"In other words, the enemy will attack from the north?"
After Ophis explained the situation, the servants began to grasp what was happening. To Arjuna's question, Ophis shook her head.
"Highly likely... but not certain."
"Well... I think we can confirm there's no problem on the north side... That's what my 'God' told me."
"Apocalypse...?"
Hearing Jeanne d'Arc's confirmation, Ophis nodded.
"Then, to build the city wall, we need someone who can hold back the monsters before construction and then defend the wall once it's complete."
As she spoke, Ophis glanced at Altira, Jeanne d'Arc, and Arjuna.
These three had experience leading troops in battle. Altira had B-level military strategy, known for charging forward. Jeanne d'Arc had A-level Revelation, also inclined to charge ahead. Arjuna, more of a hero than a leader, lacked inherent skills related to military strategy and preferred to target the strongest opponent first.
It seemed none of them were particularly suited for city defense.
So...
"Altira, Jeanne, Arjuna, I'll leave this to the three of you."
She decided to send all three.
"I'll leave the specifics to Altira, but Jeanne opinions should be taken into account as much as possible."
Military Strategy plus Revelation—this combination should be enough to hold off the monsters.
"Um, my auxiliary magic is quite powerful, and my healing ability is also pretty good... if that's okay..."
Medea could heal...
"Then, send the injured soldiers back to Medea for treatment."
As for the battlefield... given her state, it's better to let her get used to it with the wounded...
Hercules... he was best suited as a super fighter.
After arranging the five, Ophis looked at the last figure, the white-robed wizard.
"Ah, if possible, Master, can you please try to protect my freedom? There are various reasons for this~ Also, let me take Hercules with me. After all, I'm just a poor little wizard."
"I need a reason..."
Ophis looked at Merlin. Even disregarding the distaste she felt from his aura, she couldn't simply let two top fighters go off on their own.
"Alas... In this era, there is a sleeping 'monster.' I don't know how far we can go, but someone needs to keep her asleep a little longer."
[It seems he has excellent foresight, so let him go.]
"...Then I'll leave it to you."
"Don't worry, I'll do my best~ Ah, but even so, you can't be careless. Stay alert... Well, I'll be a bit weak for some reason, so Hercules, please protect me~"
"Roar────" (Why not protect the girl?)
"After that, I'll appoint you as the court magician, allowing you to mobilize the temple's resources at will... Any questions?"
After a moment of thought, Ophis made her decision and looked around at all the servants again.
"...What is it?"
She paused and looked at Altira.
Although everyone's eyes were on her, Altira's burning gaze was impossible to ignore.
"Nothing."
Altira shook her head.
"Then, all we need to do is destroy any enemies that come our way. I'll handle it my way."
With those words, Altira turned and left.
"Miss Altira... I'm sorry, King Ophis, but leave the northern wall to us. I won't let any monsters cross even one step beyond my flag!"
When Jeanne d'Arc saw Altira leave, she bowed and quickly followed.
"Well, I have a mission too. If there's an emergency, call me. Goodbye."
With the other two leaving, Arjuna naturally followed suit.
After watching them disappear, Ophis took out a golden dagger, carved a few words onto a stone slab, and handed it to Merlin.
"Take these to Siduri, she'll make the necessary arrangements."
Siduri was the name of the priestess. Ophis already knew it but had never addressed her directly.
Finally got a name, congratulations.
"Oh, thank you so much. In that case, I'll say goodbye for now."
"I will work hard, Master!"
"Roar—"
After the last three servants left, Ophis casually sat on the floor of the hall.
"Please, summoning details."
[Well... this summoning was indeed unusual. The summoning of Archer, Medea (young), and Berserker was normal. According to fate's judgment, the Heroic Spirit summoned as Assassin isn't very strong. Its hidden ability is unlikely to impact the war much. While there might be one who could significantly affect the situation, the chance of summoning them is almost zero, so Jeanne replaced the probably useless Assassin... This was expected.]
After hearing Ophis's words, Qi began to explain.
[However, during the summoning, the wizard Merlin forced his way into the Rider's position... I expected some complications, but he doesn't seem to be causing trouble, so that's a relief.]
"The question is... Lancer?"
[Yes, there was indeed an issue with Lancer's summoning this time. I sensed that a Heroic Spirit was summoned as Lancer but was pulled away by something and disappeared during the process... But it's definitely still in this era, I'm sure of that.]
"Yeah..."
Ophis nodded.
They both understood each other.
There was a Heroic Spirit who would definitely respond to Ophis's summons and appear in the world...
But that Heroic Spirit was not among the six summoned... In other words...
Rubbing her brow again, Ophis realized she had been doing this more often since Enkidu's death.
[And the last one, Saber!]
"...Is there a problem with Saber too?"
[Yes, I felt... Saber was forcefully summoned.]
"Forced summoning?"
[Some great power intervened and forcibly modified the summoning ritual... In this world, it was likely one of those two. While I had the means to interrupt Saber's summoning, I chose not to, based on fate's revelation.]
Listening to Qi's account, Ophis rubbed her brow again.
It seemed like there were more and more troublesome problems...