Or, why don’t you find another savior?

So, he wanted to help this favorite disciple get revenge.

"No, there is no progress at the moment." Kirei said, "I came here to ask a favor of Mr. Tokiomi."

“Please speak.” Tokiomi did not refuse.

Tokiomi will do his best to help Kirei find the real culprit, using the power of the Tozaka family.

"I have secured the core of the Lesser Grail, but lack a suitable container."

"What?" Tokiomi heard something completely unrelated.

But he couldn't immediately think about what was happening.

The right hand with the Command Seal flying in the air.

It was chopped off cleanly by Kirei in an instant, and the heavy blow to the abdomen caused Tokiomi to lose consciousness before the pain reached his brain, and he fell in the room.

"What I want to borrow is Tokiomi-sensei's body as a magus." Kirei smiled happily. "In the end, you didn't understand my true nature, my teacher."

"What a man! Not satisfied with killing his own father, he even wants to do something to his own teacher."

The golden figure gradually became spiritual and appeared on the sofa. He did not even glance at Tokiomi, but only commented on Kirei indifferently.

Since the Servant was here, Tokiomi, who was unaware of Gilgamesh's change of mind, was not on guard at all.

“After all, my master still has the Command Seals on him. If he activated the Command Seals before he fell unconscious, even the King of Heroes would find it very troublesome.” Kirei said nonchalantly.

"Well done." Gilgamesh sneered and looked at Kirei, "But now the Holy Grail has only recovered the souls of two Servants. It is completely unable to activate, right?"

"Should Assassin commit suicide?" Kirei asked.

“Let’s keep that kind of shadow for now. Although it has no strength, it can be a useful cannon fodder if handled properly.” Gilgamesh stood up. “Although it’s annoying, let Tokiomi continue to be my master and provide me with mana for the time being.”

The Command Seals are merely a means to maintain the contract. Even if the Command Seals are exhausted, the actual master-servant relationship can be maintained as long as the contract is not severed by the Servant.

Moreover, Tokiomi's hand holding the Command Seal has been cut off, so there is no way for him to use the Command Seal.

“Then let’s keep the contract for later, King of Heroes.” Kirei showed the Command Seals on his right arm that were managed by the Holy Church. “If necessary, you can use these Command Seals to provide mana.”

That book was managed by his father. Even after his death, there was still special encryption method and it could not be directly removed.

"Oh? How did you get it?" Gilgamesh, who knew the inside story of these Command Spells, also seemed a little interested.

Kotomine Kirei showed an evil smile, "For this, I can only say that it is thanks to my old friend."

He was referring to Xijian Tianxi.

In the past, when they were carrying out a mission together, the target of the mission resisted stubbornly and was killed by Xi Jian before he could hand over any information.

So Shiomi taught Kirei a special kind of necromancy - Speak With Dead.

According to Shiomi, this kind of magic can only be performed by killing someone other than the dead.

So Kirei used it on his dead father last night just to give it a try.

It turned out to be barely effective, and it failed after just a short answer.

But one sentence was enough for Kirei to ask about the method of obtaining those Command Seals.

John chapter 4.

Because it was so sudden, the remaining spiritual power of the dead Risei was unable to completely reject his own son Kirei.

"That guy again?"

Gilgamesh's expression became more and more interested.

Chapter 71: Operations Meeting

At the same time, at the Shiomi family.

Unlike the last time when the Noble Phantasm arrived in an ox-cart, Rider and Waver came here in a proper car.

"It's really early. I thought we were going to go at noon."

Shiomi teased as she opened the door for the two of them.

"I came here after receiving a message from your familiar." Weber pouted, seeming dissatisfied with the fact that he had to receive a message to arrange a meeting so early in the morning.

"Compared to that, how was the battle with Saber? Did you win or lose?"

As the two followed Shiomi into the yard and walked towards the house, Iskandar became concerned about another thing.

"No result." Shiomi smiled helplessly as he opened the door. "Originally, because the Saber camp did not accept what we discussed yesterday, we planned to control them first or directly make the servants withdraw. But the original tactic that wanted to be as bloodless as possible had some loopholes."

"Mistake?" Weber was a little surprised.

"And that mistake is exactly why I asked you to come here." After saying this, Xi Jian walked into the entrance hall.

After leading the two into the room and sitting them in the living room, they found that Morgan had changed his clothes again. He was no longer wearing the modern shirt and skirt he wore a few days ago, but a blue kimono with a very Japanese style.

The tea served to guests was also changed from black tea to the more Japanese-style Gyokuro.

But these are all secondary. After sitting down, Shiomi briefly told Weber and Iskandar what happened last night.

First there was curiosity, then surprise, and finally uneasiness.

Even though he was just an observer, just from Shiomi's description, Waver had already sensed that the Holy Grail War was once again heading towards an abyss that no one could predict.

"Wait a minute, when your familiar sent the message, didn't you say that you had summoned other masters to discuss the matter together?"

After coming to his senses from last night's battle report, Weber asked the most crucial question.

Shiomi's familiar did not send the message one by one, but contacted Waver and Tokiomi at the same time.

"Because the familiar that tried to contact Tokiomi was not accepted, it disappeared on its own." Shiomi calmly recounted the situation he encountered, "Except for the Saber camp that fought with us last night, I sent out meeting contacts to you and Mr. Tokiomi. But in the end, only you came."

Although it is somewhat speculated that Tokiomi has been betrayed by his Servant, considering Gilgamesh's words and deeds during the Holy Grail War so far, it is thought that Archer would not have any loyalty to Tokiomi. Instead, Tokiomi needs Gilgamesh's power and has to be a vassal to his Servant.

"So what you mean is that Tōsaka Tokiomi rejected your proposal for a meeting today?" Waver was about to drink from the teacup.

Iskandar patted Waver on the back, nearly scalding his tongue with the scalding tea. "Don't be so conservative at a time like this. Judging from what this young man said, Archer has probably betrayed his Master. No, it's a bit too much to say he betrayed. He should have just given up."

It would be easy for a disciple of the allied Master to turn against him, and restraints such as the Command Spells became mere formalities.

"So now there are a few issues that we need to discuss first." Shiomi stated his attitude to Waver directly: "If you don't accept it, then don't accept it. No matter what, Kotomine Kirei and Gilgamesh definitely don't intend to stop the Holy Grail War, whether it continues or uses the contaminated Greater Holy Grail for anything. The truce is probably limited to our two groups. Einzbern has not yet shown any signs of contacting us, so for the time being, we will put it on the side that needs to be watched."

In fact, after being attacked by the "Garden of Disappointment", whether it was Altria or the others, the mental consumption would not be much less. The real variable was someone like Kotomine Kirei who was not only unscathed, but also reacted quickly and planned to take the Lesser Holy Grail container.

"Boy, you are the Master, and the decision is up to you." Iskandar put his hand on Waver's shoulder. He was always heroic, but this time he spoke in a very earnest manner, like a life mentor.

In just a few days, Shiomi could also feel that Weber was now calmer than when they met on the night of the first battle.

"Tell me what you think first." Weber said to Shiomi.

In terms of the level of magicians, especially in combat, Shiomi is far better than him. Judging from the current situation, Lancer has also been defeated.

This means that Shiomi even defeated Kenneth, who was known as a "prodigy" and "genius" in the Magic Association, which was full of elites.

That man is also the monarch of the Clock Tower after all.

"First, Tousaka Tokiomi did not accept the message from my familiar and let the familiar disappear. It doesn't necessarily mean that something went wrong. He may have gone to the Cathedral Church early in the morning. After all, the Tousaka family is the manager of the land of Fuyuki, and purifying the Greater Holy Grail is also a very important matter." Shiomi raised a finger, "But we can't rule out the possibility that Mr. Tokiomi has been killed. After we are ready, we need to go to the Tousaka family first to check the situation there."

"Well, he is an important person after all." Waver thought it was acceptable. If it were him, he would also try to further confirm Tokiomi's condition at this time.

"Second, it's about Kotomine Kirei." Shiomi frowned, "You should have noticed that although Kirei participated in the Holy Grail War as the Master of Assassin, he is actually the son of Kotomine Risei, the supervisor of the Holy Church."

Iskandar was slightly surprised. "That old man looks to be in his seventies or eighties, and his son is only in his twenties. Is he having a son in his old age?"

"That should be it." Shiomi could only smile bitterly at the King of Conquerors' focus. After all, Alexander the Great died suddenly in his thirties, so he would be surprised by this.

He straightened his attitude and continued, "So the second place is the Cathedral Church. I think it is necessary to go to the church again and get in touch with the old priest."

Of course, this is just an ideal plan.

Considering Kirei's abnormal words and deeds last night, Shiomi could only consider the worst... that is, that person had followed his nature and completely degenerated into a villain.

If that were the case, Risei, the supervisor of the Holy Church who was nominally protecting Kirei, might have also been killed.

But no matter whether it is life or death, no matter how high the probability is, the result needs to be confirmed actually.

"So what you mean is that we have two groups, one to investigate the Tousaka family and the other to investigate—"

When Weber heard this, he already understood what Shiomi was planning to do. Just as he was about to open his mouth to confirm, someone rang the doorbell.

Chapter 72 Investigation Plan

The people who came were Saber and Irisviel. Emiya Kiritsugu still followed his previous principle of not showing his face and acted in the dark.

After inviting the two into the room, they saw Weber and Iskandar, and were a little surprised at Shiomi's efficiency.

"Is your injury okay now?" Xi Jian asked politely.

“Yes.” Irisviel said, “‘Utopia of Seclusion from the World’ is a very powerful conceptual weapon. Just by being touched by its original owner, Saber, my stolen heart has already begun to regenerate rapidly.”

"But as a price, your function as the Lesser Holy Grail has also been taken away." Morgan, who had been listening quietly, rarely spoke.

Shiomi had already reached a consensus with her on the whole matter, so she didn't need to waste her breath on expressing her opinion again. But when it came to the issue of Einzbern's androids, Morgan knew that Shiomi couldn't explain much, so she spoke up to explain.

“I gradually realized this after I woke up.” Irisviel’s expression was subtle, and it was unclear whether she was happy or sad.

Shiomi sat down again, "It seems that Kirei probably didn't expect that he would do good things with bad intentions."

Joking aside, the conversation still had to continue, and even though she was a little late, Shiomi quickly repeated the conversation to Altria and Irisviel.

"In other words, we need to re-confirm the status of the Tōsaka family and the Fuyuki Church, as well as the life and death of Tōsaka Tokiomi and the Supervisor?" Irisviel expressed her understanding. "In this situation, the only one who can take the initiative is Mr. Shiomi. In addition, we, the Einzbern, have also agreed to participate in the original plan to purify the Greater Holy Grail."

After she said it, Shiomi didn't want to ask if it was useful. He was sure that Emiya Kiritsugu would not continue to object. That man had experienced the ups and downs of losing and regaining his wife last night, and coupled with the "Garden of Disappointment", Shiomi guessed that the other party probably had no intention of continuing to pursue the Holy Grail, and just wanted to resolve this mess as soon as possible.

"That's what I mean. Now that Einzbern has joined us, it means that we are now three to two in terms of the number of Servants." Shiomi smiled slightly. "Given that the opponent is the King of Heroes who has an uncertain number of Noble Phantasms, it is hard to say how much advantage we have. But it is still something worth being excited about."

His idea was echoed by others present.

"And the last point that I haven't mentioned just now is that we need to find Kotomine Kirei's location. If Gilgamesh has renewed his contract with Kirei, they will definitely act together now." Shiomi said, "But that's a matter for later. We should implement the two plans just now first."

Irisviel thought for a moment, "Then Saber and I will be responsible for investigating the Tōsaka family, and the Holy Church will be——"

"But in your current condition, if you encounter a battle, you will only drag down your servants, right?" Shiomi rejected her proposal. "Leave the Tōsaka family to Waver and the Conqueror King. As for the Holy Church, we will continue with the method we used to stop Caster. Saber and I will go to the church to investigate, and Morgan will stay at home to prevent Assassin from sending a surprise attack and trying to take the children hostage."

Although Morgan is a Berserker class, he also has the special skill of the Caster class, which is position construction. By cooperating with the Shiomi family's already completed workshop, he can carry out position defense battles. Even if the King of Heroes comes, it will not be a problem at all.

Of course, Shiomi's selfish motive is that he can go to the front line with peace of mind only if Morgan protects Sakura and Kallen's safety.

"Do you really like working with Altria, my husband?" Morgan suddenly asked.

Xi Jian held his forehead with his hand, "Don't say such things at this time. You know why I need you to stay behind, right?"

"I was just joking. I wanted you to relax." Morgan had a faint smile on his face. "At present, both the priest and the King of Heroes are in the dark. If the situation becomes urgent, just use the Command Spell to call me."

"Ah."

Some romantic conversations eased the tense atmosphere a little. Led by Iskandar, everyone else started laughing, which made Shiomi, who was originally calm and composed, feel awkward for a while.

Only Morgan himself was there, drinking tea naturally.

"There is one more thing..." At this time, Irisviel spoke in a tangled tone.

"Please go on." Xijian was about to prepare for departure, so he sat back down.

Irisviel looked at him and Morgan helplessly, "In fact, Miss Maiya hasn't woken up yet. She seems to have been affected by the large-scale magic last night."

Morgan was slightly surprised by these words.

After all, she had already dismantled the "Garden of Disappointment", and now she was still unconscious, so there was probably only one possibility.

That was the female assistant who seemed to be so calm that her emotions were smoothed over, but she was completely unable to withstand the "Garden of Disappointment".

"If it's convenient, send her to my humble abode and let Morgan check her out personally." Xi Jian looked at Morgan with an inquiring look. He spoke only after she nodded slightly.

After receiving the promises from the two, Irisviel's expression finally seemed to brighten up a bit.

She had talked to Kiritsugu for a long time last night, about the Holy Grail War, about that ideal, and about their child Illya.

All of all.

Kiritsugu made his choice. Irisviel knew it was painful, but if he didn't do that, what awaited Kiritsugu might be a deeper pain that he would never be able to get rid of in his lifetime.

"Speaking of which, Waver Velvet." As Shiomi stood up, he remembered something he had forgotten before. "You shouldn't have encountered anyone using magic to attack you, right? Like controlling insects or something like that?"

Waver was full of questions. "Magic to control insects? No way..."

Although he is not a very good magician, he is not a layman who knows nothing about magic.