Otherwise, you can find another savior.

Karen sat on the sofa, watching the morning show on TV. She held the remote control but did not change the channel.

There was some disturbing news on TV for children.

"…The following is a follow-up report on the series of bizarre murders in Fuyuki City. At the scenes of the three murders discovered so far, mysterious patterns that look like magic circles were drawn with the blood of the victims. What is of interest is what the magic circles drawn by the criminals actually mean. Today we have invited someone who is proficient in criminal psychology…"

Serial murders, crime scenes with common characteristics.

No matter which era, history or world, this kind of thing is inevitable.

Morgan unconsciously held his arms up and looked with indifference at the scholars in the news who were analyzing the so-called possibilities.

"What do you think?" came Xi Jian's voice.

"What exactly happened? No one knows." Morgan did not like this kind of killing that was obviously for pleasure, so he just responded casually.

Shiomi smiled helplessly, "It is indeed unsafe. Compared with the 'war' carried out at night, which one is more dangerous?"

"What are you worried about?" Morgan heard the hidden worry in his words.

"I'm worried about my own child." Shiomi answered naturally.

Morgan always inadvertently overlooks that the Master is the father of the two children - even if he is only an adoptive father.

The young man looked to be in his early twenties, but he was bringing two girls, aged seven and five. Most people would probably question his purpose.

But Morgan wouldn't.

As he spoke, Morgan's eyes fell on the dining table. He was surprised to see that he had placed four bowls of miso soup and four corresponding meals.

"I know that servants don't need to eat to restore their magic power when they have enough magic power. After all, it's too inefficient." Shiomi said with a smile, "But since you are here, you are an honored guest after all, so I subconsciously prepared an extra portion when I was preparing. If you think it's redundant, just leave it there. I'll send Sakura and Kallen to school later, and then come back to clean it up."

Morgan did not refuse and sat down naturally to have breakfast with Shiomi and the two children.

During breakfast, Morgan said nothing, silently observing Shiomi's every move.

During the meal, he kept talking to Sakura and Kallen. Sakura would respond to every word obediently, while Kallen would occasionally make some complaints that were beyond her age, which made Shiomi very embarrassed.

After breakfast, just as Shiomi said, he would drive to take Kallen to kindergarten and Sakura to elementary school.

Morgan, who could have stayed at home or acted independently, got in the car and followed them around outside, so much so that when she was sending Karin to kindergarten, the childcare teacher thought Morgan was a new mother, and Shiomi had to explain it to them for a long time.

"There's no need to explain it specially. Isn't it better to just let it go? Or are you still scared of being called my husband?" Morgan leaned against the passenger window and teased Shiomi who was driving.

"Are you awake, Morgan?" Shiomi's mouth twitched.

Privately, he didn't really want to call the other person by his class rank. After all, it was difficult to regard such a rational and cold-blooded magician of the Age of Gods as a berserker in the general sense.

"The Holy Grail War will last no more than two weeks. Even if we win in the end, we will still go our separate ways after obtaining the Holy Grail." Shiomi reminded him with a smile, "I also plan to continue living in Fuyuki until those two children grow up!"

Morgan glanced at Xijian calmly, "Where is the Holy Grail... Come to think of it, I haven't asked the Master yet, why do you want to participate in the Holy Grail War, and why do you want to win the Holy Grail?"

"…Is this important?" Shiomi did not answer immediately.

"After all, those who pursue the Holy Grail are all unhappy people. Would a Master who doesn't look like that kind of person also pursue the Holy Grail?" Morgan said.

Shiomi nodded, "For example, if you want to reach the Root Vortex, are you satisfied?"

"It's better not to tell a lie that can be seen through at a glance." Morgan seemed to be warning, but also seemed to be sighing.

"So what about you? What wish do you want the Holy Grail to fulfill?" Shiomi asked back.

The moving car was silent for two seconds, and Morgan sneered, "Here's what you did."

Then the discussion about each person making a wish to the Holy Grail ended.

"But——" Xijian changed the subject.

"what?"

"As expected, your outfit is still too conspicuous. I suggest you buy some clothes and dress up. Although the Holy Grail War is scheduled to be held at night, as it develops, it is inevitable that people will kill each other blindly, regardless of day or night, and regardless of whether they avoid people or not." Xi Jian gave a suggestion.

"That's a reasonable suggestion. So what kind of clothes do you want to recommend to me?" Morgan accepted the proposal.

"I happen to know a more expensive clothing store, and the owner is an acquaintance of mine, so he won't find your outfit strange." Xijian turned the steering wheel to the left and the car turned into another road.

"Don't worry. Although I don't really want to become a spirit, it is my duty as a Servant to become a spirit when necessary to reduce unnecessary troubles."

Morgan saw through Shiomi's attempt to avoid options that might cause conflicts with the Servant in order to prevent her from having any resistance, and expressed his comfort.

"That couldn't be better."

Chapter 5: The Land of Fuyuki

Morgan was more suitable for modern clothing than expected, so much so that Xi Jiantianxi was a little confused when he saw her.

Morgan was very satisfied after seeing the Master's reaction after changing his clothes.

"What's next? The Holy Grail War cannot officially begin due to the absence of the Servants. Master, do you want to take a peerless beauty like me to the streets to show off?" Morgan was in a good mood.

"Even if it's true, how can you say that you are a peerless beauty?" Xijian felt tired.

He really wanted to just go back home, check and maintain the barrier at home, make preparations before the battle, and wait for the servants to be in place before starting the battle.

But there are more important things to do now, so he regrouped and cheered up, "I'm sorry, I do want to take you around Fuyuki today, but not to show off."

"Let me familiarize myself with the city in advance so I can prepare for any future situations, yes?"

"Ah."

Afterwards, Shiomi drove Morgan out from the new capital where they had bought clothes, and on the way he introduced to Morgan some of the information he had learned about the Holy Grail War in the past two years.

"…Fuyuki is an excellent spiritual place. It has a spiritual vein that is second only to the Aozaki family's jurisdiction outside of the Magic Association's jurisdiction. Although it is not yet at the level of being able to connect to the source, it is quite close. Therefore, magicians have settled here since ancient times."

As they were talking, the car passed by the Fuyuki Civic Hall, and Shiomi explained to Morgan in a calm tone.

"At the end of the Holy Grail War, the Holy Grail will descend in the place with the best spiritual veins in Fuyuki. The three previous Holy Grail Wars took place in the mansion of the land administrators, the Tousaka family, the Fuyuki Church, and the underground cave of Ryudo Temple on Mount Enzo. The first two have been pointed out to you in Miyama-cho. The Civic Hall we just passed by is also a place where the Holy Grail can descend in theory, but there has been no record of it descending before."

The Holy Grail will not tell the Servants about these things in advance. The Servants only know that the Holy Grail can fulfill wishes, and then they respond to the Master's call for their own wishes.

"What's the point of you telling me these things? It's not necessary for a servant to know these things." Morgan said.

Shiomi shook her head. "In any case, although you appear in the world as a Berserker, in terms of your abilities, it would be better to regard you as a magus, right? Knowing the deeper intelligence of this Holy Grail War would also be helpful in formulating strategies and tactics."

The car stopped on the side of the road. Looking from the passenger seat, across the road on the left was a high staircase. Going up from there was the last spiritual vein that Shiomi wanted to take Morgan to confirm.

Ryudong Temple in Enzang Mountain.

"The barrier has been opened here." Morgan stood at the bottom of the stairs and looked around.

"It is said that long before the system of the Holy Grail War was established, there were high monks here who used a secret method to set up a spirit barrier. Because it is specialized, it seems that even high-level spirits like Servants will be repelled if they want to enter and exit freely, and can only enter through the main gate." Shiomi walked up the stairs first.

Morgan followed closely behind.

She could clearly feel that in terms of spiritual power, the spiritual veins of Yuanzang Mountain were far superior to the other three. This could not be hidden from her keen intuition as a magician. Xijian didn't say it, probably because he thought she would understand it without saying it.

This feeling becomes clearer and stronger with every step I take.

As the two men climbed the steps to the main entrance of Ryudo Temple, Morgan stopped.

"Master, please go into the temple first. I'll take a look around." She said in a commanding tone.

"Is there anything that concerns you?"

"Yes and no." After Morgan said this, he turned into a spirit and left Xijian.

She went to the back of the temple, where there was a large pond.

And Fuyuki's highest-level spiritual vein is right below the lake.

"Right below?"

Morgan transformed into a spirit again and moved down the mountain. It didn't take him long to find the entrance.

It was a mountain disguised by magic. If you stretched out your hand, you would find that it was just an illusion that could be penetrated.

This is it, Morgan said to himself.

The location of the Holy Grail.

Xijian Tianxi did not mention this, either because he had not found the exact information yet, or because he thought the location of the Holy Grail was not important.

What's important is the Holy Grail.

Regardless, Morgan, a magician, believes that the system of this Holy Grail War has issues that are worth further investigation.

In order to confirm the points that concerned her, she must step into the location of the Holy Grail and analyze the system herself to get the answer.

Just as Morgan was about to enter the large underground cave, the sound of flapping wings in her ears made her feel unhappy.

insect.

It's winter now, and there shouldn't be any bugs outside.

Swah——

Morgan didn't even look back, and the winged blade insect was chopped into pieces by the magic blade that appeared out of nowhere and fell to the ground.

"Don't try to sneak around in the dark, Mushi-shi." Morgan said coldly, "Don't think that even if my real body isn't here, I can't curse you to death."

As if in response to this warning, a hunchbacked old man emerged from the darkness of the woods, leaning on a cane, accompanied by a sinister laugh.

“Hehehe… I didn’t expect that there would be a Servant who would want to control the Greater Holy Grail before the war starts. Are you a Caster-class Servant?” The old man stood in the shade of the tree, and the dark laugh that came out of his throat was like a poisonous snake crawling in the grass.

Morgan turned around and said, "I thought he was someone else, but it turns out to be the head of the Matou family, one of the three great families that designed the Holy Grail War ritual and has declined to the point where they can't even train a magician."

"Don't be too proud, you're just a servant." The old man's deep eye sockets revealed a sharp look.

"After all the effort, we can only rely on magic to extend our lifespan in such an ugly way." Morgan raised his hand. "I originally wanted to show some respect to the family that designed this system, but now it seems that there is no need."

As Morgan finished his words, the light bullet formed by magic power was fired like a bullet from an automatic rifle without any spell chanting.

The old man's body was torn into pieces in an instant, fell to the ground, and gradually turned into dust.

"I am not stupid enough to fight a follower head-on, let alone magic." The old man's sinister voice echoed in the forest. "If you want to master the Greater Holy Grail, then go ahead and master it. Don't think that this means you have a sure win."

In fact, Morgan could not hear the ridicule uttered by the head of the Matou family.

She turned and walked into the entrance to the large underground cave that was hidden by illusion magic.

After all, from the very beginning, Morgan had no intention of controlling the Holy Grail here as his own base.

Chapter 6 Visitors

Morgan walked out of the huge underground cave again with a serious look on his face.

She did reach the location of the Greater Holy Grail.

The large void where the Greater Grail magic circle was located did have a barrier to isolate Servants and spirits, but those tricks were no better than children's magic tricks in Morgan's eyes.

However, after examining the Greater Holy Grail, Morgan not only determined that this magic circle had the function of adjusting the land of Fuyuki to be suitable for the advent of spirits and initiating the Holy Grail War ritual, but also discovered a terrible fact.

"This contaminated thing is of little use even as a wish-granting machine."

Morgan made his judgement.

It was already late outside, and she didn't expect to waste a lot of time investigating the location of the Holy Grail.

When they returned to the courtyard of Ryudo Temple, Xijian Tianxi was long gone.

Morgan then sensed a little bit and found that the magical channel between him and the master was still there, but his aura was no longer in Ryudo Temple or even in Enzo Mountain.

"Where have you been, Master? You actually left your Servant behind and acted alone. After all, the Holy Grail War has not yet begun, so you should not be so reckless." Morgan communicated with Shiomi's consciousness through the channel of magic.

"I'm sorry... you took too long to investigate nearby. I thought it wouldn't take long. It's time to go home from school. I'm going to take Sakura and Kallen home first. Can you return by yourself in spirit form?"

Shiomi sincerely apologized for leaving Morgan behind.

Hearing this answer, Morgan was no longer angry.

Her Master was a magus who was too human in every sense of the word, almost unqualified in some ways.

After understanding the current situation, Morgan transformed into a spirit and returned to the Shiomi family in the residential area of ​​Miyama-cho.

She did not choose to arrive at the house in spirit form, but instead pushed open the gate and walked in as if she was returning to her own home.

Unexpectedly, a guest visits the Shiomi family.

As he turned the doorway, Morgan saw his guest clearly through the glass.