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"Wow...that's impressive." Louis Schmidt clicked his tongue as he looked at the countless Dead Apostles. "I didn't expect that so many Dead Apostles would gather here in just over a year..."

Louis Schmidt felt a toothache just thinking about it. Was this the power that the villain's savior was displaying?

Without a doubt, all of these dead men were extremely evil.

I admire Dior's power, and I am also attracted by his charm.

More than half of them were prepared to risk their lives for DIO...

And... DIO accomplished all of this in just over a year.

“However, there is indeed information…” Louis Schmidt’s expression turned slightly serious as he said, “This time, the enemy is not to be underestimated either.”

"Oh, tell me about it." DIO said, as if floating, and sat down on the bookshelf.

"Yes, this time the enemy... First is the Mage's Association, led by the Queen of the Clock Tower, Bartholomew, who has a track record of defeating high-ranking Dead Apostles. Then there's her fifty-strong squad—Clone. I think most of you Dead Apostles know a little about them... Each one of them is a high-ranking mage, capable of defeating mid-ranking Dead Apostles, and together they can easily take down high-ranking Dead Apostles. And... there are fifty of them in total!"

"continue."

"Hmm... and then there's another team... Although nominally we're on the same side, it's only nominally so, since... the other army is the Holy Church! An army of eighty men. Each of them is more dangerous to you than a magician, and... about half of them have undergone sanctification... You probably haven't heard of that, have you?"

“No…I’ve heard of them.” Isaac Barnes, the only high-ranking Dead Apostle currently under DIO, said with a pale face, “I’ve encountered them before…each one was a tough opponent.”

“Well… I’ll say it again anyway.” Louis Schmidt nodded and said, “Those troops, though called sanctified, are actually mechanized. Some of them can inflict damage on the Dead Apostles that is no less than that of nuclear bombs or chemical weapons. And if we consider half of the eighty of them, that means about forty.”

The scene remained quiet.

The silence left Louis Schmidt somewhat speechless... Did these Dead Apostles... not care about their own lives? Had they truly given everything to DIO?

That guy...that guy...is so handsome!!

"continue."

“Alright.” Louis Schmidt smiled and said, “Ahem, then I’ll continue. Although these people are nominally our partners, working together to fight the Mage’s Association, that’s not actually the case… because you’re all Dead Apostles. If those Agents saw you, they would definitely rush at you without hesitation.”

"I see..." Dio floated down from the bookshelf and said as he walked, "So, the current situation is that all three sides are each other's enemies... or does that not even include the Heroic Spirits they will summon next..."

Yes, that's right.

DIO smiled.

He can't actually take action yet... because he's not truly connected to the Holy Grail. If he were to actually fight, he would disappear before the Holy Grail War even begins, so... he has to wait.

“Very well—then let’s just crush them all, the Holy Church and the Mage’s Association…and then…I will give you all eternal peace of mind.”

"Master DIO!"

"Master DIO!"

"Master DIO!"

"Master DIO!"

DIO basked in the cheers, then turned to Louis Schmidt and said, "The Mage's Association's army is called Clone, so what about the Church of Christ? Does it have a name?"

“Yes… there is.” Louis Schmidt said with a somewhat strange expression, “The army of agents sent by the Holy Church is called… the Thirteenth Division of Traitors.”

Chapter 215 The Holy Grail War Begins

"Oh, oh, oh—that's wonderful! Lord Conant!" Hansa exclaimed excitedly, "You've approved my proposal!"

“Hmm…” Ambrose Conant nodded expressionlessly: “Because I also think Andersen is handsome…”

"That's right! Especially when everyone charges forward together, it's so inspiring!" Hansa's face was flushed with excitement. He was already looking forward to shouting "We are traitors! Traitorous Jews!" during the battle.

Just thinking about it is very impressive!

Those real priests... perhaps they wouldn't say that, comparing themselves to Jews or anything like that... but they don't care!

They are the agents!

I'm just like the traitor Thirteen from that comic, so I don't feel any psychological pressure at all!

......

1992 -

Cairo, Egypt.

Kurokawa and Miya sneaked over with two suitcases, using unofficial channels.

Although he could come directly, he didn't want others to know that he was participating in this Holy Grail War yet, or rather, the fewer people who knew, the better.

Moreover... otherwise, I might have been taken into custody as soon as I arrived in Egypt.

Several airports in Egypt are teeming with members of magic associations, churches, and dead people...

The purpose is to find out who came to Egypt through such channels... It's easy to deal with those on the same side, but for those on the opposing side, just take their Command Seals and kill them.

The seven magicians from the Mage's Association were fine, as they all came together. But the seven magicians on Kurokawa and Miya's side were mostly unknown – who they were, where they were, where they came from… all of that was a mystery.

So... they started blocking places like airports; if they managed to block even one, they'd make a fortune!

Many of the battles that took place in Egypt also began with struggles over control of those territories.

The Dead Apostles and the Church of the Holy Grail, two factions aligned in the same camp, have never ceased their fighting. Even those who should have been on the same side will engage in a deadly battle the moment they meet.

Kurokawa Kazuya managed to cross the border with great difficulty by smuggling himself in.

Of course, he didn't expect to keep it a secret for long; he'd just try to get through as many days as possible. After all, they would definitely develop different strategies and countermeasures for each magician competing.

The Holy Church, the Magicians' Association, and a large group of Dead Apostles gathered together.

They made no attempt to conceal their fighting in this largest city in Egypt, and have already fought several times.

Of course, this lack of concealment only applies to the inner world. People in the outer world are completely unaware of this, except that they don't know why there have been more terrorist attacks in Cairo recently, and gas explosions are frequent.

People die all the time.

The once bustling streets of Egypt have become much quieter.

Kurokawa Kazuya expressed his condolences, and at the same time... felt somewhat fortunate that there weren't so many people on the streets when he came to scout the location more than a year ago.

Moreover, with fewer people, the streets were a little cleaner...

Having moved into the room he had previously prepared under his disguised identity, Kurokawa Kazuya took out six holy relics he had prepared—

A fragment of the round table, a stone tablet from Olympus, the arm guard of Lionheart, the broken sword of the Sixth Demon King Oda Nobunaga, Avalon, and... a stone from Akat.

The first one summoned should be one of the Knights of the Round Table, the second one might be a hero or demigod from Olympus, the third one will most likely be Richard the Lionheart, the fourth one is very likely to be Oda Nobunaga, the fifth one is King Arthur, and the sixth one... might be Dracula the Impaler... but he will most likely appear in the form of Alucard.

So...who should we summon?

Kurokawa Kazuya looked at the five holy relics in front of him, while Avalon had already been implanted into his body.

Although it's useless now, he still took it just in case... Originally, the magician assassin Kiritsugu Emiya was also planning to come to this Holy Grail War.

As for the reason... let's look at the situation in Egypt!

How many people died in the clashes between the three forces over the past year? The magician assassin, who had been quiet for a while, was itching to grab a gun, rush over, destroy the Greater Grail, and run away.

However... I didn't let him come.

This Holy Grail War is no longer simply a Holy Grail War.

Dead Apostles, Holy Church, Magicians' Association.

The three parties disliked each other.

Each side has gathered a large number of elites. For example, the Mage's Association didn't just gather high-ranking magicians this time, but rather those with very high combat power...

Clone Squad, Designated Sealing Force...

At least three high-ranking Dead Apostles have already appeared.

Meanwhile, the Thirteen Betrayal Division of the Holy Church has gradually gathered hundreds of agents.

Kurokawa Kazuya's lips twitched slightly when he thought about the name the Church's forces had chosen for this operation. Was this some kind of joke? In such a serious setting...

"I feel like it's almost done... and the connection with the Greater Grail is almost complete. Now, it's time to prepare for the Heroic Spirit summoning!"

......

At that very moment, another person also arrived in Egypt.

As Ishizaki Rihito looked at this unfamiliar city after getting off the plane, his heart seemed to be beating hundreds of times faster than usual, as if it was about to jump out of his chest!

"Wait a moment."

The voice that came from behind made Ishizaki Rihito pause slightly. It was in Japanese. Was it calling him?

Hansa smiled and walked over to Ishizaki Rihito. At the airport they were in charge of, anyone who showed signs of magical energy fluctuations or couldn't see the back of their left or right hand would be stopped and checked briefly.

The same is true now.

He saw this person... Ishizaki Rihito, who was wearing a glove on his right hand.

"Ah, is he Japanese? How lucky! A third language is just right."

Rihito Ishizaki was stunned. It wasn't that he didn't want to leave, but... he couldn't!

He's starting to regret it now; he should have summoned the Heroic Spirit first, and then come over.

Now it's like this...

This guy, judging by his clothes, is a priest, which means he's like Kirei Kotomine from Fate/Zero, right? Damn it! How could anyone possibly beat someone like that!

"Oh ho... this magical fluctuation and the trace of the right hand..." Hansa walked to the motionless Ishizaki Rihito's side, slightly lifted the glove on his right hand and smiled: "You've hit the jackpot."

As he spoke, the priest, who was wearing an eye patch, put his hand on Ishizaki Rihito's shoulder and said, "How about coming with me?"

"Hey—Hansa! Why are you wearing a priest's suit again?" Just then, someone ran over and said disapprovingly, "This will ruin our..."

Before he could finish speaking, he froze as he looked at Hansa's raised right hand, which was gloved and held up by Rihito Ishizaki. The Command Seals on it clearly told him one thing—this was a Master.

Chapter 216 Summoning Heroic Spirits

"Wow, amazing! They even have something like this."

Ryunosuke Uryu stared at the dozens of holy relics in front of him, his mouth agape, then shook his head: "But I still don't want them."