"Law of Truth" and "Sir, Times Have Changed"

"Saber?"

As the other Servants and Masters withdrew one after another, Irisviel finally emerged from her hiding place. Standing beside Saber, she stared at the sorrow, loss, and despair filling the other woman's eyes.

Anyone could tell from the expression on her face that the legendary King Arthur was in an extremely low mood at that moment, as though she had lost interest in everything.

After all, even a Noble Phantasm like Excalibur had completely failed. Artoria truly did not know how she could defeat Allen and claim victory in this Holy Grail War.

If she could not win the Holy Grail, then what was the meaning of everything she had persisted in?

At that thought, Saber turned her head and forced a smile uglier than crying. "Don't worry, Iris. I'm fine. I'm just disappointed in myself. So the things I had always believed in and carried were nothing more than this. This holy sword has been disgraced in my hands."

"Don't say that! Berserker isn't a Heroic Spirit in the ordinary sense." Irisviel tried to comfort her, her heart aching for Saber.

"Not a Heroic Spirit in the ordinary sense?" Saber frowned in confusion.

Clearly, she did not understand the true meaning of those words at all.

Just as Irisviel was about to further explain Allen's origins, Emiya Kiritsugu immediately interrupted. "There's no time to explain! We have to leave now and get in touch with Berserker. That nuclear warhead has already proven that at least eighty percent of what he said before was credible."

"You mean..." Irisviel suddenly became extremely excited.

"Yes! While there's still time, we may need to take some remedial measures."

After saying that, Emiya Kiritsugu pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag.

Without question, everything that had happened tonight had