Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

In this situation, sending envoys weakens the fortress's defenses.

Just as Danic was making a serious decision, Caster sent him a message.

"I have two things to report."

"Please speak."

"Ruler is approaching the city of Mirenia."

Danic understood immediately: "Got it, I'll go prepare to receive them right away. What about the other report?"

"The 'Red' swordsman and his master seem to have left Tolfath."

"They've moved... Do you know where they went?"

"It seems they intend to go to Sigishwara."

This made Danic frown.

“Fiore, please take Archer and set off for Sighishwara immediately.”

The "Red" swordsman and his master will travel to Sighshwara at this time.

They're either going to deal with the "Black" assassins, or they want to form an alliance with their master.

Neither of these situations is one in which the World Tree can stand idly by.

"Understood, leave it to me."

The girl clenched her fists nervously.

The heroic spirits who can manifest as swordsmen must be among the strongest enemies, not to mention the necromancer Shishi Kairi, who strikes fear into the hearts of the magic world.

However, Fiore was nervous but not afraid.

Besides her trust in her Servants, it was also because she had an absolute sense of honor regarding her abilities.

……

……

After lunch, Joan of Arc left the inn.

I heard she's planning to go to the territory of the Thousand World Tree Clan to learn more from the magicians there.

"Being a Ruler is really tough. Every day is either night shift or business trips," Shirou thought to himself.

Since Shirou and his friends were staying at a cheap hotel that didn't provide meals, they had to prepare their own food.

During the Holy Grail War, the person who cooked changed from Shirou to Aika.

Aika's cooking skills are so good that even Shirou is ashamed of himself, although she herself doesn't think so.

By the way, Ruler has a very good appetite; his appetite is astonishing.

This shouldn't be a problem with Leticia, but rather with the Saintess herself.

Watching Jeanne d'Arc devour the table, Shirou thought of Ash and Artoria, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

The same goes for love songs.

She was very unhappy after being lectured for several hours last night, but her mood improved after seeing Joan of Arc happily eating the food she had made.

After the meal, he even accepted Joan of Arc's offer to help wash the dishes.

Shirou thought to himself: Actually, they are not as irreconcilable as I imagined.

He has been battling four or five Servants intensely over the past two days, and today he plans to take a break.

Having heard that a serial killer has appeared in the city, Shirou decides to spend one night eliminating this destabilizing factor.

Although the Holy Grail is quite wicked, no matter how you look at it, it's all "trouble" caused by oneself.

On the day Shirou Amamiya was summoned to this world, he saved a woman who was being used as a sacrifice in a magician's summoning ritual.

At the time, Aika said she wanted to kill the witness to prevent future troubles, but Shirou stopped her and in the end she just used a suggestion magic to erase the memory.

That woman—is the true "black" assassin who has been committing crimes in Romania recently, and the Master of Jack the Ripper.

This was not achieved through analysis—

It was a scene that Shirou happened to witness last night when he ran to a high place to search for Aika's whereabouts in the city.

In the dead of night, a beautiful Japanese woman was wandering the streets of Sigishwara. She was the same woman Shirou had rescued not long ago.

Then he immediately understood what was going on:

It's likely that the woman unexpectedly obtained a new Command Seal from the Holy Grail after Shirou and Aika left.

Having her terrifying memories of being kidnapped erased through brainwashing, she, completely unaware of this, summons Jack the Ripper through her own connection with him—thus becoming embroiled in the Holy Grail War for the second time.

In short, Shirou has now identified the woman and Assassin's hideout, so let's deal with this "troublemaker."

"I've caused Aigo a lot of trouble. If I had done what she wanted and silenced her, none of this trouble would have happened."

With that thought in mind, Shirou bid farewell to his Master and walked into the foggy streets.

"Yes, we must learn from this lesson and handle this more thoroughly."

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Volume 5, page 209: The Awakening of "Mother"

"Then, I'm going out."

"Black" Assassin - Jack the Ripper sat by the third-floor window and said to his Master.

"It will be very dangerous tonight, so Mom (Master) shouldn't come along."

Liu Daolingxia nodded: "I understand. I'll wait for Jack here. Be careful."

Little Jack's words made her a little uneasy, but considering the limited heart reserves left in the refrigerator, she had no choice but to let her go out.

Rokudo Reika is not a magician, nor does she have any knowledge or skills in magic. She is just an ordinary person who was caught up in the Holy Grail War.

Although the Servant was summoned by chance, Rokudou Reika was unable to provide her with magic.

Even though Assassin is the Servant with the lowest mana consumption, he will eventually disappear if things continue like this. Therefore, Jack the Ripper can only attack magicians and replenish his mana by consuming their hearts.

Six-Director Lingxia and Jack the Ripper fought their way from Bucharest to Sighisoara, but they had few prey (magicians) left to find.

They decided to leave for Tulipas tomorrow, and tonight would be their last night in the town.

"Okay, let's go."

The silver-haired little girl asked tentatively, "Um, Mom, we'd like to eat hamburger patties again after we get back... Is that okay?"

"Of course! I already bought the materials during the day, and I'll go prepare them for you in a bit."

Upon hearing this, Jack the Ripper smiled gleefully and then jumped straight out of the third-floor window.

Liu Daolingxia stood at the window, waving goodbye with a smile on her face.

She didn't know what the Holy Grail War was, what a Master was, or what a Servant was.

In fact, she was more natural than others from a young age.

Liu Daolingxia was born into a wealthy family. As a child, she was raised by her parents to be a young lady, learning ladylike manners such as playing the piano.

However, later, Liu Daolingxia's parents passed away unexpectedly, and her happiness came to an abrupt end, and her life began to decline.

Perhaps due to her childhood experiences, Liu Daolingxia doesn't have much of a sense of reality about being alive, and she finds it difficult to feel the significant value of her own life or the lives of others.

Unable to find joy in life, she led a self-destructive and drifting life—like an emotionless robot.

She changed after meeting Jack the Ripper.

This was the first time that Liu Daolingxia had developed a special feeling for something.

Because in her more than twenty years of life, only Jack was the one who saved her without asking for anything in return.

Therefore, Jack the Ripper's wish is her wish, and she is now living only to meet Jack the Ripper's expectations.

Although I don't know when Assassin will be back, I still need to prepare a delicious meal for the girl.

With a happy expression, she turned into the kitchen and began to get busy.

After a while, Liu Daolingxia noticed a knocking sound coming from the other side of the room.

Who could be knocking on the door?

Little Jack does not enter or exit through the front door.

She especially liked climbing into the room through the window. Although Liu Daolingxia thought it was dangerous, she didn't say much because she found it cute.

The homeowner returned—which is also impossible.

The magicians who used this house as their base had their hearts ripped out, dismembered, and disposed of not long ago.

Could it be Little Jack's enemy?

The possibility of this is also very low.

She is not a magician, and thus, by a stroke of luck, she has no magical aura whatsoever, making it almost impossible for her to reveal her Master's identity.

Liu Daolingxia judged that there should be no risk in opening the door.

Considering that ignoring the knocking might alert the police and cause trouble, she left the kitchen and went to the entryway.

"Excuse me, are you...?"

A red-haired boy, not yet twenty years old, appeared at the door.

The sight of an Asian face in a foreign land immediately put Liu Daolingxia on high alert.

but……

Have we met somewhere before?

Liu Daolingxia frowned in confusion, scrutinizing the boy's face.

I felt like I recognized him, but when I tried to think about it carefully, my head became foggy.

"Has the little girl you live with gone out?"

The young man got straight to the point and asked.

Liu Daolingxia looked surprised upon hearing this.

To avoid being noticed as much as possible, Assassin always activates "Scent Concealment" when entering and leaving houses, so he shouldn't be discovered by others.

"Looks like they've gone out."

He continued speaking to himself, "This is not good, it's already so late."

And with such a thick fog outside, what if we encounter bad people?

Isn't that what's been all over the news lately?

The newspapers are all saying that Jack the Ripper has resurfaced in Romania…

"Excuse me, I think you've got the wrong person. There are no little girls here."

As Liu Daolingxia spoke, she hurriedly closed the door: "If there's nothing else, please leave as soon as possible."

She couldn't close the door; the red-haired boy gripped the doorframe tightly.

"I...I'm going to call the police!"

"Call the police?"

The boy smiled maliciously upon hearing this: "I don't care, but what are you going to do then?"

How are you going to explain to the police the male corpses buried in the basement of this house?

"How do you even know about this!?"

Liu Daolingxia looked utterly astonished, her pupils filled with undisguised fear.

The homeowner's body was buried by her and Jack a few days ago; there was absolutely no way that outsiders would know about it...!

"Can I come in now?"

After the boy urged her again, she bit her lip and slowly made way for him, welcoming him into the room.