People are in death, unlimited sword control at the beginning.

Judging from Matou Kariya's behavior after he discovered him, Emiya Kiritsugu felt that Matou Kariya had no awareness of being a participant in the Holy Grail War.

If Emiya Kiritsugu and Matou Kariya were swapped, after Emiya Kiritsugu found himself exposed, he would definitely choose to use the Command Seal to summon Saber to his side to protect himself.

And what about Matou Kariya?

After being exposed, he was just like an ordinary person and was not very alert about his own presence.

If I were to shoot Matou Kariya at this moment...

Such a thought flashed through Emiya Kiritsugu's mind.

But soon, Emiya Kiritsugu threw this tempting idea out of his mind.

Before defeating Archer, the existence of Berserker is necessary.

In this Holy Grail War, apart from Berserker, Emiya Kiritsugu didn't know which other Servant could resist Archer.

In addition, Matou Kariya's naive behavior makes him the most suitable ally for Emiya Kiritsugu.

After defeating Archer and forcing Tōsaka Tokiomi to retire, it would take less than three seconds for Emiya Kiritsugu to feel that he could kill Matou Kariya several times.

“Don’t be nervous, Lord Kariya.”

"I mean no harm to you."

In order to show that he really had no ill will towards Matou Kariya, Emiya Kiritsugu put the pistol on his waist on the ground in front of Matou Kariya and raised his hands high.

"who are you?"

Seeing Emiya Kiritsugu's actions, Matō Kariya felt slightly relieved and asked again.

“Lord Kariya, I am Emiya Kiritsugu, the husband of Saber’s Master Irisviel.”

At this time, Emiya Kiritsugu still had no intention of exposing himself.

Emiya Kiritsugu was wearing black leather gloves that exposed his fingertips, which concealed the Command Seal on the back of his right hand.

"Master Saber's husband?"

Matou Kariya glanced at Emiya Kiritsugu, then glanced at Saber who was fighting with Ailin, and belatedly took a few steps back, stopping only when his back hit the wall of the balcony.

Perhaps it was because of Kiritsugu Emiya's previous behavior of putting the pistol on the ground that made Matou Kariya trust Kiritsugu a little.

However, even so, there were visible bulges on Matou Kariya's body, and one could see something swimming inside Matou Kariya's body.

This is because Matou Kariya awakened the crested bug in his body, allowing himself to use bug magic to fight Emiya Kiritsugu at any time.

"Tell me, Master Saber's husband, what do you want to say to me?"

“Sir Kariya, I am here to form an alliance with you on behalf of my wife Irisviel.”

Now that the decision had been made, Emiya Kiritsugu naturally abandoned the murderous intent in his heart towards Berserker and Matou Kariya due to Maiya's death.

In other words, before letting Archer leave, Emiya Kiritsugu would hide his murderous intentions well.

Only after Archer is killed will it be the time to take revenge on Berserker and Matou Kariya.

It is undeniable that Berserker is indeed very powerful.

But with Saber's current performance, it is not impossible for her to hold back Berserker for a while.

This amount of time is enough for him to kill Matou Kariya several times.

Without the magic power provided by the Master, Berserker would not be able to wander around in the world at all. After his magic power was exhausted, he would be sent back to Valhalla.

"An alliance?"

Matou Kariya was stunned for a moment, but then he suddenly realized.

In the Holy Grail War, the winner can make a wish with the Holy Grail.

Not only do the Heroic Spirits have wishes that need to be fulfilled, but the magicians who come to participate in the Holy Grail War also have wishes that they want to fulfill.

And since it is called "war", it is normal for the weak to form an alliance to fight against the strong in the battle.

However, Matou Kariya shook his head and rejected Emiya Kiritsugu.

"I'm sorry, but Berserker and I have no intention of forming an alliance with anyone."

"Please leave."

"Otherwise, I will attack you immediately."

"Since you are Master Saber's husband, you should know that in front of a magician, an ordinary person like you, even with a gun in hand, is of no use at all."

If it is said that before killing Matou Zouken and before he did not know that his physical condition could be healed by Berserker, Matou Kariya did have expectations for the Holy Grail.

But now, Matou Kariya feels that his wish has been fulfilled by Berserker.

The reason why he didn't let Berserker restore his body now was because if he recovered, there would be no magic power to maintain Berserker's existence and fighting.

Even though Berserker is showing so much power in his battle with Saber and Lancer, only Matou Kariya knows that Berserker is only using A++ level swordsmanship now, which is not Berserker's true strength.

After all, if Berserker uses magic power, magic power will also be consumed on his side.

Although they had only been together for a short two days, Matou Kariya felt that, if necessary, he would be willing to let the crest worms in his body devour more of his flesh and blood to transform it into magic power to support Berserker in battle.

By then, Berserker's strongest state will be enough for him to defeat all Servants and obtain the Holy Grail.

When he was absolutely sure of victory, Matou Kariya did not want to form an alliance with anyone to tie his hands and feet.

You may even have to be on guard against your allies who may stab you in the back at any time.

Moreover, even if they wanted to form an alliance, Matou Kariya would not agree privately, but would seek Ailin's opinion.

Matou Kariya will only agree if Berserker agrees to the alliance.

"Refused?"

Matou Kariya's refusal was beyond Emiya Kiritsugu's expectations.

He didn't expect that Matou Kariya would actually refuse to form an alliance with him.

This gave Emiya Kiritsugu a bad feeling.

There are only two possibilities for refusing to form an alliance.

One possibility is that Matou Kariya feels that Saber is too weak and it is not worthy of forming an alliance with her.

The other possibility is that Matou Kariya has absolute confidence in his Servant.

Even though he had seen some of Archer's strength last night, he still felt that Berserker had every chance of defeating Archer and taking the Holy Grail.

Now, Emiya Kiritsugu could only hope that Matou Kariya’s unwillingness to form an alliance was the first reason.

Otherwise, he would have to kill Matou Kariya here and force the Berserker team to withdraw.

But then, what should I do when I meet Archer?

Archer's Master, Emiya Kiritsugu, learned from the information of the Einzbern family that he was one of the "Three Great Families" who created the Greater Holy Grail, along with the Einzbern and Matou families.

The so-called "Three Great Families" refers to the three families that jointly created the "Holy Grail" more than hundreds of years ago.

Among them, the Tosaka family, the administrator of Fuyuki City, provided the earth veins of Fuyuki City, allowing the Holy Grail to connect to the Hall of Heroes by absorbing the magic power in the earth veins. The Einzbern family used the "Holy Maiden of Winter" Justissa as a container and made it into the "Holy Grail" that can connect to the Hall of Heroes with huge magic power.

The ancestor of the Matou family, March Zorgen, who has now changed his name to Matou Zouken, engraved magic that can summon Heroic Spirit clones inside the Greater Holy Grail and created the "Command Seals" that can forcibly control Servants.

As the host of Fuyuki City, the head of the current generation of the Tohsaka family, Tohsaka Tokiomi, would never leave the Tohsaka residence while the Holy Grail War lasted.

After hundreds of years of operation by the Tohsaka family, the Tohsaka mansion is filled with countless traps.

Didn’t you see that last night one of Assassin Hassan’s clones encountered many traps when entering the courtyard of the Tohsaka family?

Even so, Tousaka Tokitoki wanted to show the power of the Hero King Gilgamesh and closed many traps.

Otherwise, even if Hassan's clone possessed incomparable abilities to humans, it would be difficult to invade the Tohsaka family.

Anyway, Emiya Kiritsugu didn't think he could invade the Tousaka family and kill Tousaka Tokiomi.

The only way to force Tokitoki to leave the field is to defeat Archer head-on.

"Lord Kariya, please don't reject me so quickly."

"It is undeniable that your Berserker is indeed very strong, but, you should have been able to sense it from yesterday's battle, right?"

"The strongest Servant in this Holy Grail War is undoubtedly Tōsaka Tokiomi's Archer."

"Saber on our side, judging by her performance in the current battle, is indeed much weaker than Berserker."

"But, Lord Kariya, Saber's true identity is King Arthur of Great Britain, and the rank of her Noble Phantasm is A++."

"A Servant's strength is largely determined by his Noble Phantasm."

"If Saber releases her Noble Phantasm, how will your Berserker be able to deal with it?"

"A++?"

Hearing what Emiya Kiritsugu said, Matō Kariya was secretly shocked.

If he hadn’t seen the level of Berserker’s inherent barrier, he would probably have been frightened by the A++ level of the Noble Phantasm.

But now, Berserker has Ex-level and A++ Noble Phantasms, which is not enough to make Matou Kariya change color.

Of course, Matou Kariya also knew that if the power of an A++-level Noble Phantasm attacked Berserker, it would be enough to cause fatal damage to Berserker.

Seeing Matou Kariya's expression, Emiya Kiritsugu's heart sank.

After hearing about the A++ level Noble Phantasm, Matou Kariya's expression did not change much, which proves that Berserker should also possess an A++ level Noble Phantasm.

Otherwise, Matou Kariya wouldn't be so calm.

However, although the threat of Berserker in his heart increased significantly, Emiya Kiritsugu remained calm and continued to say to Matou Kariya: "Sir Kariya, I also saw the battle between Berserker and Archer last night."

"As long as Berserker can hold his own against Archer, Saber can unleash her Noble Phantasm, defeat Archer with one strike, and force Tōsaka Tokiomi to retire."

Originally, after knowing Saber's trump card, Matou Kariya was not interested in forming an alliance with Emiya Kiritsugu, but when Emiya Kiritsugu mentioned Tōsaka Tokiomi's name, Matou Kariya's heart trembled.

Yes, how could he forget that he was the culprit who caused Sakura to suffer torture and transformation at the Matou family, but she hasn't learned her lesson yet.

I think if this guy were to experience defeat in the Holy Grail War, it would be a big enough blow to him, right?

If that's not enough, then let Berserker loosen up a bit during the fight. It would be even more satisfying if he was injured or died in the fight between the two Servants.

Thinking of this, Matou Kariya did not reject Emiya Kiritsugu immediately.

"I understand. I will consider your suggestion."

Although Matou Kariya is already inclined to form an alliance with Saber, he still needs to discuss it with Berserker.

If Berserker feels that joining forces with other Servants is beneath his dignity, he would feel regretful, but Matō Kariya would not let Berserker feel that his reputation was tarnished because of his own evil thoughts.

Upon hearing Matou Kariya's answer, Emiya Kiritsugu narrowed his eyes slightly.

He had said so much before, and Matou Kariya's attitude was always very tough.

But after he said the man's name, Matou Kariya's attitude changed.

It seems that there is an intersection between Matou Kariya and Tōsaka Tokiomi that he is not aware of.

After I go back today, I will investigate carefully to see what happened between Matou Kariya and Tōsaka Tokiomi.

Perhaps, this will be the best breakthrough for him to completely impress Matou Kariya and form an alliance with him.

……

"Shh!"

Aelin swung his sword, and Artoria turned sideways. Suddenly, a slash dozens of meters long passed in front of Artoria, cutting the ground and extending a hundred meters into the sea.

"Shh!"

Diarmuid's upper body leaned back, and the violent slash whizzed past the wound on the tip of Diarmuid's nose, cutting the container behind him directly in half.

After isolating the Noble Phantasms of Artoria and Diarmuid, Ailin's understanding of Artoria and Diarmuid is no less than that of themselves.

In this situation, Erin's two Zanpakuto easily suppressed Altria and Diarmuid.

Each of Aelin's slashes was as powerful as Artoria's "Wind Hammer", and both Artoria and Diarmuid were beaten so hard that they lost their temper.

All along, both Diarmuid and Altria felt that their martial arts had been tempered by countless wars and had reached the pinnacle of perfection.

After becoming a heroic spirit, they are blessed by countless legends, allowing their martial arts to rise to a higher level.

Their mind, their intuition, are the products of the distillation of their own characteristics.

But in front of Ailin, they knew what kind of swordsmanship could be called "the pinnacle".

Without their sublimated minds and intuition, they would not have been able to hold out for so long under Ailin's attack.

But even so, they felt that if nothing unexpected happened, tonight might be their time to exit.

However, being able to fight against a swordsman like Ailin, they also felt that it was right for them to come to participate in the Holy Grail War this time!
……

"No, no..."

On the Xindu Weiyuanchuan Bridge, Iskandar, dressed in a red robe, suddenly stood up from the steel frame of the bridge.

"What's wrong? Rider?"

After seeing Iskandar's actions, Waver asked in confusion.

Although Weber is a magician, his eyesight is no different from that of ordinary people.

And he himself did not have any magic to improve his eyesight.

Therefore, from this bridge, Weber could not see clearly the battle taking place in the distant port.

What he could see was one powerful blow after another that shattered the containers at the port or cut open the sea.

That terrifying power frightened Weber so much that his face turned pale.

Can his Servant withstand such a powerful attack?
If even Rider is defeated, will he be killed by this powerful Servant's Master? (End of this chapter)