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Scáthach had initially believed the Hero King could be her match, but as the battle continued, Scáthach realized she had a certain 'restraint' over Gilgamesh, a special attack against gods born from the legend of slaying countless deities.
After witnessing numerous Noble Phantasms, Scáthach could only reluctantly give up fighting Gilgamesh.
"If this is all you amount to, it's impossible for you to kill me in your Servant state."
"What a pity. If the Gilgamesh who descended upon this world were the Wise King, this battle might have been more enjoyable."
Realizing that the Gilgamesh before her could not kill her, Scáthach stopped fighting and intended to directly unleash her Noble Phantasm to end the battle.
The moment she chose to accept the summons, Scáthach had already embraced her new identity.
As a Servant, her goal was to help her Master win this Holy Grail War.
Even if her Master was a dog, this would not change.
"What a joke!"
The battle was not yet over, but Scáthach's declaration of victory already rang out. Gilgamesh's chest heaved violently. He no longer used his Sword of Rupture, but instead drew a special sword from his King's Treasure.
Having learned Scáthach's name during the battle, Gilgamesh naturally knew that the spear in her hand was the legendary Gáe Bolg Alternative, which, once unleashed, was guaranteed to strike the enemy's heart. Coupled with Scáthach's own incredibly powerful special attack against gods, Gilgamesh knew he couldn't block it.
And Scáthach, as the Queen of the Land of Shadows, mistress of the exotic and demon realms, such a king, could not be killed by ordinary attacks.
So Gilgamesh drew this sword, the legendary demonic sword, said to be wielded by Hagen.
The legendary sword that killed the hero Siegfried.
Legend says it is imbued with a curse that absolutely slays enemies, possessing attack characteristics that cannot be dodged, cannot be defended against, and cannot be healed. Its absolute attack power must be exchanged for the user's own fate, and whoever uses this sword is absolutely destined for destruction.
One could say that as long as this Noble Phantasm was unleashed, even if Gilgamesh killed Scáthach, he himself would die by the hand of this double-edged sword.
The current Gilgamesh had truly unleashed the temper of the King of the Oldest.
Just as both sides were at daggers drawn, on the verge of unleashing their Noble Phantasms.
A synchronized message from Bond and Shinomiya Kaguya, their Masters, temporarily halted this mutually destructive battle... Bond licked a few mouthfuls of ice cream from the ground, not daring to eat too much. Noticing that the enemy Master was absent, he found a secluded spot and stealthily hid.
Feeling the drain on his magical energy, Bond was also assessing the battlefield situation. Seeing that Scáthach still hadn't killed the enemy Servant, he began to panic slightly.
"Scáthach, if the enemy is too difficult to deal with, let's run first. This is a Seven-person Holy Grail War; we can't afford to sacrifice too much in this one battle."
"Who knows, the enemy Master, or some other player, might come over later, and it would be terrible if another player picked up an easy win."
Through the connection between Master and Servant, Bond's somewhat timid feelings reached Scáthach's ears.
Scáthach glanced at the Sword of Hagen in Gilgamesh's hand, recognized the legend of absolute attack upon it, and hesitated with the Gáe Bolg Alternative in her hand.
Although her wish in coming to the Holy Grail War was to encounter a true enemy, a powerful foe who could kill her, as a Servant, she at least had to be responsible for her Master.
If she were to die in this first battle, the dog who was her Master would undoubtedly be greatly affected, essentially ending the Holy Grail War prematurely.
Moreover, being killed by a Noble Phantasm rather than by a truly matched enemy was still somewhat different; the former seemed a bit too hasty.
Scáthach slowed her hand holding the Gáe Bolg Alternative and looked at Gilgamesh opposite her, finding that he was also looking back.
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"What exactly is going on? Logically speaking, a Servant like Gilgamesh should be able to single-handedly clear the Holy Grail War..."
Although she couldn't see what was happening in the space, the terrifying consumption of magical energy and Gilgamesh's tone made Shinomiya Kaguya realize that they had encountered a powerful enemy inside.
Gilgamesh was too arrogant, and in a situation where the Master and Servant's strengths were unequal, even a slight mishandling could lead to a breakdown in their relationship.
After considering it in her heart, Shinomiya Kaguya still chose to speak up and dissuade him.
"Your Majesty, please cease your actions."
When these words reached Gilgamesh's ears, he undoubtedly did not heed them.
"Shut up, mongrel!"
He was a gender-bent Gilgamesh, his personality just like Gilgamesh's, self-centered and arrogant.
Having already anticipated Gilgamesh's reaction, Shinomiya Kaguya didn't mind but continued to speak to Gilgamesh.
"According to our agreement, I grant you the honor of standing behind me and enjoying this glory."
"These are the words Your Majesty spoke to me yesterday."
"I remember that compared to being self-centered, you are more of a king who keeps his word."
Shinomiya Kaguya's words reached Gilgamesh's ears, making his veins bulge. Looking at Scáthach in the distance, he was unable to uphold his own words and was even pointed out by a mere mortal, which was an extreme humiliation.
At this moment, Shinomiya Kaguya's voice rang out again, changing from gentle to solemn.
"My presumptuous words are not to point out Your Majesty's mistakes. As your subject, no matter what decision Your Majesty makes, this subject should rightfully follow."
"Therefore, no matter what, please release the spatial restrictions and allow this subject to join the battle!"
"Glory should not be bestowed by the King, but rather a reward that subjects can only obtain by following their King."
Shinomiya Kaguya spoke sentence by sentence, not persuading Gilgamesh to retreat, but instead deciding to join the battlefield herself.
The reason for this was that the Servant's name was Gilgamesh.
Gilgamesh's personality could not be criticized; even if he was wrong, Shinomiya Kaguya could only gently handle it from other angles, going around in circles.
If it were any other Servant, retreating would be the best option, but when that Servant was Gilgamesh, it became the decision that absolutely could not be mentioned.
Retreat was something Gilgamesh would never accept. Persuading him to retreat, not to mention whether it would succeed, the act itself would already worsen the not-so-close relationship between Gilgamesh and Shinomiya Kaguya.
Actions like those of Tohsaka Tokiomi, who nominally called himself Gilgamesh's subject but still arbitrarily used a Command Spell on Gilgamesh, undoubtedly incurred his wrath and led to a fate of death.
Hearing Shinomiya Kaguya's words, Gilgamesh's anger subsided somewhat.
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