Or, why don’t you find another savior?

"That's really harsh." Archer laughed bitterly.

Saber turned away and stared at the dining table beside her like a little child without saying a word.

"Sakura, come and help me serve the stew on the table." Xijian stopped there and said to Sakura.

"Ah okay."

Sakura agreed, jogging over to Shiomi's side.

Chapter 50: The Will to Not Back Down

"Well, although I asked you this before, Dad hasn't told me yet. Why didn't he contact me after returning to Fuyuki?"

During the break after dinner, Sakura asked Shiomi while holding a cup of tea.

"It's a long story, and it concerns the next phase of the Holy Grail War." He explained slowly without hesitation.

Everyone was in the living room, and an insignificant program was playing on TV with the volume turned down to a level that was just audible but not loud.

So when Shiomi said this, Rin, Archer, and Saber couldn't help but focus their attention on him.

"What's going to happen next?" Rin was very concerned. "Are you talking about what's going on between Sakura and me?"

Shiomi shook her head: "No, I don't intend to ask about the battle between you and Sakura. You are both excellent magicians, and even if you are separated, it does not sever your relationship as sisters."

"In other words, whether it's Rin or Sakura who wins, you don't think they'll kill their Master like other magi would do." Archer said as he nodded.

This was basically a fact that he and Saber both recognized.

"If it has nothing to do with the Master, then it has something to do with the remaining Caster." Saber rested her chin on one hand and muttered casually, "He's just a magician, what's there to worry about?"

Shiomi grinned, revealing an awkward smile: "Morgan and I are both magicians too."

“…” Saber was refuted, her mouth opened and closed, and she was speechless for a long time.

Morgan, who was drinking tea silently, smiled happily at this time, which made Mordred very angry, but he had no way to vent it, so he could only blow his hair there.

"Do you say that because you already know Caster's real name?" Rin asked.

She had heard from Sakura that Master Caster was the monarch of the Clock Tower's Celestial Department and should not be underestimated.

It is indeed curious what kind of servants a monarch-level magician will summon.

"That's right." Shiomi went straight to the point, "The reason why I returned to Fuyuki is because Caster is too dangerous to Sakura... no, to all magicians."

He took a sip of tea and continued, seeing that no one interrupted him, "He was the founder of magic, the Magic King Solomon, who established the miracle of phenomenon manipulation in the form of magic."

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The teaspoon used to stir the sugar fell from Sakura's hand, and Rin's hand holding the teacup froze.

"This is really unfunny," Archer said.

"The Magic King... can indeed be called the natural enemy of modern magicians." Rin covered his face with his hands, his expression darkened. "It is said that the ten rings in his hands can invalidate magic performed by humans."

Not only that, the core of all of Archer's fighting methods is based on that special projection magic.

Therefore, facing Caster would be an extremely disadvantageous battle for Archer.

Unable to use the projected weapons, it would be completely unrealistic to fight the Magic King with bare hands.

Shiomi sighed, "That's clear, Rin. This is exactly why I have to return to Fuyuki."

"So dad returned to Fuyuki to deal with the matter of the Magic King." Sakura understood.

"If possible, I want to work with Morgan to exclude the Magic King from the Holy Grail War." Shiomi rubbed his temple, "But based on the scarce information currently available, Caster is not that easy to deal with."

"Then why didn't you tell me?" Ying asked a little unhappy.

As if he had expected her to ask this, Shiomi shrugged helplessly: "You are already sixteen years old. You are capable of standing on your own both as a person and as a magician. If I interfere too much like this, it would be a bit overprotective for you."

This is Shiomi's concern, very pure, yet quite realistic.

Rin felt the same way.

On the one hand, she sent her parents to Zen Castle to avoid the Holy Grail War and told her father Tokiomi not to worry too much; on the other hand, she wanted Sakura to give up the Holy Grail War as soon as possible, ignoring the fact that Sakura was also a magician.

Comparing them this way, it is true that Mr. Shiomi is more thoughtful. Rin sighed in his heart.

"Why would I get angry about something like this?" Ying puffed up her cheeks and acted like a spoiled brat to Xi Jian, "Dad cares about me, I'm so happy."

The words that came from the heart made Xi Jian suddenly feel that the things he was worried about seemed to be in vain.

Perhaps he really didn't know Sakura, whom he had raised, well enough, so he applied generally correct common sense to her and considered some unnecessary things.

Sakura is very independent. She can stand on her own as a magician and as a member of society. But that doesn't mean she will reject his care.

However, this is just the initial concern that no longer matters.

Xi Jian held his forehead and smiled for a while, then slowly put his hand down:

"Then if I tell you now to give up the Holy Grail War and return to London with us, will you do it?"

"Huh?" Sakura was stunned.

“Huh?” Saber frowned, unable to accept this suggestion.

"There's nothing strange about that, Caster... The Magic King is not an enemy that can be dealt with casually." Shiomi stated the facts seriously, "Even if Morgan and I join forces, we need to be prepared to die."

Sakura looked towards Mordred at this time.

“But Saber and I agreed to fight to the last moment.” Her voice was gentle, but it contained a strong will that would never give in.

Even though he knew that the final enemy would be the Magic King, he still didn't want to give up.

“We just need to sever the contract and let Saber find a new Master.” Shiomi said in a persuasive tone, “The Church has a Master who is under its protection. The Master is also a very good magician and the designated executor of the seal. It is completely possible—”

"I'm sorry, I can't do it, Dad." Sakura stood up, her hands on the table, her head lowered, her facial features not so clear in the shadow.

After rejecting Shiomi's proposal, Sakura left the table.

Saber then transformed from a spirit and disappeared from the living room.

"Not surprising at all," Morgan said.

"Because she's Sakura, she won't easily change what she decided at the beginning." Details Ai Ai smiled bitterly and looked at Lin, "In this respect, you sisters are exactly the same. After all, you don't plan to give up in advance just because the opponent is the Magic King, right?"

Rin nodded silently, then said, "I'll trouble you to stay with me until the end, Archer."

"No, nothing to be polite about."

In this way, everyone's will was not shaken at all by the information obtained by Shiomi.

"Really? Then we can only choose the most difficult path."

Chapter 51 Facts

In the magic workshop.

Sakura sat on the bottom step of the entrance, looking at this magic studio that she was familiar with. The light from the magic stone reflected in her eyes like the sparkling light of a lake.

She could feel the presence of a Servant around her, and Saber transformed into a physical form, sitting next to Sakura.

"I'm sorry, Saber," Sakura said.

"What are you apologizing for? What do you owe me?" Mordred grinned and laughed cheerfully.

"I may not be able to win with you to the end." Sakura whispered.

Even though she had rejected her father just now, she knew better than anyone what kind of enemy the Magic King was.

His own magic is a unique system built on the foundation of modern magic, based on Morgan's magic system.

The original runes were not mastered, so her magic was generally full of disadvantages.

"That's really unlike you, Master!" Mordred was a little surprised. "During the day, even in such a troublesome situation, I never saw you panic."

"The situation is different. And I know exactly what dad said..." Sakura was still in a low mood.

Mordred felt very strange: "Then why do you refuse?"

"Because we agreed to fight to the end." Sakura said, "I don't want to betray my companions who fought alongside me."

"Don't want to betray... huh?" Mordred never expected that one day he would hear someone say this to him.

The rebellious knight betrayed his father and his country.

In the end, he destroyed himself.

Sakura said she didn't want to betray Mordred like this.

"So, Master, what is your wish that you would rather risk death in order to continue the Holy Grail War?" Mordred couldn't help but become curious. "I don't think I've asked you this since I was summoned."

"…It's just an insignificant wish." Sakura buried her head in her knees and said sullenly.

There was no doubt about her shyness, and Mordred noticed it, and she couldn't help but laugh and pat Sakura on the back.

"Well, tell me. Even if you want to be the most popular woman in the world, I won't laugh at you."

"I'm not interested in that kind of thing," Sakura muttered in denial.

Mordred nodded repeatedly: "Indeed, indeed, I don't think the Master is that kind of woman! So what is the correct answer? Tell me. I only know that you cook delicious food, are a nice person, and are very strong, but I don't know anything else."

"Are you sure you won't be angry after hearing this?" Sakura stared at Mordred dimly.

"Huh?" Mordred was confused. "As long as it's not some evil attempt to destroy the world, I don't mind."

Ying raised her head slightly and sighed, "I just...just want my mother to be alive."

"...What?" Mordred was stunned, "You mean the Queen Mother?!"

"Yeah." Sakura nodded.

Mordred showed a horrified and speechless expression, stood up from the stairs and walked around the workshop.

"You don't like your mother very much, do you?"

She was referring, of course, to the kind of love a child has for its mother.

Mordred did have similar feelings in the early years, but as things changed, all that remained in Mordred's memory was Morgan's crazy and paranoid face.

In a sense, Morgan is synonymous with "cannot be trusted" to Mordred.

"Is it weird?" Sakura said.

"Strange...I can't say it's strange." Mordred kept scratching his head.

Because the Morgan who appeared in front of her now, the Morgan who taught Sakura to grow up, was obviously different from the Morgan that Mordred knew.

Only the temperament of indifference, alienation and arrogance are the same.

Mordred knew that the other person was Morgan, but he could not completely regard her as the queen mother in his memory.

"But my Master is really a weird person." Mordred finally concluded, "He is a bit like my mother in this respect."

"That can't be helped..." Sakura didn't object.

No matter what others say, in her eyes, Morgan is the mother she respects, likes and trusts the most.

"But I think it's a bit of a waste to come to the Holy Grail War just for something like this." Mordred said, "Perhaps it would be more convenient for that person to maintain that kind of Servant body."

"Really?" Sakura didn't comment.

Mordred had no intention of convincing Sakura, and Sakura had no intention of getting Mordred's approval.

"Saber, your wish..." Sakura said again, "What is it?"

She had dreamt about Saber's past twice in the past few days, but the memories were either about the Battle of Camlann or about the Sword in the Stone.

With just these things, Sakura couldn't fully piece together Saber's true thoughts.

"I want to go back in time." Saber clenched her fists, "I want to try it myself to see if I can pull out the Sword of Choice."

Ying was stunned for a moment: "It's... King Arthur's original sword?"

"Yes."

"It's not 'want to draw the sword', but 'want to give it a try'?" Sakura was surprised.

"I want to prove my father wrong." Mordred showed a fierce expression, "I am definitely not without the qualifications to be king."

"...Is that so? What if it's pulled out?" Sakura asked.

"If it's pulled out..." Mordred was surprised. She hadn't thought about the answer after that.