The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Gilles de Rais...

He was a famous dark wizard in European history. He is also one of the real-life prototypes of the villain "Bluebeard" in Western fairy tales.

Being feared so much after death is probably an unacceptable thing for anyone.

But the marshal disagreed and had no opinion on the matter.

Artoria couldn't comprehend the world of such near-mad people.

His expectations could only be learned from Kiritsugu's feedback.

Driven astray by Joan of Arc's death, she manifests in the world as a Caster in an attempt to resurrect Joan...

"Caster! Is this what that person expected? Do you think Joan of Arc could accept such an unjust act?!"

Artoria questioned him, sword in hand.

Unfortunately, when confronted with her questioning, Marshal Gilles simply scratched his head furiously.

"How could that be? Can't you accept my sacrifice, Joan of Arc!"

"How could this be? How could this be! Ah, yes... it must be because you weren't fully resurrected, that must be it."

"We fought side by side, we slaughtered so many enemies, what are these little sacrifices compared to that!"

Artoria listened to Gil's ramblings and suddenly froze.

Unexpectedly... she suffered a blow.

The reason is that line: "We fought side by side, we slaughtered so many enemies..."

The battlefield is an incredibly cruel scene of murder.

There, countless people fight each other, and the value of life becomes incredibly cheap.

And he seemed to be just like me, having emerged from a battlefield strewn with corpses and seas of blood...

Even though she was wavering inside, Artoria didn't show it. She simply raised her sword and aimed it at Gil.

"Spreading rumors and misleading the public!"

"Aa ...

The marshal suddenly roared in fury, and the familiars rushed towards Artoria at his shout.

The attack has begun!

While Kiana and Artoria were busy dealing with the enemy...

Gil slowly turned around and said earnestly to Ryunosuke beside him, "I'm counting on you from now on, Ryunosuke."

"Okay, go ahead without worry, boss!"

Although this fellow serial killer Master didn't know what his host was planning to do, that didn't stop him from trusting him.

After all, given the boss's style, he would never do anything that I dislike.

Ryunosuke believed this.

Faced with such a wise and righteous Master, Gilgamesh once again showed joy and relief.

And so, the two said goodbye with smiles.

Gilles dives into the river, preparing to unleash his Noble Phantasm.

Ryunosuke then disappeared in a flash, ensuring that Gil's magic supply would not be interrupted.

Everything is proceeding according to plan and in an orderly manner.

Just as Ryunosuke reached the bridge, a girl stopped him.

"stop."

Kiana didn't draw her sword; she simply raised her hand slowly and spoke with imposing confidence.

Upon seeing her stop him, Ryunosuke naturally stopped.

After all, although he was cruel, he understood that it would be too presumptuous for him to try to fight against his followers with his current level of skill.

Therefore, this Master adopted another method to fight Kiana.

"I said, could you make an exception?"

Ryunosuke stroked his short blond hair, looking quite sunny and cheerful.

Many young girls on the bridge, even those in the throes of first love, stared at him, their eyes wide with disbelief.

Unfortunately, this tactic is useless against Kiana.

"No."

Kiana slowly shook her head, then said, "I don't want to say anything more. Now lay down your weapons, abandon this war, and turn yourself in to face justice. You still have a glimmer of hope!"

Faced with Kiana's righteous and awe-inspiring attitude, Ryunosuke's smile vanished instantly.

He stomped his foot sharply, then said aggressively:

"Huh? Who are you kidding—!"

'bump! '

With a gunshot, Ryunosuke's heart was instantly pierced.

The bullet that pierced his heart flew straight towards him, only to be melted into nothingness by Kiana's power in mid-air.

"I warned you."

Looking at the man in front of her, who was staring blankly at the hole in his heart, Kiana spoke slowly.

To her surprise, the other person did not show any signs of discomfort or pain. Instead, they seemed to be thinking and muttering to themselves:

"So that's how it is! So the most beautiful art... is me!"

'bump! '

Another gunshot rang out, and Ryunosuke was shot in the head on the spot.

The scene was terrifying, and passersby on the bridge screamed and fled.

Looking at the slowly collapsing corpse in front of her, Kiana calmly turned her gaze to Kiritsugu, who was perched on a high point in the distance.

It's obvious that he was the one who fired those two shots.

Their goal was simple: to kill the madman Master.

Kiana hadn't expected it to end this way, but she vaguely sensed Kiritsugu's thoughts.

"What a pity, I clearly gave you a chance."

Kiana didn't linger any longer when she saw the man lying on the ground.

This person is burdened with grave sins; if he were allowed to live, who knows how many terrible things would happen.

Moreover, the one who fired the shot was Kiritsugu, so this is a war that falls within the scope of the Holy Grail War.

There's no need for me to say anything more.

"Next, it's about figuring out how to deal with that big guy..."

Although the Master died, Gil did not perish.

On the contrary, he even possesses the magical power to unleash Noble Phantasms.

As his Noble Phantasm form was revealed, an enormous, pitch-black monster appeared in the river of Fuyuki City.

"Ouch!"

The strangely shaped monster resembled a projection of an ancient sea creature.

With the appearance of this creature, people on the shore all showed strange reactions to varying degrees.

It goes without saying that all the strange phenomena are related to the enormous monster in front of us.

“Saber!”

Realizing that it would be too late if she didn't act now, Kiana immediately called out to Saber towards the shore.

After being reminded, Saber immediately slashed through the Servants blocking her way with her sword and then charged towards the giant monster in the river.

It must be said that after unleashing his Noble Phantasm, Marshal Gilles' strength was increased by an almost absurd degree.

Those tentacles, like the scythe of death, swung repeatedly towards Saber.

Faced with this situation, Saber remained calm and used her sword to defend herself.

Kiana, who was standing nearby, wanted to help, but considering that this was Gilles' Noble Phantasm, and that this crazed Servant wouldn't last long after losing his Master's mana supply, she had no choice but to start evacuating the crowd.

"Aaaaaah! Joan of Arc, perhaps you can't understand, but I believe you will wake up, please wake up!!!"

The marshal, enveloped in the monster, let out a deafening roar.

He still felt that Saber was Joan of Arc and hoped to hear affirmation of himself from her.

However, in the face of his urgent call, Saber simply waved her hand calmly and swiftly.

The sharp sword strikes left one wound after another on the monster's tentacles.

Because of the Master's death, these tentacles not only showed no signs of healing, but were even gradually shrinking.

At this moment, Jill was at her last gasp, yet she still fought tenaciously.

"Joan of Arc!!!"

The baron, who had fallen into demonic ways, called out the name of his old friend.

It was as if he wasn't speaking to Saber in front of him, but to the inviolable saint in his heart.

Unfortunately, Artoria never responded to her calls that she didn't need to heed.

"Caster!"

She swung her sword sharply, severing one of the tentacles, and then leaped onto the monster's head along another swung tentacle.

"It's over!"

Artoria raised her sword high and thrust it into the octopus monster's head with a swift and deadly attack.

However...