I am the protagonist

"However, if we hide some of our strength, it shouldn't be easy to completely capture Caster this time."

If he didn't need to consider hiding his strength at all, then dealing with a Caster would be quite easy. Shirou believed that he could easily crush a Caster with his abilities.

The key is that there aren't many cards left to play.

Trying to completely retain Caster by avoiding using these trump cards as much as possible will become very difficult, and may even be a very painful experience.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Shirou judged that he was going to slow down Caster's progress.

Once Saber defeats Lancer and her adoptive father defeats Lord El-Melloi I, Shirou will immediately withdraw from the battlefield.

Shirou's goal is to avoid revealing any unnecessary abilities when they are not needed.

“But Shirou, if we let Caster go, Caster will have the opportunity to cause even bigger trouble.”

"For example?"

"I think Caster will do the same thing as last time, summoning a giant tentacle monster to appear in Fuyuki City."

"No, that kind of thing isn't that difficult to solve."

"Artoria, you should know best what kind of power your Noble Phantasm has. In this era, you are always ready to unleash your Noble Phantasm."

Focusing her gaze on herself in this era, Artoria realized that her Noble Phantasm in her left hand had not been sealed by Lancer's Noble Phantasm this time. Even against that tentacle monster, she was not completely powerless, but rather had a great deal of potential to counter it.

"It seems I was worrying too much."

Chapter 152 I Believe in Shirou

After a half-day rest, as dawn broke, Irisviel, who had been merging with her new body, slowly awoke from her sleep.

"Irisviel."

"Saber..."

"Irisviel, you'd better not move around right now. Shirou said that your soul and body have just connected, and your body needs some time to adapt."

Having found the reason for her discomfort, Irisviel, who had previously wanted to sit up, gave up the idea and obediently lay back down on the bed.

"Saber, how is Illya?"

“Illyasviel is still resting. Shirou has already checked on her condition. Because she is still young, she has a greater burden and will need more time to recover than you.”

"Yes, that child's condition is more serious than mine."

As an adult, Irisviel's physical condition is much better than Ilya's, but this "much" is actually limited.

As artificial life forms, even if their physical condition is better, this improvement is only due to the difference in their lifespan.

Illya, who had the Holy Grail core implanted in her from childhood, clearly had a much greater burden than her.

"Saber, where's Shirou?"

"Shirou went to Kiritsugu to discuss some future goals."

As she said this, the door opened, and Rin walked into the room carrying a bowl of porridge.

"Auntie, you just got up, come and have something to eat first."

"Rin, Irisviel can eat now?"

"Yes, Shirou said that Auntie's physical condition is actually not a big problem. It's just that the soul transfer ritual has had some effect on Auntie, making it difficult for her to adapt to the new physical condition for a short time. However, this does not prevent her from eating."

"Moreover, Shirou said that it would be best for Auntie to eat more, as this is a way to speed up the adaptation of the soul and body."

"Irisviel, let me help you up."

Knowing that she could eat without any problems, Saber carefully pulled Irisviel off the bed and let her lean against her.

After making contact, Saber realized that Irisviel's body was now almost completely out of her control, and the adaptation of her body and soul seemed to be much more complicated than she had imagined.

Rin set the bowl aside, scooped up a spoonful of porridge, gently blew on it to remove the steam, and brought it to her aunt's lips.

Irisviel took a bite without being pretentious, but it would take some time to completely digest the porridge in her mouth. Even controlling her teeth and tongue was a bit difficult for her, so she could only eat slowly.

My physical condition is very bad right now, and even eating has become extremely difficult. This time, it took me half an hour to finish that bowl of porridge.

"I feel much better..."

He still spoke weakly, but after finishing a bowl of porridge, he felt much better than before. His fingers gradually started to respond, and his body was able to react slightly.

"Energy is a necessary thing to connect the body and the soul. Auntie's soul is very fragile, and her body is also newly created, so she needs to eat some nutritious food to help her body recover."

"Of course, I heard these words from Shirou."

Seeing her daughter-in-law talking about Shirou with a big smile on her face and her eyes sparkling, Irisviel couldn't help but laugh.

"Rin, you and Shirou have a very good relationship."

"Well, after all, we've been living together for a long time, and Shirou and I have gotten much closer."

Looking at the blush on her daughter-in-law's face, Irisviel was filled with emotion. The feelings between young people are so beautiful; even just watching from the sidelines, you can feel a touch of sweetness.

"That's great. I'd love to see what you'll look like ten years from now."

"Auntie, you will definitely live to see ten years from now. This Holy Grail War will definitely go according to our script."

"Shirou has made many preparations for this. The future of this world will definitely change. I think Aunt and Uncle will definitely live to see ten years from now."

Everything is now under their script. Rin knows that Shirou has put in a lot of effort for this script, and such efforts will definitely not be in vain.

Everything has begun to change.

I believe that my aunt and uncle will also live to see the world ten years from now.

[If things are changing now, and changing in the future, will Sakura and I change too?]

Rin has always been very worried about this issue.

She and Shirou gradually came into contact during the Fifth Holy Grail War, and eventually became comrades-in-arms on the same side.

Everything is based on the Fifth Holy Grail War.

Now that they've gone back in time and changed the world, will they still have a future?

"it does not matter."

"Although I haven't spent much time with that child, there must be a reason why he made that choice."

"Moreover, your relationship is not something that can be easily changed just because of a change in the future, and I think Kiritsugu probably thinks so too."

"Ok!"

"I believe in the choice Shirou made."

The person in charge, currently at a hotel in Fuyuki City, is discussing future strategies with Kiritsugu Emiya.

"Their bodies have been replaced."

"My body isn't reacting badly, but it's still very weak. It should take a few days to adjust to the new body."

"However, their current situation is extremely dangerous, especially if that place is discovered by other Masters."

"In addition, our plan also requires dealing with the Lancer group. Now that the trivial matters have been dealt with, we can start to take action."

Given the current situation, if we want to further accelerate the progress of the Holy Grail War, then we need to expose Shirou and Saber to the sight of the other Masters.

Next, we need to deal with three of the more troublesome of the seven heroic spirits.

"This year's Caster is a big problem, but Caster's handling can be put aside."

"What's the reason?"

"Artoria said that Caster will summon a large tentacle monster in Fuyuki City. Caster's riot is actually a good thing. Saber has a Noble Phantasm for attacking cities, so it will be easier for her to deal with that kind of thing."

"And we also need Caster to attract some attention for us."

"Well, then the target now is Lancer."

The target was determined yesterday: the Lancer group is a group that must be eliminated, and it is also the most suitable group for their opponents.

The unfinished battle between Lancer and Saber.

The desires of Lord El-Melloi.

Everything made Lancer's team their best opponent, and also their most likely opponent.

"I will move with Saber to Einzbern's castle in the forest at noon today. It is the best place to move around, but naturally it is also the most troublesome place."

Chapter 153 Using the Pampering Tactics on Caster

"Your location has definitely been targeted by the Assassins for a long time, and there are certainly more than just one or two Assassins now. Once they confirm your location, Kirei Kotomine might come knocking on our door. This is not the situation we want, especially when we are facing Lancer and Caster."

Kiritsugu Emiya wouldn't simply forget about Assassin; there's no doubt that Kirei Kotomine is his greatest enemy.

"Can't your magic trick make me move to a different location?"

"It is possible to do it; the key is when to take action."

“Assassin will definitely be watching you closely. Once they lose their target, they will inevitably think that you will make a move. Once Assassin starts a large-scale search, they may soon find the castle outside Fuyuki City, after all, it is an Einzbern estate.”

"Given Kirei Kotomine's thoughts, he would definitely be watching me first. He would definitely guess that I am the Master of Einzbern."

"So that's the biggest problem."

The biggest problem is that Kirei Kotomine isn't an idiot; as a Master, everyone has an amazing intuition.

It's definitely not an accident that Kirei Kotomine survived to the end in this Holy Grail War.

It was Kirei Kotomine's abilities that determined his chances of survival.

“My actions with Saber will inevitably attract Assassin’s attention.”

“Those guys couldn’t keep up with me before, but this time they’ll definitely be more careful and follow me closely.”

This is indeed a problem.

Assassin had already lost face last time, so this time, having discovered their target, they certainly wouldn't let anyone disappear from their sight again; they might even send out more spies to keep an eye on them.

“As long as Lord El-Melloi doesn’t abandon his dignity, he won’t conceal his direction of action, and they will easily find Lancer’s location.”

“Caster is now also a key target of the Church, and his actions will also trigger actions from the Assassin.”

“Once my location is exposed, Lancer will definitely come knocking on my door.”

“Caster will always be keeping an eye on Saber, and he will inevitably come knocking on her door at the same time.”

"Lancer is holding off Saber while I'm going to fight Caster, so who is Lancer's Master fighting?"

"If you disappear from Assassin's sight at the same time, Kirei Kotomine will definitely have some guesses."

Emiya Kiritsugu understood all of this analysis. If he wanted to continue to conceal his identity as Saber's Master, he needed to create a good time difference.

The time difference between Shirou's attack on Caster.

There's also the time difference he made in dealing with Kenneth.

"If there's a time difference, Kenneth, who's eager to make a name for himself, will come knocking immediately, so he'll be faster."

"Caster will need a little more preparation time."

"Melee combat is overwhelmingly disadvantageous for Caster; he will make more preparations, so it will take longer."

If preparation is required, Caster will definitely need more time.

“Caster needs some time to prepare, but he will definitely appear before us shortly after Saber and I leave the house today.”

"Even if he needs to make a lot of preparations, it's probably impossible to be sure when he'll come knocking."

"There are too many uncertainties."

"How about starting with Kenneth?"

"No, that would be too deliberate."

"Such deliberate behavior will inevitably cause unnecessary backlash, and once Lancer begins to have doubts, all our ideas will be in vain."

Taking action against Lord El-Melloi is clearly not a good idea; Shirou doesn't believe the other party is truly a mindless idiot.

As a genius lecturer at the Clock Tower, his talent is beyond doubt.

Perhaps he is overly arrogant, but this arrogance is based on his ability.

Overly deliberate attempts to attract attention will inevitably arouse suspicion in the other party and may cause some negative consequences.

Therefore, starting with Lord El-Melloi is unreliable.

Shirou suddenly looked up.