"Ruler, what are you doing?" Sieg was at a loss.
"Checking your body to see if there's any danger."
Faced with Jeanne d'Arc, he could only stand where he was and surrender, letting her examine his body.
Suddenly, Jeanne d'Arc's movements stopped.
She pulled open Sieg's coat, exposing his chest.
It was covered in black markings spreading out from his heart.
"Just as I thought. Sieg, you still need to use Saber's power less often. Something will happen. Something definitely will happen!"
"What is it, Ruler? I have to use it. If I don't, how are we supposed to defeat that guy called Amakusa Shirou Tokisada?"
Sieg gripped his greatsword. "Saber gave me his heart. He definitely didn't just want me to stay alive. He must have wanted me to accomplish things he would have done while he was still alive!"
"I—" Jeanne d'Arc realized she could not refute Sieg.
After a moment of silence, she pleaded, "Can you promise me? Just use it one more time."
"All right." Sieg seemed to compromise. "But I still have to use it this time. Otherwise, we won't be able to get in."
"Then how are we getting in? The only route is to go from the main gate around to the side entrance, isn't it?"
Jeanne d'Arc asked Sieg in confusion, only to see the greatsword in his hand emit a sparkling white glow.
"Sieg, what is Archer's plan?"
Sieg answered without hesitation:
"Assassin once said that there were no roads in this world to begin with. As long as we create one, there will be one."
"Then what are you doing now?"
"Making a road."
"How?"
"With my Noble Phantasm—Fantasy Great Sword · Heavenly Demon Fall!"
White light suddenly flared, stabbing into Jeanne d'Arc's eyes.
Even with her eyes closed, she