Rebellious Knight Mordred

"——I proclaim.

Your body shall serve under me; my fate shall be bound to your sword.

If you submit to the Holy Grail's call, obey this will, follow this reason, then answer!

Here I swear.

I am the one who achieves all good in this world.

I am the one who enacts all evil in this world.

You are the seven days bound by the three great words.

Come forth from the Ring of Restraint, O guardian of the scales——!"

A dazzling light illuminated the entire basement.

Then, after shining for about ten seconds, the brilliant glow slowly faded, revealing a figure clad in armor standing before Yu Feng.

Yu Feng stared at the figure before him, surprise flickering in his eyes.

"You are...?"

"My name is Mordred! The one true rightful heir of the King of Knights, Arthur Pendragon!

I ask you—are you my Master?"

After being summoned, Mordred introduced herself first, then immediately noticed Yu Feng standing in front of her.

Mordred looked at Yu Feng, suddenly paused, and studied him closely. "You... you look pretty familiar."

Yu Feng twitched the corner of his mouth. Why does this scene feel so familiar? Haven't I been through this somewhere before?

Mordred kept staring at Yu Feng, then her expression shifted. "It's actually..."

She fell silent for a moment, as if unsure how to say it.

"Hey! What's going on?! Making such a racket—are you trying to tear my house down?!"

Just then, Rin Tohsaka's angry voice rang out, and she stormed into the basement, with Emiya following behind.

But when Rin entered and saw Mordred, she paused in surprise. "Huh? You actually succeeded in summoning?"

Yu Feng shrugged. "As you can see."

"Is she Saber? She's Saber, right? Tell me I'm right!" Rin's eyes lit up as she stared at Mordred, pressing for an answer.

Yu Feng was a bit taken aback by Rin's sudden enthusiasm and could only nod helplessly.

Seeing this, Rin quickly shoved Yu Feng aside and walked over to Mordred.

Emiya held back a laugh and teased, "Looks like you've been ditched."

Yu Feng rolled his eyes. "What right do you have to say that? Aren't you in the same boat?"

Emiya paused at that, glanced at Rin, and both fell silent.

Rin walked up beside Mordred and turned to Yu Feng. "So? Do you know her true name?"

Yu Feng glanced at Mordred, who was still silent and lost in thought, then answered Rin. "Mordred. The Rebellious Knight, Mordred."

Hearing that, Rin's expression screamed "you've got to be kidding me," which left Yu Feng exasperated.

"It's true. She said it herself. You can ask her if you don't believe me."

Rin reluctantly accepted it a little, looked at the brooding Mordred, thought for a moment, and said, "It's not that I don't believe you... I just never expected... well... the legendary Rebellious Knight Mordred to be a woman."

Clang!

The moment Rin finished speaking, a flash of silver light appeared. Mordred had already placed her sword against Rin's neck, her face full of killing intent. "Say one more word about me being a woman, and I'll kill you. I mean it."

Cold sweat instantly broke out on Rin's forehead. She quickly apologized. "S-sorry. My mistake."

Rin hadn't expected Mordred to be so sensitive about being called a woman. Was it because of the throne?

Probably.

Definitely.

Rin thought to herself.

Mordred snorted coldly, sheathed her sword, and turned to Yu Feng. "Hey, why are you here? And who's my Master?"

Yu Feng looked at Mordred, clearly sensing a flood of memories pouring into his mind—memories that weren't his own, but Pantaleon's.

"I'll skip the first question for now, but as for the second—no surprises here—I'm your Master. And this guy next to me is the Master of the Servant beside me."

Mordred looked at Emiya, a hint of surprise on her face. "Huh? A Servant?"

Emiya nodded slightly. "Yo, nice to meet you."

Mordred ignored his greeting and fixed her gaze on Yu Feng, her expression clearly saying, "Explain yourself or I'll cut you down," which left Yu Feng feeling helpless.

"Well... how should I put this? In this Holy Grail War, you can think of it as me teaming up with her. Yeah, that's about it."

Mordred looked at Emiya, then at Rin. "Teaming up? With those two? What's wrong with you?"

Why does this inexplicably annoy me?

Rin Tohsaka and Emiya thought the same thing at that moment.

Yu Feng felt it wasn't a good idea to say anything to Mordred in front of those two, so he simply grabbed her and led her away, leaving behind a parting remark: "I have something to discuss with her. You two go ahead and talk about your own matters."

After Yu Feng pulled Mordred away, Emiya looked helplessly at Rin Tohsaka, who was now staring at him with a deceptively friendly expression. If she weren't cracking her knuckles, Emiya might have actually believed she intended to have a sincere conversation with him.

Yu Feng dragged Mordred out of the basement and into the living room.

Mordred glared at him irritably. "You bastard..."

Before she could finish, she saw Yu Feng toss something her way. When she caught it and realized what it was, she froze for a moment. "How did you get my helmet?"

Yu Feng replied in exasperation, "How else do you think I summoned you? Honestly."

Mordred clicked her tongue in annoyance.

"Don't think you can change the subject like that. I'm asking you—how are you here? And you're working with that guy downstairs? Are you out of your mind? And... do you know about that thing?"

Yu Feng sighed helplessly. "One at a time. Don't rush me—I need to sort things out to answer you properly, don't I?

"First, I'm in a Possession State right now. I'm possessing this body, and my Class is Archer—what they call a Pseudo-Servant.

"Second, this Holy Grail War is different. The Grail can no longer grant all wishes, so I basically don't need it anymore. Don't ask me why the Grail can't grant all wishes—if you do, the answer is I don't know.

"Third, my mind is perfectly fine—clear as day. And as for 'that thing' you're asking about—which thing? You need to be more specific."

Mordred didn't seem to have listened carefully to most of what Yu Feng said. She only let out a relieved breath after he finished his last sentence.

"The Grail's broken? You..."

Yu Feng cut her off. "Stop right there! Don't ask. And let me tell you something—we might run into some old acquaintances in this Holy Grail War."

Mordred scowled at him. "You bastard, do you know how much I want to hit you right now?"

But as if she knew she couldn't beat Yu Feng, she only vented with words and didn't press the matter further. Instead, she turned to look out the window.

Mordred cast a subtle glance at Yu Feng, a flicker of complexity in her eyes.

"Never thought I'd see you again. You know what I did, don't you? After all, they call me the Rebellious Knight."