Shishigou finished speaking in a casual tone, then declared as though giving the confused Red Saber no room to argue:
"Take him out. Your wounds have mostly healed. He may be Saber, but he's an irregular existence... A proper Servant can't possibly lose to an irregular one, right?"
Upon hearing those words, Red Saber immediately understood, and the doubts in her heart vanished as well. As though playing along with Shishigou, she replied in a casual tone:
"I somehow feel like I got tricked by your sweet talk."
"It's nothing. It's fine if you retreat, too. You can do whatever you want. What's wrong, do you want to retreat? I can use another Command Spell on you, you know?"
"Ah, damn it. You're baiting me, you're definitely baiting me! But I'll do it! I'll show you! If it were Father, he definitely wouldn't choose to retreat at a time like this!"
Red Saber spun her silver sword once, filling her heart with soaring battle intent... and glared down at Black Saber in the distance.
Then, Black Rider, the only one on this battlefield who understood everything, desperately held back the tears about to spill from his eyes. But in the end, he could not hold them back and began to sob quietly.
That was not Black Saber. Saber had indeed disappeared back then.
Then who exactly was standing there? Who was facing Red Saber, gripping that greatsword in his hand?
Without a doubt, there could only be one person. As for why something so inexplicable had suddenly happened, Rider did not know, nor did he think it mattered.
He merely regretted that Lin Yan had not chosen a peaceful life, and wept for the path of suffering he had chosen. In life, he had never lamented his own weakness, yet