Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

Shirou spoke as he drank his hot cocoa.

Loli Hassan sat beside him, completely absorbed in watching the magical girl anime that aired late at night.

As for Bai Mausoleum, her back was pressed against the wall, and she still exuded an atmosphere of resistance and hostility.

"Don't get me wrong, only 'I' and that child are willing to be your companions. No one else 'I' will accept you."

Unlike the previous eighteen generations of mountain elders, Hundred-Faced Hassan did not undergo any physical transformation, or rather, he had no need to.

Her Noble Phantasm, Zabaniya—

That is the ability formed by dividing one's own soul into countless parts.

Each soul possesses independent thought and personality, totaling eighty-eight people.

With this ability, Bai Mausoleum used the knowledge and skills of eighty-eight people to bewitch the enemy, break through the protection network, and hunt down targets in ways no one could have imagined.

Since the mechanism of creating lower-level "clones" from a higher-level "original body" is not the case, each of the Hundred-Faced Hassans is a being of the same type.

If a separated individual dies, it will not be restored to the Assassin as a whole, but will be directly destroyed.

This also means that among the eighty-eight Hundred-Faced Hassans, none of them is the absolute ruler.

Even the purple-haired woman in front of us, she only took on the role of group leader based on her abilities and personality.

She couldn't fully control the other eighty-odd "me"s, which is why she said that only she and that child were willing to cooperate with Shirou.

On the other hand, since individuals cannot directly communicate or exchange information, the Hassans scattered throughout Fuyuki are unaware that she is talking to the enemy's Master.

After listening to the explanation, Shirou seemed to understand something: "So it's what's called multiple personality disorder..."

"what?"

Seeing the confused look on Hassan's face, Shirou explained what multiple personality disorder was.

“Really? So this is a disease…” Baimao Hassan said in a daze.

With the mystery that had been troubling her for so long solved, she suddenly felt much lighter.

"No, the term 'disease' varies from person to person. I don't think this counts as being sick."

On the contrary, Assassin possesses a mental fortitude far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Hassan with a hundred faces remained noncommittal to Shirou's praise, and instead looked at the little girl Hassan in the room.

"Who is this child?" Shirou asked.

Hassan explained, "She was 'me' born to cope with torture... a weak, powerless, and ignorant personality."

"I see. If you don't know anything, you don't have to worry about leaking information if you are captured by the enemy."

Then, in the form of a young girl… that’s really a perverse sense of humor.”

"Zabaniya" is a Noble Phantasm formed by sublimating Hassan's life.

In her previous life, she did not possess the power to create clones; she was merely an exceptionally skilled assassin with countless personalities.

Therefore, if one can switch to a completely unaware personality when captured by the enemy, it would indeed be very useful.

However, after becoming a Servant, Hundred-Faced Hassan became able to freely separate into physical forms, and Loli Hassan completely lost its meaning.

She couldn't do anything, and while she was hiding her tracks, she couldn't even take care of herself, so she became a burden to the team.

Shirou nodded: "Don't worry, I won't let her get into any danger."

"Whatever," Bai Mao Hassan snorted.

She accepted Shirou's invitation partly because she was dissatisfied with her current situation, and partly because of Hassan's attitude.

When Hyakko entered the house, Shirou asked, "Is it Mr. Assassin who has returned?"

The girl, who should have remained silent, readily admitted it despite being a torture-specific loli.

Although they had only spent a few hours together, Shirou had clearly gained the trust of Loli Hassan.

"Then, next..."

Shirou turned to Hassan Hyakami: "Please tell me everything you know, Assassin-nee."

What kind of person is your Master, Kirei Kotomine?

What exactly is his relationship with Tokiomi Tohsaka?

The red-haired boy paused for a moment.

"If I'm not mistaken, the Fuyuki Church is also in cahoots with you, isn't it?"

Now that things have come to this, no matter how astonishing Shirou's words may be, Hyakko Hassan would not be surprised.

……

……

Hassan revealed all the inside stories of Tohsaka.

Kirei Kotomine and Tokiomi Tohsaka's parting of ways was only superficial.

Kirei Kotomine and his father, Risei, had already become members of the Tohsaka camp three years ago.

"This is outrageous! Tokiomi Tohsaka, that guy, he looks like a gentleman, but I never expected him to be so unethical in private!" Shirou exclaimed indignantly.

Hassan Hyakko said, "The Tohsaka family not only controls the best spiritual land in Fuyuki, but even the supposedly neutral overseers are his people."

Of course, my Master is merely his puppet.

Hassan Hyakko was very clear that, to Tohsaka's camp, she and Kirei Kotomine were just pawns.

In any case, Assassin can never be the ultimate winner.

Zaid's sacrifice was not in vain; it can bring more long-term benefits.

That's right, but what he gained in return was Tokiomi Tohsaka's interests, not the Assassin's!

The person who made Hassan of the Hundred Faces finally understand this simple truth was none other than Shirou Amamiya.

At the same time, she also came to a complete understanding that her Master was a mediocre person who had no desire for the Holy Grail and drifted along with the tide.

"How is Kirei Kotomine?" Shirou asked.

Hassan Hyakko truthfully expressed his thoughts: "In terms of ability, he may be outstanding, but he lacks passion and is just like a walking corpse. In this Holy Grail War, the ones who should be paid attention to are Tokiomi Tohsaka and Risei Kotomine."

Next, she explained the situation of the other Masters and Servants to Shirou, recounting all the findings of her investigation over the past few days.

For example, Lancer's Master.

Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald, one of the twelve rulers of the Clock Tower, came to Japan with his fiancée to participate in the Holy Grail War.

The female assassin sighed and said with a self-deprecating tone, "Now you should understand how powerful the enemies you are fighting are."

The Twelve Monarchs...are they that powerful?

Shirou had no idea about this, since Machiri hadn't had a chance to teach him yet, so he could only nod in agreement: "Yeah, luckily I got Assassin."

"........."

Hassan's cheeks flushed slightly beneath his mask: "Let's stop with the compliments."

"I'm not just flattering you, I genuinely think so," Shirou said with a serious expression.

"……enough."

Hassan the Hundred-Faced Man flicked his long hair with his hand, turned his face and continued, "But the biggest enemy is still Tohsaka."

If Tokiomi Tohsaka had only cheated on the rules, that would be one thing.

More importantly, they also possess Archer—the Golden Servant who appeared tonight.

His real name is Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes, a demigod who once reigned over Mesopotamia during the Age of Gods.

He was both a hero who accomplished many great deeds and achievements, and a tyrant who brought about the destruction of the country due to his willful and reckless behavior.

It is said that during his lifetime he collected all the treasures on earth, and his treasury contained all the weapons and precious items created by mankind, which became the original tools used by heroes in later generations.

As she said this, the woman clenched her trembling fists.

"When Zaid was killed, I was at the scene closely monitoring the surrounding situation."

That Archer, you can understand it with just one look...

That guy is invincible; there is no heroic spirit in this world that can defeat him.

In this Holy Grail War, manifesting as the Archer class, he can fight with an endless supply of Noble Phantasms, making him unmatched by any Servant.

Unfortunately, just as that guy said, we were nothing but lowly bastards in his eyes.

"That person's name is Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes, a tyrant of the age of gods who possesses infinite Noble Phantasms and the ability to see the future..."

The proud figure of the Golden Archer flashed through Shirou's mind, and he said with deep agreement:

"Yes, that is indeed quite unusual. There is absolutely no heroic spirit that can defeat him. It wouldn't be surprising if he could fight the other six heroic spirits alone."

But don't worry, I'll take responsibility for making him leave the stage.

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Volume 1, Chapter 40: A chance encounter with Saber on the street, but failing to recognize her despite all efforts.

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The hotel room became extremely quiet.

After a long while, Bai Mao Hassan finally let out a dumbfounded "Huh?".

"So I'll take care of Archer myself."

Shirou said with an expression that was anything but a joke, "Since there is no Heroic Spirit who can defeat him, then let me, who is not a Heroic Spirit, defeat him."

Okay, okay, next topic, Assassin, tell me some other inside information.

Hassan was dumbfounded: Does this kid even understand the situation?

How are you going to defeat this monster that even heroic spirits couldn't defeat?

The boy's statement was so far-fetched that it only made people laugh.

But why...

Observing Shirou's expression, Hyakko Hassan felt that the boy was not talking nonsense, but rather had some kind of firm belief.

What am I even expecting? How stupid...

Bai Mao Hassan gave a bitter smile: "I've said so much already, isn't it your turn to speak now?"

"Young man, who is your Servant? What is their class? Can you tell me that?"

Shirou hesitated for a moment before replying, "This... I can't say."

"........."

The female assassin was stunned.

She paused for a moment, then suddenly punched the hotel wall.

"...I must have been incredibly stupid to actually think you would believe me."

"No, that's not how it is. I believe you, Assassin."

Shirou innocently explained, "I really don't know what class my Servant is or what stats he has."

All I know is that she claims to be a Servant belonging to the Extra faction.

"what?"

Just as Hyakko Hassan was about to refute, he remembered the conversation between Kotomine and his son not long ago and asked in surprise.

"Are you the Master of that mysterious Servant who cannot be detected?!"

"A mysterious Servant?"

Hassan nodded and explained the "Spirit Item Disc" to Shirou, a magical device held by the Holy Church that can observe the numerical values ​​of Servants.

"There's actually something like this..."

"Yes, Tokiomi Tohsaka is searching everywhere for information about you. Thanks to you, 'we' are swamped right now."