Type-Moon: Root Seiko

“...I’m telling you…”

While the groups were exchanging greetings in a cheerful atmosphere, Weber, who had been keeping quiet all along, finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He suddenly exploded: "Why did you all come to the meeting in person?! This doesn't align with a magician's principles!"

"You all must be using familiars to attend the meeting remotely, while simultaneously conducting a city-wide search to find weaknesses in other Masters and launch attacks! That's what you call a magician, isn't it?"

"What happened?! Why did you all know each other, and why didn't you hide your identities at all? You even released all the Heroic Spirits?! Are you here for a social gathering?!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhen immediately retorted:

"Then I'd like to ask you, Waver, why don't you use your familiar?"

"...Because I think my residence has been exposed..."

Weber's momentum immediately deflated, and he lowered his head and muttered under his breath:

“If I get attacked again, it will endanger my grandparents. Coming to church will allow me to seek supervision and protection…”

"Forgive him; after all, he's still an immature young man."

The King of Conquerors stretched out his large hand and rubbed his Master's head:

"Kindness and cowardice are mixed together, but there is no option to run away."

"If this kid is properly trained, he will become a great general or strategist in the future. I have such people in my army, so I understand this very well."

Waver, embarrassed, tried to slap Rider's hand away, but ended up hurting himself because of the Conqueror's muscles, which were as hard as iron.

It was quite a sight to see that none of the four groups present, both leaders and followers, showed any hostility and were so friendly upon meeting.

"I'm so happy to see everyone getting along so well!"

A blue-haired nun in her vestments calmly walked out from the inner room.

Facing the four Masters and Servants present, the young girl showed no stage fright whatsoever.

She winked at Luo Zhen, then immediately looked away, clearly not intending to mention that she had already visited him the previous night.

"Greetings, everyone. I am Hiel, the agent of the Holy Church, and I have just taken over the position of overseer of the Holy Grail War."

"I don't think you all care much about what happened before, so please let me skip over it and get straight to the point."

"Currently, the Greater Grail of Fuyuki has not yet been opened for summoning magic, so theoretically, everyone's summoning of Servants is an exception—but it is not a violation. After all, being able to independently summon Servants is your own skill, and the Church will not interfere in any way."

Shh... Only Webber breathed a sigh of relief and slumped onto the bench, feeling extremely guilty.

Sister Curry continued, "And then there's the thing you're all probably most concerned about: the golem attacks that have occurred throughout Fuyuki City."

"It is now almost certain that this was the work of the Heroic Spirit Caster (Magician)."

"Its master is the monarch of the Clock Tower Minerals Department, Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald."

Weber visibly wavered again, clutching his aching stomach with one hand.

Hierle's eyes turned serious:

“I contacted the Clock Tower and they are certain that Kenneth disappeared more than a month ago. He bought a luxury cruise ship, used his own resources to transform it into a mobile magic fortress, and then vanished without a trace.”

"Considering his original intention to participate in the Holy Grail War, and the origin of the Golem army, it can be basically determined that it is him. But unfortunately, we cannot contact him through any channel."

After all, even his fiancée had publicly broken off their relationship, and Hiel shook his head helplessly.

During Kenneth's final days at the Clock Tower, his temperament seemed to have become quite erratic.

Adding to his frustration, he inexplicably bought a cruise ship and moved most of his assets onto it, which made his fiancée unable to tolerate it any longer.

The Spirit Summoning Department, with which he had a marriage alliance, severed ties with him. Now, although Kenneth is a monarch, he feels all alone.

Therefore, Hierer issued the verdict:

"Given that the other party has completely failed to respond to the supervisor's wishes and has violated the principle of magic concealment in their actions."

"I hereby issue this order, in my capacity as oversight officer, deeming the Caster group the violators of this ritual. You should all prioritize their opposition; the Church will reward those who defeat them with [amount missing]."

"To presume to judge others as having violated the rules—this arrogance is befitting a member of the church; it is truly ignorant and foolish."

Before Hiel could finish speaking, a wave of mockery formed from magic entered everyone's minds.

A canary demon flew into the church and brazenly stepped on the cross.

Hier, who was chairing the meeting, narrowed his eyes: "Mr. Kenneth the Monarch, right?"

“You are certainly qualified to attend this meeting. If you want to defend your actions, you can do so now.”

"Refute? No, no, no. Why would someone in a high position bother to stoop down and explain their thoughts to ignorant and uncouth people?"

A beautiful canary is manipulated into emitting an arrogant voice:

“‘This is a declaration of war! The Church’s agent just happens to take office at this time, perfectly timed to announce my success to the world!’”

"To all you vulgar magicians who dare to challenge me for the Holy Grail, I'll show you what a true magical war is all about!"

As soon as Kenneth finished speaking, the sky suddenly went dark.

"No, something's not right," everyone present quickly realized.

Several pairs of followers ran out of the church.

Then I saw gargoyles that blotted out the sky; they were flying golems!

Their densely packed army, literally blocking out the sun, hurled huge stones held in their claws at the ground.

These boulders crashed to the ground with a thunderous roar, then quickly stood up, revealing themselves to be enormous golems, each over three meters tall!

"...A large-scale attack? In this densely populated city?"

The supervisor's smile vanished, replaced by a murderous glint in his eyes.

Webber's face turned deathly pale: "What do we do? The streets are full of ordinary people! Rider, hurry and save them!"

"No, it doesn't seem necessary."

The Conqueror King scanned the area.

They discovered that everyone present, except their Master, remained calm in the face of the situation.

Luo Zhen frowned, his eyes wide with disbelief: "As expected, they resorted to this tactic. Since the land route is blocked, they've started using the air force."

"Who gave you the courage to pull this stunt in front of a Grand Puppeteer and a Witch?... Hey Orange, Arisu."

"Okay, we can go now."

There's no need to be polite to those who are completely incompetent.

The older sisters of the Luo family would teach the two daughters of the Tohsaka family, who were local managers, what the true responsibilities of a manager meant.

Chapter 74 The Grand Puppeteer is Amazing!

“I understand.”

Orange hung up the phone and took a deep breath on the top floor of a luxury hotel on the 32nd floor.

Because she had a child named Rin Tohsaka with her, she refrained from smoking.

As Luo Zhen and the others set off for the church, she also brought Rin Tohsaka to the tallest building in Fuyuki City.

Faced with the massive army of golems flying towards the entire city, Orange remained calm and waited patiently.

She looked down at the "older sister" at her feet.

He asked her, "Little girl, do you want to inherit the Tohsaka family?"

"Your family is the manager of this city; this will all be your empire in the future."

"But this job is tiring and boring. And your sister will definitely try to take it from you. What are you going to do then?"

"...Aunt Orange, what are you saying? (€€€€€€)"

"Call me 'sister,' you brat!"

Objectively speaking, Orange is indeed old enough to be called "Auntie" by Rin, and there's nothing that can be done about it.

But for unmarried women (even if they have boyfriends), hearing this title always breaks their defenses, and even Orange is no exception.

But that's where Xiaolin's strength lies: this girl has been fearless since she was little, and she's not intimidated at all by Orange, who looks quite fierce.

She didn't even let go of Orange's hand, and answered her frankly with her head tilted back, "Sakura wouldn't fight me for it."

"Sakura and I are so close. She never takes things from me. She's the best little sister in the world!"

"And as long as I keep doing well, my father will definitely let me inherit the family business, so I can continue to protect Sakura."

"If Father decides that Sakura will inherit the family business, it means I haven't done a good enough job... Although I'll be a little sad, I'll try my best to make amends. It's my responsibility as her older sister, and I need to always be Sakura's role model!"

“...That’s really amazing.”

Orange paused for a moment before giving a nonchalant answer.

The Tohsaka family... They're clearly a mediocre family unsuitable for magicians, so how did they produce two genius daughters?

Two overly talented children were instilled by their mediocre father with a set of aristocratic responsibilities that were no longer suitable for the times, and a set of familial love that was no longer appropriate for a magician's family.

If other magical cultivation families saw this, they would surely feel heartbroken, thinking that Tokiomi Tohsaka had ruined these two children.