Chapter 451: Summoned Again

Pinokanni, Third World line, a certain bustling district.

Star, Walther, Sha Jin and the Saber who follows Star like a silent guard are standing at the edge of a relatively quiet terrace.

On Sha Jin's always‑cynical smiling face, a trace of unabashed glee now hangs: "…So, the news is basically confirmed. That Miss Robin disappeared right before everyone's eyes, without any warning…."

He spreads his hands, twiddling a glittering golden chip between his fingertips: "It wasn't spatial transfer, nor an attack. It was a literal disappearance, like pencil marks erased by a rubber, leaving no residue. The family has already turned the relevant area upside down, using every means available, even that Memory‑keeper went to check… and the result? Nothing."

Walther pushes up his glasses, his brows slightly furrowed.

"So, the family's investigation is still at a loss?"

His voice is steady, but concern can be heard.

"Pretty much." Sha Jin shrugs.

Saber listens quietly.

Her jade‑green eyes are calm and still, though her heart is not without ripples.

The name "Robin" rings a bell; she was a fairly noted participant in this Pinokanni Holy Grail War, entering as a Master.

Her sudden disappearance is indeed a major incident.

Sha Jin continues, a playful smirk at the corner of his mouth: "I'm actually a bit curious now—if that brother learns his beloved little sister vanished so inexplicably during the family's grand event, what expression would he make? A furious outburst? Or… was all this actually within his control all along? After all, that elder brother's recent whereabouts have been rather mysterious."

Walther pushes up his glasses again, his gaze behind the lenses serious: "It's too early to draw conclusions now. The urgent task is to uncover the truth."

Saber pieces together these fragments: a Master of great importance vanished completely in public without warning, cause unknown, forcing the local special Holy Grail War to pause.

At that moment, on Walther's other side, the usually silent "San Yue Qi" suddenly speaks up.

Her voice sounds like she's reciting a line: "Uncle Yang, this side sounds pretty troublesome, I'm going over there for a drink."

Having said that, she doesn't wait for a reply, naturally turns and walks toward the beverage area in the opposite direction.

Walther gives her a casual nod and says, "San Yue, stay safe, don't go too far."

Saber's gaze lingers a moment on the back of that "San Yue Qi".

Pink hair, the profile of a side face…

Indeed identical to the lively girl in the Memory from Winterwood City.

Yet it feels… subtly different.

(Perhaps a Parallel World variance?)

Saber doesn't probe further.

It seems she doesn't know herself, and there's no need for her to initiate conversation.

Her goal is to obtain a chance to contact the Holy Grail through this Holy Grail War, not to reminisce.

"San Yue! Wait for me!"

Star's voice comes from ahead.

The usually absent‑minded Star finally realizes "San Yue Qi" is leaving, shouts quickly, lifts a foot and tries to catch up.

The "San Yue Qi" who has already taken a few steps—actually Chang Ye Yue, who has taken San Yue's identity while vacationing here—hears the voice, turns around bored, her crimson eyes glance at Star and says, "I think you might need to check on how your Servant is doing right now."

"Huh?"

Star freezes for a moment, instinctively turns his head following her words, looking to the side behind him—

The spot where Saber had been quietly following is now empty.

"Eh? Saber?"

Star blinks his golden eyes, a bit dazed, "Where's she?"

He looks left and right; the area isn't large, he can see the whole space at a glance—where is the golden‑haired, jade‑eyed Knight King's figure?

Walther and Sha Jin immediately notice the anomaly.

"Miss Saber?"

Walther's brows knit tighter, his gaze sweeps the surroundings swiftly, also to no avail.

"Hmm? What's going on now?"

Sha Jin's easy smile tightens a bit; he also scans around, "That Servant lady was just here, wasn't she? How did she vanish in an instant…?"

Before his words finish, Walther suddenly perceives something else, jerks his gaze toward the spot where Sha Jin had just stood.

That spot, too, is empty.

"…Sha Jin?"

Walther's voice carries a hint of surprise.

Perspective shift.

The golden Light Pillar has already faded, but its dignified Lingering Aftertaste seems to linger in the damp courtyard air.

The girl clad in blue‑base silver armor—Saber Artoria, her jade‑green eyes as sharp as the finest emerald, scans the wreckage before her.

Collapsed warehouse debris, broken walls, blackened pits in the ground, and a magical aura in the air that instinctively repels her…

All this throws her instantly into Maximum Alert State.

Yet, more puzzling than the scene is her own condition and surroundings.

A massive flow of information floods her consciousness the instant she appears here—rules about the Holy Grail War, Master and Servant, Winterwood City, and the Fifth Holy Grail War.

This makes her even more confused.

(Another Holy Grail War? Isn't she already part of one? How did she get summoned here again?)

She subconsciously feels the Contract Link with her Master, which points unmistakably to the orange‑haired girl at the edge of the warehouse ruins, covering her nose, face smeared with blood, looking disheveled.

(…Lixiang?)

(No, that's wrong.)

Saber instantly dismisses the fleeting thought.

Though the hair color matches, the aura and gaze of the girl before her are completely different from the one she knows.

This girl looks like a complete ordinary person, and right now she is terrified to the point of losing her soul by something far beyond her comprehension.

The slowly dripping nosebleed adds a few more touches of embarrassment and… absurdity.

The Contract Link originates from this girl.

(She is… my new Master?)

Saber felt a headache.

What on earth is this?

Her gaze quickly swept over the other people in the courtyard.

Not far away, a beautiful woman with dark‑blue long hair and crimson eyes stood.

The woman radiated the same magic that had just made her uneasy, and regarded herself with a thoughtful look, a light smile that was uncomfortable to see.

There was no doubt, this was an enemy.

Saber took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the swirling doubts in her heart.

Whatever the reason, she now finds herself in a new Holy Grail War, with a clear enemy before her, and the Master with whom she has a Contract Link is in danger.

The knight's code and combat instinct led her to make a swift judgment.

The primary task is to confirm the Master's condition and eliminate the immediate threat.