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

"I don't actually have any need for the Holy Grail. I'm only participating in the Holy Grail War to verify and demonstrate my own strength and abilities."

After being questioned by Yu Bai, Kenneth remained silent for a moment before finally speaking slowly. His words surprised Sora, who was listening nearby, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

As is well known, most of those chosen by the Holy Grail to become Masters, and the Heroic Spirits they summon, harbor certain needs or desires for the Holy Grail.

Kenneth doesn't belong to this category. Instead, he simply treats the Holy Grail as a trophy similar to one in real life, a tool to measure his own strength and value, rather than a divine artifact that can grant wishes.

Such a mindset is truly rare among humans. After all, those who can become Masters are people with very strong desires or a strong expectation for something.

After hearing Kenneth's words, Sora's prejudices began to fade. She started to look at her fiancé from a completely new perspective and discovered the admirable qualities in him that she had never noticed before.

"In some ways, I admire you. But it's not worth risking your life to prove yourself, don't you think?" Yu Bai said with a smile. In fact, he quite admired an ambitious man like Kenneth who carried the weight of his family's reputation.

Therefore, it would be best if Kenneth could wisely give up his Master status himself. If he was unwilling, he wouldn't mind helping him out, just as he had said at the beginning.

Although he didn't know the identity of the Heroic Spirit in front of him, Kenneth was still somewhat happy to be recognized by such a Heroic Spirit, as those who could become Heroic Spirits must be outstanding historical figures.

Actually, Kenneth's initial choice of Heroic Spirit wasn't Yu Bai, but the legendary Alexander the Great. He even prepared the relics to summon the Heroic Spirit. However, he never expected that the relics would be stolen a few days ago.

Although Kenneth was filled with anger and hatred towards the thief who dared to steal his relics.

However, due to the time constraints, he was originally planning to find anything at random to use as a relic, but in the end, a member of the Archibald family found a stone tablet from somewhere and asked him to summon it.

Was this summoning really effective? He and Sora almost died before they even saw the Heroic Spirit.

……

The reason Kenneth was able to give up his Master status was because he was constantly having his magic power absorbed by Yu Bai while talking to him. He almost collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion of magic power, but fortunately Sora caught him in time.

Feeling the rapid loss of magic power within his body, if this continued, he would truly go from having his magic power drained to having his life force drained.

Feeling threatened with death, Kenneth knew that he had no choice but to give up his Master status.

He didn't believe that the three Command Seals he held could command the Heroic Spirit before him. After all, from the very beginning, all of Yu Bai's stats had been displayed as "???" in his eyes, even his name.

Is that all? With such resistance to magic, Kenneth believed that once he used a Command Seal to forcibly command the Heroic Spirit in front of him to work for him, the Heroic Spirit would be completely out of his control.

It might even kill him instantly the second after he uses a Command Spell.

Please, he's just arrogant and conceited, but he's not stupid, okay?

Using a human body to withstand the attacks of Heroic Spirits? Why don't you just send him flying into the sky?

In this situation, is it the Holy Grail or life?

Do we even need to choose?

Without hesitation, he used all three Command Seals, treating them like disposable power banks to replenish his magical energy.

Kenneth breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that his body hadn't lost its Master status after the Command Seals disappeared and that his magical energy was finally no longer being consumed.

Under normal circumstances, the powerful magical energy from the three Command Seals would allow a Servant to exist independently outside for a very long time without a Master.

For humans, using three Command Seals to replenish mana would be an exaggeration to the point of exploding and dying.

But heaven knows, the mana replenishment from those three Command Seals didn't cause the slightest ripple in his body; it was absorbed by Yu Bai the instant it was applied.

Fortunately, just as he was about to be drained again, the magical link finally broke because he lost his status as a master.

Kenneth breathed a sigh of relief, feeling great to be fully charged by the power bank, and glanced at his fiancée beside him.

Some people with a romantic mindset don't want to see their fiancées resentful or look down on them because they voluntarily gave up their Master status.

However, Sora's reaction was unexpected. She showed no displeasure, but instead gently tossed her dazzling red short hair, still with that haughty demeanor, and said to Kenneth, "Since you are no longer the Master, let's set off home today."

"Sora, you're not angry with me?" Kenneth looked at Sora in surprise, his eyes full of joy.

Sora gave a soft hum, a subtle smile playing on her lips: "Your decision is none of my business."

After saying that, she turned around, her high heels clicking crisply on the floor, and then gracefully opened the hotel room door and left the room.

Kenneth was overjoyed to discover the change in his fiancée's attitude towards him. He tried his best to remain composed and polite as he bid farewell to Yu Bai, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly, almost as bright as the sun in the sky.

"...Tsk."

Even though I've regained my freedom, I still feel inexplicably uncomfortable watching that scene.

Yu Bai, who was constantly being bombarded with displays of affection throughout the entire show, said that couples should stay as far away from each other as possible!

Putting those feelings aside, he was now going to settle scores with the culprit who had dragged him here.

Before the Holy Grail War even began, one of the seven Masters withdrew, which was unprecedented.

On the other hand, the moment Kenneth withdrew, the other six had a strange feeling that a Master had already withdrawn from the Holy Grail War.

……

Kenneth: Hehe! Sora~ She has feelings for me too! The Holy Grail is nothing compared to Sora! (Love-struck)

Sora: Things have improved somewhat, but not much. Since it's hopeless, I might as well go home and get some sleep.

Q: Why did you participate in the Holy Grail War?

Kenneth: I'm here as an elite to participate in this thing, of course, to prove that I am the best.

Tokiomi Tohsaka: As the head of the three founding families, I must obtain the Holy Grail! (The Lie Version)

Kirei Kotomine: I don't know either. Anyway, my dad and my teacher both asked me to help the teacher win the final victory. Since I don't have any other wishes, I'll just help.