In the world of Type-Moon, it all begins with becoming Morgan's husband!

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The horses' hooves galloped across the street, then flashed past like lightning.

The distance between Rider and Lancer closed in an instant.

The sword in the girl's hand also emitted a white light.

The sword, which originally seemed to be just an ordinary one, now displayed far more power than usual under Artoria's blessing.

With a loud "Duang!"

The blue spearman raised his dark red spear forward, parrying Rider's charge.

But it seems that his strength is far inferior to that of the girl and her white horse.

There may be some special reason for this.

After a series of clashes between spears and swords, the two once again separated.

Ian witnessed all of this.

"..."

It's not that you don't want to act, but rather that you're unsure how to approach the situation.

[Because both the girl on horseback and the blue-armored soldier wielding a dark red spear look somewhat familiar.]

Besides that, Vivian, who is issuing orders in the distance, also interests you.

At this moment, you confirm that she has participated in the Holy Grail War.

Yes.

Just as Rin Tohsaka had predicted.

Vivian did indeed participate in the Holy Grail War.

And judging from the servants she is commanding at this moment.

Just as Ian had predicted, it was neither an Assassin nor a Berserker, but a Rider, second only to the three Knight classes.

For some reason, the moment Ian confirmed this, he felt as if a weight had finally been lifted from his heart.

Thinking about it carefully, it's probably because they felt that if Vivian were included among the seven Masters in the Holy Grail War, Sakura Tohsaka would be safer.

after all--

She was, after all, Sakura Tohsaka's teacher for ten years; it's impossible that she had no feelings for her at all.

Vivian was unaware of Ian, who was secretly observing her.

At this moment, all she wanted was to eliminate the Servant in front of her who had been confirmed as Lancer.

This was the first enemy I encountered when I returned to Fuyuki City.

Blue light began to swirl around the witch's hands—it was a spell she had been diligently studying.

With its assistance, the magic stored by the new King of Britain will be transmitted to Rider Artoria at an extremely terrifying speed.

To be fair, Vivian never dreamed that one day she would be fighting alongside her sister, who was once her sworn enemy.

But she knew that all of this was necessary.

"Rider, charge! Kill this Lancer!"

Vivian issued another order.

Her tone was quite firm, and her attitude showed no hesitation whatsoever.

The witch, who had lived for a thousand years, had long since developed a heart of stone, and she would never show mercy even if the other party begged for mercy.

Vivian's magical reserves are simply too abundant.

Even though she had just completed a charge while riding the East Starion, Rider Artoria showed no signs of fatigue.

A powerful Servant combined with a powerful Master creates unimaginable power.

"Uu——!"

Artoria skillfully maneuvered the legendary white horse named East Starion.

At this moment, although she is not at the peak of her strength, she has the advantage of having a close enough connection with her sister.

This connection, enhanced by a special-grade spell, increased the efficiency of magic conversion between the two of them.

The characteristics of East Starion were once again fully demonstrated on the battlefield.

This is a famous horse that existed at the end of the Age of Gods, possessing an extremely terrifying acceleration ability.

Even a small gap was enough for it to exhibit the speed of a falling meteor.

"East stallion—!"

Shouting the name of the victorious warhorse, the girl launched another surprise attack on the blue spearmen before her.

Horse hooves flew up and down the city streets, leaving white shadows on their tracks.

The blade in Artoria's hand gradually changed into another form.

It resembled the shape of Excalibur, but was not quite the same blade.

This is the effect of Rider Artoria's Noble Phantasm, The Blade of Mortals.

It was originally just an ordinary sword blade.

When the Master has sufficient magical energy, they can attach magical energy to the sword, ultimately producing an effect similar to Excalibur.

of course.

It is relatively difficult to compare with the real Excalibur.

Because the Artoria summoned by Vivian was not Saber, but Rider.

The sword can only be used as a secondary weapon, not as a means of actual attack.

but--

This is enough.

The mortal sword, radiating a white light, slashed towards the blue spearman.

This time, the tactic is far more powerful than before.

Duang!

Sparks fly!

The dark red spear in the blue spearman's hand spun and danced in the air before finally landing somewhere.

He himself was also knocked away to the edge of the spear, looking quite disheveled.

The battle situation appears to be one-sided.

only--

Really?

The blue-armored soldier struggled to his feet and stood up once again.

He gripped his dark red spear again, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips.

"It should be... about time, right?"

You sense something is amiss in the battle.

[While it's true that the perceived strength difference between Servants and Masters in the Holy Grail War can sometimes be quite significant.]

[But you can clearly sense that Lanser's condition wasn't due to a lack of skill.]

He seemed to be deliberately retreating.

This is a very classic baiting tactic.

You sense that Vivian is about to suffer a terrible fate.

For some reason, you find yourself taking action.

Lancer's real name is Cú Chulainn.

In this Fifth Holy Grail War, he was summoned by his mentor, Scáthach.

of course.

For Cú Chulainn, he never expected that his Master would be her—the Child of Light later learned that this was a summoning performed through the Gae Bolg Alternative.

It could only be him, and it was destined to be him.

Now they have no choice but to behave themselves.

But having said that——

Cú Chulainn still keenly noticed something.

That is, something is wrong with his master, Scáthach.

Where exactly does this problem lie?

First, Scáthach ordered herself to keep an absolute distance from her and not to pretend that they knew each other.

This is very different from the woman Cu Chulainn remembers her from—

After all, older women in the past would never have cared about such things.

It was almost as if they were proving something to someone.

Secondly, for the reasons mentioned above, Cú Chulainn usually had to disguise himself as a handyman at the private Homurahara Academy.

To his great surprise, he discovered that rumors were circulating at the school that his mentor, Scáthach, was in a relationship with a man named Ian.

to be frank.

This was something Cú Chulainn had never expected.

That unmoved old woman actually allowed this to happen—did she have no intention of letting the strange rumors disappear?

Hmm... if you think about it that way...