Inserting the key and stepping into the basement, which had been uninhabited for a long time, Eichi felt a touch of emotion.
Eichi was about to begin his second Heroic Spirit summoning.
Standing before the familiar summoning circle, Eichi was filled with anticipation for the new companions who would soon join him.
"Proclaim!"
As Cursed Energy surged, the Command Seal on Eichi's hand glowed with a faint red light.
The breeze stirred by the Cursed Energy rustled Eichi's hair and clothes.
"Thy body shall be under my command, and my fate shall be with thy sword!"
Magic power churned in the summoning circle, and dazzling electric flashes continuously flickered.
"Cross the wheel of suppression and appear! Guardian of the scales!"
In a burst of brilliant light, a figure shrouded entirely in a purple robe appeared within the summoning circle.
"Are you my Master?"
"I am."
Eichi extended the Command Seal on his hand towards Medea.
"Then, the contract is formed."
A faint smile appeared on Medea's face, half-hidden by her robe.
"Just a moment, there's another new companion to summon."
"Alright."
Medea nodded and stepped aside.
It was the familiar process once again, and amidst a dazzling white light, a tall, muscular figure appeared before the two of them.
Tight-fitting red and black clothes with a jacket, a dark complexion, and white eyebrows.
The handsome figure was none other than Heroic Spirit Emiya.
The summoned Heroic Spirit Emiya landed precisely within the summoning circle.
He didn't smash the ceiling or make a mess of the room.
Eichi nodded in satisfaction.
The summoned Heroic Spirit Emiya received the information from the Holy Grail in his mind, then looked at Medea standing by, and finally showed a somewhat surprised expression.
"It seems I've encountered another extraordinary Master."
Heroic Spirit Emiya spread his hands, looking somewhat troubled.
"Is there something you're dissatisfied with, Archer?"
"No, quite the opposite, I am filled with anticipation for the life ahead."
"Then, the contract is formed."
Eichi could say today was a great harvest.
A top-tier magician from the Age of Gods, and an all-rounder Archer with maxed-out cooking, maxed-out housework, and capable of both offense and defense... Eichi's life then returned to peace.
The few of them attended classes and went on missions daily.
Medea was researching the Jujutsu knowledge of this world.
Heroic Spirit Emiya, the ally of justice, was busy exorcising Cursed Spirits everywhere.
"Medea, can your Noble Phantasm sever the Karma bonds established by Jujutsu?"
"What kind of Karma bond?"
Medea, who was studying Barrier Techniques, turned her gaze to Eichi.
"Let's start from the beginning."
Eichi sat up, beginning to ponder the plot he had seen in his previous life.
"There is a Jujutsu Sorcerer in this country named Tengen, who possesses an Immortal Technique."
"Tengen has extremely high attainments in Barrier Techniques, and many of the barriers in this country have been created and strengthened by Tengen over a thousand years."
Although Tengen is called an omniscient and omnipotent Jujutsu Sorcerer by the Jujutsu World, this omniscience and omnipotence is actually an exaggeration.
Firstly, Tengen has admitted that she cannot see through people's hearts.
Secondly, Tengen's omniscience is essentially achieved by observing this country through the barriers she has set up and strengthened nationwide.
That's why she knows so much.
However, there are many places Tengen cannot observe.
For example, barriers that have been specially processed.
Unless Tengen forcibly invades such a barrier, she cannot observe what is happening inside it, but under normal circumstances, Tengen would not do so.
This is also why Tengen doesn't know much about Kenjaku's intelligence.
Incidentally, there are quite a few areas within the High School's barriers that Tengen cannot see, such as the High School dormitory area.
It's not that Tengen can't see them, but simply out of respect for these people's privacy.
To put it in more modern terms, Tengen has set up a surveillance network across the country with very few blind spots.
When Tengen wants to understand something, she can directly retrieve the surveillance footage.
This is Tengen's omniscience.
As for omnipotence, that is simply an exaggeration, because a thousand years of experience and extremely high attainments in Barrier Techniques mean that many things that seem very difficult to the Jujutsu World are nothing to Tengen.
Gradually, Tengen came to be regarded as omnipotent.
"But Tengen's Technique has a problem; while her Technique grants immortality, it does not grant eternal youth."
"As time passes, Tengen's body gradually decays, and when this decay accumulates to a certain point, Tengen's Technique will attempt to reconstruct her body, which is evolution."
"But according to Tengen herself, after evolution, Tengen will no longer possess a will, and in the worst case, will become an enemy of humanity."
"For this reason, every 500 years, Tengen assimilates with a star plasma vessel to restore her body."
"Master, do you want me to sever the Karma bond between Tengen's Immortal Technique and the star plasma vessel?"
Medea fell into contemplation.
"Actually, I just want to save someone."
"Hmm?"
Eichi's words caught Medea's attention.
"You want to save that star plasma vessel?"
"That's right."
Then Eichi highlighted the key points of the events that were originally supposed to happen next year and explained them to Medea.
"If that's the case, it shouldn't be difficult."
"Really?"
"If there is only one star plasma vessel, this Karma bond will be very strong, but if there is more than one star plasma vessel, the strength of this Karma bond will be greatly reduced."
Medea showed a confident smile on her face.
"Moreover, strictly speaking, Master, your goal is not to break this Karma bond; your goal is merely to free one person from this bond."
"The difficulty of capturing a fortress and rescuing one person from a fortress is completely different, you know."
After speaking, Medea's gaze fell on the table in front of Eichi.
There was a rough sketch Eichi had casually drawn while introducing the information.
"And even if Master you wanted to completely break this Karma bond, it's not impossible, after all, we still have useful pieces, don't we?"
After saying that, Medea's finger lightly tapped Toji and the Star Religion.
"Alright, then I'll leave it to you, Medea."
"Yes, leave it to me, Master."
Medea was very satisfied with Eichi as her Master.
After learning of Medea's title as the Witch of Betrayal, many people would harbor some degree of wariness towards her.
But Eichi would not.
Medea, the witch with rich life experience, could naturally discern Eichi's attitude towards her.
Complete trust.
Even when Medea asked Eichi for information such as his Technique abilities, Eichi did not hold back.
"Do you need me to do anything?"
Looking at Medea, who was deep in thought, Eichi asked.
"Speaking of which, there is indeed one thing I want to confirm."
"What is it?"
"To study the differences in Cursed Energy conditions between Foreign countries and this country…"
"Hmm? Why are you interested in that?"
Eichi was a little curious.
"Just planning to verify some conjectures."
"I understand. There's plenty of time in winter, so I'll take you all abroad for a while then, alright?"
"Alright."