Type-Moon, but the Servant is Tom

Chapter 227: Bai Song:Summoning, I've got it all figured out!

As Astolfo pulled on the reins, urging his mount to accelerate, Bai Song took control of his cat-rat-dog combat vehicle and swiftly maneuvered through the gap created by Red Hare and Sphinx's clash.

Astolfo's Hippogriff, following behind, also passed through the opening, although its speed was not as impressive as Bai Song's astounding 320 mph due to not having fully accelerated yet. Nonetheless, it smoothly made its way through the passage without encountering any hindrance from Sphinx.

Logically speaking, as the guardian of the path, Sphinx should have stopped anyone attempting to pass without answering its riddles. However, at this moment, even though it had just repelled Gudako with a beam attack, it had ample opportunity to block Bai Song and Fujimaru Ritsuka. Yet, Sphinx seemed to completely ignore them, continuing to battle Gudako.

Particularly as Bai Song passed through, Sphinx even intentionally retracted a leg slightly to make way for him along the track's edge, ensuring his smooth passage. Its movements were subtle and agileunless carefully observed, few would notice its seemingly obstructive behavior. Most of the spectators watching the large screens failed to pick up on this detail.

At the moment Bai Song passed through, even though it was engaged in a decisive battle with Gudako atop the Forbidden City's peak, Sphinx managed to spare a hand from its combat to cover its genital area. After Bai Song had moved away, it removed its hand and continued battling Gudako.

While it might seem perplexing that Sphinx had the presence of mind to cover its genital area even in the heat of battle but didn't use that hand to stop Bai Song's combat vehicle, one could simply sum it up as the creature "taking a break."

To borrow Sphinx's own words, it would be like saying, "Why work so hard when the pay is so meager?"

Adopting this kind of attitude, Sphinx unhesitatingly chose to take a break.

"Whoo-hoo!" Glancing back to confirm that Sphinx had been held back by Gudako and hadn't pursued them, Bai Song was immediately exhilarated.

Finally, after being delayed by Sphinx for who knows how long, he could once again actively participate in the competition. Bai Song had a compelling reason not to losewinning this match was essential to gaining another chance to summon a new Servant. Otherwise, he would have to wait for the next opportunity.

Bai Song had even decided on the type of Servant he wanted to summon. He didn't want to repeat the mistake of getting a Servant like Spike who was unstable in his previous summoning attempt. This time, he wanted a powerful Servant, one that could bring explosive strength to the table while maintaining stability.

As for the specific Servant, Bai Song realized it wasn't within his scope of consideration. Just like his second summoning, he remembered wanting to summon Benkei, a Servant from the Fate/Extra universe. He thought having Benkei, who could produce unlimited rice, would solve his food shortage problem. However, he ended up with a traditional rice barrel, a.k.a. Jerry.

For the third summoning, Bai Song wasn't set on a particular Servant. He simply wanted someone who could balance out Tom and Jerry's constant bickering and prevent his mornings from being disrupted by explosive arguments.

Based on his summoning experiences, Bai Song could roughly define a general direction during the card draw. Even during his first summoning, this might have been the case. As he was new to the Type-Moon world, he felt quite overwhelmed. Particularly after learning about the so-called warrior of love, a man deeply in love with "Ai Li Jie," who could create both dark and heartwarming scripts with a smile, Bai Song's anxiety escalated.

Just thinking about arriving in a world described by such a man made him truly apprehensive. During the summoning, he aimed for a Servant who would make the Type-Moon world less terrifying for him. The result was the summoning of Tom.

In terms of results, well... how to put it? Type-Moon world certainly became less terrifying for Bai Song after summoning Tom. One could say he achieved his initial goal.

So, for the fourth Servant summoning, Bai Song naturally only needed a general direction, and the rest would depend on luck. As Bai Song thought about securing the championship, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had just exited the battlefield from the middle, was carefully observing him.

To be honest, Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't shake the feeling that Bai Song was a bit unusual. He didn't sense it at the beginning of the tournament, but after the recent battle, he couldn't help but feel that something was off about Bai Song.

As for the true name, he had known it before the tournament even started. The female version of himself had been shouting "Schrdinger" all along, so it was hard not to know his true name, unless someone was deaf. Since the man was Schrdinger, then the cat in front of him must be Schrdinger's Cat. This was Fujimaru Ritsuka's immediate reaction upon learning the man's true identity.

He wondered, however, about the rat in front and the dog in the shopping cart attached to the rocket engine. As Fujimaru Ritsuka observed Schrdinger, he turned to Da Vinci, who was currently in Chaldea's control room, and asked, "Da Vinci-chan, have you obtained the detection results for Schrdinger?"

"We do have the results," Da Vinci replied. But she continued, "Unfortunately, I have to tell you that our observation devices at Chaldea seem unable to detect Schrdinger's Saint Graph/Spiritual Foundation mode."

Fujimaru Ritsuka seemed surprised by this. "Huh? You can't detect it?"

Chaldea's detection devices were capable of analyzing even the Saint Graph of "Evils of Humanity" to some extent. But now, when it came to Schrdinger, they were failing? Could it be that Schrdinger's mystery was even greater than that of "Evils of Humanity"?