The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

But the question is, is it really worth offending the adjudicator to obtain a Command Spell?

Kotomine Risei shook his head, then spread his hands to indicate:

"Head of the Tohsaka family, you don't think the adjudicator is some kind of defenseless referee, do you?"

Although the identity of the adjudicator in this Holy Grail War is still unclear, Kirei Kotomine firmly believes that the adjudicator must have extraordinary abilities to become the adjudicator.

Even if the adjudicator is truly lacking in combat power, with the blessing of the Holy Grail, they are still far stronger than the Servants summoned by the contestants.

The price of angering the adjudicator is too high, and Kotomine Risei is not really willing to take the risk.

However, he completely underestimated the ambition of the man before him, or rather...

They underestimated the magician's fervor for the origins of magic.

"Of course not! On the contrary, I am certain that the adjudicator is extremely powerful!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka spread his hands, his eyes revealing a look of both fervor and rationality.

"But I also understand the decisive significance of the arbiter's command in determining the outcome!"

Upon hearing this, Kotomine Ryougi was immediately puzzled.

"I say... you've already summoned that king, are you still worried about not being strong enough? Why are you so obsessed with strengthening your Command Seals?"

"No... if I obtained more Command Seals, I probably wouldn't use them for enhancement, right?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka glanced at the Command Seals in his hand, secretly plotting something.

Admittedly, after summoning Gilgamesh and winning over Kirei Kotomine, his strength had vaguely made him the strongest in this battle.

but...

This Servant is just too difficult to control.

Tokiomi's idea was not unfounded; in fact, it stemmed from his brief time with Archer.

He could clearly sense the other person's unruly arrogance and unfathomable violence.

For a moment, Tokiomi even felt that if Archer was in a bad mood, he might kill him without saying a word.

"How ridiculous, a Servant killing a Master... How could I even have such a thought?"

While Tokiomi harbored a strong desire to exploit Archer, he at least felt that this Servant was on his side.

He won't abandon himself until a replacement Master is found.

That's enough.

If Archer can acquire more Command Seals... then with his strength, he will definitely be able to overpower many other players and win!

Thinking this, Tokiomi then turned his gaze to Kirei Kotomine, who was standing to the side.

"Kiri, what are your thoughts on this matter?"

"I?"

Suddenly called out, Kirei Kotomine, who had been standing still like a wooden stick, looked up at Tokiomi.

His father, Kotomine Risei, looked at him with his hands behind his back, hoping to hear what he wanted to hear from his adopted son.

Unfortunately, the adopted son did not seem to have recovered from the shock of his wife's death.

"My opinion is irrelevant; we can either formulate a plan or sit idly by."

After Kirei Kotomine finished speaking, he stopped arguing and remained standing there like a wooden stick.

Seeing his expression, Tokiomi and Kotomine Risei were speechless.

"Hehe, you're really good at slacking off, but just forfeiting isn't a good idea, I think..."

Tokiomi smiled calmly, preparing to continue persuading the contestant to support him.

However, before he could finish speaking, he suddenly realized something.

"Archer?"

With a flicker of the candlelight, a handsome man with red eyes and a golden robe appeared before the crowd.

"Heh, what are those monstrous cultivators whispering about here?"

Gilgamesh's words were disrespectful, and his arrogance was unparalleled among Servants.

Throughout the entire Holy Grail War, there are definitely no more than two Servants as arrogant as him.

Putting everything else aside, his domineering aura alone is enough to arouse hatred.

But who was Gilgamesh?

A normal person who was this arrogant would have been beaten to a pulp long ago, but he... beat up a whole group of Servants, and then got cleaved in two.

His strength gave him the right to be arrogant.

"I apologize for not being able to greet Your Majesty properly upon your arrival."

Upon seeing Archer appear, Tokiomi immediately bowed in greeting.

As the Master, he simply couldn't ignore Archer's imposing presence, so he had no choice but to compromise.

Of course, this is just a delaying tactic; anyway, in the end... hmph.

Upon seeing this, Yan Feng and his son also bowed in greeting.

"boring."

Despite the three men's politeness, Gilgamesh showed no sign of joy.

On the contrary, he looked at everyone present with disdain, as if he was in a bad mood and wanted to sacrifice these cowards to the heavens.

Of course, he wouldn't do that right now, because he's not in the mood for it.

Gilgamesh was more interested in the adjudicator who had parachuted into this war than in these superficially obsequious fellows.

"Tokiomi".

Gilgamesh stroked his chin, a cold smile playing on his lips as he spoke to his partner, "You should have sensed it, shouldn't you?"

"What? I am too dull to foresee Your Majesty's foresight. Please enlighten us."

"Ha ha!"

Although he knew it was nothing but flattery, Gilgamesh did not resist it; instead, he laughed heartily.

"Enough, those lame jokes are best left unsaid. You must have already sensed the arrival of the adjudicator, haven't you?"

"How wise of you, my king."

Tokiomi rose and withdrew his bow, then continued quite respectfully, "We are discussing how to deal with the adjudicator, after all..."

"Respond? Boring. I'm going to go and capture her right now to see what kind of Servant the Holy Grail has sent."

"If she's interested, perhaps I might reward her with some treasures. Of course, if she angers me, she'll die!"

Gilgamesh sneered, then turned to leave.

It has to be said that his style was even crazier than Tokiomi's.

If Tokiomi was greedy, then he was utterly wicked.

Kotomine Risei was dumbfounded and hurriedly signaled to Tokiomi to take care of it.

So, just as he turned around, Tokiomi hurriedly said, "Wait!"

"what happened?"

“Wise King, if we act rashly, we may expose our position to other Masters.”

"Oh? So what? This boring farce is nothing more than a clown show by these monstrous cultivators. I am confident that I can defeat them all!"

Thus said Gilgamesh.

Tokiomi and Risuke were dumbfounded.

The two looked at each other, both realizing that the servant in front of them was no pushover.

"My king, please change the decree!"

Therefore, prioritizing the overall situation, Tokiomi had no choice but to reveal his Command Spell, effectively silencing Gilgamesh's next words.

"Humph!"

Although Gilgamesh retreated, he gave Tokiomi a meaningful look as he left. What was the meaning behind that disdainful gaze?

Tokiomi didn't see it, and neither did Kotomine Risei.

Only Kirei Kotomine, who had been quietly observing, saw it all.

"Qili".

Just as Kirei Kotomine was pondering, Tokiomi suddenly called out to him.

"what's up?"

"I want you to send Assassins to gather information about the Arbiter. If necessary, test her strength, but remember, never expose us, understand?"

"Yes."

Kirei Kotomine did not disobey Tokiomi's order and turned to leave without saying a word. Assassin appeared behind him.

The master and servant then set off towards the tavern where the unknown adjudicator was located...

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It was late at night.

The streets of Fuyuki City were unusually quiet.

On the top floor of the hotel where Kiana was staying, a gloomy man in a coat was leaning against the railing, talking on a walkie-talkie.

"Is Saber ready?"

“I’ve already sent her the coordinates; she’s probably waiting at the target location right now. Um… Kiritsugu,”

Hisayu Maiya's voice came from the other end of the walkie-talkie.

"Will it really attract other Servants?"

"Don't worry, the first Servant to be exposed in the war will be put on the defensive, and the other participants will not let go of this opportunity to test the waters, barring any unforeseen circumstances."