Of course, they couldn't tell Waver these truths.
To him, Shirou changed the description from "kidnapping" to "rescue"—
"As long as we rescue Miss Sola, Kaineth can regain his freedom and no longer be under Lancer's thumb." That was how Shirou explained it.
"Oh! Shinji, this plan sounds pretty good!"
Waver was very pleased with the plan Shirou had proposed. He didn't seem to have realized the key problem yet—
"Waver, after you meet Kaineth, he'll attack you without a word, won't he?"
Waver was utterly baffled. "Huh? Why? Aren't we going there to help him?"
"Don't forget that Miss Sola is still in Lancer's hands.
As long as he doesn't rescue his fiancée, Kaineth can't resist Lancer and can only let him manipulate him.
Even if it's just for show in front of Lancer, Kaineth will do everything he can to mock and ridicule you, then figure out some way to kill you."
Shirou said solemnly, "So until I rescue Sola, Waver... you'll have to fight Kaineth with all your strength."
"...Huh?"
Waver was dumbfounded. I'm fighting Kaineth? Seriously?
"What is the King of Knights up to this time?"
At nine that evening, just as Kaineth and Lancer were preparing to head out and search, they saw an unexpected sight through the floor-to-ceiling window of the presidential suite.
It was the top floor of a high-rise still under construction, diagonally across from the Fuyuki City Hyatt Hotel.
Saber had appeared on the rooftop of the building.
She wore silver-blue armor, her beautiful golden hair dancing in the night wind. With both hands resting on the invisible sword embedded in the ground, her dignified figure inevitably brought the phrase "beauty beneath the moon" to mind.
The powerful aura radiating from Saber swept into the top floor of the