Chapter 1042

(Henry Jekyll)

【Just yesterday, Hassan of Serenity had quietly approached him.】

【With just a gentle embrace and a kiss, she had removed him from the Holy Grail War.】

【When the intoxicating, sweet, deadly poison led him toward death, a corner of the young man's mind was still worried about the Berserker who shared his goals.】

Rin Tohsaka: "Is this monster actually Berserker?!"

Fiore: "It should be some kind of Noble Phantasm ability, or transformation magic."

Zabiko: "To think a Master was finished off with just an embrace and a kiss; is this the true strength of Hassan of Serenity?"

Empress: "Hehe, I'm a little interested in this girl now."

Mordred: "Tch, birds of a feather."

【Berserker never had any chance of winning from the very beginning.】

【Without the 'Independent Action' skill, it wouldn't be long before he vanished without a trace.】

【But despite this, in the little time he had left, he acted single-mindedly to achieve his Master's goal.】

【To defeat the mage who reigned over Tokyo and was attempting to complete 'some kind of evil ritual,' and to eliminate the head of the Reiroukan family and her Servant.】

【He raided the openings every night, attempting to slip through the Reiroukan estate's barrier, and tonight, the situation finally saw a decisive change.】

【"That's right..."】

【Covered in burning light, he meditated with his last remaining consciousness.】

【As an expression of evil intent, finding himself under the guidance of his Master, he could never fight for justice in the end.】

Zabiko: "Is this another ally of justice?"

Illya: "Could it be the Shirou from that world?"

Taiga Fujimura: "Probably not, Shirou is a cockroach; he wouldn't kick the bucket that easily."

Househusband: "..."

Archer: "Hmph, it seems there's no shortage of such people in any world."

He took Emiya Shirou's setup, but unfortunately, he didn't have Emiya Shirou's luck.

【Originally, it would have been impossible for him to think rationally like this, but in that instant, it truly existed within the disintegrating brain matter of the mad beast.】

【If one were to ask what his greatest regret was, it would be failing to reciprocate the feelings of that person clad in pale silver, who wished to duel him until the very end.】

【Facing this twisted, deformed body and mind, the other Heroic Spirits, and the terrifying torrent of light, that noble Heroic Spirit still spoke: "This is my battle! If you can, please do not interfere!"】

【What a 'kind' Servant.】

【That was by no means naivety, but mercy toward the mad beast.】

【When he first fought Saber again, his heart had already been pierced by an invisible sword, and afterward, he was shot and struck by arrows during the sneak attacks from Lancer and Archer, losing his source of magical energy due to his Master's death.】

【That he could continue to bare his fangs at the Heroic Spirits instead of dissipating on the spot was entirely due to several skills granted by his Noble Phantasm elixir.】

【Especially the Mad Enhancement skill that massively boosted his endurance, and the Self-Modification skill that could push it to its absolute limit.】

【Unfortunately, in the end, he didn't drag a single rider along with him on the road.】

Rin Tohsaka: "Did he conquer someone else with his charm again?"

BB: "Does this count as being popular with both men and women?"

Irisviel: "It seems that whether it's the male or female Artoria, their charm is the strongest."

Mordred: "That goes without saying, after all, she is my Father King."

【In the final moment, the mad beast reached his hooked claws high toward the sky; was it to block an attack, or was he longing to grasp the bright moon above the 'ship' flying far away?】

【Or perhaps, was he using his claws to thank the noble knight?】

【Regardless, those hooked claws had already vanished into the radiance.】

【And within this radiance, a brown-haired young man with a smile on his face slowly dissipated.】

【Then followed a brief introduction about Berserker.】

【Henry Jekyll, a character from the 19th-century novel "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde," a doctor who separated the evil from his own personality, only for the evil part to manifest as a personality, commit crimes everywhere, and finally choose to commit suicide to end it all.】

【He had no wishes in his heart, and once felt lost about his goals due to his craving for the Holy Grail. After being summoned, he was encouraged by his Master, Misaya Reiroukan, and decided to aim to become a "hero of justice," acknowledging Misaya's goals and willing to give his all for them.】

【Just like in the story, after activating his Noble Phantasm, Henry Jekyll can undergo a personality transformation, becoming the dark personality Hyde.】

【It should be said that Hyde is the true Berserker; Henry Jekyll's Class is actually Assassin.】

【He is a very peculiar existence, possessing two Classes.】

【Unfortunately, none of this matters anymore.】

Kayneth: "To think he was a character from a novel."

Shakespeare: "Oh, how truly magical."

Shakespeare: "In that case, perhaps the characters in my novels could also become Heroic Spirits."

Rin Tohsaka: "I think that's unlikely..."

What could those characters from your tragic novels do if summoned? Let people experience a realistic version of a tragic romance?

Waver: "To think he possesses two Classes; does he switch Classes along with his personality?"

Empress: "Isn't it just two Classes? What's so strange about that?"

Rin Tohsaka: "Do you think everyone is like you?"

Fiore: "How should I put it... Caules, I feel you and he are somewhat similar."

Caules: "Huh?"

Gordes: "Now that you mention it, the facial features are indeed somewhat similar."

Roche: "Could it be another Pseudo-Servant?"

Shishigou: "Probably not; if it were, the introduction would have surely mentioned it."

Gordes: "It seems it's just a simple case of looking alike."

Fiore: "To look like a Servant, Caules, you're quite lucky."

Caules: "..."

【"... Truly a powerful Heroic Spirit."】

【On the top floor of a high-rise apartment far away, from which the Reiroukan estate could be viewed, Ayaka Sajyou was watching the battle at the Reiroukan estate with Hassan of Serenity.】

【They already had guesses about Rider's identity.】

【The opponent's vehicle, the "Solar Ship," a ship from ancient Egyptian mythology; a Heroic Spirit using this as a Noble Phantasm is definitely a Pharaoh of ancient Egypt.】

【And a Pharaoh capable of such strength must be a world-renowned, peerless hegemon in history.】

【This narrows the range down significantly.】

【However, no matter how strong the opponent is, she was certain of victory in this battle.】

【After this battle, the outcome of this Holy Grail War would be decided.】

【After all, Saber, Assassin, and Archer—she already possessed the power of three Servants. Berserker was dead, leaving only Rider, Lancer, and Caster.】

【Oh, wait, there are only two Servants left to deal with.】

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "To think one person possesses three Servants."

Kayneth: "This girl, does she have enough magical energy to supply three Servants?"

Waver: "Ayaka Sajyou, this girl carries a great secret."

Waver: "Only two Servants... could it be!"

【In Misaya Reiroukan's room, this time she didn't run out out of curiosity, but listening to the commotion outside, she couldn't fall asleep for a long time.】

【Finally, she couldn't hold back anymore and climbed up, wanting to go out and take a look.】

【However, this time she was caught red-handed immediately.】

【"It's so late, you cannot walk around outside, Misaya."】

【Paracelsus invited Misaya Reiroukan back to her room.】