Skadi, returning to infinity

Skadi's move was completely untrained; unless she possessed other special killing techniques, it was unlikely to be hers.

Of course, this is only a preliminary exclusion, and it's hard to say for sure that she isn't the murderer.

Is Mr. Kirei Kotomine grieving for those who died today?

When it was time to eat, Kirei Kotomine remained silent, seemingly deep in thought.

Upon seeing this, Skadi brought up the matter herself.

"Hmm." This matter has blown up so much today, it's perfectly normal for Skadi to know.

"A total of fourteen people died..."

"This is the most serious criminal case in Fuyuki City in recent years. Hopefully, the culprit can be found."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Aoi Tohsaka chimed in.

"I originally thought it was done by a magician, but there were no traces of magic left at the scene."

"So it was most likely done by a killer who was skilled in murder techniques."

"But we currently have no information on who exactly did it."

Kirei Kotomine concealed the information about the inverted six-pointed star and then revealed his own guess about the outcome of the matter.

As he said this, he glanced at Skadi, seemingly wanting to see her reaction.

"Intelligence? If you want to know, I do."

Skadi listened, then suddenly frowned.

"Yesterday I was so tired that I fell into a deep sleep and didn't wake up until evening."

"Because my teacher's wife felt sorry for me and didn't want me to be busy anymore, she didn't let me cook dinner."

As Skadi finished speaking, Aoi Tohsaka suddenly lowered her head.

She knew Skadi wasn't telling the truth, but what happened yesterday was indeed a bit difficult to bring up.

"I also want to clear my head, plus I haven't done anything since I came to Fuyuki City."

"He walked down the mountain alone and came to the street."

“I felt it was inappropriate to keep bothering my teacher’s wife and teacher, so I rented a villa in the suburbs.”

"Some of those people were the ones I met on my way to find a place to rent."

"They wanted to play a trick on me, so I sent them away."

“I passed by the place where they died, but it was very dark at the time, and I didn’t see anything.”

"I don't know whether they died before I got there or after I returned from the villa."

"I was shocked when I saw the news today."

"Although I know magic, but..."

Skadi acted as if she were truly an outsider, making no attempt to conceal her fact that she had encountered them and passed by the place where they died.

go with.

"terribly sorry."

Aoi Tohsaka only just learned that Skadi had almost been in danger, and she felt even more guilty for her rejection yesterday.

"It has nothing to do with your wife, it was just an accident."

"Even the teacher's wife didn't expect something like this to happen."

"Besides, I'm a magician. If I were to encounter real danger, I think he'd be the one who should be worried."

"It's a pity I didn't pay attention to this yesterday, otherwise I should have been able to catch the murderer."

Kirei Kotomine listened to her speak, analyzing her tone and expression throughout the entire process.

"There's no problem at all." If she's hiding this, then it's highly likely that she's the one who did it.

But she brought it up herself, not at all hiding the possibility of being associated with it.

Moreover, the tone of his voice was so genuine, carrying both a hint of lingering fear and a touch of curiosity.

This made it difficult for Kirei Kotomine to determine whether she was telling the truth or lying.

But one thing is certain: even if this girl wasn't the murderer, she must have known some inside information.

She even recognized the killer's features, but she didn't say anything.

What benefit would she gain from doing this?

Would concealing that person's identity help her, or would concealing the motive behind the matter help her?

"There is another problem with this matter: an inverted six-pointed star formation drawn with human blood has appeared on the ground."

"Although only half of it was drawn with human blood, the other half was gradually completed."

"This is a provocation against the church, and it's highly likely that it was done by a magician."

Kirei Kotomine didn't hide anything this time. After he finished speaking, he looked at Skadi.

"An inverted six-pointed star?" A look of surprise flashed across Skadi's face, showing that she was very curious about this.

"Hmm." This is the mark of the devil; even knowing that the church would intervene, an inverted six-pointed star appeared.

Isn't this a provocation against the church?

"It seems that as the Holy Grail War draws closer, Fuyuki City is becoming increasingly unpeaceful."

Tohsaka Aoi looked at her two innocent daughters, hoping that this incident would not involve them.

"Don't worry, Madam, I will protect you."

Skadi vowed that she would protect her teacher's wife.

"Mm." Hearing her assurance, Aoi Tohsaka smiled.

She talked a lot with Skadi today, learned about her thoughts, and realized that Skadi has the ability to protect everyone.

only......

When the time comes to return, Sakura will have to keep her promise to the Matou family and be adopted as their daughter.

This is also for Sakura's own good, since only one person in a magician's family can inherit the magic circuit.

If Rin can inherit it, then Sakura's outstanding talent would be wasted.

Sending Sakura to the Matou family was also to prevent her talent from going to waste...

That's a good thing, isn't it?

Although she could comfort herself with this thought, she couldn't guarantee she could accept it if it actually happened.

"I'm sorry to have disturbed you, I'll be leaving now."

After dinner, Kirei Kotomine, having gathered enough information, bowed to Aoi Tohsaka, and finally gave Skadi a meaningful look.

After that, she left the Tohsaka residence.

The objective has been achieved, and Skadi's intelligence has been gathered in considerable numbers.

The remaining task is to find the person who kidnapped his daughter and the person who provoked the church.

"Karen." No matter how twisted Ren Yanfeng Qili's heart was, his love for his daughter was very obvious.

He absolutely would not allow anyone to take his daughter away.

PS: Update 3/6

Chapter Ten: You can hate me, but no matter how much you hate me, you can't die.

The night was quiet.

After Kirei Kotomine left.

Inside the Tohsaka residence, Skadi had also tidied up the dining table and kitchen.

Sitting on the sofa, Aoi Tohsaka apologized for what happened yesterday.

"I was overthinking things yesterday; I was being too wary of you."

"This almost caused you to get into trouble."

"Thank goodness you're alright, otherwise I might never be able to forgive myself for the rest of my life."

Aoi Tohsaka readily admitted to the mistakes she had made.

“Teacher’s wife, you don’t need to say such things.”

Skadi waved.

“This has nothing to do with my teacher’s wife.” Skadi shook her head and answered seriously.

"I am a stranger, so my teacher's wife naturally has to be extra careful for her own safety and that of her two daughters."

Skadi already knows that, including today, it's the fourth day in Aoi Tohsaka's memory that she's been here.

On the second day after she arrived, Tokiomi Tohsaka was busy outside.

In addition, she had been rather quiet the past two days and hadn't interacted with them much, which led Aoi Tohsaka to be more wary of her.

Upon learning this, Skadi immediately changed her strategy, which led to the current changes.

"Shichen brought you here, leaving only one sentence: 'She is my student, and will stay here temporarily.'"

"Then I left the next day."

“Really…” Aoi Tohsaka said this, but she didn’t really mean to blame her husband.

"It's alright, Madam. If anyone's to blame, it's me for being too reserved the other day and not having a proper chat with you."

"If we had communicated earlier, this wouldn't have happened."

Skadi took the blame upon herself, without blaming her in the slightest.