Cards of Type-Moon

Is it the Cross of Judas? Or the cross that Jesus was crucified on?

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Chapter 44: Discussion

Whether it was true or not, the King of Conquerors and Diarmuid both saw a flicker of seriousness in Mikaela's eyes. If it was just a cross, then it would be fine.

If it was truly the cross that crucified Jesus... then... what exactly was Mikaela's identity?

A heavy feeling arose in their hearts. Suddenly, they both felt that Mikaela's identity had become rather peculiar. Could their true identity be... Judas, the one who betrayed the Son of God?

However, they quickly shook their heads internally. Judas was a man in history, definitely not a woman.

Even so, the King of Conquerors and Diarmuid looked at Mikaela with a bit more seriousness, clearly not considering them a 'weak saber'.

"But what's this about a 'heretical god'?"

Waver began to ponder. He had seen it very clearly just now. When Saber arrived, Gilles de Rais had been so arrogant, mocking Lancer and calling him a mere brute with only strength.

But after Saber arrived, everything changed. They left decisively, even showing signs of ecstatic joy.

This wasn't just the expression of seeing a 'fellow creature', but rather...

Waver Velvet looked at Mikaela, who appeared calm, and felt that their identity must be someone incredibly important.

"Well, who knows?" The King of Conquerors clapped Waver's frail body with one hand, scattering his thoughts. He smiled heartily and said to Mikaela, "My little Master and I will take our leave for now. We'll meet again if there's a chance, Saber."

With that, the King of Conquerors drove his ox-cart and left with Waver.

"Then, I shall also take my leave for now. I believe after tonight's commotion, that Caster probably won't come out to cause trouble for a while." Diarmuid sheathed his twin spears. He nodded slightly to Mikaela, indicating that he was also going back to rest for the night.

Mikaela didn't speak and put away the Oath of Judas, feeling that they should leave the area quickly.

The two of them left the scene together.

"Kid, what do you think of that Saber?" On the road, the King of Conquerors—Iskandar—was driving the ox-cart, flying quite ostentatiously over Fuyuki City, and asked Waver what he thought of that Saber.

Earlier, the King of Conquerors had felt that his little Master was a fledgling who needed to prove his worth through this Holy Grail War.

However, just now, the King of Conquerors had seen the word 'wisdom' emanating from his little Master. Although they appeared somewhat cowardly and a bit arrogant, they indeed possessed an undeniable 'wisdom'.

"What do I think?" Waver seemed surprised that his Servant would ask him such questions. Shouldn't he be eager to go home and watch TV right now??? Why was he asking these questions?

Over the past few days, Waver had already despaired of this 'King of Conquerors', who acted like a shut-in, only caring about eating! He even made Waver buy all sorts of books and video tapes, as well as recent war histories...

Honestly, Waver really didn't know what these things had to do with the Holy Grail War!!

"Why are you so surprised? As your Servant, I naturally want to hear your opinion." The King of Conquerors saw Waver's expression and immediately laughed. "Don't you want others to give you proper recognition? Kid, if you want to gain recognition, you need to express what you think and then find a way to make others acknowledge what you say."

"Oh~~~~" Waver's voice rose slightly, as if he felt the King of Conquerors had a point.

"Ahem." Waver coughed a few times, began to recall Mikaela's actions and expression from earlier, and slowly said, "Actually, I think she's hiding a lot of things, not just her identity, but other aspects as well."

"Oh? Why?" At this moment, the King of Conquerors seemed like a student, listening carefully to his little Master's words.

"It's very simple. When she saw us, didn't she show a very 'wary' expression?" Waver began to recall the scenes from before, calmly analyzing, "Logically, seeing an unfamiliar Servant, while wariness is expected, one would at least exchange a few words. But she seemed to completely reject us, as if we were some kind of terrifying monster."

"Rejection? Isn't it just being too guarded?" The King of Conquerors raised his question. Although he had noticed this situation, he hadn't thought about it carefully, because dwelling too much on some things might yield nothing.

Waver shook his head, quite seriously, "If it were a first meeting, then I might think so too. But last night, when she first met Lancer, did she show that kind of 'rejection'?"

"No."

The King of Conquerors shook his head slightly. He had witnessed Mikaela's fight with Diarmuid last night. Their words and actions could be described as perfect, making one think of an upright knight.

Although the final move was a bit despicable, attacking the enemy's weakness when knowing they were not an opponent's match was a very practical tactic.

"But why would she show rejection towards us? Could it be that she knows you, Rider?" Waver threw out another question, continuing, "If she doesn't know Rider, then this is our first meeting. Even if some information was leaked, there's no reason for that Saber to show such rejection towards us."

"This King naturally doesn't know her. Her characteristics are too obvious. If this King had truly met her, I would naturally tell you."

The King of Conquerors suddenly fell into thought again. He looked at his little Master and truly hadn't realized it; this little Master was an 'intellect'.

"So, I think she's definitely hiding many things." Waver recalled the scene from just now and sighed, "It's not just her attitude towards us, but also the 'heretical god' that Caster mentioned. These issues haven't been resolved yet."

"That Archer hiding in the shadows, although very mysterious, I now feel that this Saber, who is out in the open, is the one hiding the most."

"In other words, she is the true great enemy in this Holy Grail War?" A flicker of seriousness flashed in the King of Conquerors' eyes, clearly affirming his little Master's words.

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Chapter 45: Temporary Rest

"Hmm, I don't know about that either." Waver shook his head slightly. He looked at the King of Conquerors' rather serious expression and sighed, "After all, her stats are just like that. To be honest... I know a little bit about the Holy Grail War, so I naturally know that Saber's stats are the highest in the Holy Grail War. But her stats are simply terrible, hahahahaha."

Thinking of the stat data he had seen from Saber earlier, Waver couldn't help but smile. Just comparing data! She couldn't even compare to his Rider.

Although she was a bit cunning, in terms of actual combat, Waver felt his Rider could crush that Saber.

"Bang—!"

Seeing his little Master suddenly laughing to himself, the King of Conquerors showed a helpless smile and directly knocked him to the ground, scolding, "What are you grinning about? Those stats are just limitations of being a Servant."

"Huh?! Isn't that our opportunity?!" Waver, still on his butt, having been dazed by the blow, couldn't get up immediately. He looked up at the tall King of Conquerors and said, "You should understand this principle too, right? The enemy's limitations are our opportunity."

"Foolish. What if she added that restriction herself?" The King of Conquerors rolled his eyes and said helplessly, "Kid, don't you ever forget what humans first used to defeat fierce beasts."

"Weapons? Magic?" Waver said weakly, thinking those were the only possibilities.

"Wisdom! It's wisdom!" The King of Conquerors looked at Waver very seriously and said in a deep voice, "Humans have reached this point step by step relying on their wisdom. Even the gods in the heavens probably never imagined that humanity would have such a glorious future."

"If humans only relied on weapons, they couldn't have achieved this glorious scene."

The King of Conquerors pulled Waver up and let him look at the bright night view below. These were sights created by humans, not gifts from the gods.

"Just like the darkness beneath the night view, has Saber also hidden her strength?!"

As if inspired by the King of Conquerors, Waver suddenly understood something. He stood up abruptly and shouted at the King of Conquerors, "You mean to tell me that Saber knows her stat disadvantage, but this isn't her disadvantage, it's her advantage?! Because with these stats, anyone can see them. In other words, anyone would underestimate this Saber."

The King of Conquerors smiled and nodded. He truly felt that his little Master was excellent. The other party was not mediocre at all, but a true genius!

"It's like her Noble Phantasm. At first glance, it's terrifying, but if you think about it carefully, even the cross that nailed Jesus to the cross back then wouldn't have much effect on us. Instead, if 'Jesus' himself descended, he should be the one fearing that Noble Phantasm."

As a Servant, the King of Conquerors knew very well what Servants were. Noble Phantasms weren't better the more famous they were, because famous Noble Phantasms consumed astronomical amounts of mana.

The cross that killed the 'Son of God' seemed powerful at first glance, but the ability it displayed made one shake their head, feeling that the cross didn't deserve to be called the 'killer of the Son of God'.

As a military strategist, the King of Conquerors could smell something different. Although Saber in this Holy Grail War was very active, seemingly forced to reveal her strength due to various incidents even before the war began, her hidden strength was actually the most terrifying.

Moreover! She might even have the ability to 'modify' her own stats. Although this seemed impossible, the King of Conquerors wouldn't dismiss it just because it was 'impossible'.

"Well, we don't need to worry about these things for now. The most important thing is to find Caster's location." Although in the King of Conquerors' eyes, Saber was a troublesome figure in this Holy Grail War, he still had to focus all his attention on Caster for now.

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"Caster's location?" Waver fell into thought again.

"Oh? You failed?"

After communicating with his fiancée, Kayneth, who was very pleased in body and mind, looked at Diarmuid, who was kneeling on one knee with a face full of 'I'm guilty', and said calmly.

"Lord, it's all my fault. Tonight I..."

Diarmuid recounted all his actions that night, such as encountering Abigail and Rin Tohsaka at the beginning, Saber and Rider appearing to help him at the end, and Caster leaving without a word at the very end...

"Rider?" Kayneth frowned slightly, as if thinking of something unpleasant, and showed a look of disgust.

"Lord..." Diarmuid lowered his head even further. His actions tonight were all mistakes. No matter what the Lord said, he would accept it humbly and use those words to spur himself on.

"No, you did very well. If you had kidnapped the daughter of the Tohsaka family, I would have reprimanded you instead." Kayneth picked up his coffee and looked down at the bowing Diarmuid, saying indifferently, "As the Lord of the El-Melloi school, I came to participate in this rural Holy Grail War, naturally pursuing a fair victory. Kidnapping Tohno Shiro's daughter is something I would never do, even if it meant killing me! It would be an insult to my honor."

"Lord!" Diarmuid's mood immediately became excited. He looked up at Kayneth's indifferent expression, feeling that his wish had been granted this time!

"However!"

Kayneth's tone suddenly became serious. He stared at Diarmuid with a somewhat cold expression, "You were the first to discover Caster and his Master's Servant. You had the best opportunity, yet you didn't kill any of them. This is your mistake."

"Yes, Lord... it's all my fault."

Diarmuid lowered his head again. The mistakes tonight were all due to his carelessness and indecisiveness. If he had decisively killed Caster's Master, those children could have left that 'darkness' smoothly tonight and welcomed their bright future.

"However, that blonde girl named 'Abigail' made me think of some things." Kayneth wouldn't blame his Servant too much. After all, although tonight was a failure.

Diarmuid had brought back a lot of information. The most concerning thing for Kayneth wasn't that the maid's class was Saber, nor that her weapon was the cross that nailed Jesus.

It was the blonde girl named Abigail who appeared beside the Tohsaka daughter at the very beginning.

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Chapter Forty-Six: Want to watch a play?

The news that three Servants attacked Caster tonight was not a secret at all.

In the Tohsaka residence, Tohno Shiro was lost in thought. He couldn't calm down, not only because of Caster, but also because of his daughter.

"Sigh." Tohno Shiro stood up and looked into the distance, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes. Could it be, as the homunculus from the Einzbern family said, that he shouldn't have given Sakura to the Matou family?

Tohno Shiro didn't suspect the 'sinister intentions' of the Einzbern family, because they disdained doing such things. If the Matou family declined, it wouldn't benefit them much.

Although the Three Great Families had their conflicts, they all knew in their hearts that the Holy Grail War was a battle belonging to their families.

It was one thing for 'outsiders' to intervene in this Holy Grail War. Once they had a chance to win, the Three Great Families would definitely unite and kill the outsiders together.

Moreover, although the Matou family had declined somewhat, they had existed for so many years and must possess a large amount of assets and powerful Magic Crests.

Even if the current generation had declined, if a descendant with excellent magical talent appeared, they could use these assets to make a comeback.

The Einzbern family wouldn't be foolish enough to deliberately provoke the Tohsaka and Matou families, because if the heads of the great families discovered this, it would lead to the two families joining forces to resist the Einzbern family.

Although the Einzbern family was quite famous, Fuyuki City! This was the territory of the Tohsaka and Matou families, and the Holy Grail War was being held here.

It was precisely because he knew this that Tohno Shiro began to hesitate. What if the Einzbern family's homunculus was correct? With the Holy Grail War already underway, did he still have time to save Sakura?

Now the scales of victory had tilted in his favor. If no major problems occurred, the victory in this Holy Grail War was destined to belong to him, Tohno Shiro.

The long-cherished wish of the Tohsaka family would hopefully be realized through him.

"Tohno Shiro, are you content to just sigh here?"

At this moment, the King of Heroes, Gilgamesh, was sitting on the sofa, looking at the room that didn't even have a 'light bulb'. A hint of disgust flashed in his eyes, but thinking about what would happen next, he hid the 'disgust' in his eyes.

"King." Tohno Shiro looked at Gilgamesh, hiding his confusion. As the head of the Tohsaka family.

One must always maintain elegant speech and conduct, no matter the situation, even when facing this King of Heroes.

"The outside is quite lively. All sorts of mongrels have appeared, and under that clown's manipulation, they've already begun to dance. Gilgamesh lay back on the sofa, recalling everything he had seen earlier. A pleased smile played on his lips as he said, "While it's good to watch this grand spectacle alone, seeing you cooped up in this house every day makes me feel a bit uneasy. As my subject, you should accompany me to watch this 'good show'."

'Calling the Holy Grail War 'watching a show'.' Tohno Shiro let out a wry smile. He didn't know how to evaluate the King of Heroes anymore.

Although their chances of victory were high right now, many Servants' trump cards had yet to be revealed. If things went south, he wouldn't even have the chance to cry about it. He had to proceed with caution.

But this King of Heroes had no idea what 'going south' meant. All day long, he only knew how to go out for strolls, specifically to watch the battles of other Servants.

As for the 'clown' Gilgamesh mentioned, Tohno Shiro already knew. The 'clown' he was referring to was the Servant summoned by the Einzbern family.

That Servant with exceptionally strong negotiation skills but abnormally weak strength.

"Hmm? What's wrong? I'm talking to you. Are you going to respond to me with silence?" Gilgamesh looked at Tohno Shiro, who had a wry smile on his face. The smile on his face slowly disappeared, replaced by a calm expression.

A king's calm demeanor could inspire fear.

Tohno Shiro could keenly feel that beneath Gilgamesh's calm exterior, there seemed to be hidden rage. Just moments before, the other party had asked him if he wanted to go watch a good show together.

He had only been silent for a moment, and the other party's smile had vanished, only to revert to this state.

"My King, if it is your command, then I will certainly accompany you to watch the show." Seeing Gilgamesh's sudden change in demeanor, Tohno Shiro could only lower his head, not daring to meet the other's eyes.

Gilgamesh's personality throughout history was that of an unpredictable tyrant. Although his strength was immense, this personality left Tohno Shiro speechless.

"Boring."

Gilgamesh looked at Tohno Shiro, who had lowered his head. He shook his head slightly, his eyes filled with even greater disdain. If everything was up to him to decide, then what was the point of having subjects?

The reasoning was simple: either go! Or don't go!

Regardless of the answer, Gilgamesh wouldn't say much. But this kind of evasive response made him feel extremely bored. He might as well go tease that clown or enlighten Kotomine Kirei.