Chapter 157

[Achilles stepped back, pulled out the arrow on his body, and laughed: “Hahaha, isn’t this great? Archer of Black, fighting you who can kill me is also fate.”]

[“O gods of Olympus, grant glory and honor to this battle. If there is a chance to decide the winner, let me see your appearance next time.”]

[Subsequently, Achilles summoned his chariot and retreated.]

[Looking at Achilles’ retreating back, Chiron sighed: “It’s truly ironic, Achilles; fate sometimes even bares its fangs at us who are dead.”]

[It’s rare for this pair of master and apprentice to reunite, but they are in a hostile situation; it’s truly sigh-inducing.]

[Fiore: “Are you okay, Chiron?”]

[Chiron: “Hmm, it seems that in this Holy Grail War, my opponent has also been determined.”]

Achilles: “Hahaha, a duel with Master Chiron? I am very much looking forward to it.”

Chiron: “Yeah, I also want to see your growth.”

Achilles: “No problem, I won’t hold back when the time comes.”

Chiron: “Me neither.”

[Not long after the Red faction retreated, Astolfo pulled the homunculus and ran out of the castle.]

[On the way, they met some magi who were being treated for injuries; because they saw it was Astolfo, they didn’t pay much attention.]

[Before leaving the city, Astolfo specially gave his sword to the homunculus for self-defense.]

[However, he didn’t know that his behavior had already been discovered by Avicebron’s golem bird.]

[In the room, Gordes was complaining to Siegfried when a notification suddenly rang in the castle.]

[Avicebron: “Masters of Yggdmillennia, pay attention: Rider has taken a homunculus and escaped; that homunculus is an important material, so you must capture him alive.”]

[Soon Gordes received the order and could only dissatisfiedly Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take Siegfried to chase Astolfo.]

Celenike: “What are you doing, Rider? You actually caused such a big commotion!”

Astolfo: “What? Shouldn’t this be Caster making a mountain out of a molehill? It’s just wanting to let a homunculus go.”

Avicebron: “Sorry, this homunculus is a special case and is beneficial to my research.”

Waver: “You Black faction are truly lively tonight.”

Darnic: “I’ve made everyone laugh.”

[Astolfo took the homunculus and fled into the forest, but the opponent’s body was too poor, and he was panting after running for a while.]

[Homunculus: “Can I really escape?”]

[Astolfo: “Of course you can.”]

[“But even if I do nothing, I will still die in three years.”]

[Homunculus said confusedly: “I can neither contribute to the world nor leave a mark; what is the meaning of me living like this?”]

[Astolfo: “Do you think it’s not allowed for you to live?”]

[Homunculus: “...I don’t know.”]

[“There is no obligation that must be done.”]

[Astolfo said loudly: “Everything is done because you want to do it; wanting to live is the correct roar of humanity.”]

[Homunculus: “Live on...”]

[Just then, a batch of golems emerged from the ground and surrounded them.]

[“Ah, you are truly popular.”]

[Astolfo took out his lance and prepared to meet the enemy.]

Waver: “Living—I didn’t expect you to be able to say such philosophical words.”

Astolfo: “Hmph, I am very smart.”

[On the other Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side, because of the previous Red-Black battle, Jeanne d’Arc also came here to investigate.]

[She also discovered something wrong with the Red faction; not a single Master appeared on the battlefield.]

[Just then, she sensed that the Black faction suddenly had internal strife, so she rushed over out of curiosity.]

[And on Astolfo’s Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side, he had just finished solving all the golems when the Siegfried group had already caught up.]

[“Found you; you actually want me to do such trivial things.”]

[Gordes was very dissatisfied with the task of capturing the homunculus, thinking it was a waste of talent.]

[“You run!”]

[Astolfo immediately blocked in front and let the homunculus run first.]

[Gordes: “Saber, suppress Rider!”]

[Siegfried directly stepped forward to fight Astolfo; seeing this, the homunculus immediately turned and ran, and Gordes quickly chased after him.]

[But the homunculus’s body was really too poor; he fell to the ground after running a few steps and was caught up by Gordes.]

[“I really don’t understand why Caster cares so much about such a defective product that can’t even walk well.”]

[Gordes reached out to grab the homunculus, and the opponent subconsciously waved his hand to push him away.]

[Gordes: “Hmm, you actually have self-awareness?”]

[“I want to live.”]

[The homunculus subconsciously raised his hand, and his magic circuits appeared.]

[“Logic, activate!”]

[“Transform, Iron Arm!”]

[Gordes didn’t react slowly either; he quickly crossed his hands to perform magic, and his hands were covered by black magic power, forcibly blocking the homunculus’s attack.]

Feng Xi: “Whoa, Armament Haki, hiding his strength.”

Iskandar: “What is Armament Haki?”

Feng Xi: “A fictional skill in a manga; it’s very similar to this magic.”

Iskandar: “Oh, what manga? I’ll check it out someday.”

Feng Xi: “It hasn’t been updated yet.”

Iskandar: “Is it updated very slowly? When will it be updated?”

Feng Xi: “The first chapter will be updated in the summer of the year after next.”

Iskandar: “...”

He felt this kid was playing with him, but he had no evidence.

[The homunculus’s resistance failed and he was directly knocked away by Gordes’s punch, falling to the ground weakly.]

[It’s not Gordes’s fault for being heavy-handed; if he hadn’t blocked that blow just now, he might have lost his life.]

[Video paused.]

[Question: What will happen to the homunculus in the video next?]

Gordes: “What else could happen? This guy’s body is so weak, and he took a solid punch from me that was amplified; he probably won’t survive.”

[Ding! Gordes answered incorrectly, 1 Saint Quartz deducted.]

Gordes: “!!!”

Celenike: “Idiot, think clearly before answering.”

Gordes: “I didn’t answer; I was just analyzing casually.”

Darnic: “It seems you can’t talk casually during the quiz.”

Kayneth: “Could it be...”

He thought of Jeanne d’Arc who had appeared in the video; the video could give the opponent a shot, which meant the opponent couldn’t be here just to play a bit part, and she was indeed rushing here.

Kayneth: “It was Jeanne d’Arc who saved this homunculus.”

[Ding! Congratulations to Kayneth for answering part correctly, 1 Saint Quartz received.]

Darnic: “So answering part correctly also counts?”

Kayneth: “Only answering part correctly; it seems there is something missing.”

Emiya Emiya Shirou Kotomine: “Hmm, it should be Astolfo and Jeanne d’Arc working together to save the homunculus.”

[Ding! Congratulations to Emiya Emiya Shirou Kotomine for answering part correctly, 1 Saint Quartz received.]

Emiya Emiya Shirou Kotomine: “Still only part correct?”

Semiramis: “Is something still missing?”

Feng Xi: “It was Siegfried, Astolfo, and Jeanne d’Arc working together to save this homunculus.”

[Ding! Congratulations to Feng Xi for answering this question correctly, 3 Saint Quartz received.]

Gordes: “(?⊿?)?!!!”