Abnormal Moon

"Now, the number of heroic spirits gathered in this small Holy Grail has reached six. These heroic spirits are already restless and uneasy, and even I can no longer suppress them."

Keeping the Lesser Grail inside the body while the Heroic Spirit's soul is constantly restless will only increase the pressure on oneself and the uncertainty of the battle, which is harmful to the battle.

In other words, at this point, the Lesser Grail is no longer her source of energy, but rather a pure burden.

This is the weakness that corrupted Saber has now.

……Wait a moment.

Six Heroic Spirits?

There are only six Heroic Spirits in the Lesser Grail now?

Five corrupted Servants arrived, but only corrupted Saber remains. Of the seven Servants here, only four are left. In total, seven Servants should have died.

Why six?

Could it be that one of them was absorbed by Illya, the little Holy Grail?

No, but Roy can say with certainty that Illya, who is still at the Aozaki mansion, does not have even a single Heroic Spirit soul within her!

So what exactly happened?

"But even if I can't use the Lesser Grail, it doesn't mean you can defeat me!"

The corrupted Saber gave him no time to think; she stomped her foot and slashed her sword down at his head without mercy.

Roy had arranged many rune papers in front of him, forming a magical barrier that couldn't even withstand a single sword strike from the corrupted Saber. With a straightforward sword strike, the more than ten layers of barriers shattered completely in the blink of an eye!

Having achieved victory with her first strike, the corrupted Saber was about to unleash her second.

But before that, Roy had already taken out the hidden runes.

With a hum, a brand new runic barrier appeared in front of Roy.

"Clang!"

The violent collision produced sharp sparks.

The runic barrier trembled violently for a while, but quickly recovered and returned to its calm state.

"what?"

Even the corrupted Saber was taken aback by this scene.

The modern magician, without relying on large-scale rituals or forbidden spells that require a lot of time to prepare, actually blocked her attack with just his own instantaneous magic.

She frowned and looked closely; the barrier was still formed by runes.

But the runes were completely different from the previous runes, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura. The mystery between the two was incomparable, and their defensive capabilities differed by hundreds or thousands of times!

"Primordial runes are not so easily destroyed!"

Roy smiled smugly.

With Taiko's help, and given that his Mystic Eyes were naturally adept at learning magic, he mastered the rune in a single day. Moreover, he greatly enhanced its power with his Mystic Eyes, making it far stronger than when Cú Chulainn himself used it!

However, where no one else could see, Roy's back was already drenched in cold sweat.

The corrupted Saber moved so fast that it was impossible to catch the naked eye. With his enhanced vision, he couldn't even see her shadow. It was as if she had teleported right in front of him, putting him under immense pressure and causing him to break out in a cold sweat.

Moreover, while the original runes are incredibly powerful, they also consume a tremendous amount of mana.

Alter Alter, a top-tier Servant with maxed-out abilities in every aspect, is indeed beyond the reach of a modern magician like him. The fact that he was able to withstand the first attack is already a legend worthy of being written into textbooks.

Fortunately, he doesn't need to fight Blackie.

The instant Saber Alter made her move, Okita Souji decisively abandoned Jeanne d'Arc and charged at Saber Alter.

Blackie had no choice but to temporarily abandon Roy and turn to entangle with Miss Okita.

Without the Lesser Grail to supply her with magic, releasing magic is no longer a skill she can use casually. Even she can only obediently engage in close combat with Ms. Okita.

With Ms. Okita's A++ level agility, she is an expert in entanglement!

Seeing the two begin to fight, Roy cast a 360-degree, all-around defense with primordial runes on himself while glancing at Jeanne d'Arc beside him.

Jeanne d'Arc was abandoned by Okita, and under the effect of the Command Spell, her body instinctively took a step forward, her two guns about to sweep towards Roy.

But when Roy glanced over...

"Well!"

Joan of Arc felt a jolt of fear.

An unknown force abruptly stopped her instinct to move forward.

Those eyes were indifferent, without any other meaning.

But Joan of Arc was held in place, motionless for a long time.

Roy smiled.

He understood perfectly why she remained motionless.

She couldn't bring herself to do it, that's all.

Chapter 97 NTR Command Seals

Joan of Arc used her strong will to forcefully prevent her body from being controlled by magic.

In any case, Joan of Arc was absolutely incapable of harming Roy.

Of course, the fact that I had fought Okita Souji before, which consumed a lot of my Command Seals' magic power, was also one of the reasons.

The two of them stood facing each other, separated by a barrier.

Roy stared intently at Joan of Arc, or more accurately, at Joan of Arc in black disguise.

Joan of Arc, however, bit her lip tightly and looked away, as if avoiding his gaze.

However, she was bound by the effect of the Command Spell. Although she stopped her intention to attack, she could not leave Roy's sight and could only sit there uneasily under Roy's gaze.

Roy's gaze was so intense that it felt like being scorched by the sun, making her want to escape at all times.

"...Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Roy looked at Joan of Arc, who had been avoiding him, and a hint of dissatisfaction gradually appeared in his eyes.

"Does that mean I'm such an insignificant person to you?"

"No, that's not it!"

Joan of Arc instinctively tried her best to deny that statement.

But when she came to her senses, a deep bitterness appeared on her face.

"I'm just... sorry..."

She knew that Roy had recognized her long ago.

His words and actions in the dream last time explained everything.

The reason for her exposure was indeed that night when they first met. Out of guilt towards him, she acted too abnormally. The subconscious "I'm sorry" she uttered before fleeing was probably the initial trigger.

She didn't intend to pretend; since she was recognized, she naturally responded directly.

But now that things have come to this, there's not much more she can say.

Ultimately, what happened back then has already occurred. She broke her promise to Roy and left his side without permission. Only Roy himself knows how much this affected him.

Now, she is just a servant, and in the end, she will return to Valhalla.

Even if you make any promises at this point, they are destined to be impossible to fulfill. In the end, it will only be tearing open a new wound on a wound that has already healed.

All she could say was "I'm sorry."

"...Roy, I won't fight you against my own will, but I can't make up for anything. Let the sin of breaking the promise in the past remain in my heart. It's only natural that you hate me. Perhaps, you should be the one to deliver the final blow, if that will make you feel a little better."

Joan of Arc let out a heavy sigh and slowly closed her eyes, which were filled with complex emotions.

It was she who unilaterally declared that she would stay with him forever.

As a result, she unilaterally broke the agreement and left him without permission.

It's understandable that Roy would hate her.

Anyway, she has already seen what Roy looks like now, knows that he is doing well and that there are people who care about him, and that is enough. Her wish to appear in this world has been fulfilled. If she can use this body to repay her sins and make Roy happy, her guilt may be alleviated.

Every word she said.

Roy's expression darkened further.

Irreparable? The final blow?

What a joke!

What nonsense is this woman spouting?

Do you think my expectation of you is to seek revenge?

"Isn't it?"

Joan of Arc opened her eyes in slight surprise.