"Oh?"
Gilgamesh watched the Berserker charging at him, the corners of his mouth curling upward slightly. Just as the giant sword in the Berserker's hand was about to fall, endless chains burst from the Gate of Babylon, instantly wrapping around Berserker and rendering him unable to move.
"The Chains of Heaven! Not even a god can break free from these bonds! It's a pity; as a fellow demigod, I actually had some expectations for you."
A massive Noble Phantasm loomed within the Gate of Babylon.
"Berserker!"
The command spells flickered with a bright red light, yet Berserker remained motionless.
"How can this be..."
"This King has said it: not even a god can break free from these chains! As for using command spells for spatial transportation, how could This King allow such a thing!"
"Saber!"
Boom!
"It's been ten years, Saber."
Gilgamesh glanced sideways at the late-arriving group led by Shirou Emiya. Even before Shirou could speak, the Gate of Babylon had already locked onto Saber's position, and without the slightest hesitation, a Noble Phantasm shot toward her.
"Archer!?"
"You're Archer?!"
Tohsaka Rin looked at the incarnated Gilgamesh in surprise, an uncertain theory suddenly forming in her mind. However, now was not the time to consider that; the most important thing was to deal with the enemy before them.
"mongrel, how dare you not kneel before This King!"
The Gate of Babylon expanded across the sky, and Saber, Rider, and Archer all took on serious expressions.
Using Marble Phantasm to create a cloak that hid her presence, Akatsuki slipped behind Illya while everyone was distracted.
"The Little Loli has been rescued; get ready to run."
Akatsuki tucked Illya under her arm. Before Illya or Gilgamesh could react, she kicked the hiding Shinji Matou away and immediately ran toward the outside of the Einzbern Family castle.
Assassin isn't dead yet; it's better to be safe for now.
"Wait! That person is getting away!!!"
Shinji Matou, having been kicked, reacted immediately and shouted toward Gilgamesh. However, Gilgamesh didn't even look at Shinji; his gaze remained fixed on Saber.
"Saber, have you considered it? What This King told you ten years ago still stands. If you have thought it through, then put down your sword and become This King's wife..."
"Ten years have passed, and Archer, you are still spouting such nonsense!"
With the Invisible Sword held before her, Saber's gaze was cold, her eyes filled with nothing but contempt for Gilgamesh.
"Hahaha, honestly, ten years have passed and you're still so shy."
The Noble Phantasms fired in unison.
"But that is what makes you worth educating."
The sound of metal clashing rang out. Even as Saber gave her all against the endless barrage of Noble Phantasm arrows, a sense of powerlessness began to grow in her heart.
Saber swung her Invisible Sword, struggling to withstand Gilgamesh's bombardment. Her eyes were firm and furious, filled with indignation at Gilgamesh's insult to the battle between Heroic Spirits.
"Saber, why bother?" Gilgamesh said with a smile. "Become This King's wife, and as the King of All Creation, I shall grant you supreme happiness!"
"Nonsense!!" Saber roared.
"A persistent man will only be hated!"
Rider's chains tried to weave through the dense bombardment to strike the owner of the Noble Phantasms directly, but the endless rain of weapons blocked her path.
"Dammit! Just what is this guy's deal! If only Berserker could move!"
Seeing the situation, Tohsaka Rin bit her nail, frantically thinking of a solution.
When Shirou Emiya saw Archer using Projection Magic, the magic circuits in his body began to resonate with Archer, the waves of pain leaving him unable to speak.
"To think a fake would stand beside This King's queen; what an eyesore."
"Humph, she'd rather be with a 'fake' like me than with you. That shows just how much she hates you." Archer mocked Gilgamesh without mercy.
"Very well, mongrel, you have successfully enraged This King!" Gilgamesh's crimson pupils were filled with rage. "This King has decided to kill you with my own hands!"
"Heh."
Archer ignored Gilgamesh's anger, focusing instead on countering the fired Noble Phantasms. His projected weapons could hardly last long under Gilgamesh's bombardment. If Saber and Rider hadn't been there to divide the pressure, he likely would have had to use his trump card already.
Thinking this, Archer kicked Shirou Emiya directly in the stomach.
"Only an idiot dazes out on a battlefield."
He knew that even if he didn't move to save Shirou, his Master, Tohsaka Rin, would take the initiative to save him. After all, they were still in an alliance centered around Akatsuki, and with Rin's personality, she wouldn't easily abandon a comrade.
Rather than letting Rin save Shirou, he'd rather give him a kick himself.
"Archer!"
However, because of this move, one of Gilgamesh's swords pierced straight through Archer's arm.
In the next second, Tohsaka Rin activated Jewel Sorcery, and Archer's wound was instantly healed.
"Wait, wait."
At this moment, Shinji Matou hurriedly ran to Gilgamesh's side and patted his shoulder. Surprisingly, Gilgamesh's offensive actually stopped.
"Tohsaka, this guy is my Servant. Pretty impressive, right?"
Seeing Tohsaka Rin and Shirou Emiya in such a pathetic state, Shinji Matou looked at them triumphantly.
"Give up on Emiya and ally with me. If you do, I can have him let you go. And you, Rider—I'm a big enough person that if you just abandon that useless Sakura and come back to my side, I can let you go too."
"With you?"
Tohsaka Rin's face darkened.
"That's right, no problem at all. If you're worried about how you offended me before, I can act as if it never happened. After all, not everyone has a heart as broad as mine!"
"And you, Emiya-kun, as long as you hand over Saber, it's not impossible for me to give you a pass!"
"I refuse!" x2
At that moment, Shirou Emiya and Tohsaka Rin gave the exact same answer. Hearing this, Shinji Matou's expression completely crumbled, and he pointed at the two of them with resentment.
"Is that so? In that case, you wretched couple can just go die!"
Just then, Akatsuki, still wearing the presence-hiding cloak, slapped Shinji Matou right in the face.
"Can't you read the room? Rin and I are clearly the couple here!"
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