Humans in Type-Moon, Path of the Heroic Spirit

Chapter 40: Shadows Hiding in the Dark
On the outskirts of Fuyuki City, in the forest near Einzbern Castle.

A simple wooden house stood on the crisscrossing thick branches. A dark figure could be vaguely seen standing next to the wooden window, looking into the castle courtyard with a telescope.

With the help of the view provided by the telescope, Emiya Kiritsugu had a very clear view of the situation in the courtyard.

"In the end what happened……"

Seeing the figures of Kamiya Yu and others suddenly disappear beside the flower bed, he couldn't help but frown, his heart full of doubts.

It was clear that not long ago, those servants and masters were drinking in the courtyard, but when they stood up and seemed to be about to start a fight, a strong wind suddenly blew up.

Afterwards, the four Servants and two human Masters disappeared in an instant as if they were swallowed by an invisible object, leaving only Irisviel standing there.

Such a strange scene made Kiritsugu somewhat at a loss, but fortunately, the connection between him and Saber was not interrupted by this sudden accident.

"Saber, what's going on over there?"

Through the magical channel established by the contract, Emiya Kiritsugu asked the old sword, he now urgently wanted to know what had just happened.

If Saber and the others were transferred to other places by the Great Magecraft, then the hidden tricks he had laid in advance would be useless.

That’s right, Kiritsugu had already made a plan when he asked Irisviel to offer the castle courtyard as the venue for the banquet.

He planned to bury a large amount of explosives under the atrium, and then detonate the bombs instantly after everyone relaxed.

Faced with this sudden attack, those servants and masters must have been unable to react in time.

Even if we can't cause any harm to the servants, we can still kill those fragile human masters.

But unfortunately, plans cannot keep up with changes, and everything that had been arranged was disrupted by this unexpected accident.

"Master... The King of Conquerors' Noble Phantasm is a fixed barrier... The space we are in has been replaced..."

At this moment, the voice of the old sword came through the magic passage.

"It's actually an inherent barrier..." Upon hearing his Servant's answer, Emiya Kiritsugu frowned even deeper, feeling a heavy pressure. "It seems Rider is also a difficult enemy."

As the owner of an incomplete inherent barrier, Kiritsugu naturally knew how powerful this kind of great magecraft, which was close to magic, would bring to the user.

In the past, when facing life-and-death crises, the [Inherent Time Control] in his body played a huge role, allowing Kiritsugu Emiya to escape death countless times.

It can be said that if he didn't have [Inherent Time Control], he would have died in some unknown war long ago.

This is the case with an incomplete inherent barrier, not to mention a complete inherent barrier cast by a servant.

However, for Emiya Kiritsugu, the current situation may not be a bad opportunity.

As far as he knew, after the inherent barrier ended, both the user and the covered person would appear in their original positions - then it would be time for him to take action.

Because, right now, Saber and the others are besieging Archer. To deal with such a terrifying enemy, the Servants and Masters who are participating in the battle will surely consume a great deal of physical strength and magic power...

Thinking of this, Kiritsugu took out a walkie-talkie from his pocket and gave an order to the assistant on the other end, "Maiya, go pick up Irisviel now and take her to a safe place. Everything else continues as planned."

"learn."

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Meanwhile, at the other end of the Einzbern Forest.

"Chichi-"

Suddenly, a noisy rustling sound was heard in the quiet and deep forest. If someone stayed here at this time, they would find that hundreds of strange insects had appeared on the ground and in the air since someone knew when.

Amidst this dense swarm of insects, two figures, one large and one small, could be vaguely seen, steadily approaching the distant castle. "Haha, I really have to thank that Servant driving the chariot... If he hadn't broken the forest barrier, I probably wouldn't have made it here so easily."

Looking up at the Einzbern Castle at the end of his sight, 'Matou Shinji' suddenly laughed. The deep and hoarse old voice that sounded like fingernails scratching against the wall came out of his mouth, making people shudder.

Since the Holy Grail War began, Zouken Matou left the Matou family mansion and chose to hide in the dark to monitor the movements of other Masters.

Because the magic insect is very small, it will not be discovered by anyone as long as it does not break into the magician's workshop.

Therefore, whether it was the church or the bases of other masters, Zouken Matou sent out a considerable number of insects to serve as spies.

After waiting for so many days, the opportunity finally came.

This evening, the bugs responsible for monitoring the Kamiya family sent a message - Rider drove his ox cart Noble Phantasm to the Kamiya family's mansion.

Based on the flight route of the ox cart, Zouken Matou discovered that their destination was the Einzbern Forest located in the suburbs.

Although he had no idea what Rider and the others were trying to do, his intuition told him that this was undoubtedly a good opportunity, and he might be able to gain some benefits from it.

So, Matou Zouken took Berserker and sneaked into the Einzbern Forest.

With Rider's chariot leading the way and the magic bugs concealing his presence, the old bug's infiltration operation was a complete success.

Until now, their existence has not been discovered by the Einzbern androids.

"Then let me see what kind of surprise will appear tonight..."

Like hunters in the dark, Matou Zouken and Berserker walked silently towards the castle.

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On the other side, in a large underground cave.

"Huh~~Finally succeeded."

On the dim altar, Odin took a few steps back. He looked at the masterpiece not far away and nodded with satisfaction.

In front of him, a somewhat transparent ball of light was suspended in the air.

The diameter of the ball of light is about two meters, and through its crystal surface, one can vaguely see a petite silver-haired figure sleeping inside.

"It took some effort, but we finally managed to restore her successfully."

Odin rubbed his chin with his hand, as if thinking of something. An expectant smile played on the corner of his mouth. He murmured to himself, "I wonder what expression my junior brother will have when he sees her?"

“It really makes people look forward to it.”

In order to make his new "daughter" even more outstanding, Odin asked for a drop of blood from Kamiya Yu a few days ago.

Then, during the transformation process, it was added in, and the effect was unexpectedly good.

Odin believed that Kamiya Yu would be shocked when he saw his daughter for the first time.

"It just so happens that things here have come to an end. Let's go and give him some help now..."

As he said this, Odin looked towards the location of Miyama Town, his crimson eyes gleaming with a rainbow luster.

One chapter is under review and will probably be released during the day

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