There's Nothing We Can Do (Fourth Update) / I Don't Like to Lie (Fifth Update)

Even if it is truly an unexpected existence, King Solomon will never take action unless the Lord speaks. Even if he signs Servant contract with someone else, the two parties are equals and he will never be controlled by Command Seal.

Moreover, the only Holy Relic in this world capable of summoning King Solomon has already been taken by someone else!

"Wait?!" At this moment, Doctor Roman couldn't care less about his hesitation. He shouted loudly, "There's an abnormal spatial reaction over there. Someone has been teleported over."

"What?!"

Artoria raised an eyebrow. Without saying a word, she put Fujimaru Ritsuka down and said, "You run, I'll hold that guy off."

"Boom—!!" Even though Artoria lost the Holy Grail, she could still unleash her Noble Phantasm. She had partially unlocked Excalibur, preparing to deliver a powerful blow when the enemy appeared.

"Thank you for your trouble." Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't mince words; she knew that 'running away' was the best way to repay Sister Ella and Saber.

"Heh, troublesome? Not at all." Artoria clearly had a great liking for Fujimaru Ritsuka. She smiled and said, "Because I can't let those guys who try to steal my prey get away with it."

"I am the King of Knights. If fate allows, we will meet again in the future."

As soon as Artoria finished speaking, she decisively unleashed her Noble Phantasm, Excalibur, and launched an attack towards a certain space.

"Snort!"

A cold snort rang out as Goetia crossed space and arrived. He was immediately met with a beam of light as soon as he appeared. Anyone would be upset in such a situation.

Especially since Goetia had just been tricked by 'Mikaela' who was holding a dandelion, her mood was in a very delicate state.

Goetia stretched out his hand, and countless magical shields appeared before him. Nine rings emitted a strange light, adding powerful protective capabilities to the magical shields and forcefully blocking Excalibur. He said in a very cold tone, "Do you still want to stop me, King of Knights!"

"Enough with the nonsense, let's get to it!" Artoria sneered as she saw the other blocking her Noble Phantasm. "You entered my world and defeated my opponent. Now it's not that I'm stopping you, but that you've been too presumptuous."

"Insolence? What a joke! Since you want to die, then I'll make you disappear from this world."

Goetia wasn't in a hurry to chase after Fujimaru Ritsuka, because he had already fixed this world in place, and there was no way Fujimaru Ritsuka could escape from it.

Chapter 303 No Way Out (Fourth Update)

Escape, flee.

Fujimaru Ritsuka knew that all she could do was run away. She appeared calm on the surface, but a fire was burning inside her.

She saw how much effort Sister Ella's had put in to win her over, and how Saber, who was initially considered the Final Boss, took good care of her despite her fierce appearance.

"Now, is running away all I can do?" A hint of confusion flashed in Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes. Although she felt that she was naive, naivety did not mean stupidity.

She wasn't stupid. After seeing Mikaela fight Goetia, she knew very well that she couldn't do anything, and she had used up all her Command Seal.

We are powerless to do anything about it.

These four large characters appeared in Fujimaru Ritsuka's heart.

Without the Swift Rune of Mikaela, Fujimaru Ritsuka was out of breath after running for only a short while, panting heavily.

Whether it was a hallucination or not, she seemed to hear many hurried footsteps all around her. They weren't human footsteps, but rather...

"Gagaga".

A group of skeletons appeared. They looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka. As the dead, upon discovering the living, they raised their weapons and charged at her without saying a word.

"!!!!"

The appearance of the skeleton made Fujimaru Ritsuka realize just how weak she was. If the director could use Magecraft to attack the skeleton, what about her?

What am I capable of doing?

Escape... in the end, they continued to run away.

If the opponent is only one unit and can't defeat the skeletons, then Fujimaru Ritsuka might actually muster the courage to challenge them.

But now, her opponents number over twenty! Armed with broken swords and shields, she's just an ordinary human, who hasn't even studied Magecraft! How could she possibly defeat them?

"Boom--!!!"

The distant explosions were clearly audible to Fujimaru Ritsuka, who knew that Saber was fighting the guy who called himself King Solomon.

"Gagagagaga!!!!"

The skeletons strode forward, moving with remarkable agility. They quickly caught up with Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was nearly exhausted. They raised their longswords and, without a word, slashed at Fujimaru Ritsuka.

'Not good!!'

Fujimaru Ritsuka instinctively closed her eyes, a suicidal act on the battlefield.

"Buzz—!!"

A strange energy fluctuation unfolded, and the card in Fujimaru Ritsuka's pocket emitted a faint light. Instantly, a pure white and holy robe was bestowed upon Fujimaru Ritsuka.

This is the Swan Robe, a one-time-use Noble Phantasm that Mikaela sealed inside a card specifically to protect Fujimaru Ritsuka.

He had long anticipated that Fujimaru Ritsuka would separate from Artoria, and given that Fuyuki City was not a safe place at the moment, even without Servant, there were things resembling monsters and skeletons.

To Servant, those guys are like trash, but to an ordinary person like Fujimaru Ritsuka, they are deadly.

"Clang--!!"

The skeleton swung its longsword and landed on Fujimaru Ritsuka, making a very crisp sound. His already tattered longsword was now completely shattered.

"Gagaga???"

The skeleton was shocked. What the hell? Why could the opponent's clothes defend against its weapons?!

"Sister Ella?" Fujimaru Ritsuka opened her eyes, looked at the Swan Robe she was wearing, and tears streamed down her face.

In my most helpless moment, it was Sister Ella who saved me. Sister Ella had thought of everything. Just like when I was a child, she arranged everything so that I could move forward without any obstacles.

"Whoosh—!!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka took flight. Although she didn't know how to operate the Swan Robe, Mikaela had already thought of that.

Because this is a one-time Noble Phantasm, when Mikaela sealed the Swan Robe inside the card, she set a function: it must never come near her, the farther away the better!

The Swan Robe was very fast. In just a few seconds, Fujimaru Ritsuka realized that she was farther away from Artoria. At least she could no longer hear the sounds of battle.

At the same time, Fujimaru Ritsuka also experienced what it felt like to fly in the sky. But to be honest, it felt terrible. She felt the cold wind constantly slapping against her face, and if she kept her eyes open, it would be very uncomfortable.

"In the end, did it still fail?"

On the other side, Artoria's body transformed into spirit particles. She collapsed to the ground, Excalibur stuck in the earth. Looking at Goetia and the trapped Mikaela, she said helplessly, "If the sheath were here, I probably wouldn't have lost so badly."

"The outcome won't change." Goetia looked at Artoria with disdain and said in a calm tone, "So what if you have a scabbard? I have many ways to make you fail."

"But..."

Goetia glanced at Excalibur in Artoria's hand with considerable apprehension and said calmly, "If your sword were to unleash its true power, I might give way a little, but that's impossible."

"Thirteen Restraints... I really do find your eyes unpleasant; they remind me of Merlin."

Artoria completely vanished as spirit particles. In her final act, she did everything she could to ensure that Goetia was not harmed in the slightest.

Just as that Servant said, as long as you are Servant, you absolutely cannot cause any harm to this guy in front of you.

"Merlin? That good-for-nothing hiding in the tower?" Goetia sneered disdainfully, clearly looking down on Merlin. He was a complete waste, capable of solving everything, yet he chose to run away.

Compared to King Solomon's indifference, Merlin's avoidance filled Goetia with utter contempt. What a useless piece of trash! What can he possibly do?

"..." Mikaela was trapped inside a sphere. At this moment, his Noble Phantasm was sealed, his runes could not be used, and even his power as Servant was weakened by 90%.

At this moment, he was like an ordinary person, only able to watch quietly as Goetia killed Artoria, unable to do anything.

He hadn't felt this sense of powerlessness in a long time.

"Then let me see where Fujimaru Ritsuka is." Goetia looked into the distance, as if searching for something.

However, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he looked at Mikaela with some appreciation, saying, "As expected, even though you're locked up here, you still have a backup plan to help that guy named Fujimaru Ritsuka."

'Has it started?' Mikaela didn't speak to Goetia. He sighed inwardly. Even so, Ritsuka still couldn't escape?

"Let's go, this will be over soon."

Goetia slightly clenched his fist, and a portal appeared in front of him. He walked into the portal unhurriedly.

Chapter 304 I Don't Like Lying (Fifth Update)

The moment the portal appeared, the Swan Robe carrying Fujimaru Ritsuka seemed to have noticed something and decisively flew off in another direction.

"Come back." Goetia stretched out a hand, the ring on it emitting a strange light, and a forceful pull pulled Fujimaru Ritsuka back.

"!!!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka's pupils contracted slightly. She wasn't Servant and had no way to resolve the current predicament. She could only be passively pulled back by Goetia.

At this moment, she was like a bamboo rat caught by the scruff of its neck, powerless to resist, and could only look at Goetia was showing an interested expression in front of her.

"Interesting. He sealed his Noble Phantasm inside her body, so he could activate Noble Phantasm as soon as she was in danger? This one-time use Noble Phantasm even takes into account the tolerance of ordinary humans."

At this moment, Goetia looked at the Swan Robe on Fujimaru Ritsuka with great interest, and he clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "However, the technique is a bit rough. It is obviously something that was thought up in a short time."

"..." Mikaela remained silent. He raised his head, looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka, and sighed, "I've dragged you into this."

At this moment, Mikaela was completely clear about Goetia's purpose; his target was him.

It wasn't because he displayed any great strength, but because he was Servant had gained a physical body, and also... a 'human' from another world.

In a sense, he is practically alive in the Type-Moon World. In another world, he is indeed dead, but in this world, he lives, just like a legendary hero or god.

It was suddenly born into this world, possessing immense power and incredible wisdom.

According to the Goetia, if Mikaela were to travel to the past, she would most likely be Creation God or something similar, or at least a chief god.

Mikaela proved this to Goetia with her strength and ability.

After planning for so long, Goetia believed that there were practically no people in the world who could threaten him anymore.

Even if all seven legendary Grand Servant to descend at once, Goetia was confident he could send them back to the Throne of Heroes.

Moreover, he is supported by a certain Counter Force, so it is impossible for all seven Grand Servant to descend to deal with him. Even if some Grand do descend, they will probably only be demoted.

If the Grand cannot leave the battlefield normally, then the situation becomes very delicate. In this world, there is only one ordinary person, Fujimaru Ritsuka, Servant Master, and only one Sub-Servant, Mash.

As someone outside the rules and from another world, Mikaela escaped the Grand Order Incineration for special reasons, a fact discovered by Reif, also known as Flauros.

After bombing Chaldea, Reif kept an eye on the movements of Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others. When he discovered that they had indeed summoned Mikaela, he promptly reported it to Goetia and explained the implications very clearly.

At first, Goetia didn't care about what Reif said, but when he actually came into contact with Mikaela, he discovered that she was very strong! She could pose a slight threat to him simply by Servant.

Those strange weapons, which seemed to be Noble Phantasm, were not detected by King Solomon's Clairvoyance.

In other words, these weapons originated from the enemy's homeland, not as Noble Phantasm! Yet they possess power far exceeding that of Noble Phantasm; if they were in the Age of Gods, they might be considered divine artifacts.

Servant form is already this powerful, then just how powerful is his true form?

Although Goetia admired Mikaela's potential, he had no choice but to kill her! After all, their paths were different, and he would never let such a 'human' with such terrifying potential go unpunished and allow her to continue developing.

Perhaps because she was under the protection of others, Goetia's Clairvoyance was unable to locate the true location of Mikaela.

Reif didn't know exactly where the other party was either. After all, it seemed that only the former director knew the location of Mikaela. However, the intelligence work of Chaldea only had a rough guess that Mikaela was fusing her Spirit Origin somewhere in Fuyuki City.

Goetia's Clairvoyance couldn't detect the other party, as if something was blocking it. If they forcibly destroyed Fuyuki City, they might alert the enemy and allow Mikaela to escape.

That's why Mikaela said that she was the one who dragged Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Because Goetia's goal was to capture Fujimaru Ritsuka and force Mikaela's true form to come out and fight him.

Unfortunately... Goetia underestimated Mikaela.

"Smack!"

Goetia crushed the cage that imprisoned Mikaela, and at the same time slapped away the 'Noble Phantasm' on Fujimaru Ritsuka.

"Here you go." Goetia didn't know how to torture others, but he had observed humans closely and knew how to inflict despair on them. He tossed Mikaela onto Fujimaru Ritsuka as if she were a chick.

Even though it was just a casual toss from Goetia, Mikaela was like a heavy iron ball, slamming heavily onto Fujimaru Ritsuka's body. This caused the already delicate Fujimaru Ritsuka to cough up a mouthful of blood, and her face turned extremely pale.

"..." Mikaela, whose face was stained with Fujimaru Ritsuka's blood, remained silent. The seal on his body had not been broken, which meant that Goetia was still wary of him and might use some strange weapon.

Although ninety percent of her Servant power was sealed, Mikaela, now free, hugged Fujimaru Ritsuka and made an emergency landing on the ground.

They were still in the air, some distance from the ground. With her powers restricted, Mikaela could only rely on the surrounding tall buildings to slowly descend.

After landing completely on the ground, Mikaela placed Fujimaru Ritsuka behind him and sighed softly, "Ritsuka, he wants to use you to force out my true form. I have no way to save you now."

Mikaela was well aware of his own strength and knew exactly how powerful Goetia was.

Even if his true form descends, so what? He has no way to rescue Fujimaru Ritsuka from Goetia's grasp.

"Also, I don't like lying." Mikaela stared at Fujimaru Ritsuka, saying this both to her and to Goetia.