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The sound was crisp, but unfortunately, a flick to the head was no damage to Saber.
Seeing that Saber had no reaction, Kisaragi Rin instead pinched her cheek and said, "Even so, a Holy Grail cannot grant your wish. Saber had better look for other solutions."
This was not merely a Fate World. Under the Paradise with a broader worldview, it was only about saving Britain. There would eventually be other solutions.
Having indulged his hands, Kisaragi Rin prepared to leave.
Saber then belatedly chased after him.
"Wait a moment, Kisaragi, tell me what to do!"
The reason Saber sought out Kisaragi Rin to tell him these things was because she found that Kisaragi Rin seemed to know many things.
According to her Master, Yukinoshita Yukino, they had clearly just arrived in this world.
It was truly, quite strange…
After less than two days of acquaintance, Saber felt very comfortable interacting with Kisaragi Rin, and her high level of goodwill made her willing to confide in Kisaragi Rin.
The most important thing was that Kisaragi Rin, unlike the riddling Merlin who also knew many things, would usually provide some answers whenever asked.
"So, how exactly should it be resolved?"
Saber tugged at Kisaragi Rin's sleeve, blushing as she mimicked Lily's usual coquettish tone to obtain a method to save her kingdom.
Kisaragi Rin looked at the King Arthur, whose appearance remained at 15 years old, and said to her, "My King, the destruction of the Britain Kingdom is an unchangeable fate in the Fate World. What if you were to return to the Day of Selection? Not to mention that no one can do better than you, even if someone could, it would only negate a thousand years of history formed after the kingdom's demise, leading the world to spiral out of control."
Hearing Kisaragi Rin's answer, Saber stiffened for a moment, releasing her fingers that had tightly gripped Kisaragi Rin's sleeve.
"Kisaragi, please don't say that. I will not accept such a fate."
"That's why I didn't intend for you to accept it either."
"…Then why did you say that?"
After a moment of distress, Saber looked up, staring intently at Kisaragi Rin, hope resurfacing in her heart.
"I just want to tell you, Saber."
"You're striving in the wrong direction."
"To save the ruined kingdom, why not turn your gaze to places beyond the Fate World?"
With each word striking her heart, Saber had already moved closer again, looking earnestly at Kisaragi Rin.
"Please guide me!"
"Please debut as an idol!"
After a mischievous thought, Kisaragi Rin pulled Yukinoshita Yukino, who was secretly observing from the side, and made her face Saber.
"Since the Fate World cannot do it, why not try entering Paradise?"
Kisaragi Rin asked Saber this, and in her moment of hesitation, a more forceful knocking resonated in Saber's heart.
"Are you willing to pay the price of eternal reincarnation to grasp the power to save the kingdom?"
The last one to tell Saber this was Alaya, one of the two great suppressors. It also demanded the price of eternal reincarnation, but Alaya's answer was the Holy Grail, which was inherently impossible, while Kisaragi Rin offered Paradise.
In front of Paradise, with its much larger power system, there would undoubtedly be many ways to save the Britain Kingdom: technology, supernatural phenomena, time, fate…
Or, for instance, the simplest method: forcing the Britain Kingdom to reappear with power surpassing the Fate World.
"If I can save the Britain Kingdom, what does eternal reincarnation matter?"
Since she could agree to Alaya, it was natural for Saber to reply, "I am willing."
…
Paradise, a seemingly joyful place. Artoria's biggest impression of Paradise was that it inexplicably brought players like Yukinoshita Yukino to this world to fight a Holy Grail War.
The moment she said she was willing, Saber also needed to calm her inner self.
Or rather, to limber up and prepare to welcome one, two, many unfamiliar worlds.
"Appearing in Fuyuki City to participate in the Holy Grail War, haven't I already prepared for this?"
Saber looked at her Victory and Oath Sword and told herself this.
Saber remained in the pavilion, while Kisaragi Rin and Yukinoshita Yukino walked back to their room.
After all, Kisaragi Rin could already feel Medea secretly criticizing him with her magic.
"I say, why did you drag me over?"
Yukinoshita Yukino had already prepared herself for Kisaragi Rin to abduct Saber right in front of her, but instead, at that moment—the moment most capable of capturing Saber's heart—he pulled her in front of Saber.
After half a month, Yukinoshita Yukino once again had the same thought she had when she first met Kisaragi Rin.
"Could Kisaragi be interested in me?"
Recalling the beautiful women Kisaragi Rin had, they generally shared the trait of having good figures, which almost made Yukinoshita Yukino forget this idea.
But now, with Lily's presence and Kisaragi Rin's strange attitude towards her, Yukinoshita Yukino felt a bit conflicted, secretly watching Kisaragi Rin, intending to test him.
Kisaragi Rin was thinking about how to deal with Medea and Esdeath later. When Yukinoshita Yukino asked him a question, he diverted his attention and explained, "I have a definite path I need to follow, and it's not really suitable to take Saber to brave Paradise."
Indeed, this was true. Saber would be a good comrade, but Kisaragi Rin was not lacking in those.
There were many reasons why Kisaragi Rin guided Saber to Paradise to gain power.
Firstly, the blonde, blue-eyed, big-eating ahoge king was indeed very cute. Who wouldn't like such a king?
In their two days of acquaintance, Saber considered Kisaragi Rin a confidant, so Kisaragi Rin naturally couldn't bear to see her constantly pursue a Holy Grail that was inherently impossible.
Secondly, it was the regrets from the original plot, which he ultimately wanted to fill when he had the ability to do so.
For example, the Golden Iron Beast that detonated the hidden energy in its back, or the storybook Twilight Sparkle initially opened in My Little Pony…
Thirdly, Saber's position in this Holy Grail War: she wanted to win, but her Master, Yukinoshita Yukino, tacitly defected, and she herself had a high level of goodwill towards Kisaragi Rin. This left Saber in a constant state of indecision, not knowing what to do.
Only by dispelling Saber's confusion could her true power be unleashed.
"Besides, Miss Yukinoshita, what's yours is mine. Even if you take Saber, she'll only be closer to me," Kisaragi Rin said to the pensive Yukinoshita Yukino.
"Hmph." Such words made Yukinoshita Yukino let out a soft snort, not taking them seriously at all, but instead sinking into her own thoughts.
"Kisaragi is walking on his determined path, so what path should I walk on?"
Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but ask herself.
She didn't take Kisaragi Rin's serious explanation seriously, but instead took his first casual remark to heart.
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