Chapter 467

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

【As a Servant, to actually need the Master to sacrifice herself to ensure safety……..】

【What a disgrace!!】

【But more than that, it was shame; she should have returned to Yaino's side at the first moment, yet she was obsessed with the shocking battle between Caster and Archer…….】

【Now that Yaino had fallen into the hands of the Caster group, she couldn't even imagine what Yaino was going through.】

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

【But that perverted Master named Kariya Matou clearly regained consciousness at the end; I'm afraid Yaino ultimately couldn't avoid becoming a sacrifice for his victim-fetish.】

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

【But……...】

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

【Artoria felt somewhat despondent.】

【Her current temporary Master was not a mage, causing her parameters to drop directly to the level of a third-rate Servant; she couldn'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 emotions was no joke.】

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

【"Meguri?"】

【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 Meguri?"】

【"Just call me Meguru."】

【Meguri Meguru's reaction seemed much slower.】

【Almost everyone in their team had a tragic past, hollow beings who 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 preparations and better tactics, it was meaningless when facing a Heroic Spirit.】

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

【Only…】

【Meguri 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 the battle between that pseudo-Servant and us is so great that the other groups won't miss it."】

【"What do you mean?"】

【"Nothing more than forming alliances; the Caster group is so strong that no single group can deal with them, so the foundation for an alliance is there."】

【As a King, she was never someone who clung rigidly to dogma.】

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

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

【To have had the chance to kill her but instead use it to kick her face and humiliate her—he must be an enemy from her life.】

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

【The next moment.】

【"It's Lancelot!"】

【？？？？】

【Who? Sir Lancelot? Is it that Flower of the Knights in my group?】

【Artoria could no longer hold it together; her eyes were blank.】

【"It can't be wrong; Yaino investigated it. The one summoned by the Matou family is likely your former subject—the culprit who cuckolded you with your Queen, killed you, caused the Knights of the Round Table to turn on each other, and led to the destruction of your kingdom—the First Knight, Lancelot!"】

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

【Saber was petrified…….】

…………

【"This night is truly long…...."】

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

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

【Kaito Kuroba's voice was even tinged with a sob.】

【He didn't want to experience tonight ever again; he was scared out of his wits.】

【He shouldn't have been so foolish as to come and participate in the Holy Grail War; in fact, he wasn't interested in fighting and killing either. Instead, when he stole Rider's holy relic……. heh heh.】

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

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

【Then he received a slap, instantly baring his teeth; just as he was about to roar in anger, he saw Rider's calm eyes.】

【"It won't do to retreat when you encounter difficulties, Kaito."】

【"…….."】

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

【"Hmph, just like in the era of war, the strongest country doesn't necessarily win in the end."】

【Under the night sky.】

【A chariot of divine power turned into a flash of lightning and disappeared in the dark night.】

………

【In the cathedral located on the outskirts of Fuyuki City.】

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

【"Lady Junko."】

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

【"Pseudo-Servant?"】

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

【Unless all Assassins were deployed and they were prepared to lose most of them, it would be impossible to forcibly kill such a famous Heroic Spirit.】

【And this was only because the Servant she held was relatively effective against this type of melee fighter.】

【"……Yeah, it seems it's a failure."】

【On the other side of the communication.】

【Ganan Shijo's face was as dark as if his whole family had died.】

【Caster's only weakness was gone, and he had offended that King of Kings; it was truly an unlucky year.】

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

【I wonder where that unruly King has gone; an Independent Action of A+ is indeed troublesome.】

. 【In the cathedral.】

【Watching the hung-up communication, Junko turned back and looked calmly into the darkness: "So, as the King of Kings, what brings you here?"】

【Amidst the clanging of metal.】

【The King of Gold crossed his arms, a sadistic smile in his scarlet eyes: "Ganan summoned me to this era and treated me with the etiquette of a subject; it's only right that I give him some return."】

……….

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

"The return refers to: dismemberment and scattering the ashes (confident face)!"

"Hahaha, if he really wanted to scatter Ganan Shijo's ashes, he would have done it long ago. A Noble Phantasm burst from across the city, evaporating the Shijo mansion along with him—I don't believe Ganan Shijo could react in time. Gilgamesh is definitely holding back some evil plan."

"Heh heh, I think so too; he definitely wants to torture him both mentally and physically."

"At this time, doing all this—Luo Shu is almost becoming a god, and he's still hiding Mai Sakurajima, who holds an A+ Noble Phantasm."

"Does Saber mean to unite with other Servants? To kick Luo Shu out of the game first?"

"You're thinking too much. I suspect that even without Gilgamesh, they wouldn't be enough to fight Luo Shu even if they teamed up."

"Not necessarily. Don't forget Luo Shu's mana is only C-rank; what he fears is a war of attrition……. Speaking of which, this subtle perspective gives me a bad premonition."

Suddenly, someone frowned and discovered the key, then eyes widened and blurted out: "Damn it, it's not going to cut off again………."

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【Abandoned factory on the outskirts.】 ===== CHAPTER 468 =====