Tamazuki vs Saber

"How long are you going to put your hand on Irisviel's stomach?!"

Saber asked in a furious manner, like a lion whose territory was breached by another.

"Be patient, okay? I want to take something from her."

Tamazuki sighed and knew that he couldn't take advantage of Irisviel any longer, but it didn't matter since he could take it later, so before that, he needed to work.

"...take something from her?"

While Saber was confused, Irisviel's body was tense, and her expression was filled with anxiety.

Irisviel knew what Tamazuki was planning to do, but she was helpless since she couldn't resist him.

Then, as expected—

"That's—?!"

The one that was most shocked wasn't Irisviel but Saber.

Yet, how could she not be?

The thing that was taken out of Irisviel's body was Avalon!

Avalon allows the scabbard of Excalibur, the embodiment of the utopia King Arthur seeks.

It should have gone missing after the battle of Camlann, but how could it appear inside Irisviel's body?

Also, if her Master had an Avalon, why didn't they say anything about this?

After all, if Saber held Avalon, then without a doubt, her strength would increase dramatically. She could even unseal the seal on Excalibur, bringing the power of this legendary sword to another level.

Yet... yet... Avalon was hidden from her.

It was also never told that her Master kept it.

Saber's expression was extremely gloomy, and she didn't need to think about who was the one who hid it.

It was impossible for Irisviel to do so, and the only one who could do this was...

"Saber..."

"It's okay, Irisviel." Saber showed a bitter smile. "It seems that Master can't trust me."

Irisviel was unable to say a single word of consolation since she knew that Saber was correct.

Kiritsugu, Saber's Master, was unable to trust Saber.

If he could trust her, then why should he even hide the existence of Avalon?

Watching Saber, who showed such an expression, brought sadness to Irisviel's heart. On this Holy Grail, she realized that her husband still had many faces, and this face... it was impossible for her to beautify it.

Ugly.

It was probably the best way to describe Kiritsugu currently.

While Irisviel could hide it well, she was also quite uncomfortable with her husband, especially when she found out that her husband had become a criminal who had killed many innocent people in this city.

During their previous outing, Irisviel and Saber happened to see on the television and saw the news about Kiritsugu.

With Saber's character, it was impossible for her to accept such a dishonorable act, so she quickly questioned Kiritsugu.

Irisviel also wanted to know, so she called Kiritsugu with her phone, but fortunately, she heard from him that everything was caused by the enemy, so he had to kill the police.

Even though the act of killing Kiritsugu was still uncomfortable in their eyes, especially when the police were nothing but innocent people who were involved in the Holy Grail, they knew that it couldn't be helped.

Yet, at the same time, they couldn't deny that Kiritsugu wasn't a criminal, especially when he brought so many weapons.

When one brought a perfect weapon that would only be brought by a professional soldier in the war or a terrorist in this peaceful country where firearms were banned, how could he not be called a criminal?

Yet, they knew that their complaint was meaningless since Kiritsugu's method was impossible to change.

However, Tamazuki didn't care about the conflict in their minds since he was curious about Avalon, the Everdistant Utopia. As expected, it was a beautiful scabbard with gold and blue color. Frankly, he knew that it was impossible for a human to craft it, but somehow he believed he could craft it, especially when he had many rare metals from the world of Tensura.

However, he knew that it was troublesome, and he might as well get this one for himself, so he quickly kept it inside his [Stomach].

When the black gas suddenly emerged from his hand, Saber was quickly alerted, but she quickly sighed in relief since it didn't seem that this gas was used to hurt Irisviel. Yet, when she saw Avalon disappear, her expression changed, but she couldn't do anything.

Still, there was one question that she wanted to ask.

How could Caster know that there was an Avalon inside Irisviel?

Also, what was Caster's purpose?

Was it Avalon?

Or was it because he was interested in Irisviel?

Yet, such a thought was simply ridiculous since Saber didn't believe that a Servant appeared in this Holy Grail just because he wanted to sleep with women. Even if it couldn't be denied that Irisviel was beautiful, she was married and had a daughter.

Wasn't that a minus point for a gentleman?

Moreover, instead of a woman, the existence of the Holy Grail was something that should be more tempting than a mere woman.

Yet, Caster's actions had always made her doubtful.

What was this guy planning to do?

Still, if Tamazuki knew what Saber was thinking, he could only apologize since he came to this world to sleep with a woman. He knew that it was ridiculous, but his system was a perverted system, so it couldn't be helped!

"Okay, should we start our duel, Saber? I am sure that the longer you wait, the more disadvantage your situation is."

"Even so, I will win."

Even with severed sinews and her supply of Prana cut off, Saber believed that she would win!

Yet, was Caster such an upright character that would uphold this duel righteously like a knight in primitive civilization?

Whether Saber or Irisviel had such doubt in their minds, but they couldn't do anything against him.

"Okay, this place is dangerous, so hide first."

Suddenly, a shadow under his body moved and swallowed Irisviel whole.

"Irisviel!"

Saber lost her calm when Irisviel suddenly disappeared. She then looked at Tamazuki angrily, but she didn't move since she was afraid that he might do something to Irisviel.

"You coward! Didn't you promise that we would have a duel?! Why did you get involved in Irisviel?!"

"Did I promise that I wouldn't involve her?"

"...." Saber.

Tamazuki thought that Saber was naively cute. "However, I won't do anything to her. I keep her in a safe place, so you don't need to worry, and we can have our duel without any distractions."

How could she believe him?

His words were as light as feathers.

His lie was as natural as his breathing.

It was impossible for Saber to believe him, yet she didn't have a choice since this was her only option.

At the same time, she thought about her duel, yet his action made her dumbfounded and in a gaffe state since she didn't expect he would take out a katana.

Tamazuki took out his katana and put it on his side before he looked at Saber, who was staring at him in the gaffe.

"What's wrong? It's already night. Let's finish this duel as soon as possible."

While Saber was confused, she also nodded and readied her sword, ready to face him.

As Tamazuki and Saber were facing each other, their duel was about to start.