It's normal for an evil god to raise an Abyss.

"I refuse. You will be defeated by me here, Lancer!"

"I see... I originally just wanted to wait and see..."

As Lancer spoke, terrifying energy waves surged from the red spear.

It was obvious that Lancer was preparing to release his Noble Phantasm. Saber's expression was no longer as relaxed as before. She clenched the sword in her hand and stared at Lancer.

"I'll take your heart!" Lancer said.

Chapter 130 Gae Bolg

With a stream of crimson light, Lancer charged towards Saber at an extremely fast speed and thrust out his spear.

“——【Gae Bolg】!”

The spear of crimson magic power collided with the invisible sword—no, not really. At that moment, Saber felt a fatal threat.

In an instant, Saber changed her defensive posture.

Then, the scarlet magic power bit into Saber’s body like a poisonous snake, knocking her into the wall.

Lancer, who was hit by the attack, said unwillingly:

"You dodged it, Saber. My fatal attack!"

Saber stood up from the smoke and dust, enduring the pain in her left shoulder as she analyzed:

"What was that just now... a curse? No, it was a reversal of cause and effect. [Lance of Piercing Death Thorns]... So your real name is the Son of Light of Ireland!"

Cu Chulainn, the Son of Light of Ireland, is a great half-human, half-god hero in Celtic mythology. The [Piercing Deaththorn Spear] he just used is an anti-personnel treasure [Gae Bolg] that was originally used for throwing, but was processed by Cu Chulainn himself. It is also his ultimate move and trump card, and it requires less magic power consumption.

[Piercing Death Thorn Spear] is a move that can reverse the [cause and effect] of the order of things. At the moment of releasing this move, the [effect] of "the opponent's heart is pierced" will occur first, and the [cause] of "the heart is pierced so it is a hit by the spear" will occur later. If you are not lucky enough, it can be called a move that will kill you as soon as it is released.

But unfortunately, the Saber that Lancer was facing had both level B [Luck] and level A [Intuition]. The combination of these two allowed him to avoid fatal injuries even though he did not completely avoid [Piercing Death Thorn Spear].

"Tsk, this is such a bad idea. We've already exposed this guy. If he's not a sure kill, it's really bad."

Lancer was not surprised that his real name was revealed.

"Well, if things have gotten to this point, we should really retreat~"

The Master observed the approach of a Servant through his familiar. For Lancer, it would be disadvantageous to get involved in a melee too early on the first night, so the Master gave the order to retreat.

"You guys, are you going to run away?!"

Facing Saber's question, Lancer simply responded indifferently:

"It doesn't matter if you chase me, but you must be prepared to die when the time comes."

Lancer jumped lightly out of the courtyard and disappeared.

"Hey, are you okay?"

Seeing Lancer walking away, Emiya Shirou ran out of the warehouse and asked Saber.

The armor Saber constructed with magic power quickly recovered to its original state, leaving only a few traces of blood.

Seeing this, Emiya Shirou was surprised and continued to ask:

"Who...are you?"

"As you can see, I'm a Saber-class Servant, so just call me Saber."

"My name is Shirou, Emiya Shirou."

“Emiya…”

This last name reminded Saber of something, and then Saber glanced around the surrounding houses and immediately understood the situation.

"This family... No, that's not what I want to ask..."

There were so many questions to ask that Shirou Emiya didn't know where to start.

"I know you're not a regular Master, but despite that, you're still my Master."

"Wait, isn't it weird to suddenly call me Master?"

Instead of answering the question, a strange name appeared, leaving Shirou Emiya with a lot of question marks.

"Then I'll call you Shirou. I also like this pronunciation better."

Saber was talking to herself.

Just then, Shirou Emiya realized that his right hand was a little painful. Was he injured just now?

Looking to the right hand side, three blood-red marks appeared there.

"what is this?"

"That is something called the Command Seal. It is very important. Please do not use it carelessly."

Saber explained to Emiya Shirou.

"Shirou, please treat my wounds."

"I'm sorry, I don't know how to do such a difficult magic..."

Shirou Emiya is just a novice mage, not even a magician, so it is naturally impossible for him to use healing magic.

"Then let's fight back like this."

Saber did not express her dissatisfaction with Shirou Emiya's incompetence, and immediately prepared to continue the attack.

"There are two enemies outside. One more fight shouldn't be a problem."

"There are enemies outside again?! What on earth is going on…"

Before Emiya Shirou could finish his surprise, Saber had already jumped out of the courtyard and started fighting with the people who had arrived.

When Emiya Shirou hurried out of the house, he saw the man in red he had seen before confronting Saber, and the girl on the side.

Shirou Emiya knew that girl. She was Toosaka Rin, the perfect top student in school. Shirou Emiya was naturally no stranger to her.

When he saw a classmate of the same grade here, the first thing that Shirou Emiya worried about was that Saber might hurt the other person.

"Stop! Saber!"

Almost unconsciously, as if he had learned it by himself, Shirou Emiya activated the Command Seals with just the strong thoughts in his heart, and the bright red mark on his right hand dimmed on the spot.

The coercive power of the Command Spell with a precise command is the strongest. Even Saber, who has excellent magic power, temporarily stopped her attack because of the Command Spell.

"Are you serious, Shirou?! You were almost about to defeat them just now, why did you stop me?"

Saber was somewhat dissatisfied with the fact that the battle was forcibly interrupted, and turned around to question Emiya Shirou.

"Wait a minute, Saber, I'm still confused. Since you call me Master, please explain it to me."

"This is not the time to talk about this when we are faced with a powerful enemy!"

While listening to their conversation, Toosaka Rin laughed happily:

"So that's what's going on. You're a layman, right? Anyway, I still have to say, good evening, Emiya-san~"

The other party seemed to be someone the Master knew, and he didn't seem to be very hostile.

After realizing this, Saber put away her sword and stepped aside.

"It's very cold at night. Now that we're here, why don't you invite me in and sit for a while~"

Toosaka Rin said with a smile.

"Ah, yes, come in."

Emiya Shirou, who just reacted, invited Toosaka Rin to enter the Emiya mansion.

Chapter 131 Visitors from Chaldea

"Ah~ It's so cold, why are the window glasses broken~"

The draft in the corridor made Toosaka Rin tense up and complain.

"It can't be helped. We were attacked by a guy called Lancer."

Emiya Shirou responded helplessly.

"Wait, so you were fighting that guy alone before you summoned Saber?"

Toosaka Rin was a little worried and surprised.

"No, I was the only one who was beaten up."

Shirou Emiya frankly admitted the fact that he was chased and beaten by Lancer, and it was not shameful to be unable to beat a Servant.

"Wow, it turns out you don't care about face."

Most people would try to be a little stubborn rather than admitting the fact that they were crushed so directly.

"I see, Emiya-san is really what he seems to be~"

Toosaka Rin sighed.

"Since it's so cold here, let's go inside. It will be warmer."

Shirou Emiya invites Rin Tousaka into the house.

After a while, the heater was lit, and the temperature in the house finally warmed up and was no longer as cold as outside.

Toosaka Rin and Emiya Shirou sat opposite each other on either side of the kotatsu, while Saber was not wearing armor, but kneeling beside them in her original blue dress, waiting quietly.

"Then I will start to explain. You don't know where you stand now."

Seeing Shirou Emiya nod slightly, Toosaka Rin continued to explain,

"In short, Emiya-san, you have been chosen as a Master. Did a [Stigma] appear on a part of your body?"

"[Stigmata]?"

Emiya Shirou was full of doubts about the newly added nouns.

"It's a command spell, Shirou."

Saber reminded from the side.

"Ah, so it's that..."

Shirou Emiya shows the strange mark on his right hand to Rin Toosaka.

"Yes, this is the proof of being a Master, and it is also the spell that restrains the Servant. Therefore, as long as the Command Seal exists, the Servant can obey you."

"What does [still exist] mean?"

"The Command Seals are absolute authority. Even if the order goes against the Servant's will, it will be enforced. Didn't Saber stop attacking just now because of this? However, this absolute authority can only be used three times. Please do not waste it on meaningless orders. If you run out of Command Seals, Emiya-san might be killed. Please remember this."

(Xueyue: So the person who said this used a stroke without hesitation at the beginning)

“Killed…?”

"Yes, because the basic rule of the Holy Grail War is to defeat other Masters. After defeating the other six Masters, you can obtain the Holy Grail and fulfill your wish. In short, you are involved in a ritual, which is a mutual slaughter among the seven Masters called the [Holy Grail War]."

"Who can accept this all of a sudden..."

"I am only stating a fact. Besides, you know it very well in your heart, right? After all, you have been nearly killed by a Servant twice. I am also one of the chosen Masters. You should just think of the Servant as a familiar given to you in order to help you win the Holy Grail War."

Emiya Shirou glanced at Saber calmly:

"This doesn't look like a familiar..."

"That's natural. Although they are classified as familiars, they are beings that transcend humans and are the embodiment of heroes from the past."

"A hero from the past...? So Saber is one too?"

"Well, whether in the past or in the present, the legendary heroes summoned and materialized are called Servant. The one who summons them is the Master, and the phenomenon of the Holy Grail that materializes them is caused by them. Servants basically accompany you as spirits, but they can also materialize and participate in battle when necessary. Do you understand what I have said so far?"

Toosaka Rin concluded,

"For other details, ask the one who oversees the Holy Grail War. There are only two things I can tell you: you must fight; and, Servants are very powerful familiars, so make good use of them."

"But...from what Emiya-san said, it seems that you are not in a complete state, Saber."

"Well, as you said, I'm not in perfect condition right now. Because Shirou is still immature as a Master, it's difficult for me to recover my magic power."