Astonished Saber / Merlin Gave Them to Me, All of Them

At that moment, Gilgamesh knew he had been defeated.

However, before leaving the stage, he still shouted with pride and arrogance.

Because he wasn't defeated by Arthur, but by 'EA'.

He is still himself!

Gilgamesh, the greatest king in the world.

Excalibur

Holder: Arthur Pendragon

Level: EX

Type: Unknown

Range: Unknown

Maximum capture: Unknown

A shining sword to save the planet. A golden blade created to defeat planet-destroying forces, capable of repelling all evil.

It has thirteen seals. The power increases with each seal that is broken. When Seven Seals are broken, Avalon will disappear, revealing the true Golden Blade. At this point, its true name can be released to unleash its maximum power.

Conceptual Enchantment 1: Heaven and Earth Diverge, Star of Creation!

Chapter 316 The Shocking Saber

After the Reality Marble completely collapsed, the scene once again transformed into the Mion River Bridge and the brightly lit Fuyuki City.

However, this was originally the location where the three kings were to duel.

Now only Arthur remained.

Arthur glanced down at the 'Ea' Ea in his hand, which consisted of three rotating cylindrical sections.

"..."

The blurry vision reappeared, and 'Ea' began to distort.

In the blink of an eye, it returned to its Excalibur form as Excalibur.

Arthur's lips curled into a slight smile, revealing a pleased expression.

--Conceptual Enchantment.

This is the third system evaluation reward given by the system.

Compared to the inherent skills 'Attribute Concealment)' and 'Immunity (EX "150")', the Conceptual Enchantment is more useful for Excalibur and Rhongomyniad.

The ability is very simple: it is to permanently copy the inherent power of the weapon, which possesses incredible strength, to Arthur through enchantment.

You only need to hold that weapon for one minute to successfully enchant it.

However, this Conceptual Enchantment also has limitations.

The system did not reward Arthur with the Conceptual Enchantment, but rather with Excalibur and Rhongomyniad.

Therefore, only 'sword' attribute abilities can be enchanted onto Excalibur, and 'spear' attribute abilities onto Rhongomyniad.

If the attributes and types are different, then Arthur cannot be enchanted.

Having learned of this ability, and with the Fourth Great Holy Grail War approaching, Arthur naturally set his sights on Gilgamesh's 'Ea'. That's why he launched a Thunder attack on Ea in the first battle, hoping to take advantage of Gilgamesh 'Gilgamesh lack of information about him during their first meeting and force him to take out 'Ea'.

Unfortunately, the cautious Tokiomi Tohsaka used Command Spell to summon Gilgamesh back.

Arthur, of course, would not let this opportunity for a duel slip by.

In fact, during the battle just now, Arthur could have easily used the Great Swordsman's slash to instantly kill Gilgamesh.

After all, his Swordsmanship had already improved to (A++→EX), and this wasn't the first time he had used the Great Swordsman's slash. In addition, he frequently used '200 Million Volt Thunder Spear ', so Arthur's proficiency and accuracy with the Great Swordsman wouldn't be that bad.

"Um?"

Suddenly, Arthur raised an eyebrow slightly and turned his head to look in a certain direction.

A terrifying surge of Mana erupted from that direction just now!

Having defeated Gilgamesh, Arthur's nearly depleted Mana has been restored by about 70% thanks to the warm current surging within him, and it continues to recover.

Arthur released his Observation Haki to monitor the location of the Mana fluctuations, a look of sudden realization flashing across his eyes.

It turns out that while Arthur was fighting the King of Conquerors and Gilgamesh, battles were also taking place between Masters elsewhere.

The situation is very similar to the original work. The departure of the five Servants has allowed the Holy Grail Vessel within Irisviel to finally absorb enough Mana and is about to be unleashed.

Meanwhile, Kiritsugu Emiya was engaged in a fierce battle with Kirei Kotomine. Apart from Arthur, who possessed Observation Haki, no one noticed that Irisviel's body had silently burned to ashes in the flames.

A golden cup appeared.

It was as if the most disgusting Black Mud in the world was gushing out of the cup, slowly filling it up and overflowing, eventually collapsing a section of the church floor and covering both Kiritsugu Emiya and Kirei Kotomine, who were fighting on the lower level.

Meanwhile, outside the church, a figure was approaching.

'Call out--'

Arthur's Observation Haki caught sight of the figure, and he instantly transformed into an Inazuma and vanished from the Mion River Bridge.

"Lancer, you..."

As Saber approached the church, an Inazuma suddenly struck her, transforming into Arthur's figure...

Upon seeing Arthur, Saber's face did not show wariness, but rather horror.

Arthur's attire was not the pure white knight's uniform from the first battle, but rather a pale silver armor very similar to Saber's, along with a navy blue robe and cloak.

The pattern on the armor is exactly the same as the one on Saber's armor.

Especially upon seeing Excalibur in Arthur's hand, an unbelievable thought suddenly popped into Saber's mind.

"Don't look at me with that incredulous look. As the king who rules Britain, you haven't even heard of the Second Magic, have you?" Arthur teased with a light laugh.

"Impossible..." Saber instinctively took a few steps back, pointing at Arthur in disbelief, and said, "Even if it's the Second Magic, you... how could you be a man?"

"..." Arthur was speechless, and said helplessly, "Fine! To be precise, my situation doesn't exactly fall under the Second Magic."

"Huff..." Saber let out a heavy sigh, still staring at Arthur with shock in her eyes, and asked, "Are you really 'me'?"

"No!" Arthur shook his head, saying nonchalantly, "You can consider me Heroic Spirit from another world, outside the Second Magic."

"Another world? That's unbelievable!" Saber understood, then said with a hint of self-deprecation, "Was King Arthur a male legend?!"

"So, your name should be..."

"Arthur Pendragon!" Arthur looked at Saber with some surprise and continued her sentence.

At this moment, Saber Arthur seemed to see the shadows of the King of Conquerors and Gilgamesh.

Was it the king's wisdom?

"Just as I thought..." Saber's face showed a hint of relief, then she looked at Arthur with some anticipation and asked, "How is your Britain?"

"No..." Arthur shrugged, answering simply.

"...".

Chapter 317 Everything Merlin gave us, it was all Merlin's doing.

"..."

Seeing Saber's puzzled expression, Arthur explained, "Just like the Second Magic, whether it's this world or another, there are countless parallel worlds, and each version of yourself in a parallel world has a different life."

"I'm a rather unusual case! I didn't pull the Caliburn, didn't become the king of Britain, and didn't form the Knights of the Round Table. Instead, I was taken to another strange world by something with power similar to the Second Magic." Arthur thought for a moment and decided to tell a small lie.

After all, the fact that they were time travelers was something even Hancock and the other girls hadn't mentioned, let alone Saber.

Although he inherited the Noble Phantasm and template of 'Old Saber' Arthur Pendragon, Arthur's soul ultimately comes from another dimension.

This lie is merely an explanation to cover up this identity.

"I see... Your experiences are truly fascinating." Saber looked at Arthur with a complex expression, seemingly tinged with envy.

It's unclear whether this envy stems from Arthur's incredible experiences or from his failure to pull the Caliburn.

Then, Saber awoke with a start, gripping an invisible sword in both hands, and looked at Arthur warily. "Arthur, no... Lancer! Are you going to stop me?"

"I suppose so!" Arthur said with a smile. "Assassin, Berserker, Caster, Rider, Archer, they've all left the stage. Now it's just you and me."

"Has that arrogant Archer also left the stage?" Upon hearing this, Saber's youthful and spirited face couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth, as she spoke with a sense of relief.

In this Holy Grail War, the person she hated most was undoubtedly Gilgamesh, that guy who constantly called everyone a bastard.

However, while she felt relieved, Saber's heart was filled with more seriousness.

During the King’s Banquet, Arthur himself revealed Archer's real name.

Even the Lord of Uruk was defeated by him.

Just how powerful is this 'self' who visited from another world?!

"Lancer, what is your wish in participating in this Holy Grail War?" Despite accepting that the person in front of her was her 'self' from another world, Saber still couldn't bring herself to call him by his name and could only address him by his class.

Her beautiful emerald green eyes, filled with curiosity, gazed at Arthur and asked in a puzzled tone.

"No..." Arthur wagged his index finger, smiling as he fabricated another lie, "My experiences are different from yours. My starting point wasn't in Britain. I didn't experience the rise and fall of the Legend of King Arthur, nor did I suffer any betrayal. My glory comes from another world!"

"At least I feel I have no regrets in that world."

"Impossible!" Saber said firmly. "A person without regrets or desires would never answer the Holy Grail's call! You can't fool me, Lancer."

Arthur smiled without saying anything, but did not continue to answer.

Seeing that Arthur was unwilling to speak, Saber did not press further, but instead said seriously, "If Lancer wants the Holy Grail, then we have no choice but to settle this here."

"That's exactly what I was thinking!" Arthur raised Excalibur, pointing it at Saber, and said, "We really should settle this now. Let me use this sword to test your Swordsmanship!"

'Whoosh--'

'Whoosh--'

Almost simultaneously, two very similar figures appeared, dressed almost identically, with the same hair and eye color, but one was a man and the other a woman.

His figure left an afterimage in place, the invisible sword and the magnificent Excalibur clashing together.

"Aren't you going to dispel the Invisible Air?" As if in a wrestling match, Arthur gripped Excalibur with both hands and pressed it forward with force.

Looking at Saber, who was gritting her teeth and persevering, Arthur chuckled and said, "This kind of trickery won't work on me."

"Indeed, it's a rather incongruous duel." Gazing at the Excalibur before her, Saber smiled despite its slight differences from her own.

'Call--'

A Strong Wind blew from between her hands, and a magnificent Golden Sword appeared in Saber's grasp.

"Is this scabbard 'Avalon'?" Saber, who was 27cm shorter than Arthur, looked up at the bladed scabbard in front of her and asked in confusion.

Ah... not bad!

"The method you used to hide your Noble Phantasm a few days ago was also the Invisible Air, right?" A surge of Mana energy erupted from Saber's petite body as she suddenly used 'Mana Burst (A)' to enhance her power. The disadvantaged opponent was quickly overwhelmed by her power.

'Mana Burst (A)--'

'Armament Haki--'

Arthur instantly amplified the power of both worlds, greatly increasing his strength and once again pushing the resisting Saber back to the disadvantage.

Seeing her gritted teeth, unwilling to give up, yet determined to continue this struggle, Arthur couldn't help but chuckle, "You're right."

"That gun... is it Rhongomyniad?" Saber's face flushed slightly, but she was unwilling to lose to the other 'self' in front of her and continued to ask.

"Yes--"

"That's impossible!" Saber got the answer she wanted, but said in disbelief, "You didn't pull the Caliburn, you didn't become the King of Britain, how could you have Rhongomyniad? Besides, Rhongomyniad doesn't have the power of lightning at all."

"..." Arthur, caught off guard, paused for a moment, then continued to fabricate a lie without blinking, "Merlin gave it to me! That power of lightning was an opportunity I had in another world."