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  Suddenly—the two Servants separated.

  Lancer, panting heavily—gred at Saber with frustration.

  "Coward! Hiding your on like that is dishonorable!" he accused.

  During their csh, Saber's cealed on had caught him off guard, and he was angry about it.

  "What's wrong, Lancer? Giving up already? That's hardly befitting of a Lancer—If you won't attack, then I will," Saber taunted.

  Roy was amused. It was rare to see Saber taunting her oppo.

  "Before that, I have a question for you. Is your on a sword?" Lancer asked, pointing his spear at Saber.

  "What do you think? It could be an axe, or a spear—or maybe even a bow," Saber replied evasively. Revealing her Noble Phantasm would be foolish.

  Roy burst out ughing.

  Saber was being pyful. Who would wield a spear with both hands in the same position?

  And a bow? Even more absurd!

  It was obviously a sword!

  Saber had outsmarted Lancer.

  Roy's ughter caught their attention.

  "Sorry, I couldn't help it. Saber, you're too funny!" Roy expined, still chug.

  "Master?" Saber blushed slightly. Hiding her on did seem to go against her knightly code of honor.

  "It's fine, Saber. Just bring out your 'Curry Stick'," Roy said with a wave of his hand.

  "Curry Stick?" Saber tilted her head in fusion, then realized what he meant.

  "Master, it's Excalibur, not 'Curry Stick'!" she corrected him.

  "I know, I know. Now, use your 'Curry Stick' and finish him off," Red.

  Saber nodded seriously. She would follow her Master's and.

  She held her invisible sword in front of her.

  The wind that had been cealing the bde slowly dissipated, revealing its true form.

  It was a golden sword with a jeweled hilt, its bde sharp enough to cut through steel.

  This was Excalibur—the Sword of Promised Victory.

  "A Noble Phantasm? Excalibur? Are you the King Arthur of Britain? But that's impossible! How the King of Knights be a girl?" Lancer excimed, his expression turning serious.

  He was filled with questions, but now wasn't the time to pohem.

  His spear glowed crimson.

  He reparing to unleash his Noble Phantasm.

  He would attack before Saber could release hers. That was his strategy.

  "Saber, sihis is our first meeting, I'll ask you this: do you io hold back?"

  "No. You will be defeated here, Lancer," Saber decred, her voice filled with determination.

  With Roy's abundant magical energy supply, she was fident in her ability to defeat Lancer.

  She wouldn't let this opportunity slip away.

  "...Is that so? I was initially just pnning to observe. But since you're so eager, I'll take your heart," Lancer decred.

  He charged towards Saber, his spear infused with crimson magical energy.

  "Gáe Bolg!"

  Lancer's Noble Phantasm, Gáe Bolg—ear that reversed causality.

  It reversed cause and effect, ensuring that the spear would alierce the oppo's heart.

  Sihe oute redetermined, any defense or evasion was meaningless.

  It sounded powerful, but due to Lancer's terrible luck, it seemed this spear had never actually killed anyone.

  Of course, there were ways to ter this attack.

  The first, and most straightforward, was to defeat Lancer before he could use it.

  The sed was to possess an ability like God Hand—which granted automatic resurre after death.

  The third was to erect a barrier strohan the spear's magical energy.

  And the fourth was to possess incredible luck that could defy fate.

  In the inal story, Saber had relied on her luck to avoid this fatal attack.

  But Roy wasn't sure if Saber could do that now.

  "Saber—catch!" Roy shouted, tossing something towards her.

  It was Avalon, the scabbard of Excalibur, also known as the "Everdistant Utopia."

  It was a Bounded Field Noble Phantasm that provided absolute defeo its wielder.

  Not only could it heal the wielder's wounds and halt aging, but when its True Name was released, it would fragment into hundreds of pieces, proteg the wielder from any interference.

  It was a Noble Phantasm that reached the realm of magic, capable of blog all physical and ceptual attacks, even those from parallel worlds.

  With Avalon, Saber ractically invincible.

  Even Gilgamesh with Ea wouldn't be able to harm her.

  Let alone Lancer's Gáe Bolg.

  Saber caught the scabbard and stared at it in surprise, then her face lit up with joy.

  Her lost scabbard had returo her.

  She immediately activated Avalon.

  Lancer's Gáe Bolg struck the barrier, but it didn't even ripple.

  ...

  "Impossible... My sure-kill attack was blocked?!" Lancer excimed in disbelief, his face torted in shock.

  His Noble Phantasm, which guaranteed a fatal blow, had been pletely nullified.

  "Nothing is impossible, Lancer. And that attack... Gáe Bolg. Your True Name is Cu n, the Child of Light of Irend, isn't it?" Saber decred.

  From his attack, she had deduced his identity.

  In battles between Servants, revealing orue Name was dangerous.

  "A miscalcution..." Lancer muttered, shaking his head. "I've already revealed my Noble Phantasm. If it's not a sure kill—then I'm in trouble."

  Roy rolled his eyes. 'He's trying to run away after showing off,' he thought.

  As expected, Lancer slung his spear over his shoulder and prepared to leave. "My Master is a coward. He said to retreat immediately if my attack is blocked..."

  "You're running away, Lancer?" Saber asked, clearly seeing through his iions.

  "Saber, don't waste your time on him. He 't just show off and then run away. Give him a taste of your 'Curry Stick', or I'll have to step in myself," Red impatiently.

  Saber blinked. Was her Master joking?

  An ordinary magus was no match for a Servant.

  She assumed he was just being pyful.

  "Lancer, you're not esg!" Saber decred, gripping Excalibur tightly. A faint glow enveloped her body.

  She looked radiant and powerful.

  Roy's heart skipped a beat. Saber was breathtakingly beautiful at this moment.

  Excalibur was engulfed in a white light, and a beam shot up into the sky, pierg the clouds.

  "Ex—calibur!" Saber shouted.

  The beam of light desded, striking the ground where Lancer had been standing.

  Lancer—who had been about to escape, stared in shock.

  The attack was incredibly powerful.

  He didn't even try to defend himself. He k was futile.

  In the moment, he vanished in a blinding fsh of light.

  A massive trench, stretg as far as the eye could see, was carved into the earth.

  Fortunately, Saber had aimed carefully, avoiding any poputed areas.

  But she was still embarrassed by the sheer destructive power of her attack.

  "Well done, Saber!" Roy praised, approag her with a thumbs-up.

  "It was my duty, Master. But now is not the time to celebrate. Allow me to deal with the other Servant," Saber replied seriously, then leaped onto a rooftop and chased after another presence.

  Rhe dire she was heading in. It was where Rin and Ishtar were.

  They hadn't gone far.

  "Saber is quite serious, isn't she?" Roy mused.

  He found her serious demeanor quite attractive, but he preferred a more pyful and affeate Saber, like the one in 'Today's Menu for the Emiya Family.'

  It seemed he o spend more time with her.

  ...

  Roy followed Saber.

  Ishtar was no match for Saber. If he didn't hurry, Rin might get hurt.

  As expected, when he arrived, Saber and Ishtar were already fighting.

  Rin was sitting on the ground, having been caught in the crossfire.

  "Hey, are you alright?" Roy asked, approag her.

  Rin jumped, startled by the sudden voice.

  She turned around.

  ...

  "It's you—you pervert!" she excimed upon seeing Roy.

  Roy's face darkened.

  "Rin Tohsaka, would you care to expin what you mean by 'pervert'?" he asked with a forced smile.

  "Um—well..." Rin stammered, embarrassed.

  She hadn't meant to say that out loud.

  "Haha, it's fine. Since you've called me a pervert, I suppose I should live up to that title," Roy said with a mischievous grin, reag out and caressing her leg.

  He had been wanting to do that for a while now.

  Since Rin was sitting on the ground, he could easily see up her skirt.

  "Aah!" Rin yelped and scooted back, her face flushed.

  "You really are a pervert!" she accused.

  Roy shrugged. He had already gotten his fill. It was a worthwhile endeavor.

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