroic Spirits obtaining bodies wasn't a first in the past decade or so, so it wasn't overly surprising.
"Yes, I'm now stepping into this world in a human body. This feeling, it's quite good."
Mo Shuying spread his hands and took a deep breath, looking utterly delighted. But then he suddenly caught a whiff of something burnt. He knew what it was and, with a frown, asked Tohsaka Rin,
"How bad is the damage this time?"
Tohsaka Rin paused, then shook her head.
"It was brought under control fairly quickly. There weren't many casualties, just some city infrastructure was destroyed. The entire Fuyuki City is now covered by a barrier, and the ordinary people have been hypnotized. They probably won't remember what happened tonight by tomorrow morning."
Mo Shuying nodded after hearing this, muttering,
"What a shame."
Everyone: "???"
"And one more thing, what's with these Heroic Spirits around you? A whole family of heroes? Saber, Archer, Berserker, Rider, what's going on? Is this a Heroic Spirit giveaway?"
Mo Shuying looked at the four Heroic Spirits before him, somewhat puzzled.
"A voice came from the cup that just flew into the sky, saying the Holy Grail War had begun. Then seven Command Spells flew out. The three of us received Command Spells and then summoned our Servants."
Tohsaka Rin explained. She didn't hide anything, considering Mo Shuying had saved their lives.
"I see... New Servants, huh? Wait a minute... Heh, I wonder if Class Cards will form after you Heroic Spirits die."
Mo Shuying said with a smile. The moment he finished speaking, he felt a killing intent and turned to see the white-haired Emiya.
As for the other three, Heracles completely ignored him, the pink-haired knight was just giggling and didn't take him seriously, and Artoria merely glanced at Mo Shuying without any emotional fluctuation.
"Heh heh, don't be nervous. I was just speaking casually. Besides, I'm not interested in your Classes."
Mo Shuying needed Saber Class and Assassin Class cards. He had no other needs.
Thinking of the Assassin Class card, Mo Shuying turned to look at Ryuudou Temple in the darkness. Because of Tohsaka Rin and the others, he had already marked Caster Mom as an enemy.
"That old gatekeeper must be Assassin, right? I wonder if he'll drop a card."
As he pondered, Tohsaka Rin and Luvia exchanged glances. The two instantly reached a consensus, and Luvia stepped forward and asked,
"We've crossed paths a few times, but I still don't know your name. Let me introduce myself first. I am Luviagelita Edelfelt. Thank you for saving our lives this time."
Tohsaka Rin stepped forward and said,
"My name is Tohsaka Rin. Although I feel you probably already know us, I still want to introduce myself."
Tohsaka Rin held the hem of her skirt and curtsied gracefully. Luvia, Red A, and Emiya Shirou on the side all stared.
Mo Shuying heard them and thought that there seemed to be no need to conceal his identity.
"Assassin, Mo Shuying, a nobody."
"Mo Shuying?"
The others searched their knowledge bases and found no famous person that matched the name. However, the name itself suggested that Mo Shuying came from a great Eastern nation.
"Calling yourself a nobody is far too modest, Mr. Mo. Since you've just obtained a body, I imagine you don't have a place to stay yet. I have many rooms here. Would you like to stay at my place for a while?"
Luvia invited. Mo Shuying frowned upon hearing this. No good deed goes unpunished, he thought. He glanced at the pink-haired knight beside Luvia and suddenly understood something.
With the Holy Grail War beginning, Luvia was already gathering her forces.
"Is that alright? Will I be a bother?"
"Of course not. On the contrary, it would be an honor to have you grace my humble abode."
As expected of a young lady from high society, who'd clearly climbed her way to the top, her compliments were truly something. Mo Shuying burst out laughing, not because he was pleased by flattery, but simply because he couldn't help himself.
"Then I'll impose on you."
"Don't be silly."
Afterward, Mo Shuying was ushered into Luvia's castle. Yes, a castle built right in the city, directly across from Illya's house.
This was what Luvia had called her "humble abode."
The entire castle usually housed only five people. Now, with Mo Shuying, plus Red A and Pinky, it barely reached eight.
Fortunately, Luvia's home had plenty of rooms.
"August, this is Mr. Mo Shuying. He's my esteemed guest and will be staying here for a while. Please prepare rooms for Mr. Mo and the other guests."
"Yes, Miss."
The castle had only one butler, an elderly man named August. After bowing to Mo Shuying, he went off to make arrangements.
"I'll host a banquet for everyone later. For now, please rest. Rin, come, let's talk in my room. Miyu, please offer everyone some tea."
"Yes, Lady Luvia."
Miyu was also there. She was originally the maid of this house, and though her role was more of a casual fill-in, she was very skilled.
Miyu led everyone to the living room, expertly preparing and serving tea. Gray was dragged along, bewildered, and was now standing with her head down, too timid to speak.
"Oh, this tea smells wonderful! Little girl, you're quite skilled! Excellent!"
Pinky praised after taking a sip of tea. Miyu stood beside the tea tray, bowing.
"Thank you for your compliment, Miss."
Upon hearing Miyu address her as "Miss," Pinky immediately became agitated.
"Miss? Haha~ Are you talking to me? Hehehe~ I'm no 'Miss'~"
Pinky puffed out her chest and patted it hard. Hmm, it's quite flat.
Mo Shuying also picked up a teacup and took a sip. The tea was good, very fragrant. He glanced at Pinky again and spoke.
"One of the Twelve Paladins of Charlemagne, this one here is a genuine handsome man, named Astolfo."
Miyu was stunned.
(⊙o⊙) What? A man?
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