Humans in Type-Moon, Path of the Heroic Spirit

Chapter 19 The Troublemaker
“…Oh no, this is not good.”

On the Mion River Bridge, Rider Iskandar sat on a suspended arch pillar, gazing at the battle on Warehouse Street from afar. He stood up while muttering to himself.

"W-what?" Seeing the red-haired Servant showing an anxious expression for the first time, Waver felt uneasy. He asked while lying on the bridge trembling.

"The Master who can fight a Servant will most likely win." Iskandar frowned and said in a deep voice, "If this continues, one of Lancer and Saber will be eliminated."

"Impossible! How could a magician defeat a Servant?" Waver, so surprised by his words that he almost forgot his fear of heights, shouted in disbelief.

"That's certainly impossible, but what if he borrowed the power of a Servant?" Iskandar's deep voice echoed through the cold wind. At this moment, the burly man displayed a mind that belied his rugged appearance. He analyzed calmly, "In my opinion, that guy's Servant must be Caster."

“Huh?” Waver began to lose track of Rider’s rapidly shifting train of thought, and subconsciously uttered a clear and intelligent question.

"However, although his strength is borrowed from others, his martial arts skills, which have reached the divine realm, are absolutely genuine."

As if he had thought of something, Iskandar laughed excitedly and said, "I didn't expect that there would be such a powerful warrior in this era. I really want to recruit him and let him follow me to conquer the world!"

"But aren't you planning to wait until they are exhausted before attacking?" Weber came to his senses and asked in confusion.

"I thought this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight heroes from different eras, and six of them at once, so of course I couldn't let any of them go."

A fierce and dangerous growl emanated from Iskandar's throat, like the roar of a lion, but a hint of a smile could be seen from the corners of his raised mouth.

"It would be a shame if a Servant were to leave now."

"Wouldn't it be better to die? Isn't the Holy Grail War all about killing each other! Wahhhh—" Waver's somewhat hysterical voice was ruthlessly interrupted by a sudden bullet to the forehead.

"To win without destroying, to dominate without humiliating, this is true 'conquest'!"

Iskandar puffed out his chest and spoke heroically. Then he drew the sword at his waist and slashed at the air, instantly splitting the space apart.

A swirling vortex of magic surged out, and a brilliant oxcart Noble Phantasm appeared in the air, accompanied by the spread of lightning. Waver, as if about to be overturned by the sudden strong wind, held back his tears and hugged the steel bone tightly.

"Let's stop watching the battle. We are going to join the fight, boy."

Before he finished speaking, Rider flipped his red cloak and jumped onto the ox cart.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid! You're just messing around now!"

"Hmm? If you don't want to go, then why don't you just stay here and watch?"

"I'm going! Take me with you, you idiot!"

"Very good, this is how you deserve to be my Master!"

Iskandar laughed heartily, gently grasped Waver by the collar, and made him ride beside him.

"Let's go now, Mighty Wheels!"

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Before the battle in the warehouse district, in the magic workshop of the Tōsaka family, Tōsaka Tokiomi, wearing a burgundy suit, was sitting on a chair with his eyes closed. He was not resting at this moment, but was controlling his familiar to head towards the eastern part of Seaside Park.

Because the summoned Archer refused to share his perception, Tōsaka Tokiomi could only use his familiars to act as his eyes and ears and observe the battle situation.

"This woman—" Through the vision of the familiar hidden in the darkness, Tōsaka Tokiomi saw Irisviel appearing openly on the street. He pondered for a moment, then whispered to himself, "She must be a homunculus of the Einzbern family, right?"

"I didn't expect them to create another puppet master. I thought the infamous 'Magician Killer' Emiya Kiritsugu was a pawn prepared by the Einzbern family, but now it seems I was wrong."

After guessing Irisviel's identity, Tōsaka Tokiomi fell silent and continued to observe the situation in the warehouse district.

Soon, as a familiar silver-haired figure emerged from the shadows, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on Tokiomi's face, and he murmured in surprise.

"Is this Yu-kun? I didn't expect him to participate in the Holy Grail War..."

To be honest, Tōsaka Tokiomi was very surprised when he saw Kamiya Yu for the first time. He originally thought that the other party had taken Sakura away from Fuyuki City temporarily and avoided the cruel vortex of the Holy Grail War.

However, he did not expect that this close friend would be chosen by the Holy Grail in the following six months and would participate in the fight for the Holy Grail.

However, this was just the beginning. What happened next was far beyond Tokiomi's expectations.

The silver-haired young man in the field of vision took out a light golden card from his pocket and inserted it into the strange belt around his waist. Suddenly, a powerful magical aura burst out from his body, and even the clothes he was wearing changed.

Immediately afterwards, Kamiya Yu started fighting with the Servant from the Einzbern family.

"It seems that the worst enemy of this Holy Grail War has been identified..."

Looking at Kamiya Yuu who was fighting evenly with the Servant, Tōsaka Tokiomi's voice sounded particularly solemn.

If possible, Tokiomi actually wanted to just destroy Kamiya Yu's servants, and then let them go to the church to apply for asylum until the end of the Holy Grail War.

In this way, in the future, Kamiya Yu can help take care of his wife and daughter.

After all, if he wins, he will have to use the Holy Grail to reach the root, and if he loses, he will be killed by other masters. Whether he wins or loses, Tokiomi knows that he can no longer stay with Rin and Aoi.

But the current situation does not allow Tōsaka Tokiomi to do so.

You know, in the previous Holy Grail Wars, it was usually the Servants who were responsible for fighting, while the Masters were responsible for formulating action plans and providing assistance, but the strange combination of Kamiya Yu did the opposite.

If the opponent's Servant does not show up, then I can only rely on Archer's powerful strength to kill the Master and ensure that the long-cherished wish of the Tohsaka family can be realized.

But if she does that, Sakura will lose her home again...

I have already hurt my daughter once, do I have to do it again?

Thinking of this, Tōsaka Tokiomi couldn't help but clench his hands, frowning as he thought of a countermeasure.

So, is there any way to solve this situation?

(End of this chapter)