Heroic Spirit: I, Shinji, have tried my best.

While Shinji was fighting with Gilgamesh, an uninvited guest came to Kotomine Kirei's side...

"Is the target the supervisor of my church... or the Command Seals on my body?"

With his hands in the starting position of Bajiquan, a small cut on Kotomine Kirei's face started bleeding. If he had reacted a little slower, he would have been shot in the head.

Opposite Kirei was the Assassin Cursed Arm Hassan who had never appeared before, which made him feel something was wrong.

He had investigated the explosion a few days ago and confirmed that Matou Zouken was dead, which meant that Assassin, who had lost his magic power supply, should have been eliminated as well. However, the result was exactly the opposite...

Hassan on the opposite side had no intention of communicating with him. A red light flashed under the bone mask, and several flying knives shot towards Kirei at various tricky angles.

Kotomine Kirei pulled out three black keys from his back and threw them out to collide with the flying knives, and then took out another key to block the remaining flying knives...

Although Kirei himself is good at throwing, he is still not as good as the professional Assassin, so he must find a way to fight him in hand-to-hand combat.

He turned and ran out of the small church. The more complicated the terrain, the more advantageous it would be for an assassin. He had to find a flatter place.

However, Assassin didn't seem to dare to waste time, and when he saw Kirei trying to run, he flashed to the door...

"Oh! It seems you are a little anxious!"

Since you are so polite, I would be embarrassed if I don't punch you twice. I used the black key in my hand to block Hassan's knife, clenched my free hand into a fist, and let the magic power flow on the surface, and punched Hassan in the chest.

Hassan:!

"It's not over yet..."

Kirei bent his right leg inward, exerted force on his waist, transformed his fist into a palm, and with the help of the force transmitted from his shoulder, he used a rising dragon palm to knock Hassan away.

Hassan: ***

Aren’t magicians said to be fragile mages? Why are they all playing melee combat?

Hassan flew backwards, his eyes glowed red, and his scarlet cursed wrist instantly stretched out, and in the blink of an eye it reached Kirei's chest and pressed down.

Kirei quickly punched the hand away, and immediately felt something was wrong when he saw Hassan's sinister smile.

Hassan stood in the dark insidiously, slowly stretched out his hand and prepared to appreciate the other party's fearful expression...

One second…

Two seconds…

Three seconds…

"Huh!? Where's the heart?"

While Hassan was stunned, a red magic spear pierced through the wall and stabbed at him. With his agility, he dodged the sneak attack. Hassan had already given up...

"Master, are you okay?"

Dog brother finally arrived, holding the magic spear in his hand and blocking Kirei.

"I won't let you get away this time Assassin!"

"No, let him go."

"!?"

The two heroes were stunned, but Hassan reacted first. A ball of black mud suddenly surged up from the ground and swallowed them, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Cuchulainn: ...

Facing the questioning gaze from his Servant, Kotomine Kirei did not explain, but lowered his head, thinking about something...

The conflict between the master and the servant gradually expanded...

Back to the present, Illya, who has returned home with Berserker, meets the head maid Sera.

"Sera, help me find the details of the last Holy Grail War..."

Illya didn't know much about the last Holy Grail War, because in the past the wars were generally non-interference. But this time, she not only met Saber from the previous war, but also heard that Archer from the previous war also showed up, which made her take it seriously.

"Miss, you don't have much information about the last Holy Grail War. This is just some information left by Madam Irisviel at that time."

Illya picked up the file and took a look. There wasn't much information in it, but the first one was the introduction of Archer... and the file also clearly marked a person, saying that he was extremely dangerous and needed to be carefully guarded against! "

"Kotomine Kirei..."

……

After driving away Medea who was harboring ulterior motives, Shinji closed his eyes and prepared to greet the next dawn.

But I opened my eyes reluctantly again, looking at the sneaky figure at the door...

"what are you doing?"

"Hey! Ni...Nisan, you haven't slept yet..."

Sakura covered her face with the pillow in embarrassment, but suddenly remembered that since she was already here, she might as well lock the door and fall headfirst onto the bed without making a sound.

"What do you want to do?"

“…I’m afraid of the dark…”

"Poor reason...but I believed it."

Sakura blushed and she crawled into the bed and buried herself in Shinji's arms.

The window paper has been broken, and some things don't need to be hidden anymore, but we can just hug each other and sleep. After all, it is already early morning, and it will be dawn if we don't sleep now.

In his dream, Shinji came to a kingdom, a peaceful and prosperous country, where he saw a beautiful woman in a formal dress and gold jewelry. She had long purple hair, a dignified temperament, and every move revealed elegance...

The scene changed, and the prosperous country disappeared. A hero who conquered the ocean was chatting happily with another beautiful woman at a banquet, while the purple-haired woman was leaning in the corner, looking at the couple with hatred...

…Sakura turned over on the bed, interrupting his dream.

Shinji sat up, it seemed to be Medea, he lowered his head and looked at the sleeping Sakura... He held her in his arms and thought about the outside world, why did he feel that he and the man in his dream seemed to be somewhat similar...

After getting up and going outside, Medea and Medusa sat leisurely beside the coffee table drinking tea. Medusa took off her eye mask and now she was wearing glasses modified by Medea with the attribute of magic eye killing. Her big eyes blinked cutely.

Although Medea did not fall in love with him directly after he rescued her like she did with Kuzuki, Shinji felt it necessary to be on guard against this woman, as he would rather be beaten to death by a group of heroic spirits than be killed by a woman.

Shinji walked to the coffee table and sat down. He poured himself a cup of tea and sipped it without saying anything. The three of them just stared at each other and drank tea for half an hour...

Finally, Medea couldn't help but speak out: "I'm wondering what we should do next. Isn't the time of the Holy Grail War very precious? Why are you still sipping tea so leisurely?"

"Wait."

"what?"

“…striking first may not necessarily lead to victory. Waiting for the enemy to move and then striking can break the enemy’s opportunity.”

Medea: ...My dear brother, you are also using military tactics?

"Rin and Emiya are really good at causing trouble. Let them attract attention first. Don't do anything big during this period. The next time you show up... I'm afraid it will be a decisive battle."

Medea's face turned serious when she heard this.

"Don't be too confident. Be careful not to let anything go wrong later."

"…I've already prepared for the worst. You should take Sakura and Medusa out for a look this afternoon. Otherwise, there won't be anything to see when we return to Valhalla."

"…how about you?"

"I'm going to the Einzbern's castle to find another ally."

"…Thanks…"

"You deserve it. When the time comes for the battle, I will use you to my utmost."

Shinji touched his arm, which had six Command Seals on it. It stands to reason that keeping one Command Seal would allow the Servant to continue to stay in the world, but he didn't know if he could stay if a fight really broke out...