Chapter 574: ·Red Archer's Betrayal

Magical Girl Rin Tohsaka: "She really spent a fortune..."

Looking at the handful of gems in the video, she felt a little heartache.

["How cute."]

[Medea floated in mid-air, dozens of light orbs appeared around her body, looking at Rin Tohsaka happily.]

["One-on-one, do you think you have a chance of winning? Did you forget that I have Saber here? As long as I use a Command Spell now, Saber will become my puppet."]

[Although she said so, she did not order Artoria to attack.]

[In her heart, she perhaps thought that there was no need to deal with a third-rate magus like Rin Tohsaka, she would let this girl know the gap between a Age of Gods magus and a modern magus.]

Caules: "I have to say, challenging a Jewel Jewel Mage from the Age of Gods, and an Heroic Spirit at that, such behavior really looks no different from sending oneself to death."

Tohsaka Rin: "This is strategy! Strategy!"

Tohsaka Rin: "I'm not stupid, how could I really go to my death foolishly."

Zabiko: "I've already understood it; it's that facing Medea directly is unpredictable, so she decided to set the target on Kuzuki Soichiro."

Jinako: "Hmm, a very orthodox tactic."

["Whoosh—"]

[Tohsaka Rin doesn't waste any more words; brilliant red gems rush toward Medea from all directions, only to be easily defeated by Medea's weakened magical energy rays.]

[The next second, a blue gem passes through the fire and smoke, appearing about five meters in front of Medea.]

[Medea frowns, not feeling any threat from this gem, and immediately decides there's no need to care.]

["Bang!!!"]

[Instantly, a dazzling white light illuminates the dim Saint Church.]

[Medea is successfully tricked; this brightness, comparable to a flashbang, almost blinds her.]

[But she isn't stupid either; crimson magical bullets instantly form a barrage and fall, preventing Tohsaka Rin from getting close to her.]

C-Mom: "..."

I was actually tricked by such a small trick; it seems I really have gotten carried away.

But fortunately, this opponent isn't particularly strong, otherwise, just because of this one mistake, the scales of victory might have tilted directly.]

[On the other Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side, seeing Medea hit, Kuzuki Soichiro no longer hides, quickly breaking through the dust and rushing toward Tohsaka Rin.]

["Archer!"]

[Seeing this, Tohsaka Rin quickly retreats while calling for Archer's support.]

[She absolutely cannot be approached by Kuzuki Soichiro, otherwise she will definitely repeat the same mistake and be killed by him in one hit.]

["Whoosh—"]

[Archer quickly blocks in front of Tohsaka Rin, blocking Kuzuki Soichiro's path.]

[Seeing this scene, Tohsaka Rin can't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but she is also a bit puzzled as to why Archer didn't Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take out his bow and arrow to blast the opponent.]

[Kuzuki Soichiro rushes toward Archer without fear; he is confident in Medea's protection and even more confident in his own strength.]

[The next moment, something jaw-dropping happens.]

[Tohsaka Rin's figure flies out heavily, smashing a bench on the Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side.]

[The one who hit her wasn't Kuzuki Soichiro, nor was it Medea, but—Archer!]

[And this scene also leaves a figure hiding on the second floor dumbfounded; it is Emiya Emiya Emiya Shirou.]

[This guy really chased after them and even snuck to the second floor during the chaos.]

Tohsaka Rin: "???"

Blonde Rin: "...Although I felt something was wrong with Archer's expression earlier, I didn't expect this guy to be so ruthless."

Jinako: "This is what happens when the favorability in the game hits 0 and the subordinate directly rebels."

Magical Girl Illya: "This looks so painful (;ロ)..."

Lancer: "But this kid Emiya Emiya Emiya Shirou actually really chased after them."

["Hey! Archer?"]

[Tohsaka Rin only feels like all the bones in her body are about to break, looking at Archer in astonishment.]

[What happened? What happened? What happened...]

[Medea and Kuzuki Soichiro are clearly also stunned by this move.]

[One wanted to raise their hand to cast magecraft, the other wanted to attack Archer's back, but both couldn't help but stop on the spot.]

[Archer doesn't say much, walking straight toward Medea.]

[And at this moment, Emiya Emiya Emiya Shirou on the second floor seems to realize something, whispering: "Don't do this, if you do this, Rin will definitely be very painful..."]

[It should be said that, as expected, the only one who understands you best is yourself.]

[And Archer clearly discovers Emiya Emiya Emiya Shirou too, just throwing a cold sneer at him.]

["Don't hate me, kid, is there any other path I can choose now?"]

Fiore: "Oh, it seems Archer has other plans."

Illya: "Emiya Emiya Shirou, do you see what he wants to do?"

Househusband: "...He's right there, why don't you ask him directly?"

Illya: "(￣^￣) If I asked him, he definitely wouldn't tell me."

Archer: "..."

Emiya Kiritsugu: "(Emiya Emiya Shirou, you're playing with fire; if one thing goes wrong, you'll lose everything.)"

[Archer arrives in front of Medea and says directly: "Alright Caster, I have only one question, do you still have space in your capacity?"]

["Archer, you!"]

[One sentence instantly strikes Tohsaka Rin like a thunderbolt.]

[She can't believe that the red knight who was so gentle before would actually do this now!]

[Why, why, why—]

["Hehehehe... Ahahahahahaha!"]

[Hearing Archer's words, Medea immediately lets out an incomparably joyful laugh, looking at Tohsaka Rin with playful eyes.]

[Poor little girl, she's been betrayed by her own Servant.]

[But the man in front of her really brings her all kinds of surprises.]

["..."]

[Tohsaka Rin bites her silver teeth, clenching her fists tightly, fully showing her inner unwillingness and anger.]

[But she hasn't lost her mind, slowly retreating toward the gate step by step.]

[She knows that without Archer's help, she is just a lamb waiting to be slaughtered here.]

Magical Girl Illya: "Sigh (っД;)っ! It really is a rebellion!"

Jinako: "Has the lofty image of the brother in your heart collapsed?"

Magical Girl Illya: "Uh, not quite..."

Magical Girl Illya: "After all, he isn't the brother from my world."

[Medea: "That's for sure. Let alone you alone, even if I were to control all the Servants, the amount of magical energy I have in reserve is more than enough. You know where my magical energy is replenished from, right?"]

[The magical energy gap between her and Tohsaka Rin is about the amount Medea would use to circle the globe dozens of times riding Pegasus.]

Rider: "（╯－＿－）╯╧╧"

Damn it, she's already out of the game, and she's still being dragged out to be 'flogged'!]

["That makes it easy to talk. I accept your previous proposal, Caster."]

[Archer extends his right hand directly toward Medea.]

["Oh, you clearly rejected me back then? You really are a turncoat."]

[Medea doesn't move, her expression gradually turning cold.]

[Although she is carried away now, she isn't truly stupid.]

[You suddenly rebel and say you want to surrender; it's hard not to suspect there's something fishy.]

["Because the situation has changed."]

[Archer sees Medea's concerns and explains: "Since Saber is in your hands now, among all the Masters, your strength has the best chance of winning. It's only natural for me to defect to the winner."]

["Come on, hurry up and break the contract on me. Rin still has remaining Command Spells; if you don't act quickly, she'll use them to launch an attack on you."]

C-Mom: "..."

This guy, I always feel he has bad intentions, but I can't see where the problem is.

This guy wouldn't really want to use the naive tactic of 'launching an assassination when she gets close', right?

["..."]

[Medea thinks for a moment, but still takes out her Noble Phantasm.]

[Hmph, even if he's lying to me, it doesn't matter; with her speed, she can teleport away the moment this guy attacks.]

[However, this gives her a new concern.]

[This guy can betray that little girl on the battlefield today without any integrity, he might betray her tomorrow, and he might even threaten Master Kuzuki.]

Atalanta: "Oh my, it seems you think highly of this man; it's truly rare."

C-Mom: "Heh, you wouldn't want to bring up that guy Jason, would you."