Abnormal Moon

“I saw him at the association’s branch last night.”

Chapter 92 "I'm going to destroy the Magic Association".

"Ji'emon is in the Mage's Association?"

At the Aozaki residence, Rin Tohsaka's eyes widened upon hearing the news, then she inexplicably felt relieved.

"I see, that's definitely the association's style!"

Only Rin Tohsaka and Roy were in the living room.

After a chance encounter with Bazett at the city hall and learning from her that Jiemon was in the Mage's Association, Roy couldn't sit still any longer and went straight back to the Aozaki residence.

Upon returning home, Kasumigaoka Utaha, out of caution, took Hayasaka Ai and the others away.

"In the end, the Mage's Association is a den of interests and struggles. They wanted to seize the Greater Grail for themselves, but this time, the only magician chosen by the Mage's Association by the Greater Grail is Bazett. Naturally, they have to find a way to gain the leverage to win the Greater Grail themselves."

"As an outsider Master, Jiemon does not belong to any faction, making him the most suitable person to be won over. Naturally, he was targeted by them, and they extended an olive branch to him!"

The other magicians either belong to the Big Three or are Roy, the android they look down on.

The Magic Association naturally had no choice but to try and win over Jiemon.

Furthermore, Jiemon possesses the Einzbern family's artificial human technology, indicating that he is connected to the Mage's Association. Currently, only the Mage's Association holds the patent for the Einzbern family's artificial human technology, and even the Einzbern family has been ordered by the Mage's Association not to spread the artificial human technology indiscriminately.

"boom!"

Rin Tohsaka slammed her fist on the table, her face full of anger.

"No wonder my magicians couldn't find any clues about him no matter how hard they investigated; it turns out the Magic Association helped him cover it up!"

Magicians who only obey Rin Tohsaka and have no connection with the Mage's Association are extremely rare in Fuyuki City.

Although Rin Tohsaka has many magicians on standby, they may not be entirely without loyalty to the association, and there are quite a few magicians who are trying to have their cake and eat it too.

Perhaps some of her subordinates played a dishonorable role in this incident, either acting out their own schemes, shirking their responsibilities, or even becoming traitors within the association!

This is the most painful point for Rin Tohsaka – although she is the mayor, she has very few people who only obey her.

Some relief is that this time Bazett is willing to join her team.

Moreover, they are extremely powerful fighters who only obey her orders.

Now he owes Roy another favor, since it was Roy who persuaded the person to come.

She owed so many favors that Rin Tohsaka herself became somewhat numb to it.

"Tohsaka".

Just then, Roy suddenly spoke up, interrupting Rin Tohsaka's thoughts.

She looked up at Roy and saw him push up his glasses and then take them off.

A smug smile spread across his face.

"Let's do it tonight."

"—I'm going to destroy the Magic Association."

…………

As night fell, endless dark clouds obscured the sky.

The entire city was as silent as if it had sunk into the deep sea, exuding a dull and lonely atmosphere as always.

The Fuyuki City branch of the Magic Association.

In a guest room.

"Stop...stop...!"

Muttering voices came from the guest room.

The sound was as clear as if it were coming from a painful nightmare, as if it were right next to my ear.

On the bed in the guest room, an old man lay there, his body wrapped in bandages. His eyes were closed, his brows were furrowed, and cold sweat was seeping from his body, gradually soaking the bandages. His body was trembling violently like that of an epileptic patient.

"Master, please wake up!"

Seeing her Master trapped in a nightmare, Jeanne d'Arc deactivated her spirit form and shook his body.

"Uh-huh...!"

Jiemon suddenly opened his eyes, instinctively letting out a short, angry roar, which quickly stopped as he came to his senses.

"A nightmare? I haven't had such a vivid nightmare in a long time..."

He struggled to move his aged body, got up and sat on the edge of the bed, rubbing his temples in frustration.

"Why...why was I the only one who survived...Lord Amakusa..."

Joan of Arc remained silent.

Because of the connection between Master and Servant, she could feel the mournful cries emanating from the depths of Jiemon's soul.

That trembling soul was filled with sorrow, anger, regret, and other excruciating pain, as well as the immense resentment that arose from it.

This resentment is the root cause of her distorted existence as a Servant.

"...Lancer, when are you going to fight seriously?"

Jiemon remained silent for a long time before he composed himself.

He raised his head, his aged yet clear eyes looking at his follower.

"You don't think I didn't notice, do you? You're a Servant, and you're entangled in such immense malice, yet you still show no fighting spirit. Lancer, what exactly is your purpose?"

Joan of Arc opened her mouth.

She only knew Jiemon for a year, and had only met him a few times in the past. He was using the body of the little girl who had died at that time, but she knew that Jiemon was a pure magician.

"Master, don't you think you've fought enough?"

Joan of Arc looked at Jiemon with a complicated expression.

This old man, having endured four hundred years of erosion, was already on the verge of death. Although he extended his lifespan through magic, his soul was constantly aging and decaying.

In a sense, he and Zouken Matou are the same kind of people.

"Are you trying to teach me, your Master, how to behave?!"

Jiemon suddenly stood up from the bed, glaring at Joan of Arc with eyes blazing with fury.

"Don't forget, you're a Servant, at best a familiar! All you need to do is obey my orders and fight. Don't do anything unnecessary, understand?"

Seemingly stung by her words, Jiemon stopped dwelling on what she was hiding and instead forbade her from saying anything more.

Joan of Arc had no choice but to remain silent.

She never expected to return to this world in this Holy Grail War, especially since it was more than three years after her last death.

Everything has changed.

Roy wiped out the entire Jiemon clan.

But it seems that nothing has changed.

Jiemon is still tormented by the past, and Roy is still filled with hatred.

"Boom——!"

Suddenly, a loud roar came from overhead.

Even the guest room itself was shaking, and Jiemon lost his balance and fell to the ground.

"What happened?"

"Master, it's an enemy attack, and this aura..."

Joan of Arc raised her head, her gaze seemingly penetrating the floor and soil, landing on the ground above.

Her expression became incredibly complex, with pity and reluctance almost piercing her heart.

"Lord Ji'emon, a servant is attacking! Please come to our aid as soon as possible!"

A magician sent a message through his familiar, the sharp tone indicating that the situation was urgent.

"Who is the Servant?"

"It's Saber, and her Master!"

"That traitor!!"

Jiemon struggled to his feet, his eyes filled with the raging flames of hatred.

"Lancer, come with me. You are not allowed to back down from the fight. This time, you must kill that traitor!"

Chapter 93 Leave no one behind

Located in the northeast corner of Fuyuki City, this is the branch of the Magic Association built in Fuyuki City.