Saber Answers the Summons / Please Take Care of Me for the Rest of My Life (End of volume)

The sky was so dark and gloomy, and the ground was so cruel.

The once bustling town is now nothing but ruins.

The air was thick with the scent of death, and with a palpable malice.

The death toll in this fire was enormous.

This death toll dealt a devastating blow to the man who dreamed of becoming a champion of justice.

Kiritsugu Emiya struggled in the ruins, his face blank, his eyes lifeless, his movements numb as he rummaged through the rubble, as if searching for something.

His ten fingers, covered in dust and scars, proved that he had been doing this for a long time.

"..."

Suddenly, Kiritsugu Emiya seemed to have discovered something. His lifeless eyes suddenly lit up with a strong look of surprise, and his body surged with boundless strength. He quickly rushed to a spot and forcefully moved a huge rock.

Beneath this massive rock lies a tiny figure.

"Thank... thank you... you're still alive, that's wonderful... thank you... it's so good to have found you..."

It was this small figure that made Kiritsugu Emiya pick him up as if he had found a treasure, his voice choked with tears streaming down his face.

After saying that, Kiritsugu Emiya sensed the figure's presence and quickly put him down. He then took out a golden scabbard with striking blue enamel trim from his body and was about to place it into the little boy's body.

"...".

Chapter 320 Saber obeys the summons

'Snap--'

Just as Kiritsugu Emiya was about to place the scabbard of 'Avalon' into the child's body, a hand reached out and snatched 'Avalon' from Kiritsugu Emiya's hand with irresistible force.

"L... Lancer!" Kiritsugu Emiya looked up at Arthur, his face initially filled with disbelief, then he raised his hands, trembling as he reached out to him, pleadingly saying, "Please... give it back to me, give it back to me."

"Do you want to use 'Avalon' to save this child?" Arthur asked softly, looking at the man kneeling before him, tears streaming down his face, who no longer cared about dignity.

"Yes..." Kiritsugu Emiya knelt before Arthur, looking down at the boy who was staring at him intently, a smile of triumph spreading across his face.

"I need 'Avalon' too, I can't give it to you." Arthur glanced at the golden scabbard in his hand, then at the weary-looking child on the ground, and knelt down, placing his other hand on the child's forehead, whispering, "Avalon—"

A transparent white light diffused out, and the sound of the incandescent light emanated from it.

A moment later, the child, enveloped in light, slowly closed his tired eyelids, and his breathing gradually became even.

"He's alright now, so I'll take 'Avalon' with me." Arthur put away the transparent white light shield, stood up, looked down at Kiritsugu Emiya, and said calmly.

'Call out--'

After saying that, Arthur didn't wait for Kiritsugu Emiya to speak before transforming into a bolt of Inazuma and disappearing without a trace.

"Thank you..." Kiritsugu Emiya picked up the child from the ground, looked at the spot where Arthur had disappeared, and whispered in a voice barely louder than a mosquito's buzz.

Weakened and having lost everything, he didn't even notice the meaning of Arthur's release statement.

"I've taken Avalon, will the Fifth Holy Grail War still occur?"

Back in the Archibald Family mansion, Arthur looked at the golden scabbard in his hand and smiled to himself.

Having replaced Diarmuid Duibhne as the Lancer, Arthur has altered many of the course of history, a change that is destined to cause profound upheavals in the future.

Zouken Matou was killed by him, Shinji Matou was driven insane by him.

Sakura Matou was also taken away by him.

More importantly, he also stole the scabbard of 'Avalon' that Shirou Emiya used to summon Saber.

Without 'Avalon', would Shirou Emiya still become a destined figure?

Arthur didn't know, and he didn't care.

After obtaining 'Avalon', Arthur didn't linger and left this world immediately.

'Avalon' is the name of the sword sheath, and also the name of the Noble Phantasm's release.

The Avalon is the resting place of kings, a free and blissful fairyland.

It was a dreamlike elven kingdom.

A fantasy world woven from ancient epics.

There were no bustling streets.

There was no imposing fortress.

There were no magnificent palaces.

An island, like Reality Marble, sits on a desolate ocean.

The island has vast grasslands.

A clear stream flows through the valley.

A clear stream flows through the valley.

And the enormous ancient trees that stand majestically on the hills.

Those who live here will be carefree and never lonely.

In the center of the island, there is a courtyard.

It was a fairyland-like building, where a huge ancient tree was surrounded by countless fireflies even in the daytime.

A very thin mist covered the courtyard.

Inside a room in the courtyard, a figure slowly awoke from his sleep.

Holding a golden scabbard brought in from the outside world, he was none other than Arthur, who had returned from the Nasuverse.

Having just woken up, Arthur subconsciously released his Observation Haki.

Upon discovering that Nami and her two friends were communicating with Sakura Matou, Arthur transformed into a bolt of Inazuma and vanished from the room.

They didn't disturb the four of them. At the moment the mission ended, time in the 'Avalon' had just resumed its flow, Nami, the three girls, and Sakura Matou were probably still getting to know each other.

0. Requesting flowers.

Arthur left the room and came to a forest filled with many huge ancient trees.

Like the large tree in the courtyard, the trees were also surrounded by beautiful, glowing fireflies.

This is the legendary Fairy Britain, a world of fantasy.

Every place is a dream.

"Saber... let me ask you myself, has your redemption been successful? Saber!" Arthur planted the golden scabbard in the ground, removed the armor and glove from his right hand, revealing a hand as white as jade, with a stigma engraved on the back of it.

"Announcement--"

"You are beneath me, entrusting your life to me in times of hardship!"

"I obey your command and reply."

"I hereby swear that I will accomplish all good deeds in the world, and I will cleanse the world of all evil."

"Entangled in the three great Word of Power for seven days, descend through the Wheel of Restraint! Guardian of the scales!"

Following the words in his mind, Arthur released his Mana and chanted.

'Boom... crackle...'

Suddenly, the sound of thunder and Inazuma echoed across the daytime sky.

A dazzling True Magic circle appeared out of thin air around the golden scabbard, radiating a powerful flow of Mana.

'Swish--'

Suddenly, the materialized flow of Mana formed a petite figure.

A long, snow-white dress revealed her fair, jade-like skin, and her gloved hands held a magnificent Golden Sword.

Her long, golden hair was tied into a ponytail, her stunningly beautiful face exuded a touch of heroism, and she radiated an aura of holiness and nobility, as if she were an inviolable goddess.

"Saber has come as summoned. I ask you... are you my Master?"

The closed eyelids slowly opened, and as the emerald green eyes looked at the 'Master,' the speaker uttered words full of authority.

Chapter 321 Please Guide Me for the Rest of My Life (End of Volume)

"We meet again, Saber... no, it should be Artoria!" Gazing at the goddess-like, holy girl before him, Arthur leaned against an ancient tree and waved to Saber.

"Arthur...?"

Upon seeing the person in front of her, Saber's dignified expression instantly turned to stunned silence, and she stared at Arthur with a bewildered look.

"Please take care of me from now on!" Arthur smiled and waved at Saber, the stigmata on the back of his hand now transformed into three Command Spell.

These three Command Spell forged an invisible bond between Arthur and Saber.

"You..." Saber snapped out of her daze and said with a wry smile, "How did you do that?"

"Well... I'm not entirely sure either!" Looking at Saber in front of him, Arthur lied again, "I obtained 'Avalon' from Kiritsugu Emiya, and then, following the steps I took for my Master, I tried it out, and I didn't expect to actually summon you."

"After all, I'm not dead yet... am I?"

"This isn't a summons from the Holy Grail War." Saber glanced down at her hands and said speculatively, "This must be due to the help of that 'thing' you mentioned, possessing power similar to Second Magic."

"That's what I thought too..." Arthur replied with a smile, "Perhaps that's why I was able to summon him successfully."

This is indeed the work of the system!

Arthur completed [World Mission - Victor], but only received an S-rank rating.

The system only gave Arthur one combination reward for this evaluation.

That is the identity of Master, and the Infinite Command Spell.

The role of Master, as the name suggests, is to summon a Servant to fight alongside them.

But you need to have a Sacred Relic!

Furthermore, the Infinite Command Spell Seals refer to the three Command Spell on the back of Arthur's hand.

Whether you use one dish or all of it on a given day, it will be replenished at midnight the following day.

This means that Arthur can use three Command Spell every day.

This reward isn't exactly useless, but it's extremely useless to Arthur.

Because his strength surpasses that of many Servants, the only Servants worthy of his attention are Servant of Gilgamesh's caliber.

However, he dislikes having anyone around him, especially summoned Servants, as they consume his Mana and can even become spirits and attach themselves to him.

Given these two points, Arthur would naturally not seek out a male Servant.

Furthermore, Arthur was unwilling to let anyone else into his 'home,' yet he didn't want to waste the reward.

So Arthur set his sights on Saber.

If it were Saber, he wouldn't feel any aversion.

After all, it's another 'self', someone not only very familiar with, but also so easy to bully.

Therefore, Arthur decisively hired Saber to be his 'bodyguard'.

"What an incredible artifact! May I take a look?" Saber accepted the theory, sighed in admiration, and then revealed a glint of hope in her eyes.

"That thing is inside my body, and I can't find it either," Arthur said with a shrug, looking helpless.

Without waiting for Saber to speak, Arthur asked, "Putting that aside for now, did you make a wish upon the Holy Grail? Did that wish come true?"

"..."