Chapter 667

Fortunately, Miss Note can reassemble the Zhigengniao, and after dispelling that dissonance, the seven fragments merged into a whole in a flash of light.

Zhigengniao walked out slowly from the light.

"Thank you everyone for your help. Without you, I would definitely have been his treasure—sorry, the effects of consciousness separation don't seem to have fully healed yet."

Zhigengniao approached the crowd: "Please come closer, everyone. I've figured out the melody of this film; with just a little tuning, I should be able to leave Ge Rui Di's Noble Phantasm."

However, Miss Note's condition at the moment is somewhat off.

Without changing her expression, she took a step back.

"Master, you gave me the chance to participate in the Holy Grail War, and I also saved you once. Now we are even."

Ge Rui Di showed some surprise: "This is truly an unexpected gain—old friend, have you finally understood? Who exactly can fulfill your wish?"

Zhigengniao: "It must be the lingering influence of the evil spirit; let me tune you—"

"Master, you are an overly kind girl with no desire for the Holy Grail. Therefore, I must walk my own path."

Upon realizing Miss Note was serious, Zhigengniao also became solemn: "Mr. Lao Aodi is a businessman; the price he will demand from you will be quite high."

"So what? You wouldn't betray your own friends and let me win the Holy Grail War, would you?" Miss Note's expression turned stern. "Here's a suggestion: while I'm still here, use a Command Spell to kill me, just like those people who casually toyed with my fate in the past."

"If you can't do that, Miss Zhigengniao, then we part ways here."

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fate/zero.

"Huh? So in the Holy Grail War, a Servant can actually choose to go their separate ways from the Master?"

Wei Bo widened his eyes; this really is... an eye-opener. But upon further thought, for Caster this is indeed the clearest choice. For a Servant with a strong wish they want to fulfill, Zhigengniao's kind of Master who never lifts a hand against others is simply too conservative.

Rider picked up a beer and took a big gulp, wiped the foam from his mustache, and said lightly: "The Holy Grail War is a slaughter carried out to realize wishes. Traveling alongside a Master who lacks a strong wish is like a ship without sails, an arrow without a bow. Although Zhigengniao forming an alliance with other Masters is indeed good, someday Caster will have to fight Archer and the others, and Zhigengniao will definitely be the first to stop them."

Originally, Zhigengniao relied on connecting everyone to break the dream of Taiyi, but the very 'connection' is the most fragile in the Holy Grail War and could be undone at any moment.

Caster's choice of allies who could better help her realize her wish was undoubtedly correct. However, this also means that the next time they meet, she will be an enemy of Saber and the others.

"But what exactly is Caster's wish? She usually hates Lao Aodi the most, yet now she chooses to ally with him—could she have let go of her hatred?"

"Impossible; that Caster may look weak, but inside she is extraordinarily resolute and would never easily let go of her hatred." Rider stroked his chin, "Perhaps her wish is just too strong? She gets along fairly well with Zhigengniao, and I too am curious about her wish, but it seems the only way to learn it is when Saber and the others cut her down."

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"Can I regard this as a declaration of war? Since you are no longer Miss Zhigengniao's Servant, I have no need to let a potential enemy escape." Saber blocked Caster's path, "I can see you still hesitate; before I draw my sword, there is still room to turn back."

But Ge Rui Di interjected at this moment: "My old friend finally found the path to fulfill her wish with great difficulty; I won't allow anyone to become an obstacle on her road. Want to escape my Noble Phantasm? Then I'll add some extra ingredients!"

With Assassin's help, Miss Note's body quickly became spiritual.

"Farewell, Master; may your kindness never be betrayed."

"Justice Si Ke Te: Director, what about my butt? Butt—"

In Si Ke Te's wailing, everyone's vision was swiftly switched, and the next second Si Ke Te himself also appeared together in the space station.

"His dear Boo-boo Bo, is it ever going to end! Aren't all these videos basically the same thing?"

Archer also joined in teasing: "Oh dear, oh dear, even a straightforward pioneer like a cowboy can't stand this. I say, director, although I don't know your background… there's no doubt that an eight-out-of-ten chance of a box‑office flop and a miserable end is destined."

Everyone's gaze locked onto Si Ke Te in the crowd.

"This… Mr. Si Ke Te, you have stood on our side—are you planning to turn from darkness to light? It seems Assassin's terrible film is even intolerable to his Master."

Si Ke Te shouted with his head raised: "Director! Did you put me in the wrong place? I'm still among the enemies!"

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Silver Soul

Pfft——!!

Gin Shi almost spat out a mouthful of strawberry milk, 'Hahaha! No way? Sold by his own Servant? Being a Master is too stifling, huh? Hahaha!'

"Let him have been so scheming before! This is evil meets evil! Even his own Servant can't stand it, aru!"

Although it felt satisfying, Kagura also worried about the Command Spell in Si Ke Te's hand, for it is compulsive; if he ordered his own Servant to commit suicide, Assassin would be done for too, right?

"Things Zhigengniao can't do might not be impossible for Si Ke Te..."

"Hey hey, don't make the Holy Grail War as cruel as next door! This is a standard shonen manga scene—ordering a Servant to kill themselves is too dark, huh?" Gin Shi muttered discontentedly.

"But inside the dome it's definitely not a shonen manga scene!" Xin Ba Ji pushed up his glasses and couldn't help but retort, "Don't lump together those ruthless cosmic forces that casually kill off entire star systems with shonen manga—although Si Ke Te looks not too bright, being able to hold a management position in the company also makes him a ruthless character who's secretly knocked out who knows how many people."

"That makes sense too..." Gin Shi only just realized then that if Si Ke Te weren't the type who stops at nothing to achieve his goals, Lao Aodi wouldn't have given him a second look.