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"Perhaps it was the destruction of Britain, or perhaps it was the mindset of simply needing to delay me. Without the belief in invincibility, how can this Sword of Promised Victory bring you victory?"
Driven by her desire to teach others, Scáthach couldn't help but instruct Saber.
These words stunned Saber slightly. At this moment, a question happened to drift over from the other battlefield: Gilgamesh asking Kisaragi Rin if he wanted to become her consort.
Scáthach smiled, plunged the Demonic Spear she held into the ground, and said, "That's enough."
Delaying Saber counted as fulfilling Shinomiya Kaguya's alliance invitation.
Through her Mystic Eyes, Scáthach had already seen the timing for Esdeath to release Time Stop.
For Scáthach, the power of Time Stop was the Skill that countered her the most.
If she were solidified by time, no matter how many techniques Scáthach possessed, she wouldn't be able to exploit them.
However, Scáthach also had a solution, just as she had told her Master.
Just dodge... As for how to dodge, Scáthach chose to let Gilgamesh test out the future moment when Time Stop would activate.
Targeting the Heroic Spirits and Masters present, [Hound of Foresight] had already been activated many times.
Scáthach had also observed some results regarding the Anti-Prophecy on Kisaragi Rin.
"Is it some kind of fate entanglement?"
If she fought Kisaragi Rin herself, let alone prophesying Kisaragi Rin, Scáthach couldn't even predict a single future outcome for the people and objects connected to him.
But if Gilgamesh fought Kisaragi Rin, Scáthach could indirectly see the timing of the Time Stop release by observing Shinomiya Kaguya's future.
And now, Scáthach had already seen the future where Shinomiya Kaguya was frozen in time.
When Gilgamesh unleashed [Dawn of Destruction] to pierce the armor named [Noble Chariot].
When Medusa, Riding the Pegasus, charged towards the [Akhilleus Kosmos].
Scáthach likewise spread her arms, unsealing her other Noble Phantasm.
"Gate of Skye!"
Noble Phantasm - The Gate Leading to the Haunted Land, Brimming with Death - A+
Temporarily summons a gigantic [Gate] leading to the Land of Shadows, a demonic and foreign realm severed from the world. All living creatures within the effective range will be sucked into the domain [Land of Shadows] governed by her.
A deep, terrifying portal was born in this space!
Regarding its effect, once the [Gate] opens, it performs a check against the enemy's Magical Power and luck within range. Failure to pass the check results in being sucked into the Gate and immediate death, while passing the check still forcibly drains a large amount of Magical Power.
At this moment, the full power of the Noble Phantasm was not needed, or rather, when Time Stop began, the Magic Realm Gate would also be solidified.
Scáthach simply spread her arms, slowly closed her eyes, and leaned backward.
When the moment of Time Stop arrived, Scáthach had already returned to the Land of Shadows through the portal!
— — Time returns to the present.
The [The Gate Leading to the Haunted Land, Brimming with Death] did not burst forth with suction power because it was already frozen within the Time Stop.
The moment he saw it, Kisaragi Rin knew how Scáthach had escaped the Time Stop.
The question he was currently pondering was: How did Scáthach grasp the timing of Esdeath releasing [Mahapadma]?
It's true that you, Scáthach, possess the Ability of Prophecy, but this is just a Holy Grail War!
Even Gilgamesh (female) being beaten this badly didn't make her think about releasing her [Omniscient Omnipotent Star], you, Scáthach, couldn't have already unsealed your [Clairvoyance], could you?
Any life form not recognized by Scáthach will die instantly upon entering the Land of Shadows via this Noble Phantasm.
Now that Scáthach had entered, Kisaragi Rin didn't have any great countermeasure.
A few more seconds passed, and the duration of [Mahapadma] had ended.
The moment Gilgamesh regained consciousness, she wanted to unleash her Noble Phantasm to counterattack, but then she found herself utterly bewildered, realizing she had switched Masters.
"Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, dear, dear, dear!"
Through the connection, Gilgamesh saw her new Master, Yukinoshita Yukino, who was also paying attention to her.
Looking again at her former Master, Shinomiya Kaguya, and her opponent, Kisaragi Rin, Gilgamesh felt like the sky was falling.
"So, should I resist now?"
"If I don't resist, wouldn't accepting my fate immediately after my Transfer of Allegiance be a bit too shameful?"
"If I resist, I was already defeated, and being knocked down again seems like it would be even more shameful."
Shinomiya Kaguya also saw the current situation, but unlike Gilgamesh, she didn't show her emotions, maintaining a calm expression and hiding her inner thoughts.
Meanwhile, in Shinomiya Kaguya's mind:
"Losing is losing, but why did you give Gilgamesh's ownership to that woman next to you?!"
"What is your relationship with her?!"
"You gave! My Servant! To her!"
"Love, I've been cuckolded!"
Shinomiya Kaguya stared intently at Yukinoshita Yukino, and then she noticed Yukinoshita Yukino nonchalantly whispering to Kisaragi Rin.
"How do we fight Scáthach later?"
"A direct confrontation? After two consecutive battles, most of our cards have been revealed. Scáthach is too balanced; I don't recall her having any specific weakness we can target."
"Oh, Saber was constantly hit by predicted attacks when fighting her. The Prophecy Ability you mentioned, she might have already unsealed it."
"Cheating, we can't really play anymore."
"..."
Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Kisaragi Rin strangely, thinking, You have the right to call someone else a cheater?
Compared to Shinomiya Kaguya feeling cuckolded, Yukinoshita Yukino didn't react much to Kisaragi handing Gilgamesh over to her.
Without needing to think, Yukinoshita Yukino knew that Kisaragi Rin simply had insufficient Magical Power supply.
Moreover, Gilgamesh's former Master was still present, and having just undergone a Transfer of Allegiance, she couldn't immediately help her new Master fight—that would be too shameful.
Right now, at best, she was using her own Magical Power to maintain her existence for the time being.
Glancing at Kisaragi Rin beside her again, Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly thought of something else.
She was the one expending Magical Power to supply the Servant; Gilgamesh wouldn't be snatched away later too, would she?
The [The Gate Leading to the Haunted Land, Brimming with Death] began to erupt with suction again. Knowing the existence of this Noble Phantasm, Kisaragi Rin and the Heroic Spirits had long since moved away from the effective range.
However, even if they were within the effective range, this Noble Phantasm would actually find it difficult to successfully pass the check.
Hmm... Aside from Medusa, Saber, Esdeath, Medea, and Lily, no one's luck was below B. And Medusa, whose luck was normally E, could achieve A just by using Image Splitting.
"Scáthach still hasn't come out. Could it be because her Class is Lancer, and she failed the Noble Phantasm's luck check?"
Kisaragi Rin grumbled internally.
Seeing that Scáthach still hadn't emerged, Kisaragi looked toward Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai and asked, "Shinomiya, Hayasaka, are you going to leave?"
Shinomiya Kaguya withdrew her gaze, not wanting to reply, because earlier when she spoke to Kisaragi Rin, she hadn't received a response, and answering now would be too shameful.
Hayasaka Ai noticed this and, acting as the maid, replied, "Young Mistress Kaguya still wants to see who will ultimately win this battle."
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