Lu Xiao tried her best to hide her whereabouts and appearance from Hong A, but it was impossible to avoid being guessed at all.
Kiritsugu and Maiya are both battle-hardened veterans, so it's not that easy to fool them.
After losing the Little Holy Grail and his wife, Kiritsugu was distraught, but he had to force himself to calm down and think hard about the next step.
"There is too little information about Assassin. Except for the fatal battle with Saint Martha, all information about him is hidden in the darkness. We don't even know who his master is, where his stronghold is, how many treasures and treasures he possesses.
I don’t even know any inherent skills.”
"Master, since we can't get exact information for the time being, we might as well consider another direction."
Lancer reminded: "According to Irisviel, Fuyuki's Holy Grail system can only summon an Assassin related to the Assassin Order. Can we guess which generation of Hassan he is based on the existing data?"
Kiritsugu rubbed his eyebrows with a headache: "That's the problem. I, Ellie and Maiya have checked all the relevant information about the Assassin Order. No generation of Hassan has anything to do with the Sword of Damocles."
"about this point."
Red A suddenly interjected: "As an apology for losing Irisviel, I can reveal to you that Assassin is the target of my mission."
"Although the inhibitory force did not provide much useful information, it was able to force the suppressive force to send two heroic spirits to chase him during his busy schedule. The origin of that assassin is definitely extraordinary."
"You'd better not completely link his identity to the Assassin Order. He may be an external assassin summoned through illegal means."
"No."
Kiritsugu retorted categorically: "This is the only one that is impossible."
Lancer looked puzzled: "Master, why are you so sure of Assassin's origin? Could it be that you have some intelligence channels that we don't know about?"
Kiritsugu shook his head: "I can't explain it to you clearly, but I can guarantee that Assassin was summoned through the contract between the Order and the Great Holy Grail. He is indeed related to the Assassin Order, but we have not found anyone related to it.
clue."
"so?"
Red A leaned against the wall with his arms folded and asked in a slightly mocking tone as usual: "We can only wait patiently until Assassin takes the initiative to show up?"
As a Master and Heroic Spirit who participated in the Fifth Holy Grail War, Red A is very clear about the nature of the Einzbern clan. He is the only person at the scene besides Kiritsugu who knows the true purpose of the Assassin in kidnapping Irisviel.
"Now that Assassin holds the most important point in the Holy Grail War, what if he decides to hide behind the scenes and watch the fight between tigers and tigers?"
Red A's question made everyone else present frown. Kiritsugu gritted his teeth and said, "We can't just sit back and wait for death. We must find a way to get Eri back."
"Maiya, Lancer and Guardian."
Kiritsugu gave the three men a serious order: "Judging from Assassin's initial attack on the Matou residence, his stronghold is probably in the Miyama Town area."
"We will temporarily stop active attacks on other Masters and Servants, and focus our actions on searching for Assassin's whereabouts."
Red A had no objection to this: "I agree. Assassin was originally my target. That guy played a trick in front of me. I must get this debt back."
Lancer also nodded solemnly and said: "I promised Illya to protect Irisviel's safety during the Holy Grail War. I will definitely do my best to find her. This is my promise as the king."
…
The Holy Grail War came to an end on the second night. Lu Xiao originally thought that some heroic spirits would leave tonight, but the development of the situation was somewhat beyond his expectation.
"Tosaka Tokiomi, are you determined to hide in the Tosaka mansion and be a tortoise until the end?"
Limited by his relationship with Rin and Sakura, it is not convenient for Lu Xiao to take the initiative to attack Tosaka Residence.
Moreover, Tokiomi Tosaka has the archer Gilgamesh and the berserker Lancelot in his hands, and if he attacks the door rashly, he might be seized of the opportunity to counterattack.
Following clues to trace the abandoned small building where Saber and Lancer fought last night, Lu Xiao first discovered eye-catching horse hoof prints in the square outside the building.
"Has Lancer finally stopped hiding his strength?"
Continuing the search, Lu Xiao found a large number of submachine gun shells on the first floor, which should be the place where Emiya Kiritsugu and Kenneth fought.
"Um?"
In one of the corners, Lu Xiao found several large-caliber rifle shell casings.
"An armor-piercing projectile fired by a competitor? So..."
Using mathematical and geometric principles, Lu Xiao calculated the position and angle when Kiritsugu fired the gun, and followed the bullet's possible flight path to the opposite wall.
"found it."
Lu Xiao pulled out a intact bullet from the wall and placed it flat in the palm of his hand. He could feel the weak magic power from the bullet.
Using the time gem to temporarily freeze the time of the bullet, Lu Xiao stood there and thought about it.
"Maybe it can be used?"
…
During the day on the third day of the Holy Grail War, Lu Xiao received an unexpected bullet. On his way back to the workshop, he happened to meet Rider wandering around the Miyama Town shopping street.
When Lu Xiaoyu saw Rider, he was carrying a rather primitive wooden barrel on his shoulders. The sound of liquid flowing in the barrel could be faintly heard while shaking.
'liquor?'
"Oh! Assassin, you seemed to have a lot of fun last night."
Lu Xiao shrugged: "It has nothing to do with me. I just went out for a walk to collect information. The news last night was caused by Saber and Lancer."
"It's you, Rider. You didn't take the initiative last night. That's not like your character."
"Hahaha~ This is it."
Rider scratched his head in embarrassment: "I didn't feel the atmosphere of the war last night, so I simply stayed at home and played grand strategy for the time being as compensation..."
"Boom!"
The rider patted the wine barrel on his shoulder heavily, with a smile on his face that wanted to cause trouble: "I'm going to hold a king's banquet tonight. I happened to meet Jin Pika while shopping not long ago. I just want to go to love again."
Inzbern Castle can gather the three kings."
"oh?"
Lu Xiao raised his eyebrows in surprise: "You already know the identity of Lancer?"
"I wasn't sure before last night, but after watching the entire battle between Lancer and Saber through the familiar created by Weber, I'm already 70% sure."
Rider touched his chin meaningfully: "Even Saber can't match the knight's light and the king's demeanor that he unconsciously reveals. If I guess correctly, Lancer should be the world-famous king."
"How about it, assassin."
Rider took advantage of the situation and extended an invitation to Lu Xiao: "Do you want to come too?"
"I?"
Lu Xiao asked in astonishment: "Isn't this a banquet for a king? I have never been a king."
"Hahaha!"
The rider laughed nonchalantly and said, "The king's words are for all people. Anyone who wants to come and listen can receive the king's hospitality."
"Pop!"
The rider's big hand patted Lu Xiao's shoulder hard, with such force that the corners of Lu Xiao's mouth twitched.
"Assassin, this is also an opportunity."
"How can a hero who has left his name in history hide in the dark and formulate strategies? Let's stand up openly and let other Masters and Servants know him."
Rider said meaningfully: "You don't want to be targeted by multiple enemies anymore, do you?"
"Only by taking a step back can the enemy see your full picture, so that they will not fall into hysterical madness when facing unknown fears."
"Crazy enemies are difficult to deal with."
After saying this, Rider passed by Lu Xiao.
"Don't forget! There will be a banquet at Einzbern Castle at 0 o'clock tonight."
"If you have any familiar Heroic Spirits who want to attend the banquet, feel free to bring them with them. I promise in the name of the Conquering King that I will not allow anyone to use violence during the banquet."
Looking at Rider's back as he strode away, Lu Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly. 'Is it the fear of the unknown? Whose fear is it, the enemy? Or...'