Wrapping Up This Phase (Continued)

Darnic, who had been standing next to Lancer, suddenly spoke up, and Lancer did not blame him.

"About your real name."

Upon hearing this question, the air in the entire hall fell silent; everyone held their breath, ready to listen to Archer's answer.

No one knows "Black" Archer's real name. He says his memory is confused and he has been hiding his real name.

Under normal circumstances, Archer's displayed stats wouldn't have been a problem; no one would have had any expectations of him. However, what was unexpected was that he was able to fight Achilles to a standstill. Although he didn't inflict much damage on his opponent, his dazzling "Noble Phantasm- based" fighting style not only opened the eyes of the [Black] faction but also forced them to consider a question—

If the Black faction wins this Great Holy Grail War, how should I face Archer in the subsequent faction battles?

Therefore, everyone was eager to learn everything about Archer.

However, Archer's answer greatly disappointed everyone.

"I'm sorry, I still can't remember."

Darnic pressed on relentlessly, "You've used so many Noble Phantasm on Rider. Even if you don't have all your memories, shouldn't you at least have some clues?"

Archer's response to this was--

"Those were just Magecraft spells I used; they weren't physical Noble Phantasm."

After he finished speaking, the entire hall fell into an absolute silence. Finally, it was Darnic, as the person in charge, who broke the awkward silence.

"Magecraft? Could it be Projection Magecraft? How is that possible?!"

Having finally escaped the interrogation of the [Black] Faction Master led by Darnic, the Master and Servant walked along the quiet castle corridor toward their room.

"I didn't expect Archer to be so amazing."

Fiore, sitting in her wheelchair, could hardly contain her excitement and exclaimed in amazement to Archer, who was pushing her forward from behind.

[As the next head of the Yggdmillennia family, he summoned a third-rate Servant.]

Such rumors began circulating in the castle at some point. Although the other Master didn't say anything, it was clear that their attitude towards him had become increasingly indifferent lately.

Today, after Archer fully demonstrated his strength, the amazement in the eyes of the other Master gave Fiore a real sense of pride.

However, Archer wasn't particularly concerned about his Master's praise. Instead, he brought up another matter. "By the way, how is Berserker?"

During the meeting just now, Archer did not see Berserker or her Master, Caules. Similarly, after the battle, Berserker, who was pursuing, did not appear; instead, it was the Atalanta, who was being pursued, who came into Archer's view.

The only explanation for this is that Berserker failed, just as Archer suspected.

Berserker is currently receiving treatment, and Caules is by her side.

Fiore's high spirits gradually waned when her younger brother Caules, was mentioned.

"Berserker is no match for the Atalanta. Although a Command Spell was wasted, at least Berserker survived..."

For some reason, the atmosphere suddenly turned cold and distant. On the way to Fiore's room, the two, who had maintained a harmonious relationship throughout, didn't exchange a single word.

Just before Fiore entered, the wheelchair turned to look at Archer: "Regarding the intelligence about Sighisoara, my uncle asked us to investigate. It seems our Assassin and the Red Faction's Saber are currently there."

"Okay, sure."

Archer knew about the city of Sighisoara; it was a small town adjacent to Trifas, and it took less than half a day to get there from the castle.

However, under the current circumstances, sending Servant out and weakening the city's defenses would be an unwise move.

Perhaps they are worried that the Assassin's Master might have ulterior motives.

Archer made this guess, and then unknowingly returned to his room, immediately noticing that it was different from when he left.

The android that Rider had asked him to leave here has disappeared.

However, since there's no news of Caster capturing any androids, it means Rider has already escaped this place with him.

Archer shook his head with amusement at the thought of that figure darting into the castle.

This is probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Everyone's attention was focused on the battlefield; no one cared about a fleeing android.

Even if someone discovers him on his escape, he's just an artificial human. It's hard to imagine Magecraft who can mass-produce them expending the effort to track him down.

"But I still care a little."

Although it wouldn't be a problem to just leave him like this, I did take care of him after all. It wouldn't hurt to see him off.

With this thought in mind, Archer used his spirit form to move to the rooftop, and then witnessed that strange scene—

Using his [Eagle Eye], Archer discovered that deep in the forest, Rider and the homunculus protected behind him were confronting Saber and her Master, the fat man.

Although he didn't understand what had happened, Archer knew that if he didn't go over there soon, the android that Rider was trying so hard to protect would probably die here!

Damn it!

Cursing under his breath, Archer moved swiftly in the direction he was observing.

"Saber, what are you doing! Bring that android back right now!"

Seeing his Servant refusing to move, Gordes Musik Yggdmillennia, who had suffered a great loss of face in the previous battle with Achilles, cursed.

Upon hearing her Master's command, Saber silently stepped forward, but was stopped halfway by Rider.

"Rider, get out of the way!"

"I don't!"

He simply kicked Gordes's proposal aside, giving him virtually no time to think. This swift, seemingly thoughtless response displeased Gordes, who, too lazy to argue with this Rationality Evaporation troublemaker, waved his hand dismissively.

"Saber, subdue Rider."

Saber, having received the order, took a step forward.

"Huh? Hey, is your Master still not crazy?"

Saber remained silent, then rushed forward and grabbed Rider's head and arm, pulling him away from the android and slamming him to the ground. The android, who had been leaning against Rider, collapsed to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut.

"Let her go!"

However, for some unknown reason, the android, who should have been powerless to resist, pounced on Saber like a tiger cub that had just grown its claws, seemingly trying to rescue Rider from its grasp.

Despite the androids' punches and kicks, Saber remained expressionless, maintaining her grip on Rider. The androids' "attack" ended with a crisp slap.

"It's just a puppet, yet it dares to waste my time."

Looking at the android he had slapped to the ground, Gordes took out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe his hands, muttering to himself in a troubled tone:

"Damn it, how am I supposed to manage these two...?"

But before he could finish speaking, the sound of wind behind him drew his attention. Turning around, he saw Archer standing right behind him. Upon seeing Archer, Gordes was overjoyed—

"Perfect timing, Archer, this homunculus will be yours..."

Gordes's unfinished words were swallowed whole by Archer's hand chop.

"Archer?"

"Archer!"

Two identical words with completely different meanings came from Saber and Rider respectively.

Releasing Rider from her grasp, Saber drew her greatsword from her back, ready for battle. Although she didn't know what had happened, her primary objective now was to save her Master had fallen before Archer.

To his surprise, after being freed from his restraints, Rider rushed towards Archer with tears in his eyes, but Archer nimbly dodged him just before they made contact.

Rider, who missed his target, wasn't angry. Instead, he asked him in a complaining tone:

Why are you only arriving now?

Although Archer hadn't said anything yet, Saber, as the only one still capable of movement besides the two people involved and the unconscious homunculus lying on the ground, was already experiencing a storm of emotions.

Could it be Archer and Rider, those two...?

"What happened?"

Ignoring the fat man on the ground and the other repressed Saber, Archer went straight to Rider to ask about the current situation.

"It's like this..."

"Cough cough--!"

Rider, who was about to speak, was suddenly interrupted by a violent cough. Turning his head, he saw that the android who had been lying on the ground was now bleeding from the corner of its mouth.

"Hey, are you alright?"

Forget about tattling, Rider rushed to the android's side and anxiously asked, but the android, whose face was already turning blue, didn't seem to have time to answer Rider.

Let me see.

Archer walked up to Rider, patted him on the shoulder, then knelt down and placed his hand on the android's chest.

"Einzbern's technology...?"

Archer murmured to himself in a nostalgic tone.

"Archer, what did you say?"

I said there was no problem.

Archer smoothly brushed it off, then told Rider his test results:

"He's in this condition simply because he's not yet used to the outside environment and suffered a severe blow to the head."

"That bastard!"

Rider glared angrily in the direction where Gordes had collapsed, but Saber, who was protecting Gordes, blocked her way. Then Rider's attention returned to the scene, and looking at the homunculus whose breathing was becoming increasingly rapid, she anxiously asked Archer.

"Is there any hope for this child?"

"Certainly."

The confident reply calmed Rider's agitated mood slightly, and Archer placed his hand on the android's chest once more.

"Trace on (synchronization begins)."

Archer began to channel the magic within his body to heal the android. As the magic flowed through his body, the android's pained expression gradually subsided.

Before long, the android's breathing and expression became stable. Although it had not yet regained consciousness, it should be out of danger.

"That's great! That's great!"

Rider, holding the android, wept with joy, while also expressing his gratitude to the heroes who had helped him in this operation:

"Archer, you're amazing!"

"It's just a trivial matter. I seem to recall having trained under a puppeteer for a period of time."

This time, however, Archer responded to Rider's praise with a smile.

The android's body is now perfectly fine, and Archer has even secretly adjusted it. Compared to the short time before, his current body should be able to witness a much longer period of life.

Now that everything has been taken care of, then--

"Rider, we should go back."

"Ah, I know."

This is where it ends. Although Rider still wants to take care of him, it's beyond his control as a dead man. The homunculus's future is up to him to decide and move forward.

Saber, who had witnessed their entire action, approached them with heavy steps:

"Rider, I'm sorry... and Archer, thank you."

"Snort!"

Clearly, Rider hasn't gotten over what happened before.

"Don't worry about it. I just did what I wanted to do."

After waving his hand dismissively, Archer said, "More importantly, let's think about what's next."

After all, the fact that they had released the androids was undeniable, so what awaited them next was likely...

Darnic and Lancer might also be furious.

However, if Saber, Rider, and Archer share the responsibility for this outcome... it doesn't seem like such a big problem?

However, since I will be accompanying Fiore to Sighisoara during the day, I probably won't be involved in anything that happens.

Archer felt a sense of relief at the thought, but when he came to his senses again, he found Rider chatting curiously with Saber.