With the retreat of Karna, Achilles, and Atalanta, the almost completely destroyed unmanned town finally returned to peace. At the same time, everyone gathered together again, but the atmosphere had obviously become a bit strange.
At this time, the huge silver armor had disappeared, and Lancer had also taken off the mask on his face. Of course, the most obvious change was that the aura of a Heroic Spirit on his body had disappeared.
But even so, the combat power on the scene was seriously imbalanced, and Fiore also seemed a bit strange. For a moment, she didn't know how to communicate with Lancer, but after hesitating for a long time, she finally spoke.
"Lancer, I plan to return to the castle now. Do you want to go back with me?"
Although the Yggdmillennia family's reputation in the outside world was not good, to her, it was the family that had raised her. At this time, that huge floating fortress was flying in the direction of the family, and it was not unexpected that the other party was planning to have the final decisive battle.
Although there were still 5+1 Servants in the castle, and the Red Faction also had six, in theory, they did not have a huge disadvantage, but since the other party dared to launch a full-scale attack, the battle situation at the castle would probably not be optimistic.
The best method would naturally be to return to the castle with Lancer and the others. Yggdmillennia, with three new combat powers, would instantly gain a huge advantage, but remembering that Lancer had been hiding his identity before, she did not hold much hope for her plan. After all, if the other party was really willing to help, why would he have been hiding himself all this time?
"Let's go back!"
But Lancer short but powerful answer made her stunned for a moment. It seemed as if Lancer answer was incredibly surprising, but then she showed a brilliant smile——————
"Mhm~"
'Is Fiore that concerned about her family?'
Lancer didn't seem to understand the brilliant smile on Fiore's face, but he knew that he actually had no choice.
His and Li Shuwen's strength had been completely exposed. Even if they didn't return to Yggdmillennia, they would definitely be targeted by the Red Faction. Not to mention, with Li Shuwen's personality, it was unlikely for him to hide, not to mention that Li Shuwen wanted to find Karna to complete the battle that was forced to be interrupted before. As his disciple, could he refuse the other party?
And even Lancer himself did not realize that he also had a hint of longing in his heart...
"In that case, let's go!"
Hearing Lancer decision, Chiron also breathed a sigh of relief. He also did not expect the Red Faction to create such an exaggerated Noble Phantasm. Being able to add a little bit of combat power was a happy thing for the current battle situation.
But just as the four of them were about to go and find the car parked outside the unmanned town, Li Shuwen and Chiron stopped at the same time. Then Lancer also frowned and stopped. As for Fiore, who had a face full of happiness, she only noticed the abnormality of the three when she saw them stop at the same time.
"What's wrong?"
Li Shuwen was as always with his hands behind his back, and Chiron had raised his longbow again at some point. The only thing the two had in common was their serious expressions as they looked into the distance. Finally, Lancer answered Fiore's question.
"Someone's coming!"
As Lancer words fell, a figure also ran all the way from the distance.
'Jeanne?'
With just a glance, Lancer recognized the other party's identity. Although he wasn't a 'Moon' person, anyone who knew a little would not be unfamiliar with this Saber-like face. However, perhaps because she was a 'real person', Lancer could clearly see the difference between her and the Saber-like face.
First, her face was much softer than that of the perfect King of Knights, giving her a feeling of compassion. Second, her sky-blue pupils were also very different from the King of Knights' emerald pupils, not to mention the two's attire and temperament. Of course, the most crucial thing was the other party's pair of golden orbs...
Lancer was really curious how the Marshal could have mistaken the person?
But while Lancer mind was filled with strange thoughts, Jeanne had already arrived in front of the four of them. Before they could speak, the other party first stated her identity.
"Li Shuwen, Chiron, I am the Ruler of this Holy Grail War, Jeanne... What's wrong?"
As the Ruler of this Holy Grail War, Jeanne had obtained the ability called 'True Name Revelation', so she directly called out their names after seeing Li Shuwen and Chiron. But she found that as soon as she was halfway through her introduction, everyone's expressions became a bit subtle. Especially Chiron, who helplessly rubbed his head.
It was clear that in Jeanne's opinion, the start of the Holy Grail War meant that the seven Servants of the Black Faction had chosen to ally, which was why the Red Faction's Servants appeared. But nothing is absolute. Lancer was half-forced to join Yggdmillennia, and Darnic had always been wary of Lancer. In fact, except for the group of Gordes and Saber, who did not report their names, the other groups had already known each other's identities.
But at this time, the Ruler directly revealed Archer's True Name. As for Li Shuwen? His identity was no longer a secret since Darnic saw him.
It was also a good thing that the people beside Lancer at this time were Fiore and Chiron. If the other Masters of the Yggdmillennia family were present, the scene would probably become extremely awkward.
"No, it's nothing. Please, Ruler, continue."
"Okay."
After hearing Fiore's words, she nodded and continued to explain.
"As the Ruler of this Holy Grail War, my job is to maintain the fairness of this Holy Grail War. I will not join either the Red Faction or the Black Faction. I shouldn't have bothered you, but with just my feet, I probably can't catch up to that 'Noble Phantasm'."
It was clear that although she didn't really understand the strange situation of the Black Faction, she chose to conceal the Red Faction Servant's Noble Phantasm, as this was her duty.
"So I hope to go with you... is that okay?"
It was obvious that Jeanne also knew that her 'request' was very unreasonable, so her tone was more of a consultation. Fiore would naturally not refuse, as one of the orders Darnic had given them was to try and get on good terms with the Ruler, but she still unconsciously glanced at Lancer. It was obvious that she had unconsciously started to see Lancer as the one who made the decisions.
Lancer still had a good impression of the character 'Jeanne'. After all, she was easy to suck up to... ahem.
But good impression was one thing, he was more concerned about his own life.
"I have one question. If you can answer it, then we can give you a ride."
Jeanne hesitated as she looked at Lancer raised index finger.
"I cannot give you any information about the Red Faction, otherwise it would violate my duty as a Ruler. If you, the Assassin's Master, think that is acceptable, then I agree."
"Ruler, I want to ask..."