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"Hey, how about you stop chasing him and keep me company instead?"
At that leisurely yet extremely flippant voice, Noah halted the step he had been about to take. Looking at Kirei Kotomine gradually fleeing away, he clicked his tongue and turned his sharp gaze toward Lancer.
"Hah?" Having fully received Noah's piercing stare, Lancer showed no sign of backing down. Instead, he sounded somewhat excited.
"Those are some fine eyes. To think someone in this era would have eyes like those—this really gets my blood boiling."
Seeing the intense fighting spirit in Lancer's eyes and expression, Noah more or less understood what kind of man Lancer was.
"A battle maniac? I hate troublesome guys like that most!" Noah stared directly at Lancer and bluntly declared.
"Are you determined to stop me no matter what, Lancer?"
"Sorry, kid." Lancer gripped the Magic Spear in his hand while spreading one hand in apparent helplessness.
"Even if he's like that, he's still my Master for the time being. Without him, I can't continue existing either, so you should keep me company here."
"Is that so?" Noah briefly closed his eyes before abruptly opening them.
"Then let me prepare an opponent worthy of you as well!"
With that, Noah raised one hand and turned the back of it toward Lancer.
At the sight, Lancer was startled.
"Don't tell me, you intend to..."
Without giving Lancer time to react, Noah raised his hand over his head and chanted loudly.
"Come forth! Rider!"
Those words directly became a pure command that echoed beneath the church's night sky.
"Clang—!"
The sword-shaped Command Seal on the back of Noah's hand, entwined by two snakes, suddenly lit up with a