Synopsis: Endless Shuttle

"Didn't find anything?" Rope asked.

"Yes." Jing Jing lowered her head a bit.

"My subordinates stayed on the battlefield where Rider and Saber faced off for a while, and there was no sign of Servant activity within [-] meters of the surrounding area, except for a familiar, and the Lancer-class heroic spirit you specifically asked for did not appear."

After the battle, Rope specifically instructed Assassin to stay temporarily to observe whether there were other Heroic Spirits attracted by the battle.

"Is it."

Sakura's plan tonight is to wait and see?

Rope couldn't guess what his wayward sister was trying to do. Although he was certain that the girl would not have unfavorable thoughts on him, he couldn't help but have a toothache.

——It really feels like a father who is powerless in the face of his rebellious daughter.

Rope sighed.

"If you didn't find it, you didn't find it. Have you dealt with that familiar?"

"Yes. Destroyed."

After speaking, Jing Jing held a black mass in both hands and presented it to Rope.

It was only now that he discovered that Assassin had been holding the body of a black cat in his hands just now, probably because the fur was too similar to the dark scene, and Rope didn't notice it.

The moment Jing Jing saw her master stretch out her hand, she said subconsciously out of concern.

"That... please be careful, there are very strong toxins on the corpse..."

"Poison? I'm fine with that kind of thing as candy."

Rope picked up the black cat indifferently, looked at it a few times and sneered.

"Heh, the traces of this magic are really ancient and full of aristocratic style... magic of the Iberian period."

The mysterious cause of black cats can be traced back to Egypt two thousand years ago.In the Middle Ages, it was believed that every witch would have her own black cat to act as eyes and ears.As a result of the evolution of the legend, the magician women of the retro school and the nobles usually have one or two black cats as their familiars.

In this city, the only person who can be associated with "nobles", "women" and "Holy Grail War" is the current head of the Bathermelo family, "Magic Marshal" Bathermelo Lorelia.

She thought she would retreat after seeing her, but she didn't expect that she was still lurking somewhere in this city... Not giving up on the Holy Grail?Or is there another purpose?

Blue drops of water appeared in Rope's palm, and the corpse turned into lime and fell on the ground in a moment.

"I see, you worked hard tonight, Assassin."

"Please don't say that, it's an honor to be able to share your worries for you."

Quietly stood up, the purple eyes under the mask glanced at the closed door, and lowered her voice.

"Master, please forgive me for overstepping, do you really intend to help Berserker and her Master? The subordinates still insist on the original advice, and learn about them here."

"Are you completely denying my decision?" Rope asked with a smile.

"!"

Obviously it was a very easy question, but the purple-haired girl's body froze instantly.

Before standing up for a long time, she knelt down again, her voice panicking.

"I'm so sorry! This subordinate never meant it. It's just... This way, your path to victory will be smooth..."

Jing Jing was remorseful for her slip of the tongue. Her eagerness to seek success and Rope's gentle attitude made her forget the awkward relationship between the two for a while.

- Unrecognized affiliation.

If this mistake made Rope feel disgusted and her wish was shattered, that would be the real despair.

"No need, I'm just joking. Of course I understand your mood."

Ropey comforted the frightened assassin girl with apology, but he didn't expect the other party to react so much.

"I recognize Berserker, her wish has basically been fulfilled by now, and there will be no trouble if she leaves it alone, plus some personal reasons for her Master and me, it's not unacceptable to help her. Besides, I'm just for her It's just to replenish her magic power, she won't let her join our camp."

"...Yes." This time Jing Jing didn't dare to talk nonsense any more.

The purple-haired girl quietly hid her figure, watching her master in nothingness.

Leaning against the wall, Rope folded his arms and closed his eyes, waiting for Ayako Mizutsu to announce her decision.

The sound of rain hitting the windows from the room gradually stopped.

The spring rain is like a girl with a changeable mood, it comes and goes quickly.The moonlight came in through the small skylight at the end of the corridor, and even the dark clouds had dissipated.

The sound of stepping on the wooden stairs sounded, and Ropey opened his eyes and looked at Ayako Mizutsu who came upstairs.

"Have you decided yet?"

"Well……"

The courage that Ayako had just gathered up was like a deflated ball, her shoulders drooping down.

"Mr. Rope, is there really no other way?"

"what……"

Rope sighed and walked downstairs away from the wall against which he was leaning.

"I see. You wait for me for a while, I'll catch a few unlucky ones and feed Jack back. Who is so lucky..."