I'm really not a top magician

In this way, a battle came to an end.

Although it is different from ordinary battles, it is indeed a fight.

In order to carry out the King's beliefs, the Heroic Spirits have many reasons to risk their lives.

In Miyama-cho, the underground workshop of the Tousaka residence was surrounded by a depressing silence.

"How is the result?"

Tokiomi asked Kirei on the other side of the communication device with some seriousness.

"The assassins have fallen into a trap and are all destroyed..." said Kotomine Kirei.

Tōsaka Tokiomi couldn't help but sigh.

The outcome was completely different from what Tohsaka Tokiomi had anticipated. The assassin's sacrifice did not kill Rider's Mater or Sajo Aika, nor did it force them to reveal any other information. It could even be said that Sajo Aika knew his movements from the beginning and set a flawless trap to completely wipe out the assassin.

It's really a loss of both the wife and the army...

Moreover, facing the powerful strength of Sajo Aika, Tōsaka Tokiomi had no way to deal with it.

Previously, Tokiomi had always believed that his Servant, Archer, was the most powerful Servant. But after Archer was injured, Tōsaka Tokiomi learned from him that it was Sajo Aika herself who had injured Archer. Even a Heroic Spirit like Archer could be injured. Sajo Aika's strength had far exceeded his expectations.

At this time, a rare feeling of regret gradually crept into Tokiomi's mind.

Perhaps discarding Assassin at this moment would be a fatal mistake. When facing dangerous foes like Rider and Sajo Aika, it's better to track them and gather intelligence than to risk a head-on attack. If Servant and Master are separated, assassination tactics can be employed.

"idiot."

Tokiomi shook his head, he was the one who made himself so embarrassed. This can't be said to be a strategy at all, it's simply Tohsaka's whim.

But things were not hopeless yet, there was plenty of information to encourage him to cheer up.

For example, the one who contracted with the Heroic Spirit Iskandar was only a third-rate magus. If it had been Lord El-Melloi who summoned him, the situation would have been far more serious. The Servant's stats change according to the power of its Master.

Furthermore, Aika Sajou's true identity is a Master outside of the Holy Grail War, and her goal is to disrupt this Holy Grail War. Although the reason is still unknown, Rider's discovery has allowed the already somewhat broken alliance to reunite and truly deal with Aika Sajou.

It seems that the luck of this Fourth Holy Grail War is on Tokiomi's side.

It's finally time to get serious.

Tokiomi took the wooden staff beside him and stroked it calmly and firmly. The large gem on the handle contained the magical power that Tokiomi had cultivated throughout his life.

This is the official attire of magician Tōsaka Tokiomi.

"Since Assassin is gone, Kirei, you don't have to be stingy with your power."

"Yes, I understand."

From the magic communicator, Kotomine Kirei's low and indifferent words came. This first-class disciple and agent still has a very strong fighting ability even if he loses his Servant. Now that he can no longer command Assassin, he no longer has to pretend. It's time for him to unleash his abilities.

As expected, from now on it is the second situation.

Based on the intelligence gathered by the Assassins, Gilgamesh was mobilized to begin expelling the enemy. As for a countermeasure against Rider, he should also gradually find it during this process.

Also, at Archer's reminder

Assassin had already found the base of Aika Sajo.

right now,

It's time to rescue Sakura.

Chapter 239 The Endangered Matou Kariya

After Rider and Archer retreated, since Matou Kariya's health had already entered a critical condition, Sajo Aika and the others had to provide on-site treatment at the Einzbern Castle.

In terms of treatment, C Dai's ability is much stronger than Sha Tiao Ai Ge. Sha Tiao Ai Ge also knows that he is a magic novice, so he did not go up to cause trouble.

Instead, he stayed away alone, thinking about the reason why Matou Kariya's physical condition was critical.

Because in the original work,

Although Matou Kariya was also corroded by the Crest Worms, he managed to hold on until the last day.

But the current progress is only half of that in the original work. Logically speaking, Matou Kariya's body should be able to hold on for a few more days.

"What exactly has changed?"

Aika Sajo thought seriously about the differences between her actions and those in the original work.

I thought a lot and analyzed many possibilities.

Only then did Shatiao Aige figure out the reason.

"Maybe it's because you left Matou Sakura behind."

The voice of Da Vinci came from the communicator on Aika Sajo's wrist. Although Aika Sajo felt that the voice was good, whenever she thought of Da Vinci's name, the first thing that popped into her mind was not the historical self-portrait of Da Vinci, but the beautiful girl projected by the image of Chaldea.

"Sure enough, the moon likes gender switching..."

After a brief complaint, Aika Sajo quickly confirmed what Da Vinci said.

Aika Shajo also thought about this issue.

In the original work, Matou Kariya underwent a year-long transformation into a Crest Worm by Matou Zouken in order to rescue Sakura. With the support of his strong willpower, he was able to withstand the draining of Berserkers and the torture of Crest Worms, and only then could he hold on until the last day of the Holy Grail War. However, at that time, Matou Kariya was almost dead in terms of biological signs, so the only thing that allowed him to hold on was his strong obsession to rescue Sakura.

But sadly, this obsession later distorted him.

And now?

After Sajo Aika rescued Sakura, Matou Kariya's greatest pursuit in life was accomplished. Although Sajo Aika offered Matou Kariya [a method to keep him alive] in exchange for his strength,

During this period, Matou Kariya must have been enduring the pain of the Berserker very hard, but after Sajo Aika rescued Matou Sakura, he relaxed. Although he tried hard to survive later, his relaxed will really prevented him from holding on.

"You're quite strong to have been able to hold on this long, Matou Kariya."

Aika Sajo couldn't help but sigh.

"So what should we do next?" asked Da Vinci and Dr. Roman.

Aika Sajo's original plan was to let Matou Kariya maintain his dignity as a man and persist until the end of the Holy Grail War. After Aika Sajo defeated Gilgamesh, Aika Sajo would quickly deal with Matou Zouken and remove the crest worms from Matou Kariya's body.

In order to keep Matou Kariya alive, we must rely on Liza, who is good at mobilizing souls, and the top puppeteer Aozaki Touko.

However, after Rider exposed his purpose, the battle against Gilgamesh, which had an absolute chance of winning at the beginning, is now full of various uncontrollable factors.

Moreover, the Berserker, the greatest fighting force against Gilgamesh, also began to become unclear due to Matou Kariya's current physical condition.

All these problems that have arisen require Sha Tiao Aige to come up with solutions.

"How is Matou Kariya doing?"

Sajo Aika asked.

"I have removed most of the crested worms in Mr. Matou's body, but a small part of them have already merged with his body. If they are forcibly removed, his body may not be able to withstand it. But even so, it can only extend his life, and his vitality will not last much longer..." C Dai said seriously.

"I understand... Let's eliminate as many engraved bugs as we can." Aika Sajo quickly decided.

"What about Berserker? If that's the case, then what about Mr. Kariya?" asked Mashu from the side.

Sajo Aika originally wanted to preserve Matou Kariya's dignity as a man, so she agreed to let Mr. Kariya fight. However, if he lost the Crest Bug, Mr. Kariya, who lacked magical skills, would really not have the magic power to defeat Berserker.

"Mashu, I understand your concerns. I can still use runes to solve the Berserker's magic problem... Anyway... let's save his life first."

Sajo Aika asked, "As for the other Crest Bugs that can't be dealt with, they're very likely related to Matou Zouken. During this period, we should find an opportunity to wipe out the Matou family. This will also prevent this gloomy old man from attacking us from behind. The final decisive battle will probably be very difficult. I'll be counting on you and Gudako for the rest of the time, Mashu."

The treatment of Matou Kariya was quickly resolved under the leadership of Cdai.

After a busy period, everyone was finally able to shift their attention from Matou Kariya's affairs and return to the core of the problem.

"It seems the plan has been disrupted..." Gudako sighed.

Sajo Aika nodded helplessly. "Although I knew Rider's intuition was sharp, I didn't expect it to be this sensitive. I admit, at this point in the Holy Grail War, I underestimated these Heroic Spirits."

Sajo Aika reflected seriously.

Now that I think about it, the trap set for Assassin was completely pointless. It was just a spur-of-the-moment plan that Sajo Aika came up with. According to the original story, Rider should have deployed a barrier to counter it. Then his purpose wouldn't have been discovered.

"In short, this time we set up an assassin's trap. While we were quite successful tactically, we failed strategically."

Saijo Aika said this, then turned to look at Saber and Irisviel on the other side and bowed to express her gratitude: "Thank you both for not becoming my enemy in this matter. If Saber had really intervened, the subsequent battle would have been much more difficult."

"Ms. Sajo, you don't need to thank us. Kiritsugu has already gone to investigate the Greater Holy Grail. The situation is still unclear, and we can't confirm the enemy status. A cautious and careful battle is the best strategy at the moment."

Irisviel said.

"You have a very clear vision. You are worthy of being an Einzbern android. You are really smart." Aika Sajo praised.

"Ms. Shatiao, you are too kind."

Saber said, "Besides, your men saved Irisviel's life. If I were to draw my sword against you now, I would feel bad even with the Holy Sword in my hand."

When everyone was praising each other,

A sudden alert from Dr. Roman!

Chapter 240: Emiya Assassin's surprise attack again

Just as Sajo Aika was thanking Saber and Irisviel,

Doctor Roman suddenly sounded the alarm: "Wait a minute, there's a magical reaction approaching you. Judging from the size, it should be a clone, not the Rider and Archer who just retreated!"

"Wait, but then the number of people won't match." Mashu suddenly realized the problem.

If Assassin and Caster are eliminated, but not Rider and Archer, and Saber, Berserker, and Lancer are eliminated...

"The Fuyuki Holy Grail only summons seven Heroic Spirits, which means it's an abnormal being like us. It's that guy!"

Aika Sajo quickly made a judgment.

At the same time, a black figure wearing a black cloak suddenly appeared in the distance.

The mysterious visitor was startled and arrived at the top of Einzbern Castle, which was probably at least a hundred meters away from here.

Don't know what happened,

The black shadow, which was still a hundred meters away, suddenly appeared next to Irisviel and chopped the latter's head with the dagger in his hand.

It was very fast, just like teleportation. Although Saber did not see the shadow's figure clearly, she still sensed the shadow's attack through her strong intuition.

With a clang, Saber blocked the shadow's attack.

"Are you targeting Irisviel again?" Saber quickly drew out her holy sword and held it in front of Irisviel. She swung the sword in her hand and swung it towards the shadow again.

The black shadow blocked with a dagger in his hand, but his strength was obviously not as good as Saber's. Saber swung the dagger and flew him away, leaving a long trail of smoke on the ground.

Because of Saber's quick reaction, everyone was able to see the figure of the enemy who suddenly attacked.

It was Emiya Assassin

"In the blink of an eye, our companions have increased. What a troublesome bunch of guys." Emiya Assassin sneered.

"Even though you realized that blocking the aura is useless, you still chose to attack from the front. You really underestimated us." Sajo Aika couldn't help but complain.

Assassin Emiya's assassination reminded Aika Sajo of Hassan the Grand Master. Even if that old man sneaked up on you and killed you, you might not have any reaction.

It turns out that there is no harm without comparison.

"There's no point in waiting any longer. The Holy Grail War has entered its final stage. Before the final battle, we must eliminate that artificial being at all costs," said Emiya Assassin.

"The target is indeed the container of the Holy Grail... It seems that our goal is the same, but I really hate your methods." Said Aika Sajo.

"The container of the Holy Grail?" Gudako beside her was puzzled by this statement.

Although Aika Sajo gave everyone a general overview of the outcome of this Holy Grail War, due to time constraints, many of the more detailed information was not explained.

“Isviel herself.”

Sajo Aika explained to Gudako, "Well, although Emiya Kiritsugu's strategy is to have Irisviel disguised as Saber's Master, she actually has other responsibilities—she is responsible for collecting the souls of defeated Heroic Spirits and serving as the Lesser Holy Grail responsible for unlocking the Holy Grail [Key]. In other words, she is a ritual instrument endowed with an autonomous personality."

"It seems that you are still very clear about our intelligence?"

Hearing Sajo Aika explain Irisviel's role so openly and in great detail made the latter feel bad.

"Thank you for the compliment, Irisviel. After all, I have learned a lot of information before this." Sajo Aika shrugged and said shamelessly.

I have read a lot of the original works, so I think I have some information.

However, Emiya Assassin ignored the conversation between Sajo Aika and Irisviel.

As an assassin,

He simply seized the only opportunity and launched an attack from the front.

"Ms. Sajo, no time for chat! The enemy servants are attacking!"

Mashu jumped out, holding a large shield to block the frontal attack for everyone.