Chapter 473

Kayneth: "..."

"..."

Fiore stared at Sieg and the homunculi who had just been rescued for a while, then turned her head and said: "... Understood, I will give the homunculi freedom now; you can do whatever you like."

Hearing this, the homunculi all breathed a sigh of relief.

Caules: "Then, sister, what should we do now? Should we send a surrender envoy to the Mage's Association?"

"How is that possible? Although the homunculi have been liberated, it doesn't mean we have already lost the Holy Grail War."

Fiore said seriously: "Uncle said that Caster's Noble Phantasm is an A-rank Anti-Army Noble Phantasm. If that's the case, we should still be able to adopt various different strategies."

Caules: "But, just relying on this..."

"Don't say any more."

Fiore stopped her brother, then walked in front of Sieg and said: "As Rider's Master, and also a homunculus who can summon Saber in a virtual way, are you willing to lend us a helping hand?"

Astolfo: "Ah! Too, too thick-skinned! You are too thick-skinned!"

Fiore shrugged her shoulders and said as if nothing had happened: "How so? We have already made the concession of 'liberating the homunculi,' so seeking some return for this is also reasonable."

Astolfo: "No, no, no! Sieg is going to live a peaceful life next!"

Sieg reached out to stop Astolfo and said: "Rider, I don't mind. Since I have become a Master, I have prepared myself to join this struggle surrounding the Holy Grail."

Astolfo: "But..."

Sieg: "And, I still feel a bit concerned. This Holy Grail War doesn't seem to be as simple as the opposition between the Black and Red Factions."

Astolfo: "Ah???"

Sieg: "It was Ruler who said that the fact that she was summoned itself very likely means that some extraordinary situation has occurred."

Jeanne: "Sieg-kun, you..."

Sieg: "It's okay, since I can no longer stay out of it, then I won't run away."

Sieg: "Besides, I also want to do something for you, to contribute some effort."

Jeanne: "Thank you, Sieg-kun."

Gilles de Rais: "..."

Just then, the castle's half-ruined surveillance sensed two Servants rushing toward this side.

"Is it Archer and Caster?"

Fiore immediately sent a telepathic message and indeed received Chiron's reply.

"Are you okay, Archer?"

Chiron: "Yes, but Lancer and his Master, Lord Darnic, have both died in battle, and Caster has defected."

Fiore: "Eh!!!"

They already knew about Darnic's death, but they really didn't know about Avicebron's defection.

Roche hadn't told them that his contract with Avicebron had disappeared.

"Avicebron, that guy has already defected to the Red Faction camp, and I saw that he is currently attempting to release his Noble Phantasm. Is Caster's Master, Lord Roche, still on your side?"

Fiore: "Caules, go find Roche! Hurry!"

Caules: "Understood!"

Although he didn't know what had happened, Caules didn't hesitate at all and immediately turned and left.

Fiore: "Homunculus, I just said I would liberate you, I'm really sorry, I hope you can help too. Please help find Caster's Master, Roche; be sure to search every corner of the city!"

Seeing Fiore's attitude, the homunculi also realized the situation was wrong and immediately agreed.

However, after searching the entire castle, there was no sign of Roche.

Chiron: "Master, did Lord Darnic ever tell you about the effect of Caster's Noble Phantasm?"

Fiore: "I heard it's a huge golem, and to activate it, there must be a core. Other than that, nothing..."

Chiron: "The core refers to a mage."

Fiore: "What!"

Chiron: "Caster originally intended to use Lord Gordes as the core; this is what I heard from Lord Darnic."

Fiore: "But, Uncle Gordes is here!"

Chiron: "Then, the person chosen by Caster as the core is very obvious!"

Waver: "Hey, hey, no way."

Kayneth: "It seems we underestimated this guy Avicebron; this guy is simply a poisonous snake that will bite its master at any time."

Rin Tohsaka: "Truly disgusting, I thought Avicebron's condition with Amakusa Shirou earlier was to protect his own Master, but I didn't expect!"

Emiya Kiritsugu: "He wasn't protecting his Master, but his own important sacrifice."

Shishigou Kairi: "It really is, the same thinking as those crazy mages."

The gaze came to Avicebron's side.

Everything was exactly as Chiron had thought.

"Teacher, this, what exactly is..."

At this time, Roche was being held by the throat by Avicebron, his face full of disbelief.

He already knew, but was just deceiving himself.

Avicebron: "Still don't understand, Master? At this point, you should have figured it out; you are the core."

His tone was flat, as if he were saying something of no great importance.