One soul, two twins, the other half is Bronya

!!!

Kenneth broke out in a cold sweat as he listened to Bai Ye's words. He had been hailed as a "child prodigy" since he was a child. If his magic circuits were truly destroyed, he would absolutely not be able to accept it!

"How can there be such a vicious dress?"

"Alright, Master Lancer, if you lose, you lose. You won't deny it, will you?"

Bai Ye shook the smoke sword in his hand, signaling Kenneth to recognize the current situation. "Discard your ceremonial attire. Since you have already lost, you should honestly become a "dead man."

"……,yes."

Kenneth was silent for a moment, his entire body seemingly drained of strength, before finally admitting defeat. The Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid dispersed, transforming into a sphere once again.

216. Lancer Group Exits

"what happened?"

Emiya Kiritsugu frowned. Based on past experience with the Origin Bullet, Kayneth should have been crippled by now. Why was the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid still functioning?

It looked like something had happened. Emiya Kiritsugu quickly checked his gun and became extremely alert.

It was at this moment that the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid unfolded layer by layer, revealing the scene behind it.

“…, Evolto!”

Seeing the familiar black and white armor and the kidnapped Kenneth, Emiya Kiritsugu's expression suddenly became gloomy. He didn't think the other party was just here to hang out.

"Hey, you don't seem to welcome me very much~"

Bai Ye switched to Mr. E's voice, released Kenneth, and casually waved the smoke sword, "That's right, after all, without me, you would have already won at this time."

"What do you want to do?"

"Nothing much. As a fellow historical Heroic Spirit, I hope Lancer can have a more dignified exit."

After all, he was still acting as a Servant, so of course his words had to be in line with his status. "As for you... with your personality, you'll definitely make Lancer's Master sign the contract, right?"

"Lancer is a good guy. I don't want him to die so hastily."

"...Are you really Berserker?"

Bai Ye's words were all right. Emiya Kiritsugu was silent for a while, and began to question Bai Ye's identity.

"Replacement guaranteed."

I am indeed a fake, so I will replace you with another one when the time comes. Bai Ye added in his heart, and then said, "Also, don't think about using the Command Spell to summon Saber~"

"I know that Saber's form of existence is very special and she cannot transform into a spirit particle. Besides, I have no intention of attacking you, so it would be a waste to expend a single Command Seal on this."

Saber's information... was the intelligence also crushed? Emiya Kiritsugu's face grew increasingly grim.

Suddenly, a strong wave of magical energy erupted from under the feet of the three people, and Emiya Kiritsugu suddenly became alert, "What is this? Evolto, what have you done!"

"Just a different place."

As he was speaking, the space had been replaced, and Bai Ye and his group appeared in a jungle not far from the battlefield.

Although Bai Ye suppressed the fluctuations of his magical power, Saber and the others still noticed it. The two exchanged glances, then tacitly withdrew their hands and rushed towards the source of that power.

Then the two of them saw it—that Evolto had taken their Master hostage!

"Master! Evolto, what do you want to do?"

"Evolto, is this also Bronya's order?"

With their Master being held hostage, neither Lancer nor Saber had a happy expression. However, they did not act rashly, as they were not sure they could rescue their Master from Bai Ye.

"Hey, hey, hey, you two are just like this..."

!!!

After all, it wasn't a real hostage situation, and Bai Ye didn't put a knife to the other two's necks. As he said this, he waved his hands and made some gestures, which Saber and the others saw as an opportunity.

"clank--"

Accompanied by clear sounds, spears and swords swung down, and just the swing created a vacuum blade, tearing the earth apart.

As expected, their attacks missed, but they did manage to get the Master back.

"You are very rude."

At this time, Bai Ye's voice sounded behind the two of them, "Especially you, Lancer. Your Master was almost crippled, and I saved him. Is this how you repay me?"

"Is what he said true, my lord?"

There was silence.

After a long moment, Kayneth sighed heavily. His noble honor wouldn't allow him to deny his mistake. "Yes, I lost. I lost to that lowly... I lost to Saber's Master."

Upon hearing this news, Lancer fell silent. Is his Holy Grail War over?

After a long while, Lancer calmed down and stepped forward to bow to Bai Ye. "I'm sorry, I misunderstood and acted irrationally."

"It's alright. Besides, Lancer, I know your wish. You want to be loyal to your lord, right?"

Bai Ye clapped his hands, his gaze shifting between Saber and Lancer. However, he was wearing a visor, so it was not visible on the surface. "Let's continue the previous battle~"

"I will be the arbitrator this time. Lancer, your Master has already been defeated, so I cannot provide assistance in this battle. How do you do that?"

"I have no opinion."

Lancer glanced at Kenneth, and seeing that he nodded, he agreed.

Next up was Saber. Byakuya skipped Emiya Kiritsugu, after all, that guy's personality... just ignore him~

"Saber, as a knight, didn't you agree to a duel with Lancer? Now's your chance. Although strictly speaking, Lancer has already been eliminated, it's a shame."

Bai Ye expressed his thoughts, each word striking a chord with Saber. "Whether as a knight or a heroic spirit, one should have a dignified exit, shouldn't one?"

"I understand."

Saber pondered for a long time, exhaled slowly, gripped the holy sword tightly, and slowly walked forward to face Lancer.

At this point, Bai Ye's role as referee should be withdrawn. He walked past Lancer and said, "Go ahead and fight, Lancer! No matter what, I will protect your Master."

"...Thank you very much."

With Bai Ye's promise, Lancer no longer had any worries. He paused and nodded slightly to Bai Ye to express his gratitude.

“Clang, clang—!”

An epic battle, with flashes of swords and sabers, and vacuum blades tearing through the earth, ravaging the entire jungle beyond recognition.

Dimuldo lived up to his knight's name, and his superb martial arts skills once suppressed Saber! After all, Saber had half of her hand disabled, and it would be too shameful to lose to her.

In the end, it was Emiya Kiritsugu who used up a Command Spell to support Saber, which helped her win the battle.

Dimuldo had no complaints about this outcome. It was permitted for a Master to provide assistance to his Servant. Of course, he wouldn't blame Kenneth either.

With his soul core shattered, Dimuludo supported himself with his two spears and trudged towards Kayneth step by step. Finally, he knelt on one knee and performed the knight's salute. "I'm sorry, my lord, I was unable to bring you victory..."

Before he could finish his last words, Dimurdo transformed into a golden spirit particle and dissipated. Kenneth was also slightly moved, but only slightly. After all, he was a magician.

"That's it, it's over."

Whether it was pity or self-satisfaction, Bai Ye did change Dimuludo's ending.

Then, after some "friendly" exchanges, Kenneth supplied Emiya Kiritsugu with a Command Seal, making up for the opponent's losses, and then reunited with Sora under the escort of Byakuya and left Fuyuki City.

As for how Kenneth could hold his head up in front of Sora after experiencing failure? This has nothing to do with Bai Ye.

217. Servants Gathering

In the second half of the night, the cold moonlight poured into the room through the window. A holy grail was emitting a faint light at the head of the bed, which contrasted with the gorgeous scabbard on the other side.

Bronya sat at the head of the bed, wiping the sweat off Irisviel with a wet towel. The Holy Grail and scabbard had been taken away. Although Scathach's methods were very clever, they still caused her some weakness. She needed to rest.

"Good news. They fought Lancer, and Saber managed to reclaim her left hand. The Noble Phantasm can now be freed."

"Really? That's great..."

Irisviel lay weakly on the bed, a slight smile showing on her slightly pale face. Her gentle and sickly temperament easily aroused people's desire to protect her.

"Okay, don't think about those things. You just had surgery, so you should get some rest now." Bronya gently covered Irisviel with a blanket and turned to leave the bedroom.

"Saber, Kiritsugu..."

Watching Bronya leave, Irisviel looked out the window at the bright moonlight, clasped her hands together, and silently prayed for the two of them.

……

As the night passed, the fighting temporarily stopped. Gilgamesh, the Emperor, and the others each did their own thing, wandering around Fuyuki City during the day.

Without Gilles de Reis's interference, this Holy Grail War was generally more restrained. At least there were no murderers or sea monsters.

"A large part of the plot was cut~"

In the courtyard, Bai Ye wielded a bamboo sword against Shinji, calling it "guidance," and easily defeated him. Speaking of which, without the sea monster, what would happen next...

As he was thinking, the surrounding barrier sensed something.

Bai Ye and Bronya exchanged a glance, their conversation complete. Bronya called out to Liang Yi Zhi, "Zhi, there are guests coming. Do you want to go with Bronya to see them?"

"Isn't this a matter of course~"

Zhi stood up energetically and quickly followed Bronya to meet the visitors in the front yard - the emperor and his "princess".

"What's up, Rider?"

Although Bronya was also confused about this, she still spoke in a businesslike tone.

"Hello, Master of Berserker, I'd like to borrow your venue for a party. I heard Saber has a castle, but I'm sure she's not in the mood right now."

Oh, the Holy Grail quiz? Interesting! I didn't expect that the Three Kings Banquet in the plot could still be continued. "No problem, Bronya agreed."

"I know this might be a little difficult for you...wait, you agreed?"

The emperor still wanted to fight for it. After all, this meant asking the other party to open up their territory, which obviously involved certain risks. He did not expect the other party to agree so readily.

"Yeah, what's the problem? As for you, King of Conquerors, I thought with your personality, you would definitely charge right in. I didn't expect you to come and say hello."

"Hahaha, it seems like you guys really do understand me. But even I have to understand the situation."

The Matou family has more than one servant, not to mention Scathach descends as a Caster. Although their fighting style is a bit... but they will definitely be able to establish a position. The Matou family is not easy to break into~

After making an agreement with Bronya, the Emperor waved to her and left with Waver.

"Why did you agree to this, Bronya?"

“That’s interesting, isn’t it~”

Bronya looked calm, as if everything was under her control. "Well, Ori, aren't you curious about what these ancient heroes would say?"

"Don't worry, Zhi. As heroes, they are too reserved to do anything at a party."

On the other side, as they were far away from the Matou family, the emperor's face gradually darkened. "Boy, did you see that? Berserker's Master came out alone to greet us."

"What's wrong with this?"

"fool!"

Seeing that Waver was still not understanding, the Emperor slammed him on the head. "She dared to appear alone, without even a Heroic Spirit with her. She must be confident of her own safety."

"Or... did she really not bring a Heroic Spirit with her?" The Emperor thought of Ryougi Ori beside Bronya, and said in a deep voice.

……

Time comes to night.

"Hey, you're here too, Saber~"

Bai Ye was sitting casually on the wall. When he saw the Emperor and Saber coming, he jumped down from the wall, made a "please" gesture, and led everyone to the courtyard.

Tables and chairs had been set up in the courtyard. Although they were not as luxurious as those used for banquets held by princes and nobles, they at least looked tidy enough.

Bronya and Ryougi Shiki were already seated, and a small area had been reserved for the children. "Rider, you wouldn't mind letting the children sit in, right?"

“Of course, the King’s words are addressed to all people.”

The emperor didn't mind at all. After all, he treated Assassin equally. Unfortunately, the other party didn't appreciate it.

He looked around but didn't see Scathach, "Master of Berserker, isn't Caster here?"