I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

"You incompetent guy! You only talk nonsense!"

Faced with the scolding, Lancer could only lower his head and endure it silently.

"You only have such a small amount of time, and you can't even protect a woman. Hmph, how dare you talk about chivalry so brazenly!"

Kenneth cursed and spat, but compared to Lancer who was ashamed of his gaffe, Kenneth was more anxious and angry. He was elated to have obtained the new Command Seal, but reality once again pushed him into the cold abyss. Sora disappeared, and only Lancer returned to him with a sad face.

"Although it's just a temporary replacement, Sora is still your master! If you can't even protect the master, what's the use of a servant like you? How dare you come back so shamelessly alone!"

"...It's really embarrassing."

Lancer shook his head weakly. His natural beauty was twisted with grief, telling that he too felt remorse for how things had turned into such a regretful situation.

"Excuse me for being rude, my lord...Mrs. Sora and I have no formal contractual relationship and cannot detect each other's aura..."

"That's why we should be more cautious."

Kenneth shouted mercilessly, interrupting the servant's defense.

Under normal circumstances, the master and the servant are connected through a contract. As long as one of them is in crisis, the other will feel it through the breath.

But in this situation, Lancer and Sora did not conclude a formal contract according to the rules of contract magic, and just went to war. Lancer's devotion to Kenneth only harmed him.

By the time Lancer finished the battle and returned to the Fuyuki Center Building, Sora had disappeared. The only thing that was certain was that Sora was still alive, and the magic power that supported Lancer's appearance and activities was still flowing into his body.

If it were other servants, they might be able to sense her general location through the supply of magic power. Unfortunately, the contract signed by Lancer is a special contract that separates the contractor from the magic supplier, and the connection with the magic supplier is very weak. Even if it can be assumed that Sora is still alive, Lancer doesn't know where the magic power is transmitted from. Searching in Xindu without any clues was in vain, and in the end, he had to come back alone.

"Ah, Sora... I really shouldn't have given her the Command Seal... Magic combat is too difficult for her..."

"Diarmuid is also responsible for not admonishing Tohru to the end. But the reason why Mrs. Sora is so decisive is because she hopes that Sir Kenneth can make a comeback. In this case, please do it no matter what -"

Kenneth looked at Lancer with dark eyes clouded by jealousy.

"You actually have the nerve to say such things. Don't act stupid, Lancer. You must be the one encouraging Sora from the side, right?"

"What...there's no way my subordinates would do that..."

"It's just like the legend. Even on the master's fiancée, he still couldn't restrain himself from using charm."

Lancer's shoulders were shaking violently as he knelt on the ground with his head lowered.

"——My Lord, please take back those words——"

"Hmph, did I get it right? Can't you bear your anger? So you are planning to reveal your true face to me?"

Kenneth continued to sneer at the heroic spirit who suppressed his excitement.

"You've finally shown your weakness. You said you would swear allegiance without asking for anything in return, but in fact you are just a beast driven by desire. You put on a proud face and talk about chivalry. Do you think you can deceive me, Kenneth? Both eyes?"

"Sir Kenneth...why, why don't you understand?"

Lancer's defensive voice was almost choked with sobs.

"I just, just want to defend my honor! I just want to fight a glorious war with you! My Lord, why don't you understand the heart of a knight!?"

"Don't make it sound like it's true, Servant!"

Kenneth scolded Lancer ruthlessly and ignored his confession. His suspicion and dissatisfaction with Lancer finally reached the critical point at this time.

"Servant, recognize your identity! You are just a shadow that appears through magic! Your so-called honor and dignity are just the ravings of a dead soul. How dare you preach to your master without overestimating your abilities!"

"!!!"

The way the heroic spirit was humiliated and silent made Kenneth feel the joy of sadism. The magician deliberately pushed the command spell he had obtained again in front of Lancer, mocking him loudly.

"If you feel unwilling to do so, use the glory you have been bragging about to resist my command spell. Hum, you can't do it, right? Because the servant is such a puppet."

"...Kenneth...Sir..."

Facing Kenneth who was laughing wildly, Lancer didn't refute anything and still lowered his head. The slumped shoulders and empty eyes looking at the ground have lost the heroic spirit of dancing with the guns in the past to resist the heroes.

Just when Kenneth was enjoying the joy of the transformation (harmony) and Lancer was despairing, a sigh suddenly sounded in the empty factory.

"Ah, I really can't stand it anymore, Lancer, if I were you, I would definitely shoot this guy."

Kenneth's expression suddenly changed, and Lancer subconsciously manifested his two spears to protect his master. But before he could stand up, he found a purple sword on his master's neck.

The Lord of Shadows and the Queen of Demon Realm appeared next to Kenneth with a knife. And her Master was sitting leisurely on the window sill, smiling at Lancer and Kenneth.

Lancer clenched his guns tightly, but did not dare to act rashly. He just asked: "Assassin, what do you mean?"

"It's nothing, I just regret a little bit. I regret saving your master in Einzbern's castle." Scathach's cold gaze made Kenneth feel horrified. "If I had known he was such a person, I would have He should be killed with one knife."

"It's my fault." Shen'er touched his nose embarrassedly, jumped off the window sill, and walked closer step by step, "I took it for granted that he still had the demeanor and conduct that a traditional noble should have, but I didn't expect that he would be hit by reality. To be reduced to such a waste, it is really a waste of gold and gold. Your Majesty, if I say that to you, will you stab me to death?"

"No. I'll just keep you out of bed for half a year."

Scathach's answer put Shinji into the same state as Kenneth.

"Well, you'd better stab me to death. Now, Lancer, how about I finish this guy here and help you get out?"

"No, never, Master of Assassin." Lancer put down his gun and begged, "He is the master that I, Diarmuid, serve. No matter what happens, I will only be loyal to him as my master in this life. If you really Do this and I will consider you an enemy."

"Don't be so rigid." Shenji measured out the "Magic Spear, Bow and Knife", and the magic-condensed blade rubbed back and forth on Kenneth's face, "If something like that happened during your lifetime, it's time for you to wake up - there's an old Chinese saying. It is said that 'a good bird chooses the wood to roost'. People like you should follow a wiser master. What do you think of Saber? You are a noble knight, and she is a noble knight king. Aren't they a good master and minister?"

"Stop talking, Master of Assassin, that is an insult to me!"

Lancer is determined and unwavering.

"If the master makes a mistake, the ministers can admonish and grieve, but they will never betray the master."

"Even if Finn framed you with a conspiracy, you still don't regret it?"

"not regret!"

"Even if your current master orders you to commit suicide?"

"This" Lancer gritted his teeth and still uttered two words, "No regrets!"

"Stupid, beyond stupid."

Shen Er felt crazy and even used his ultimate move. Why was it still like this? Do you really regret it if you fall into that situation?

"This is the true way of chivalry, this is the real knight." Scathach winked at Shenji, but she still had the second half of the sentence left unsaid - it is precisely because of this that they are admired. Because of this, I don't want to see that ending.

"Knight, chivalry." Shen Er understood and sighed, taking over Scathach's position, "Although I can't understand it, times have changed. Lancer, people nowadays don't talk about chivalry. This is you and your The biggest disagreement with the Master. He understands your allegiance as completely obeying his orders and not disobeying them. You, on the other hand, demand your Master according to the standards of a knight lord. If you can make it clear from the beginning, maybe It would be better - no, it's not that, even with Lord El-Melloi's arrogant and paranoid character, he won't listen to you, right, Director Ken!"

At the end of the sentence, Shenji tilted the blade of the knife and cut Kenneth's skin. Kenneth was so frightened that he kept saying, "Yes, yes! That's what I thought."

"I said, Director Ken, have you ever thought about why there are only three Command Seals? If it is according to your idea, why not use more Command Seals to erase the subjectivity of the servants and completely turn them into puppets? I think a lot A proud and arrogant magician like you must have the same idea."

Of course Kenneth had thought about this, but he didn't get an answer.

"Let me tell you. The so-called heroic spirits, no matter whether they have done good or evil in their lives, no matter how they are evaluated by future generations, they were heroes during their lifetime. Their abilities and souls are much higher than ordinary people. Such existences, Even if they become servants, they are not just for you to make them round and flat. They are not puppets! They are comrades who fight side by side with their masters! In history, every master who tried to treat the heroic spirits as puppets did not end well. .From the moment you use them as tools, you are doomed to failure."

Kenneth's face turned pale at Shenji's words. He didn't know whether he was really touched or frightened. However, Shenji didn't care about Kenneth's attitude. He came here tonight just to fulfill the agreement with Scathach and give Diarmui a relatively satisfactory ending.

"I might as well tell you that I sent someone to abduct your fiancée Sola from the top floor of the New Capital Center - of course, after Caster died. I am very contractual. Let me tell you more, Assassin was there when he rescued you. You have left a mark on your body, and we know exactly what you have been doing these past few days. I can say responsibly that Lancer has no ill thoughts about Miss Sola, whether you believe it or not."

"Master of Assassin, you..." Lancer hesitated, not knowing whether to be grateful or resentful.

"It's useless to say this now. Kenneth, I'll give you two choices. Either I kill you now, and then order my people to kill Miss Sora, so that you can completely withdraw. Or, you use your command spell. Give an order to Lancer and let him fight my Assassin. As long as Lancer wins, I will let him go. I will give you ten seconds to choose. If there is no answer after ten seconds, I will default to you choosing the first one——"

Without waiting for Shenji to count the seconds, Kenneth immediately gave the answer. There was no choice from the beginning.

"I, I choose, I choose the second one, but if you regret it——"

"Are you stupid?" Shenji looked at Kenneth with contempt, "Only one person is destined to survive in this battle. If Assassin lives, you will have nothing to do. If Lancer lives, do you think I can beat the Servant? ? Stop talking nonsense and give the order quickly——"

Holding the last glimmer of hope, Kenneth regretfully touched the Command Seal that he had just obtained a few hours ago, and exerted his last authority as the Lord of Lancer.

"By Command Seal, Lancer, kill Assassin!"

"As you command, my master!"

The first time, the first time he was summoned, Lancer fully accepted the command spell with his own will.

The red and yellow guns pierced the night sky like two bolts of lightning.