A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

Meanwhile, Artoria was also engaged in a fierce battle with Lancelot. Because Lancelot repeatedly stopped her, even though she was under the control of the Command Seals, Artoria managed to refrain from doing anything against her will. However, more important questions were beginning to grow in Artoria's mind than the Command Seals controlling her. That was about the Servant she was fighting. He seemed completely familiar with the Holy Sword that she had concealed with the Wind King's Barrier. Just now, when she had severed his two-handed weapons, he had caught her Holy Sword with his bare hands and grasped its tip.

This would be impossible without an absolute grasp of the length of one's sword. Furthermore, her opponent's exceptional familiarity with her fighting style, consistently countering and restraining her attacks, made Artoria increasingly alarmed. Combined with the fact that her opponent had called out her name earlier, she became even more astonished at who this person was. Could it be the knight she had once shared a connection with? And why had he become like this?

"Saber! Don't dodge!" Irisviel suddenly said at that moment.

"Don't dodge? What do you mean, don't dodge...?!" Artoria, who was locked in a stalemate with Lancelot's newly acquired greatsword, felt a little strange upon hearing Irisviel's voice, but she quickly understood. A black mist shot directly towards her from the sky, within which a lightning bolt-shaped dagger gleamed brightly.

"Is this black mist Caster? Why did Irisviel tell me not to avoid it?" Artoria wondered, but now she could only trust Wang Chong and Irisviel. After all, even her Master had betrayed her will, forcibly controlling her to do such a thing.

"Rule Breaker!!" A voice rang out from the black mist. It was Wang Chong. Wang Chong darted out of the black mist and appeared behind Artoria. He then raised the "Lulu Bulei Card" in his hand and stabbed it into Artoria's back.

"Ugh—!!!" A high-energy magical reaction suddenly came from behind Artoria, causing her immense pain. Even worse, her magical power in this world was rapidly disappearing; something fundamental about her was being forcibly severed. But then she heard Wang Chong's voice behind her: "Bear with it, Artoria! Now is your best chance to break free from the Command Seals and sever your contract with Kiritsugu Emiya!"

Artoria was taken aback, finally understanding what Wang Chong had done to her. She didn't resist; on the contrary, the Command Seals' binding her had disappeared due to the severing of the contract. However, because Artoria was still locked in a stalemate with Lancelot, she couldn't break free.

"Get out of my way!" Wang Chong kicked Lancelot, who was fighting with Artoria, without any politeness. As he kicked the other man away, he pulled out the "Lulu Bulei Card," grabbed Artoria by the back of her collar, and threw her toward Irisviel, saying, "Now, Mrs. Irisviel, enter into a new contract with Artoria!"

"Clang clang—" Wang Chong's greatsword clashed with Lancelot's greatsword. It seemed that Lancelot, provoked by Artoria, had become completely ruthless.

"Your body is entrusted to me, and my destiny is entrusted to your sword. If we follow the guidance of the Holy Grail, and this will and this principle are consistent, then I swear here that I will be a good person for all eternity, and I will be an evil person for all eternity. The seven days of protection of your three great incantations come from the guardians of the Wheel of Restraint and the Scales! Your destiny is entrusted to me." At this moment, Irisviel was also chanting the contract incantation, re-establishing the contract with Artoria.

Blue light reappeared around Artoria, and soon the three-stroke Command Seal, symbolizing the Master's mark, appeared on Irisviel's right hand, signifying that Artoria had a new Master.

"In a sense, Mrs. Irisviel has essentially snatched away Kiritsugu Emiya's Servant. Hmm, that sounds weird. No! I should shout: Holy crap! She's got a Servant!" Wang Chong glanced at Artoria, who had just completed her re-contract, and couldn't help but think to himself.

"Ding—Congratulations, host! You have successfully broken Kiritsugu Emiya's Servant Contract, leaving him utterly shaken! You have also indirectly changed the fate of the heroine Artoria Pendragon. Total reward: 700 Villain Points, one random item jar. Current Villain Points: 8140. And host, aren't you the one engaging in cuckoldry? You've almost won over someone else's wife." The system reminded you while simultaneously making sarcastic remarks.

"You don't need to remind me of this too." Wang Chong ignored the system's complaints. He swung his sword at Lancelot, severing Lancelot's weapon and knocking him back. Then he said to Artoria and the others, "I'll leave this to you. If I don't hold the line up there, those cannons will indiscriminately fire at you."

After saying that, Wang Chong soared into the sky again without a word, even blocking a magic bullet for the group along the way. Seeing Wang Chong descend so quickly, just to stab her to release her from the Command Seal's bindings, Artoria was overwhelmed with emotion. Although she didn't understand why Wang Chong possessed such abilities, she would never forget this kindness.

"Auh——————!" But at this moment, Lancelot, who had just been knocked down, jumped up again. Without saying a word, he charged at Artoria with his bare hands, wanting to fight again. In order to protect Irisviel, Artoria had no choice but to charge forward again and fight Lancelot once more.

Irisviel, who was treating Artoria, was annoyed by the interruption. She had previously acquiesced to Lancelot's attack on Artoria to prevent her from killing Tokiomi Tohsaka. Now that Artoria was free from control and no longer a threat to the Masters, why was Lancelot still using such force? Therefore, Irisviel questioned, "Berserker's Master, what are you doing? Tell Berserker to stop! Saber has obeyed me and her Command Seals have been released; she will no longer threaten anyone!"

"I've been trying my best! I said from the beginning that Berserker has gone out of control for some reason! Unless I pay the price of another Command Seal, there's no way to control Berserker who's now completely berserk! But I just used up one Command Seal." Kariya Matou kept pretending to use magic to try to restrain Berserker Lancelot, but he couldn't do it no matter what, and could only let Berserker Lancelot charge towards Artoria.

“Don’t worry, Irisviel, I’ll calm him down!” Artoria said. “Berserker, since you just stopped me from killing other Masters, this time it’s my turn to wake you up! That way we’re even!”

Chapter 168 Protagonist and Luck

Over the sky

Wang Chong, standing on the edge of the city, opened his eyes. He had just switched back to his Caster identity and gone down to break Artoria's contract. This was tantamount to severing Kiritsugu Emiya's arm, rendering him unable to cause any more trouble in the Holy Grail War.

"Now we just wait to close the net. Kiritsugu Emiya is no longer of any use, so it's time to eliminate him." Wang Chong felt a surge of murderous intent. With the groundwork laid so far, Kiritsugu Emiya could be considered completely deserted by everyone. The blame for everything had been pinned on him, and it was time to play Dio and take over Kiritsugu Emiya's position as the one responsible for all the blame.

"Host, it's necessary to remind you that you are not yet able to kill Kiritsugu Emiya." Suddenly, the system notification sounded.

"Huh? What's going on now?" Wang Chong frowned.

"It's simple... because of the protagonist's halo," the system remarked.

"Huh? What the heck is this now?"

"Simply put, it's because Kiritsugu Emiya carries a heavy responsibility. He must be the one to discover the truth about the Holy Grail in this Holy Grail War and successfully destroy it to trigger the Fuyuki Fire. Therefore, under the influence of the world's will, any attempt to kill Kiritsugu Emiya will encounter unexpected consequences at crucial moments... In other words, Alaya will intervene again, causing unforeseen events," the system explained.

"What did you say? Why would that be... Could it be because of those two part-time workers, Kiritsugu Emiya and Shirou Emiya?" Wang Chong suddenly thought of something and said.

"Not entirely. This involves the origin and destiny of this world. If the host doesn't have sufficient strength or can't foresee and prevent all possible unforeseen circumstances, the host probably really won't be able to kill Emiya Kiritsugu," the system explained.

"Does that mean I have no way to deal with Kiritsugu Emiya? I can't kill him at all?" Wang Chong frowned.

"Not necessarily. First of all, we don't necessarily have to eliminate our opponents by killing them. Methods such as imprisonment, abolishing magic circuits, or even brainwashing and subjugating them are also viable. Of course, even so, unexpected events can still occur, some more serious than others, depending on how well the host plans," the system explained.

"Secondly, even if you really wanted to kill him, it's not impossible. World lines aren't absolute. Just like how Kiritsugu Emiya could have chosen to escape and rescue Illya from the start, thus creating the Magical Girl Illya world line, it's also possible for the host to kill Kiritsugu Emiya in a world line. However, this would require Alaya's approval, meaning the host would have to replace Kiritsugu Emiya as the protagonist of this world. At that point, the host could easily decide Kiritsugu Emiya's fate."

"Replace the other person to become the protagonist? How do I do that?" Wang Chong frowned.

"It's very simple. In fact, you're already doing it. For example, constantly gaining an advantage in the Holy Grail War, gaining fame and prestige—that is, any process of acquiring villain points—is essentially enhancing your dominant position in this world. You can understand it using a fantasy perspective: luck. The process of acquiring villain points is the process of constantly increasing your luck in this world. You will also continuously attract the attention of the consciousnesses of both Alaya and Gaia," the system explained.

"Besides that, there's the reduction and plundering of the original protagonist's luck. For example, the host's actions of taking away Mrs. Irisviel and stealing Illya, or the host's actions of severing the contract between Artoria and Kiritsugu Emiya, etc... These things will constantly damage or even plunder Kiritsugu Emiya's original luck. When his luck is much lower than the host's, the protagonist's position will naturally be taken away by the host."

"I understand. So, in other words, I need to keep fleecing Kiritsugu Emiya for a while longer before I have a chance to kill him. That's really troublesome... What kind of unexpected events will occur if I have to kill Kiritsugu Emiya now?" Wang Chong said, somewhat skeptical.

"Hmm... For example, someone from the Green Song Society who you tricked might suddenly appear here on a whim and pull out the 666 Beast for you. Or perhaps someone impersonated the True Ancestor to slaughter the Einzbern family and was misunderstood by a princess, who then suddenly appeared here to confront you?" After the system finished speaking, it saw that Wang Chong was sweating profusely.

"So, host, you should really be more careful... Many things happen like the butterfly effect, creating cause and effect that eventually comes to a conclusion. That's why you need to accumulate strength before unleashing it. In the end, it's because your current strength isn't enough. If you were strong enough to overthrow the wills of those two worlds, you wouldn't need to worry about so much," the system said, shrugging.

“You’re right. In the end, it’s because my fist isn’t big enough, so I can’t act so recklessly… I need to keep collecting villain points and then continuously convert those points into my power!” After the system’s reminder, Wang Chong’s thoughts became much clearer. He then focused his attention on two things in the system space—villain templates and random item jars.

"System, use these two items on me right now," Wang Chong said, pointing to the two items.

"Received! Activating... Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the S-class villain—Dio Brando! Congratulations on drawing the item Distortion Domain. Distortion Domain effect: After activation, you gain a cognitive distortion domain with a radius of 10 meters that lasts for 1 hour. You can distort any target within the domain to any degree according to your will. When the time ends, some distortion effects will remain, which may play a very good key role~"

"Your prop is quite nice, but I don't really like the villain template you drew! Damn it, I already have World Stand and Vaporization Freeze Technique, what use is this template to me? Is it going to give me a duplicate world? Can it double my time stop time?" Wang Chong said, his lips twitching.

"Host, don't underestimate any template. It's true that you possess the World Stand and the Vaporization Freeze Technique, but you haven't acquired all of Dio's abilities. Putting aside those techniques, the most crucial point is... I didn't say this is just Dio Brando with an ordinary World Stand." The system smiled mysteriously and said.

"Wait... Could it be?" Wang Chong immediately examined the villain card. Sure enough, the Dio depicted on it was not the ordinary Dio, but the strongest Heaven Dio.

"It's actually World Beyond Heaven!? That's Beyond Heaven with the ability to overwrite reality! Does that mean I can directly activate the World Modulation Mode?" Wang Chong pulled out the template card and was about to use it, saying, "Hmph, what's the point of fighting the Holy Grail War? I'll use the power of Beyond Heaven to turn those two little bitches Gaia and Alaya into dogs right now."

"Are you awake, host? Are you overestimating the power of transcending heaven?" the system quickly interrupted.

"Huh? Isn't that right?" Wang Chong asked in confusion.

"Sigh, host, let's not even talk about how the ability to truly overwrite requires soul power and has an upper limit. Its prerequisite is that you have to make contact with it with your fist to activate it. You don't think that touching the earth with your hand is the same as touching Gaia, do you? Then you should ask Lancelot down there. He clearly has a treasure that makes knights not die from bare hands, so why doesn't he grab the earth upside down?"

The system said with a hint of regret, "Seriously speaking, even the power beyond Heaven has its limits. If Beyond Heaven can overwrite everything, why can't it brainwash humans who possess the remains of saints? Why can't it change the annihilation law that causes the same objects in parallel universes to annihilate each other upon contact? Host, always remember, talking about rules without contributing is just playing dirty tricks."

"Ah, this..." Hearing the system's explanation was undoubtedly a bucket of cold water poured on Wang Chong.

"Host, don't be too anxious. While Beyond Heaven has its limits, it's still incredibly powerful in many ways. Especially with your power, you're definitely stronger than the original owner, Dio. You possess a large number of ghosts and a physique far surpassing Dio's True Ancestor bloodline. There's no need to worry too much," the system reassured you.

Chapter 169 Dramatic Change

"So, host, do you plan to use the template now?" the system asked.

“Well, since this template surpasses the limits of Heaven, we might as well use it sooner rather than later, so that my original stand can gain the ability to evolve. With focused training, it might be able to completely surpass the original Beyond Heaven and achieve the ability of true real-world overwriting. And coincidentally, this ability of indiscriminate overwriting can help me solve some problems right now.” Wang Chong nodded and said.

"News has come from Kirei Kotomine; he's successfully had Hassan capture Kiritsugu Emiya and is bringing him back. I reckon Kiritsugu will likely face execution. But since I can't handle Kiritsugu, the others might also encounter unexpected situations when dealing with him, potentially disrupting our plans. Perhaps we should intentionally become that unexpected event, allowing Kiritsugu to escape danger, to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control. Besides…"

After saying that, Wang Chong narrowed his eyes and looked at the oldest fat tiger king who was already completely impatient. Judging from the other party's increasingly serious expression, it was probably not long before the other party would pull out EA.

"Well then, let's make a grand entrance. This time, I'll officially debut as the ultimate villain and see how many villain points I can get this time." Wang Chong activated the villain template and began loading.

……

On the ground, the battle between Artoria and Lancelot continued. Neither side could gain the upper hand.

"Judging by your exceptional skills, you must be a renowned knight. May I answer my question? If you know your opponent is me, King Artoria Pendragon of Britain, and still dare to challenge me, then please cherish the honor of being a knight and state your origins! How is fighting me while concealing your identity any different from a sneak attack?" After knocking her opponent away with another sword strike, Artoria questioned her.

As the battle continued, Artoria became increasingly convinced that her opponent was a knight with whom she shared a deep connection, and might even be a member of the Knights of the Round Table. However, because her opponent concealed their appearance and stats with their Noble Phantasm, Artoria remained unaware of their true identity.

"Ah..." Seemingly touched by Artoria's words, Lancelot, after being repelled this time, did not immediately rush forward in a frenzy. Instead, he threw away the sword that had been broken again. Then, the black aura on Lancelot's body began to dissipate gradually, and a familiar purple-black outfit began to appear in Artoria's vision. Artoria's eyes widened, and an expression of disbelief began to spread deep in her pupils.

"How...how could this be?" Artoria already had that name in her mind. She knew this knight so well that the moment the armor appeared on her body, she instinctively wanted to deny it. However, the next thing she saw was a new Noble Phantasm in his hand, a sword with Elvish script engravings on its blade, which shattered Artoria's fragile illusion.

“The lake is...undamaged. Could you be…” Artoria was shocked; she could no longer deny the identity of the knight before her.

“Arthur…” At this moment, the helmet on Lancelot’s head also cracked completely.

“Sir Lancelot…” This time, Artoria painfully called out the other party’s real name. The man in front of her, who seemed to be insane, was one of the twelve knights of the Round Table, and also one of the knights who had accompanied Artoria the longest.

The other Masters watching the battle exchanged strange glances upon hearing Artoria utter Lancelot's true name. The reason was simple: in the legends, it was Lancelot who cuckolded King Arthur, marking the beginning of the disintegration of the Knights of the Round Table. (Actually, Cui Beisai's words were the true starting point, but they weren't passed down as legend, remaining only known to the Knights.)

Therefore, everyone's gaze towards the two of them became strange, as if Artoria were wearing a bright green hat. However, Artoria's expression didn't show anger; instead, it was filled with sadness and pain.

"Why, my friend? How could you, once hailed as the First Knight of the Round Table, have... fallen to the level of a Berserker?" Artoria asked. However, Artoria's gentle words only provoked Lancelot, who immediately rushed forward and began to slash heavily at Artoria.

“Lancelot…”

However, Artoria, shaken to her core, had lost all will to fight. She merely passively parried Lancelot's heavy blows, not retaliating even when she was forced back. Now, Artoria was filled with confusion and sorrow. Having just witnessed Mordred's departure, she recalled Iskandar's words:

"...You have been saving your subjects without providing guidance."

"Because I had no guidance..."

"Just someone bound by an idol called 'King,' who exists only for others..."

"It is my ideal... I, the king..."

"Just a little girl."

"Did I drive you to this point?" Artoria cried out in anguish. Twisted emotions and self-blame completely filled her heart.

"Ah—!" Lancelot charged at Artoria again, roaring the name Arthur, and their swords clashed once more. Since this wasn't the final battle, and given the series of blows Artoria had suffered in a short period, she didn't become as obsessed with obtaining the Holy Grail as she had been during her previous duel with Lancelot, nor did she become determined to change Britain's past at all costs.

On the contrary, Artoria lost her fighting spirit in that instant, and was also knocked away by the heavy sword strike, falling to the ground.

“Saber! Master of Berserker, since you refuse to pay the price… then let me do it!” Irisviel saw Artoria’s hesitation and pain. She knew that if things continued like this, Artoria would surely die. She planned to use the power of a Command Spell to rouse Artoria. Although she wanted to use a Command Spell directly to make Artoria eliminate the Servant named Lancelot, Irisviel didn’t want to disrespect Artoria’s will like Kiritsugu did.

"In the name of Irisviel..."

"Ugh! How could this be! The King actually..." Just then, a painful sound of spitting blood came from behind, which startled Irisviel. Then, when Irisviel turned around, she not only saw Tohsaka Tokiomi spitting blood, but also saw him looking at the sky in disbelief.

"What's happening in the sky?" Irisviel looked up and saw two figures falling rapidly, heading straight for Artoria and Lancelot respectively.

“That’s… Archer and Mr. Caster! How could this be!? Saber!! Watch out!” Irisviel immediately warned.

"Boom!" Gilgamesh landed first, slamming directly into Lancelot, who was about to rush towards Artoria again, causing a large amount of smoke and dust to erupt.

Irisviel's exclamation and the sudden explosion brought a glimmer of clarity back to Artoria's eyes, who had lost her fighting spirit. Then, when Artoria looked up, she noticed "Wang Chong" crashing into her.

"Caster!" Artoria didn't immediately dodge; instead, she sheathed Excalibur, opened her arms, and prepared to catch him.

"boom!"

A huge cloud of dust billowed up, but at the same time, the two figures were thrown backward rapidly. Artoria had caught "Wang Chong" and used this method to absorb the force of the fall. Finally, Artoria regained her balance, and neither of them suffered serious injury from the impact.

"Saber! Caster!" Irisviel immediately ran towards the two of them. When she got closer, she noticed that Artoria was supporting "Wang Chong" on the back without saying a word.

"Saber, how are you? What's Caster's condition?" Irisviel asked hurriedly.

“I’m fine… but Caster’s condition is not good… he’s seriously injured,” Artoria said, shaking her head.

Only then did Irisviel notice that Artoria was pressing one hand against the bleeding wound on Wang Chong's waist, preventing the injury from worsening. Irisviel immediately used healing magic to begin treating him, and a question arose in her mind: "What exactly happened in the sky? Who could have injured Archer and Caster like this?"

Chapter 170 Joan of Arc vs. Dior

Above the sky, an eerie silence fell. Despite Gilgashmere and "Wang Chong" being simultaneously defeated in their fight against the magic bullets, the fortress halted its attack. This strange atmosphere placed immense pressure on every unsuspecting Master present.

"What is this...?" After deflecting Atalanta's attack with a single thrust, Joan of Arc noticed that Atalanta didn't attack again. Instead, she retreated and looked up at the sky. This gave Joan of Arc some time to observe what was happening around her.

The Gorgon sisters, who had been dominating Diarmuid the entire time, also stopped and retreated. On Jeanne d'Arc Alter's side, most of the dragons had been wiped out, and similarly, Iskandar's soldiers were also few in number, basically only generals or heroes remained. If all the soldiers were eliminated, the Reality Marble would probably dissipate.

However, for some unknown reason, both sides tacitly stopped fighting, and for a moment the entire battlefield fell into silence, as if they were waiting for someone to arrive.

"Hey...hey, what's that guy?" At this moment, Waver, hiding inside the Iskandar tank, pointed to the sky and said. At the same time, everyone saw a man with flamboyant golden hair and pale blue skin slowly descending from the sky.

"No... Impossible! That guy is!?" Tokiomi Tohsaka's expression turned to shock after he saw the man's face clearly, because the man's appearance was exactly what the Mage's Association had revealed about—the terrifying being who had slaughtered the entire Einzbern family—the newly born True Ancestor.

“There’s no mistake. Although the attire has changed and the hairstyle has become more exaggerated, that face, without a doubt… is the face of that True Ancestor!” Tokiomi Tohsaka confirmed in his heart.

“That guy…that guy is the one who came looking for Kenneth that day! He’s the Master of that Black Dragon Knight!” Sora suddenly said at this moment.

"What did you say?!" Upon hearing this news, Tokiomi Tohsaka nearly collapsed to the ground. Among the Other Masters opposite them was a True Ancestor?! What kind of Holy Grail War was this?

This feeling of falling into an abyss made Tokiomi Tohsaka wonder if he had already fallen into a coma a long time ago, and what he was doing now was just a dream that evolved from his excessive worry and fear.

"Kirei, slap me twice and see if I'm doing... Pfft!" Before Tokiomi Tohsaka could finish speaking, Kirei Kotomine immediately slapped him twice across the buttocks, almost making him vomit blood again. After slapping him, Kirei Kotomine didn't forget to add, "You're not dreaming, teacher."

"You knew that, yet you still slapped me!" Tokiomi Tohsaka suppressed his anger, his gaze trembling as he looked up at the sky. He hadn't been unaware of the possibility of running into the True Ancestor; otherwise, he wouldn't have made such a fuss tonight. He had originally planned to deal with the Another Masters and Another Servants before tackling the True Ancestor, who might arrive at any moment. But he never expected that the True Ancestor would be in cahoots with those Anothers.

"If he came up from above... could it be that the one who just repelled Gilgamesh and Caster was this True Ancestor?" Tokiomi Tohsaka was immediately startled.

"This is quite a commotion... After dragging on for so long, we still haven't dealt with these opponents. We'll have to let the real me take action." The person who appeared was none other than Wang Chong, who had used the villain template to become Heavenly Dio. As for the one who was sent flying and fatally injured, it was just his clone. Now, he could let that clone pretend to be unconscious and temporarily withdraw from the scene, while he himself would make his first appearance as the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Who exactly are you! You don't have the scent of a Servant... How can you possess such power?" Jeanne d'Arc held the flag, a terrible sense of crisis rising in her heart. She could clearly feel the enormous evil and malevolent aura emanating from the other party, and even smelled blood and inhuman characteristics.

"Hmph, Jeanne d'Arc? I still prefer the black version of you to your current look. You agree, don't you, my servant—Jeanne d'Arc?" Wang Chong said with a smile, looking at the black Jeanne d'Arc.

"Hahaha, of course. I finally don't have to wear this damn thing anymore." At this moment, Jeanne d'Arc Alter rode a flying dragon to Wang Chong's side, then completely removed the mask from her face and casually threw it away.

Upon seeing Jeanne Alter's face, everyone present was taken aback, especially Irisviel and Artoria, who had spent two days together. Jeanne, however, was not surprised as she had already seen it before; she was more concerned with Wang Chong's words—was he the Master of her other self, or rather, was he the culprit who caused her other self to become like that?

Sensing that the malevolent aura emanating from Jeanne d'Arc (Black) was of the same origin as Wang Chong's, Jeanne suddenly understood many things. She charged forward and said, "So you are the core target of this incident!"

Why was I summoned to this world and manifested as a Ruler? It seems the answer lies with this guy who summoned my dark side. No, rather than my dark side, it's more accurate to say that he corrupted me with some unknown evil power within him.

"Hehe..." However, facing Jeanne d'Arc's fierce spear, Wang Chong revealed a very strange smile. The black Jeanne d'Arc beside him did not make any move to protect her master. Instead, she looked at the attacking Jeanne d'Arc with a hint of mockery.