Chapter 53 Cuteness?

Rider had already retreated, and Lancer had also left with the Master. Now the only ones standing on the field were the Saber team and Caster's 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 appear from the beginning to the end. He himself 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 showed no intention of clearing out a single 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. The numbness and pain caused.

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 was covered with golden lines. Apparently, he had transferred part of the curse on Saber's hand to the dagger through some kind of magic.

"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 these words out of the blue. His expression resembled that of a dishonest knife maker.

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.

Seemingly realizing his gaffe, Shuo Yue coughed slightly in embarrassment and said, "Then, are you willing to go with me, Saber?"

"To the Hyatt Regency 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 thing to do 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.”

"Speaking of which, why did you, Satsuki, take the initiative to break into a magician's workshop? Isn't this very dangerous?" 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 it really just that?

The smile on the young man's face was too sincere, but it also concealed 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 the 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 Kiritsugu say something?" Sakutsuki interrupted his wife's apology and curled his lips privately.

Although he had expected Kiritsugu Emiya to refuse, he did not expect him to react so quickly. Originally, the gap between Saber and him could be even wider...

"Tell Kiritsugu that although I don't expect him to be grateful, at least tonight, he can move slower so that I can enjoy the magic competition... Otherwise, he will regret it."

After his request was rejected, Sakutsuki threw down such a meaningless sentence, got into the car neatly, turned the handle, and disappeared from the sight of his wife and Saber.

Saber silently stared at the direction where Sakutsuki left. Her beautiful profile did not show the excitement or haggardness of surviving the death battle just now. The awe-inspiring figure of the girl knight in armor standing on the battlefield was like a painting, beautiful and inviolable.

"Thank you, Saber. Thanks to you, I can survive."

Faced with Irisviel's gratitude, Saber smiled in return. "I can face the enemy without any worries because you are behind me, Irisviel."

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

Although Saber looked a generation younger than herself and still looked like a girl who had not grown up - with such a petite figure and such slender wrists, her body and mind were that of a perfect knight and a true hero.

"The battle has only just begun, Irisviel. Tonight's situation is just the first night of a series of battles to come."

"...Yes."

"All opponents are strong enemies, and the heroes summoned from different eras... None of them are easy to deal with." Saber murmured.

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

But when he called himself a hero, who would refute it?

Even with 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 herself up.

This excitement, this feeling of blood boiling, will never change in any world or any era, and it is the proof of being a hero.

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

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