Crazy Britain:They’re All Raising Me

With the familiar summoning array appearing, the light quickly began to flicker once again.

Then, a golden light shone brightly, and along with it appeared three colorful rings, symbolizing a successful pull.

However, after the disastrous experience of his previous draw, Guiniwell didn't dare to relax his vigilance. His eyes remained fixed on the screen.

Golden light didn't necessarily mean something good. After all, in FGO, there were the shame of four-star pulls, and even the misfortune of getting a three-star.

Watching the slowly rotating golden card, Guiniwell's eyes widened.

[Noble Phantasm: Vick's War Spear]

[Noble Phantasm Rank: A]

[Noble Phantasm Type: Anti-human Noble Phantasm]

[This weapon was once held by a knight from a distant universe. The spear is surrounded by two completely different forces: one is a fire that contaminates the world, bringing madness and pain, while the other is a red thunder, symbolizing the power of the ancient dragon. When the Noble Phantasm is released, the user can choose to unleash one of the two forces.]

["Burning Mark" Knight Vick was a member of the original Round Table and the closest to the Elden King among all the knights of the Round Table. He was known as a "quasi-king," but for unknown reasons, he infiltrated the depths of the royal castle one day, became possessed by the madness fire, and fell into insanity.]

[Before becoming "Burning Mark," he was known as "Dragon Spear," the favorite knight of Lanssanx, and the red thunder on the spear was proof of that.]

[When releasing Noble Phantasm Type One, the Anti-army Noble Phantasm "Madness Fire Assault" will be triggered. The fire will wrap around the spear, and after jumping high into the air and stabbing the ground, a violent explosion will occur, spreading the madness fire to the world. All those touched by this fire will suffer intense mental damage. This attack will also be accompanied by a minor bonus to all attacks.]

[When releasing Noble Phantasm Type Two, the Anti-human Noble Phantasm "Vick's Dragon Thunder" will be triggered, summoning the red thunder of the ancient dragon, which will wrap around the spear and the user's body. With this ancient violent thunder, everything in its path will be crushed. This attack will also be accompanied by a moderate bonus to dragon attacks.]

[—"This world is cruel, but I still love you."]

[—"If becoming king means sacrificing you, I would willingly give up becoming king."]

...So it's this Noble Phantasm.

Looking at the familiar forged spear presented in the system interface, Guiniwell pondered for a moment, feeling a bit complicated.

To say this Noble Phantasm is useless would be a lie.

At the end of the last simulation, he had used this spear to impale the fairy Lancelot, who had turned into Albion. Whether it was "Madness Fire Assault" or "Vick's Dragon Thunder," both were extremely useful skills, and the power was definitely there. It was a Noble Phantasm that lived up to its rarity and matched the reputation of Knight Vick as a quasi-king.

But...

Looking at the repeated mentions of "Lanssanx" in the description, Guiniwell felt conflicted.

After all, the relationship between Vick and Lanssanx in the lore was quite intimate. If you were to view Lanssanx as a god, then Vick could be considered as the chief bishop of Lanssanx, and undeniably chosen by the ancient dragon. Much of his power came from the ancient dragon Lanssanx.

Additionally, the game's text clearly stated that Lanssanx was a female ancient dragon. It also mentioned that "Lanssanx is the sister of Furssanx and, according to legend, transformed into human form to interact with priests and knights who followed the ancient dragon faith."

Because of this, many players speculated whether there was a romantic connection between Vick and Lanssanx, with fan art and fan theories to match.

This made Guiniwell feel uneasy.

After all, the dragon fairy Lancelot often used "Lanssanx's Thunder Blade" to strike him. At the end of the previous simulation, Guiniwell had decided to use Vick's Dragon Spear to impale Lancelot out of a desire to annoy her—killing her with a bit of psychological damage.

But now, if he were to use "Vick's Spear" for every fight, it felt a bit... odd.

It was almost as if he was holding a grudge against the dragon because of Lancelot's constant attacks.

However, this brief conflict was soon dismissed by Guiniwell. After all, this was a powerful weapon!

With armor-piercing, area damage, single-target damage, attribute damage, and mental damage all rolled into one, with a high level of mystery, Guiniwell couldn't just discard it.

Moreover, since he had already acquired the "Chinese Martial Arts·Six Harmonies Spear" skill, it seemed like he was stuck with it anyway. If he were to only endure the negative effects of this skill and not enjoy its benefits, Guiniwell definitely wouldn't accept that.

Also, if Lancelot ever tried to attack again, he would need a reliable spear to break her "seya" slash with its "Perfect Hit" ability.

So, since it's here, he decided to use it. If worse comes to worst, he could always use the spear to impale Lancelot again.

With this in mind, Guiniwell, spurred on by his good luck, decided to push forward, using up all of his remaining draws.

[Do you wish to consume 21 Saint Crystals to exchange for 3 Saint Stones and perform a draw?]

"Yes!"

Nervously, Guiniwell pressed confirm.

This was the so-called "one-card blessing," so now it was time to go for the ten-fold draw to try his luck. When else would he do it?

Then, he saw a white ring and the copper card back slowly emerging in the light.

Seeing the dull copper light, Guiniwell's briefly lifted heart dropped again.

[Congratulations, you have received "Basic Attribute Enhancement·Endurance" x1]

[Basic Attribute Enhancement·Endurance]

[Your base endurance attribute increases by one level. Since your base attribute is below the minimum threshold (E-rank), your endurance attribute will be corrected to E-rank, then increased by one more level.]

[Your current endurance value is: D]

After reading the draw result, Guiniwell was silent for two seconds.

Emmmmm… it's not too bad, I guess...

He tried to comfort himself.

Although it was a completely basic attribute increase, much weaker than those strange and quirky skill effects, even compared to other attribute-enhancing skills, it was much weaker—especially when considering skills that raised all attributes when facing a stronger opponent or when health was low. But still, it was an attribute boost, right?

Although a bit useless, it couldn't be said to have no use at all. After all, even a mosquito's leg is still meat.

Better to keep it for now.

At least it gave him an extra level in endurance as a minimum correction, so he gained two levels of endurance in one draw. Wasn't that good? Why sulk about it?

Guiniwell consoled himself.

With that, he pressed the button for another draw, using up his last remaining single-draw chance.

Then, once again, he saw a familiar white ring and the same copper card back.

[Congratulations, you have received "Basic Attribute Enhancement·Strength" x1]

[Your base strength attribute increases by one level. Since your base attribute is above the minimum threshold (E-rank), the special correction rule will not apply to you.]

[Your current strength value is: C]

Looking at the simple increase in strength by one, Guiniwell collapsed to the ground in defeat, speechless and choked with emotion.

The heart that had briefly revived was now dead once more.

...What is there left to play for?

Guiniwell thought, feeling despondent.

Six whole draws! What did he get? A Six Harmonies Spear that lowered his luck? A Return of Life that sent him to his grave? A Flying Shield Mastery that was useless without a good shield? And attribute boosts that barely added up to level three in total?

Back and forth, the best reward he got was that "Vick's War Spear," which was only useful because of his previous grudge with Lancelot.

This was just too much, wasn't it?

Guiniwell felt a headache coming on.

To be honest, this entire batch of six draws wasn't even as good as one "Desperation of the Brave" that raised all attributes by at least one and added a combat revival! As for the even stronger "Supreme Art: My Style: Wind Chaser," he didn't even dare to hope for it.

Counting the rewards, the best thing he got was the "Fighting Spirit" buff from completing a hundred victories—something he got just for finishing the simulation!

"I can't accept this, I just can't..."

Guiniwell slowly put on a painful mask.

At that very moment, he suddenly heard the excited shouts of Artoria and Bavanzi from a distance:

"Oh my God! This draw's reward is amazing! I'll never be afraid of that stupid dragon Lancelot again!"

Guiniwell could tell from Bavanzi's voice, full of joy, that she had pulled something great.

"Time to take off! I'm really taking off now!" And following Bavanzi's voice was Artoria's equally jubilant cheer. "I won't be just a weak healer in the back anymore! From now on, I'll be the one leading the charge with all of you!"

Hearing the excited voices of the two from afar, Guiniwell finally lost it.