In the western suburbs of Fuyuki City, Linton and Tohsaka Rin have arrived at the gate of the Einzbern family's castle. The Western-style castle in the mountains in front of them obviously does not match the situation of Fuyuki City. There is a barren mountain around here, and there is nothing.
From other buildings, the castle in front of you seems to have crossed the border and arrived in Europe. However, in fact, the Einzberns' castle is not very far from Fuyuki City.
"Good fellow, there's a meeting here." As soon as he arrived at the door, Linton found that the situation in the castle was somewhat unexpectedly strange. The people he was looking for previously listed were Caster and Kuzuki Soichiro, Jin Shining and Yan Yan.
Mine Kirei, Illya and Berserker who attacked Shirou Emiya looked quite troublesome. But when they came here, Linton discovered that these groups of people were actually in the Einzbern Castle now. This gang
How did people get together? This surprised Linton.
"Are they all here?" Tohsaka Rin here was also quite surprised. At this time, the two people invaded the castle from a room with an open window on the third floor of the castle. As soon as they came to the castle hall outside, they saw
When he saw the strange situation in the hall, Tohsaka Rin quickly lowered his body to hide.
In the hall, Illya and Berserker were standing on the side stairs of the hall. Caster was holding the seriously injured Kuzuki Soichiro at the door. Mine Kirei also seemed to have just entered, but Jin Shining did not appear.
body, only Linton could feel his approximate position.
"Listen to the situation first." Tohsaka Rin whispered to Linton. It was indeed very strange for these three groups of people to gather together. It happened that Tohsaka Rin wanted to investigate whether Kotomine Kirei was the person he was looking for.
She decided to listen to what a few people were talking about.
"In short, as I just said, I hope to suspend the Holy Grail War." The person who spoke was Kotomine Kirei, "At present, we must gather the power of all the Masters to resolve this accident first, and then continue the Holy Grail War.
ceremony."
"Does the inspector have such great power?" Ilia said here, "You have gone beyond the scope of inspection. This is directly interfering in the war."
"No, head of the Einzbern family, my duty is indeed to supervise the orderly progress of the Holy Grail War and will not interfere in the war. The current situation is something that I must be responsible for solving. Although Tohsaka Rin is indeed participating in the competition
One of them, but...she has seriously violated the rules of the Holy Grail War." Kotomine Kirei said.
"Huh?" Tohsaka Rin, who was observing upstairs, frowned. It seems that Kirei Kotomine took the initiative to unite with other contestants to deal with her side? It's not that she can't accept it if caster and berserker join forces. After all, they are both
He was the defeated general, but she couldn't accept Kotomine Kirei's pick. Now her suspicions were even more serious. Could it be that this person really did it? Otherwise, why couldn't Jin Shining sit still as soon as he was defeated?
, if he is the mastermind behind it, all this seems to be logical.
Although he became more suspicious, Tohsaka Rin still did not show up and continued to listen to the situation here.
"Breaking the rules?" Illya said with a chuckle. Although alliance is a good thing, she cannot accept the interference of Kotomine Kirei as a supervisor in the war. This is a war between their masters. You will end up as a supervisor.
, wouldn’t it be controlled by the referee who wins? She is not stupid enough to be used as a weapon by Kotomine Kirei, and has no intention of cooperating with him. "Then tell me, what exactly did she violate?
Rules? So that you, the supervisor, took the initiative to suspend the Holy Grail War and launch a joint crusade?"
"According to the rules of the Holy Grail War, once you lose your servant, you lose your qualifications. I'm right," Kotomine Kirei said.
"Yeah." Illya nodded. In her opinion, this is not a big problem, at least that's the rule on the surface.
"Rin Tosaka is still hindering the progress of the Holy Grail War even after losing his servant. This is of course something I must take care of as a prosecutor." Kirei Kotomine said.
"Huh?" Illya was stunned for a moment, "Are you kidding? As far as I know, her powerful servant didn't retire at all. Otherwise, who would have beaten these two into this state? If it hadn't been for that terrifying
How could they come to me to ask for asylum?"
Yes, Caster came to Illya to cooperate with him. After seeing Linton's terrifying strength, he felt that he couldn't beat him at all. He didn't want to withdraw from the competition or wait for death. What should he do?
His hometown has been raided now, and he will be found sooner or later. After thinking about it, Caster thought of someone he might be able to cooperate with, and that was Berserker.
Caster had been paying attention to the situation of Illya and her berserker before, and was frightened by the other party's exaggerated magic power. She had always regarded the other party as her biggest enemy, but now after being beaten by Linton and the others, she realized
It seemed like there was something scary over there. After some hesitation, she thought of cooperating with berserker and his master. This was the best way she could think of at the moment.
Of course, she and Illya had no basis for cooperation before. They were both enemies in name. If they came to them, they might be killed by the other party. Caster also hesitated, but there was no other way.
It is estimated that Tohsaka Rin has already started searching for him. If he is caught by them, he will die. It is better to try to convince Illya. She also has some chips. She knows how to summon the Holy Grail without using the original ritual. One of them is.
As for Illya, she was also a little hesitant. Originally, she would definitely not cooperate with others, especially someone like Caster who seemed weak to her and didn't know the truth. How could she cooperate with someone who might stab him in the back at any time?
?However, the hesitation came from the pressure from the enemy, which of course refers to Linton.
As someone who had faced Linton head-on, the direct summoning of meteorites before had really scared her. She originally thought that the one she summoned was already at the level of a monster. Only when she went out did she realize that other people's servants were even more perverted, and her own Hercules
She felt like a mere soldier in front of him, how could she do this? So when she heard that Caster was asking her to join forces, she was really ready to think about it.
While he was thinking about it, Kotomine Kirei suddenly appeared. That is what we saw so far. The other party's purpose was to have them jointly attack Tohsaka Rin, and now they are saying that Tohsaka Rin violated the rules of the Holy Grail War? This makes
She was also a little confused.
"Yes, Tohsaka Rin's servant defeated the previous archer who claimed to be a survivor from the last Holy Grail War, and did not suffer any injuries. He completely crushed her." Caster also testified, "I also hope that we can jointly deal with her.
, but if you, the supervisor, interfere, then the nature of the matter is wrong. Do you want to interfere in the Holy Grail War? Is there any conspiracy?"
"No, no, no, I am really just performing my duties as a supervisor." Kotomine Kirei continued, "What I just said is also the truth, because... the person you met is not far away at all.
Ban Rin’s servent.”
"What?" Caster and Illya here were both stunned. Also confused was Tohsaka Rin himself, who was eavesdropping upstairs. Then he subconsciously looked at Linton next to him, with a look in his eyes.
inquiry.
It was obvious that Tohsaka Rin himself had doubts about Linton. Otherwise, why would he seek confirmation from Linton when he heard the words of a person like Kotomine Kirei, who was basically an enemy now?
Is there anything wrong with this enemy making up a story for the sake of joint cooperation? Shouldn't it be the other person who should be suspicious of the story? Tohsaka Rin's reaction already showed that she was suspicious.
It is true that what happened in the past two days has already made her feel that something is wrong. However, because she faced too many problems, Tohsaka Rin did not even have time to have a proper showdown with Linton, but now that she heard Yan
According to Feng Kirei, she had to bring this matter up again.
"What are you talking about? How is this possible?" Illya below directly questioned Kotomine Kirei on behalf of Tohsaka Rin, "You said that thing is not Rin's servant? Then what is he? A passing monster?"
"The first time I met him, I vaguely realized something was wrong. After that, I carefully checked the spells and magic circuits on Tohsaka Rin's body, and there was no connection with that guy in any way." Kotomine Kirei probably did the same.
Knowing that he would be questioned, he explained calmly.
Tohsaka Rin upstairs nodded, she also vaguely noticed this. Her basic magic skills were all taught by Kotomine Kirei, so it was not surprising that the other party could discover her magic circuit.
"This is just your one-sided statement." Illya directly questioned it.
"I see... But I'm going to present the real evidence next." Kotomine Kirei seemed to have anticipated Illya's doubts and continued to speak calmly. At this time, he also opened the hand and carried it.
box, what surprised both Illya and Caster was that the other party actually took out a... severed hand directly from the box.
"That's..." Seeing this severed hand, Tohsaka Rin upstairs was also stunned, because she recognized this severed hand. It was not... the one left behind after Matou Sakura's servant was killed by Linton.
Broken hand?
"What is this?" Illya asked.
"The heroic spirit summoned by the master will be temporarily given a physical body. I think you all know this." Kirei Kotomine said, "This arm is the arm of a heroic spirit. It was the arm of Rin Tosaka and Matou.
It was found in the ruins after the battle between the master of the house. In that battle, Rider, the heroic spirit of the Matou family, was eliminated, and the arm that was left behind... was not Rider's arm."
"What?" Several people were shocked again, including Tohsaka Rin upstairs.
"As for the arm of this unknown heroic spirit, I discovered Tohsaka Rin's magic power on it." Kirei Kotomine said, "I am very familiar with her magic power, so I boldly speculated that the owner of this arm is
It’s the heroic spirit summoned by Tohsaka Rin.”
"What?" Tohsaka Rin looked at Linton next to him in surprise.
"Uh..." Linton touched his head, "Am I...exposed?"