In the world of Type-Moon, start by becoming Morgan's husband!

"Are you sure?" Artoria looked at the road in front of her in confusion, "But this doesn't look like a way out, does it?"

“Eh?!” Irisviel raised her head. “But Kiritsugu said that as soon as I get off the boat, I’ll know what to do.”

"Then I should just move forward now, right?"

"Ah, wait!"

Irisviel looked at the ticket in her hand and stuck out her tongue mischievously.

"Saber, I think I got the date wrong... I'm early!"

"..."

Altria felt helpless.

She could sense that Irisviel was not really that suitable to be the acting Master.

Having lived in the north for many years, she seemed to have become accustomed to that comfortable life. Now that she is out like this, she feels a little out of place.

It seems that I have to be more careful.

Realizing this, Artoria began to pay close attention to the situation nearby with absolute seriousness.

And this serious attitude made her aware of the enemy.

Or should I say——

It was the other party who took the initiative to expose himself.

Somewhere in the port.

A woman in black tights appeared in front of Altria and Irisviel.

She pointed the dark red spear in her hand at Altria, as if she could see through the girl's true identity at a glance.

"You are also a Servant, right?"

"Come--"

"Use all your strength to kill me!"

287. Altria vs. Scathach! Unexpected help! (4k)

Everyone in the world is pursuing what they desire.

Some people are wealth;

For some people, it is life span;

Some are partners;

But what Scathach was looking for was death.

That's right.

As the queen and gatekeeper of the "Kingdom of Shadows", Scathach has been pursuing her own death from beginning to end.

She wanted to be rid of this everlasting life form.

Even though that way of dying might be a little shabby, she would not have any complaints.

of course.

If possible, Scathach would prefer to be killed by her disciple Cu Chulainn himself.

Because in that way, I would have witnessed his graduation.

Thus, with the blessing of this hope, Scathach and the Holy Grail developed a strange resonance.

But this cup, which is said to be able to fulfill all wishes, did not bring her the death she hoped for.

But it was the exact opposite of her, and no matter how hard she tried, she could not avoid the call of a man named Kenneth who was dying.

Under such circumstances, Scathach had a miraculous suspicion about him.

Are there people in this world who cannot escape their own death no matter what?

Ever since——

She responded to the call and came to Kenneth in a rather special state.

Scathach calls this action "contact with death."

of course.

She did not admit that she was his Servant - because the Queen of the Shadow Kingdom would never be anyone's subordinate.

She was also unwilling to tell the man with an extremely dangerous hairline about the future she had seen.

That is something that goes against the code of conduct.

but--

In order to understand how to replicate this fate where death is inevitable no matter what.

Scathach was still very happy to do things according to the other party's instructions.

If there was no woman named Solawu——

Years of exile and control have already enabled Scathach to develop a pair of eyes that can see through other people's minds.

She could tell at a glance that the woman named Solawu did not love her husband at all.

No.

Simply "not loving" is probably not enough to describe this woman.

It was obvious that they were together out of necessity, and to say that they were annoyed might be an understatement.

Scathach was certain that Solau would betray her husband if given the chance.

This can be seen from his resistance when Kenneth gave him the order to offer the demon in order to win the Holy Grail War.

but--

None of this has anything to do with me.

Scathach would never say a word about this.

She didn't care what their ending was.

All the queen wants is to replicate her mortality.

From this point of view, Scathach felt that she and Kenneth had the best compatibility.

But in a sense, the two of them are also the worst compatible.

If she could obtain the method of replication from Kenneth, Scathach was sure that she would abandon him without hesitation.

As for the identity of this lancer, there will naturally be a solution when the time comes.

But Altria didn't understand all this.

Her intuition told her that the woman in front of her holding a dark red spear was definitely not a good person.

Not to mention that the other party saw through his identity right from the start.

If she could do this, the actual situation would be obvious - she was also a Servant.

And judging from the fact that she was all alone, I'm afraid her group had adopted the method of hiding their Master, similar to Kiritsugu and I.

"Master, please step back a little."

While keeping Irisviel away from the battlefield, Altria gathered her magic power and transformed it into the white skirt she wore during the battle.

And the next moment, she had a golden sword of victory (Caliburn) in her hand!

Seeing this, Irisviel realized that a war was about to begin.

She remembered the instructions of her husband, Emiya Kiritsugu, and then disguised herself as a real Master in the most serious tone and "gave" orders to Altria.

"Saber, defeat her!"

Hearing this, Scathach looked at Irisviel.

There was a hint of doubt in those wine-red eyes.

"Are you exposing yourself so casually?"

"You don't need to worry about that kind of thing."

Artoria responded to Scathach's words, then rushed towards the opponent with her golden sword (Caliburn) in hand.

"Saber's desire to fight is very strong."

Scathach muttered to herself, and then began to use her dark red spear to block Artoria's attack.

That is a powerful weapon called Gae Bolg Alternative!

With a ding sound!

The golden sword of victory and the spear of death collided with each other, producing brilliant sparks.

It was a scene that could be seen clearly even in broad daylight.

"Excellent swordsmanship."

Scathach easily fended off Altria's attacks while evaluating her like a teacher.

“The courage to take the initiative is also quite commendable.”

"If we met in normal times——"

"Saber, I think I might be willing to take you in as my apprentice."

"It's better to avoid such things!"

Altria pulled back the golden sword of victory that was in a stalemate, then changed the way she swung the sword and attacked again.

This is a method I learned from Ian.

It is something that is more suitable for use in actual combat than the traditional swordsmanship taught by his sworn brother Kai.

It can often disrupt the opponent's rhythm.

Bang!

Bang!

Relying on the skills taught to her by Ian, Altria's consecutive attacks achieved extremely obvious results and suppressed Scathach.

However, Scathach was not angry because she was temporarily at a disadvantage. Instead, she further praised Altria's behavior.

"Great!"

“Know how to change your fighting style according to the opponent’s situation.”

"Saber, you must have been mentored by someone, right?! Let me see him!"

"..."

Altria felt her breathing quicken.

Because the opponent was obviously fighting with him in an extremely relaxed state.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to constantly evaluate your attacks while fighting.

So--

Her strength should be above mine.

Altria's premonition soon became reality.

Scathach then said:

"But unfortunately, those words just now seem to be meaningless."

"Saber, we are now... absolute enemies!"

After saying this, Scathach blocked Altria's attack with one hand and freed her other hand.

The wine-red eyes also glowed.

The next second, an identical Gae Bolg Alternative appeared in her free hand.