Time to Stand at the Street Lights

　　"Is there something to discuss with me?"

　　Ishtar sensed a friendly demeanor from the next week's defense, and guessed: "You want to team up with me on this adventure?"

　　After she finished speaking, she hummed softly: "To really want to use the power of the goddess, it is quite daring, but unfortunately... this level of adventure, I can easily handle it myself, and I don't need anyone else to join me."

　　"No, you misunderstood."

　　As soon as Ryota heard her words, he knew that she had thought wrong, so he explained:

　　"I'm not taking any chances, and I don't have any major quests to complete..."

　　"You are not taking risks?"

　　Ishtar said in surprise: "Then why did you appear here? Could it be that you are from this era?"

　　Without waiting for Ryota to answer, she showed a strange expression: "Huh... After the Age of Gods, there are still humans with your powers? It's really weird..."

　　"...can you hear me finish in one breath?"

Ryota shook his head and asked patiently: "You probably just joined the guild not long ago, right?"

　　"This tone… Are you a veteran?" Ishtar asked back.

　　"That's right," said Ryota, "Apart from taking risks, the way to go to another world is to accept quests and go through the 'doors' of teammates. It seems you don't know about this."

　　If Ishtar had known, she would not have expected Ryota to be a resident of this world for the first time.

　　It could be judged from this that she should have just joined the guild not too long ago, and she hadn't even looked through the forums.

　　"Accept the quest... Ah, I know this, but what is the 'door'?" Ishtar looked curious.

　　It was true that she had only been in the guild for a few days, and she wasn't too familiar with everything.

　　"'Door' is a benefit after creating or joining a team..."

　　Ryota is not stingy with this kind of information being made public.

　　He slowly told me about the team that could be made after five adventures, and the various permits that the team had.

　　Purpose... On the one hand, to have a good relationship, and it is always good to have many friends.

　　On the other hand, judging from his team's current level, Ishtar's combat power was rated very high.

　　No doubt it will be very helpful to absorb it.

　　"I have gone through five adventures, and now I have formed my own team."

　　After popularizing the information, Ryota reminded: "This is a world where one of my team members lives. Since there was something I had to deal with here, I came through the 'door' he set up, and then I met you."

　　"Then why are you sure that I am also a member of the guild?"

　　After listening to this, Ishtar suddenly missed the authority of this kind of team.

　　Being able to play in the world of your teammates without any risk, and if you encounter problems, you can have many friends to support you... Very convenient!

　　But now wasn't the time to think about this, a few questions had to be asked first.

　　For example... This man called Shiro, why did he test her identity the first time he met?

　　Can't this person look like a guild member to everyone?

　　"Simple, I know what will happen in this city or in other words, you can understand it as an ability similar to future vision."

　　Ryota explained: "So I know, you shouldn't be here."

　　"Future Vision...so you can't confirm that I'm a member of the guild? And you seem to know that I am a goddess?"

　　Ishtar looked suspicious: "Can this be seen with the eye?"

　　"Of course not, I only know you." Ryota said, "Ishtar, the goddess Venus in Mesopotamian mythology."

　　"...Wait! How do you know that? You wouldn't be in my time, would you?"

　　"No, I am a purely modern person. Regarding the source of the information... Sorry, this is a commercial secret and will not be disclosed."

　　Ryota's smile looked a bit mysterious.

　　"In short, you are not in this era, but you appeared in this era. Based on this, I suspect that you might be a member of the Adventurers' Guild, so I'm trying to verify it."

　　"Hmph, you secretive… evil person." Ishtar pouted.

　　"Even if you say that, I won't reveal business secrets casually, after all, we just met."

　　Ryota said teasingly: "If you were a member of my team, I might reveal something to you. For a foreigner you are meeting for the first time… forget it."

　　"Oh? You want me to join your team?"

　　Ishtar took a closer look at Ryota: "Are you so thirsty for the power of the goddess?"

　　"I mean so, but it wasn't really a wish."

　　As the captain, Ryota cannot allow himself to be in the "licking dog" position.

　　All he had to do was show his strength and the superiority of the team.

　　As for whether Ishtar could be brought in… it would be better if she could be brought in, but it didn't matter if she couldn't.

　　After all, Ryota will meet more candidates in the future, and he has no shortage of people.

　　Ryota shrugged and said: "You decide whether to join or not, let me first tell you about the benefits of the team. One of the advantages, as you already know, is the world of connected members. As long as you want, after discussing with a certain team member, you can go to the other party's world, and no matter how long you want to stay. The second benefit..."

　　After a pause, Ryota continued: "Team members can participate in adventures together and be assigned to the same safe house. On that basis, there are many maneuver abilities, for example, before going on an adventure, we can form a team according to each other's abilities. And what kind of advantage would an all-round team have without lacking in adventurous ability? I don't need to explain, do I?"

　　"Um… it does have its advantages." Ishtar frowned, as if weighing something.

　　She had to admit that she was jealous.

　　Don't look at her saying that she can easily get through this adventure, it seems so easy, but in fact... She usually brags first, and the goddess's face can't be lost.

　　As for whether it can be done.

　　Her main quest is to release her aura without being disguised, and then live until the end of the Holy Grail War.

　　There were seven Servants in the Holy Grail War, with such an arrogant approach, she would likely face the pressure of an encirclement of one to seven Servants.

　　If there were one or two more Heretics among the seven Servants… it was unknown whether they would be able to pass through that level smoothly.

　　At best she was sure that it would do.

　　To get more points, it may be a bit difficult.

　　The team mode introduced by this guy called "Shiro" seems to be much more efficient than her!

　　Ryota continued to add: "My team is still in the early stages of creation, there aren't many members yet, so it's still in the recruiting stage. But recruiting is not mandatory. Come or not is up to you. I'm just telling the advantages first. Oh, by the way, there is another advantage I forgot to mention."

　　His tone became mysterious again: "The advantage is me."

　　"You...?" Ishtar was surprised, "What kind of advantage are you? Could you be strong?"

　　"It's hard to say, it depends on how you define strong, but it should be much stronger than you."

　　"Humph…how dare you say that, bastard!"

　　"This matter can be verified casually, I don't need to lie to you."

　　Ryota shrugged and said: "My strengths don't lie in strength. It is growing slowly. My true advantage lies in intelligence. You must have experienced this, right? I know a lot of information, and information that is very useful for participating in adventures. When used correctly, my team not only faces less danger in each future adventure, but also earns great rewards! How? Are you excited? Goddess."

　　"..."

　　Ishtar had nothing to say.

　　The man in front of her actually knows things very strangely, and seems mysterious.

　　In her current state of relying on someone else's body, she can be recognized as the goddess Venus in an instant... The other party said that he had more information, and she wanted to doubt him, but she couldn't find a rebuttal.

　　Undoubtedly, this is a huge advantage.

　　While Ishtar was thinking.

　　In the distance, Misaki and Hayasaka were rapidly approaching.

　　Behind them followed Irisviel and Saber.

　　Kiritsugu who finally came here.

　　As for Kiritsugu's female assistant, Hisau Maiya, since Illya needs someone to take care of her, she is not participating in the battle plans for now.

　　"You bastard...!"

　　The moment Saber saw Ishtar, she immediately showed hostility.

　　"Hmph, sheer defeat."

　　Ishtar gave her a disdainful look.

　　It seems that after the fight, the two are not fighting each other.

　　"Shiro, are you…?"

　　Irisviel was slightly surprised to see Ishtar stop attacking.

　　You were just being aggressive, so the conversation was over so quickly?

　　"It was a misunderstanding just now," said Ryota, "This lady is… um… she belongs to our circle, don't worry, she isn't a Servant, and she doesn't have a competitive relationship with you."

　　"Then why is she so proactively releasing her provocative aura?" Saber asked.

　　She was completely confused.

　　Why have Servant powers, and none of them are Servants? And they all came to Fuyuki City to swim in the muddy water?

　　What does it mean? Was the Holy Grail War a joke?

　　"You don't need to know about this."

　　Ishtar glanced at Saber lightly, with a hint of not wanting to pay attention.

　　"Could it be a quest?" Ryota asked proactively.

　　"Oh? You're pretty smart." Ishtar nodded.

　　Her attitude towards Ryota is quite friendly.

　　First of all, Ryota is very good looking, and he suits her tastes very well.

　　Second... She was slightly moved by Ryota's invitation to join the team.

　　"Is that so... Misaki."

　　Ryota turned to look at Misaki, and looked at her.

　　Misaki understood and activated telepathy. Suddenly, everyone's conversations were encrypted to the outside world.

　　(Ishtar, these two are members of my team.)

　　Ryota introduced the names Misaki and Hayasaka, and introduced Ishtar to them, then said:

　　(Now that our conversation cannot be overheard by outsiders, may I ask, what is your main quest?)

　　(Conversation at the thought level... You have enough capable people on your team.)

Ishtar: "My main quest, as you can see, is to release my aura to provoke, and then live until the end of the Holy Grail War."

Hayasaka: "Wow... Isn't this asking for a siege?"

　　Ishtar: "Hmph, this goddess will let them know how important she is."

　　Ryota: "What about side quests?"

　　Ishtar: "Defeat the Servants, every time I defeat one I will get extra points. The saber just now was weak enough, I'm going to win soon, it's all your fault for meddling, really…"

　　Ryota: "Don't worry, I'll make it up to you."

　　Ishtar: "What do you mean?"

　　Ryota: "There is a big commotion here, the other Masters and Servants must have rushed over here. Originally, I didn't want to interfere in the Holy Grail War. After all, I have business to attend to, but since the matter has progressed to this point, it will be settled once and for all."

　　Ishtar: "The momentum is pretty good."

　　Misaki: "Shiro-chan, you want to recruit her into our team?"

　　Ryota: "I had this idea. Ishtar's strength was good, which could be considered a big help. Of course, it is up to her to join or not."

　　Misaki: "You sure you value her power, don't the others?"

　　Ishtar: Oh? There are also jealous little girls here."

　　Misaki: "Huh..."

　　Misaki immediately cut the telepathic connection.

　　She glanced at a proud Ishtar: "Ishtar, I hope your strength is worthy of Shiro-chan's vision."

　　The sudden words shocked Irisviel and the others.

　　Why suddenly say that?

　　Kiritsugu also found it a bit odd... Misaki didn't relate.

　　"Wait, this goddess hasn't agreed to join you yet!"

　　Ishtar and Misaki looked at each other, then turned their attention to Ryota: "Of course, I have to admit that the team does have a great advantage, so does your intelligence. But..."

　　Changing the topic, she said: "As the captain, you should have the strength to convince the members, right?"

　　"Ishtar, I must warn you, I only invited you, not asked you to join."

　　Ryota first emphasized the primary and secondary relationship, then said: "Regarding power... If you want to see it, there's no harm in letting you see it."

　　He turned his gaze not far away, and there was a desire to move in his eyes: "It just so happened that a temporary performance stage was set up here."

　　Maybe interested in the previous move. Several powerful magical reactions appeared all around. There was no doubt it was the Servant.

　　"Servant, there are five."

　　Misaki suddenly said something.

　　"Five..." Ryota was not surprised.

　　According to the original plot, perhaps, apart from Caster, all the Servants participating in the battle should have come.

　　Of course, Assassin will definitely not appear, probably here to spy on information.

　　Get rid of the Assassins, he might have a chance to fight the remaining four Servants at the same time later.

　　After realizing this, Ryota became a little excited after his long absence.

　　Even the smile at the corner of his mouth became slightly presumptuous.

　　Coincidentally, after the "Immortal Body" was refined, there was no opportunity to test it.

　　After a while, take the initiative to provoke the Servant who came over, and then let the Servant have the reaction time to let go! Venerable Phantasm in the early battle, and perhaps he could verify the upper limit of the "Bridge of Sorrow"'s effect.

　　(Coincidentally being able to solve the problem of the Holy Grail War at once, and then build the Bridge of Evil with peace of mind.)

　　Ryota made a decision in his heart.

　　As he was thinking, a figure appeared in the street light...