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Rider had already retreated, and Lancer had left with the Master. Now, the only ones standing on the field were the Saber team and the Caster Master freak.

Saber looked at the young man who was clearly only a human with complicated eyes.

"What on earth are you here for, Shuo Yue?"

Looking back at tonight's battle, not to mention that Sakusuki's servant did not show up from beginning to end. He alone fought Archer and Lancer successively, and then ignored the best opportunity to defeat Saber and faced off with Lancer, which was delayed. Berserker's withdrawal... and finally an invitation to a battle with Lancer's master made it clear that the turmoil tonight was not over yet.

But from the beginning to the end, Shuo Yue never showed an attitude of clearing out a servant. Instead, he jumped left and right, maintaining a delicate balance.

"Who knows about this kind of thing?"

In response to Saber's inquiry, Sakutsu shrugged as if it had nothing to do with him:

"To borrow the words of the King of Conquerors, 'Let the historians of later generations think about the reasons, plans, and troublesome things. We heroes just need to do whatever we want, and run on the battlefield with passion.'"

"That's not what a king should say." Saber replied with disappointment and a firm attitude.

The King of Knights believes in chivalry, and her beliefs are far removed from Rider's uninhibited motives.

"If we meet again, I will definitely tell him the difference..."

"Okay, okay, I regret saying this. At some point, Sakuyue appeared next to Saber and held up her left hand.

"Sakutsu!" Saber was startled and didn't have time to dodge.

Not only was Shuo Yue's movements non-hostile and there was no warning, it was also because the exhaustion from successive battles made her move half a beat slower.

"This is rude, Shuo Yue, please let me go!"

"Don't be angry, I'm here to help you." Shuo Yue's fingers moved rhythmically on Saber's wound, weaving magic runes one after another. In Artoria's surprised eyes, the curse was relieved. Causes numbness and pain.

After the magic was cast, Shuo Yue let go of his hand cleanly: "Although my magic has reached the realm of replacement concepts, the mystery will succumb to a higher mystery... It is a pity that the 'Destroyed Yellow Rose' after all It’s a Noble Phantasm, and the curse power it contains is too high, so I can’t completely eradicate it.”

The young man with golden eyes had a dagger in his hand, and the dagger had golden lines on it. Apparently, he used some kind of magic to transfer part of the curse on Saber's hand to the dagger.

"No, that's enough." Saber moved her left hand, "Thank you very much, Sakutsu."

"Such a serious personality is also one of your cute features, Saber." The young man rubbed his chin and said this out of the blue. His expression resembled that of an unscrupulous swordsmith.

Cute? What's the meaning?

Saber, who had received modern knowledge but was still unable to comprehend it, was puzzled. The hair on her head shook involuntarily, but behind her, Irisviel, who knew a little bit, covered her mouth to hold back laughter, and did not warn her in a very sinister manner. she.

As if aware of his gaffe, Shuo Yue coughed slightly in embarrassment and said, "Then, are you willing to go with me, Saber?"

"Going to the Hyatt Hotel, Kenneth's workshop?" Saber did not answer, but Irisviel took a step forward and communicated with Sakutsu as the master.

"That's right." Shuo Yue said solemnly, "For you, the first priority is to lift Lancer's curse, and I happen to be going to challenge Kenneth's magic workshop tonight - I think between us There is already a basis for cooperation between us.”

"Speaking of this, why did you, Sakutue, take the initiative to break into a magician's workshop? This is very dangerous, right?" Irisviel asked doubtfully.

In response, Shuo Yue smiled: "Maybe it's because of curiosity."

"Curious? For such a simple reason?"

"Curiosity is human nature, madam. Since I have known about such an interesting place for a long time, why not challenge it?"

Is that really all there is to it?

The smile on the young man's face was too sincere, but it hid a secret. Under such a strange smile, even Irisviel was speechless for a moment. After a moment, she said: "So, what do you want us to do?"

"It's very simple. I will fight Kenneth, and you will fight Lancer. In this case, no matter which side wins, Saber's curse will be lifted, and no matter which side loses... they can't blame others."

"It's a very straightforward plan, but it's also effective." Irisviel thought about it, and her smile suddenly narrowed, "But in a sense, it's also protecting the little girl named 'Miyu', right?"

After all, in Shuo Yue's plan, his servant, Caster, never appeared.

"That's how it should be. Isn't it natural for a brother to protect his sister?" Shuo Yue didn't mean to hide it at all, "So, happy cooperation?"

"I don't seem to have any reason to refuse..." Irisviel was about to reply when Saber suddenly tugged at the corner of her clothes and whispered something. The lady's expression gradually became embarrassed, and she looked at Shuoyue again. He opened his mouth, but suddenly fell silent.

"I'm sorry, Shuo Yue..."

"Ah, I understand. Did that guy Kiritsugu say something?" Sakuyue interrupted his wife's apology and curled her lips in private.

Although I had expected Emiya Kiritsugu to refuse, I didn't expect him to react so quickly. Originally, the gap between Saber and him would have been even deeper...

"Tell Kiritsugu that although I don't expect him to repay his kindness, at least tonight, he can move slower and allow me to enjoy the magic competition...otherwise he will regret it."

The request was rejected. After leaving such a meaningless sentence, Sakuyue got into the car cleanly, turned the handle, and disappeared from the sight of his wife and Saber.

Saber silently stared in the direction that Shuoyue left, with no trace of the excitement of surviving the deadly battle or the haggard look on her beautiful side face. The majestic posture of the girl knight in armor standing on the battlefield is like a painting, beautiful and inviolable.

"Thank you, Saber. It's thanks to you that I'm alive."

Saber smiled in response to Irisviel's thanks. "I can face the enemy without any worries because I have you behind me. Irisviel."

Irisviel once again deeply realized how strong, resolute, and gentle Saber was.

Although Saber looks a bit younger than herself, she still looks like an immature girl - her body is so petite and her wrists are so slender, but in body and mind, she is a perfect knight and a true hero.

"Winning or losing begins now, Irisviel. Tonight's situation is just the first night of a series of battles that will follow."

"……yes."

"All opponents are strong enemies. The heroes summoned from different eras... none of them are easy to deal with." Saber murmured.

Even the young man named "Shuoyue", during the battle, his awe-inspiring and powerful figure made everyone forget the fact that he was not a heroic spirit, but a man of this era.

But who would argue with him when he calls himself a hero?

Even though there were so many heroes competing with her, there was no anxiety or fear in the girl's tone. Facing the impending storm, she just secretly cheered up.

This excitement, this feeling of passionate blood will never change no matter in any world or in any era. It is the proof of the spirit of being a hero.

Staring at the starry night sky, the King of Knights whispered.

"This is...the Holy Grail War."