Sword Art Online Crossover: They're all close friends, how did I become a player?

"It looks like it's started."

Beside the container where King Arthur and Diarmuid clashed fiercely, in a narrow alley, Saber's true Master, Kiritsugu Emiya, and his capable assistant, Maiya Hisau, were hiding there, observing the situation at hand.

"That's the best view, but everyone thinks so, right?" Kiritsugu Emiya raised his finger slightly, pointing to the towering viaduct in the distance, his tone carrying a hint of certainty and calculation.

For Kiritsugu Emiya, who would stop at nothing for world peace, he had already secretly planned from the moment Saber and Irisviel stepped onto the battlefield, to find a place with an excellent view to directly snipe the other Masters.

If one is lucky enough to eliminate several opponents at the beginning of the battle, that would be the best strategy; even if not, at least one can take this opportunity to find out the strength and trump cards of other Masters, and lay the groundwork for future plans.

“Maimi, you go around to the east side of the dock, I'll go to the west side. Let's find a place where we can keep an eye on Saber and the others fighting, as well as that elevated structure.”

After quickly confirming the action plan with Hisayu Maiya, the two gripped their sniper rifles and silently split up to carry out their mission. However, they were unaware that the moment they turned to leave, two seemingly immature boy figures slowly emerged from the shadows of a dark alley, quietly observing everything that had just happened.

“Not bad, Saber.”

After a fierce exchange, they parted ways again. Diarmuid looked at the girl before him, his eyes filled with admiration. Judging from the offensive and defensive maneuvers and combat techniques they had just witnessed, she must also be a knight.

“You are quite good too, Lancer,” King Arthur replied, looking at the man before him with respect for his opponent.

Listening to the two knights praising each other, Yachi, standing to the side, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

What kind of time is this to be praising each other? Before the battle, you were full of confidence, saying you would bring victory to your lord. And this is what you get?

Hasebe, who found everything about Diarmuid displeasing, wished he could take up his sword and fight him himself. However, he remembered that his lord had said that if they encountered other Servants in the Holy Grail War, Diarmuid, being a fellow Servant, should be the main force in the battle, while the others only needed to help their lord scout out the enemy.

Therefore, he could only suppress his impulse and did not act rashly.

"Hey, how long are you guys going to keep chatting? Lancer, if you can't handle it, then I'll take your place." Hasebe's voice was filled with obvious dissatisfaction, directed at Diarmuid on the field.

However, despite his dissatisfaction, after Yu Bai and the others in the citadel explained things to him, Hasebe had a better understanding of the Holy Grail War and the concept of Heroic Spirits, so he did not call Diarmuid by his name in front of Saber.

"Since some people are dissatisfied, then I will no longer hold back. Saber, be careful, you may lose your life here."

Upon hearing Hasebe's words, Diarmuid, King Arthur, and Irisviel all turned to look at him. Unlike the fleeting coldness in Diarmuid's eyes, King Arthur and Irisviel's eyes held a hint of doubt.

Is this grumpy-looking man with a long sword at his waist Lancer's Master? But the atmosphere between the two doesn't seem like it.

Although she still had some doubts, Saber had no choice but to refocus all her attention on her opponent in the face of Diarmuid's increasingly fierce momentum.

……

The battle at the container, besides the two groups currently engaged in combat, has also quietly attracted the prying eyes of other Masters.

Kiritsugu Emiya and Maiya Hisau, like ghosts in the night, each lurked in their carefully chosen sniping positions, closely monitoring every move on the battlefield through the night vision scopes on their sniper rifles, as well as Hasebe Hekiri, who had been standing on the sidelines from the very beginning.

"Kiritsugu, should we take this opportunity to eliminate Lancer's Master?" Hisayu Maiya's voice came through the earpiece. Her gun was already firmly aimed at Hasebe, ready to deliver a fatal blow at a single command.

"Don't rush. Judging from that man's appearance, he doesn't seem to be Lancer's Master, and... he's discovered us!" Miyazaki frowned, suddenly raised his head from behind the scope, and stared sharply in the direction of Hasebe.

Just now, that man clearly looked up in his and Wu Mi's direction, and he even briefly met the other's purple eyes through the magnifying glass.

But... how could that be?

How could a human possibly perceive Wu Mi's location so accurately from such a great distance?

Moreover, those purple eyes revealed a clear and intense killing intent, as if it could pierce through the night.

Someone with such intense killing intent couldn't possibly be an ordinary person. Kiritsugu Emiya pondered to himself, unsure of Hasebe's strength, and dared not act rashly.

Raising his sniper rifle again, he slowly scanned the surrounding area. This time, he spotted Assassin crouching atop the water tower not far away, observing the battle in a seemingly relaxed posture, providing a live broadcast of the battle between Tokiomi Tohsaka and Kirei Kotomine.

Why is Assassin, who should have been dead, here? Sure enough, there was more to that battle than met the eye. Kiritsugu Emiya lowered his sniper rifle, pondering this.

However, he hadn't really believed Assassin would be offline so quickly. Although he hadn't found Lancer's Master, this clue gave him a better understanding of what was to come.

"Master, please allow me to use your magical power and unleash my Noble Phantasm."

Meanwhile, Yu Bai, sipping a cup of milk tea, leisurely walked towards the container where Diarmuid and his companions were fighting. Through the contract link he had established with Diarmuid, he clearly heard the Heroic Spirit requesting permission to unleash its Noble Phantasm.

Yu Bai agreed almost without hesitation. He had originally thought that releasing the Noble Phantasm would consume a lot of divine power, and he had even made ample preparations.

However, to his surprise, after he felt the divine power within his body fluctuate only slightly, there was no further abnormality.

what?

Is that all?

Yu Bai was dumbfounded, having no clear understanding of his own strength at the moment. He didn't know that every Heroic Spirit uses a lot of the Master's magical power when releasing a Noble Phantasm, and that some Heroic Spirits' Noble Phantasms are so powerful that they can drain the Master's magical power.

……

Lancer: You're very good.

Saber: You're pretty good too.

Yaqie: This is so annoying. If it weren't for the lord's orders, he would have gone himself.