Chapter 240

Waver: "Sure enough, in the end, we still have to decide the winner with a Noble Phantasm."

Astolfo: "Who won?"

Siegfried: "Can't tell, have to wait for the smoke to clear, but..."

Xiang Junior Feng Xi: "Both sides are evenly matched, but Mordred has the blessing of a Command Spell and a Master as backup; I'm afraid Sieg can't compete with her."

Astolfo: "Ah! No way!"

Rin Tohsaka: "What are you panicking about? Haven't we already known that this battle will be interrupted?"

Astolfo: "Ah, right."

【The earth was plowed flat, dust rose, and after the smoke cleared, Sieg was seen kneeling on one knee, while Mordred was jumping with anger.】

【In the contest of Noble Phantasms, Mordred had the upper hand, but she was clearly dissatisfied.】

【"You guy, why are you still alive!"】

【She was actually evenly matched with a fake; this was simply a great humiliation in Mordred's heart.】

【And she had the blessing of a Command Spell, which made her even more angry.】

【"I'm going to kill you, Black Saber, stay there and don't move!"】

【Mordred walked over violently, intending to Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take Sieg's head.】

Xiang Junior Feng Xi: "Sure enough."

Siegfried: "Looking at Sieg, although he hasn't returned to his original form, he has no strength to fight anymore."

Waver: "Although the battle was interrupted, strictly speaking, Mordred still won."

Mordred: "Hmph, a mere fake, how could he be my opponent."

【On the other Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side, the Hanging Gardens, a few minutes ago.】

【Kirei Kotomine, who had returned, was watching the battle with Semiramis and Shakespeare.】

【Semiramis: "Hehe, Master, is this situation also in your calculations?"】

【Kirei Kotomine didn't answer, just watched the monitor with a very grave expression.】

【Shakespeare: "What, what, the Black Saber has actually resurrected! Oh my, this is a great miracle that even a saint would be startled by! It's simply 'to hell with magic or whatever'!"】

【Kirei Kotomine: "No, that's not a resurrection; how should I put it, it's similar to possession."】

【Shakespeare: "You said possession?"】

【"Among Servants, there are types that can have a strong influence on the Master's body."】

【Kirei Kotomine explained: "Usually, the relationship between a Master and a Servant is the same as that between a master and a familiar, but there are also Servants who possess skills that allow them to share a body with the Master. In this case, the Master becomes an existence close to immortal. Of course, that is only for the short duration of the Holy Grail War."】

【"More importantly, it doesn't bring about an improvement in combat ability, so it can only be used as a countermeasure against Assassin."】

Waver: "This is the first time I've heard of this theory."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "I haven't heard of it either. Kirei Kotomine, where did you learn this theory?"

Kirei Kotomine: "This, it can be considered my own research."

Rin Tohsaka: "This situation sounds a bit familiar."

Waver: "It's not familiar; isn't there an example in the group right now?"

Rin Tohsaka: "Ah! Right, it's Jeanne!"】

Jeanne and Laeticia are now somewhat similar to Kirei Kotomine's theory, but there are still some differences.

【Semiramis: "Wait a minute, even from my point of view, that's not the case at all. That guy is not a Master; he is undoubtedly a Servant."】

【Kirei Kotomine: "That's why I said it was possession; it's probably summoning the Black Saber through the massive magic power of a Command Spell."】

【"Of course, even with a Command Spell, it's impossible to do this under normal circumstances; that homunculus is an exception; he carries something related to the Black Saber on him."】

【"Only, although I don't know if it's a part of the body or a catalyst, in short, he uses that as a medium to let Saber descend onto his own body."】

【Semiramis: "How is that possible? We are not those evil spirits seen everywhere, but Heroic Spirits."】

【"If the body is possessed, the soul definitely cannot bear it, let alone a homunculus?"】

【Kirei Kotomine: "It is precisely because he is a homunculus that his soul is purer because of his youth, not stained by anything, and can bear the transformation of any body."】

【"Of course, letting a Heroic Spirit possess you, even for just one second, is equivalent to a miracle. Even with the support of a Command Spell, it's already quite good to be able to maintain it for a few minutes."】

【Semiramis: "In other words, is it okay to ignore it?"】

【Kirei Kotomine nodded.】

Kayneth: "Kirei Kotomine cannot be underestimated; he actually saw through Sieg's background so quickly."

Waver: "This guy seems to know Heroic Spirits very well."

Kirei Kotomine: "Hehe, you flatter me."

【Just then, an impact came from the bottom of the garden, like an earthquake, causing the entire garden to shake.】

【"Is it the aftermath of Berserker's attack? It seems he has almost reached the critical point."】

【Semiramis immediately made the Hanging Gardens rise; if Spartacus suddenly took this garden as an attack target, that wouldn't be fun.】

【Shakespeare: "But, if the castle is destroyed, will the Holy Grail be broken?"】

【Semiramis: "Rest assured, the Greater Grail is located in the basement of the castle; that is not something that mere rubble can destroy. As long as Berserker doesn't actively attack it, there will be no problem."】

【The battlefield below, just as Semiramis said, Spartacus had reached the critical point.】

【Spartacus, who had completely lost his sanity, no longer recognized his own kin and shifted his target from Jeanne to the Yggdmillennia castle.】

Caules: "What the hell!"

Gordes: "Are you kidding me! You aren't our Servant, why did you suddenly turn around to attack us!"

Avicebron: "Has the loss of sanity reached the point of not distinguishing between friend and foe?"

Fiore: "To think such a thing would happen..."

Astolfo: "Hahaha! My love is about to explode!"

Rin Tohsaka: "It's too outrageous; whoever summons this guy as a Servant is really out of luck."

【"It's coming!"】

【Jeanne looked at the Black and Red Sabers fighting fiercely in the distance and made a decision based on her own will.】

【She jumped back holding her holy flag, and after confirming that Spartacus's target was no longer herself, she immediately ran toward the direction of the two Sabers.】

【She had to stop them and let them retreat quickly.】

【The other Servants had noticed Spartacus's situation and retreated early; only they were still fighting intently.】

【Seeing that both sides had actually used their Noble Phantasms to collide, Jeanne thought it was bad.】

【The aftermath of the magic power from the collision was directly transmitted to Spartacus, actually causing the other party to break through the critical point ahead of time.】

【"Ah! The spark of rebellion!"】

【Spartacus roared, and his whole body began to swell like a balloon.】

【"Run away!"】

【Just as Mordred was about to give Sieg the final blow, Jeanne had already rushed to the front and reminded them loudly.】

【Mordred finally noticed Spartacus's situation and was stunned.】

【Urged by Shishigou, she finally came to her senses and disappeared in spirit form unwillingly.】

【And Sieg, because of the collision of the Noble Phantasms just now, was already unable to move.】

【Sieg and Jeanne, both happened to be unable to turn into spirit form.】

【Sieg: "Go quickly, you are a Servant who absolutely cannot be eliminated here!"】

【Jeanne: "Please don't say such foolish things; how could I stand by and watch you die."】

【Just then, Astolfo also rushed up and hugged Sieg tightly in his arms in a protective posture.】

【Jeanne: "Are you not going to run away, Black Rider?"】

【Astolfo: "No."】

【Jeanne: "But..."】

【Astolfo hugged Sieg and shook his head vigorously: "I said no means no! I don't want to see him get hurt again! I will absolutely not retreat from here!"】

【Celenike also ordered Astolfo to turn into spirit form and retreat quickly, but he, who possessed the "Independent Action" skill, refused.】

【"... nderstood, then please stay there and don't move."】

【Seeing Astolfo so determined, Jeanne no longer tried to persuade him and stood the holy flag in front of her.】

Illya: "Oh my, it's really moving; is this love?"

Rin Tohsaka: "Uh, which two are you talking about?"

Illya: "Isn't it obvious?"