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What other foolish Heroic Spirit or Master would fall for such a trick?

"Using oneself as bait to lure certain people into a trap."

“Normal Masters and Servants wouldn’t fall for this kind of trick. Just like Lancer and her Master back then, besides Saber and her Master, would anyone else willingly jump into a trap?”

"But Saber and her Master still did it, which means there is a Servant that can only be summoned by doing this."

"After eliminating this type of Heroic Spirit, only Caster meets these criteria."

"Saber is trying to lure Caster out."

As a historically renowned conqueror, how could he not see through this strategy?

However, while this strategy is understandable, its deeper meaning remains unclear.

Simply get rid of Caster?

It doesn't look like that at all.

【Saber's Master, what are you thinking?】

In a broken sewer, a strange-looking heroic spirit stares at the scene in the crystal ball with a ferocious expression.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

"Why would such a bug be around Saint Girl!?"

Caster, who was attracted, perfectly capitalized on a strategy called "Provocation".

If Caster could have calmly thought things through at this moment, he wouldn't have failed to guess the meaning behind this behavior. However, his eyes were now completely drawn to the two people in the picture, and his rising anger made it impossible for him to think calmly.

"Ah! That bug dared to touch the Saintess's hand so casually!"

"Ah!! That's Saintess's waist! That bug... that bug! I'll definitely punish him!"

In this atmosphere, Caster was unable to calm down and think for even a second, and was on the verge of losing his temper at any moment.

If our target weren't currently at the market...

Under almost this setup, Caster suppressed his near-madness instead of rushing directly to the person in question.

Even if he's incredibly stupid, he knows that rushing to the front now is tantamount to suicide.

Going to their door is definitely something we should do, but we absolutely cannot go in this kind of situation.

He longed for the Holy Grail because he hoped it could grant his wishes.

Even though the wish has been fulfilled, it doesn't mean that the Holy Grail is completely worthless.

The resurrection of the Holy Maiden is a momentous event.

However, the Holy Maiden is still a Heroic Spirit, but he hopes that she can return to her human form, instead of being bound by the world as she is now.

Therefore, the Holy Grail's power is still needed for the Saint Maiden's true resurrection.

Saber, who had spent the afternoon wandering around the market's snack shops, finally showed a satisfied expression.

"Hiccup~"

"Shirou, the snacks are quite good."

Saber seems to be in a good mood right now, probably because she's had a good meal.

However, this cost Shirou tens of millions of yen less.

Saber, she really can eat more than I imagined.

However, I'm more curious about where the food she ate actually went.

Even though it was a very large amount of food, my stomach didn't look bloated at all. In fact, I looked almost the same whether I was full or not.

"Then we should go back now."

"Ah."

This is also the moment when all Masters and Servants are watching closely: where are Saber and her Master?

Almost everyone saw that Saber and her Master arrived in the forest outside Fuyuki City, where a rare castle stood.

This was made known to all Masters and Servants.

"As expected, he is the Master of Einzbern."

“The area outside Fuyuki City is Einzbern’s territory, so it seems my worries were unnecessary.”

After all, he came to participate in the Holy Grail War, and Kenneth wouldn't be an idiot to come running in looking for a fight without doing any research. He had already investigated the information about the three starter families.

The intelligence has been fully investigated.

Now that we've confirmed the other party's location, we can begin our operation.

"Lancer."

"Yes, my lord."

"We now know the location of Saber's Master. Night will be the time for our operation."

"Lancer, go and end your karmic ties with Saber!"

"Yes!"

This time, Kenneth was full of confidence and no matter how good the magician was, he had his own pride and believed that his talent as a magician would not be inferior to anyone else's.

But is this really what Kenneth can see?

All he knows is what others have made him know, and all he desires is what others have made him desire.

Regardless of the outcome, tonight marks the end of the karmic bond between Lancer and Saber. Whoever wins or loses will have their final conclusion reached tonight.

Chapter 156 Show Your Good Performance, Shichen

"Lord Kirei, Saber's Master has been located in a castle outside Fuyuki City."

"That castle in Einzbern? Well done."

"Where is Kiritsugu Emiya's position?"

"Lord Kirei, Kiritsugu Emiya has remained in the hotel without taking any action."

"Keep an eye on him."

"Yes."

Kirei Kotomine is still unsure whether Kiritsugu Emiya is indeed the Master of the Einzbern family. Assassin has confirmed that there are no Command Seals on Kiritsugu's hands, but this kind of hidden magic item can achieve that.

However, now is the time to report the situation.

“My master, Saber’s master has been found.”

[Saber's Master couldn't be tracked by Assassin all day yesterday, but now she's walked out on her own?]

"Yes, Saber's Master is taking Saber around aimlessly, seemingly to attract some Master or Servant."

This approach is far too obvious.

Having witnessed Saber and her Master's abilities, others are less likely to be drawn to them.

【Kirei, keep a close eye on Rider's movements.】

Rider now knows that Assassin is still alive, and his next actions will make the situation very complicated. Keep a close eye on his movements.

"So what about Saber's plan?"

Since they've gone to Einzbern's castle on their own initiative, we can figure out who they're trying to lure there by keeping an eye on them nearby.

[If Saber's actions can attract several Servants and Masters, it would be a good thing for us.]

"Yes, my teacher."

Tokiomi Tohsaka, who had stopped talking, sighed softly.

"Oh dear, Saber's actions seem to be giving you a headache, Tokimatsu."

Upon hearing the voice, Tokiomi Tohsaka, who was sitting upright in his chair, stood up and bowed slightly, performing the etiquette of a subject.

"You really have a lot of manners."

"Well, I don't really dislike these kinds of formalities."

The gentle words did not bring Tokiomi Tohsaka any sense of security; on the contrary, they made his feelings even more complicated.

It is an indisputable fact that the king before us is a wise ruler.

Even though the time spent together was short, this feeling could gradually be sensed from the king's attitude.

But this king was better at seeing through people's hearts than anyone else.

"Shichen, you're paying a bit too much attention to Saber."

"Your Majesty, all Sabers throughout history have been the most powerful among all classes, and it is a consensus among all Masters that excessive attention should be paid to them."

"I am not referring to Saber."

"That little girl has the aura of a king and the determination of one, but she is still just a little girl. I am referring to the Master who guides her."

Tokiomi Tohsaka's heart stopped for half a second at that moment.

The King of Heroes, upon discovering this, merely chuckled and did not directly expose it.

"That little girl has the qualities of a queen, but she is not a queen in the first place."

"But that man was different from that little girl."

"In that man, I saw both darkness and light, and he himself was a rather tolerant fellow."

"That man is the embodiment of contradiction."

"But that man was also a king."

Such high praise left Tokiomi Tohsaka feeling utterly astonished.

"I am deeply humbled. I never expected that Saber's Master would receive such high praise from the King."

"Well, he is indeed a very interesting guy."

He looked at Tokiomi Tohsaka with a meaningful smile.

The king could see through the man's secret, but he didn't seem to care much about it.

"Although the King of Conquerors is quite an interesting fellow, he has no way to get to me. I wonder if that person can get to me."

"Before that, let me see your performance, Shichen."

Tokiomi Tohsaka remained bent over for a long time, and you could see that he was covered in cold sweat.

After the King of Heroes walked away, he slumped into his seat.

"Didn't expect it to be discovered so easily?"

"I never showed any problem even once, but I didn't expect to be seen through so easily."

Unlike tyrants, wise kings are clearly less likely to be deceived, even if such deception is merely a form of concealment, it still cannot be hidden.

"But I never expected that the king would give such a high evaluation."

"The famous knight king in history was described as a little girl, while that child was described as a king."

The current situation is giving Tokiomi Tohsaka a terrible headache. As he presses his forehead, he knows things are going to get very complicated.

"Is the child's target Lancer this time?"

"That approach is undoubtedly designed to attract Lancer's arrival; the other Masters and Servants are unlikely to be provoked by such a tactic."

"Then, it's time for me to take action against Caster as well."

"And then there's Kirei, is he still keeping an eye on Kiritsugu Emiya?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka wanted to find out what that obsession was, but he had too many headaches right now and had no time to deal with Kirei's matter.

He always maintained a degree of wariness towards this disciple.

I couldn't understand Kirei's thoughts in the past, and I still can't understand them now.

However, his current incomprehension made him wary, and also made him hold back some methods when instructing Kirei to do certain things.

These are the techniques that magicians find most incomprehensible.

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