Or, why don’t you find another savior?

In addition to sending two magicians, the Magic Association also arranged personnel to monitor the situation of the Holy Grail War.

"Did he die from a serial murder case?"

"I'm not sure. After all, his whereabouts are unknown." Shiomi looked at the TV screen that was already broadcasting other news. "And the one who is missing is the person in charge of Bazette Fraga Makremitz."

Whatever the reason, excluding the Association's supervisors, doing this before any casualties occur in the Holy Grail War, makes it easier to shift the blame to other Masters and Servants.

Perhaps he didn't want the association to find out about his secret as a magician. After all, Bazette was born into an Irish magic family. The MacRemitz family always kept their distance from the Clock Tower, and Bazette himself was an outlier.

"So the Clock Tower... No, what does that old woman want from you again?"

"Unfortunately, this time it was the Lord Tremberio who conveyed the request through Kallen." Shiomi said, "He hopes that I, who have returned to Fuyuki, will investigate the specific circumstances of the disappearance of the supervisor."

Although Shiomi was only asked to collect intelligence, it was in line with Shiomi's expectations to investigate the situation in Bazette's camp first.

Chapter 14 Sakura's Actions

After school, Sakura squatted in the corner of the rooftop, checking the base point of the barrier there.

Her sister was called away by the teacher for something. While waiting, she walked around the school and found something similar to the base point of the barrier on the rooftop.

"Indeed there is..." She sighed thoughtfully.

Saber appeared from behind, and squatted down next to Sakura to take a closer look: "What is this, the base point of the barrier, Master?"

"To be more precise, it's something like the center of the formation." Ying put her hand on it, trying to eliminate it.

However, the core of the formation has a formula that cannot be analyzed in a short period of time.

“Hey…so it was Caster who did this?” Saber grinned.

"Probably not." Ying retracted her hand and looked at the node of the technique. "This technique is closer to being completed directly with ready-made items."

"What is it used for? To absorb the vitality of humans inside the barrier?" Saber frowned, obviously dissatisfied with this practice.

Sakura closed her eyes and analyzed the effect of the spell again: "No... This seems to be closer to a barrier that changes the rules of space."

"What do you mean?" Saber asked.

"I'm not sure... maybe after the entire barrier is deployed, the people inside will be transferred to another dimension." Ying said.

She felt something like imaginary space, but it was different.

"To the people outside, it might just be that the people inside suddenly disappeared." Sakura added: "In any case, even I can't remove it immediately. It's probably the result of relying on the Noble Phantasm."

Saber sighed, "They really like to do sneaky tricks. Whether it's Caster or other guys, it's really annoying."

"Now we should focus our attention on gathering intelligence on other Masters and Servants." Sakura stood up from the ground and looked at the base point that could not be released.

She speculated that there should be several more in the school, but she couldn't determine the form of the barrier or what purpose the treasure could achieve. In the end, Sakura could only choose to cover it with a layer of obstruction spell.

In this way, even if the barrier is deployed, it will be blocked and have flaws, thus becoming a breakthrough point from within.

Saber suddenly turned around and looked to the other side warily.

"Don't be nervous, it's me."

Archer's red-coated figure materialized and appeared in the two's field of vision.

“It’s you. Next time, try to end your spiritual transformation in advance before coming here.” Saber relaxed again and expressed dissatisfaction.

"I'll pay attention next time." Archer smiled. "Rin asked me to tell you that she's done with her work and will be waiting for you at the entrance of the teaching building, Shiomi Sakura."

"Just call me Sakura." Sakura was very easygoing about it. "Saber, go over first. And by the way, check if there's anything unusual in the school."

"Oh!" Saber moved her shoulders and disappeared on the rooftop.

Sakura turned around and prepared to leave the rooftop when Archer spoke from behind her.

"what are you doing here?"

"Of course, it's to investigate the barrier I mentioned before. Didn't your sister tell you about it?" Sakura asked.

"Rin did say that." Archer crossed his arms. "I noticed your actions at school today. For a magician, you were surprisingly sophisticated."

"Thank you." Sakura nodded politely.

Archer shook his head. "I'm not complimenting you. I'm just stating a fact. As a magus, you're more mature than Rin."

"The environment we grew up in is different. After all, I have been studying at the magician's base camp since a few years ago." Sakura didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"No, I mean the smell of blood on you." Archer said, "Unlike Rin, you are a magus who has been on the battlefield. Am I right?"

"I guess so." Ying was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook her head, "Although I haven't killed an enemy in battle yet."

When she was in London, she was indeed involved in disputes among magicians and even had a life-and-death battle.

So Sakura knew very well what a battle between magicians meant.

Just like last night, compared to her sister who still had some room for improvement, Sakura was actually ready to deprive her sister of her fighting power and kill Archer together with Saber.

Although my sister is aware of this, she is not ruthless enough in the key areas.

With the intervention of Einzbern, the situation finally evolved into what it is now.

"It doesn't matter whether or not a magician has killed anyone. Sooner or later, a magician will encounter a time when he needs to take action," said Archer.

Sakura raised her eyebrows slightly, with a look of surprise on her face: "So Archer, you had a premonition that my sister would fight me in the end, so you felt that there was no hope of winning the Holy Grail, so you came here to find out?"

"How could that be? I'm just curious and asked a few more questions." Archer spread his hands, indicating that he had no other purpose. "And seeing your words and actions, it's hard to believe that you and Rin are sisters."

"It's nothing strange. My sister and I were separated when we were young, and we received completely different magical educations." Sakura stated naturally, "Although it's not nice to say this about my family, but... compared to what the Tohsaka family has passed down from generation to generation, what I got is far better than what my sister inherited."

There was an element of boasting in her tone that made Archer stunned.

"That's really disrespectful."

The red archer apologized politely before transforming into a spirit and disappearing from the rooftop.

Sakura didn't know why he apologized, but she still didn't give up her previous guess. She thought Archer was already thinking about what to do next.

If all other camps are successfully eliminated during the alliance, the alliance will inevitably be dissolved and a final decisive battle will take place.

In that case, as the elder sister who is clearly at a disadvantage to the Master, she naturally needs to have more information.

But...my sister may not have considered this point yet.

Thinking of this, Ying felt that there was no need to bring this matter up with her sister.

Whether there was a Holy Grail War or not, Sakura knew her sister's character very well, and because of that, she was able to give her her full trust.

She walked all the way from the rooftop to the entrance of the teaching building and saw her sister waiting there.

"Sorry for the wait, Sakura." Rin waved gently.

"No, I made you wait for a long time." Ying changed her shoes and followed, "I should have waited for you in the classroom or here."

"Forget it, what's the harm in waiting for you for a while?" Lin smiled. "It's not a big deal for the teacher to ask me to come over. He just reminded me that it's not safe at night and asked an excellent student like me not to stay outside."

"It's about that, right?" Sakura also understood.

The serial murder case in Fuyuki City has even sparked discussion in school.

As Masters, they could not help but associate it with the Holy Grail War.

"Well, so I have some ideas. Let's discuss them after we get back."

Chapter 15: Gae Bolg VS Alternative

Compared to Sakura and Rin, who are somewhat slow in their actions due to the restrictions of their so-called student status.

The other Masters have already started moving.

As night began to encroach on the dusky sky, Bazette, carrying the cylinder containing the family's inherited magic ceremonial outfit, crossed the Fuyuki Bridge and prepared to walk through the park and head to the streets of Miyama Town.

She had been moving carefully in Shinto during the day, but had not gained much, so she decided to head to Miyama Town at night.

According to the information obtained in advance, the three great families that founded the Holy Grail War ritual, including Einzbern, which has assets in Fuyuki, all settled in Miyama Town, west of the Mion River.

It was closer to an excellent spiritual vein, so it might be easier to meet other Servants and Masters.

While hiding his tracks and searching carefully, Bazette followed his good habits as the designated executor of the seal.

However, she soon noticed that the park was too quiet.

Even in winter, this place is so sparsely populated that there is not even a trace of a pedestrian.

Bazette paused.

There is no doubt that a barrier has been set up here to disperse idlers, and it is a battlefield carefully selected by other camps.

It wasn't that she wasn't careful enough, but that the other party was more prepared. Bazette was completely unaware of the repellent barrier set up by the other party.

It looks like the Master has come to initiate a battle.

Lancer, who had followed in spirit form, reappeared and stood in front of the Master.

Lancer, who had seen Bazette's strength, would never do such a thing, which slightly puzzled her.

"Be careful, Master. The enemy is powerful." Lancer lowered his voice.

As if a cold wind mixed with murderous intent blew by, Bazette looked up suddenly and saw a figure standing on the street lamp in the park.

"...Shiomi...Mr.?"

Bazette, who had read the other party's information, recognized Shiomi at a glance.

"Oh? Is this the acquaintance the Master mentioned yesterday?" Lancer smiled, not hiding his murderous intent. "Are you one of the seven Masters?"

"No, quite the opposite." Shiomi put his hands in his pockets and leaned over slightly to look at the two people on the ground. "I just happened to notice Bazette-kun's movements, so I came over to say hello."

If it was any other Master, Bazette might have started the fight, but since the person coming was not a Master, she hesitated.

In particular, the opponent's strength is undoubtedly far superior to his own.

"Shouldn't you be in London? Why are you in Fuyuki?" Bazett asked.

"That's a strange thing to say. I used to live in Fuyuki. What's the big deal about going back to my hometown?" Shiomi's attitude was relaxed.

It was a simple and direct reason, and Bazette had no way of refutation.

"I'm here just to ask one thing. Did you kill the people sent by the association to supervise?" Xijian asked again.

Bazette frowned. She didn't expect that the replacement person arranged by the association after the supervisor disappeared would be this person.

"From your tone, it seems that you are the substitute for those rookies?" Lancer spoke, staring at Shiomi with scarlet eyes. "What a murderous greeting."

He felt that the guy who appeared in front of him was very strange. He was obviously a human magician, but he had the aura of that place.

"After all, we are all in this line of work. Isn't it normal to be a little murderous?" Xijian shrugged but did not restrain himself.

Lancer narrowed his eyes slightly: "Is that so? Then I can only ask you and your colleagues to go to the same place."

As he spoke, a crimson spear slowly appeared in his hand.

Then, this time even Bazette noticed that the atmosphere here suddenly changed.

"Oh..." Shiomi's expression also changed. He was no longer as relaxed as before. His expression gradually became serious. "I didn't expect that your Servant was actually the Princess of Light, Cu Chulainn."

The Servant's real name was revealed all of a sudden, and Bazette was shocked.

But Lancer didn't react to this and just pointed the gun at Shiomi.

"You saw my gun and immediately guessed its real name." Lancer asked coldly, "Do you know this gun?"

Shiomi pulled his hands out of his pockets and slowly spread them out.

"It's more than just knowing each other..."

Then, a gun similar to but different from the one Lancer held appeared in Xijian's hand.

A treasure without a doubt.

Bazette was shocked and wondered if Shiomi was just like him, coming from a family of GodsHolders.

Lancer's pupils suddenly contracted: "How did you get that gun?"

"Is that even a question? Of course it's the same reason as yours." Shiomi looked down at Cu Chulainn from a high position. "Speaking of which, according to common tradition, although we are separated by a long time, it is more appropriate to call you... 'Senior Brother', right?"

As soon as these words came out, Lancer immediately got into position, with a murderous aura emanating from his smiling face.

"That's really interesting. Is it a fake that deceives the world and steals the reputation, or is it a genuine fellow disciple--" He put away his smile, veins popping out on his forehead, "Let me see if you are worthy of holding that gun!"

As soon as the words fell, Lancer and Shiomi disappeared at the same time. The red spears of both sides collided in the air, emitting sharp sparks and scattered wind pressure.