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

Scathach, who was somewhat distracted by the sudden appearance of the Servant, made an extremely obvious mistake in her defense.

But even so, Altria still couldn't cause any actual damage to her - this Lancer was just too agile!

boom!

The golden sword of victory and the spear of death collided violently again.

The overflowing magic power caused great damage on the spot.

And after that, Scathach heard Kenneth's "order" in her ear.

This outstanding magician from the Clock Tower had actually been observing Scathach's battle nearby.

Feeling that something was wrong, he decisively used magic to order her to retreat.

"Lancer! Retreat first!"

Although if they really wanted to compete, Scathach felt that it would not be a problem for her to fight two.

But she really wanted to experience the same mortality as Kenneth.

In the end, the Queen of the Shadow Kingdom chose to compromise and retreated as if she was following an order.

She leaped back and landed on a cargo container at the port, using it as a route to escape from the battlefield.

In order to have the best chance of winning, Artoria wanted to give chase, but she heard Irisviel's anxious shouting behind her.

"Saber, stop! You are injured!"

"..."

Although she really didn't want to let Lancer escape, the wounds on Altria's body reminded her not to chase him rashly.

Besides——

Altria looked at the tall man holding a hatchet, her eyes becoming more alert.

This guy...why would he help me?

However, in stark contrast to the swordswoman's cautious attitude.

After temporarily repelling Scathach, the tall man not only did not show any hostility, but instead displayed his friendliness with extremely exaggerated actions.

“Golden——!”

"The enemy was defeated brilliantly!"

"Father's friend, please rest assured!"

"As long as I'm here, I won't let anyone hurt you!"

“This is the Golden spirit!”

"..."

"..."

Altria and Irisviel looked at each other, both of them looking a little confused.

"Um, Saber... do you know him?"

"No." Artoria shook her head in confusion, "I... have never seen him."

"And I thought he was referring to you, Master, as 'father's friend'."

"But--"

Irisviel looked at the man in front of her who kept shouting "golden" with a confused look in her eyes.

"Now that I see it, it seems like this is directed at you, right?"

“That’s true…”

Altria couldn't deny this.

After all, from beginning to end, he was only talking to himself.

As for Irisviel beside him, he didn't even glance at her.

no solution anymore.

Although it might lead to unnecessary danger, Altria finally raised the issue that mattered to her.

"that--!"

"you know me?"

Without any hesitation, the man in front of him smashed the axe in his hand to the ground.

"do not know!"

"But you are father's friend, Golden will definitely protect you!"

"..."

Father?

Hearing this word, Altria was immediately filled with emotions.

Because to her, the word "father" is actually somewhat vague and contradictory.

Sir Ector, who raised me, is not my real father.

But King Uther, his real father, was someone he had hardly ever seen.

and so--

If one wants to understand the word "father", Altria often considers it from Mordred's perspective.

Then there is only one man who is worthy of this status.

That was Ian.

He is the only one who deserves the title of "father" in my heart.

Artoria's intuition told her that the servant in front of her should also be related to this.

But then new problems arise.

Altria looked at the man holding the axe in front of her.

Why...why did he call Ian father?

Could this be the child he had with some woman outside?

No.

That kind of thing shouldn't be possible.

He stayed by her side until he left this world.

If he really had another woman outside, I would definitely be able to feel it from his actions during our tryst.

that--

Is my intuition wrong?

The "Dad" that the man in front of me said was not what I understood, but had other unknown meanings?

The more Altria thought about it, the more confused she became.

She had no idea why the other party would help her—and he had no intention of asking for any reward.

When Einstein Feier saw this scene, she roughly understood Altria's situation.

She wanted to do something to help her, but she was powerless.

After all... I am not the real Master.

Fortunately, this stalemate did not last long.

Because soon a car drove up to the port.

His pilot is Matou Kariya, the new Master in this Holy Grail War.

As soon as he got off the car, he angrily questioned the tall servant holding a hatchet in front of him.

"Berserker! What do you mean?! Why did you come to a place like this for no reason?!"

"Didn't you hear my order?"

Facing Matou Kariya's accusations, Sakata Kintoki, who was called Berserker, did not get angry.

He stretched out his hand, pointed at Altria in front of him, and answered his Master in an extremely serious tone:

"Boss!"

“Father’s friend——!”

"Golden must protect him!"

Berserker?

Hearing this name, Altria suddenly realized something.

Berserker is a class that gains power by losing its mind.

Because they have essentially lost the ability to think, they naturally cannot impose too many restrictions on their own behavior.

In this case, no matter what you do, it is actually "logical".

Of course, it certainly doesn't look that way to outsiders.

So it turned out that I was wrong?

Altria breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he is not Ian’s son.

If he is really his son, then...

Different from Altria's relief.

Matou Kariya, who was participating in the Holy Grail War for the first time, looked very nervous.

Since he had not received any systematic training, he actually had no idea how to control his Berserker.

Fortunately, this Berserker who calls himself Sakata Kintoki is quite loyal.

No matter what he was told, he would shout "Yes, boss" and do it.

Except...what happened just now.

Not long ago, Sakata Kintoki, who was still following his orders and familiarizing himself with the fighting methods, suddenly seemed to sense something and started to run out quickly.

As a Berserker, he possesses physical qualities that are unmatched by ordinary people.

Even if Matou Kariya drove a car, he couldn't catch up with him.

Ever since——

Later, there was a strange scene with Sakata Kintoki running in front and Matou Kariya chasing him in a car.

Then came the battle at the port.

of course.

As the only person in the Matou family who has some talent in magic.

Matou Kariya is not to the point where he cannot understand what is happening now.

The horrific scene of destruction before him made him realize that the two people in front of him were also participants in the Holy Grail War.

And his own Berserker was quite friendly towards them.

So--

In order to win the Holy Grail War and to kill Tōsaka Tokiomi.

I really should do something to try to win.

Under the influence of this thought, Matou Kariya, who met Altria and Irisviel for the first time, spoke directly.

"Hey."

"You two...want to form an alliance with me?"

In the darkness, a black shadow flashed and then disappeared.