"Eh? What?"

  For Shirou, who can be regarded as his savior, Rin couldn't help but feel a little excited when he heard that the other party wanted to help him, but he was worried that he would not be able to help.

  Ever since he was a child, for some unknown reason, although Rin was able to do everything carelessly, he always fell off the chain at the critical moment.

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  Before you know it, the time has come to dusk.

  When Emiya Kiritsugu looked at the window in the guest room, he realized that time had passed so quickly.

  Looking at the slowly falling sunset, Emiya Kiritsugu narrowed his eyes slightly, without any emotion, and continued busy sorting out information.

  He holds a ballpoint pen in his right hand, marking points that need attention on a map spread out on the table.

  "Archer, Tokiomi Tohsaka, there is no movement at present, but occasionally Tokiomi can be seen in the mansion. This is the first time since the beginning of the Holy Grail War."

  Emiya Kiritsugu's expression turned serious.

  "Is that man finally going to get serious?"

  After making a mark, Kiritsugu moved the tip of the pen.

  "Berserker, I'm still not sure about the other party's Master. That guy is like a shadow that has never appeared before. Maybe it has appeared, but I just didn't happen to meet him?"

  Frowning, Kiritsugu didn't focus on that.

  "Caster, has died. It has been confirmed that there is no trace of his Master. Maybe he has died somewhere."

  Holding a ballpoint pen, he wrote Caster on the place of "Mitogawa" and marked it with a cross, Kiritsugu continued to think.

  "Then Rider is a formidable opponent. Judging from the information from Irisviel, he is the same dangerous enemy as Archer."

  "In addition, Kenneth has not left Fuyuki until now. He may be waiting for a certain Master to die, and he once again obtained the Command Spell to join the battlefield... Well, it is necessary to kill him!"

  When there is a vacancy in the Master's position, the Holy Grail will withdraw the previous Command Spell and give it to the previously qualified magician.

  Muttering like that, Kiritsugu moved the tip of the pen to the last position.

  "Lancer..."

  He couldn't help frowning.

  "Lancer, as a spearman's combat power is almost on par with Saber's, it is a very difficult opponent, and until now I don't know this guy's real name, let alone what power his Noble Phantasm has..."

  "As for Lancer's Master, his name is Shirou Orihara, and he has bright parents, but maybe he's just an ordinary person who doesn't matter. Magicians basically have inheritance and cannot be born from an ordinary family. So far, I still don't know about this. What kind of power does the special magician have, and what kind of strength is completely unknown, I have never seen the other party use magic..."

  Emiya Kiritsugu felt a bit of a headache. Unknown was the most uncomfortable point for him. Even though he collected most of the opponent's information, it was basically useless information, and it didn't help the opponent in the slightest.

  As for Assassin, who was annihilated by Rider last night, his Master was undoubtedly Kotomine Kirei, and Emiya Kiritsugu had already confirmed it.

  Kotomine Kirei was Tokiomi's disciple, so Tokiomi was able to have two Servants at the same time by this means.

  Now that Kotomine Kirei had lost Assassin, logically, he should retire from the Holy Grail War.

  However, Emiya Kiritsugu always felt that something was wrong....

Chapter 52

  Facing the setting sun, Kotomine Kirei returned to his home as before.

  He has always lived alone, facilitating various matters of the Holy Grail War.

  But today was a little different. On the sofa at Kirei’s house, there was a man with a shining golden light.

  "Looks like you're in a pretty good mood today, Archer."

  "Although I haven't seen what the Holy Grail looks like, even if the Holy Grail is a worthless piece of shit, I don't care, because I found something more interesting."

  The man with blond hair and a golden armor, even his eyes seemed to show a happy smile.

  "Oh... that's really surprising, didn't you ever laugh at the fact that there are only fakes and ugliness in this world?"

  "This has not changed, but I am interested in watching the final outcome of this Holy Grail War."

  Perhaps, the strange banquet held in the atrium of Einzbern City last night changed Archer's mood.

  "I am a person who likes arrogant opponents, a humble but ambitious person who is not limited by his own abilities. Whenever I see such an opponent, I will be very happy."

  Looking at Kirei with a puzzled expression on his face, Archer leisurely shook the goblet filled with red wine and continued.

  "But there are two kinds of arrogance, one is too low in ability, and the other is very ambitious. The former is very stupid, and the latter is a rare and precious kind."

  Archer finished speaking, raised his glass as if celebrating something, and drank the red wine inside gracefully.

  "Kirei, having said that, you are in a rare mood today."

  "It's just peace of mind, I'm finally free from the heavy burden."

  The Command Spell originally engraved on Kirei's right hand had disappeared.

  During the battle in Einzbern City last night, his Servant, Assassin, was all wiped out.

  Kirei has completely lost his authority as a Master.

  "Where is the disappearing Command Spell now? After all, it is the existence of the materialized magic power, so it won't just disappear out of thin air, right?"

  "Theoretically speaking, it should be back to the Holy Grail. The Command Spell itself is something bestowed by the Holy Grail. For those who lost their qualifications as Masters because they lost Servants, the Command Spells should be recovered by the Holy Grail.

  However, if there is a Servant who loses the Master and cancels the contract, the Holy Grail will redistribute the unused Command Spells collected before to the new contractor. "

  The twenty-one imprinted Command Spells assigned to the seven Masters will disappear once they are used once, and the Command Spells that are not consumed in the end will be concentrated in the hands of the supervisor and entrusted to be kept.

  "So that means, as the battle situation unfolds, it is possible that a new Master will appear?"

  Archer's expression seemed to change slightly, which surprised Kirei.

  Although he didn't understand why the King of Heroes would ask this question, Kirei answered it based on the idea that he had left the Holy Grail War anyway and could not be an enemy.

  "Yes, but as a person selected by the Holy Grail, it is not something that can be decided casually, so when looking for a new Master, the Holy Grail will still give priority to those who have been selected before to become Masters."

  In particular, the Masters of the 'Founding Yusanjia' are even more special.

  Even if the Servant is lost, as long as there are other Servants who have not signed a contract during that time, they can continue to exercise their Master's rights without losing the Command Spell.

  It seems that similar things have happened a few times in the past.

  "..."

  In the eyes of Gilgamesh, who had been listening silently, Kirei felt the uneasy pressure and could not help but stop explaining.

  "What's wrong? Go on, Kirei."

  In the end, unable to bear the coercive look in the King Hero's eyes, Kirei continued.

  "In short, Masters who lose their Servants in battle will be protected by the Church. When there are other Masters vacant, they will have a high probability of obtaining the remaining Command Spells again."

  "Because of this, the participants of the Holy Grail War basically killed the hostile Master directly, in order to eliminate future troubles."

  Hearing Kirei's explanation, Gilgamesh sneered.

  "Ah……"

  Then, he suddenly spoke.

  "So, Kirei, don't you have a good chance of obtaining the Command Spell again?"

  "Just say it straight, Archer."

  Kirei, who felt a little dangerous in his heart, spoke directly.

  "Heh...don't be so excited, Kirei, I know it. When you manipulated Assassin, you were only observing other Servants and Masters. Only Matou Kariya, a short-lived ghost, you investigated thoroughly."

  "What do you mean?"

  "In other words, you actually think that after this guy dies, there is still hope for you to obtain the Command Spell and return to the battlefield, right?"

  A smile suddenly appeared on Archer's face, and that smile gave Kirei a complicated feeling of being seen through his heart.

  "That's just because Berserker is strong."

  Kirei tried his best to get rid of that feeling of being controlled. ,

  "No, Kirei, although Berserker is very strong, Saber, Rider, Lancer and other Servants are also not weaker than him. Your purpose for doing this is already obvious."

  The smile on Archer's face became more and more interesting, as if he had discovered something interesting.

  "When a person does a meaningless thing, this is the "interest" that is faked. Kirei, congratulations, you can finally understand what "pleasure" is."

  "Pleasure...?"

  Kirei was stunned, and his mouth repeated the words as if driven by some kind of magic spell.

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  When Gilgamesh preached to Kotomine Kirei what "pleasure" was.

  Shirou has arrived at the door of Rin Tohsaka's house.

  Before coming here, Shirou had already explained it to the house over the phone, and he just said that he was staying at a classmate's house for one night.

  "Here, Orihara, this is my temporary home. For some reason, the original mansion can't go there, so I can only come here to visit."

  With a slight blush on her face, Rin explained to Shirou who was following behind.

  After all, it was the first time she brought friends to the house, and she was still a boy.

  Moreover, this boy, his mother had met before, and made fun of Rin at that time.

  Thinking of this, Rin felt her cheeks get hot. .

Chapter 53

  The house where Rin and his mother Tohsaka Aoi currently live is a mansion in Chancheng, where Aoi's hometown is.

  After Rin trotted into the house and explained to Kwai who was coming, Kwai suddenly nodded with a gentle smile. After all, this was the first time Rin brought friends to play at home.

  Although Tokiomi had said before that they should be careful here, but Aoi felt that it was just a child, and there was nothing dangerous or dangerous.

  "Come in, Orihara-kun."

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