He was no longer the chief knight of the glorious Knights of the Fianna, but rather this."
Waver and Rider curiously looked at the photograph Shirou had pulled out.
The background was a forest at night, where two figures faced each other beneath the moonlight.
At one end of the photograph stood a beautiful golden-haired girl in silver armor, while at the other was a figure wrapped in an aura of utterly evil darkness.
The figure's entire upper body was covered in sharp, bristling mane hair, and a terrifying boar's head sat upon his shoulders.
Waver was stunned. "Th-this is Lancer!?"
Irisviel and Saber were also shocked. "When did you take that photo!?"
Of course, Shirou had secretly taken it while Saber and Lancer were facing off. What kind of person went to war over the Holy Grail without bringing a pinhole camera?
The red-haired boy continued explaining as he pointed at the photograph. "Waver, since you're an outstanding student of the Clock Tower, you must have heard the legends concerning Diarmuid, right?
"It's said that the demon boar who killed the hero Diarmuid was none other than his half-brother, transformed into a monster.
"You could call it a cruel joke of fate, couldn't you?
"A warrior who returned from the underworld and transformed into a monster for the sake of revenge—such a legend has now manifested in Diarmuid himself."
Waver looked bewildered. "H-how could things have turned out like this..."
Saber wanted to say something, but Shirou stopped her with a look.
"Waver, if I remember correctly, the reason Kenshinnes chose Diarmuid as his Servant was because you stole the Holy Relic he had prepared in advance, right?"
"Ugh...!"
Hearing Shirou say that, Waver's face grew even paler.
As a magus, Waver Velvet was not born into a prestigious