The Oldest Bondage Play? (Continued)

Could Assassin's scheming even be called scheming? Assassin's scheming was called strategy!

Besides, Shirou had never schemed against her in the first place.

Rider had run into his sword herself, and she still had the nerve to complain?

"This is clearly something you made up out of thin air. There was an error in the report, and you need to take responsibility for it!"

"How is it made up out of thin air? You were scheming against me from beginning to end!"

After scheming against so many people, even if Shirou had truly not intended to scheme against her, Rider still believed he had.

Yet Shirou really hadn't.

Everyone else was stunned.

Ruler had clearly joined the Black Faction, and both sides were preparing for a major battle, yet Assassin was planning to slip away?

Jeanne d'Arc could not help asking, "Assassin, since I've already joined you, why are you still running?"

"Well... they have five people. Even with you, we only have four."

Seeing Shirou acting so cowardly, Semiramis could not help saying disdainfully, "As a fellow Assassin, aren't you being far too embarrassing? Where did all that imposing talk about ideals with Shirou (Shirou) just now go? You don't even dare accept the challenge now?"

"No matter how loudly you talk, it still comes down to comparing our actual strength. I'm not stupid. Why would I stay and let you wipe us all out?" Shirou retorted righteously. "A great military strategist once said: fight if you can win, run if you can't."

What a joke. If he died here for real, it would all be over.

A momentary surge of momentum could not determine victory or defeat.

As long as his main force remained and had not been wiped out, Shirou was confident he could turn things around.