Or, why don’t you find another savior?

"Oh, that's right." Xi understood.

"Can I sit next to you?" Scathach asked.

But before Xi Jian could answer, she had already sat down and reached out to warm herself by the fire in a serious manner.

"How is it? Is it going well?" Scathach asked.

"It's okay. After all, the Great Source here is too dense and will interfere with the perception of the undead. After all, that thing is just a kind of manifestation of the Great Source." Xi Jian answered truthfully, "But how did Master find me so quickly?"

"I know everything about the Shadow Kingdom. Don't think my courtyard is limited to that castle." Scathach said.

"So awesome."

"Just kidding." Scathach ruffled Xijian's hair lovingly, "I've just been watching you."

Xijian was slightly surprised: "Huh?"

"In the past, I have accepted several disciples, and I have predicted their deaths and their endings." Scathach said slowly, "But you are different. I don't know your origins, and I can't predict your ending-"

Her hand was still on Shiomi's head, ruffling his hair absentmindedly.

"So I can't help but be interested." Scathach had an indescribable smile on her face.

"I don't know myself." Xi Jian smiled bitterly and shrugged, "But if Master hadn't picked me up, I would have died here and become one of those dead souls."

"Will it turn out like that? I've persisted for so long before that." Scathach put down her hand and leaned against him naturally, her purple hair falling like a curtain, covering his shoulders.

"Master..."

He could feel the temperature of his master's body through his clothes. He did not deny that his heartbeat had become faster, but he did not know what to do.

"what happened?"

"Aren't you here to urge me to finish my work quickly and go back to the castle to get beaten?" Xijian cleared his throat and looked away to ask.

"There's no need to rush me, just go at your own pace. A first-class warrior doesn't need anyone to teach him what to do." Scathach raised her index finger and stretched it in front of Ximen.

"It turns out that I am already a first-class fighter." Shiomi couldn't help but laugh.

"There is no bad disciple taught by Scathach." Scathach put down her hand, "If you are not in a hurry to leave, then rest for a while. I will also take a long-awaited nap."

Xi Jian was stunned: "Master, do you still need to sleep?"

"You can sleep naturally when you want to, but it's just a self-suggestion, not real sleep." Scathach closed her eyes, "Stupid disciple, I'll leave the guarding to you during this period."

"Having said that, is there really someone in the Land of Shadows who can kill Master?" Xijian was highly skeptical.

"Anyone can kill me." Scathach's voice gradually became lower and lower, "But if it's best, it wouldn't be a bad idea for you to do it..."

Then, she suddenly fell asleep.

"Let me... kill the master?" Xi Jian muttered with a frown, and accidentally broke the dead branch in his hand.

Stop joking, who would do that? He whispered in his heart.

He would try anything his master asked or hoped for, but he could not accept this one thing.

Want to die.

Want the other person to be alive.

Perhaps... this will become one of the rare conflicts between the Master and him.

He gently stretched out his arms, embraced Scathach, who was sleeping while sitting, and held her in his arms.

In fact, Xi Jian Tianxi knew very well that to him, the master was not just a master.

He couldn't tell when he started to view his master as a woman.

Perhaps, it has been like this since the moment she appeared before him like a god at the end of his rope.

So...if I offend someone a little, will the master reprimand me...

He suddenly had this idea and put it into action.

He lowered his head, moved closer and closer, and finally kissed those lips.

Slightly warm and soft touch.

Shiomi couldn't help but stay a little longer, hoping that this moment would last forever.

Chapter 21 A Visit from a Nun

Two days have passed since the first battle of the Holy Grail War.

That morning, while Shiomi was preparing for his daily routine at home, he received a guest whom he had not expected.

"Hier?"

Seeing the young nun standing outside the courtyard, Shiomi was speechless.

"It's just as I guessed. After checking the traces in the seaside park, I think the one who fought in that battle was Mr. Shiomi." Xier didn't look too surprised. "It's been a long time since we last met. How are you?"

Although the other party's intentions were still unclear, Xi Jian did not think that he could completely conceal his whereabouts.

It would be fine if there is no intersection with the Masters and Servants participating in the war, but once there is an intersection, anyone with a little intelligence sensitivity will be able to discover it.

"But it's a relief that you could find this place." Xijian Xier said.

"No, I just made a guess and checked the real estate records of Fuyuki City." Hiel said, "Mr. Shiomi bought a new house a few years ago in addition to his original residence. So I came here with the intention of trying my luck."

Xijian raised an eyebrow: "In other words, you are not here to greet as a friend this time-"

"I am here as the supervisor of the Fifth Holy Grail War sent by the Holy Church. I have something to ask."

He nodded and opened the gate: "Come in and tell me what you want to say, if you don't mind."

Then Xiye followed Xijian into the house and came to the living room.

Morgan was drinking tea in the living room. When he saw Xiyer, he just nodded slightly as a greeting.

In fact, Xiyer had only met Morgan once or twice and only knew that she was Shiomi's wife.

After sitting down, Xier drank a sip of tea and stated his purpose directly:

"I'm sure you two have heard from the news that a serial murder case has occurred in Fuyuki recently."

"I do know." Shiomi did not deny it.

"What do you think about this matter, Mr. Shiomi?" Xierqi suddenly asked.

Shiomi leaned forward slightly, leaning on the table and said, "In the absence of intelligence, generally speaking, we will treat it as an ordinary vicious case and hand it over to law enforcement agencies such as the police to handle it."

"Generally speaking, well..." Xier adjusted his glasses.

"Yes, generally speaking." Shiomi supported his chin with one hand. "As you know, I participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War. I believe you have also seen the records of the Holy Church. In that Holy Grail War, there were also Masters who were given Command Seals by the Holy Grail because of their magical talents."

Xiel nodded deeply, "I know. His name is Uryu Ryunosuke. According to the data investigated after the last Holy Grail War, he is indeed a family that once had a magician heritage but later died out."

"So based on that experience, I also doubt whether this is possible." Shiomi gave his attitude, "It's just that there is no solid evidence. I originally planned to take some time during the day to confirm it."

But not anymore.

The fact that Hiel specifically mentioned this series of cases was tantamount to making it clear that the whole thing was related to the Masters who participated in the Holy Grail War.

"But on the contrary, the Master who committed a series of murders in this Holy Grail War is very familiar with the Holy Grail War." Xiel said, "That is, he kills people on purpose, and by killing ordinary people, he lets the Servants devour their souls to enhance his own strength."

"Are you sure it's that group?" This time, Morgan spoke.

Having said that, using the process of elimination, the final result is actually almost a choice between two options.

"The Assassin camp." Xiel answered, "Perhaps because their servants are too weak compared to other classes, so they chose this method."

"What is the Holy Church going to do?" Shiomi looked at Xier, "With your strength, it shouldn't be difficult to kill Assassin's Master directly, right?"

"That's against the rules." Xiel smiled bitterly. "Don't look at me like that. I'm actually a very disciplined person. Plus, after what happened in the last Holy Grail War, the church has stricter rules in this regard."

"So?" Shiomi already knew the answer.

Xiel sat upright on the mat, his expression serious: "I would like to entrust Mr. Shiomi to handle this matter in the name of the church and in my own name. As you know, the Command Seals left over from previous Holy Grail Wars were all lost in the previous Holy Grail War. Naturally, we cannot issue a subjugation mission like we did before to attract other Masters to deal with the Assassin camp first."

"What benefit will it bring to us if we defeat Assassin's Master?" asked Shiomi.

"If I must say it, it's actually not very useful." Xier thought for a moment, "But, Mr. Shiomi did not participate in this Holy Grail War. In principle, your intervention in the Holy Grail War itself is problematic."

At this time, Morgan smiled dangerously: "Then as long as you, who knows the situation, stay here, no one will know of our existence."

"Maybe this is okay, but if I die, the information I have will be disclosed to the Holy Church." Xier said calmly, "Mr. Shiomi probably doesn't want to invite a collective attack from the Holy Church and the Magic Association. That goes against your usual policy."

She obviously knew Shiomi Tianxi's personality very well, so she chose the most peaceful way to make the request and told Shiomi the respective interests.

"In other words, if I accept your commission and deal with the Assassin camp, you will turn a blind eye to our actions?" Shiomi understood what Xier meant.

"Yes."

"As an exchange, it makes sense." Shiomi shrugged. In fact, even if Xier didn't say it, he would take action against the Assassin camp for Sakura's safety. "So, do you know where the enemy's base is?"

"I'm sorry, I tried to track him, but I was worried that I might alert the enemy, so I failed." Xiyer lowered his head and apologized.

Moreover, the opponent has an Assassin who can conceal his breath, so Xier cannot follow too closely, otherwise he will be discovered by the opponent before he achieves his goal.

"So I have to start all over again, right?" Shiomi crossed her arms. "Forget it, it's just going back to my old job."

When it comes to tracking and investigating, Shiomi also has some experience.

After reaching a consensus with Xiel, the other party thanked him and left Shiomi's new base.

"That's exactly what you want, my husband." Morgan teased Shiomi who was packing up the tea sets.

"After all, the Overseer is the agent of the Burial Agency. It is still quite troublesome that he cannot acquiesce to our actions."

After all, if even the people of the Burial Agency died in the mission of supervising the Holy Grail War, the meaning would be self-evident.

Chapter 22: Anticlimax

"Hey, have you heard? Something happened at the seaside park over the bridge?"

"I heard that the explosion was caused by a fault in the underground gas pipeline. I even cut out a photo from the newspaper. Look!"

"Woo wow, that's scary!"

After school at Hogunhara Academy, when Toosaka Rin was leaving the classroom, she overheard what the students who were going home from school were discussing.

At this time, there were only a few students left in the school building.

Starting today, the school issued a notice requiring students who do not have any club activities to go home as soon as possible, and students who have club activities to reduce the time of club activities and avoid too many activities outside the school.

Even if the truth behind the recent serial murders can be covered up, the consequences that have already occurred cannot be covered up.

Considering social security issues, the school has no choice but to do this.

As for what those students were discussing, Rin naturally wouldn't accept it so easily.

The gas explosion was just a smoke screen.

The real answer is that after the Holy Grail War began, other camps fought in that place.

The fact that he didn't involve ordinary people at least shows that he is a magician who knows how to hide the mystery.

Therefore, Rin plans to go to the seaside park with Sakura and the servants to check it out.

Thinking of this, she walked down the stairs, preparing to cross the corridor in front and go directly to Sakura's classroom to meet her.

"…What's the matter, Matou-kun?"

Without even turning her head, she spoke to the person who appeared behind her and was leaning against the corridor window.

"Nothing, just came to say hello." Shinji laughed, "Did you hear that? Even this school is discussing the Holy Grail War."

"So what? The Holy Church and the Magic Association will handle the aftermath. As long as it doesn't affect ordinary people, let them be curious." Rin slightly turned sideways, watching Shinji warily.

Archer was nearby, so he wasn't worried about the other party ordering his servants to attack.

“Rather than that, you did participate in the Holy Grail War, Matou-kun.” Rin said, “I heard from Uncle Kariya that the Matou family’s magecraft tradition was interrupted when it came to him. For those who don’t have any talent for magecraft, it’s better to give up as soon as possible.”

Shinji's smile became a little stiff: "Is this your advice to me for uncle's sake?"

"Yeah, of course. Uncle Kariya really cared about you, but it's a pity that Matou still kicked him out." Rin said.

"That was my grandfather's decision. I was young at the time and couldn't do anything about it." Shinji said innocently.

In fact, his uncle was expelled, and Shinji, who had no talent for magic, was able to accept Zouken's transformation. For Shinji, who had been obsessed with magic since childhood, this was something he had been longing for.

The best outcome is to remain silent about this result.