Inside the video's comment section—
After the conversation between the Sideways-Flying Princess and Gilles de Rais concluded, the audience was momentarily at a loss for how to process the information they had just received.
One thing was certain: this Francesca was an old witch with an absolutely despicable personality. To think she would harbor such twisted designs for King Arthur and Elysia. If not for the screen separating them, she would have likely been hacked to pieces, leaving not even dust behind.
The Knights of the Round Table and the Thirteen Flame-Chasers would never let her go. Even if she possessed immortality, they would hunt her to the ends of the earth. If she dared to revive, those dozens of warriors would kill her again.
Hadn't everyone seen the comments now flooding the screen, filled with lines that would never pass censorship?
The others were one thing, lacking experience in creative cursing, but the comments from the usually refined and gentle Kalpas of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers and the "great filial son" Mordred of the Round Table were absolutely unprintable. One could feel their murderous rage even through the screen.
Of course, it wasn't just them. Even Professor Mobius, who was usually the most "disgusted" by Elysia, couldn't stand it and was unleashing a tirade in the comments.
Mobius: "The ability of immortality, is it? I'd love to have her on my operating table for some... 'thorough' research. I guarantee she'll come down from it 'perfectly intact'."
Eden: "Kevin, if you ever get the chance to capture her, you must bring her to the Elysian Realm. To dare treat Elysia in such a manner... I will ensure she learns the meaning of the wrath of [Gold]—"
These comments were just the tip of the iceberg. The entire comment section had completely exploded. Besides the Thirteen Flame-Chasers and the Knights of the Round Table venting their fury at Francesca, there were also more objective analysts dissecting the relationship between Francesca and King Solomon.
That Aki Tomoya fellow had just been saying Francesca could "fly sideways," and now, it turned out she really could—after all, being sent flying by someone else also counts as flying sideways.
Putting Solomon aside—he was the King of Magi, theoretically the strongest magus, with a top-tier level of prestige—but she couldn't even defeat an old bug like Zouken? That was just pathetic. He was merely a modern-day magus, and not even from the top tier at that. The old bug had put all his skill points into survival; his offensive capabilities were far from the level of a top-class magus. She couldn't even beat him and still had the nerve to "fly sideways"?
Of course, one couldn't blame the Sideways-Flying Princess herself for this. It wasn't her who claimed she could do it. It was Aki Tomoya, running his mouth in the comments for no reason, that led to this joke... However, after this incident, Francesca's title of "Sideways-Flying Princess" was likely here to stay.
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[In the video, the camera returned to Einzbern Castle. The battle between Saber and Lancer was still ongoing. Inside the castle, the fight between the two Masters had reached a critical moment.
From repeated use of Innate Time Control, Kiritsugu Emiya's heart was beating too fast. The accelerated blood circulation left him short of breath, and he leaned against a wall, panting incessantly, a pained expression on his face.
And yet, there wasn't a single trace of anxiety in the man's expression. He was perfectly composed and calm, exuding the confidence of someone who had completely figured out Kayneth's combat style and was certain of victory.
Then, Kiritsugu suddenly drew a firearm that looked like a handgun.
This gun was completely different from the one he had used before. Its design was archaic, almost like a decorative piece, but firearm enthusiasts would recognize it at a glance as a modern weapon.
Simultaneously, Kiritsugu took out a specially crafted bullet and, with practiced speed, loaded it into the gun, awaiting Kayneth's arrival.
At a corner, Kayneth caught up once more. In that same instant, Kiritsugu activated Innate Time Control, lunged out, and fired his weapon.
What the audience witnessed was a decisive and ferocious attack from Kiritsugu Emiya.
The bullet left the barrel in an instant, hurtling towards Kayneth in slow motion.
Everyone could clearly see the Volumen Hydrargyrum forming an automatic defense, just as it had before, ready to block the bullet with ease. Forget a bullet; with Volumen Hydrargyrum's powerful defense, even a rocket-propelled grenade would likely be useless.
However, knowing Kiritsugu Emiya, the viewers understood he would never do something so meaningless. In other words, he was convinced this bullet would be effective against the mercury.
The bullet made contact with the Volumen Hydrargyrum. In slow motion, the view zoomed into the bullet's interior, revealing a potent power contained within, shimmering with a dark red light in the microscopic world.
Then, the camera pulled back. Under the influence of that mysterious energy, the diamond-hard defense of the Volumen Hydrargyrum was instantly breached. A fist-sized hole was blown through it by the bullet's impact, and the projectile continued on its path toward Kayneth's chest.
In that moment, Kayneth's pupils contracted rapidly. The slow motion continued. Kayneth could seemingly see the bullet's trajectory but was powerless to dodge it, only able to watch as it drew ever closer to his chest.
The camera locked onto Kayneth's left eye, his pupil reflecting the approaching bullet. The view then moved into his pupil, and soon, passed through it.
The camera pulled back again. The bullet slammed into Kayneth's left chest.
Instantly, the power contained within the special bullet erupted. The view shifted to a special microscopic world where countless 'lines' glowing with energy could be seen inside Kayneth's body, all of them transmitting immense power.
Those were Magic Circuits. To a magus, they were as vital as life itself. And at this moment, every single one of Kayneth's Magic Circuits was violently severed and then reconnected by the bullet.
Instantly, Kayneth's mana went berserk from this brutal severing and reconnection, creating an explosive scene in the microscopic world of his magical energy.
The view returned to the outside world. Blood vessels bulged all over Kayneth's body. His eyes popped, and with a guttural cry, blood sprayed from his mouth. Capillaries burst all over his skin, turning him into a man drenched in his own blood in the blink of an eye as he let out an agonized scream.
Kayneth probably never understood what was happening to his body, even at the very end. The moment the excruciating pain wracked his entire being, his heart, lungs, organs, and nervous system had already been torn to shreds.
Blood erupted from his throat before he could even scream. The chaotic signals from his shattered nerves sent his entire body into convulsions, and his slender frame, clad in a stylish suit, performed a grotesque dance.
Finally, he collapsed helplessly to the ground, motionless. Kiritsugu knew that even if Kayneth wasn't dead, he was no longer a threat. No magus could take a hit from that bullet and come out unscathed.]