"What exactly do you want?" Saber's eyes flashed with a trace of anger as she gripped Excalibur tightly, speaking in a deep voice. "If you want a fight, I'll accompany you. Please don't involve innocent people."
"Innocent?" Kaguya pinched the cheek of the beauty in her arms and smiled lightly. "Since she became involved in the Holy Grail War, she's no longer innocent. Moreover, as the head of the Einzbern family, she is far from being a defenseless person."
"Let her go! If you want something, just say it directly. Your behavior is utterly despicable, and I cannot condone it!" Saber said angrily.
"Hey," Kaguya scratched her cheek with her fingers and smiled slightly, "didn't you just say not to harm this woman and to come at you instead, right?"
Her face, normally calm and delicate, now showed a slight flush due to her rising anger.
"So what if I do this?" Kaguya's lips curled upward as she leaned down and kissed Irisviel on the cheek.
Saber's eyes widened suddenly, and the grip on her sword tightened unconsciously.
"If I do that, will you still accompany me in the same way?" Kaguya blinked her eyes playfully and laughed softly.
"Shameless!" Saber gritted her teeth and spat out the words in fury, her eyes burning with rage.
"Hey, that's not what I said," Kaguya held Irisviel tightly, "this was your suggestion. So, how about it? If you agree, I'll release Irisviel. If you refuse, then you'll be going back on your own words. And in that case, I'll have to take some action, like snapping this woman's neck." As she spoke, Kaguya's smooth, white hand reached toward Irisviel's neck, gently brushing her fair skin.
"So, what will it be?" Kaguya smiled faintly. "Make your decision, King of Knights."
Saber's fair face turned from pale to flushed, her grip on her sword tightening. She bit her lip, clearly struggling with her decision.
"My patience is limited, and I don't have all day. If I get impatient, this woman might end up in the trash. Such a beautiful woman—it would be a real shame," Kaguya said with an amused expression, laughing softly.
Watching someone suffer like this turned out to be quite entertaining. Kaguya suddenly felt she could understand Caster now. However, that guy was too bloody and over-the-top. His approach was low-level entertainment. True mastery wasn't about physical pain but the torment of the mind.
"Sigh," Kaguya sighed, "it seems that talk of 'dear friends' is just empty words. When push comes to shove, it doesn't hold up to the test. In the end, it's all just hypocrisy. Since you don't plan to save her, there's no point in keeping her alive. Let's end this—after all, this vessel for the Grail is bound to die sooner or later. Whether it happens now or later makes little difference. Rather than prolong the inevitable separation by death, why not free her now? That way, there'll be fewer tears, right?"
As she spoke, Kaguya's hand moved closer to Irisviel's white neck.
"Stop!" Saber suddenly shouted, biting her lip as a look of resolve appeared in her eyes. "Don't hurt her! You can do whatever you want to me, but I hope you will keep your promise. As a strong person, don't lower yourself to doing something a petty villain would do."
"Alright, deal." Kaguya's lips curled into a meaningful smile. "I can do anything I want to you?"
"Of course. Whatever it is, I'll accept," Saber said firmly.
"Then... can I do things like... making love with you?" Kaguya's eyes gleamed with a faint green light, sultry and predatory, like a wolf's gaze locking onto a helpless rabbit.
Though Kaguya's expression didn't suggest anything good, and there was malice behind her words, Saber still maintained her resolve and said firmly, "I said anything. I won't go back on my word. And I expect you to honor your promise. Otherwise, I swear by the name of the King of Knights, I will hunt you down, no matter where you are, and deliver justice myself."
"Deliver justice?" Kaguya's face showed a dismissive look as she spoke indifferently, "I'll be looking forward to it then. Now, come over here."
"Huh?" Saber was slightly startled, as if unsure of what Kaguya meant.
"Didn't we agree you'd listen to me?" Kaguya winked at her. "Or are you thinking of going back on your word now?"
"How could I break my promise?" Saber's delicate face tightened as she frowned and walked toward Kaguya.
Seeing Saber lower her weapon and approach, Kaguya's lips curved into a smile, and she laughed lightly, "That's more like it."
As Saber stood before her, Kaguya suddenly froze, looking down at the young knight in front of her, somewhat surprised. Saber was truly petite. The original story described her as 154 cm tall, but perhaps because of the distance, it hadn't seemed so obvious before. Now, standing so close, the difference was clear.
Kaguya's loli form was already quite small, around 150 cm tall, but compared to her, Saber had the figure of a child.
And, Saber was truly flat-chested—her chest was practically nonexistent, like a vast, flat plain. Well, not completely flat, but rather small, like tiny hills on an otherwise level landscape.
Maybe sensing Kaguya's gaze, Saber's face flushed with anger, and though she usually had good self-control, she couldn't help but feel the urge to strike Kaguya with her sword.
Noticing Saber's unhappy glare, Kaguya snapped out of her thoughts. With a mischievous smile, she reached out and pulled Saber into her embrace as well.
Saber was startled by Kaguya's sudden action and nearly drew her sword. But she restrained herself, feeling immense frustration. For the sake of Irisviel, she had to endure this humiliation.
Holding both women at her sides felt incredible. Ah, though one of them happened to be her future mother-in-law.
Just as Kaguya was about to take the next step, a black shadow shot toward her head with lightning speed.
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