Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri.
That was the woman's name.
She was a member of the prestigious Sophia-Ri family of the Clock Tower's Department of Evocation and, like Kenneth, an outstanding magus.
She was also Kenneth's fiancée.
Though born into the prestigious Sophia-Ri family, Sola was neither the heir nor the eldest daughter. From the moment she was born, she had been destined to become a sacrifice in a political marriage. Fortunately, the man she was engaged to was Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald.
Though he was somewhat overly harsh in teaching his students and had a few flaws in his personality, as the heir to the El-Melloi family and the current Lord El-Melloi, Kenneth was not only an excellent and powerful magus, but also a fiancé who cherished the woman he had entered a political engagement with.
Even so, Sola could not help but feel repulsed by it all. That had shaped her prideful nature. She wanted to resist, even if she could not succeed.
But that very pride—
"Sola."
Kenneth softly called his fiancée's name, as though the tense confrontation from moments ago had never happened.
"I don't think Lancer did anything wrong. Rather, wasn't it you who misjudged the situation on the battlefield?"
One of Sola's hands rested on her slender waist as she looked at her fiancé, who had just been flying into a rage. There was an unreadable look in her eyes.
Kenneth pondered for a moment.
"Saber and Rider are both Servants with high parameters across the board. We shouldn't waste an opportunity to weaken them."
"But you failed to notice that Saber had been wary of Lancer the entire time."
"Kenneth, you should understand where your fundamental advantage over the other Masters lies."
Sola walked forward, a dazzling smile on her face.
"The foremost genius of the