Night, Einzbern Villa.
Sighing, Irisviel walked through the corridors, looking at the castle that had been damaged beyond recognition and now resembled ruins.
Trying her best to ignore the ruinous scene around her, Irisviel recalled last night's battle with lingering fear.
Though the final outcome had been good—the Lancer's Master had nearly been defeated, and while Lancer had arrived in time to rescue him, his injuries made it difficult to imagine him continuing in the Holy Grail War.
However, their own losses had been equally severe. If not for the King of Knights' scabbard within her body, she might have died yesterday. And Maiya Hisau was still unconscious.
She was infuriated that Kiritsugu, whom the King of Knights had failed to restrain for the sake of a fair fight with Lancer, had gone off alone after the battle to hunt down Lancer's Master, Kayneth.
Clearly, Kiritsugu Emiya found the chivalric ideals shared by Saber and Lancer utterly foolish. The divide between this Master and Servant had grown so vast that it could no longer be repaired.
That was only natural. One was the King of Knights, who believed in chivalry and was upright and honorable, while the other was a cold-blooded killer who placed victory above all else and would use any means necessary to attain it. Pairing those two together had been a mistake from the beginning.
Otherwise, Kiritsugu Emiya would not have had Irisviel serve as Saber's proxy Master from the start.
Whenever Irisviel thought of the hostile relationship between her husband and the King of Knights, she could not help but sigh.
Boom—!
At that moment, a thunderous roar erupted without warning.
The roar came from nearby thunder. The magical shockwave that followed meant the barrier in the forest outside the castle had come under attack. Though