Compared to Ahoge King, Old Saber was truly a companion of justice.
Upon learning that Sajyou Manaka's method to restore Britain was to use the Holy Grail to awaken a Beast, destroy the quantum record fix tape, and ruin the foundation of human order, without any hesitation, for the sake of humanity in this world, she chose to stab in the back the Sajyou Manaka who had wholeheartedly helped her.
Beast, also called "Beast." A catastrophe that can destroy humanity.
If you really want an analogy, it's like a cancer cell on Earth.
From this, you can see how truly insane Sajyou Manaka is.
'Hopefully, Ahoge King doesn't go astray.'
'Should say that, as the King of Knights, she should at least have that kind of awareness, right?'
Shirou had already been considering how to turn Ahoge King against her.
In any case, absolutely cannot let Sajyou Manaka reach that point.
If a Beast appears, it will be a massive problem.
Seeing Shirou deep in thought, Sajyou Manaka blinked her ocean-blue big eyes. The corner of her mouth curled, she had a good idea.
She clasped her hands together and shyly said to Artoria, "Saber, how about we rest here too?"
"This… is that okay?", The now-normal Artoria's gaze kept circling around Shirou's dessert box.
Because the box was closed, she couldn't see what was inside.
But by intuition, she believed what was inside must be top-class gourmet.
Even tastier than the breakfast Sajyou Manaka made for her that day.
Although she was craving, her strong knightly discipline made her forcibly shift her gaze and seriously said, "Manaka, I don't recommend resting here. What if the enemy Servant ambushes us?"
"Saber," Sajyou Manaka smiled, dazzling like a flower in bloom, "What you worry about makes sense, but just resting for a bit, and it's daytime, fighting would be inappropriate."
Implied meaning: fight at night.
What a coincidence, Illya also tacitly agreed to let Medea and Shirou act at night.
On that end, Shirou gave Medea a look, asking, 'How's the Lesser Grail prep coming?'
Medea slightly furrowed her willow-like brows, replied, 'If I don't check on cheery, two days. If I do check, three days.'
Replacing the Lesser Grail isn't easy.
This is already her fastest speed.
Later, she still needs to link with Fuyuki City's leyline and the Greater Grail.
In other words, for now, Servants can't leave the stage.
Shirou arrived at that conclusion.
Nearby, Sajyou Manaka didn't know where she pulled out a lunch mat and sat with Artoria, surrounding themselves with food.
All bought from the gourmet street.
"These, no mistake!", Sella opened her eyes wide, expressing indignantly, "So they were the ones who bought it all. Clearly they're Servants, yet eat that much."
And every time Sella looked over, Artoria returned a very fierce expression.
Seeing this, without thinking, she glared hard at Shirou, "All your fault, Berserker!"
A question mark popped up over Shirou's head.
'What's this got to do with me?'
He looked at the food-guarding Ahoge King, then looked at the nearly empty matcha cake, not enough to fill even a corner.
After thinking it over, Shirou communicated with Illya.
With Illya's permission, he stood up with the dessert box.
Planning to exchange the last cake for something that could actually fill a stomach.
"Hmm?", Under Sajyou Manaka's perfect smile, Shirou approached.
"Manaka!", Seeing things go wrong, Artoria shielded the food behind her.
A woman's sixth sense, 'This Berserker in front of me, toward my food…'
'Wait,' Artoria just now belatedly realized, 'The one in front of me is Berserker.'
'How can a Berserker speak?'
"What are you trying to do, Berserker?", Artoria tossed away her doubt and questioned.
"Should be asking what you're doing."
Shirou, expressionless, dared not say it was sarcasm, "Eating a lot isn't your fault, but letting others go hungry because of it is a major mistake. What, as a king, you don't understand the principle that your followers should never starve? Don't tell me… Britain truly fell because you ate the country into collapse?"
"What did you say?", Artoria's eyes widened, hair frizzing in anger.
"If you want to fight, I'm ready anytime, Berserker!"
"When problems come, all you think about is using force? Simple-minded with strong limbs."
"You!", Artoria just said one word.
"When something goes wrong, instead of figuring out where the real mistake is, you only dump all the blame on yourself, you think you're Tohsaka Tokiomi? Even he couldn't carry this much."
"Poison… Poison tongue!", Illya's heart pounded fast.
'So cool! Poison tongue, so cool!'
"So he has this side too?", Medea found it amusing.
To hear Berserker scold people this unreasonably, definitely unusual.
'Wait!'
'Doesn't this mean that guy is only like this with that girl?'
Medea carefully observed Artoria, then shifted her gaze to Shirou.
Finally reached a conclusion.
'This guy… don't tell me he likes that type?'
"All right, Berserker, what do you need Manaka's help with?", Sajyou Manaka helped Artoria out of the situation, politely smiling as she asked.
"Mm, just you probably isn't enough. Saber's Master too."
Shirou had a clear sense of positioning, he knew to ask the foodie beside her for food.
"Call me Manaka."
"?"
'See this big question mark I've got?'
"Call me Manaka," Sajyou Manaka emphasized again.
Though very polite, with a smile that made people feel comfortable, and no reason to refuse, that natural, yet hollow tone still made Shirou feel very annoyed.
Still more fun talking with Ahoge King.
"Saber, let's put it this way. I'll use the dessert I've got in hand to trade for some food with you. As you can see, the reason we haven't eaten yet is because of you, so how about taking a bit of responsibility?"
Artoria's eyes were full of disbelief.
'This guy says what?'
'After scolding me just now, now he confidently and righteously wants to trade food?'
'What does he take me for?'
'Punching bag?'
"I refuse!", The gentle lion didn't hesitate.
'Honestly, trading food with him would be treason!'
Until Shirou revealed the glowing food, Artoria couldn't resist the temptation and instantly surrendered.
'The dignity of the king is really gone!'
Sajyou Manaka: "..."
Her pure eyes looked straight at Shirou. After confirming there was no trace of herself in his eyes, confusion arose.
'I have… been ignored?'
Since childhood, as a genius, a talented girl with nearly no limits, to be ignored by a mere mortal, someone who could only enter this world via the Holy Grail?
Sajyou Manaka, a person who lived every day surrounded by praise but could never feel joy from it.
Because of her omniscience and omnipotence, life was endlessly dull, she could see everything in advance.
Looking at the people around her, it was like they were walking a script.
Even her father and sister's love, she felt nothing, not even the slightest ripple.
This Holy Grail War, she didn't care at all.
Rather than didn't care, it was more like she already saw the ending in advance, nothing more to say.
However, when she summoned her Servant, a never-before-seen script appeared in her eyes.
In the script of this Holy Grail War, she was supposed to summon the Round Table Knight known as the "Knight of the Sun," Gawain.
Unexpectedly, the one who responded was a girl, a cute girl, claiming to be King Arthur.
'Interesting. Things suddenly became interesting.'
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