Saber, who had been summoned by the Command Seal, had just stood up and swung her sword with both hands, blocking all the bullets from the Calico submachine gun that Kiritsugu had picked up.
Lancer turned around and began to charge again. Kenneth weighed it up and decided to temporarily give up tonight's action and return to the stronghold to re-evaluate Lancer's combat effectiveness.
"Saber, take Sora and me with you and retreat temporarily."
"Yes, my lord."
Diarmuid also needed some time to digest the Lancer's new strength after the fusion of man and horse. He immediately obeyed Kenneth's order, burst out magic power from his feet and jumped onto the battlefield between the two women on the opposite side.
"Sorry, ma'am, today's battle ends here."
The red sword swung out a sword energy to block Kuon Maiya's sight. Saber immediately retracted the sword, picked up the blushing Sora and jumped into the night. After several leaps, she was out of Maiya's sight.
Maiya did not pursue blindly, but turned his attention to Kiritsugu on the first floor opposite.
"Want to chase?"
Kiritsugu thought for a moment: "Lancer, East Stallion has been exposed. It's best to prevent this information from leaking out. You use your mobility to..."
"Whoosh!"
A sharp sound broke through the sky above the outskirts of Fuyuki, and an "arrow" wrapped in red magic soared into the sky. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the dark night sky, leaving only streams of red magic.
"That direction...could it be!"
After identifying the direction, Kiritsugu's face immediately turned gloomy: "No, something happened in the castle. The plan has changed. Let's rush back immediately!"
…
At the Tohsaka residence, Archer, holding a red wine glass in his hand, looked boredly at the armored warrior opposite him who was wrapped in black mist.
"Rabid dog, where is your master?"
Berserker: "..."
"Boring, really boring!"
Gilgamesh drank the red wine in the glass with a disappointed look. Except when facing Lancer, Berserker was in a daze most of the time. He couldn't listen to the words of others and would only instinctively follow the Master's instructions.
Command action.
Kotomine Kirei's outing was related to his own private matters. In order not to arouse Tokiomi's suspicion, he secretly instigated the Saber team to intercept Emiya Kiritsugu and left his servants in the Tohsaka residence to act alone.
"Archer, I don't remember inviting you."
A flat voice with no change in pitch came from outside the door, and Kotomine Kirei, who had changed into a set of robes, walked in from the door with an expressionless face.
"Suck~"
Gilgamesh sniffed, with a playful expression on his face.
"The smell of blood, Kirei, are you injured?"
"A little scratch, it doesn't matter."
Kirei quickly changed the subject: "King of Heroes, why are you in my room?"
A hint of deep meaning flashed in Gilgamesh's eyes, and he chuckled along with Kirei's topic: "Just looking for fun, you always need some entertainment methods to embellish your life in this world."
"Compared to the vulgar Tokiomi, you have quite good taste. The red wine in your collection is higher than Kirei's. Is this disrespectful to your mentor?"
Kirei put away the empty wine bottles on the ground without any emotion: "My wife collected these wines. I have never drunk them, and I can't understand why wine is so popular."
"Haha~"
The corners of Gilgamesh's mouth curled up slightly, and he stared at Kirei's eyes as if he saw something interesting, and his eyes gradually showed interest.
"Whether it's wine, women or treasure, they are all entertainment items that satisfy life and can bring you pleasure. Kirei, don't you feel this way?"
"Pleasure?"
Kirei frowned slightly: "I am a priest, and such evil thoughts that corrode people's hearts should not exist in the minds of monks."
"No, why do you subconsciously think that pursuing pleasure is evil?"
Gilgamesh, who had always been arrogant and looked down on others, showed rare patience and guided Kirei step by step to understand the meaning of pleasure with a smile on his face.
The silent Berserker seemed to have no interest in the conversation between the two, and still stood there blankly, silently watching Gilgamesh's smile getting deeper and deeper.
…
"Hmm~"
Irisviel woke up from her coma, and immediately remembered the last scene before she fell into coma, and subconsciously used magic to protect herself.
"Well!"
The stagnant feeling coming from the magic circuit in her body made Irisviel groan. She was horrified to find that she could no longer mobilize magic power.
"Ah, you're awake."
Two little girls who looked very similar but had different hair colors and hairstyles walked in from outside the room together.
"You are..."
These two beautiful children reminded Irisviel of her daughter Illya who was left behind in Germany.
"I am Rin, and this is my sister Sakura. We have been entrusted to take care of you temporarily, Mrs. Irisviel von Einzbern."
Standing in front was a young black-haired girl with twin ponytails. She was generous and cheerful and briefly introduced Irisviel's current situation. The relatively quiet purple-haired young girl occasionally gave explanations that her sister had missed.
Make some additions.
Irisviel's vigilance did not relax when she faced the two young girls. The first thing she saw was the bright red Command Seals on their right hands.
"Are you all Masters?"
Irisviel, whose whole body's magic circuits were sealed, could not escape from this workshop. Tohsaka Rin had no intention of hiding it and nodded readily to admit: "Yes, but we are not like other Masters who will personally participate in the Holy Grail battle.
At best, it’s just a mascot that provides some of the magic.”
Irisviel frowned and looked at Rin and Sakura, "Such a young child is also a magician? Is Assassin and the master of Caster who has been hiding?"
Taking a deep breath, Irisviel displayed her maternal temperament as a wife and mother, and tried to use her affinity to extract information from the two Masters who were of a certain age.
"it's useless."
The black-haired girl with twin tails was not too strict with her words, but the purple-haired girl who looked younger would always interrupt her sister's uncontrollable topics at the most critical moments.
Sakura smiled and said to Irisviel: "This is our magic workshop. It was carefully arranged by Caster over a long period of time. It is impossible for you to escape, and there is no point in extracting information."
"The carrier of the Little Holy Grail, Mrs. Irisviel, please wait patiently for your fate here. Assassin promises that everything will end without pain."
Irisviel: "!!!"
"You...why?"
"Done!"
A cheery female voice interrupted the conversation between the three of them, and a brown-haired woman with a dark face and an unclear appearance rushed in from the door.
"Ahem~ Where's Assassin? The mass-produced self-discipline weapon for heroic spirits he commissioned me to make is completed!"
…
At the same time, Emiya Kiritsugu stood silently in front of the broken window of Einzbern Castle, frowning.
"Sorry, Lancer's Master."
Red A honestly admitted her negligence to Kiritsugu: "I was led away by a priest wearing church vestments, and when I hurried back I found that Irisviel had been kidnapped."
"Father?"
Kiritsugu's heart moved, and he turned to look at Maiya.
Kuon Maiya is Emiya Kiritsugu's special killing tool. Years of cooperation have allowed her and Kiritsugu to develop a deep understanding, and they can understand each other's intentions just by exchanging glances.
"The priest should be Kotomine Kirei, but the one who kidnapped the lady may not be Berserker."
Kiritsugu: "What do you mean?"
Maiya lowered his head and thought for a moment: "To be able to hide from a guardian with C-level clairvoyance, the other party must have a good stealth ability. It is unlikely for a berserker. I doubt..."
Lancer's eyes narrowed and he answered: "Assassin?"