Let the Battle Begin!! / A Fierce Battle

"This aura... it really is you?"

Amidst the smoke, a swordsman dressed in simple combat gear, wielding a bright red longsword, and wearing a special mask, emerged from the smoke with great excitement. Without saying a word, he embraced Mikaela.

"Sir! Please have some self-respect!"

Hassan of the Arm and Hassan of the Hundred Faces immediately appeared, seemingly trying to pull the swordsman away, but their strength was far too weak to move him at all.

"!!!!" Kiyohime was furious, wishing she could burn this man to ashes.

"...I'm sorry, I'm not the person you're thinking of." Although Mikaela was being held by the other person, she didn't feel much emotional fluctuation. Instead, she suppressed her killing intent and 'love'.

'Love' belongs to Brynhildr.

The murderous intent belonged to Brynhildr and Valkyrie.

The emotional fluctuations between the two women were quite obvious, and although it was only fleeting, Mikaela still noticed it.

It was just a fleeting moment of emotional fluctuation that made him not dodge the swordsman's embrace.

"Oh, really? I see. I was being rude."

At this moment, the swordsman seemed to realize that something was wrong with his 'lover'. He immediately took a few steps back and carefully observed Mikaela. He frowned slightly, as if he had noticed something, and then said very seriously, "Saber - her real name is Sigurd. Nice to meet you, Master."

Mikaela nodded. He had seen Sigurd's appearance through Valkyrie's memories and recognized him at a glance.

"She wants to kill you," Mikaela said, pointing to herself. "Or rather, both of them want to kill you."

"This..." Sigurd slowly removed his mask, revealing a handsome and intelligent face. He smiled bitterly and said, "I can understand that she wanted to kill me, but why did Valkyrie also want to kill me?"

During his observation, Sigurd discovered that Mikaela not only possessed Brynhildr's aura, but also Valkyrie's.

"Don't you know what you've done?"

After saying that, Mikaela turned her head and looked at Irisviel calmly, saying, "It seems we don't need to exchange Servant. Sigurd seems to have the ability to act independently and doesn't need me to provide any magic power."

"Eh? That's a bit of a shame." Irisviel seemed quite disappointed, as if she would have preferred that Sigurd was a Blue Mana User.

"..." Emiya Kiritsugu's lips curled into a smile, and his gaze toward Sigurd became even more friendly.

"Alright, Saber, now that you've summoned her, let's talk as we go. I'm sure you have a lot of questions right now, but we're off to attack the enemy camp, so we don't have time to explain everything to you."

Mikaela crushed the card, shouldered the Oath of Judas, glanced at Sigurd, and said calmly, "What do you think?"

"That goes without saying. Although I don't know exactly what happened to you, our target now is the Black Faction Servant." Sigurd smiled slightly, raised his sword, and said very seriously, "The Holy Grail has transmitted most of the things into my memory, so I will fight as your sword."

"That's good then."

Mikaela was pleased with Sigurd's statement. He crushed the card in his hand and threw the Gae Bulg to Cú Chulainn.

Then Mikaela looked at Red Hare, Red A, Kiyohime, Hassan of the Hundred Faces, Hassan of the Arm, Bazett, and Cú Chulainn holding a gun.

And Asagami Fujino Ryougi Shiki, Asagami Fujino, Emiya Kiritsugu, and Irisviel.

Mikaela said calmly, "Let's proceed according to the original plan. Saber and I will deal with Vlad III. If the enemy Saber appears, let him come over. As for the other Servant, you can decide for yourselves. If you can stop them, then stop them. If you can assassinate the enemy Master, then assassinate their Master."

"In short..." Mikaela said in a very cold tone, "We absolutely cannot let the enemy Caster use his Noble Phantasm."

"Yes!"

Hassan of the Arm and Hassan of the Hundred Faces nodded.

PS: "I was thinking of just going to bed early, but then... I couldn't sleep, so I decided to get up and write a chapter."

Chapter 214 The War Begins!! (First Update)

Is it coming?

Vlad III slowly opened his eyes, rose slowly from his throne, and, as if sensing something, revealed a sinister smile.

"So, those who have invaded my territory finally dare to come and challenge me openly and honestly?"

"Your Majesty," Darnic appeared beside Vlad III, speaking in a very calm tone, "In terms of military strength, we have a huge advantage, but when it comes to Servant ..."

"I understand." Vlad III naturally understood that Chiron was currently protecting the other Master and Avicebron because of Hassan of the Hundred Faces.

On their side, the only ones responsible for direct combat are probably Vlad III, Siegfried, Medusa, and Frankenstein. The golems and android legions can only serve as harassment units and cannot be considered as real combat forces.

On the contrary, although the number of enemy Servant was somewhat inferior, there were simply too many of them, not to mention the presence of humans like Bazett who could directly Servant.

If Darnic is not mistaken, the opposing side has about nine people with Servant- level strength, making this a one-sided war.

If it weren't for the fact that all the Servants on the second Servant possessed the power to turn the tide of battle, Darnic would probably be tempted to obey the Clock Tower's orders and obediently abandon this Holy Grail War.

"No need to worry, Darnic." Vlad III stood up and slowly walked down from the throne. Three Servant emerged from the shadows and followed him very consciously.

Siegfried, bound by Command Seal, could only focus on fighting.

Frankenstein's expression was quite ferocious, as if he would rush out and fight someone at the slightest provocation.

And... Medusa, whose expression was extremely cold and whose whole body exuded an aura of indifference.

"Let the battle begin! Gentlemen! Tonight will likely be the most intense battle of this Holy Grail War!" Vlad III mounted the bronze horse crafted by Avicebron, raised his lance, pointed it into the distance, and said with an unusually cold expression, "However, we will not lose!"

"How could something this minor?! A true hero fights against adversity!"

"Gentlemen! Charge! Let them see what happens to invaders!"

Vlad III grinned menacingly and charged off on his bronze horse! He had already located the enemy's position.

Siegfried followed silently beside Vlad III, while Frankenstein roared and charged off into the distance. Only Medusa remained quietly in place, seemingly waiting for something.

The android soldiers and golems also began to move, preparing to cooperate with their 'masters' actions.

The great war has begun.

"I see, I think I understand now." Mikaela walked side by side with Sigurd, and he now understood why Mikaela carried the aura of his lover and Valkyrie.

"So, in order to save that child, we need to extract the core of the Holy Grail?"

Sigurd, wearing a mask and smiling, said, "If that's your wish, then I will do everything in my power to help you."

"So what is your wish?" Mikaela looked at Sigurd and said calmly, "Now that you have been summoned, you probably have your own wish as well."

"Do I wish for this?"

Through the mask, Sigurd looked at Mikaela with great tenderness and smiled, "My wish has been fulfilled."

"...That's disgusting. Don't look at me and say such gentle things." Mikaela silently took half a step back. Although he admitted that Sigurd was handsome, he didn't like men.

"Hahahaha, sorry, Master." Sigurd laughed, but soon he gripped his longsword tightly and swung it sharply, cutting down the wooden stakes that had emerged from the ground.

"Looks like we can't continue chatting."

The moment Mikaela Sigurd the iron stake, he also planted the Oath of Judas on his back into the ground, ready to enter Valkyrie form at any moment.

"Oh? You're the Master who uses an automatic Noble Phantasm?"

Vlad III rode over on his bronze-iron horse, followed by a burly swordsman holding a long spear. He pointed at Mikaela and said in a very cold tone, "However, you... are not a simple Master at all."

The moment Vlad III saw Mikaela, he could clearly sense that she was emanating an extremely dangerous aura! It was definitely not an aura that a human could possess.

Mikaela glanced at Siegfried behind him. He wasn't particularly surprised that Siegfried had been summoned. Instead, he focused his gaze on Vlad III and said calmly, "Nice to meet you, Vlad III."

"Oh? It seems you know me." Vlad III looked at Mikaela with a smile and said, "However, even though this is our first meeting, I must kill you all as soon as possible."

"Why don't we have a proper talk?" Mikaela seemed to have no intention of fighting. He leaned against the Oath of Judas and said in a very calm tone, "Who knows? I'll give you some unexpected information."

"Talk? No, that's unnecessary. All I need to do is kill both of you!"

Vlad III launched an attack, sending thousands of stakes toward Mikaela and Sigurd.

In fact, Vlad III felt uneasy after seeing only Mikaela and Sigurd, since he didn't see any other Servant. After all, his strongest Servant were himself and Siegfried.

Chiron and Avicebron have been Hassan of the Hundred Faces.

Medusa remained hidden, guarding the castle, and did not immediately launch an attack.

Frankenstein is responsible for attracting hatred; if her life is threatened, she can be pulled back using Command Seal.

Sigurd moved, suddenly drawing his sword and, with astonishing swordsmanship, shattering the wooden stakes that surged from all around.

Soon, Siegfried drew his sword and charged forward.

"Clang--!!"

As the two swords clashed, Sigurd immediately realized that his enemy was an extremely powerful being.

"So, is fighting the only option? To be honest, I don't really like fighting, but there aren't many people on my side who can beat you... so I have to forcefully hold you off."

Mikaela didn't watch the battle between Siegfried and Sigurd. He looked at Vlad III calmly and said, "To be honest, I want to test how far this power can go."

At this moment, Mikaela radiated golden light, and her maid outfit disappeared, replaced by the Swan Robe worn by Valkyrie.

At this moment, Mikaela, holding the pseudo- Divine Declaration and wielding the Divine Iron Shield, calmly looked at Vlad III, who showed a surprised expression, and said, "This power from the Valkyrie, I'll use you as a test subject."

"So that's it, the thief?!" Vlad III's eyes burned with rage.

P. S.: "Today, five updates. I won't go to sleep until I finish updating."

P. S.: "Why... well... how to explain it? It was a beautiful night!"

Chapter 215 Fierce Battle (Second Update)

After Mikaela used the Valkyrie weapon, Vlad III knew that he had to kill her today!

Although it is unknown how the other party obtained the Valkyrie's spirit origin, since the other party was able to seize the spirit origin of the legendary Valkyrie, could he also plunder the power of other Servants?

Vlad III didn't know, but he dared not gamble! So he had to go all out!

"It's quite something, it seems like it's been a long time since I've seen Valkyrie." Sigurd blocked Siegfried's slash and smiled at Mikaela.

"Whoosh—!!"

Perhaps it was just a moment of distraction that caused Sigurd to be slashed in the chest. Siegfried was also a top-tier Servant, and although he was bound by Command Seal at the moment, his swordsmanship could be said to have transcended the human realm.

"This is truly an opponent that cannot be ignored... Siegfried, right? To be honest, I'm quite envious of your defensive capabilities."

Although he had been slashed in the chest, it was only a minor wound, and Sigurd didn't care much. Looking into Siegfried's emotionless eyes, he smiled and said, "Same yet different beings. Although I envy your defensive abilities, on the battlefield! For her! I will not lose to you!"

The two continued their fierce battle.

Mikaela flew high into the sky, staring coldly at Vlad III. With his pseudo- Divine Declaration, he knocked aside countless wooden stakes. He possessed the battle memories of Valkyrie.

In a sense, he is Valkyrie himself!

"Hmph!" Vlad III snorted coldly. With the buff of the Guardian Demon General, he could easily release a large number of wooden stakes. At this moment, he wanted to deal with Mikaela immediately.

'I absolutely must not get stabbed.'

Mikaela wouldn't let himself be impaled by a wooden stake. He was quite familiar with Vlad III's Noble Phantasm and knew very well what would happen if he were pierced by the spearhead.

Vlad III could then use his Noble Phantasm to create stakes inside the enemy's body to pierce through them.

In the original story, Karna, the Karna, was also caught off guard by this move. However, he managed to break the attack by circulating the flames throughout his body and completely burning away the wooden stake inside his body.

However, if Mikaela also falls victim to this move, then he will also have to find a way to deal with the wooden stake that has appeared inside his body.

The best way is to avoid being hit by Vlad III's stakes! Mikaela wielded her spear with one hand. The technique Valkyrie had learned was the Divine Spear Technique. As long as Mikaela's reaction speed was fast enough, she could easily block the stakes that appeared all around her.

"If that's all there is to it, then you might as well die," Vlad III said coldly. He could tell that the other party was a very troublesome opponent.

Thousands upon thousands of wooden stakes emerged from all directions, launching a relentless attack on Mikaela. No matter how skilled the opponent was with a gun, it was impossible for her to be fast enough to destroy all the wooden stakes in one go.

If he gets hit by even one attack, he's confident he can kill his opponent instantly.

"That's all? You underestimate me." Mikaela gripped the pseudo- Divine Declaration in his hand, his tone cold. "First of all, do you think this level of attack can corner me?"

"Shuashuashua——!!"

Countless golden chains and thirteen spears of light attacked the wooden stake. The golden chains knocked the stake away, protecting Mikaela, while the thirteen spears of light rushed towards Vlad III.

"What?!"

Vlad III finally noticed the Oath of Judas on the ground; this Noble Phantasm had been activated at some point.

Vlad III waved his hand slightly, and many wooden stakes appeared on the ground, blocking the explosion of the spear of light. He said with a somewhat gloomy expression, "As expected, just as Avicebron said, automatic Noble Phantasm are not as easy to deal with as we thought."

"An automatic Noble Phantasm?" Mikaela flew into the air. It was the first time he had ever heard of an automatic Noble Phantasm, but he quickly understood.

According to Vlad III, the Oath of Judas was automatic, not man-made.

This made Mikaela chuckle. He didn't know what to say. If Judas really had self-awareness, then should he try Shana's Nietono no Shana to see if he could summon a Heavenly Eye?