Yu Feng's side.
Artoria looked at Yu Feng and Mordred with astonishment written all over her face. She clearly had not expected Yu Feng and Mordred to appear here, nor had she expected Mordred to have been summoned as a Saber.
"Are you sure? She really is Saber?" Mordred eyed Artoria suspiciously before quietly nudging Yu Feng beside her and asking.
Yu Feng rolled his eyes. "Yes, she is a Saber manifested in this world."
"Why don't you go test her?"
"Sure."
The moment Yu Feng said that, Mordred was instantly fired up. She charged straight at Artoria with the Sword of Brilliant King in hand.
Yu Feng covered his face. Right, he had forgotten that Mordred was a reckless brute.
She charged headfirst into everything.
"What's going on? Someone you know?" At that moment, Rin Tohsaka walked over to Yu Feng and asked.
Yu Feng thought for a moment before saying, "You could say that."
Rin Tohsaka gave Yu Feng a puzzled look. "Either she is or she isn't. What do you mean, 'you could say that'?"
Yu Feng did not answer Rin Tohsaka's question. Instead, he watched the two battles unfolding before them.
For the time being, neither Cú Chulainn nor Emiya could do anything to the other. Their battle had reached a stalemate.
Meanwhile, in the battle between Artoria and Little Mo, Artoria seemed to be holding back. Little Mo was suppressing her at every turn.
Little Mo launched attack after attack at Artoria, while Artoria merely defended, seemingly unwilling to strike back at Mordred.
"What's wrong, Father? Aren't you going to fight back? Are you still the same as you were back then?"
Artoria remained silent, dealing with Little Mo's storm-like barrage of attacks.
"Father? Don't tell me she's..." Rin Tohsaka keenly caught the key word in Mordred's sentence and questioned Yu Feng.
"Yes. The legendary King of Knights of Britain, Arthur Pendragon."
Upon hearing that, Rin Tohsaka stared at Artoria in utter shock. "I never thought even she would be..."
Rin Tohsaka did not continue, seemingly afraid that saying those words would lead to the same situation as before with Mordred.
It seemed that incident had left Rin Tohsaka with a bit of trauma.
Still, how was this supposed to end?
Yu Feng felt a headache coming on as he watched both battles.
There was no need to mention Artoria and Little Mo for now. Neither of them would use their Noble Phantasms unless Little Mo was truly enraged.
As for Emiya and Cú Chulainn, Yu Feng felt their battle was far more genuine than the one beside it. Their fierce exchange looked nothing like the fake match going on nearby.
That also proved the two of them were serious. Who knew when one of them might suddenly drop a Noble Phantasm on someone's head and let them experience the beauty of life?
At that moment, a figure arrived belatedly, and Yu Feng found that figure incomparably familiar.
When Emiya saw that figure, he was visibly distracted for a moment, and Cú Chulainn seized the opportunity.
"It's not a good idea to look around while fighting me!"
Cú Chulainn thrust his spear fiercely at Emiya. Emiya hurriedly raised Guan Yu and Mo Ye to block it, but the paired swords shattered after holding out only briefly.
A moment later, Guan Yu and Mo Ye appeared in Emiya's hands once more.
Cú Chulainn looked at the swords in Emiya's hands with some helplessness. "Seriously, hey, kid, isn't that a little unfair? Who has an endless supply of swords?"
Emiya said nothing.
Just then.
"Stop!"
Watching Artoria and Little Mo fight, Shirou Emiya could not help calling out.
Rin Tohsaka and the others also noticed Shirou Emiya's arrival. A trace of confusion flashed through Rin Tohsaka's eyes as she looked at him. "Why is he here?"
Then Rin Tohsaka seemed to realize something else. "Wait, if he's fine, why is he here?!"
Other than Artoria, no one on the battlefield responded to Shirou Emiya's words.
"But, Master, they are participants in the Holy Grail War. They are our enemies."
Borrowing the momentum from Little Mo's sword, Artoria suddenly leaped backward and opened up the distance between them.
Although Artoria said that, Yu Feng was certain she did not want to fight Little Mo or him either.
After all, Pantaleon had been with her for so long. It would be strange if he did not understand her.
"I don't know what this Holy Grail War is, and I don't want to understand it. I just want you all to stop fighting."
Yu Feng beckoned. "Little Mo, come back."
Hearing that, Little Mo glanced at Artoria. She said nothing, merely leaping back to Yu Feng's side.
Seeing that their fight had stopped, Emiya figured this side was about done as well, so he returned to Rin Tohsaka's side.
When Cú Chulainn saw Emiya stop attacking and return to Rin Tohsaka, he quietly sighed in relief as well.
It was not that Cú Chulainn could not defeat Emiya. He simply did not want to keep fighting him. Emiya's nearly endless supply of swords alone was enough to give Cú Chulainn a serious headache, and who knew how long it would take to decide a victor between them?
So it was better not to fight.
Cú Chulainn took the chance to glance around the field. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he twirled his spear and left the place directly.
He definitely was not leaving because he was afraid of being ganged up on. Definitely not!
Was Cú Chulainn the Kind of Guy Who Fears Being Ganged Up On?
Of course he was!
Cú Chulainn's departure did not draw anyone's attention.
After calling Little Mo back, Yu Feng looked at Shirou Emiya. "Emiya, have you found an answer to the question I gave you before?"
Shirou Emiya froze for a moment upon hearing that, then answered, "I don't know if this counts as an answer, but when faced with those two choices, my answer is to save them all! Perhaps I can't save everyone, but that is still my answer. I'll do my best to save them, rather than abandon one side to save the other. That isn't what a Hero of Justice should do."
Oh? It seemed he was still the Shirou Emiya Yu Feng knew.
Yu Feng thought that to himself, while a thoughtful look flashed through Emiya's eyes beside him.
Clearly, these words from the current Shirou Emiya—the Shirou Emiya from Emiya's past—had caused Emiya, the Shirou Emiya from the future, to fall into thought. (Did you understand that sentence? Grin)
However, Yu Feng did not notice the pensive Emiya. He merely looked at Shirou Emiya and suddenly smiled faintly. "Emiya, as expected, you're still the Emiya I know."
"Huh?"
Shirou Emiya did not understand Yu Feng's words for a moment.
What did he mean, I'm still the Shirou Emiya you know?
Wasn't I always Shirou Emiya?
Could I have been replaced by some alien halfway through?
"It's nothing. You and... Saber should come with me to the Tohsaka family estate first."
Rin Tohsaka immediately protested in displeasure. "Hey, that's my house! Have you considered my feelings before bringing people in without my permission? I absolutely refuse!"
Yu Feng ignored Rin Tohsaka's dissatisfaction and left directly.
"Honestly!" Rin Tohsaka could only glare at Yu Feng's departing back in annoyance.
Sakura Matou walked over to Rin Tohsaka and comforted her. "It's okay, Sister. Yu-senpai must have his reasons for doing this."
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