Looking at Roland as he turned toward her, Kama silently nocked an arrow and drew her bow.
Heavy divine aura flowed along the bowstring. At Kama's will, it could become an arrow of desire that bestowed lust, or a fire of desire bearing a Divine Spirit's will.
Yet even going all out like this, Kama saw little chance of victory.
From Roland's appearance to Saber's betrayal, there had been plenty of signs. If Kama still failed to understand his scheme now, she would hardly deserve to be called a god.
Taking that thought further, could her descent itself have been planned long ago?
But such a coincidence defied common sense. Accurately drawing her here was one thing, but how had Roland been certain that Sakura Matou would be the most suitable vessel for her?
Kama acknowledged that Sakura Matou was exceptional among magi, but strength did not necessarily mean someone could bear a Divine Spirit's soul. One misstep, and the host could lose their own will instead. Cases like Ishtar and Kama, whose personalities blended with their hosts', were the exceptions.
She was certain she had no memory of Roland, and that the two of them had never crossed paths.
Yet this senior of hers seemed to have seen right through the personality formed by her union with Sakura. He had even predicted that she would use her Authority on Saber. Without using any means of control that might arouse her suspicion, he had prompted the girl to betray her through words alone.
She had arrogantly believed this Holy Grail War had been under her control all along. In the end, not only had she detected no trace of Roland's actions, she had also exposed every one of her own thoughts.
It made Kama, who had hidden in the shadows