"What did you answer the Holy Grail's summons for?"
He could not figure out why this Servant had answered the summons, or rather, what he intended to do.
"Anyone who did wrong should be punished, yet back then, I never received the king's punishment. I can sense that the king has already appeared, in this Holy Grail War. I want to receive her punishment—better yet, to die beneath her Holy Sword."
Yang Hao's words and expression brimmed with deep remorse and pain, along with a sincere emotion.
That sincere feeling instantly struck a chord with Matou Kariya. He understood that this was someone of the same kind as himself—someone who loved but could not have what he wanted.
"Perhaps that's why we can become companions."
With a sigh, he felt a little more acceptance toward this Servant.
"Can you kill that old monster from before?"
Since this knight's flower was reliable, then he would trust him once. As long as he could kill that old monster and save Sakura, that was enough.
"As long as I unleash my Noble Phantasm at full power, I can kill him."
Yang Hao gave a definite answer and guarantee. Killing a magus like Matou Zouken was not difficult in itself. After all, a magus's power was far weaker than a Servant's, not to mention that he possessed a means of countering Matou Zouken.
"Then merge with me!"
Matou Kariya did not hesitate in the slightest. He had long since prepared himself to face death.
"I'll temporarily preserve your soul and consciousness from being eroded by the Berserker trait, so you can witness that old man's death."
After making that promise, Yang Hao turned the body into spirit form, becoming golden energy that flowed into Matou Kariya's body through the Command Spell.
During the fusion,