"Hmph!"
Durandal held her sword, slashing out a golden light blade.
Although it was just a spar, she didn't dare to hold back or be careless, because her opponent was a hero renowned throughout history. Although he had lost his sanity due to Mad Enhancement and couldn't employ any tactics, The instinct etched into his bones had transformed into a unique skill, preserved, and even Mad Enhancement didn't affect his martial arts.
Moreover, he wouldn't hold back.
Even though Kariya's command was to spar, Lancelot still attacked Durandal with full force.
"How is it? Can your magical energy still hold up?"
Looking at the two figures sparring in the arena, Takatsuki turned to Kariya.
Theoretically, Kariya, having lost his Crest Worms, should no longer be able to provide enough magical energy for Lancelot.
But Takatsuki took out the Magic Circuits he had previously obtained from decomposition from his backpack and installed them into Kariya.
Although there were far fewer Magician character cards compared to A-rank passerby character cards like Ninja or Pirate, he still managed to gather dozens of Magic Circuits.
He installed forty Magic Circuits into Kariya, almost half more than Emiya Shirou's twenty-seven.
"If I don't use my Noble Phantasm, then it's no problem."
The Noble Phantasm Kariya was referring to was Arondight. As a follower, Kariya didn't hide Lancelot's abilities, although Takatsuki and the others already knew them.
"The Holy Grail War officially began last night. These past few days, some Masters might have their Servants openly provoke others by releasing their aura. When that happens, you don't need to pay attention to them. Conceal Berserker's existence, understood?"
Kariya was somewhat surprised, but he still nodded: "I understand."
"Berserker's true identity is Lancelot, one of the Twelve Knights of the Round Table. He will lose control and go berserk when he sees this Holy Grail War's Saber, so don't let them meet. As a disguise, I will have Durandal pretend to be Berserker and participate."
"Go berserk upon seeing Saber?"
Kariya hadn't expected this: "Could Saber be King Arthur, Arthur Pendragon?"
"Yes, but not Arthur Pendragon, but Artoria Pendragon."
Takatsuki's words left Kariya unable to comprehend for a moment. Just as he was about to ask something, Takatsuki suddenly said, "That's enough. Have Berserker stop."
Although Berserker lacked rationality, he could follow Kariya's commands. When Kariya told him to stop, he ceased his relentless attacks.
"Durandal, how do you feel?"
Durandal, in the arena, was now drenched in sweat.
Humans rely on equipment, and horses rely on saddles. Without any equipment assistance, and with no Honkai Energy in this world, Durandal's combat power had significantly decreased.
"As expected of a heroic figure renowned throughout history, I've learned a great deal."
In the battle with Lancelot, Lancelot wouldn't hold back, leaving quite a few injuries on Durandal's body.
"Medea!"
After shouting upstairs, there was an immediate rush of footsteps.
"Coming, coming."
Medea hurried down from upstairs with Sakura. Although there was more than a double age difference, Medea was the only one close in age to Sakura among those present, so the task of healing Sakura's spirit was also entrusted to Medea.
After the body was completely healed, mental healing was much faster. After all, Sakura was just a child, and for children, some past sufferings would quickly be forgotten.
"Sister Durandal, I'll help you heal right away."
As soon as Medea came down, she saw Durandal's injuries. She summoned her staff and began chanting healing magic. Durandal's injuries weren't severe; ordinary healing magic was enough. Moreover, her Noble Phantasm would cause things to regress, and using it on Durandal might negate her recent training.
Watching Medea casually dismiss her summoned Noble Phantasm, Takatsuki felt a little envious because after losing his equipment slot, although he could retrieve Noble Phantasms from his backpack, it still took some time.
Durandal was even worse off; it seemed to be because she herself was a special Servant, so her status couldn't even be seen.
Although Kariya was an amateur, Takatsuki was even more of an amateur among amateurs. As a Servant who had signed a contract, the Master should be able to see their status, but Takatsuki couldn't see Durandal's status, and Durandal couldn't see Medea's. However, their magical energy communication was completely fine, filled with the beauty of a Java program that didn't know how it ran.
Although he didn't know how it ran, since it worked, he shouldn't touch it.
While Medea was treating Durandal, Takatsuki looked at Sakura.
Although she had just escaped from this sea of suffering yesterday, today, her eyes already held some vitality, no longer the lifeless state they were in originally.
"Sakura, would you like to learn magic?"
Takatsuki noticed Sakura kept looking at Medea, who was treating Durandal, and asked.
Sakura's small body trembled slightly upon hearing Takatsuki's words, clearly showing some fear.
It was understandable; although this child had known about magic since childhood, her true contact with magic was actually during her time at the Matou Family, and the first impression had left her with a bad psychological shadow.
"Magic is like people; there are those you like and those you dislike. Look at Sister Medea's magic; it's magic that can soothe hearts and heal wounds."
Sakura didn't speak, but the look in her eyes towards Medea, who was treating Durandal, changed slightly.
Later, he would ask Medea to teach Sakura some healing magic.
"Durandal, and Kariya, let's discuss our actions for the upcoming Holy Grail War."
Seeing that Durandal's injuries had been healed, Takatsuki spoke.
"Takatsuki, what about me?"
He reached out and stroked Medea's head: "Medea, you and Sakura go play. Leave the combat matters to us."
"But I also want to contribute."
"Don't worry, I have an important task for you now, a task only you, Medea, can complete."
"Only I can complete it?"
Takatsuki nodded and leaned close to her ear, softly saying, "Sakura is a bit resistant to magic right now. Can you teach her some basic healing magic?"
Medea, who had never interacted with a male of her age, blushed deeply and shyly turned her head away: "That… I'll take care of it."
Watching Medea leave with Sakura, Durandal walked over: "What did you just say to Medea?"
"Oh, I just asked her to teach Sakura some healing magic. Otherwise, Sakura might think that all magic is disgusting, like bug magic."