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Chapter 838: Medea, Summoned Once Again
Chapter 838: Medea, Summoned Once Again
In the ten years since her disappearance from Yecheng, Little Sakura often found herself teetering on the edge of darkness, and it was only through her memories that she managed to suppress her malevolent intentions.
It was unbearable. In her once lonely and hopeless life, a glimmer of hope had suddenly appeared, but just as it had found her, it vanished without a trace. Who could withstand such a blow?
Little Sakura had lost everything she once had, so now she was willing to resort to any means necessary to achieve her goals.
Of course, the current state of Little Sakura was also related to her tragic childhood experiences and the 'Evil of This World' that had descended upon her back then.
The 'Evil of This World' was a manifestation of all the evil in human nature, capable of corrupting even the most upright Heroic Spirits. Humans were no exception.
The corrupted Little Sakura had a high affinity with the 'Evil of This World', and over the past ten years, she had often exhibited intense malevolence, perhaps influenced by the 'Evil of This World' from those years.
"Rider, we will win, won't we?"
Hearing the girl's voice, tinged with helplessness and worry, Medusa couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy. She slowly approached and, reaching out, embraced the girl, saying, "I swear, no matter what happens, even if it means staking my life, I will definitely obtain the Holy Grail for you and grant your wish."
In the shopping district of Fuyuki City, it was clear that Yecheng was unaware that his 'Breath Awareness' had already caught the attention and wariness of several Heroic Spirits.
After aimlessly wandering around, Yecheng had intended to return to the Kuzuki Mansion to check on the situation.
But the thought that this world might be a parallel world, rather than the future of his original world, made him hesitate. If this was the case, meeting Little Sakura would be quite awkward.
No, even if it was the future world, after leaving Little Sakura for ten years, given her personality...
After a moment of hesitation, Yecheng decided against returning to the Kuzuki Mansion. Instead, he bought a lot of gamer drinks and games in the shopping district and rented a house, planning to cultivate himself at home during the Holy Grail War.
The Fifth Holy Grail War was a battle among powerful entities, including many Demi-God Heroic Spirits. However, this time, he didn't plan to join the fray.
After all, his goal was to ultimately destroy the Greater Holy Grail. All he needed to do was wait for the Heroic Spirits of the Fifth Holy Grail War to fight until the end, and when the Greater Holy Grail descended again, he would make an appearance.
As Yecheng returned to his rented house to cultivate himself, in an underground magic workshop in Fuyuki City, a dark-skinned man with golden long hair and a noble aura, like a young master, completed the Heroic Spirit summoning ritual and proceeded to summon a Servant.
The man's name was Aratram Garistas, a mixed-race magician of Western and Arab descent. His family had made their fortune in the oil industry, so the Garistas family was incredibly wealthy. Whether it was the magic passed down through their lineage or their status within the Magician's Association, everything was bought with money.
This included the participation rights for the Fifth Holy Grail War, which they had purchased from another magician.
The original Holy Relic used for summoning Servants was a bloodstained Bodhi leaf, but due to certain reasons, it had been snatched away at an auction.
However, with their wealth, Aratram quickly found another Holy Relic, the 'Golden Fleece'.
Initially, he had thought that the summoned Servant would be the Greek hero, Jason. But when the renowned Betrayal Sorceress, Medea, appeared, he was momentarily stunned.
To be honest, Aratram had hoped for Jason to be summoned rather than Medea.
After all, compared to the famous Greek hero, the reputation of the Betrayal Sorceress was not so impressive.
Athram initially thought that Medea, the legendary Betrayal Sorceress, was the rightful owner of the Golden Fleece, capable of summoning top-tier mythical beasts like dragons.
When Medea first appeared, Athram maintained a humble and courteous demeanor, a disguise he was skilled at.
In his daily interactions, he was amiable, spoke straightforwardly, had a refreshing gaze, and often smiled, giving the impression of a kind person at first glance. But in reality, he was far from it.
Athram's disguise was flawless; anyone meeting him for the first time would undoubtedly assume he was a kind and sunny youth.
However, Athram overlooked the fact that he was not dealing with an ordinary human but a wise Sorceress.
The moment Medea saw Athram's smile directed at her, she furrowed her brows and glared at him with disdain, as if looking at trash. "Drop your pathetic act. Your face and fake kindness remind me of someone just as disgusting as you."
Hearing Medea's merciless mockery, Athram's smile stiffened.
He couldn't understand why his youthful, wealthy, and handsome appearance, a tactic that had always worked, especially with young women, wasn't effective this time.
Why did this Heroic Spirit have such a strong prejudice against him from the start?
Athram was unaware that Medea disliked handsome men, and even more so, those who were hypocritical. His very presence triggered her disgust.
Medea didn't care much about good or evil people, but she detested hypocrites.
This man named Athram, on one hand, presented himself as humble and courteous, with a gentle and kind face. Yet, on the other hand, he had shown Medea how to convert the vitality of several children into Mana Crystals in his Magic Workshop.
To be honest, for a Sorceress like Medea, harming children wasn't a big deal. After all, she was a top-tier evil woman, and she didn't care about sacrifices as long as she could secure victory.
But the fact that he appeared humble and good-natured on the surface while secretly doing things more sinister than a Sorceress disgusted Medea.
Even though she already felt repulsion towards her summoned Master, Medea didn't show it on the surface.
She had no choice. As the Master of the Holy Grail War, he had Command Spells to restrict Heroic Spirits. Her Resistance Magic was not weak, but if he used two or more Command Spells to force her to commit suicide, even Medea couldn't resist.
To quickly free herself from his control, Medea had to temporarily pretend to obey him and then find an opportunity to strike and eliminate him!
Regardless of how much she loathed Athram, from the beginning, Medea firmly believed that her Master could only be one person!
Therefore, whether it was Athram or anyone else, Medea had intended to betray her Master from the start.
Her current Master was a despicable person, and now it was even better. This way, Medea could act without any burden.
Otherwise, if the Master she killed was a good person, and Night City found out, how would she deal with their hatred towards her?
(End of Chapter)
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