FATE: As Illya, I was summoned by Kotomine Kirei?!

Chapter 3: I am a mage but got the class of assassin

The black shadow obscured the heroic spirit. The assassin's stealth ability seemed to be innate. From leaving the cathedral to walking between the buildings in the city, the white-haired little girl did not attract the attention of even a stray kitten. She seemed like a poor little girl abandoned by the world, and the world concealed her existence.

The presence is concealed.

This is one of her skills, an unimaginably powerful ability that comes with the assassin class.

The temperature at night was a little chilly, but the little girl in white, who was wearing thin clothes, did not feel uncomfortable at all. Even after walking through the steel forest for dozens of minutes, she did not feel tired at all.

This is an extraordinary power, a power that goes against biological evolution and can trample Darwin's theory of evolution underfoot.

At this moment, she finally let go of the last bit of hope in her heart and stopped fantasizing that she was dreaming or that someone was playing a prank on her. She accepted the fact that she had traveled to this battlefield where she needed to fight.

It seems a bit weird that a cute little girl can jump from a tall building to a tall building dozens of meters away. Normally, neither the impact of landing nor the bouncing force can be withstood by a species called human beings.

The reason why this little girl was able to do this was because she had abandoned her human identity and become a heroic spirit.

This is the same as putting on the Stone Mask and becoming a vampire.

"The attributes of the Assassin class are really bad. Why can't that uncle summon me out with a class with a good stats like the Three Knights?

(っ╥╯﹏╰╥c)."

"No matter how skilled you are, you can't beat a high stat. I also want to experience the joy of a stat monster ...."

"The only attribute on my body is A-level. The most important thing is that it's not Agility A, but Mana A. Which serious Assassin doesn't max out Agility and instead points to Mana?"

Landing on the rooftop of a high-rise building, Miss Illyasviel couldn't help but complain while looking at her own panel.

Does this count as:

"Because I was afraid of running out of mana in a fight, I maxed out my magic".

"Is it normal for me to wear Goddess Tears when I go out as an assassin?"

"I traveled to another world and my mana suddenly became full."

"On the top of the moon, in the world, with my magic, there is heaven!"

"Whoever attacks my Fuyuki will be defeated!"

Mana is a very powerful attribute for other classes, but for the assassin class, which consumes less mana, the role of mana is really dispensable. It is not a big mana consumer. Even her Noble Phantasm is the same. It is estimated that even if she spends seven days here, she will not need to replenish magic.

"This attribute is too weak. The Noble Phantasm is also a strange thing that tests luck. Apart from beating the Master to death, I really can't think of anyone else to bully......"

The ritual of the Holy Grail War has been held three times in Fuyuki City. The Heroic Spirits and Masters of the Assassin class are almost always the first to be eliminated. Their outstanding feature is that they are not only incompetent but also targeted by others. They have no stats and no Noble Phantasms and are useless except for the inherent mechanism of blocking their aura.

So, naturally, Miss Illyasviel thinks she should be weak.

After all, this was her first time fighting in the Holy Grail War, so she could only guess based on the information she knew.

........

Real name: Illyasviel von Einzbern.

Class: Assassin.

[Status]

Strength: E

Durability: D

Agility: C+

Magic: A

Luck: D

Noble Phantasm: B+

[Class Skills]

Presence Concealment: C+

The inherent skill of the Assassin class is "Presence Concealment." When Illyasviel activates this ability, she blends into the surrounding environment, sneaks into your vicinity, and silently vanishes. Just like how Illyasviel had been running around in the high-rise building earlier without any creature noticing her. Even Heroic Spirits can be hidden if the distance is properly maintained. Of course, if the enemy possesses skills like "Intuition," it's a different matter.

[Skills]

Heart of the Lesser Holy Grail: B-A+

As the vessel of the Lesser Holy Grail and with a Heroic Spirit body connected to spiritual veins, the speed and quality of magical energy replenishment far exceed that of Heroic Spirits in other classes. This means that even after the death of the Master, she can remain in the world for an extended time without quickly fading after the Master's demise. If directly connected to the Greater Holy Grail, this skill upgrades to A+, potentially granting her an inexhaustible supply of magical energy and allowing her to grow stronger with each battle.

A Glimpse into the Evil of This World: B+

You embody one of the greatest evils of this world, carrying the malice of humanity. This grants you the ability to detect the malice in others keenly. As an entity only "evil" individuals can summon, "evil" is like fine wine to you. You subconsciously provoke actions that lead to sinful deeds, amplifying the hidden darkness in people's hearts.

[Inherent Skills]

Engel Lied: Angel's Poem: C

Bird-shaped familiars automatically track and generate magical energy, acting as high-performance tools. As the carrier of the Holy Grail, Illyasviel can use familiars crafted from wires or her own hair to replenish energy and attack enemies. Apart from the "Ritter: Stork Knight," other forms are also possible.

Einzbern's Magic: D

Consciousness transfer magic allows transferring one's vision to other objects (such as trees or walls) and observing through them. This can be extended to divination and possession, but it's not suitable for combat. It mainly facilitates reconnaissance through familiars or automatic dolls. However, controlling the body of a familiar with a soul is impossible—only shared vision is possible.

The Disguise of a Pure Little Girl: C

Disguise is essential for an Assassin. You can effortlessly conceal emotions and thoughts, and create clothing with mana. In others' eyes, you are merely an ordinary, cute girl. Unless you deliberately reveal your true nature, people will subconsciously like you.

[Noble Phantasm]

Blank Card · Assassin: B+

There is no card linked to any Servant of the Throne of Heroes, just like the blank Archer-class card used by Shirou Emiya in the Vow in the Snow. When Shirou Emiya prayed for help to the Throne of Heroes, the only one who responded to him was himself, the Archer-class Heroic Spirit named "Nameless." Now Illyasviel holds an Assassin-class card. Will anyone in the Throne of Heroes respond to her? Who will respond to her?

Without a response from the Heroic Spirits, this Noble Phantasm is naturally useless. For example, Sakura Matou did not receive any response from the Archer-class Heroic Spirits and was eventually killed by the puppet Matou Shinji.

But the high rating of B+ is certainly not fake. Unlike Emiya Shirou's card, this Noble Phantasm will "inevitably" get a response from the Throne of Heroes. As for which Heroic Spirit of the Assassin class is willing to lend its power, it all depends on luck.

Unfortunately, due to the limitations of the Holy Grail's spiritual foundation and Noble Phantasm level, neither the Grand Heroic Spirit nor the Divine Heroic Spirit can respond and send down their power. However, the compensation is that if you receive a fatal injury after using a Noble Phantasm, you will be "immune to that death," and only a blank card will pop up~

.......

"My highest attribute in hand-to-hand combat is C+. No matter how you look at me, I look like a Caster with the class Assassin..."

Miss Illyasviel held her forehead and complained helplessly.

Illyasviel feels helpless about her own stats. Although it is weak, the mechanism is quite a lot. She can summon familiars, bewitch people, attach her consciousness to objects for secret reconnaissance, and also has standard stealth and camouflage. It can be regarded as a mechanism patchwork monster no matter where she is placed.

But if you say she is strong, it seems that she is not very strong. Her basic stats are really too bad, and among her many mechanisms, there is not a single damaging skill.

When fighting with other Heroic Spirits, she would probably control by them like a tiger.

At first glance, the damage is so severe that it can't even take away the opponent's health.

Especially since the Noble Phantasm depends purely on luck when drawing cards, just like in some bastard game card pools where there is no guarantee, with her luck, who knows if she will draw an Assassin weaker than her. It can almost be regarded as a golden ticket to immunity from death.

"So, it's better to assassinate the Master..." Rubbing her face, the loose pure white pajamas on Miss Illyasviel gradually disappeared.

Instead, it was a set of Fuyuki City elementary school uniform, a cute little school bag, and a small brown hat.

More than a thousand meters away, a luxurious manor house with a small garden came into view. That was her target this time. It was the residence of one of the three major families in Fuyuki who created the Holy Grail Ceremony according to the information completed by the Holy Grail. It was a well-known aristocratic family in Fuyuki City. She thought it was the closest enemy that could be tried first for assassination.

The provider of the Holy Grail War land, the Tohsaka family.

An inevitable participant in every Holy Grail War.

"The Einzbern family is as far away as Germany, and the Matou family and the Tohsaka family are the first choices."

"A large family like this will definitely look for powerful relics before summoning Heroic Spirits and will definitely make a lot of preparations before the summoning. Today is the first night of the Holy Grail War. According to Master, I am one of the first Servants to be summoned, so if I launch a surprise attack first, I might be able to take advantage of it."

After all, who would have thought that someone would be so shameless as to attack a magi when no one else had summoned a Heroic Spirit? Who would have thought that she, an Assassin, would take the initiative to attack? You know, magi have their own pride, especially a family with noble blood like the Tohsaka family.

As for whether she is shameless, Miss Illyasviel is very clear-headed because she understands that she is unlikely to defeat other Heroic Spirits, and the only way to survive is to assassinate the Master.

But she wanted to live; she wanted to live no matter what, rather than just sit there and wait for someone to come and kill her.

It would be better for her to take the initiative and try to get some benefits on the first night of the Holy Grail War.

Besides, it doesn't matter if the other side is on guard; she is just trying...

In order to survive, she must seize every opportunity!

"But why is my real name so strange? Why is my last name exactly the same as the Einzbern family?"

(TL: Hey there! If you're enjoying this fanfic and want to get early access to more chapters or explore some of my other works, feel free to swing by my Patreon. You'll find plenty of advanced updates and maybe even some exclusive content waiting for you~ 

link: patreon.com/Elysia_Husband)