Chapter 34: Trapped

Chapter 34: Trapped

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Semiramis glued herself to the wall and concealed her breath with 'Presence Concealment.'

'Why are they still here?'

"Semi, what happened?" Haruki asked. "Where are you now?"

She could hear the footsteps shaking the ground; they were coming closer.

"My master, I was found by Berserker's Master. I'm stuck in a building now."

Berserker's master had spread a net of magic familiars inside Shirou's house. She walked right into it, alerting them of her presence. It forced her to flee without a thought. Thanks to the head start, she narrowly escaped death. But Berserker was like a dogcharging in her direction as though he could smell where she was.

She had to change course from Ryuudou Temple and hide in a nearby building. After all, her agility was D-Rank; a far cry from Berserker's A-rank agility.

'Thank goodness he is under Mad Enhancement.'

Although the skill increased all parameters, the downside of losing sanity left him at a disadvantage in this field. Her 'Presence Concealment' would be useless in front of a sane Heracles. Her C-Rank skill was suited for spying, not suitable for hiding from that kind of monster. A demented demigod was still a demigod. She had a feeling she would be caught if she moved an inch.

"My master?" she called Haruki who seemed to have turned a blind eye to her plea. "Can you send Medea to rescue me?"

"I was just asking her that she doesn't have magical energy after creating my Mystic Code," Haruki said with a sigh. "I'll use a command spell to bring you back. It's not the time to face Berserker and her master."

"No, don't waste it like this."

A Command Spell could single-handedly turn the tide of the battle.

"Then what do you suggest I should do?"

Even if he successfully summoned Artoria, she wasn't suited for this task. She could do nothing other than charging straight at the enemy with 'honor' and 'chivalry.'

Semiramis took a long breath. "I will stay out here. They won't be able to find me as long as I move around in the shadows. They won't be so free to chase me forever."

"Are you sure?" Haruki said, a hint of amusement in his voice. "I have six Command Spells as of now."

As tempting as his offer may be, she refused it nonetheless. She was vexed that Berserker's master laid a perfect trap even though the boy was missing for a few hours at best.

'He carried Avalon in his body Berserker's master is ready to kill me, a servant, for him Who the hell is that boy?!'

She gritted her teeth, swearing to poison Berserker's Master once she defeated that monster of a servant. She exited the building and slipped into the darkness of the night. Her doves showed her the path.

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'Thisthis is unbelievable.'

To think she'd see Avalon after it was stolen back when she was still a king.

"Thank you, Master. With Avalon, our victory is all but guaranteed."

She could deal with the King of Heroes with Avalon in her hand. In the last war, Kiritsugu had ordered her to destroy the Holy Grail with two command spells instead of letting her fight Gilgamesh. Even with her magic resistance, she couldn't resist the compulsion of two command spells.

"I like that confidence," Medea remarked with a smirk that said otherwise.

'Master will get charmed by this queen if I dally too long I must make my move.'

As she opened her mouth, Haruki turned to the clock and sighed.

"I need to go. Sakura and Rin are waiting."

"Understood."

The long pause in her answer raised a suspicion.

"What's the matter?" he asked with a frown.

'Does she want to talk about refilling magical energy?'

She dodged his eyes as though she was hiding something. "Nothing, Master."

"Saber, can you protect this temple in my absence?"

"I shall. You need not worry."

Her polite words prompted a sigh from Haruki.

"Caster, rest and try to recover some magical energy." He leaned and pecked her lips. "I'll help you after I return."

Caught off guard by the kiss, Medea stared in shock. Only after Haruki exited the room, did she process what happened and her cheeks grew hot.

'It's just a kiss. Nothing to be embarrassed about.'

His feelings were more important right now. Did he really wish for a relationship, despite knowing what she did in the past? Despite having forbidden feelings for his mother?

Medea wished she could peer into his heart and find the answer.

Meanwhile, Artoria tilted her head, wondering about the relationship between them.

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Lmao. It wasn't Semiramis this time. She got baited into a trap by a loli.