[Two spears, one red and one yellow, fell from the sky, killing the surrounding Sea Demons and successfully saving Artoria.]
["What a sorry sight, Saber."]
[A figure then descended from the sky. It was none other than Diarmuid.]
["If you don't wield your sword more gracefully, you'll disgrace the title of King of Knights."]
Waver: "It really is Diarmuid. How did you end up there?"
Diarmuid: "I don't know the answer to that myself."
Bluebeard: "Ah! You ruined the banquet I prepared for the holy maiden! I'll kill you!"
Diarmuid: "Bring it on. I won't show someone like you any mercy."
["Lancer, you..."]
[Artoria was very surprised by Diarmuid's appearance.]
[Diarmuid smiled. "Don't misunderstand. I was merely ordered to come eliminate Caster."]
["Who are you?!"]
[Bluebeard snapped in frustration, "Who gave you permission to interfere?!"]
["Saber's head is mine alone to take!"]
[Diarmuid shouted back, refusing to back down.]
Feng Xi: "Diarmuid, you had a rare chance to save a damsel in distress, and you ruined the mood with a single sentence."
Diarmuid: "Please don't talk nonsense. The King of Knights and I simply acknowledge one another."
Artoria: "Exactly. We merely respect one another as opponents."
[Bluebeard raved, "I resurrected her with the Holy Grail! She belongs to me!"]
["Caster, while I have no wish to interfere with your romance..."]
[Diarmuid declared righteously, "I will not allow you to ignore me and take away Saber when she can only fight with one hand."]
["After all, I was the one who wounded her hand."]
["I won't let someone like you reap the benefits of my work."]
[The two attacked together, immediately plunging into battle against the surrounding horde of Sea Demons.]
[The screen abruptly went dark.]
[Question: Why did Kayneth send Diarmuid to eliminate Bluebeard?]
Kayneth: "Because I was going to duel Kiritsugu Emiya."
[Ding! Congratulations to Kayneth for answering correctly. Awarded 3 Saint Quartz.]
Everyone in the group: "???"
Chapter 34: Kayneth's arrogance backfires
Waver: "Professor, that was way too fast."
Kayneth: "Hmph. Because I already knew the answer to this question."
Tokiomi Tohsaka: "I see. You probably predicted it while answering the previous question."
Feng Xi: "They are his own actions, after all."
Kayneth really had caught everyone off guard with this question. Even Feng Xi hadn't expected him to answer so quickly.
[The footage continued, shifting to the outside of Einzbern Castle.]
["Boil, my blood."]
[Kayneth poured a vial of silver liquid onto the ground. It then formed a clear silver sphere and headed toward the castle.]
["Kayneth El-Melloi, ninth head of the Archibald family, has come to pay a visit."]
[Kayneth smashed through the main doors and strode brazenly inside.]
["For the Holy Grail we both seek, let us stake our lives and honor on a fair battle."]
[Receiving no response from inside the castle, Kayneth walked straight in, only to be engulfed by the bombs Kiritsugu Emiya had planted at the entrance.]
Rin Tohsaka: "Director Kayneth, even I could tell something was wrong. Are you really that bold?"
Kayneth: "Hmph, little girl. Don't judge me by your own understanding."
Kayneth: "Let me tell you, traps of this level can't even scratch me."
Waver: "I agree with that."
["To think you'd use such crude contraptions. It seems the Einzberns have truly declined."]
[The smoke cleared, revealing Kayneth encased in a mercury barrier, completely unharmed.]
Rin Tohsaka: "Amazing! That mercury sphere can be used like that too?!"
Tokiomi Tohsaka: "A Mystic Code? I've never heard of one like that before. Did you make it yourself?"
Kayneth: "Of course."
Kayneth: "Magus Killer, now do you understand the power of magecraft?"
Kayneth: "Your bullets are useless before my Mystic Code, which combines offense and defense."
Kiritsugu Emiya: "..."
[In a room upstairs, Kiritsugu Emiya closed his laptop and was about to retreat when the floor in the center of the room was sliced open. Kayneth entered the room surrounded by mercury.]
[The two immediately clashed, launching into a fierce battle inside the castle.]
[Under Kayneth's versatile mercury attacks, Kiritsugu Emiya was completely overwhelmed.]
[Even using Time Alter to increase his speed, he couldn't keep up with the mercury's defensive speed.]
[Just as Kayneth had said, his bullets had become completely useless for the moment.]
[The battle moved from the room into the corridor outside. Kiritsugu Emiya suddenly lowered his Calico M950 and drew his Mystic Code from inside his coat, a single-shot pistol called the "Thompson Center." He aimed at Kayneth and pulled the trigger.]
[The video paused.]
[Question: What was the outcome of this battle?]
Kayneth: "Hmph. Does that even need asking? Obviously, I won."
[Ding! Kayneth answered incorrectly. Deducting 1 Saint Quartz.]
Feng Xi: "Haha, Director Kayneth, answering quickly doesn't mean you're right."
Kayneth: "Impossible. How could I lose to a despicable man like Kiritsugu Emiya? He must have escaped, so the battle had no decisive outcome."
[Ding! Kayneth answered incorrectly. Deducting 1 Saint Quartz.]
Waver: "Professor Kayneth, you should calm down first."
Feng Xi: "Exactly. Don't lose all the Saint Quartz you worked so hard to get."
Kiritsugu Emiya: "I won."
[Ding! Congratulations to Kiritsugu Emiya for answering partially correctly. Awarded 1 Saint Quartz.]
Kiritsugu Emiya: "Only partially correct. Does that mean we need to state the specific outcome?"
Feng Xi: "Kiritsugu Emiya defeated Kayneth, but Diarmuid rescued Kayneth."
[Ding! Congratulations to Feng Xi for answering correctly. Awarded 3 Saint Quartz.]
Waver: "I see. True, given Diarmuid's personality, he would certainly rush over immediately if anything happened to Professor."
Diarmuid: "As long as I am still here, I will surround my lord to the death."
Kayneth: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Kayneth couldn't accept that he had actually lost to Kiritsugu Emiya and had only survived because his Servant rescued him in the end.
He was a Brand-ranked magus, after all. How could he lose to a rat like Kiritsugu Emiya?
Kiritsugu Emiya wasn't particularly happy either, because he knew his trump card might soon be exposed.
[The video continued.]
[Kiritsugu Emiya fired a shot. This time, contrary to Kayneth's expectations, the bullet passed through the mercury barrier and pierced his left shoulder.]
[Kayneth clearly hadn't anticipated this either. He cried out in pain and immediately turned the mercury into blades to attack.]
[Ratatat...]
[Kiritsugu Emiya seized the opportunity to raise his M950 again and unleash a burst of gunfire, retreating as he fired. He darted around a corner and immediately began running.]
[Clearly, he knew he had no chance of beating Kayneth in a head-on fight.]
["Volumen Hydrargyrum's defenses were actually breached..."]
[Kayneth clutched his wound, still finding it hard to believe.]
["Damn it. I was too careless with his childish attacks. My defenses will have to be faster from now on."]
Kayneth: "I see. That gun is a Mystic Code, isn't it?"