Chapter 20

{Health at 9%, magic energy at 15%.}

"Now that you've decided to speak up," Rémy said. He was walking with difficulty due to the injuries he had sustained not long ago. He was surprised that the system had said something, as he had never spoken up before.

"Your legend is quite famous, which gives me enough energy to function and also brings new functions, but they can only be accessed in your next simulation."

"Okay," Rémy replied and continued walking towards the city he had been in before. "The host's health is low, it would be recommended for him to stay still."

"I don't care about that, I have things to do. I'll find someone who can heal me. Who better than a master?" Rémy ignored what the system had just said and continued walking towards the city.

"We need to search for the other servants who fell from your dragon," Jeanne said to the other Jeanne, who responded, "I know, I know, stop repeating it, I won't forget." Jeanne Alter made a hand gesture, teasing Jeanne.

"I know, but it's good to remind, you never know if you might forget on purpose. Thank you, I thought we would be alone." Jeanne spoke with a smile next to Jeanne Alter. She looked at Jeanne with gratitude in her eyes.

"Maybe I'll change my mind. I'm starting to regret not attacking you." Jeanne Alter spoke, turning her face to the other side.

"Why are you turning your face? Is there a problem?" Jeanne asked curiously, as she had seen Jeanne Alter do that before.

"It's none of your business. So, um... how was it?" Jeanne Alter, still with her face turned, asked curiously.

"How was it? How was what? You can talk, I'm here to listen, even if it's for a short time. I'm all ears." Jeanne spoke with a smile, waiting for Jeanne to say what she wanted to say.

"It's not like I care about your relationship. But I'm just curious, don't get me wrong. So, how was it?" Jeanne Alter turned her head in another direction, away from Jeanne's head.

"I felt happy! It didn't matter where we were, I felt safe. No matter the situation. I never thought or doubted that when I was with him, nothing would happen. The feeling is something I can't explain." Jeanne reminisced about the past.

"It must have been very pleasant..." Jeanne Alter spoke, still with her face turned to the other side.

"Yes, it really was very pleasant." Jeanne spoke, smiling when she realized that Jeanne Alter was still facing the other way.

"Oh, seriously, you idiot! Why didn't you say it before? Let's go back to where he fell." Jeanne Alter slapped the dragon's head for not telling her that when he fell with Rémy, other servants also fell.

"What happened?" Jeanne looked curiously at Jeanne Alter for answers.

Jeanne Alter spoke urgently, "Jeanne, the other servants fell along with Rémy. We need to go there now. We can't lose any servant." She didn't seem too worried, but she seemed impatient.

Jeanne calmly replied, "You're right, Jeanne Alter. We can't leave any servant behind. Let's immediately go back to the place where he fell." She understood the importance of gathering all the servants to face Rémy Alter together.

Fafnir flapped its large wings, propelling itself towards the location where Maria and Amadeus had fallen. From atop Fafnir, Jeanne Alter and Jeanne observed the scene attentively. As they spotted Maria and Amadeus carrying Siegfried, they noticed that they kept looking back, as if they were worried about a possible threat surrounding them.

Jeanne, beside Jeanne Alter, couldn't contain her excitement and shouted, pointing at Maria and Amadeus with Siegfried, "There! They're there! They're safe!" An immediate relief flooded her heart as she realized that her companions were safe.

Jeanne Alter, displaying impatience as usual, responded more restrainedly, "I saw already, no need to shout." Despite her seemingly brusque reaction, Jeanne Alter also shared the feeling of relief seeing the other servants safe.

"What the hell is this? Relief? Am I feeling relieved that they're alive? What the hell is happening to me? It's simply unimaginable! Incredible how I feel like this!" Jeanne Alter murmured, incredulous at the sensations that overwhelmed her. She simply couldn't conceive that those feelings were manifesting within her.

"Are you okay? Your face turned pale," Jeanne asked, concerned.

"Yes, of course! There's absolutely no problem. Stop asking so many questions. Let's just help those damn servants already! Descend, Fafnir!" Jeanne Alter ordered, with a firm voice, directing her dragon to take action.

"Look there, Maria! It's the escaped dragon," exclaimed Amadeus, pointing to the sky as they watched the imposing figure descend slowly.

"That coward decided to come back, what a shame. Is this the evil dragon you faced? It seems so cowardly. Was he as wicked as in the legend?" Maria asked, curious.

Siegfried, somewhat embarrassed, replied, "You weren't the only surprise, I can assure you."

As the dragon landed, its flapping wings creating a cloud of dust, Jeanne Alter shouted, "Come on, what are you waiting for!" Hastily, everyone approached and climbed onto its back, ready to depart. Fafnir flapped its powerful wings and began to fly away, heading in a new direction in search of other servants.

"But what about Rémy? He wasn't nearby," Jeanne asked, concerned.

"By the way, we discovered a way to hurt him... Well, at least to stop him," Maria stated confidently.

Curious, Jeanne Alter asked, "How?"

Maria replied, pointing at Amadeus with a victorious smile, "Thanks to him and his Noble Phantasm. Without it, we wouldn't have figured out how to defeat him."

Jeanne Alter looked puzzled. "But isn't your Noble Phantasm just a hellish sound? How did you manage to affect the enemy servant?" She struggled to understand how the powerful music of that clown before her could have such an impact.

Amadeus, with a touch of reproach in his voice, replied, "Have more respect for my music. I believe it affects the enemy servant in a remarkable way, but we still don't know how to defeat him completely, as he will remain invincible."

"I see... the spear. If your music really can stop him, let's remove the spear. That's how we can defeat him," Jeanne said, clenching her fist with determination. Although this wasn't Rémy, she felt a pang of betrayal in her heart. Nonetheless, they needed to do what was necessary.

"With a possible strategy to defeat this servant, we must seek the others for help," Maria stated seriously, envisioning the chance to finally overcome their adversary.

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