Chapter 467

【Saber gripped her long sword tightly, and thin blue veins bulged on her skin, which was so fair it was almost transparent.】

【As a Servant, to actually need the Master to sacrifice herself in order to be preserved...】

【What a disgrace!!】

【But there was more shame; she should have returned to Yaino's side at the first moment, but she was addicted to the shocking battle between Caster and Archer...】

【Now that Yaino has fallen into the hands of the Caster group, she simply dare not imagine what Yaino is experiencing.】

【Heroic Spirits are one thing; most Heroic Spirits have their own self-esteem and pride.】

【But the perverted Master named Matou Kariya clearly regained consciousness, and I'm afraid Yaino will ultimately be unable to avoid becoming a sacrifice to his victim fetish.】

【Thinking of this, she couldn't wait to kill her way there regardless, and hack that beastly Master to death with her sword.】

【But...】

【A lonely wind blew through the broken walls and ruins.】

【Artoria felt a bit melancholy.】

【Now that her temporary Master is not a mage, her parameters have dropped directly to the level of a third-rate Servant, and she can't even beat a pseudo-Servant, let alone Caster?】

【If she really went, it would just be a master-servant play.】

【Her heart was filled with grief, but as a legendary King, her ability to regulate her heart was not just for show.】

【Even when facing a desperate and suffocating combination like the Caster group, she didn't give up at all and soon made a judgment.】

【"Shirokuri?"】

【The woman who was staring blankly at the night sky turned her head.】

【Saber looked at her apologetically: "Sorry, my Master is only Yaino; can I call you Shirokuri?"】

【"Just call me Meguru."】

【Shirokuri Meguru's reaction seemed much slower.】

【Almost everyone in their team had a tragic past, empty things that had lost everything.】

【It was Yaino who gave them a reason to live, giving them the sweetness called ideals.】

【It was also she who led them time and time again to kill those powerful mages who were like monsters, giving them confidence.】

【But even if it was Yaino, even with more preparation and better tactics, it was meaningless in the face of Heroic Spirits.】

【Once something happened to Yaino, they seemed to lose their support.】

【Just...】

【Shirokuri Meguru recalled Yaino's entrustment in her mind and forced herself to cheer up: "Saber, you should have an idea, right?"】

【The golden-haired King nodded solemnly: "The momentum of that pseudo-Servant's battle with us is so great that other groups won't miss it."】

【"What do you mean?"】

【"Nothing more than forming alliances; the Caster group is so strong that it's no longer something a single group can handle, so the foundation for an alliance is there."】

【As a King, she was never one to stick to dogma.】

【On the battlefield, everything is fake; only victory is real, and it can truly bring joy and stability to the subjects.】

【Saber looked up in the direction Lancelot had left: "Who on earth are you?"】

【Clearly having the opportunity to kill her, but choosing to kick her face to humiliate her, he must be an enemy from her lifetime.】

【Vortigern the White Dragon, Emperor Lucius... or the King's sister Morgan?】

【The next moment.】

【"It's Lancelot!"】

【????】

【Who? Sir Lancelot? Is it that Knight of the Lake in my group?】

【Artoria couldn't hold it anymore, her eyes blank.】

【"There's no mistake; Yaino-nee investigated, and it's highly likely that the one summoned by the Matou family is your former subject, the culprit who had an affair with your Queen, killed your knights, caused the Knights of the Round Table to fight internally, and led to the destruction of your kingdom—the First Knight Lancelot!"】

【Shirokuri Meguru looked at the night sky with hatred: "Sure enough, just like in the legends, he is a villain with low character."】

【Saber was petrified...】

…………

【"This night is really long..."】

【The red-haired giant finally stood up from the steel beam of the bridge, laughing loudly.】

【"Let's go back when it's over, Rider, go back, go back!!"】

【Kuroba Kaito's voice was even filled with a crying tone.】

【He didn't want to experience tonight ever again; he was scared silly, okay?】

【He shouldn't have been unable to think it through and come to participate in the Holy Grail War; in fact, he wasn't interested in fighting and killing, but rather when he stole the Rider's relic... heh heh.】

【Kuroba Kaito skillfully sat on the ox cart, still muttering.】

【"No matter how you think about this Holy Grail War, Caster has already booked the Holy Grail; such a powerful Caster, and without the weakness of a Master."】

【Then he welcomed a slap, instantly baring his teeth, and just as he wanted to roar in anger, he saw Rider's calm eyes.】

【"It won't do to shrink back when encountering difficulties, Kaito."】

【"........"】

【Kuroba Kaito shrank his neck, dancing and gesturing: "Then what do you say we do? Even if you can block Caster, I will be killed by that armored man with a snap just like Saber's Master."】

【"Hmph, just like in the era of war, the strongest country may not necessarily win in the end."】

【Under the night sky.】

【A chariot of divine power turned into lightning and flashed away in the dark night.】

………

【In the cathedral located in the suburbs of Fuyuki City.】

【In the darkness, the nun held her hands as if praying, but there was no expression on her face, like a machine doing it because it should be done.】

【"Lady Junko."】

【A stream of purple-red spirit particles floated in, circling to form the figure of a graceful woman, kneeling on one knee: "It has been confirmed that the two sides fighting are Saber and Caster's Master Matou Kariya, who should be holding the spirit base of the First Knight Lancelot."】

【"Pseudo-Servant?"】

【The nun turned back to look at the magic communication: "Teacher, it seems that sniping Caster's Master is no longer possible?"】

【Unless all Assassins are deployed and prepared to suffer heavy losses, it is impossible to forcibly kill such a famous Heroic Spirit.】

【This is also because the Servant she holds is relatively restraining to this kind of melee existence.】

【"... Yes, it seems it failed."】

【On the other side of the communication.】

【Shionji Gan'an's face was as black as if his whole family had died.】

【Caster's only weakness is gone, and he has offended that King of Kings; it's simply a bad year.】

【He hung up the communication in annoyance and turned his head to look out the window.】

【I don't know where that unruly King went; independent action A+ is indeed troublesome.】

. 【In the cathedral.】

【Looking at the hung-up communication, Junko turned back and looked calmly into the darkness: "Then, as the King of Kings, what is the purpose of your visit?"】

【Amidst the clanging of metal.】

【The King of Gold crossed his arms, his scarlet eyes carrying a sadistic smile: "Gan'an summoned me to this era and treated me with the etiquette of a subject; it's time to give him some return."】

……….

"Etiquette of a subject? Dong Zhuo gave a like."

"Return means: smash into ten thousand pieces, crush bones and scatter ashes (certain face)!"

"Hahaha, if he really wanted to crush Shionji Gan'an's bones and scatter his ashes, he would have done it long ago. A Noble Phantasm burst across the city, evaporating the Shionji mansion along with it. I don't believe Shionji Gan'an could react. Gilgamesh is definitely holding back something bad."】

"Heh heh, I think so too; he must want to torture Gilgamesh both mentally and physically."

"Doing this at this time, Brother Luo Shu is almost super-god, and there is also Sakurajima Mai holding an A+ Noble Phantasm hidden."

"Does Saber mean to unite with other Servants and kick Brother Luo Shu out first?"

"Thinking too much, I suspect that even without Gilgamesh, they wouldn't be enough for Brother Luo Shu to fight even if they were tied together."

"Not necessarily, don't forget Brother Luo Shu's magic is only C-rank, what he fears is a wheel battle... Speaking of which, this subtle perspective gives me a bad premonition."】

Suddenly, someone frowned and discovered the key, then eyes widened and blurted out: "Grass, it won't be broken again..."

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【Abandoned factory in the suburbs.】