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"Fourth."
Medea also walked over. Because the private conversation with Esdeath took up time, she was a bit annoyed that Medusa and Lily were ahead of her, but soon her emotions were drowned out by the anticipation welling up in her heart.
Kisaragi Rin looked into Medea's eyes. Unlike his reply to Medusa and Lily, he said seriously, "I like Medea."
In fact, Kisaragi Rin really liked Medea. Hearing the name spoken by Black Sun, he was so pleasantly surprised that he decided on his Servant choice.
Being told by Kisaragi Rin that he liked her, Medea's eyes flickered a bit, and thinking of the actions taken by Medusa and Lily, a blush appeared on her neck.
Bending down somewhat stiffly, Medea propped her arm on Kisaragi Rin's body, and her purple-painted lips pressed against his. However, unlike Lily and Medusa who kissed his cheek, Medea's Lock-on was on his lips.
After a brief touch, Medea returned to her seat, holding her somewhat flushed face with both hands.
"Flower scent?" Kisaragi Rin wasn't quite sure about the taste he perceived. Esdeath had already come before him, but she was staring at Kisaragi without speaking.
"Probably doesn't want to do a fifth…"
Kisaragi Rin realized Esdeath's thoughts and proactively told her, "I like Esdeath."
Esdeath blushed a little, and also had the urge to punch Kisaragi Rin. Thinking of it, she did it. Esdeath punched Kisaragi Rin's stomach, but weakened her power at the moment of impact, only unleashing about C-level strength. Her lips, however, kissed him with double the intensity.
Saber, who watched the whole process, turned her head curiously to her Master and asked, "Master, why don't you go?"
Yukinoshita Yukino: "…I already refused."
"I thought Master's refusal was just saying one thing but meaning another," Saber frowned, somewhat unable to understand the relationship between these women and Kisaragi.
These Heroic Spirits had only been summoned for a few days but had already accepted Kisaragi Rin's existence, while Yukinoshita Yukino's relationship with Kisaragi Rin was clearly closer, yet she verbally refused.
What Saber found most peculiar was that they had been fighting fiercely just now, but now they had become so quiet.
"If Chef Master were here, he should be able to prevent the battle between Mordred and me before it even happens…"
Saber thought, feeling a bit strange.
Yukinoshita Yukino turned her head and said in a plain tone, "Saber, even if I die, I will never like this guy."
…
After the Asura field passed relatively peacefully, Kisaragi Rin finally let out a long sigh of relief, feeling more tired than ever before.
Compared to staying here and being interrogated, Kisaragi Rin would rather go and hit another Black Flash.
Kisaragi Rin buried his face in Lily's body. Now, only the fragrant and soft Lily could give him some comfort.
After all, only Lily could safely cling to Kisaragi Rin in front of Medea and Esdeath.
For Medea, Lily's essence was a part of herself, and Esdeath, she seemed to look down on Lily in her loli form.
Neither in terms of figure nor strength did Esdeath feel that Lily could pose a threat to her.
Regarding this, it was due to Esdeath's own personality: survival of the fittest, only the strong can survive. This was already her almost instinctive will.
"Should we get to business?"
Medusa glanced at the scene and, feeling no more amusement, spoke up to remind them.
There were many reasons for Esdeath to regain her sanity, one of which was to extract information about the enemy. Now that relationships were basically handled, it was time to talk about the Holy Grail War.
"About that," Esdeath sat on the sofa, taking over the conversation, crossing her slender, long-booted legs, her brows tightly furrowed, her gaze Lock-oned on Saber's face as she asked directly, "I wanted to ask just now, who are you?"
"Me?" Saber asked back, a bit strangely, not quite understanding why Esdeath suddenly asked about her.
However, Saber didn't think much of it and instead stood up to formally introduce herself.
"My true name is Artoria Pendragon, summoned as the Saber class for this Holy Grail War!"
"Pendragon?"
Esdeath exclaimed in surprise, then scanned Saber's appearance up and down, finally asking thoughtfully, "You must be the daughter of that King Arthur, right?"
"No, I am King Arthur!"
Saber quickly corrected Esdeath's statement.
Unexpectedly, Esdeath looked at her again, pondered for a moment, and then flatly stated, "You are not King Arthur!"
"I am King Arthur!"
Saber was a bit bewildered, not understanding why Esdeath was so doubtful of her existence.
Kisaragi Rin, however, understood and asked Esdeath, "Have you seen other versions of King Arthur?"
"Versions?"
Esdeath thought for a moment. She wasn't a native of the Fate World, nor did she possess magical abilities like Merlin or Medea to discern the essence of the Throne of Heroes. Simply put, Esdeath, resurrected by Fate, was herself bewildered, but her personality wouldn't show it; instead, she accepted it all and tried to acquire greater power.
"I don't know about versions. Anyway, the King Arthur I met was completely different from her."
Esdeath reached out her finger, making a motion as if to lift Saber's chin, and said, "Although your face is somewhat similar, whether in terms of figure or oppressive aura, you are simply as naive as a child in front of that King Arthur."
"What do you mean?"
Saber clenched her fists, not out of anger at Esdeath's disdainful words, but because of the King Arthur she spoke of.
King Arthur, summoned as the Saber class, was different from other Heroic Spirits, or rather, she was not a complete Heroic Spirit.
There were simply too many versions of King Arthur in Fate, and the Sabers willing to participate in the Fuyuki City Holy Grail War generally shared a similar story.
That is, King Arthur had not yet died, but was tricked by Alaya to participate in the Holy Grail War at the moment just before her death, determined to dedicate everything she had, to become a Heroic Spirit to seek the Holy Grail, and wish for a better king for her people.
And once King Arthur obtained the Holy Grail, she would return to the moment before her death, which is the plot in the ending "A Dream's Continuation."
In "Fate/stay night," it was precisely because of this that Emiya Shirou, in order not to let Saber die, could not let Saber obtain the Holy Grail, which led to the conflict between the two.
Although the story of this Saber, who arrived with her scabbard, must have some differences, its root cause is probably not too different.
Regarding her different selves, King Arthur indeed wanted to know everything about them.
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