I don't want to be a heroic spirit

Suddenly, as if realizing something, Siegfried's body tensed up and his eyes became as sharp as a knife.

"Master...someone is coming."

This one sentence shocked Gold.

"Who! Is it the Red Servant who wants to use a sneak attack to eliminate me, the Black Servant's best Master?!"

“…No, the person who came seems to be…”

Siegfried didn't say the next words. When the light fell, the tension in everyone's heart was gently brushed away like dust.

Chapter 220 Altria's Request

"It's Ruler... I'm glad I did."

After seeing Altria, Gold visibly relaxed a little.

He was really worried that it was the people on the Red Side. After all, his Servant was Saber, the most powerful one on the Black Side. He was definitely a thorn in their eyes, regarded as the biggest threat, and an existence they wanted to solve even in their dreams.

That's what Gold thought.

However, he still trusted Altria very much, so he walked out from behind Siegfried in a swagger.

Because he was in front of Ruler, Gold felt that he should at least show his kindness and respect, as well as his excellence as a noble, so he straightened his clothes and spoke with what he thought was a perfect and elegant posture.

"Hello, Ruler, it's a pleasure..."

"Ruler! Ruler! Are you there, Ruler?"

Gold's temperament was instantly broken, and the person who interrupted him was Astolfo, who was held under Siegfried's armpit.

Although he had little strength left and had been severely beaten, Astolfo's eyes were shining with hope at this moment, just like a person who had been lost in the desert for several days and saw an oasis.

Although he looked half dead just now, at this moment, Astolfo began to struggle under Siegfried's armpit, finding strength from nowhere, and shouted loudly in the direction of Artoria.

"Ruler! Ruler! Help me! Help this man! Don't let these people take him away! Otherwise he will die!"

"Shut up!"

Gold shouted this in a hurry, but suddenly realized that shouting alone would not be enough to make the other party shut up, so he immediately ordered Siegfried, "Saber! Tell Rider to shut up immediately!"

So Siegfried put Sieg down and covered Astolfo's mouth with his free hand.

“Mmmmmm-!!”

With his mouth covered tightly, Astolfo began to struggle desperately.

This struggle was not completely useless. Astolfo actually managed to temporarily avoid Siegfried's hand, then opened his mouth and bit Siegfried's hand.

No defense breach.

Not only did Astolfo's defense not break, but his teeth were hurt and even tears came out.

"Hey! Saber, you're hurting my teeth!"

"Ah, I'm sorry..."

Siegfried sincerely apologized to Astolfo, and then... covered Astolfo's mouth again.

Actively admit mistakes and never repent.

“Mmm! Mmm…”

The sound behind it sounded like a painful whimper, which made people suddenly feel a little pitiful...

Seeing Astolfo's mouth covered, Gold looked at Artoria nervously, a little worried about her attitude...

However, Gold's worries were in vain, as Artoria had no intention of taking care of this matter at all.

If the person standing here was Jeanne, she would probably save Sieg out of compassion.

"I have no intention of interfering with your handling of this android. After all, this android was created by you, Yugdomilenia, and he can be considered your property."

Altria's voice sounded somewhat cold. "I am merely the Ruler of this Holy Grail War. Anything unrelated to the Holy Grail War has nothing to do with me."

"Mmm! Mmmmm-!"

"Your judgment is so correct and wise. You are worthy of being King Arthur, the founder of the Round Table. You are truly the epitome of fairness and justice. It is truly fitting that you should be the Ruler of this Holy Grail War."

Astolfo had an expression of disbelief on his face, while Gold breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He didn't want to become enemies with Ruler Altria because of this mere android.

"But, um..."

Altria touched her chin, a hint of confusion in her emerald eyes.

"I wonder... can I make a request to you, the Black side?"

When Gold heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed, unable to hide his inner joy.

"That's okay! Of course you can ask. Ruler, we on the Black team will do our best to fulfill your request!"

This is a great opportunity! A great chance to improve Ruler's favor!

Of course Gold would not let it go, and he agreed without even listening to the request.

Regardless of whether this request can be completed, at least you have to show your attitude. If you are hesitant, it may leave a bad impression.

Gold thinks so.

"Don't worry if this is some unreasonable request. It's just a small matter."

Altria raised her hand, looked directly into Gold's eyes, and spoke calmly.

"I hope... you can treat this android kindly. At least... let him live like a normal person, allowing him to choose his own path based on his own will."

"!!!"

Altria's request made Gold's eyes widen in disbelief.

Even he hadn't imagined... that the request Ruler made was for this incomplete, broken android.

Astolfo also widened his eyes, his violet eyes filled with shock.

"I'm not asking this of you as Ruler, but as Altria Pendragon. So, it doesn't matter if you refuse."

Altria did not intend to force it, although she also felt that Sieg was very pitiful and was attracted by his strong will to survive.

However, as she had said before, Sieg was an artificial human created by the Yugdomrenia family and could be considered the property of the Yugdomrenia family. The black people had the right to own and dispose of him, and Altria had no right to interfere.

"Well..." Gold showed a conflicted expression, but finally said, "Please wait until I return and discuss this with the others before making a decision."

"That's alright, it should be like this."

Altria nodded, her expression unchanged.

"Then please answer me a question."

A solemn look appeared on Altria's face, and her emerald eyes swept over the people present.

"Why are you here?"

"You ask why... Of course, we came here to capture this android, Rider."

As he spoke, Gold glared at Astolfo angrily and said, "I have to say, this kid really knows how to run. He actually ran this far."

Altria raised her brow.

"When Rider escaped, didn't you notice him and immediately chase him? We only caught him here."

"We were also very surprised by this. Rider suddenly disappeared from the castle. The familiars and barriers guarding the castle didn't notice them until they had escaped to the very edge. By the time we wanted to take action, he had already escaped with the androids. We completely lost track of him."

Chapter 221 The Lost Serenikai

After listening to Gold's explanation, Altria felt something was wrong.

"Don't you find it strange? Rider escaped all the way to the very edge of your reconnaissance range before being discovered."

It feels... a little too deliberate.

"We also suspected that Rider had some Noble Phantasm that could evade our detection, which is why he was able to escape to that place without being discovered." Gold said: "As for why he was exposed right at the edge... maybe it was just bad luck."

Is it really just bad luck?

"Wait a minute... You just said that you completely lost sight of Rider and the others?" Altria suddenly noticed this and asked, "Then how did you know Rider was here?"

"Ah... how did you know..."

Gold looked embarrassed.

"...I don't know. Serenikai only told me that she had found Rider's location, but she didn't tell me how she knew it."

"Serenike... Rider's Master?"

When Artoria was in the Black Army's base camp, she had met that woman once.

Even without reading the original novel, she could tell that something in this woman's heart was completely broken.

If there is a cruel beast in everyone's heart, and most people bind it with chains called rationality, then this woman is a flawed person who is completely dominated by the beast in her heart and resolutely embarks on the path of self-destruction.

"Yes, that's right. It's that woman. Ruler, you should have seen her before." Gold nodded and said, "That day, she suddenly came to me and said that she had finally found Rider's location... When Rider disappeared, that woman seemed to have gone crazy, constantly trying to find Rider. I originally thought that this guy was useless, but I didn't expect her to succeed..."

The concern shown by Altria made Gold suddenly feel a little uneasy.

"What...what happened? Did Serenikai do something that violated the rules of the Holy Grail War?"

Altria's brow furrowed slightly, then she shook her head.

"No, not really. I just feel like something is wrong..."

The voice stopped abruptly, and Artoria and Siegfried raised their heads at the same time and looked in one direction.

"Hey! Father! I'm back!"

From a distance, Mordred raised his hand and waved towards this side energetically, which made Artoria feel a little helpless.

"Mordred... Now that you've called me father, your true name can no longer be hidden."

"So what? It's exposed, so what? If they think they can deal with me just because they know my real name, I'll use my Clarent to show them how naive they are."

After a period of technological transformation, the horned helmet revealed Mordred's head.

She stood beside Altria with a bright smile.

"Besides, since my father has announced his true name, as his only son, how could I possibly show my weakness?"

"..."

Hmm... I'm still not used to having such a big child suddenly.

Neither [His Phoenix Feather] nor [Altria] was used to it.

Artoria passed her gaze over Mordred and looked at Jeanne, Fiore and Chiron who came with Mordred.

First, she looked at Chiron and Fiore.

"It's been a while, Fiore."

"Yeah, it's been a while, Ruler."

Fiore in front of Altria was not sitting in a wheelchair. It was not because her legs had recovered, but because she was relying on her homemade magic costume, which looked a bit like four spider legs and was more like a mechanical creation than magic.

"Thank you for listening to my request and temporarily stopping the fight."

"I've heard what Miss Jeanne has said. Ruler, you intend to defeat the Assassin Jack the Ripper, who has gone rogue in this town, right?"

Years of training have made Fiore's aristocratic temperament ingrained in her bones, elegant and natural.

"It was us on the black side who caused this problem, so we on the black side should naturally bear some responsibility for this."

"Did you encounter Jack the Ripper?"

Artoria glanced at Mordred and the others, wanting to know if they had fought Jack the Ripper.

It is very likely that Jack the Ripper will hardly appear again... After all, all the magicians and servants in this town should have gathered here. Jack the Ripper may have a heavy burden, but he is definitely not brainless. She will definitely stay as far away from this kind of deadly situation as possible.

"Yes, we met Jack the Ripper."

Fiore said softly, "After learning the situation from Jeanne, we temporarily reconciled with Saber and the others on the Red side. Saber on the Red side temporarily dispelled the fog by releasing magic power, while my Archer found the right opportunity to shoot an arrow at Jack the Ripper, who was exposed for a moment."

Artoria looked at Chiron.

"I was originally aiming for her soul core, but she was agile and dodged the fatal blow, so the injury wasn't even fatal." Chiron smiled calmly. "But she's definitely not going to have an easy time either. I have absolute confidence in that."