I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

The dark red color is like the mark of dried blood, with a strange sense of beauty.

If you observe carefully, you can vaguely see the flowing texture under the bright red surface, as well as a hint of magic.

The style of the coat of arms is very strange. Three rhombus-shaped fragments of the same size come together to form a triangular coat of arms. It looks like crystal snowflakes with three petals removed at intervals, and it also looks like a combination of the logos of Mercedes-Benz and Mitsubishi Motors. .

The appearance of the coat of arms was accompanied by severe pain, as if it had been directly touched by a soldering iron, and seemed to have been pricked by ten thousand needles. The pain caused the person to break into a cold sweat.

When the pain subsided, Shenji immediately found Justisa.

This is the stigmata. Justisa said.

Shen Er was puzzled: Stigmata?

The appearance of the Holy Grail will give the magicians who become masters some omens, that is, the stigmata, which is also the predecessor of the command spell. When the magician successfully summons the servant and becomes the master, the stigmata on the master will transform into Command Seal. I made some moves when I made the contract with you. When you officially become a magician, the stigmata specially prepared for you will appear. From now on, you can summon followers.

The Command Seal is one of the subsystems of the Holy Grail War. It is a magic crystal that appears on the body and is the Master's exclusive mark.

The reason why there is such a subsystem is that the power of the slaves is too strong. If there is no restraint method, it is easy for the slaves to disobey the master's orders and even kill the master. The first one 180 years ago The failure of a Holy Grail War was related to the lack of command spells to restrain the servants.

The Command Seal is a figure composed of three strokes, which has the absolute command power that can make the followers obey. One stroke represents the right to exercise the absolute command once, which means that it can only be used three times at most.

Those who possess the stigmata are equivalent to being selected by the Holy Grail and are qualified to participate in the Holy Grail War. However, those without the stigmata may also summon Servants by chance to participate in the Holy Grail War. After all, both the Master and the Servants are selected by the Holy Grail system. Everything the outside world does is to increase the probability as much as possible, but it will never reach 100%.

It is worth mentioning that there are only seven Master quotas, first come first served. Once the quota is full, even if you have the stigmata, you will automatically lose the qualification to participate in the Holy Grail War.

Justeza's answer solved Shenji's doubts, but it also brought him new doubts.

What? Can you summon it now? There are still three months before the start of this Holy Grail War.

I told you, this is a stigma specially prepared for you. It is special. Justina emphasized her tone, Summoning in advance is a privilege that you only have.

The word premature summons awakened Shinji. As the designer and founder of the Holy Grail system, the Einzbern family to which Justeza belonged did have a certain degree of privilege. The illegal summons in the Third Holy Grail War And the early summons to the Fifth Holy Grail War are all because of this privilege.

Um, are you so sure that I can grow enough to support a heroic spirit within nine months?

I have no choice but to believe in you. Justeza looked at Shenji quietly. Although she still had that iceberg face, she could feel an inexplicable helplessness and persistence.

I didn't disappoint you. Shenji responded with a smile.

Whenever Justeza used to be expressionless, Shinji would respond with rich expressions, hoping to infect her. As time went by, the emotional fluctuations on Justeza's face became more frequent, just like now, she curled the corners of her mouth secretly.

Yes, you did not disappoint me and met the standards of a master.

However, I really never thought that I would personally participate in the war this time. I am not even sure whether Uncle Kariya can participate in the war. Shenji smiled bitterly, I didn't prepare a decent catalyst.

In the original world line, it was indeed Kariya who represented the Matou family in the Fourth Holy Grail War, but that was when he asked Zang Yan to implant a marking insect in his body, and he did so with inhuman pain and almost all his lifespan. In exchange for enough magic power and master qualifications. Accepting training step by step like this, Shinji is really not sure whether he and Kariya can be recognized by the Holy Grail and obtain the qualifications of Master.

Catalyst is the medium used to summon designated followers.

The heroes born throughout the ages are like stars in the sky. Who knows how many there are. If you do nothing and just randomly summon them, no one knows what kind of followers will be summoned. After all, the Holy Grail War is a war in which Servants and Masters fight each other. It is good to summon a hero with strong combat power, but it will be miserable if a non-combat hero is summoned.

In order to avoid such a thing from happening, and to summon heroes that suit the master's wishes as much as possible, most masters will prepare corresponding catalysts in advance.

There are all kinds of catalysts, some are items used by the hero during his lifetime, which are called holy relics, and some are things related to the legend of a certain hero.

Faced with Shenji's worries, Justeza waved her hand gently: It doesn't matter. There are a few good things in Zang Yan's collection that can be used as catalysts. Considering your actual situation, I have already chosen them for you.

Oh? Shen Er's eyebrows moved, with a hint of surprise on his face.

Justeza is not very subjective. Most of the time the two of them get along, Shinji is making decisions. Justeza only puts forward goals or relevant suggestions. Unexpectedly, this time, she makes decisions without consulting Shinji. Decided.

Is it the obsession with the Holy Grail? Or was it subtly influenced by Shenji? Or maybe both?

No matter what, Shenji spread his hands to show that he was all ears.

Just listen to Justeza say: You have indeed met the standards of a master, but it is only the minimum standard. Compared with the masters prepared by Tosaka Tokiomi, the head of the Tosaka family, and the Einzbern family, Not to mention other things, you are several times or even ten times worse than them in terms of magic power alone. Therefore, the less the servants you summon need for magic power, the better. It is best to have someone who can replenish magic power by yourself. ability.

However, most servants who can replenish their own magic power are concentrated in the job category of 'Caster', which is not a good choice for a rookie magician like you. So the only option left is 'Assassin', which consumes the least magic power.

Hearing Yustisa say this, Shenji felt a chill in his heart.

Before summoning a heroic spirit, Fuyuki City's Holy Grail system will first prepare a container that is highly compatible with the heroic spirit, and then summon the heroic spirit from the container. This container is the class. The basic lineup of the Holy Grail War is Saber (Swordsman), Archer (Archer), Lancer (Lancer), Rider (Cavalry), Caster (Magician), Assassin (Assassin), and Berserker (Berserker). , each job agency has corresponding characteristics.

Note that Heroic Spirits who are promoted through their achievements and legends during their lifetimes do not have ranks, they only have job aptitude. Heroic spirits who meet the standards of a certain job agency can appear in the world with that job agency, but not vice versa.

Different job agencies have different standards, some are relatively harsh, some are relatively broad, and Assassin is the one with the weirdest conditions among the seven job agencies.

The term Assassin comes from the Assassin sect in Christianity, which is also a heresy in the sect. The term itself is a catalyst. Under normal circumstances, this job agency can summon only the leader of this heretical sect, Hassan Sabah, a total of nineteen generations.

According to Shinji's understanding, the eighteenth generation of the nineteenth generation Hassan has very weak frontal combat power, and can only rely on the ability of stealth maneuvers and intelligence, which is in line with the translation of the job description assassin. If it were another Holy Grail War, it wouldn't be without the strength to fight. The problem is that there are so many monsters in the Fourth Holy Grail War that is about to begin. Neither the Master nor the Servants are easy to assassinate. Apart from anything else, Shinji has no confidence in just two of them, unless he summons the first-generation Hassan.

Thinking of this, Shenji himself laughed.

The most powerful heroic spirit in the Fate series so far, who has reached the top of the Assassin job category and is a crowned assassin who has reached the pinnacle of dark (no) killing (double) skills, has become an exceptional existence among the seven strongest guardians in the world. How can I do that? Can it be summoned?

Even if you are extremely lucky and successfully summoned, you still cannot afford the consumption.

PS: The first generation of Hassan, known as King Hassan among the people, has a high level of force that no heroic spirit can match. His achievements include chopping off the head of La Er in the grand temple of La Er, who has the best defense among the three golden targets, and in Uru. Ke chopped off Tiamat's wings with one knife and gave Tiamat the concept of death, which had no concept of death. The motto is: No one knows I've infiltrated, because everyone who sees me dies.

PS2: Wang Hassan: You eighteen generations are the weakest Hassan I have ever led.

PS3: Although Wang Hassan has a crown, it does not mean that he cannot be summoned with an ordinary spiritual base. Although there are certain conditions for summoning him, it is not clear yet.

PS4: Shirou did not have the stigmata appear on his body in advance, he also summoned Saber, and obtained the command spell after signing the contract. Ryuunosuke is similar. He only obtained the Command Seal after an unexpected summons opened the magic circuit and triggered the summoning ritual.