-852- Obediently follow orders

"Lord Jason!"

On the deck of the Argo, witnessing Jason being punched to the ground and stepped on by Rozen, Medea exclaimed in shock.

"...!"

Atalante, engaged in a high-speed exchange with Rama, also paused. After a moment of hesitation, she sighed and stopped fighting with Rama.

"What?!"

Arjuna, who had been releasing thunderous arrows towards Karna incessantly, instinctively ceased his attack and looked in this direction with amazement.

With all opponents halting their battles, the fiery Karna and Rama, holding the Immortal Blade, also came to a stop.

"Roar!"

Only Berserker, devoid of any rationality, continued to roar furiously. Seeing Rozen stepping on Jason and not stopping, he appeared to charge toward Rozen in a fit of rage.

"Don't even think about it!"

Scáthach wouldn't let Berserker charge at Rozen uncontested. Her magical spear flashed, and with a crimson thrust, she forcefully repelled Berserker in a resounding clash.

Thus, everyone turned their attention to Rozen's direction, expressions ranging from surprise to disbelief.

Clearly, no one expected that Rozen, this human Master, would take down the enemy's king.

"You... how dare you treat me like this...!?"

It was only at this moment that Jason realized what had happened. He roared angrily at Rozen, who remained indifferent.

"Shut up!"

Rozen exerted a bit of force under his foot, making a series of "crackling" sounds from Jason's chest, as if his sternum was about to fracture, causing Jason to scream in pain.

"It hurts...! It hurts...! Stop it...! It hurts so much!"

Jason kept on screaming. The pain wasn't just physical; it was a continuous mental trauma.

For someone like Jason, who held himself in high regard, the current situation was something he couldn't bear.

Being stepped on by the human Master he had always looked down upon, and now, howling in such an undignified manner, Jason felt like he had lost even the will to live.

In this moment, Jason believed that everyone, both allies and enemies, was looking at him with eyes filled with pity, sympathy, and even contempt.

This made Jason unable to endure, and he kept struggling.

Unfortunately, no matter how Jason struggled, he couldn't break free. Even though Jason was a Servant with exceptional physical abilities, this kind of thing should never have happened.

However, Rozen had already enhanced his physical abilities using the techniques of "Rigid Body" when he stepped on Jason. If represented by the parameters of Servant abilities, his Strength could easily reach a rank of D. Plus, Rozen still had numerous techniques for enhancing the body that hadn't been used yet. Even for a useless Servant like Jason, solely relying on this was enough for Rozen to control him.

So...

"Your king is now in my hands. Do you still intend to continue the fight?"

Rozen maintained his position, pressing down on Jason's chest and issuing this warning to the Greek side's Servants.

This left everyone momentarily silent.

Arjuna, Atalante, and Medea wore expressions of disappointment.

Scáthach, Karna, and Rama, on the other hand, relaxed their features.

"I never expected you to be this strong, Master."

Rama expressed a mix of surprise and delight.

Even Karna, to some extent, showed surprise, and a rare smile appeared on his handsome face.

Only Scáthach, who already had some knowledge of Rozen's capabilities, smiled at Rozen's decisive capture of the enemy leader.

"Tsk...!"

Naturally, as an enemy Servant, Atalante clicked her tongue.

"While knowing that you're useless aside from piloting a ship and daydreaming, I never thought that during the battle, our enemy's human Master would take you down, Jason."

Atalante uttered these unpleasant words, leaving Jason in seething hatred.

"Lord Jason!"

Medea looked bewildered, unsure of what to do.

Observing this, Rozen addressed Medea directly.

"Have the Dragon Tooth Warriors stop, Princess."

Rozen delivered this threat with an undeniable tone, applying a bit more pressure under his foot, causing Jason to groan again.

Unable to do otherwise, Medea raised her hand, signaling for all the Dragon Tooth Warriors to simultaneously stop their actions.

With the legion of Dragon Tooth Warriors ceasing their charge, Mash was finally able to leave the battlefield and return to Rozen's side.

"Senpai."

Mash let out a relieved sigh as she called Rozen.

Rozen nodded at Mash, then continued with a threatening tone.

"Tell Berserker to stop as well. Although he's already in a state of madness, as one of the Heroes of Argonauts, that great hero should still listen to your orders to some extent, right?"

If not, during the battle when Berserker was fighting against Rozen and Mash, he wouldn't have suddenly retreated.

This must be related to instructions given by either Jason or Medea behind the scenes.

"If you deny it, I won't be polite."

Rozen exerted force again, causing a loud crunch as he pressed Jason's chest, eliciting almost a scream from him.

"Stop... Stop it! Berserker! This is an order!"

Jason shouted in a mixture of terror and resentment.

"Roar!"

Berserker immediately roared lowly, madness swirling in his eyes, but ultimately chose to stop.

Subsequently, Scáthach left the battlefield but didn't return directly to Rozen's side. Instead, she calmly wielded her demonic spear, observing from the sidelines.

All the Greek Servants halted their combat actions with Jason under restraint.

Except for Arjuna...

"I'm not their companion to begin with. There's no reason for me to stop."

Arjuna seemed determined not to back down.

In response to this...

"That's not a wise decision." Rozen looked at Arjuna and continued, "If you want a fair fight with Karna, it's better to listen to me now. Otherwise, with Greece unable to fight anymore, and the four Servants here, do you think I'd be naive enough to let Karna face you alone?"

This made Arjuna reconsider.

At this moment, Arjuna's expression changed, and his gaze became filled with struggle and indecision.

As for Karna, as if completely accepting Rozen's decision, he stood there silently without uttering a word.

All fighting came to a complete stop.

"It's already stopped! Hurry and let me go!"

Jason yelled at Rozen, not wanting to maintain this humiliating state for another second.

However, Rozen completely ignored Jason, merely extending his hand, channeling magical energy, and drawing a runic symbol.

The runic symbol, like a stream of light, disappeared into Jason's body with a flick of Rozen's finger.

"What... What did you do to me!?"

Witnessing this, Jason was shocked, shouting with a mixture of fear and anger.

"Nothing."

Rozen remained indifferent, saying, "Just put a collar on you, so you'll obediently follow orders."

This statement left the entire scene in stunned silence.