At noon.
Emiya Kiritsugu looked at the injured Hisau Maiya, feeling troubled.
Because they had failed to capture Sola, his plan to deal with Lancer and Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald would no longer go smoothly.
He could have Saber duel Lancer directly while he himself attacked Kayneth, who was now confined to a wheelchair.
But Kayneth was still a top-tier magus. Even in a wheelchair, he would not be easy to deal with.
And if the attack failed, Lancer would rush back to reinforce him. That stubborn, disobedient Saber would certainly abandon the duel.
Damn it…
For now, he could only put the plan on hold.
"You're injured. Go back and have Irisviel treat you. I'll reconsider our next move," Kiritsugu said.
"Sorry…" Maiya replied apologetically before heading toward the Emiya residence.
Kiritsugu smoked alone, staring at the ruins of the hotel in the distance, thinking about his next move.
...
At the same time, Zhong Xuan had just woken from a nap.
"Ah~!" He stretched comfortably.
He checked his phone and saw many missed calls—all from Tōsaka Aoi.
That woman really is in such a hurry…?
He decided to ignore it for now.
Women, he thought, respond better if you keep them waiting. If you're too eager, you'll just look like a simp.
That, in his mind, was why Tōsaka Tokiomi could marry Aoi, while Matou Kariya—who devoted himself desperately—was looked down upon.
Women, deep down, are quite sharp!
With that thought, he went to check on Sakura.
She was already awake and playing with Circe, who was lifting her into the air and flying low across the room.
"Big Sister Circe, put me down~!" Sakura laughed.
"I'll take you a little higher~!" Circe replied cheerfully.
It seemed the girl wasn't afraid at all after leaving the Matou house.
On the contrary—staying there had probably been what frightened her.
Zhong Xuan laughed quietly.
Then he went to check on Sola.
Because of her injuries, she was still unconscious, though showing signs of waking.
So he sat by her bedside, slowly peeling an apple.
A few minutes later, she woke up with a start and sat upright in panic.
"Help!" she cried instinctively.
Then she noticed she was in a bed—and that her right arm was gone.
"This is…"
Hearing the sound of a knife, she turned sharply and saw Zhong Xuan peeling an apple.
"It's you! …You saved me?" she asked.
She clearly remembered the woman who had cut off her arm before she fainted. And Zhong Xuan, who had been hovering around Kayneth before, must have rescued her afterward.
"Yes. I happened to be observing by the river last night and saw you attacked. It was close—I almost died saving you," he said with a smile.
She sighed.
At least she was alive.
If she had died, she would never see Lancer again…
Wait.
Lancer.
She looked at her missing right hand.
Where were her Command Seals?
Without them, how could she maintain her bond with Lancer?
"My Command Seals?" she demanded.
"Where are my Command Seals?" Sola questioned Haruka Kasugano.
"When I arrived last night, that woman had already destroyed your right hand," Haruka Kasugano said slowly.
Sola immediately lost her temper.
"Useless! Idiot! Bastard! You can't even do this simple thing right! Why couldn't you protect my Command Seals! You're utterly useless!" Sola suddenly lost control, cursing and swearing.
"Someone like you dares to join El-Melloi???"
"Get out of here! Hurry up and take me to Kayneth, I'll have him cripple you!"
Sola had been pampered since childhood. As the young lady of the Conjurer Department, coupled with her beauty, she had grown up like a moon in the palm of someone's hand. Servants, subordinates, and suitors all bowed and scraped before her.
Even Kayneth, the strongest ruler of the Clock Tower, was completely obedient to her.
This fostered her arrogant and domineering personality, completely disregarding the actual situation around her.
She didn't care where she was.
Anyway, she was unhappy, so she cursed Haruka Kasugano, this useless piece of trash.
Since Haruka Kasugano was here to fawn over Kayneth, such a lowly person deserved to be cursed!
But Haruka Kasugano found her comical anger amusing.
He continued peeling the apple slowly and deliberately.
"Miss, don't be angry! You're so badly injured, don't get upset!" Haruka Kasugano chuckled.
"Let me show you a magic trick!"
So, without waiting for Sola's consent, Haruka Kasugano took out a coin and began his performance.
The magic trick was simple, toss the coin in the air, place it in your palm, and then secretly drop it.
Haruka Kasugano then opened his palm for Sola to see.
"Oh! Where did the coin go?" Haruka Kasugano laughed.
Sola was naturally impatient. Although she didn't know how the trick worked—because she couldn't see Haruka Kasugano using magic—she was still a little surprised.
But she was a real magician and looked down on these con artists.
So she scoffed, "Stop wasting time! Go tell Kayneth to come pick me up!"
Haruka Kasugano didn't care what she yelled at. As long as she felt her performance was brilliant, even just a little bit, his skill [Absurd Performance Plan] would activate.
The next second, Sola felt all her magic circuits sealed.
"Huh? What happened? I..." Sola was completely dumbfounded.
"Success~!" Haruka Kasugano couldn't help but chuckle wickedly.
His lips curled into an indescribable smile.
Although Sola had lost her right arm, she was still a magician with many magical techniques. Directly attacking her was definitely out of the question; sealing her magic was much safer!
"You did this? You bastard, do you want to die?" Sola cursed.
"Whether I die or not, I don't know, but you'll be in ecstasy soon!" Haruka Kasugano laughed.
Then he started to climb onto the bed.
"What are you doing? How dare you?" Sola's face turned pale with fright.
"Believe it or not, I'll tell Kayneth!
"I've put up with you for too long! Let's see who can save you now! Become my plaything obediently!" Haruka Kasugano chuckled.
"You think you can still threaten me now? Dream on!"
Sola was devastated. She never imagined that her proud status and position would one day become so useless!
The one-armed Sola was completely powerless to resist.
Her clothes were easily torn to shreds by Haruka Kasugano.
"Bastard—" Sola wanted to curse, but was silenced by the small Haruka Kasugano.
She wept bitterly.
She never dreamed that one day she would be defiled by a lowly servant.
And she could only be reduced to an even more lowly existence.
Sola.
Leaving aside how satisfying it was to conquer her arrogant and domineering personality.
Judging solely by her figure and appearance, she's absolutely stunning.
She boasts the tallest height among all the women in Fate/Zero, at 165cm!
And her measurements are something Tohsaka Aoi could only dream of, 88/56/84cm!
She possesses truly long legs and a perfectly proportioned figure!
Furthermore, as the daughter of the Lord of the Clock Tower's Séance Department, she's never had to work or endure hardship, resulting in soft and delicate skin all over her body.
In addition, she's a woman who loves beauty and has always spent a fortune maintaining her figure and skin.
Her skin is incredibly smooth and fair.
She's also used laser hair removal, leaving her body completely free of any unwanted hair except for her hair and eyebrows.
This makes her skin so radiant it's almost reflective!
It feels incredibly smooth and supple to the touch!
Because of her pampered upbringing, her muscles were soft and bouncy, making her already curvaceous figure feel like a large water balloon when hugged—soft and fragrant!
But Sola's greatest advantage was—youth!
She was only in her early twenties!
This was something Tohsaka Aoi couldn't match!
Because a young body is always full of novelty!
How much time had passed?
Haruka Kasugano simply tossed the unconscious Sola aside.
Sola was drenched in sweat, trembling uncontrollably.
Although Haruka Kasugano felt comfortable, he was still annoyed.
Because the system hadn't displayed a mission completion notification.
As expected.
Simply seduce this woman one more time wouldn't make the damn system consider the mission complete.
He still needed to make this woman psychologically controlled by him!
"Ah—you actually made me do this kind of thing…bastard…" Sola caught her breath and began to curse.
"Ha!" Haruka Kasugano was very annoyed and impatiently grabbed her hair.