FATE: Target of Grand Master

To be honest, Xia Yan does have that kind of mentality.

It wasn't that Xia Yan was deliberately looking down on Nero; it was just that after having Morgan, using other Servants would inevitably result in some sense of disparity. However, looking at it from another perspective, this was also a challenge for Xia Yan.

Just as strong people never complain about their environment, excellent Masters should not complain about their Servants.

After encouraging himself, Xia Yan smiled.

"Your Majesty Nero, you misunderstand. It's not that I think you're weak, it's just that our opponents are really strong, and we need to plan carefully."

Nero could tell that Xia Yan was deliberately avoiding his question, but he still slowly let go of Xia Yan. After all, Xia Yan was right. Even if he was a genius emperor, he could not be too cautious when facing a True Ancestor who far exceeded the scope of human heroic spirits.

Boom boom boom!

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the lounge.

Xia Yan and Nero exchanged a glance, both feeling quite surprised.

"Master Xia Yan, it is I, Kirei Kotomine."

The sound did indeed have that pleasant quality.

Just in case, Nero gestured for her to open the door, while Xia Yan stood a little behind her.

After opening the door, Kirei Kotomine was standing with his hands behind his back, looking at them with a smile.

"That's quite cautious. But then again, it's not wrong."

Kirei Kotomine spread his hands to indicate that he meant no harm.

"I'm here to help you."

"Offer help? But Father, aren't you the overseer of the Holy Grail War? Are you preparing to return to your old ways?"

Kirei Kotomine paused for a moment, then chuckled, "It seems you know me quite well. Well, those are all records completely unrelated to this place. Getting back to the point, I am indeed here to offer you assistance. As for the reason, I think you can probably guess. The probability of Masters and Servants entered into the BB slot machine by Administrator BB is almost evenly distributed, except for the Master-Servant pair of Moji and Arcueid, whose probability is reduced to one in ten thousand due to their exceptional nature."

Of course, even if it's only one in ten thousand, there's still a chance of being chosen. So BB granted me the authority to provide some assistance if a Master unfortunately chooses Woto Moji and Arcueid as their opponents.

Okay, okay, so I'm the one unlucky one out of a million.

Xia Yan pursed his lips, but didn't complain, accepting reality calmly.

"Father, how can you help me? Could you give me more Command Seals?"

Xia Yan was equally unceremonious.

Kirei Kotomine chuckled dryly twice and replied, "Unfortunately, I don't have any Command Seals this time."

He then opened his dark trench coat, revealing a variety of Arcueid merchandise hanging inside. These ranged from game discs like "Tsukihime," "Tsukihime Fighting," and "Kagetsu Toya" to various setting materials and even perfectly scaled replicas of figurines. He looked like a suspicious merchant selling contraband on the street.

Xia Yan's vision blurred, and he blurted out, "That's it?"

"What are you saying? This is all valuable information. Don't worry, this assistance is free; no Master Points will be charged."

"That's not what I meant. What I meant was, is there any other, more practical help?"

Xia Yan quickly changed his tune.

"That's all. I had to use the permissions BB gave me to rack my brains and search through the database to find all of this."

Xia Yan covered his face, looking speechless, while Yan Feng Qi Li watched Xia Yan's reaction with a smile throughout.

While Xia Yan was negotiating with Kirei Kotomine, Nero had already taken all the Arcueid-related merchandise from the priest's trench coat into the lounge.

By the time Xia Yan and Kirei Kotomine realized what was happening, all the accessories inside their trench coats were gone.

"cough..."

Kirei Kotomine closed his trench coat, coughed lightly, and said, "In short, my assistance has been provided. Now it's up to you."

After saying that, he left directly.

Xia Yan returned to the lounge and saw Nero examining the life-size Arcueid figure closely. Curious, he asked, "Nero, what are you looking at?"

Nero's gaze remained fixed on the figure, and without turning his head, he said, "Of course I'm studying Arcueid's body structure. I must say, the proportions and the exquisite face are truly a rare work of art."

As expected, Nero has no resistance to beautiful things. If Arcueid hadn't been an enemy Servant, she probably would have already made her move downstairs.

Click!

The figure emitted a sound effect of a clasp coming loose, followed by Nero's panicked voice.

"Player, what should I do? I think I accidentally broke my figure!"

Xia Yan walked over to Nero, who was so nervous he didn't dare to move, and understood what was going on after just one glance.

Arcueid's figure was scattered into seventeen pieces, and the cuts were all very flat and smooth, as if they had been cut with a knife. It was clear that this could not have been caused by just hitting it.

As Xia Yan carefully put the 1/17 Arcueid figure back together, he comforted Nero, saying, "It's alright. See, we can put it back together now."

"I see."

Nero's mood immediately brightened, and the ahoge (cowlick) on his head began to sway relaxedly.

After finishing with the figure, Nero picked up the artbook and started reading. The background information about Arcueid was basically the same as Xia Yan's description. However, what attracted Nero even more was Arcueid's art book, especially those gorgeous dresses, which made Nero drool like a pervert from time to time.

As afternoon approached, Xia Yan and Nero decided to watch the entire "Tsukihime" story. Although Xia Yan didn't expect to gain much new insight from watching it, they figured they might as well let Nero learn about Arcueid's fighting style beforehand, since they had nothing else to do anyway.

After getting a decent computer with a CD drive from Kirei Kotomine, Xia Yan and Nero admired it together.

It's called "Tsukihime", but actually the disc containing Kirei Kotomine is the new version, "Tsukihime Remake".

After finishing the Princess Route, it was already evening. Nero covered her mouth, her eyes brimming with tears, as if she had just watched a very moving movie.

"Waaah... Arcueid is so pitiful, why couldn't she and Shiki have a happy ending?"

Xia Yan couldn't answer the question, so he could only quietly hand Nero a tissue.

"Player, I'm fine. You should go and rest. We'll be facing them tomorrow."

Nero took the tissue box from Xia Yan's hand and urged him to go and rest.

"And what about you?"

Xia Yan asked.

"I'll watch the plot a bit more. Don't worry, I'm a Servant, staying up all night won't affect my combat power."

Xia Yan wasn't worried that Nero's combat power would be affected by staying up all night, but rather that she might develop sympathy for Arcueid because of the storyline, which would affect her judgment in battle.

In fact, Xia Yan also really liked the character Arcueid, but since their positions had become enemies, he couldn't show any sympathy for her.

Moreover, his opponent was Arcueid, and he had absolutely no room for sympathy for him.