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A colossal figure appeared in the doorway, accompanied by a short, old man: "Heh heh heh... Looks like Assassin and Caster are both here... Hmm... Caster, the one who fights Assassin in melee? How about testing the power of this Berserker?"

"Roar----!!!"

Chapter 107 After the Battle 16/22

“Berserker…this is really troublesome.” Kurokawa Kazuya rubbed his temples.

Now, if you fight Berserker, you have no chance of winning unless you use more than two Command Seals.

"I'm running first, Assassin—"

As he spoke, Kurokawa Kazuya became completely transparent—

"Hmm? What's this?" Zouken Matou narrowed his eyes slightly. "Berserker—don't let him get away!"

"Roar----"

boom--

Berserker

The moment Kurokawa Kazuya saw this person, he confirmed his identity—Hercules!

Unexpectedly, Zouken Matou possessed his relic, which summoned him... What a nuisance.

However, after using the Wind Flow Technique to conceal his form... although it's not as effective as aura concealment, and one can still see his form if you look closely, escaping with an Assassin nearby is not a problem!

......

"We're almost there! The Church." Ryosuke Matsushita said, trying to convince Rihito Ishizaki that the Holy Grail War had indeed begun.

They half-dragged and half-carried him onto the tram and rushed towards the church.

"Wait, wait! Let me rest for a bit, I'm exhausted..." Ishizaki Rihito panted heavily. Although there was a tram to take, the church was far from the city, as was the forest they had just passed; a large part of the journey still required walking...

No, it ran.

"What are you waiting for! They might start fighting in a minute. Those are Heroic Spirits! Even though we seem slow, they might have already fought hundreds of rounds in a minute and finished the battle in two minutes!"

“…I’m telling you, you should take a break.” Ishizaki Rihito said to his companion, who was suffering from severe chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), “How could there possibly be a Holy Grail War or anything like that?”

"So, you saw it before, right? That golden thing that disappeared." Matsushita Ryosuke curled his lip. "If there's a Holy Grail War, how could it not involve the Church? Let's go! The evidence is right there! Let's hurry—we're almost there!"

boom----

"Roar----"

Just then, a sound like an explosion came from ahead, followed by a roar that sounded like a monster's—

"They've really started fighting! Let's hurry over there!"

"No... um... how about we just forget about it?" Ishizaki Rihito said, his legs trembling slightly... half from exhaustion, and the other half from fear.

Could it really be the Holy Grail War?

If this were true... going there would probably mean being killed instantly.

He didn't want to die—

"What... if you don't want to go, then forget it. I'm not waiting for you." With that, Ryosuke Matsushita ignored everything and ran straight ahead.

"Hey, wait!" Rihito Ishizaki shouted, reaching out his hand, but... he simply didn't have the courage to follow.

It was okay before, since so many people had gone through, giving him the feeling that "there are so many people, it should be fine"... But now... it's just him and his friends, it's so scary... so frightening.

"Ha, ha," Ishizaki Rihito gasped for breath.

He could clearly hear the violent pounding of his heart!

"Huh? What was that just now?"

Suddenly, he felt a blurry image flash before his eyes: "Father?"

He seemed to see the priest being secretly escaped by someone...

What... is going on?

"Well... never mind... let's go take a look." After calming his breathing, he slowly walked over: "How could the Holy Grail War possibly exist... That's right, it doesn't exist... it simply doesn't exist... that must be it... But it wouldn't be good to let Ryosuke get lost, let's go take a look."

"what------"

Just then, a scream came from afar.

"Huh? Ryosuke?" Ishizaki Rihito was stunned, unable to lift his legs, and stood there stiffly.

......

"They ran away... I didn't expect Caster to team up with Assassin... Well, otherwise none of them would have escaped." Zouken Matou said, looking at the boy running over, "Looks like we can have an extra meal, hehehehe."

Ryosuke Matsushita's eyes lit up as he looked at the enormous black object: "It really exists! The Holy Grail War! Is that Berserker?? So cool—!"

"Ugh?"

The next moment, he froze.

Countless insects blocked his view: "No way?"

He only had time to let out a scream before... he was completely devoured.

"Then... let's go, and wait for the next battlefield."

After an unknown amount of time, Ishizaki Rihito slowly approached, taking small, careful steps as he looked around. "What... is going on?"

The original church had become dilapidated.

The gate was completely smashed, as if it had been hit by a car. No... no, even a car wouldn't have that kind of force.

Then--

He saw it.

A few pieces of flesh on the ground, and his friend's tattered clothes: "You're kidding... right?"

......

"Ugh—" Kotomine Riku opened her eyes while covering her forehead.

"Father, are you alright?"

"Kirei? Where is this..." Kotomine Risa asked, somewhat puzzled.

"This is my residence. My father's church has been destroyed," Kirei Kotomine said as he walked over with a blank expression.

"What exactly happened?"

Kirei Kotomine recounted the events as they unfolded: the battle between Caster and Assassin, Caster's immortality, and Berserker's intervention.

Caster and Assassin's escape attempt failed.

Then, Caster used an alchemical-like technique to create a cavity underground. Assassin took this opportunity to slash Berserker's eye, but it probably healed in about a second.

But that's enough.

The surrounding space was covered by countless stone blades forged by Caster, which attacked Berserker and his Master.

Taking advantage of this moment, Assassin grabbed Kotomine Risei and ran away through the gap in the church.

Caster has also disappeared.

“I see… So many things have happened…” Kotomine Risei shook his head, trying to clear his still groggy mind: “However, my Command Seals have also been taken away, and that Caster can use hypnotic-like techniques.”

"I understand. I will report to my teacher, Tokiomi, immediately."

"Mm." Kotomine Risuke nodded and didn't say anything more.

As for being dragged into a dream by Kurokawa Kazuya, he had absolutely no recollection of it...

After communicating with Tokiomi Tohsaka through the magic device, Kirei Kotomine returned to find that Risei Kotomine had almost recovered: "Now I'm going back to the church."

"So fast? Going back now might mean getting attacked!"

"Yes...that's true, but even so, we have to go back. Fuyuki City is a sensitive place right now...if by tomorrow morning, people find the church in ruins and the priest missing, they might start to speculate...that's exactly what I should keep quiet about. We must completely repair the church damaged in the battle tonight!"

Chapter 108 Intelligence 17/22

"It's stopped—"

After escaping Berserker's pursuit, Kurokawa Kazuya followed his senses to Assassin and ran towards him.

He intended to let Assassin leave from the beginning, not just to save Command Seals.

He left his own flesh on both Kotomine Risei and Assassin!

It can be used as a positioning device to determine the location of the two, and then find Kirei Kotomine's location—once found, it's time to seize the Command Seals.

A mere Assassin can't stop him at all—

......

"I see... wait a minute." After receiving Kirei Kotomine's information, Tokiomi Tohsaka suddenly seemed to realize something: "Immortality... a bone sword of light, a life force that can't be killed even if the heart is pierced or the head is cut off... could it be—Kazu?"

He suddenly thought of the character Kars, the Pillar Man, from Kazuya Kurokawa's manga.

“If… if all of this were true…” Tokiomi Tohsaka paused, “Could it be… an ultimate life form? No… something so beyond reason couldn’t possibly exist in this world. No… what if… what if it were true?”

He considered a possibility.

Ultimate life forms truly exist in this world.

Then, this ultimate being was indeed banished to outer space—

However, in this Holy Grail War, a part of him was summoned as a "Heroic Spirit".

Such a possibility exists.

"But why Caster? No... and he seems to have used advanced alchemy... Is he partly Kars? Then... is he an ultimate life form? Or a Pillar Man?"

Ultimate life forms would be difficult, but if it's just a Pillarman...

The sun is his nemesis! Karna is the son of the sun god... Although he doesn't like the title, he still has a way to deal with it.