Chapter 18: Master A Wants to Somehow Save the Villainous Witch (4)

Gulp...

"This is the leisure of a cup of tea, I suppose."

"Yes, it's nice."

"So peaceful~"

"Indeed."

"The cake is delicious~"

Ah, what a peaceful lunchtime. It's very good to spend such a peaceful moment...

Alter is eating over ten portions by herself, but it's okay since Shiki is paying for it. Shiki seems to disapprove of such Alter... but she's kind. She's doing it for Ritsuka's sake. Ah, but appetite is a separate matter, of course.

Bam!!!

"What the hell."

And of course, an incident occurs. This is another world where the protagonist party can't stay peaceful for long.

"Artoria and Taiga, help the citizens evacuate. Bunyan and Shiki, move with me."

So much for rest... Ritsuka and the others are busy moving, and I also head towards the center of the commotion.

Crash!!!

Living Dead and Skeletons are rampaging in the city center. And a Wyvern, at the center of it all is...

So it's Lancelot. He's certainly strong. Even as a Berserker, his skills are impressive. Unlike the Fourth War, he won't be short on magical energy.

The evacuation of citizens is proceeding smoothly thanks to those two being competent, so there probably won't be any damage. The enemy Servant... is Lancelot alone?

[Servant response is one! It's the Servant that appears to be a Berserker before us!]

"It's Lancelot. He's a Servant I summoned. Though now, he doesn't have a Master..."

Jeanne Alter who was dumped. Pitiful...

"That Servant looks strong..."

"... Ritsuka, do you want to try this time?"

"Huh?"

"How about you guys fight once? This time, Alter and Jeanne have joined, right? As a Master, how about you try fighting once...?"

The reason Alter was so insistent and crossed me, experience. I think there won't be civilian casualties, and the opponent is alone, so I decide to go along with the request for now.

"I..."

"Indeed, we've been relying only on Humpty. Even though the opponent is alone, we must also fight."

"... Alright, let's do it!"

"So you've finally given up your stubbornness."

Alter snorted and glanced at me, while Jeanne Alter stared at me with a strange look. Soon, Lancelot spots Alter.

"Ar... thu... Arrthurrrrrr!!!!"

"That damn voice... I know who it is. It's the traitor."

Unlike the naive one, Alter recognizes Lancelot. Originally, having fought directly and heard his voice, she should know. In the Fourth War, the naive one was so unfairly treated that she seemed truly naive...

"Saber and Mash at the front! Jeanne, attack from range!"

"Yes!"

Alter and Mash charge together, and the battle continues. Lancelot fights while swinging a long pole that has become a Noble Phantasm. He's fast, so fast that only afterimages are visible. Is that the womanizer called the strongest knight?

However...

Bam!!!

"Guh...!?"

"Saber!"

Mash barely manages to block Lancelot's attack and holds on, while Alter is overwhelmed by the force as she blocks and is sent flying backward.

"What are you doing!?"

"What, what's this...? Why is the difference in strength so much..."

"Your parameters are similar!? Is that endurance just for show!? No matter how fast he is, how can you be sent flying so helplessly!?"

"...."

Alter and Lancelot's parameters are roughly similar. Strength A, Endurance A are the same. And Agility is D and A+, a miserable difference. No matter how much agility adds force like the law of inertia through acceleration, it shouldn't be enough to easily defeat her like this...?

Bam!!!

"Ugh...!"

"Arrrrrr!!!"

Lancelot persistently targets Alter afterward. She seems strained even blocking each attack, and soon, hit by a kick from Lancelot, her armor cracks a bit, and she is sent flying and rolls on the ground.

"Kuh... wh-why is this..."

[I see, it's the difference in spiritual power! The parameters are the same, but because she was summoned by Chaldea, her spiritual power is too weak! Compared to the spiritual power during Fuyuki, it's miserable!]

Indeed...

"It must be a big level difference."

"From the start, a level 1 fighting against a second coming or above is suicidal~"

"That's right. Chaldea probably can't handle spiritual power revival yet? There are no materials either."

"If it's materials, I can gather them."

So it's a level difference. The game system isn't fully applied to her, but it seems to apply roughly like this. Fitting game mechanics into reality like this. With this, Alter has no chance of winning.

Bam!!!

"You stay out of this!"

Jeanne Alter steps forward and fights Lancelot, but... she's clearly outmatched from the start. The opponent is a man called the strongest of the Round Table, who killed several fellow knights and even maimed Gawain. On the other hand, she is a Servant who is inexperienced in battle, and made to be even more inexperienced. Looking only at parameters, the two are almost equal, but...

The difference in skill is severe. Lancelot fights while quickly dodging the flames she throws. Mash helps Jeanne Alter, but Mash seems struggling just blocking Lancelot's counterattacks.

"Mash... Saber... I'm sorry, I'm weak..."

"...."

That's why I~ didn't want to see that and tried to stop it. The king doesn't understand people's hearts. I thought Alter would understand, but... is it because her personality is terrible?

No, that's a version blackened like Hephaestion. Not an Alter who is a complete reversal like this.

She's become like that female knight in isekai stories who blames the protagonist. How pitiful... To fall into such a mass-produced character. I myself like Alter as a favorite character. My Alter has bond level 10, and I even gave a Holy Grail to the Santa version.

Crash!

Soon, Lancelot throws his Noble Phantasm and hits Saber, her armor breaks and she falls. Then Lancelot steals Jeanne Alter's flag.

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"That's my Noble Phantasm!?"

"Arrrrrrrrr!!!"

Clang!!!

Jeanne Alter, who lost her Noble Phantasm. She can't use her True Name Release, of course, and fights with shoddy swordsmanship after losing her main weapon, the flag. Jeanne isn't good at swordsmanship either, only barely learned from Gilles... Jeanne Alter is being miserably beaten.

Ritsuka is hesitating behind with a very anxious expression. At this rate, she'll cry, she'll cry...

I walk over to the fallen Alter.

"Is this what you wanted?"

"....."

"The reason you fought... was to protect people, right? You didn't want to see people crying. I told you, it's too early."

"... I'm sorry."

"You admit it more easily than I thought?"

"Seeing the Master's appearance... I felt I was rash. No matter who he is, to think we would lose even 3 against 1..."

"Well, as long as you've realized something."

I didn't think she'd admit it so easily... It feels like admitting is enough. I hate becoming a cliché... A reincarnated person helping a female knight who received discipline, ugh, isn't that too predictable? Was I myself mass-produced...?

I, who watched mass-produced characters, in the end, became mass-produced myself!

For now, I should step forward.

"I'm not particularly strong or smart? But still, I have a special ability. I myself am nothing special, but I am a Master."

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It's a service with great sacrifice. A domestic abuser who beats his king, child, and daughter needs discipline. His bond level isn't 10, but he has chivalry, so I think it'll be fine. And...

Especially in a world where dragons run rampant.

"I leave it to you, my knight."

"Yes, leave it to me, Master."

"I am the strongest, you know."