[Goldy: It is indeed her. Even this king cannot help but fall in love with her...SABER...]
[Iskandar: @Goldy, you golden guy, though you are also called a king...you are not worthy of the Knight King. @Artoria, you are the king recognized by this king!]
[Goldy: The Battle of the Three Kings...you have been eliminated, mongrel! Next, it is the stage for me and Saber!]
[...]
Just as the grievances of the Fourth Holy Grail War seemed to continue...
In front of the luminous screen, the Knights of the Round Table, who were closely watching the Knight King...
Upon seeing Artoria, who was persecuted and then summoned in the Fifth Holy Grail War...
Their defenses collectively crumbled at this moment.
[Gawain: So that's how it is... My king has been carrying the pain of Britain's collapse... That's why she falls into this desperate cycle again and again...]
[Lancelot: My king... You have been silently enduring everything in the darkness... How can I, who am so unfaithful... be worthy of your salvation... I am... a sinner...]
[Agravain: Did fate play a joke on me again... Actually... the one who summoned my king this time was that sinner—Emiya Kiritsugu's stepson... You, if you dare to betray my king... Britain's wrath will devour you!]
[Mordred: It's all my fault... Father, you falling into this cycle of punishment is because of me... @Emiya Shirou! Listen to me, you bastard—absolutely... absolutely not...]
[Morgan: Burn, destroy, collapse, evil red dragon! (No mercy)]
[Aozaki Touko: Although people with ties... are indeed prone to falling into such situations, Artoria is truly pitiable...]
[Utsumimi Erise: The so-called Holy Grail... is truly disgusting...]
[...]
In the timeline of the Fourth Holy Grail War...
Emiya Kiritsugu's stern expression softened slightly.
Although he had fallen into despair after finally winning the war but losing his life, as shown in the luminous screen...
Emiya Shirou—that look of "redemption" on his face—indeed rekindled Emiya Kiritsugu's hope...
However...
Seeing that, by fate, Emiya Shirou unexpectedly summoned Saber once again...
At this moment, as Artoria's Master, Emiya Kiritsugu felt a pang of guilt toward the girl before him...
After all...
Emiya Kiritsugu never intended to keep the promise from the beginning...
To make a girl bear the responsibility of an entire nation...
So...he tried his best to prevent Artoria from investing too much emotion...
If possible, Emiya Kiritsugu would have preferred to summon a weaker Servant. Altria was just an extraordinary girl...
But there was no choice.
"If...Emiya...Shirou..."
"If you truly inherited my philosophy..."
"..."
Emiya Kiritsugu murmured...
—This is too cruel for Saber...
If the first time was merely despair, then this time the pain would likely be unforgettable...
Emiya Kiritsugu felt a sense of self-blame...
....
The Fifth Holy Grail War
"That is—"
Emiya Shirou, in front of the luminous screen, saw the iconic "Type-Moon famous scene" before him and was slightly stunned...
"Well, Shirou..."
Having resolved to protect Shirou no matter what...
If possible, to stop Shirou from becoming the so-called "Heroic Spirit" Artoria...
Seeing the scene on the luminous screen, she also smiled slightly...
"That was the scene when we first met..."
"At that time, you were seriously injured and in extreme danger..."
"But it seemed you were completely unprepared for the summoning, so it was too unexpected..."
"..."
Saber suddenly sat up straight with a serious expression, remembering something:
"In any case, we are already in the Holy Grail War, Shirou... We must be prepared to fight to the end..."
"Be ready to handle any complex situation..."
"Being dazed in an emergency is very dangerous!"
Artoria advised very patiently.
"Well, I understand..." Shirou scratched his head, looking troubled...
But the next second, as he gazed at the girl in blue before him...
Emiya Shirou seemed unaware of the budding feelings deep in his heart...
—Was it because it happened so suddenly that I was at a loss?!
Or was it simply because the girl before me...
Is so beautiful that I was left speechless...
...
Meanwhile—
The situation in the luminous screen rapidly changed.
[A red spear attacks, and the red and blue Servants clash fiercely.]