Chapter 266: Saber is helpless

Chapter 266: Saber is helpless

Irisviel was startled when she suddenly sunk into the ground and was swallowed by darkness.

When she thought that her life ended, she didn't feel anything.

"....."

She opened her eyes timidly; then, she was welcomed by a comfortable room as if she was in the most luxurious hotel in the world.

"....."

She felt weird, but at the same time, she also confirmed that it seemed Tamazuki was interested in her.

If not, then why should he bring her to this hotel-like room?

Then, would he appear soon and violate her in this room?

However, there was no escape, and she knew to keep the life of Saber and herself while also protecting the dream of Kiritsugu; she didn't mind doing this.

Still, soon, she noticed a water-like screen floating in midair.

There she saw Tamazuki and Saber, who were facing each other.

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However, her voice couldn't be heard, and she knew that no one could hear her voice.

Even if she could hear their voices, they couldn't hear hers.

She sighed helplessly and knew that there was no escape.

So, at this moment, the only thing that she could do was only once, and that was to pray for Saber's victory.

"Saber... you have to win..."

However, similar to Saber, Irisviel couldn't hide her shock, especially when Tamazuki took out a katana.

"...isn't he a Caster?"

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"...katana?"

"Yes." Tamazuki nodded. "I am quite confident in my swordsmanship."

"..."

Saber was silent and couldn't hide her doubts since her opponent wasn't Caster.

Why should he take out a katana to fight her?

Should he have used magic?

Yet, at the same time, she also thought about his identity.

From his weapon, she could tell that he should be a hero from the East.

Why?

Even her wish was impossible to be granted.

Even worse, there might be a chance Irisviel was violated by Tamazuki.

In this duel, she had to win no matter what!

"Oh-ho?"

Frankly, Tamazuki was surprised.

If it was other Servants, they might give up the moment they saw him holding a sword, but it wasn't the case with Saber, yet as Saber was one of the main characters in this story along with her status as the King, he knew that it was impossible for her to give up.

Saber's will was stronger than anyone's.

If she gave up so easily, then anyone would be disappointed.

However, it was also the reason why it would be even better since that way; he couldn't wait to see her feeble and resigned expression when she realized all of her struggles were meaningless.

Tamazuki held his sword by his side, holding the sheath with his left hand and the handle of the sword with his right hand, clearly showing an Iai-stance (sword drawing technique).

Meanwhile, Saber was holding her sword in front of her, tightly grasping the handle with her two hands. Nevertheless, due to her severed sinews, there was no power in her left hand, so even if she held her sword with two hands, it wasn't much different from holding it with one hand.

If she could use her Noble Phantasm, there was a chance, but could she use it?

No, she had to use it!

Otherwise, there wasn't any way for her and Irisviel to escape.

Their fate was already doomed.

Moreover, how could Tamazuki give her a chance to realize her Noble Phantasm?

Lastly, unlike Lancer, whose Noble Phantasm could be active passively, she needed time to release it.

When she was in a dilemma, as expected, Tamazuki was as dirty as ever, and he didn't hesitate to attack her.

He suddenly appeared in front of her like he used teleportation as he drew his sword.

Suddenly, the world lost all color, and everything was focused on his figure.

Inside her mind, a picture of her body was cut in half emerged.

There was no resistance, and she was defeated so easily.

Her instinct told her the location where she was going to be cut down, and she needed to escape as soon as possible.

Move! Move! Move!

In that millisecond, she forced herself to move, trying to escape from his slash, yet a vacuum trapped her body in a place, and she was unable to escape!

'Ah...'

Everything ended in just a moment, and he appeared behind her.

Saber stood in place in shock as she rubbed her chest. "...you are strong." The moment the sound of his sword was sheathed, everything ended, and she fell onto the ground.

In that short moment, Saber, the strongest class in this Holy Grail, fell into the hand of Caster.