I'm really not a top magician

"Although Sajo Aika did manage to control the tempo of the Holy Grail War at the outset, she was too arrogant. This led to Rider seeing through her true intentions at yesterday's King's Banquet. The initiative in the Holy Grail War has now shifted to our hands."

"After all, Sajo Aika is nothing more than an arrogant person. Furthermore, I will never approve of a shameless magus who kidnaps hostages."

Tōsaka Tokiomi said angrily.

Kotomine Kirei understood his teacher's thoughts. Although Matou Sakura was the teacher's adopted child, she was still the daughter of Tosaka Tokiomi of the Tosaka family.

Although Tōsaka Tokiomi would not acknowledge Sakura as his daughter due to the sake of face, when he learned that Sajo Aika had taken Sakura away, Kotomine Kirei showed anger, which was very rare in his teacher.

A teacher who attaches so much importance to his face and dignity rarely shows such indecent posture.

It seems that the teacher actually has some feelings for his daughter Sakura.

However, these things have nothing to do with Kotomine Kirei. What he cares about is only the tragedy of others and the "false mercy" he displays.

Only these two points could interest Kotomine Kirei.

Tōsaka Tokiomi and Kotomine Kirei set out from Tōsaka's residence.

Take a taxi,

The two arrived at their destination.

But a bigger problem appeared before Tōsaka Tokiomi.

There are about five small towns near the outskirts of Fuyuki City, with a permanent population of several thousand.

Because the residents were mostly immigrants, their customs and habits were slightly different from those of the locals in Fuyuki City. Furthermore, the area was also in the suburbs, and some of the surveillance equipment was in disrepair. If Tōsaka Tokiomi wanted to use the surveillance to find Sajo Aika, the difficulty would be greatly increased.

At the same time, there is another problem.

Fuyuki City is a city surrounded by mountains, and this place is also located in the suburbs, which means that there are mountains and forests outside, and you can hide in the dense woods from any angle.

If tonight's operation fails, then the plan to take Sakura back from Sajo Aige will be delayed until the decisive battle in two days.

However, considering the many servants under Sajo Aika, as well as her own top strength and excellent strategy,

Tōsaka Tokiomi wasn't sure he could defeat Sajo Aika that day.

After all, the incident in which Archer drew out the "Sword of Disunion" but was injured by Aika Sajo was still vivid in Tohsaka Tokiomi's mind.

This is also the reason why Tōsaka Tokiomi personally took action even though he understood Kotomine Kirei's concerns.

Of course, Tōsaka Tokiomi's attack this time was not unprepared.

Kotomine Kirei has been following his teacher, although he did not have much hope for the teacher's plan. After studying magic with the teacher for three years, he even knew that the teacher would always fail at critical moments, and he was afraid that this time would be the same.

However, Kotomine Kirei did not express this idea.

Instead, as a good disciple, he followed the teacher closely and served as a helper.

"Teacher, I just did a quick investigation. Based on Shatiao Aige's route, they'll most likely enter from the south of the town. According to basic human behavior, if they're just going home, there's no need to take such a long detour. That goes against basic behavioral logic. So, I speculate that Shatiao Aige's base should be in the three towns to the south. However, there are about a hundred cameras in the south alone. If we just check these cameras, it will probably take us a long time."

As a veteran magician, Tohsaka Tokiomi has a natural aversion to science.

Although he knew about monitoring equipment, as a magician, he completely disdained to use such things.

So after hearing what Kotomine Kirei said, he also said with great pride:

"Don't worry, Kirei. I have my own way of finding Sajo Aika."

As Tōsaka Tokiomi walked, he explained to Kotomine Kirei:

"If Sajo Aika chose this place as her base, then the sister she took would definitely not be the kind of barrier that can completely isolate outsiders."

"After all, Miyama Town is a small town with over a thousand people living here. If Sajo Aika truly used a barrier to isolate outsiders, then those within the town who don't know magic wouldn't be able to return. However, there haven't been any reports of such large-scale incidents in recent news."

"From this, we can infer that the barrier used by Sajo Aika is definitely not one that can completely isolate outsiders."

"Continuing with the above reasoning, the barrier that Sajo Aika can use must meet two conditions."

"On the one hand, the barrier must be able to truly protect oneself and conceal one's whereabouts."

"On the other hand, the setting of the barrier cannot cause widespread panic in society."

"If we also consider that Sajo Aika's servant is the Flower Magician Merlin, then the only barriers she can use should be those similar to illusions."

P.S. I'll give you a little hint here. Think about the difference between the means of transportation that Shajo used to go home and what Kirei said. Then think about why

Chapter 262 Gilgamesh's Help

Tōsaka Tokiomi's analysis opened Kotomine Kirei's eyes.

I didn't expect that this veteran magician teacher of mine could have such a brilliant performance in reasoning.

Just by relying on the barrier set up here and combining it with the actual situation, we can analyze the type of it.

However, Tohsaka Tokiomi's analysis is not limited to this.

Now that the type of barrier used by Aika Sajo has been analyzed, Tohsaka Tokiomi has finally figured out a way to break it.

"Hero King, I humbly ask for your help!"

Tōsaka Tokiomi spoke to the empty air around him.

"Tokiomi, you will be punished for bothering me with such a trivial matter!"

Suddenly, a golden light appeared from beside Tohsaka Tokiomi.

A flash of light appeared, and from it emerged Archer Gilgamesh.

Facing the Golden King, a man as proud as Tōsaka Tokiomi bowed respectfully and explained:

"Hero King, this is my battle to reclaim my children. If this offends you, I will certainly accept your reprimand. But please, King, lend me a helping hand!"

In front of the extremely proud Golden King, Tōsaka Tokiomi lowered his proud head.

If there is anything that can make this proud man bow his head,

Then it probably has something to do with family.

When Gilgamesh saw Tōsaka Tokiomi's appearance, a smile inexplicably appeared on his face.

"Tokiomi, although you do annoy me, you always treat me like a vassal when you summon me. I will naturally respond to you."

"Now, with my daughter in distress, it is time to showcase my brilliance."

Listening to Gilgamesh's words, Tōsaka Tokiomi felt inexplicably dazed.

"what do you mean?"

"Since Sajo Aika is here, I'm also seriously enjoying this child's play of the Holy Grail War. If one can dedicate their soul to something through their own unwavering will, that's truly commendable."

Before Tōsaka Tokiomi could react,

The space behind Gilgamesh suddenly twisted slightly.

Then, golden treasures appeared one after another.

This is Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm—the King's Treasure.

In a flash,

Five Noble Phantasms were fired simultaneously in different directions.

All Tōsaka Tokiomi heard was a sound similar to that of glass breaking.

Suddenly, the scene in front of me changed.

It should be a forest surrounded by trees,

First vaguely,

Then the vision gradually became clear,

Tōsaka Tokiomi saw a road gradually emerging from the woods.

And this road,

This is what Aika Sajo wants to cover up using illusion!

at the same time,

When Shatiao Aige was discussing with everyone,

C Dai suddenly felt a sharp pain in his body.

"what happened?"

Aika Shajo was the first to notice something was wrong with Cdai.

"Here it comes!" C Dai said seriously.

Seeing C's dazed expression, Sajo Aika made a prompt decision and took everyone out to meet the enemy.

inside the room,

Only Sakura, Grandma Sakamoto, and the weak Matou Kariya were left.

When everyone came out, they saw that the person who destroyed the barrier was Gilgamesh.

"Gilgamesh, what do you want to do?" asked Aigo Shajo.

"Nothing, I was just bored and wanted to come over to meet you."

The Hero King stands in the sky,

The moonlight shone on her armor, making her look majestic for a moment.

Gilgamesh didn't seem to be interested in fighting, but the heroic spirit of this king still made everyone feel apprehensive.

After all, since Matou Kariya has not recovered yet, the Berserker that restrains Gilgamesh has not developed at all.

If we fight now, the chances of winning are really uncertain.

For a moment, the two sides faced each other directly.

And in this gap,

Tōsaka Tokiomi slipped in quietly.

Logically speaking, everyone present was an experienced magician, and a living person like Tōsaka Tokiomi would not be able to sneak in even if he wanted to.

However, no one present noticed Tōsaka Tokiomi's presence.

"This Noble Phantasm of Archer is truly miraculous."

Tōsaka Tokiomi was wearing a cloak.

In Gilgamesh's words, this is an invisibility cloak that can make anyone invisible. However, in order to conceal the aura of Tohsaka Tokiomi, Gilgamesh gave him a ring engraved with ancient Sumerian characters.

The effect of this ring should be similar to Assassin's Breath Blocker, but it is still just a small toy after all.

How could it possibly be inferior to the miracles created by the Servant using legends?

After walking along the path through a dense forest, Tōsaka Tokiomi followed the footprints left by Sajo Aika and the others.

Finally, we found the base of Aika Sajo.

"So Sajo Aika is staying with an ordinary person?"

Tohsaka Tokiomi was very surprised by the result.

Tōsaka Tokiomi highly praised the decision to disregard the security of the base and choose an ordinary household as a base.

Compared to the three great families and Kenneth, who built exaggerated workshops in places that were easy to find,

Aika Satiao's choice is even more brilliant.

There are two reasons.

First, compared to the exaggerated, towering bases others choose, choosing an ordinary home creates a sense of seclusion. This is similar to crime: street theft is difficult to track down because it's too random and difficult to find over such a large area. And Sajo Aika's choice also makes it more difficult for others to track her down.

Secondly, it's hard to imagine a magus who could make such a judgment feeling any sympathy for the host family. Even if this base were discovered, Sajo Aika could always choose another one, which is also full of randomness. If the other participants in the Holy Grail War focused too much energy on finding Sajo Aika's base, it would inevitably be a bit of a loss.

If I have to point out the flaws of Aika Sajo.

She was too timid.

Since they chose this place because they were not on guard, why bother setting up an illusion barrier outside?

Such contradictory ideas undoubtedly allowed his disciples to take advantage of this loophole and find this place.

"It seems that Sajo Aika is not as invincible as the rumors say!"

But when Tohsaka Tokiomi thought of this, he felt even more disappointed with Sajo Aika's judgment.