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Even the weakest Heroic Spirit is like this. If they want to leave, there's no stopping them; at best, they can only manage to protect themselves.

"My lord... this Holy Grail War might be the last, and even if we obtain the Holy Grail, we're not expected to achieve the Third Law. Just in case, I'll be leaving now. You can check the books I've left behind to see what's going on."

Kiritsugu Emiya ran away, taking advantage of the fact that Yubusta Kuhaid hadn't been paying attention to the outside world during this time, and had even blocked news from the Clock Tower, thus achieving the current effect.

Kiritsugu Emiya's escape was undoubtedly successful.

......

Tokiomi Tohsaka sat in his basement...

Now, he is the only one left in the Tohsaka residence.

Of course, there is also his Servant, who descended to earth as a Lancer-class Heroic Spirit, whose true name is Karna.

Tokiomi Tohsaka felt extremely lucky this time. In his view, Karna was a Heroic Spirit of exceptional rank, no weaker than the King of Heroes, and much easier to control, unlike the King of Heroes who would run around aimlessly and disobey orders.

Although Karna is a man of few words, he is the kind of person who is very obedient to orders, a fact that has been proven over time.

As for his family...

Although reluctant, he had no other choice but to send his daughter to the Edelfelt family for protection. He had also completely removed his own magic crest and transplanted it to Rin Tohsaka. Meanwhile, the Edelfelt family agreed to give her a transplant.

The so-called division is to transplant a very small part of the magic crest from the magician who is the head of the family.

In this case, although the magic mark of the mother plant will also be damaged, it can be restored to this extent with the help of a trainer in a few months to a year.

However, this also means that Sakura Tohsaka has become a branch of the Edelfelt family.

Although she didn't directly obtain the Matou family's magic circuits, which had been developed for over a hundred years, as she had hoped, and instead became a branch of the Edelfelt family, having to develop magic circuits from scratch, she still managed to successfully protect Sakura.

Now, he has no worries whatsoever, and he would have no complaints even if he were to die in this Holy Grail War.

“Master…” Karna appeared beside him and said.

"Ah... I felt it too." Tokiomi Tohsaka nodded. He sensed the aura of the Heroic Spirit, an undisguised feeling that seemed to want to destroy everything.

"Let's see if anyone goes up to meet them."

"I understand, Master." After saying that, Karna disappeared without saying anything about what he was going to do next.

But... as time went by...

One hour, two hours... three hours...

Time had already passed into the early hours of the morning, but still no one had accepted the challenge.

"Seriously, it seems this Holy Grail War is going to be much tougher than the previous ones," Tokiomi Tohsaka sighed. "Lancer."

"I'm here."

"Hmm... then go and fight, but whatever you do, don't reveal your Noble Phantasm or true name. Just test the waters; it's not time to use your full strength yet."

"Understood." With that, Karna materialized into his spirit form and rushed towards the battlefield.

......

"Honestly, are they all a bunch of cowards?" Kenneth, who had been standing for three hours, looked at Attila, no, Attila, who was standing motionless not far away and said with some dissatisfaction.

Although, we do not know what this heroic spirit's wish is.

But that doesn't matter anymore, as long as they obey.

First, summon a Heroic Spirit to assess its strength before making a judgment.

After all, there are two Servants here!

Putting aside Attila, the Conqueror King was undoubtedly a top-tier Heroic Spirit.

Now, all that's left is this one in front of you.

Just then, Attila moved.

He took a few steps forward, and his rainbow-like longsword appeared in his hand.

“...Ah...when will this dream end…” Attila sighed slightly, gripping her sword tighter.

I could feel it—

Ahead, amidst the flames, a heroic spirit appeared!

It finally appeared!

Kenneth smiled slightly.

"I see. So this is the battlefield you chose." Looking at the surrounding forest, Karna said, "Indeed, there's no need to worry about being disturbed here. So, judging from your appearance, you must be Saber."

"I am destruction...the embodiment of destruction! My class is Saber, a machine for battle and slaughter."

“I see. It seems you don’t have any further thoughts. Well then, let’s go—” Karna said, charging towards Attila.

He swung his spear at Attila—

brush--

"Huh? Sword? No... whip?" Karna was holding a sword, but in that instant, Attila swung it like a whip. Karna, who hadn't expected this at first, immediately used the force to take several steps back and regain his stance.

"I see. It seems I need to change my fighting style a bit." As he spoke, Karna's magical energy ignited, like flames!

The first battle of the Holy Grail War has begun.

Chapter 102 The First Battle 11/22

"He's not here..."

The man sighed and said to the person who came out of the next room, "Did you leave anything behind? The letter...?"

“Alright, he’s stayed.” The other magician nodded. “Now we just have to wait for him to come back.”

"That's good." The man nodded, looking at the two Chinese characters "Kurokawa" on the sign in front of the house. Then, he slowly smiled.

"Future Sight... If it's what the Jewel Elder said, that's fine. But if not... it's undoubtedly the highest level of Mystic Eye, perhaps even surpassing 'Jewel' and reaching the 'Rainbow' level. Hehehe, how interesting!"

Normally, presight should be a "gold" or even lower level of magical vision, which can be resisted by magic. In other words, after using certain magical techniques, it can disappear from the eyes of someone with presight.

However, if all of this is not as the Gemstone Elder said, but rather what Kurokawa Kazuya saw, then he saw it all too clearly.

It might have reached a level where most magic is useless, then it should be a "gem" level Mystic Eye. This level of Mystic Eye can be said to be a legendary existence, a Mystic Eye that can move even the monarch of the Clock Tower.

If... it's a "rainbow" level above that... this level is even considered by the vast majority of magicians to be nonexistent.

They investigated Kurokawa Kazuya and found that he had disappeared. However, according to their investigation, the possibility that he had future vision was very low, but not entirely impossible.

So at that time they left a letter.

Regardless of whether he possesses the legendary "Rainbow" level Mystic Eye... there's no harm in inviting him, after all, he seems quite wealthy. Even if he doesn't, it could still attract some customers.

So, this invitation was left behind.

An invitation from the "Magic Eye Collection Train".

Currently, it's confirmed that the only Mystic Eye of the "Rainbow" rank is... the Mystic Eye of Death Perception. The Clock Tower considers it something only heard of, something that couldn't possibly exist. The mere name could potentially disrupt the Clock Tower's balance. Incidentally, "Gem" rank Mystic Eyes can fetch hundreds of millions of dollars at auction.

......

The Holy Grail War has been exposed... because of that Fate manga.

However, the mystery has not faded at all. At least so far, Kiritsugu Emiya has not sensed any sign that the mystery has diminished.

It's very simple; mystery won't be extinguished by something so simple.

You should know that the Church has a policy of "extinguishing mystery". If mystery could just disappear so easily, the Church would be devastated.

After all, for the Holy Church, it would be best if all the mysteries outside of itself disappeared!

To dispel the mystery, it's not enough to just look at the surface; we need to reveal something deeper, such as the underlying principles of how magic works, to the public.

Every time the principle behind a magic trick is explained to the public, the mystery surrounding that trick diminishes significantly, until it becomes unusable.

However... the principles of magic are something that can be considered the culmination of a magic family's efforts and must be kept hidden.

This is precisely why, despite his low strength, El-Melloi II had many who respected and feared him. Because... he was a monster of knowledge. Every time he witnessed a magic trick, he could analyze its essence in just a few words.

The person who would normally perform this magic trick, filled with resentment, could only shout "Shut up!"... as a form of threat...

He has done this countless times.

This is an act that is infinitely worse than the Fate series of manga published by Kurokawa Kazuya.

Meanwhile, the young Waver, who was far from reaching that level, was on a hilltop not far away with his Heroic Spirit, Iskandar, the Conqueror.

"Honestly, the view from here is terrible." Iskandar complained, looking at the two Heroic Spirits about to clash in the distance. "Isn't there a better place?"

“This is not bad,” Weber sighed. “After all, many places around Fuyuki City that are suitable for fighting are crowded with people right now, especially that bridge in the manga where you watched the battle and during the final battle. There are always a lot of people there... I heard that someone even climbed up there and almost fell to their death.”

"Oh, is that so? How interesting." The King of Conquerors nodded, looking at Waver, and said, "But, kid, don't you seem a little quiet?"

"It's nothing." Weber turned his head away. "It's just... I don't know what to say."

"Oh, I see, so that's how it is." The King of Conquerors said, slapping Waver hard on the back, almost sending him flying. "You weren't thinking about that comic, were you? Wondering whether I acknowledge you as yourself, or as the you in that comic!"

"Ah, that's exactly right! After all, the [El-Melloi II] in that manga is many times stronger than me now, isn't he? Even if that's me from a parallel universe, it's still just a parallel universe... that's all..."

"Fool--"

"Wow—ah!"

This time, Webber was truly sent flying: "What the hell are you doing all of a sudden, Rider?!"

The Conqueror King stood up and said, "The one who made the contract with me is not the you from the comic book! It's the real you standing in front of me right now! And hey kid, don't always look so gloomy! You know now, right? You know what your future will be like under normal circumstances, so you feel lost, don't you?"

"Ah...maybe." Waver sat up, supporting himself with his hands on the ground, and said with his head down, "It feels unreal...but even now, there are many people in the Clock Tower who have expectations of me, and many who want to suppress me...as if I will definitely become a monarch in the future..."

"That's why I called you an idiot," the King of Conquerors said, grabbing Waver by the collar and lifting him up. "Now, things have changed, haven't they? Everything... From now on, from this Holy Grail War, everything has changed. No one knows what your future holds, but you already know it. So—start creating anew! Create a future even more glorious than that one. I believe you can do it!"

“Rider…” Weber said, somewhat moved.

"Yeah, but as expected, you were the one who got the Holy Grail in that manga, right? And your wish was just like I said, to grow thirty centimeters taller! Hahahaha!"

"Rider—!!!"

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