Kotomine Risei's arm full of Command Seals is a deadly weapon. Each Command Seal is equivalent to an A-rank Grand Magic, which can instantly charge anti-army and anti-city Noble Phantasms. He is even more envious than Tohsaka Tokiomi.

After all, these Command Seals can continue to exist even if the Greater Grail is destroyed, and can be taken to other worlds for use!

So before boarding the plane, Kitagawa Yu reminded Emiya Kiritsugu and Hayd to send someone to monitor the Fuyuki Cathedral, especially the actions of Kotomine Risei, the supervisor.

However, as a high-ranking member of the church, Kotomine Risei was not so easily subdued, and he had not yet figured out a way to seize the Command Seals.

However, if Tokiomi Tohsaka intends to contact Risei Kotomine and take the Command Seals from him, he could take advantage of the moment when Tokiomi Tohsaka leaves his magic field to make a move against him.

Unfortunately, Tokiomi Tohsaka was more cautious than he had imagined. After learning that so many of them had joined forces, he did not leave his magic territory easily, but instead planned to have Risei Kotomine come to him himself.

In his view, a normal Master wouldn't be keeping a close eye on Kotomine Risei, the supervisor, all the time. So even if they later discovered that Kotomine Risei was preparing to enter the Tohsaka family, it would be too late to stop him.

It has to be said that his little trick was indeed clever; at least Kitagawa Yu didn't really care too much about Kotomine Risuke, who went out alone at first.

However, they also have Kiritsugu Emiya on their side, who has been extremely cautious ever since the incident of his master's death.

After learning from the familiar that Kotomine Risei had left the church, he immediately took out a map of Fuyuki City and quickly analyzed it. Then, with a serious expression, he came to the conclusion that Kotomine Risei, who had just walked less than fifty meters out of the church, was going to the Tohsaka family!

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Chapter 176 Greeting? This is blatant taunting!

Combined with Kitagawa Yu's statement that Kotomine Risei possessed a large number of Command Seals and supported Tohsaka Tokiomi's victory, Emiya Kiritsugu concluded that Kotomine Risei was about to send Command Seals to Tohsaka Tokiomi.

This left Kitagawa Yuu completely bewildered, and even Iskandar, standing beside him, couldn't help but scratch his big head.

"It's better to be safe than sorry. If you guys aren't going, I'll go by myself," Kiritsugu Emiya said expressionlessly.

His point is valid; nipping any potential danger in the bud is a wise approach.

But Kitagawa Yu's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes.

"Is this guy trying to hoard all the Command Seals?"

Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but think to himself.

It's really not his fault. It's mainly because Kiritsugu Emiya fought for his ideals and was willing to do anything and sacrifice anything.

He's just hoarding a Command Seal; it's not that he can't do it.

However, Kitagawa Yu and Iskandar exchanged a glance and agreed to his suggestion. After all, it's better to be safe than sorry; what if Emiya Kiritsugu was right?

Most importantly, Kiritsugu Emiya's Servant is no longer Artoria, but the Demon King Nobunaga. Even if he could obtain those dozens of Command Seals, what difference would it make? He still wouldn't be a match for him.

“Alright then, you take Avenger and keep an eye on Kotomine Risei, while Rider and I will continue to keep an eye on Tohsaka Tokiomi. If Tohsaka Tokiomi dares to send Gilgamesh to make a move, we can take this opportunity to eliminate our biggest enemy.”

Kitagawa Yu thought for a moment and said that as one of the exceptional Servants, Gilgamesh is still his biggest opponent in this Holy Grail War.

However, Waver couldn't help but ask, "What if the other side really sends out Servants to fight? It's still afternoon, are we just going to start fighting right away? What if someone sees us? Shouldn't we wait until night?"

Upon hearing this, Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but smile slightly.

He had considered that someone might raise this question, but he hadn't expected that the person who raised it would be Weber.

"As everyone knows, the Holy Grail War is conducted in secret," Kitagawa Yu said with a light laugh.

Webber was initially a little confused, scratching his head in bewilderment, until Iskandar slapped him on the head, at which point he seemed to have an epiphany and showed a look of sudden realization.

"Don't worry, the Mage's Association and the Holy Church don't need to intervene. The Tohsaka family, who are the owners of this land, will cover for us," Kiritsugu Emiya said at this moment.

Anyway, it's still the 1990s. Cell phones don't even have internet access, let alone take pictures. So what if someone sees us? A little hypnotic magic trick will solve the problem.

So, the group had only just arrived at the castle and hadn't even had a chance to eat or rest when Tokiomi Tohsaka's preemptive move disrupted their rhythm, forcing them to start moving again.

Kiritsugu Emiya, accompanied by Nobunaga the Demon King, went to keep an eye on Risei Kotomine. If Risei Kotomine truly intended to go to the Tohsaka family to help Tokiomi Tohsaka, they would seize him beforehand.

Kitagawa Yu and the others headed straight to the Tohsaka residence, intending to wait and ambush Gilgamesh if he might appear.

To conceal their movements, the group did not travel by car this time. Instead, Iskandar summoned the Divine Wheel, and Elena set up a temporary invisibility barrier on it before they left through the air.

Therefore, from the perspective of the familiar sent by Tokiomi Tohsaka to monitor them, the only ones who left the castle were Kiritsugu Emiya and Nobunaga, the Demon King and their Master.

Furthermore, since Kiritsugu Emiya went to see Risei Kotomine, it was practically blatant seduction.

The Tohsaka family and the Fuyuki Cathedral are both located in the suburbs of Fuyuki City, more than 40 kilometers apart, and do not require crossing the busy city center, so Kiritsugu Emiya could act without any scruples.

"Damn it! How come these people are even watching Kotomine Risei's movements? Did they already know about my relationship with Kotomine Risei, and even guess that he was planning to come and help me?!"

It took Tokiomi Tohsaka more than ten minutes to confirm that Kiritsugu Emiya's target was indeed Risei Kotomine, which made him so angry that he had an urge to flip the table.

Because the antique car driven by Kotomine Risei has already traveled nearly half the distance.

At this point, turning back or speeding up to continue towards the Tohsaka family was clearly too late. The only ones who could arrive in time to provide support were Servants with riding or flying Noble Phantasms, or those who had directly manifested as spirits.

Gilgamesh possesses a flying Noble Phantasm, specifically the Vimana Throne from the epic Mahabharata, which allows him to travel faster than a fighter jet.

But the question is, would he dare let Gilgamesh go?

He's not stupid, okay?

But could he just stand by and watch Kiritsugu Emiya kill Ryougi Kotomine? Most importantly, if those dozens of Command Seals fall into Kiritsugu Emiya's hands, the situation in this Holy Grail War will be even more unfavorable for him!

He never imagined that a small mistake, which could hardly be called a mistake, would put him in such a precarious and difficult situation.

Is this the price of not showing martial ethics? But why is it that when Kitagawa Yu and so many others who don't show martial ethics team up, nothing happens to them?

At this moment, Tokiomi Tohsaka was truly bewildered.

However, his ideals and beliefs helped him quickly calm down and begin to seriously consider countermeasures.

“Since the other party has been keeping an eye on Kotomine Risei, they should also know that Kirei and the Assassin are actually following my orders.”

"Did you think you could defeat Assassin by only sending that man named Emiya Kiritsugu and one Servant, or did you not know that I actually had Assassin control clones to secretly protect Kotomine Risei?"

“Although the other Servants and Masters do not seem to have left the castle, they may have some means of evading the familiars’ surveillance and are already on their way here, or even have already infiltrated the vicinity.”

"However, Archer's Noble Phantasm has extremely high flight speed, so it should be able to avoid the opponent's interception, right?"

"As long as we can break through the blockade of the other Servants of the Einzbern family, Archer will definitely be able to arrive at the scene first in a very short time. Then, with the help of Assassin, we might be able to quickly take down Kiritsugu Emiya and that Servant, right?"

After only a moment's hesitation, Tokiomi Tohsaka decided that rather than slowly dying, he should take a gamble.

He then risked angering Gilgamesh by using a Command Seal to grant him the ability to communicate directly with Heroic Spirits, summoning Gilgamesh, who was enjoying fine wine in the underground cellar.

"Excuse me, Your Majesty, I have a very urgent matter that I must disturb you—"

Before Gilgamesh could speak, Tokiomi Tohsaka, in a hurry, told him as quickly as possible that the Einzbern family had already recruited four Masters and Servants and were preparing to capture Kotomine Risei, the Overseer, in an attempt to seize the dozens of Command Seals from him.

After hearing this, Gilgamesh, who was initially a little annoyed and wondering if he should replace his 'subject', couldn't help but frown slightly and his face became much more serious.

He's just arrogant, not brainless.

The combined power of four Heroic Spirits was definitely something he had to take seriously. After all, due to Tokiomi Tohsaka's magical power and the limitations of the Archer class, his current strength was many times weaker than his original strength.

Moreover, this incident involves dozens of Command Seals!

A single Command Seal is equivalent to an instant charge of an Ea sword; even he cannot ignore it!

"Alright, Shichen, I forgive your offense. Tell me the location of Kotomine Risei, and I'll bring him back and take care of that bastard who tried to steal the Command Seals."

After saying that, Gilgamesh materialized and appeared outside the villa. He then took the Vimana directly from the Gate of Babylon, casually sat on it, and flew into the sky.

Clearly, he was very confident in the speed of his Noble Phantasm.

As for whether the enemy might take advantage of his absence to raid his base and kill Tokiomi Tohsaka, he wasn't worried at all. If the situation really became critical, Tokiomi Tohsaka could simply use a Command Spell to teleport him back.

He never expected that the Riders in this Holy Grail War would be so formidable, possessing not only an A+ grade riding ability but also the ability to ride any mythical beast species and divine beast except for dragons, and to maximize their speed.

At the same time, the Divine Wheel, combined with the sacred beast 'Flying-hoofed Thunder Bull' from Greek mythology, also reached an A+ level, no less than his Vimana.

Most importantly, Kitagawa Yu and his group arrived faster than Tohsaka Tokiomi had anticipated.

So, just as Gilgamesh took flight and hadn't even gone far from the Tohsaka residence, a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket descended from the sky and struck him.

The lightning was naturally summoned by the Cypriot sword in Iskandar's hand.

The Sword of Cyprus, the Flying Hoof Thunder Ox, and the Divine Wheel.

These three pieces of equipment together form the A+ rank anti-military Noble Phantasm 'Distant Devastation and Domination', but the lightning summoned by the Cyprus Sword alone is not very powerful.

Iskandar merely used it to greet Gilgamesh.

However, anyone would be unhappy to be struck by lightning just as they were about to take off, let alone the arrogant and conceited Gilgamesh.

Although the lightning was easily blocked by Vimana's built-in defensive light shield, Gilgamesh's face immediately darkened, and a cold killing intent appeared in his scarlet eyes.

"Very well! You bastard! You have angered me! Then, use your blood to atone for your sins!"

Dozens of golden halos, resembling ripples of water, instantly appeared behind Gilgamesh, from which emerged numerous Noble Phantasms radiating powerful energy fluctuations, shooting rapidly toward Iskandar.

"Damn! Is this guy really that short-tempered? I just gave him a simple greeting!"

Iskandar, who had originally planned to introduce himself with a hearty laugh, had to shut his mouth and steer the Divine Wheel to dodge the attacks of these Noble Phantasms.

Unlike Vimana, the Divine Wheel possesses the ability to control lightning, focusing primarily on offense and lacking any defensive capabilities.

Meanwhile, Webber, who was standing next to him, clung desperately to the chariot to keep himself from being thrown off, while simultaneously launching into a frenzy of complaints.

"Come on! Can't you be a little less reckless?! Greeting someone? Is that how you greet someone by striking them with lightning? You're clearly provoking and mocking them!"

"Haha, I was just watching him try to run away!"

Iskandar laughed heartily and offered an explanation.

This was originally meant for Webber, but because he was speaking so loudly, Gilgamesh, who was chasing after him, overheard it.

"Damn mongrel, who are you saying is running away? Is it me? But what I see is you, this mongrel, fleeing in a sorry state!"

Jin Shanshan's face darkened, and he spoke with murderous intent.

Iskandar was speechless now, because it was indeed he who had fled.

Honestly, if he didn't know Gilgamesh's identity or that Gilgamesh's Ea countered his Army of Kings, he might have directly activated Army of Kings and pulled Gilgamesh into his mental world to start a war.

When has he, the mighty King of Conquerors, ever been chased so pathetically?

No! Never!

But he wasn't a real brute, nor was he a madman like Gilgamesh. He had learned from Kitagawa Yu that Gilgamesh's Ea sword completely countered his King's Army.

Even for someone as far away as Vimana, who is incredibly fast and agile, it would be difficult for him to hit him. It would be unwise for him to turn around and fight him head-on.

Now he can only hope that Kitagawa Yu will keep his promise and not sell him out at this time.

In fact, Kitagawa Yu was considering whether or not to do it at that moment!

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