Chapter 40: 040: King Arthur - Artoria!
Like a noble young lady from a medieval palace, her skin was as white as snow, with long, flowing golden hair and emerald green eyes.
She wore a blue dress with white trim, covered by gleaming silver armor with blue patterns.
Her entire appearance was dignified and elegant, yet also valiant and heroic.
Only her stature was a bit petite as she had stopped growing after pulling out the sword in the stone at the age of 15.
"Servant Saber, answering your summons!
"Master, please give your command!"
Artoria spoke earnestly.
A moment later, as her head cleared, her solemn expression faltered.
"You... you... you're the Master who summoned me?
"What a joke! That recruitment speech, recruiting workers, making them work for you... I would never respond to such a summons!"
Saber was a little indignant and embarrassed as she spoke.
"Then how did you get summoned if you didn't respond?"
Natsuki tilted his head, sized up Saber, then raised a finger and wagged it in response.
"Uh... I don't know.
"Damn it! How did I suddenly get summoned here? I still need to go back and participate in the Holy Grail War."
As Artoria spoke, she turned and walked towards the magic circle.
Even after a quarter of an hour, the magic circle remained inactive.
"..."
"Do you have a way to send me back?"
Artoria felt her head throbbing; she almost forgot she was summoned and didn't have the ability to cross dimensions on her own.
"Maybe, maybe not. That would depend on my mood!"
Natsuki replied with a flippant remark that even the serious King Arthur couldn't help but roll her eyes at.
"Fine. Master, please give your command!"
Since she was here, she might as well make the best of it.
She couldn't return to that time and space to compete for the Holy Grail, which was also quite important to her, in the short term.
So she might as well stay and see what the Master in this time and space wanted to do.
Perhaps after completing his goals, she could return.
Of course, death as a Servant could also achieve that, but if she died, she didn't know if she could continue to participate in the Holy Grail War.
At least, this Master, who could forcefully seize control of a Servant, was the strongest Master she had ever encountered. And he was just a child.
She guessed the task wouldn't be easy.
"Nothing particularly urgent. First, clean up this courtyard."
"What a joke! How could I, King Arthur, possibly do such a thing?"
A while later, the entire courtyard was spotless.
"Little brats are the worst."
Saber propped her right hand on the broom, wiped the dust from her forehead with her left hand, and grumbled discontentedly.
The next moment, a loud explosion echoed nearby.
Dense golden ripples appeared in the sky, accompanied by numerous battle cries.
"This is...
"Did the Archer, who disappeared earlier, also come to this time and space?"
Artoria looked at the familiar scene in the sky in surprise, then dropped a sentence:
"Master, there are enemies outside. I'll go drive them away."
After saying that, she instantly leaped out of the courtyard.
Judging form the commotion, there must be quite a few enemies nearby. Although she didn't know the Master's strength, he was still a child, and it wouldn't be good if he was attacked.
So, she added another sentence:
"You hide first!"
...
"The small mongrals here are really quite annoying.
"Let me see how long you can last with your petty tricks."
Gilgamesh stood atop a roof, casually waving his hand as a barrage of attacks forced the pursuing ninjas to keep their heads down.
"My Lord, you can break through and retreat from our side.
Fugaku leaped onto the rooftop, feigning an attack.
"Hmm? What do you mean by that? Do you think this King cannot handle these small fries?"
"Also, who allowed you to come up here and stand beside this King? Such an disrespectful fool deserves death."
Gilgamesh's words made Fugaku's face darken.
Just where did this guy even come from?
He was far too arrogant.
If it were any other Uchiha, they might have started fighting on the spot.
But, as everyone knew, Fugaku Uchiha was the "Goujian" of Konoha.
[tl/n: King Goujian of Yue was a ruler during the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China. After suffering a defeat and enduring captivity under King Fuchai of Wu, Goujian meticulously plotted his revenge. He endured years of hardship, including serving as a servant to Fuchai, all while secretly rebuilding his state's strength.]
Until his death, he never revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan to outsiders.
Only that, Goujian succeeded, while Fuguku failed.
"There are many strong individuals in this village, and many haven't even arrived yet.
"My Lord, why not lie low for a while and then let the whole world witness your kingly divine might in one fell swoop?"
For the sake of his clan, Fugaku didn't want to fight to the death with this guy.
He would endure a little longer, offering a few light words to show goodwill.
As for whether this guy lived or died in the end, it was beyond his control.
At that moment, after dodging a suddenly launched Noble Phantasm, he used the momentum of another bombardment to crash through the tiles and fall from the rooftop.
This was the pinnacle of acting.
From an outsider's perspective:
The Uchiha Clan Head fought bravely, risking his own life, but his abilities were insufficient, and he was blasted into a house by a golden weapon shot from above.
After golden glitter heard that there were many more powerful people in this village, he also felt that the situation was a bit tricky.
After all, he had just arrived, and the restrictions brought about by crossing time and space were numerous.
Many of his Noble Phantasms were currently unusable.
Most importantly, he had no idea where this place was.
Perhaps he really needed to prepare properly.
Although Gilgamesh was arrogant and conceited, it didn't mean he was a fool.
So, after glancing at and remembering these red-eyed monsters that might be useful in the future…
He leaped away...
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