One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

However, this will take some time.

Because after the Master dies, the Servant does not disappear immediately, but stays in the real world for a period of time depending on the class.

Archer is the most independent of the three.

Even if the Master dies, it can still exist for a very long time.

Therefore, even after returning, the curse on Saber's left hand was not yet lifted, allowing Kiritsugu Emiya to remain calm.

It's just a matter of waiting a couple more days and seeing.

On the contrary, what he was really concerned about was what Kotomine Risashi, the "Overseer," and Abel, the "Judge," said to each other at the church today.

It's reasonable that the Assassin Master lied to Kotomine Risei.

But based on his understanding of Kotomine Risei, that old fox, the other party wasn't so easily fooled.

Furthermore, after being deceived, they even helped explain things to the Assassin's Master, which is extremely suspicious.

Could it be true, as Abel the Arbiter said, that Ryougi Kotomine has a problem, or is even the root cause of the distortion and influence on the course of this Holy Grail War?

It's probably not enough for just Kotomine Risei alone.

So, did they form a secret alliance with the Assassin's Master?

This is highly likely!

Kiritsugu Emiya has begun to regard Risei Kotomine as an 'enemy', and if necessary, he might even try to kill him.

Anyway, Abel, the "Arbitrator," is still upholding the rules of this Holy Grail War. Perhaps it would be more advantageous without Kotomine Risei.

Just as Kiritsugu Emiya decided to thoroughly investigate Risei Kotomine.

News reports from Fuyuki City began frequently reporting on people going missing or being kidnapped.

However, none of the Masters took it seriously.

Several days later, as the number of missing persons increased, it began to cause a degree of panic in Fuyuki City.

It was only after the old fox, Kotomine Risei, found Abel again and explained the situation.

"Based on my investigation, it has been confirmed that the ones who are running rampant in Fuyuki City and torturing and killing ordinary people are Caster and his Master, who have not shown their faces until now."

"I believe this extremely despicable tactic must be stopped."

"In fact, it may be precisely this unconventional approach that led to the Holy Grail summoning Your Majesty."

Kotomine Risei's words were very righteous and sounded logically sound.

If Abel hadn't known full well that he wasn't a "judge" at all, he probably would have believed the other party.

After all, what Caster and his Master did was simply inhuman.

This is an act that cannot be tolerated no matter how many Holy Grail Wars are held.

In fact, Kiritsugu Emiya's act of blowing up an entire floor of a hotel was serious enough, but since it was aimed at Lancer and his Master, and other ordinary people were only affected, this kind of close-range approach can be understood to some extent.

After all, the Holy Grail War, since it involves the word "war," is bound to be brutal.

It is inevitable that some ordinary people will be caught up in this and sacrifice themselves.

However, Caster and his Master's actions had nothing to do with the Holy Grail War; they were purely for their own amusement.

This is something that Kotomine Risei and Tohsaka Tokiomi, who is hiding behind the scenes, cannot tolerate.

Because Fuyuki City is their base of operations, how can they let this kind of guy run rampant?

Abel nodded, as if initially acknowledging the other's judgment, and said, "This extremely heinous behavior indeed violates the original intention of holding the Holy Grail War, and as the [Arbitrator], I must punish it!"

Kotomine Risei was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"It seems that you, [The Arbiter], share the same thoughts as me. I have decided to call upon all Masters, in our names, to cease fighting for now, and to resume the Holy Grail War only after we have jointly dealt with Caster and his Master. What do you think?"

"can."

Abel agreed.

Eliminating Caster first is in everyone's best interest.

Kotomine Risei had initially thought the discussion meeting wouldn't go very smoothly, but he hadn't expected Abel to be so easy to talk to.

But then he thought again, wasn't Abel's behavior exactly what he expected?

As long as they don't find any fault with us for violating the rules of the Holy Grail War, we might be able to turn the tables on them.

Just like this time when they were fighting Caster, the other Masters could stand by and watch from the sidelines, but Abel, as the "Judgmentalist," certainly couldn't do that.

"So, is it better to eliminate Caster as soon as possible and use that opportunity to gather information on the other Servants, or is it better to simply let the [Judge] fight Caster to the death?"

Kotomine Risei was somewhat unsure.

He wondered if he should find an opportunity to discuss it with Tokiomi Tohsaka first, when he heard Abel speak.

“Caster and his Master must be dealt with as soon as possible to get the Holy Grail War back on track. Therefore, I propose that we give some rewards as an incentive to those who kill Caster or his Master.”

"In the name of the [Ruler], I grant you one right to use my Noble Phantasm."

"At any time and in any place during this Holy Grail War, I will unconditionally unleash my Noble Phantasm once for him, and the specific abilities of the Noble Phantasm will only be known to him."

Kotomine Ritsu was completely stunned on the spot!

Because Abel's words were both reasonable and beyond his expectations.

Unleash a Noble Phantasm once for the person who kills Caster or his Master?

What exactly is this Noble Phantasm?

What kind of effect will it have?

Kotomine Riki wanted to know, but it was clear that Abel would never tell him.

Now there's no need to worry about it anymore.

His real intention was to use this incident to gather intelligence and, incidentally, to give Tokiomi Tohsaka some benefits in a legitimate way.

Now the benefits are even greater.

Therefore, the one who kills Caster must be Archer!

Kotomine Rise, fearing Abel might change his mind, quickly said, "In that case, as the supervisor, I can't let everyone's efforts go to waste. How about this, I'll give you two Command Seals as a reward?"

"That's how it should be."

Abel, of course, would not refuse.

Chapter 844 Generous Rewards

After finalizing the rewards, Kotomine Risei immediately began summoning all Masters participating in the Holy Grail War.

Of course, except for Caster.

Before long, six familiars appeared at the church entrance, waiting quietly.

It's clear that even the Berserker Master, who hasn't shown up yet, has come.

Even the Assassin Master who was kicked out stopped pretending.

It seems they had already received advance notice.

After clearing his throat, Kotomine Rise glanced at Abel beside him. Seeing that Abel didn't seem to be trying to steal his thunder, he said with satisfaction, "I believe everyone has heard about the recent spate of disappearances and kidnappings in Fuyuki City. It has now been confirmed that the perpetrators are Caster and his Master."

"After discussions with [The Arbiter] Abel, it has been decided to disqualify him for violating the rules of the Holy Grail War."

"Next, all Masters and Servants must suspend their fighting. The Holy Grail War will only resume after Caster and his Master are defeated."

At this point, Kotomine Risei glanced at Abel again, indicating that it was his turn to appear.

Abel didn't stand on ceremony and continued, "I will also participate in the battle against Caster and his Master, and fight alongside everyone."

"Furthermore, as a kill reward, anyone who kills Caster will be granted the right to use my Noble Phantasm once in the name of the [Judge]."

"At any time and in any place during this Holy Grail War, I will unconditionally unleash my Noble Phantasm once for him, and the specific abilities of the Noble Phantasm will only be known to him."

Every Master who heard about this reward through their familiar was stunned.

He then showed an expression of great interest.

If we simply encourage them to work for free, there might be very few people who respond.

But this reward is quite interesting.

It's actually the [Judge's] right to use a Noble Phantasm once?!

It's like opening a blind box.

Without knowing the power and effects of this Noble Phantasm, no one knows whether the outcome of trying to kill Caster will be a gain or a loss.

But considering that the "Arbitrator" could briefly fight to a draw with that "Hero King" Gilgamesh, his Noble Phantasm probably can't be weak.

Just then, Kotomine Risei smiled again, "Not only that, as the supervisor of this Holy Grail War, I will also give out two more Command Seals as a reward."

“Every Master understands the value of Command Seals. Although they may not be as valuable as the rewards from the Arbiter, they are the only thing I can offer.”

After saying that, Kotomine Risei rolled up his right sleeve, revealing the unused Command Seals patterns of all the participants in previous Holy Grail Wars.

Now, all the Masters were in an uproar!

Two Command Seals are guaranteed as a minimum reward, and there are also Noble Phantasm blind boxes to open.

Seven Servants against one!

Damn it, Caster, if you don't die, who will?

Blah blah blah...

The familiars immediately flew away.

They're probably all eager to cause trouble for Caster.

Abel also left with Ilya.

After they all left, Kotomine Risei immediately contacted Tohsaka Tokiomi.

"I never expected that throwing out a random bait would yield such an unexpected result."