The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

After much deliberation, Kiana slowly got into the car.

Kiritsugu then got into the driver's seat, stepped on the gas, and drove away.

While driving, he turned around:

What have you been up to lately?

"I haven't done anything. I'm waiting for a job, and I'll be quite busy during this period."

Kiana replied.

After several rulings, she was getting closer and closer to her mission objective of successfully leading three battles.

Come to think of it, she never expected that her victory in battle against other Servants would be counted in the count.

Perhaps, for the Holy Grail, the Arbiter is merely sent to maintain order.

But for the other contestants, the adjudicator is also a follower.

"Work?"

Kiritsugu smiled. "You're waiting for a fight, aren't you?"

"Yes, I didn't expect you to guess it? You're really smart."

Kiana casually praised him.

"Okay, then, I'll take you somewhere."

"Where?"

"You'll know when you arrive."

The convoy headed north and came to a forest.

"Where am I? Why did you bring me here...?"

Just as Kiritsugu was focused on driving on the country road, Kiana suddenly noticed some strange-looking things flying towards them from a distance.

"What--!"

Before she could even see clearly, those strange creatures pounced on the car.

With a loud crash, the luxury car lurched violently.

"They actually tracked us all the way here?"

Kiritsugu gritted his teeth and stepped on the gas to accelerate further.

He then started speeding along the winding mountain road.

These strange creatures seemed unafraid of death, following the car all the way.

Damn it!

Kiritsugu cursed under his breath; there were simply too many monsters for him to handle.

"What on earth is this thing?"

Kiana frowned, thinking that the appearance of such a strange thing in Fuyuki City was most likely related to other Servants.

Meanwhile, Kiritsugu is desperately trying to avoid these strange creatures.

There were simply too many of these monsters, and they were extremely intelligent. They seemed to be able to predict Kiritsugu's movements and catch up with him accurately, which was a real headache.

Can you help me?

While dodging these strange creatures, Kiritsugu asked Kiana.

Kiana was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening.

"Ok?"

“Take care of them, otherwise I won’t be able to get you to your destination.”

"This is really troublesome."

Kiana smiled slightly.

"I am the adjudicator of the Holy Grail War, so dealing with ordinary monsters is a piece of cake for me."

She paused slightly at this point, then added a sentence.

"You don't need to worry too much."

"is it?"

Kiritsugu breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"of course."

After saying that, Kiana left through the skylight, and without another word, she drew her sword and slashed at the black monster who had committed the crime in broad daylight...

---

Kiritsugu's car was parked in a park covered with fallen leaves.

At this moment, the park presents an extremely cruel scene.

Many corpses were arranged in various ways, and the park floor was covered with blood that had formed a magic circle.

"What's this?"

Looking at the hollowed-out corpses in front of him.

Kiana was shocked.

Although she had anticipated the brutality of the war, she had not expected it to be this devastating.

"The Arbiter, Caster did all this. He and his Master killed the citizens of Fuyuki City and turned the entire park into this state."

Kiritsugu explained.

Why would they do that?

Kiana asked, puzzled.

"I don't know."

Kiritsugu shook his head.

Of course, that's a lie.

Kiritsugu had a good understanding of magicians and knew that this kind of performance art might not be strange in the world of magicians.

That is precisely why he kept quiet about it.

The goal was to induce Kiana to ask:

"why?"

"I only just found out myself, but I believe they acted for some purpose, otherwise they wouldn't have done something so crazy."

"What is the purpose?"

"do not know."

"Oh, I see. You want me to stop them from continuing to indiscriminately kill innocent people?"

Kiana suddenly realized.

That is indeed the case.

Although she didn't know the reason, she could vaguely guess at it.

"Yes."

Kiritsugu lit a cigarette and lied calmly.

He certainly wouldn't tell Kiana that his purpose in doing this was simply to eliminate a rival.

In order to fulfill his mission of saving all mankind, he will not allow any accidents.

"Oh, I see. I understand."

Kiana nodded.

She also learned why Kiritsugu had parked the car in this desolate place.

"I will help you; after all, I can't just stand by and do nothing about this."

Kiana answered calmly.

"Great, do you need any help?"

Kiritsugu exhaled a puff of smoke and asked.

"Where are you, Saber?"

"She is currently chasing Berserker, and since the last incident, she seems to be very resistant to my orders. However, she has indicated that she will take action to stop Caster."

After Kiritsugu finished speaking, he spread his hands, looking quite helpless.

Seeing this, Kiana shook her head, suddenly wanting to offer some words of comfort to her Master.

"I have something to say to you about Saber."

Kiana spoke slowly, her eyes revealing understanding and determination.

---

In an inconspicuous alley in Fuyuki City, Saber was wielding her sword, slashing at the endless stream of dark familiars charging towards her.

These familiars have bizarre appearances.

They reek of a foul stench, are ant-like in shape, but possess high intelligence and are incredibly fast.

"How can this guy be so fast? Caster, you..."

Saber frowned slightly; this was the first time she had encountered such a monster.

However, she couldn't stop, because Caster's offensive was getting stronger and stronger.

"Huff!"

"Boom!"

"Pfft!"