After the two left, a young man with black-framed glasses and freckles on his face walked out from where Joan of Arc had last looked. He was wearing the same white uniform as Fiore and looked a little timid.
"Sister, sister."
"Why did you take so long to come, Colles?"
Fiore was still furious as she glared at her brother who had stepped out of the shadows, taking on the responsibility of being on guard against the Black Lancer's Master who might appear at any time.
"That." Coles scratched his cheek and explained, "I've been here for a while, but the area around me is blocked by the poisonous fog of the Lion's Tribulation Realm, and I can't see what's going on inside, so-"
Although he was tasked with guarding, most of Colles' attention was on the battle between his sister and the lion. Similar to his Servant Chiron, Colles' greatest strength was his vision. Among the Thousand World Trees, apart from the Patriarch Danic, his vision and judgment were the most accurate. Perhaps this was the reason why he summoned Chiron instead of Hercules.
In Coles's opinion, sister Fiore and Lion Jie are almost at the same level. Lion Jie has the advantage in experience, but Fiore is more talented. The next victory or defeat will depend on who can calmly respond to changes in the battle situation, and Fiore is indeed not as good as Lion Jie in this regard. This is not to say that Fiore is not calm enough or cannot respond well, but she is still too young compared to Lion Jie who has been fighting on the battlefield - Coles, who often browses the Internet, has seen many similar examples.
Therefore, when the lion escaped from the low building and blocked the surrounding space with poisonous fog, Colles felt something was wrong. He recalled the animal spirits wandering in the nearby streets and approached the battlefield carefully to see if he could help his sister at the critical moment.
This approach was undoubtedly correct, but because of the poisonous fog, Colles could not find an opportunity to attack. He could only worry while forcing himself to calm down.
Within a few minutes, Little Jack appeared, and Joan of Arc appeared to dispel the poisonous fog. The amount of information from this series of events was so great that Coles' brain froze, so he did not show up immediately.
It was not until the lion escaped that he released the animal spirits to stop him. I didn't expect Little Jack to be so cruel. He would eat you no matter if you were an animal spirit or an evil spirit.
After hearing her brother's explanation, Fiore's expression softened: "I was wrong about you. I'm sorry. Your judgment was correct. The problem was with me."
"No, no, sister, I am also wrong. If only I could come earlier..." At this point, Coles shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Although it may be useless even if I come."
"Yes." At this time, Fiore also figured it out, "She and the child should have been lurking nearby for a long time, with the purpose of ensuring the safety of Lion Jie Jie Li... Well, maybe also my safety."
"What's the meaning?"
Because of the obstruction of the poisonous fog, Colles did not see the final thrilling confrontation between Fiore and Lion.
After listening to Fiore's description, Colles nodded thoughtfully.
"Indeed, their purpose, at least the child's purpose, is to ensure the safety of both parties. Otherwise, there would be no need to break through the Lion's Jie Li, and directly kill the evil spirit released by the sister or cut off the sister's hand. But why do you do this?"
"I don't know. The key should be the 'father' mentioned by the child... Who could it be?"
Fiore crossed her chest with one hand and supported her chin with the other hand as she thought. At this moment, she felt a strange gaze.
"Caules, why are you looking at me like that?"
"I remember that child called you mom—" Coles' mouth moved abnormally, as if he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. "Sister, when did you get married and when did you have a child? How come I, your younger brother, don't know?"
Fiore was stunned for a moment, then became angry and said, "Colles!!!"
"Don't be angry, sister, I was just joking to liven up the atmosphere."
Coles hurried to comfort her. He had been taking care of Fiore since she was old enough to understand. He knew very well whether his sister had a crush on someone or was in a relationship.
"But sister, why does that child call you mom? She is obviously a servant."
"How should I know—" Fiore was still angry, "—wait, what did you say? That child is a servant?"
"Yes." Coles looked puzzled, "Sister, didn't you see that?"
"No." Fiore sighed. She was confused by Little Jack's address. "Forget it, now is not the time to talk about this. Lion Jie Jie has escaped, and Red Saber and Black Lancer will not continue to fight. Let's go and see if Assassin and Archer have achieved any results. Although I don't think it will be that easy."
As she spoke, Fiore manipulated the Link Enhanced Suit, one metal arm grabbed Corless, and the other two metal arms bent and launched towards the battlefield of Black Assassin and Red Saber, which were closest to the two of them.
Just as the two had expected, Shinji and Chiron did not achieve any results.
As soon as Lion Robbery retreated, he immediately contacted Mordred.
At this time, Mordred had just used his "flying sword" (that is, throwing the sword out) to destroy Shinji's crossbow, and he used a move of a hungry dog, uh, cat, no, lion to pounce on Shinji, without any chivalry at all.
Shinji wasn't a very particular person, he was just a lazy donkey rolling around at that time.
If no one disturbed them, these two crazy guys would roll on the ground for quite a while.
Unfortunately, the retreat order from Lion Jie interrupted Mordred's madness. She could only vent her anger by punching the ground. After forcing Shinji away, she jumped up from the ground angrily, saying, "The victory or defeat between you and me will be left for next time." Then, she turned into a ray of red light and disappeared into the night while being entangled by the red thunder.
Shinji, lying on the ground, crossed his legs, put his hands behind his head, and muttered to himself: "If I miss this time, I probably won't have a chance to fight again next time. Well, Mordred has retreated, which means Fiore has forced the Lion Jiejieli back. I just don't know if there is any help from Corless, and whether Little Jack will come out to 'make trouble';. Well, no matter which one it is, it's expected. In this case, it's time to end Altria's side."
Artoria was calmer and more rational than Mordred. She stopped the attack immediately after receiving the order and said to Chiron on the roof: "Let's stop here tonight. I will have the opportunity to learn your archery skills again."
Chiron was also straightforward. He put down his bow and arrow and nodded. "Even if this is a draw, I look forward to meeting you again, Black Lancer."
After a long fierce battle, the two men, who had some sympathy for each other, left in opposite directions, with no intention of turning around to launch a sneak attack. Firstly, this would be useless for the two men who had honed their skills to the level of gods; secondly, their pride would not allow them to do so.
This chaotic battle, which was caused by calculations of both sides and coincidence, finally came to an end.
PS: Coles does have a very good vision. In a sense, he and Chiron do have many similarities, which has been demonstrated more than once in FA.