The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

"Saber, you have no choice now, so join me!"

"you!"

Faced with such an overbearing invitation, Saber instinctively wanted to refuse.

However, Kiritsugu, for some unknown reason, lowered his head with great regret and said:

"Saber, for Irisviel."

"Tsk... okay."

Ultimately, at the request of her former Master, Saber agreed to join Kenneth's side.

"Hahahaha!"

Having successfully obtained the Servant he most desired, the blond man laughed wildly.

Seeing his master's joy, Diarmuid also bowed with great delight:

"Master! Please allow me to spar with Saber!"

"You're no longer needed, Lancer! By the name of the Command Spell, Lancer, commit suicide!"

Under the astonished gazes of Lancer and Kiana, Kenneth gave the order...

This Ruler is so fair! (F/Z): Chapter Twelve: It's all Tokiomi's fault!

With the command given, the power of the Command Seal instantly came into effect.

As if under the influence of some force, Lancer slowly raised his pistol.

He stabbed himself in the heart...

"cough!"

He was summoned by the Holy Grail, and although he is a Heroic Spirit, he possesses a physical body.

This advantage, originally created for better combat, has now become a real burden.

The weapon used to kill enemies easily pierced Lancer's body.

The gushing blood deeply shocked Kiana and Saber in the distance.

They never expected that Lancer, who was always gentle and refined and never easily used his power in battle, would resort to such extreme measures to commit suicide.

"Lancer!"

Saber exclaimed in shock. She really didn't expect Lancer to do this. Lancer had always been a respectable opponent and a knight she admired.

She felt that Lancer was a respectable hero, and she couldn't imagine that she could only watch Lancer die.

However, the reality is that at this moment, Saber can only watch the knight commit suicide.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he roared at everyone as if he were a vengeful ghost crawling out of hell.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"You lot, are you so eager for victory? Don't you have any respect for chivalry at all?!"

"You despicable bastards, I curse you! I curse your desires, I curse your deeds, just wait! I await you in hell!"

After the agonizing screams ended, Lancer left this world in an extremely undignified manner.

Although they were once rivals, and even on his deathbed this guy was still cursing himself.

Saber still felt that his death was unworthy of his chivalry...

However, the truth is, Lancer is dead...

Filled with resentment as a loser, he died in this foreign city...

But the one who killed him was not himself, nor his enemy, but his Master!

Saber glared at Kenneth, her anger mixed with confusion.

"Damn it! Don't you...have even the slightest bit of conscience?!"

Why can this man let his servant die without any burden?

Just how aggrieved was he? Did he not truly consider his Servants as human beings?!

Saber, who was appearing on the battlefield for the first time, was encountering this situation for the first time, so it was understandable that she couldn't accept it.

Kiana, who was standing next to her, was also unable to accept it.

"This world is crazy..."

Looking at the lifeless corpse of the Servant, Kiana finally came to this conclusion.

Originally, she thought that this so-called Holy Grail War was at best just a competitive game.

But who would have thought...

The reality seems to be much more terrifying than I imagined...

After all, there are real-world examples to prove it: the death of the first person eliminated...

How could it be so frustrating?

"Will this kind of thing continue to happen until the last group survives?"

Kiana stared at Lancer's corpse, speechless for a long time.

And at that very moment...

"Lancer!!!"

A familiar red-haired figure suddenly burst out of the dilapidated warehouse.

Kiana looked closely and realized it was Sora.

At this very moment, Kenneth's fiancée was covering her mouth in disbelief.

I never imagined that the person I loved would die so mysteriously.

"Are you crazy, Kenneth!"

Sora sensed something was wrong after hearing Kenneth's Command Spell. When she came out, she found Lancer had committed suicide.

The immense blow caused her to lose control of her emotions on the spot, and she began to beat Kenneth relentlessly.

However, seeing his fiancée in such pain, the man whose chest was being pounded laughed unusually happily.

"Hahaha! Cry, you stupid woman—!"

'Bang!'

Before Kenneth could utter the sarcastic words he had been holding back for so long, two gunshots rang out in the small area.

Immediately afterwards, the Kenneths were both shot and fell to the ground, unconscious.

"this?!"

This sudden turn of events completely shocked Kiana and Saber.

The two never expected that the Kenneths would die so suddenly.

Surprisingly, Kiritsugu, who was behind the two, seemed to have anticipated everything that was about to happen.

"Cough! Uh..."

Kenneth, who still had a breath left, struggled to grab Kiritsugu's shoe.

"Kill...kill me!"

Perhaps because the sniper's technique wasn't very good, the Origin Bullet grazed his heart at an angle.

Even so, this pain still drove Kenneth to despair.

In his despair, he begged Kiritsugu to give him a quick death.

However, it is quite regrettable...

"I'm sorry, I can't do that."

Because of the prior agreement, Kiritsugu was unable to end Kenneth's life.

Fortunately, at that moment, the sniper responsible for killing the couple emerged from the shadows.

Kiana looked closely and realized that this person was the cleaning lady she had seen at the hotel not long ago.

At that very moment, she was raising her sniper rifle and apologizing to Kiritsugu: "Sorry, Kiritsugu. I missed one of the Origin Missiles..."

"It's alright, because of the Origin Bullet, his magic circuits have already malfunctioned. We just need to replace it with another regular bullet..."

As Kiritsugu slowly recounts his story, the truth of everything comes to light.

This dispute was part of his scheme.

The goal is to eliminate one's competitors...

"Kiritsugu!"

Upon learning everything, Saber was first bewildered, then enraged.

She never expected that her master would be such a ruthless person.

The key point is that simply killing the Master is one thing.

He even wanted to kill the innocent Sora as well...

"What a vicious man!"

This was the first thing that came to Saber's mind.

Enraged, she strode forward and grabbed Kiritsugu by the collar.

As a Heroic Spirit, her power is beyond question.

It's no exaggeration to say that if Saber wanted to, she could even strangle Kiritsugu with one hand.

However, she did not do that; instead, she questioned him word by word:

Why would you do such a thing!

As she said this, Saber stared wide-eyed at the man she had once trusted.