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

When Tokiomi received the message from Aoi, he rushed back to see his daughter, and felt relieved when he confirmed that she was still alive and well.

However, the other party seemed to have done something to Lin, and he didn't dare to tell anyone what happened last night for a while.

"Rin, tell me what's going on?"

Originally, Rin subconsciously wanted to say that she went to Fuyuki City to investigate the murderer, but suddenly realized that she would be scolded for saying that, so she changed her words:

"That bastard took me away!"

"I... um! And that guy can split himself into two. I almost ran away but was caught by that clone again."

When he heard this, he immediately believed it because he had just learned about it.

"So what else did you see over there? And why is Sakura with you? Shouldn't she be at the Matou household?"

“Speaking of which, I remember that you actually sent Sakura to that kind of place, Tokiomi! Sakura told me that if it weren’t for that Berserker who saved her, she would have been eaten by bugs by now!”

"…What does this mean?"

Then Rin told Sakura what happened to the Matou family. Tousaka Aoi covered her mouth in disbelief, and even Tokiomi had an ugly look on his face.

Although he knew that the Matou family practiced insect magic, this type of engraved insect that transformed its body and extracted magical power should be banned by various magic agencies.

As expected, after such a long time, the Matou family has lost their original intention of pursuing the root... It seems that we have to talk to the Einzbern family next...

"What else? Do you know anything else about that Berserker?"

Lin nodded and opened her mouth to speak but suddenly found that she had no control over her mouth at all. She was fine just now!

"This is…"

"Don't just say it...try writing it down."

"No... still no, I can't write..."

Rin looked at Tokiomi with a sad face, she was really scared, as if she was possessed.

But Tokiomi is more knowledgeable and knows that this is probably a technique to prevent information leakage... So, he did something to Rin...

the other side

Emiya Kiritsugu had a very long dream, as if he had returned to his childhood.

I think he was once an ordinary boy, with his own friends and a lovely childhood sweetheart. At that time, there was a glimmer in his eyes...

Until his father went to study the [Apostle], his childhood sweetheart turned into a vampire-like monster, the whole village was on fire, and he was the only one who survived.

Later, he killed his father with his own hands, but war and death were still happening, and he gradually became numb in the repeated mercenary missions.

Finally, he personally killed his master who had accompanied him for several years...

He suddenly opened his eyes, and stared blankly at the ceiling with those eyes that had long lost their luster... He didn't know since when, he also became as silent and indifferent as his father.

His life is full of knives, so he is disgusted by Saber and others' ideal chivalry. He will make the blood shed in this Holy Grail War the last blood left by the last human being!

When she came to the warehouse, Irisviel collapsed weakly on the magic circle. The departure of the three Heroic Spirits had almost caused her, as the Lesser Holy Grail, to collapse...

Saber squatted beside her and held Irisviel's hand worriedly. She didn't understand why Irisviel suddenly fell down, but it seemed that keeping her close to her would make her feel better.

"how do you feel?"

“Kiritsugu…”

"Kiritsugu! What did you do last night?"

When Saber saw Kiritsugu coming in, she remembered the old matter from last night and immediately questioned him in dissatisfaction.

"It's just to increase the chances of winning. You actually have a trick up your sleeve when dealing with the enemy. You are so arrogant!"

"What do you know? That's a duel between us knights!"

"It's just a pinky promise made by a child. This kind of thing is not suitable for modern society..."

"What do you mean!"

"…Hahaha!"

"?"

"What are you laughing at, Ellie?"

Seeing Kiritsugu and Saber quarreling like two little kids, Irisviel couldn't help but laugh.

"Excuse me, Saber, can you let me have a word with Kiritsugu?"

"Oh……"

Being alienated...

Saber felt inexplicably unhappy and walked out of the room. She saw Hisau Maiya standing at the door. When the other person saw her, he pointed to the opposite side...

"This is…"

"Kiritsugu gave you this toy as an apology for last night."

There was a motorcycle full of metallic feel. Saber couldn't help but sit on it to try it out, and she felt quite satisfied.

It turns out that yellow hair and will-o'-the-wisp are the best match!

indoor

Irisviel just stared at Kiritsugu without saying anything. Finally, Kiritsugu couldn't stand this gaze anymore and spoke first:

"Tell me, what do you want from me?"

"...Kiritsugu, you have changed... become more real..."

“I don’t think I’ve changed…”

"You didn't talk so much before... I don't know your ideals and past, but you also long for peace, which is the same as Saber..."

"Don't compare me with that little girl who has a head full of ideals. The pain and reality she has experienced are far less than mine. Ideals that are divorced from reality are ultimately just fantasies."

"So you want Saber to experience your pain as well?"

"…How is this possible? It is enough for me to bear this sin alone."

"Haha, as expected, you have turned back into the Kiritsugu of the past!"

"..."

A strange woman...

"Boom boom boom!"

The two heard the noise and looked towards the door. Maiya was standing at the door:

"Just now...Tōsaka Tokiomi invited us to form an alliance, hoping that we would go..."

"alliance?"

"What does it mean?"

"…Perhaps it was to deal with Berserker. The battle between those two was far beyond the level of ordinary Servants."

"We seem to be the weakest among the last four..."

Irisviel then brought Maiya and Saber to the Cathedral Church, while Kiritsugu secretly listened in on the conversation with headphones on.

Opposite them are Tōsaka Tokiomi and his Servant Archer, as well as Kotomine Kirei...

"… I'll get straight to the point. The Einzbern and Tōsaka families, both of which are members of the Three Great Families, are pursuing the Holy Grail in order to reach the source. It would be best if the final destination is between us…"

"Don't be ridiculous. You just saw that we are in a weak position and wanted to kill us with a borrowed knife!"

"That's not the case, but Berserker and Rider's Masters are outsiders after all, and the Holy Grail cannot easily fall into the hands of those who don't know the purpose."

"If we want to change the priority of defeating the enemy, it may not be impossible, but we have two conditions."

"Speaking…"

"First, disclose to us the information you have collected about other Heroic Spirits. Second... get Kotomine Kirei to leave this Holy Grail War!"

...Kirei?

Tokiomi looked at his innocent-looking disciple Kirei in confusion, not understanding why this condition was imposed...

"This is a personal feud between our Einzbern family and him..."

Irisviel looked at Tōsaka Tokiomi sternly.

He broke our tree!

Jin Shanshan, who was standing nearby, smiled when he saw this. It seemed that another of his kind would soon be online...