Chapter 99

Boom! Boom!

The two forces directly destroyed everything in front of them. In an instant, the flames engulfed the sword light, and the sword light pierced through the flames!

"May the Lord be with me! Noble Phantasm release! Luminosité Eternelle!"

Jeanne waved the battle flag in her hand, and then a holy light fell upon her!

Boom!

The sword light landed on Jeanne, but it didn't penetrate her defense. After all, it had been partially offset by the lotus fire, so Jeanne's Noble Phantasm could indeed block it.

However...

Jeanne raised her head to look at the sea of fire. Artoria had been completely engulfed by her flames. This... should have been a success, right?

However...

In the sea of fire, the King of Knights' figure walked out step by step. Beside her, a barrier made of mana wrapped her body, and all the lotus flames were unable to break through the King of Knights' body.

Avalon!! Absolute Defense!

"What???"

The King of Knights looked at Artoria before her. At this moment, she could only sigh helplessly. Watching Artoria raise the Sword of Promised Victory again, the golden light gathering once more, Jeanne could only say:

"I lost."

There was no other way. The Saint of the Lotus was her trump card. Although she could use this move without dying because of the simulation reward, she could only use it once a day.

Now, she couldn't release it a second time.

Hearing Jeanne say this, the King of Knights silently lowered her sword. The two looked at each other, and then...

Clap clap clap clap clap!

A round of applause rang out. The King of Knights and Jeanne looked toward the spectator stand and saw Lin Ye already applauding the King of Knights, Irisviel's palms turning red from clapping.

"Too wonderful! Saber, you and Jeanne, you are both so strong!" Irisviel exclaimed, truly shocked by the intensity of the two Heroic Spirits' battle.

Although Jeanne lost, anyone could see it wasn't because Jeanne was weak, but because the King of Knights was too strong!

Jeanne's strength was that of a genuine out-of-spec Heroic Spirit, but the King of Knights' Avalon... was too unsolvable.

On the other side, although Jeanne lost, she said sincerely, "Saber's strength is indeed very strong. Irisviel, the winner of this Holy Grail War must be you."

Hearing Jeanne's praise, the King of Knights also said, "You are also very strong. The flames just now, if I didn't have Avalon, I would have definitely lost. If Lin Ye hadn't helped me keep Avalon back then, I might not have been your match without it."

"Same here. If it weren't for Lin Ye back then, I would have died on the spot after releasing La Pucelle, and the result of the battle wouldn't have been any different."

When the two women said this, they looked at the man on the side at the same time. Yes, it was all brought about by this man.

"Lin Ye, what are you doing?" Jeanne and the King of Knights looked at Lin Ye curiously. They walked over, and at that moment, they were shocked by the scene before them.

"This is... Lin Ye, are you painting?" The King of Knights looked at the two paintings before her. One was of her holding the Sword of Promised Victory high, countless lights rising from the ground and gathering on her sword.

This was the scene of her releasing her Noble Phantasm.

And the other was Jeanne, praying to heaven, countless lotus flames gathering around her, the holy light shining on the battle flag.

"Is this me? Lin Ye, I knew you could paint, but I didn't expect you to paint so well!" Jeanne was also shocked. Although she didn't know how to appreciate paintings, she could tell whether a painting was good or not.

Hearing Jeanne's praise, Lin Ye finished the last stroke, put down the paintbrush in his hand, and said:

"Know a little bit of everything, make life a little more colorful."

It was indeed "a little bit," B-rank painting technique, compared to the other abilities Lin Ye mastered, wasn't it just a little bit? But one had to know what B-rank represented; B-rank was enough to become a top painter in a country!

So, hearing Lin Ye's words, Jeanne on the side also smiled and said:

"If this is 'a little bit,' then I've never seen a better painting. By the way, Lin Ye... can you give this painting to us? I want to hang it by my bedside."

"Of course, it was meant for you anyway."

After Lin Ye finished speaking, Jeanne and the King of Knights happily picked up their paintings and began to admire them. On the side, Lin Ye felt his clothes being tugged twice, and then he saw Irisviel looking at him with extreme anticipation.

Lin Ye could only say helplessly, "Everyone gets one, everyone gets one." Lin Ye naturally wouldn't favor one over the other. Seeing Lin Ye say this, Irisviel finally showed a happy smile.

She was probably already thinking about what kind of clothes she should change into to have Lin Ye paint her later.

At this moment, Lin Ye also suddenly said:

"Guests have arrived, we should go back."

After Lin Ye finished speaking, he waved his hand, and then everyone returned to the Einzbern castle. Their state was exactly the same as when they entered the Simulation Battlefield, even the lost mana was restored perfectly. If Jeanne and Artoria didn't have the memories of just now, they would even suspect if they were dreaming.

"Lord Lin Ye... is always so magical."

The King of Knights was clearly used to Lin Ye's magic, so she didn't react much. At this time, Tohsaka Tokiomi's voice also rang out at the door:

"Tohsaka Tokiomi is here to visit, please let Mr. Lin Ye appear to meet."

Tohsaka Tokiomi is here?

Hearing this voice, Irisviel felt nervous. What, was he here to attack her like Gilles yesterday?

But the next second, Irisviel wasn't nervous anymore. Looking at Jeanne and the King of Knights before her, Irisviel proudly puffed out her chest.

With such strong people on my side, what do I have to fear?

Lin Ye nodded and said to Irisviel, "Call Sakura out. I also want to see what Tohsaka Tokiomi is here for."