Someone in Type-Moon, Starting with Adopting Sakura Chapter 41

Facing Kenneth's inquiry, Rovey's expression remained calm as he casually lied, "So I had Scáthach do some preparations for me in advance. I didn't expect them to actually be useful."

"Is... is that so? Then I'm truly indebted to you."

Upon hearing Rovey's answer, Kenneth secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In this critical moment, having just been saved, he obviously had no reason to doubt Rovey. Furthermore, everything Rovey was doing at the moment was to help him.

"Haha, you're quite the kid! To accurately assess this much in just one night, you're a fine strategist! If this were my era, you'd be a major threat as an opponent!"

"So, what do you say? Interested in joining my ranks? Once I regain my body, I'll make you my strategist, and together we'll conquer the world!"

Seeing Rovey's performance, Iskandar laughed heartily, his appreciation for talent reignited, and he directly began to recruit him.

"No thank you, King of Conquerors. I merely took a shortcut; I'm no strategist or advisor."

Rovey shook his head, inwardly sighing, 'It's just the advantage of knowing things beforehand...'

—BOOM!!

While everyone was chatting, several more RPGs suddenly whizzed in from a distance, exploding directly on the windows. Clearly, the attackers outside had also noticed the anomaly on these three floors and continued their fierce assault.

Although the explosions didn't breach the interior, the violent shaking and the close-range fireworks made Kenneth's heart pound.

"Rovey, do you have any other countermeasures? We can't keep this up. If they unleash a Noble Phantasm, even a Magic Workshop enhanced by Rune magic will be difficult to withstand!"

Realizing the situation was dire, Kenneth quickly shouted to Rovey, wanting only to know how to resolve this predicament.

"Of course, please remain calm..."

Rovey then looked at Iskandar before him, nodded gently, and spoke with great courtesy.

"King of Conquerors, when I met with Weber, we exchanged information, so I know your Noble Phantasm. Now is the perfect time for you to act."

"My Noble Phantasm? You mean you want me to..."

"Use your Reality Marble to transfer us to another floor. That way, they won't be able to attack us."

Seeing Iskandar's confusion, Rovey specifically reminded him.

"As expected, I understand."

Hearing Rovey's words, Iskandar's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood Rovey's intention, exclaiming in admiration.

"As expected of a strategist, you even have this up your sleeve! How did I not think of that?"

Meanwhile, the anxious Weber and Kenneth, upon hearing Rovey tell Rider to activate his Reality Marble, both widened their eyes and exclaimed in disbelief.

"Rider! You have a Reality Marble too? Why didn't you say so earlier?!"

To them, the impact of Iskandar, that red-haired gorilla, possessing a Reality Marble was no less than Emiya Kiritsugu bombarding the Magic Workshop.

After all, no matter how they looked at it, that red-haired gorilla didn't seem like a Magus at all?!

In response to their astonished expressions, Iskandar merely scratched his head and casually replied.

"Besides this kid, none of you asked me."

"..."

The atmosphere in the room fell into a dead silence for a moment.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH—!!

As a seasoned expert in high-rise demolition, Emiya Kiritsugu heartily fired a few more rockets at Kenneth.

The spectacular fireworks and explosions were exceptionally dazzling in the dim night sky.

With multi-point demolition and Emiya Kiritsugu's relentless barrage of RPGs, the once precarious skyscraper finally collapsed with a roar. Even the three magically enhanced floors of the workshop were completely engulfed in dust.

Outside, Emiya Kiritsugu, standing on a distant skyscraper, coldly watched everything unfold through his binoculars.

Upon seeing the final three floors of the building collapse, a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

As expected, all mystery was fragile in the face of sufficient firepower. Even the Lord who had relentlessly pursued him last night would be buried in the ruins under the roar of cannons.

Now, the stronghold of the Archer, the god-slayer Fionn mac Cumhaill, and the Mineralogy Department Lord had been thoroughly destroyed, and their fates were unknown.

Without a doubt, this was the perfect time to finish them off.

Without his workshop and severely injured, Kenneth would inevitably be exposed. This would be his most vulnerable moment.

Therefore, Emiya Kiritsugu unhesitatingly dispatched Saber to clear the battlefield, tasking her with holding off the god-slayer Fionn, while sending out all Assassins to assassinate Kenneth directly.

Tonight would be Lancer's end.

"I never expected you to be the one to arrive here... Saber."

On the other side, Artoria, who had just arrived at the scene, did not encounter Fionn mac Cumhaill as Emiya Kiritsugu had anticipated. Instead, she found Scáthach, who had been waiting there for a long time.

The Queen of the Land of Shadows stood alone atop the ruins, her crimson eyes coldly sweeping over the newly arrived Artoria, a hint of a smile on her face.

"..."

Artoria did not reply. She calmly surveyed the surroundings, her expression grim.

"I thought the renowned King Arthur would be a noble Heroic Spirit, a true knight. I never expected him to resort to such extreme tactics, even dragging civilians into the fight for victory."

Noticing Saber's worried gaze, Scáthach sneered and taunted her.

"While it's common to use any means necessary in war, if you're going to do it, why not just fight honestly and use whatever means necessary for victory? Who are you trying to impress with this saintly, compassionate act now?"

"...I have nothing to say about this outcome, Queen Scáthach."

Seeing the devastation around her, Artoria closed her eyes, unable to bear it.

"Sentimentality won't make a qualified warrior... So, are these the remaining Assassins? They probably appeared together because they couldn't find any trace of their Master in the ruins, so they've come to target me?"

Scáthach scanned the shadowy figures appearing around them, already assessing the battlefield situation.

"Saber, Assassin, and where's that flashy Archer? Why aren't they here this time?"

"I don't know..."

Artoria shook her head. She was also displeased with Emiya Kiritsugu's insane actions, so she answered Scáthach's questions almost without reservation.

However, what she didn't expect was that although Kenneth's Servant was Lancer, it wasn't Fionn they had anticipated, but this Queen of the Land of Shadows...

But none of that mattered now.

Because as a golden figure emerged from the ruins, the battle had already reached its conclusion.

Kenneth, disheveled, crawled out of the ruins, then shouted and ran to Scáthach's side, vehemently yelling.

"Lancer, don't just stand there! Hurry and eliminate these guys who destroyed my workshop!!"

This scene made Artoria on the opposite side call him foolish.

In this situation, his appearance was only disrupting Scáthach's combat rhythm, forcing the Queen of the Land of Shadows to be distracted protecting him. He could have survived by hiding until it was over, but by revealing himself now, he was surely doomed! After all, there were Assassins on the battlefield.

Upon seeing Kenneth, their Master, the Assassins who had been searching the ruins immediately charged towards them. Countless shadowy figures fell in the night. In just a few breaths, a hundred figures had gathered—all the individual bodies of Hundred-Faced Hassan—targeting the ill-timed lemon-head.

In response, Scáthach merely glanced at Kenneth, and then they shared a knowing smile and nodded silently.

Kenneth, in particular, though feigning anger, was inwardly grinning from ear to ear.

With all the Assassins present and Saber also on the scene, they might actually be able to wipe out the entire enemy force in one go.

As a Lord, his thinking was naturally crystal clear in this critical moment. How could he not know that rushing out would create a huge opening on the battlefield? It would also hold Lancer back... Even if he were to act foolishly, it wouldn't be like this.

But similarly, if he didn't create such a massive opening, how could he lure all the fish into the net?

Were they forming an alliance to exploit information gaps?

Then he couldn't be blamed for not being polite either. Their side had also completed their alliance, and in terms of quality, they were not inferior at all.

So Kenneth and Rovey's plan was very simple: use himself as bait, lure the enemy out, and then catch them all in one fell swoop!

"Excellent! It turns out one of the God Slayers belongs to that Lord. If we eliminate him, we'll reduce a major threat!"

At this moment, Tokiomi Tohsaka, observing Kenneth's appearance through his familiars, excitedly stood up. He then hurriedly instructed Kirei Kotomine beside him not to hold back any strength, to deploy all Assassins onto the battlefield, and to ensure this threat was eliminated.

"..."

Kirei Kotomine's expression remained indifferent. He looked at the image transmitted by the familiar, a vague sense of foreboding stirring within him. Just as he was about to speak up and dissuade him, seeing Tokiomi Tohsaka's excited demeanor, a dangerous thought suddenly sprouted in his mind...

'I wonder what kind of expression my teacher would have if this really turned out to be a trap?'

On the other side, Emiya Kiritsugu's expression was somewhat strange upon seeing Kenneth appear.

"He came out so easily... Strange, very strange..."

Though he couldn't pinpoint it, Emiya Kiritsugu was currently shrouded in an inexplicable sense of unease.

His assistant, Maiya Hisau, quietly asked, "Kiritsugu, Saber won't attack El-Melloi, will she?"

"That's expected. For King Arthur to do the dirty work of finishing them off, and a two-on-one unfair fight, it's already her limit. With her personality, she would never directly attack a Master, unless... she uses a Command Seal!"

"But that would mean a complete break with Saber..."

Maiya Hisau understood the implications of this, and still wanted to dissuade Emiya Kiritsugu beside her.

However, Emiya Kiritsugu, feeling extremely uneasy at this moment, couldn't afford to worry about that.

His most important trump card, his wife Irisviel, was missing. His cooperation with Tokiomi Tohsaka was like "seeking a tiger's skin," and Saber's compatibility was too poor.

At this moment, he had no other options.

There was no time to hesitate. If he wanted to win, he had to seize every opportunity.

He had to end this quickly, eliminate the enemy as much as possible, at all costs!

With that thought, Emiya Kiritsugu no longer hesitated. His eyes sharpened, and he immediately used one of his Command Seals.

"By the name of the Command Seal, I order you, Saber! Attack Kenneth immediately and swiftly eliminate them!!"

—Whoosh!!

A flash of red light streaked past, and a red mark on his hand vanished.

On the battlefield.

"I'm sorry, Lancer, it's not my intention to fight you in this environment, but..."

Although the Assassins were constantly urging her to act, Artoria did not attack them directly. Instead, she continued to converse with Scáthach, until...

"Kiritsugu!!"

The next moment, Artoria screamed, and her body moved involuntarily, swinging her holy sword to slash fiercely at Kenneth beside Scáthach.

"This... is the effect of a Command Seal?"

Seeing this, Scáthach's brow twitched slightly, and she immediately guessed the answer in her heart.

"It seems Saber's Master is also a troublesome fellow..."

Chapter 49: Kenneth's Counterattack (5K5 words)

—Clang!!

The sharp sound of sword and spear cut through the air, creating a series of piercing sonic booms as they swung. Lines of magic of different colors erupted violently over the ruins. The sheer power unleashed in the instant the weapons clashed was enough to tear the earth and shred the air...

"Oh, is it finally starting?"

On the battlefield, facing Artoria, who had received a sudden boost from the Command Seal and was attacking directly, Scáthach's expression remained unchanged. She still looked as calm as ever.

If anything, this current offensive posture was more like it.

To her, the hesitant Saber from before was more annoying than this.

The battlefield was inherently a place of life and death, of deception and cunning, especially in a Holy Grail War where heroes from countless timelines and eras clashed.

Using any means necessary for victory, employing special tactics, was perfectly reasonable in her eyes. Rather, what surprised her more was that after suffering a defeat last night, they could organize such an effective counterattack today.

Therefore, Scáthach didn't find any fault with the strategy employed by the Einzbern family. On the contrary, she felt it had many merits. At the very least, their operational capability was outrageously strong.

If the Saber in front of her hadn't been so hesitant and had attacked directly from the start, her experience would have been significantly better.

However, Scáthach hadn't expected that the first thing this fellow would do upon arriving with a squad of Assassins wouldn't be to finish her off, but rather to lament the destruction she had caused and blame herself for her Master's actions.

Seeing this made Scáthach feel utterly speechless and bewildered. She even began to question if this was truly the King Arthur of legend. How could she feel like a novice knight?