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"In that fire ten years ago."

"It wasn't just the Caster team that died; the Berserker team did too?"

“Yes.” Vivian nodded.

"That's how it happened, according to church records."

"..."

After receiving confirmation from her teacher, Sakura Tohsaka's expression became somewhat serious.

Vivian had a vague idea of ​​what she was thinking.

This is the cruelest moment in the Holy Grail War—when a Servant is defeated, their Master will naturally not fare any better.

Especially like the Masters of Caster and Berserker mentioned earlier.

In such extreme environments, there is basically only one outcome: death.

It's only natural that the participants in the Holy Grail War would feel some fear after understanding this cruel ending.

but--

Vivian would never allow Sakura Tohsaka to even consider giving up.

She had to send her student to the Holy Grail War.

After all, the contract between Sakura Tohsaka and Ian only appears at the moment of summoning.

That was the time when I would kill her and then make a new pact with Ian.

No one will ever be able to take Ian away from me!

Never!

Thinking of this, Vivian took a deep breath, barely managed to compose herself, and then began to "comfort" Sakura Tohsaka.

"Sakura, you don't need to worry."

"Although it does sound like a very cruel thing."

"But in reality, many problems arise because people weren't prepared before participating in the Holy Grail War."

But you're different—

"You've been working on this for ten years, haven't you?"

"I believe that these ten years of studying magic will not have been in vain—the victory of the Holy Grail War will surely belong to you."

"Moreover, I will do my best to assist you in this process."

"So, Sakura, you don't need to be afraid at all."

however--

Faced with her teacher's "comfort," Sakura Tohsaka seemed somewhat puzzled.

She realized that her reaction just now seemed to have caused Vivian to have a serious misunderstanding.

Having blossomed into a beautiful young woman, she immediately took remedial measures.

"Hey, teacher, that's not what I meant."

"I... will never give up participating in the Holy Grail War, so please rest assured."

"..."

Although she heard the answer she wanted, new doubts arose in Vivian's mind.

"So what was with your reaction just now?"

"Um……"

Sakura Tohsaka glanced around to make sure no one was watching her and her teacher Vivian, then began to explain in a low voice:

"Teacher... I was actually thinking about a question."

"question?"

“Mm.” Sakura Tohsaka nodded.

“I’m thinking… the Caster class excels at using strategy, while the Berserker class is superior in terms of brute force.”

"But these two were the first two to be eliminated in the previous Holy Grail War."

"So--"

"Where exactly is the winning balance point?"

"..."

Seeing Sakura Tohsaka deep in thought, Vivian realized she had underestimated Sakura's determination to participate in the Holy Grail War.

No.

It's not as simple as just participating.

Sakura Tohsaka wants to win this Holy Grail War.

In a sense, this aligns with his own aspirations.

Great.

This is really great.

Vivian was secretly delighted—she had been worried that her students would give up participating in the Holy Grail War out of fear.

In retrospect, such worries were completely unnecessary.

"Sakura, you don't need to worry about the so-called balance point."

"Only those who lack ability think about such questions—and you are not one of them."

"Your magical talent is among the best I have ever seen."

"With this level of skill, he would definitely be able to win the Holy Grail War easily."

"Really?" Sakura Tohsaka asked.

She had a natural trust in her teacher, Vivian.

However, this is not difficult to understand.

After all... she taught him magic for nearly ten years, and in the end, she was even willing to accompany him back to Japan.

However, this time—

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The paper cup in his hand was crumpled into a ball, but his expression was much better than before.

"Fake!"

"all fake!"

"The Holy Grail War is not a ritual that can be won simply by having magical talent. Don't underestimate it!"

"..."

"..."

Weber's sudden outburst drew the attention of both Sakura Tohsaka and Vivian.

Clearly, the master and apprentice did not understand why the man in front of them was so agitated.

Weber himself seemed to realize this.

"Ahem." He cleared his throat. "Sorry, I got a little excited."

"Nothing."

Sakura Tohsaka quickly shook her head—she was very polite to every teacher at the Clock Tower.

"I'm the one who should apologize."

“I shouldn’t have brought up things that Professor Weber didn’t intend to recall.”

"I'm really sorry."

"..."

Weber gripped the paper cup in his hand even tighter.

But soon, as if he had figured something out, he sighed.

"Actually... it's nothing."

"After all, it was indeed because of my limited personal abilities that Iskandar was defeated."

Looking back now, I do feel I've let him down.

"Iskandha?"

"Oh...you didn't know that, did you?"

Weber reached into his pocket and pulled out a well-wrapped notebook, flipping through it to a page.

The text on it was written in crooked, illegible characters, making it difficult to decipher.

Weber, as if showing off his treasure, introduced the items in his hands to Sakura Tohsaka and Vivian.

"Iskander—that's the Rider I summoned during the Fourth Holy Grail War."

"This is all the information I collected from my visits to him and his legend—it's not something copied from an encyclopedia, but a summary I came up with after actually following the route of his previous expeditions!"

"Eh--?!"

Sakura Tohsaka stared incredulously at Waver in front of her.

"Professor Weber, so you left the Clock Tower to do this kind of thing?"

"Yes!"

Weber nodded, a hint of guilt in his eyes.

"I want to know him better—that way, when we meet again in the future, we'll have more to talk about."

"..."