My avatar is the heroine

No, that's not quite right. It's actually the system that's at that level, not her. She herself doesn't understand anything; she's simply accepting the system's benefits.

However, what is the ultimate purpose of the system?

As each world neared its end, she couldn't help but ask this question.

As I experience more of the world and my own level rises, this answer gets closer and closer.

"Then, my king, keep your promise and marry me!"

Artoria remained silent.

"Or... a kiss? That way we don't have to get married."

"Sigh~~"

I'm finding Berserker increasingly creepy.

After pondering for a long time, she finally exclaimed, "Now I finally understand why you're a Berserker."

"Why? Is my request strange?"

"Hmm, you really would have feelings for a woman?" Artoria asked incredulously.

“Yes, the heart doesn’t lie.” X grabbed Artoria’s hand and pressed it against his chest. Of course, apart from the softness of her breasts, he couldn’t feel any heartbeat.

"If you feel awkward being intimate with someone who looks like you, I'll use Black Eyes' body..."

Kurohime sat down next to her.

"So... just a kiss, and the marriage is off the table?" Artoria asked seriously.

"Yes." X nodded emphatically.

"it is good."

After she finished speaking, she leaned in and prepared to kiss Kuroko's face.

"Stop." Black Eyes reached out and stopped her. "It's not a kiss on the cheek, it's a kiss on the lips. That's what couples do."

Artoria gritted her teeth and cursed, "You're pushing your luck."

Despite her cursing, she still leaned in, closed her eyes, and kissed Kuro's lips.

Like a dragonfly skimming the water.

separate.

"Yeah, as expected..."

Hei Tong touched her lips and realized that she didn't feel any attraction at all.

Perhaps the system's buffs were too powerful, causing all her preferences to focus on herself.

On the contrary, perhaps influenced by her affinity for women, Artoria's face had already flushed with a shy blush.

Chapter 312 The Blocked Light Cannon

"Oh, you're blushing, Artoria, how cute."

Kuroko deliberately made her voice sound playful and gentle, which gave Artoria a kind of illusion.

My heart is actually starting to race a little?

"Saber, what are you doing?" Kiritsugu Emiya's voice suddenly rang in Artoria's mind.

"I'm sorry, Master," the Knight King replied immediately, feeling ashamed.

"Come to me immediately."

Kiritsugu wasn't in the mood to care about Saber's affairs; his annoyance stemmed from the fact that Saber was chatting with Berserker.

However, as the previous battles have shown, Saber's strength is simply insufficient to achieve final victory. This is because the Berserker class in this Holy Grail War is ridiculously overpowered.

"There's no need to care about these things anymore. The Holy Grail... has a problem."

A wish, or something else?

When his corrupted wife and Kiritsugu witness the evil hidden beneath the Holy Grail together, he begins to lose faith in the so-called world peace.

Such a wish is unrealistic; killing a few to save many has always been what he does, and the Holy Grail misinterprets this wish.

He felt angry and desperate.

When Artoria arrived at the building that Kiritsugu Emiya had mentioned, she saw the Holy Grail, gleaming with golden light, floating in mid-air.

She had to admit, Artoria was smitten.

Regardless of whether Berserker's previous statements were credible, she now had thoughts about the Holy Grail.

The radiant "object" represents the most precious wealth in the world; it is a "machine" capable of granting any wish.

As a Servant, when summoned by the Holy Grail, one must have a desire or need.

It's really difficult to get her to completely reject the Holy Grail.

Kiritsugu Emiya was also standing in the hall. Just as Artoria was about to approach the Holy Grail, he suddenly raised his hand.

"By Command Spell, Saber, use your Noble Phantasm to destroy the Holy Grail."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Artoria's eyes widened in shock.

A deep sense of absurdity and anger arose within her.

Berserker's words have come true; Kiritsugu Emiya will disregard her wishes and forcibly activate the Command Spell to destroy the Holy Grail.

"I command it with the third Command Spell: Destroy the Holy Grail." The second utterance expressed Kiritsugu Emiya's determination.

Although one Command Seal was used up earlier, leaving only two Command Seals' magic and binding force to control Saber, this was enough to unleash the incredible power of Excalibur.

When Artoria unconsciously gripped the Noble Phantasm in her hand, she knew that nothing could be stopped now.

"What a pity." X suddenly appeared on the scene. "If you knew that this sword strike would cause the Holy Grail to leak and ultimately destroy the entire city, what would you think?"

"What?" Kiritsugu Emiya looked shocked, but... it was too late, the Command Seals had already been used.

Artoria finally raised Excalibur, gathering terrifying energy for its beam.

“Well then, I think it’s necessary to delay the destruction of the Holy Grail a little longer, after all… there are still some things left undone.” X stood directly in front of Artoria and raised the A++ rank Noble Phantasm he had casually bought online—the Sword of Victory.

“Saber, you don’t want to go back to Camran, do you? If this sword strikes, you’ll be back in that place.”

X's voice was drowned out by the immense light of the Noble Phantasm.

Of course, all of this wave of beams struck X, who was in the second stage of Spirit Origin, and most of them were blocked by Nameless Victory Sword.

The Holy Grail was not destroyed as a result.

"you……"

The three Command Seals activated the Noble Phantasm, yet the user remained unharmed.

Kiritsugu Emiya stood there, speechless.

"Don't worry, I'll help you destroy it after a while."

Whether the Fifth Holy Grail War can occur depends on the force of destruction, and if Artoria is to be saved, the next Holy Grail War must take place, otherwise she will never be able to let go of the past.

However, as an outsider, she could not possibly understand the meaning of the Holy Grail... or even the existence of Heroic Spirits.

She wouldn't specifically protect Shirou Emiya, and even if she died in this war, it only shows that the will of this world doesn't value this protagonist too much.

"Artoria, I hope that in the time to come, you will fight my three clones with all your might, with the determination to kill me."

Yukino, Kihara, and Kurome stepped forward.

"My body will automatically regenerate the day after I die."

"Why, is it just fighting?" Artoria didn't understand what X meant.

"Yes, I also have another purpose in this world, which is to improve my skills through combat. And obviously, it's best to do it with a relatively weak body."

Kiritsugu Emiya no longer has Command Seals, so he can no longer bind Artoria.

"Okay, I promise you."

It seems Berserker truly doesn't care about the Holy Grail. If he did, he should have killed her and forcibly taken it.

"Well then, let's hurry up and find a quiet place first. Also, I'll take good care of the Holy Grail with X. Oh, X is the body I'm talking to now. As for your difficulty maintaining your body in this world, I'll help you replenish your mana... cough cough, I mean I'll find a way to give you mana." X coughed, and his face inexplicably turned red.

The two arrived in a forest on the outskirts of the city and began to fight.

Yukino was the first to go up.

Because of her other body's combat skills, and her physique's ability to withstand exaggerated movements, Yukino was actually able to barely hold on to Artoria after grasping Kurome's Teigu.

"Your body has great strength."

Artoria felt her hands go numb. You should know that when Yukino goes all out, she can swing her arm at the speed of sound in an instant. The huge impact force exceeds one hundred tons, which makes Artoria, as a Servant, suffer terribly.

But a Heroic Spirit is still a Heroic Spirit, and with Rikka providing the necessary sustain to maintain her presence in the real world, her combat power can be fully utilized. Her terrifying intuition was almost like foreseeing the future, seeing through Yukino's every move. She felt extremely strained because most of the attacks were easily dodged...or blocked, while the opponent could occasionally injure her.

Clang——

As the swords clashed, Yukino's hand suddenly felt an astonishing pressure.

Artoria poured her magic into her Noble Phantasm, which increased its power as well.

Chapter 313 Farewell

"As expected, a human body is still no match for a genuine Servant."

Yukino muttered something to herself and began to consider how to respond. But in the next instant, Excalibur struck her shoulder.

The immense threat forced Yukino to jump back, dodging the attack that followed. Then, completely disregarding her injuries, she gathered her strength and charged forward once more.

“Berserker, your combat awareness is excellent.” Artoria swung her weapon at him once more.

Just as she was about to be hit, Yukino leaned back forcefully at the critical moment, easily dodging the attack. However, the price was obvious: a small tuft of her hair was cut off.

"Phew, I almost got my head cut off."

In life-or-death situations, intuition should automatically come into play, but Yukino forcibly abandons it, turning herself into an ordinary person who relies entirely on skill and subjective judgment.

This makes even simple dodging extremely difficult.

呲~~

The black miniskirt was ripped open in an instant, and blood gushed out from between her thighs.

Yukino Yukinoshita twisted her waist forcefully, moving like a nimble kitten, and circled around Artoria's right side before her heavy fist suddenly slammed into her armor.

"Pfft~~"

The Knight King's body flew backward on the spot, and when he fell to the ground, his expression was even somewhat dazed.

"Your power..."

"It's huge, isn't it? You should have noticed by now, the strength of this body is completely disproportionate to its appearance."

With that, Yukino jumped up and kicked the fallen Artoria hard.

hum-

The sword flashed, and the opponent, relying on intuition, easily dodged the attack, then thrust back in a counterattack.

Yukino still failed to dodge and her arm was cut.

"If the injury is too severe, it will affect your strength."

"You're overthinking it." Seeing how concerned Artoria was about her, and how much lighter her touch had become, Yukino smiled happily. "Anyone can be affected by pain, but that definitely doesn't apply to me."

Eighth Chamber continued dancing, her movements never faltering.

Yukino's rich combat experience allows her to dodge deadly crises every time, but the price is... her body becomes covered in wounds, with various torn clothes and exposed areas.

"Well."

Twenty minutes later, Yukino knelt on the ground.

Her self-healing ability allowed her to maintain extremely strong combat power even under these circumstances, which even Artoria found incredible.

After all, if only one stab were to be made into Artoria's arm and body, she wouldn't be able to perform so perfectly.

"Phew, as expected, this body's combat power is not as good as Black Eye's."

Its combat awareness is relatively poor, and it relies entirely on its self-healing ability to survive.