Or, why don’t you find another savior?

He couldn't understand the nobility of the magic inheritance, and even if he was a qualified uncle, he was not worth Shinji's attention.

"So you waited for me here just to talk about this?" Rin asked suspiciously.

"Oh, just like the battle that took place in the seaside park yesterday, I actually encountered other camps last night as well." Shinji touched his hair proudly, deliberately hiding the fact that he was ambushed and injured and had to retreat first.

"Oh, I see." Lin didn't care at all and was about to turn around and leave.

Shinji Matou had pestered her several times before, but she easily dismissed him every time, so even though they were both masters, Rin was too lazy to talk to him.

"No alliance?" Shinji suddenly asked.

"What?" Rin frowned.

"I know, that Shiomi Sakura is your sister, and she was sent away when she was very young." Shinji said with a smile, "After all, she is no longer a magician of the Tousaka family."

He extended his hand exaggeratedly, making an invitation gesture: "Don't forget why Fuyuki's Holy Grail War Ceremony was created. As the original three families, instead of letting the Holy Grail fall into the hands of outsiders, why don't we join forces to defeat the other camps first, and then consider fighting?"

These words were so righteous that Shinji was almost moved by himself.

But Rin remained indifferent.

"You sound as if we can't win the Holy Grail War relying on our own Servants." Rin turned around and put one hand on his waist. "I don't know what the state of the Matou family's magic is, but it's barely passed down to your generation, so I'm afraid it won't be very convenient to use."

"Toosaka..." Shinji was hit on the sore spot and his face immediately tore open, revealing a ferocious look.

"Listen carefully, Matou-kun. Although Sakura was indeed sent away at a very young age, that child is more of a magus than you, or even me." Rin's tone was somewhat boastful, "As one of the original three families, this is the only advice I can give you. It is better to give up the Holy Grail and withdraw as soon as possible, so as not to let the Matou family be cut off."

Just like every time in the past, Shinji would approach Rin with full confidence, but would always be beaten to a pulp by Rin.

It's the same this time.

"Tousaka!"

Shinji cursed, and bugs flew out from the shadows.

"Want to fight? I'll accompany you."

When she stopped to speak, Rin already had the gem in her hand.

In the narrow corridor, Rin could sense a huge amount of tiny magical powers, visible and invisible, probably all insects. This was probably the insect magic of the Matou family.

Before considering whether it was tricky or not, Rin felt very uncomfortable.

Archer couldn't come over, probably because he was held back by Shinji's servant.

"Then you should—"

Shinji waved his hand and was about to give the insects an order to attack when he saw a shocking scene.

Behind Toosaka Rin, a girl jumped high into the air, gathering a huge amount of magic power in her hands.

Shinji's instinctive sense of crisis made him quickly change his strategy and drive the insects into shields to resist the high-concentration magic bombardment.

With no time to look back, Lin could only raise his arms and use his magic power to strengthen his body, otherwise he would be pushed back seven or eight meters by the shock wave.

The gathered bugs were scattered by Sakura's pure magic cannon, and the remaining ones immediately lost control and fled in all directions.

The walls on both sides of the corridor were also broken into pieces and the glass was shattered.

When the smoke cleared, Shinji Matou could no longer be seen in the corridor.

"Is this the magic of the Matou family? They are really good at escaping." Ying landed beside Lin and sighed, "Sister, are you okay?"

"I'm fine..." Rin dusted herself off and put the gem back.

She didn't expect that Sakura would come to her when she was a little late.

This saves gems.

As soon as he saw that the situation was about to become a one-on-two fight, Shinji retreated without hesitation.

Chapter 23: Perception

"Really? That Servant is really fast. He ran away before the fight even started."

As the group walked toward the seaside park, Saber folded her arms behind her head and complained in boredom.

At the entrance of the building, Saber noticed that there were Servants fighting in the school. Sakura immediately asked Saber to go check it out, and she went upstairs to look for her sister.

"What kind of person is that Servant, Archer?" Rin asked directly to his own Servant, with whom he had a direct battle.

Archer thought for a moment, "Although he is wearing a mask, I can sense that he is a very handsome Servant who is both civil and military. He gives off a very gentle vibe, but he is undoubtedly a genuine hero."

"That means he's a completely different type from Matou-kun." Rin speculated.

"That's about right." Archer nodded.

Sakura thought seriously: "I wonder what class that Servant is, and what his real name is..."

"If it's his real name... I'm afraid it's Perseus." Archer thought about it and said it out loud.

Saber exclaimed: "Perseus, is he the hero who killed Medusa in Greek mythology?"

In Mordred's time, Greek mythology was a thing of the distant past, and even Britain had stories brought in by outsiders.

"What's the reason?" Rin asked.

"The weapon he used in the battle was the sword he used to defeat Medusa, the 'Hepar' he got from Hermes." Archer said.

According to mythology, Hepal is a sickle-like sword. Its performance as a weapon and a treasure is not outstanding, but it has the ability to invalidate immortality. The wounds cut by this sword cannot be healed.

"I'm surprised you were able to recognize that thing." Saber said.

Rin pinched her chin, "Could it be that you are a Greek hero?"

"Maybe, I just have an impression of that sword." Archer spread his hands.

So far, Archer has claimed that he has lost his memories of his previous life due to problems with the summoning procedures.

Sakura and Saber also knew this.

"Hey...so that's how it is." Rin couldn't find any flaws to investigate further, so she could only give up for the time being.

"So if his real name is Perseus, considering the remaining classes..." Sakura didn't really care about it and continued the previous topic, "He should have descended as a Rider."

"That's the only possibility." Rin also agreed with Sakura's opinion.

At least there is no record in the legend that Perseus was famous for his spearmanship, but he had feather shoes that were said to allow him to walk in the air.

The ability to fly with the help of a Noble Phantasm is also a common feature of most Riders in the Holy Grail War so far.

"But the class is secondary. The problem is that if it is really Perseus," Archer said, "then he definitely has more than one Noble Phantasm."

A drop of cold sweat oozed out of Rin's cheek, and she smiled a little seriously: "Looking at it this way, Matou-kun has drawn a pretty good Servant. No matter his ability or popularity, he's impeccable."

More importantly, even if his real name was revealed, he would not be able to use it as a starting point to find Perseus' weakness.

That man was one of the rare heroes in Greek mythology who had a happy and perfect ending.

"It would be boring to face a weak guy. This is the kind of opponent that is needed!" Saber's attitude was relaxed.

Faced with Saber's fearless attitude, Sakura could only smile bitterly.

Since the Servant has this kind of personality, I can only be more cautious.

The group discussed Perseus's problem, left school, and took a bus all the way to the seaside park.

Because of the fighting, a cordon has been set up here, but there are no police guarding it. There are only construction vehicles parked here and a few maintenance workers taking a rest.

Avoiding the sight of these people, Sakura and Rin led the servants into the seaside park, then divided into two groups, each investigating from both sides.

“Swish~, that’s really exaggerated.” Saber snapped her fingers.

Ying stood on the damaged cement road, looking at the large and small pits: "Although it has been almost a day, there is still a strong amount of magic left here."

As she spoke, she pointed to some marks that were obviously left by weapons.

"And these damaged areas are very likely..." Ying was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly froze.

Saber was puzzled: "What's going on, Master? Aren't these marks caused by weapons like spears?"

In other words, the Servant who fought here yesterday should be Lancer.

"Yes, you are right." Sakura squatted down and checked the damaged lamppost that had fallen on the side of the road and had not yet been removed. "But if one of them is a Lancer, then what kind of servant would the other be?"

“Huh?” Saber was stunned by the question.

Only then did she notice that in all the places where traces of weapons could be confirmed, there was only one type of weapon.

"Could it be... Lancer and Caster?" Mordred could see traces of magic here.

"Probably." Sakura just responded softly.

She looked at the traces here, but had some thoughts in her mind that she was not sure about for the time being.

It would be fine if these were just marks caused by Lancer's weapon, but the problem was... Sakura saw something familiar in these marks.

These marks look like they were caused by Dad’s weapon.

GaeBolg Alternative.

For some reason, Sakura's intuition kept telling her what weapons had been used on this battlefield.

She is not sure now whether her father has returned to Fuyuki, or whether a Servant with a similar origin to her father has descended into this Holy Grail War as a Lancer.

Sakura's rationality told her that she should rule out the former.

The Clock Tower is making a crown decision at this time, so it is impossible for Dad to be here.

But her emotions denied her rational guess.

"There doesn't seem to be any signs of injury nearby. It seems that the guys who started the fight here knew not to involve civilians. I have changed my mind." Saber said.

"They probably set up an ambush here before the fight started, and then set up a barrier to repel people." Sakura stood up and said, "It's a kind of magic that we magi who participate in the Holy Grail War must master. After all, it would be terrible if ordinary people were involved."

“Hehe——” Saber grinned, “Then let’s quickly start investigating the guy who is wantonly killing people in the city. Didn’t you say before that the other party might also be a Master and a Servant? I will definitely kill that kind of guy who takes human life lightly with my own hands!”

"Don't worry, I'm doing my best to investigate this matter, Your Majesty." Sakura stood up and said.

“Eh?” Saber was stunned.

"Isn't this inappropriate?" Sakura asked knowingly.

“No…it’s quite suitable.” Saber wiped her nose with her finger.

"But before that, I need to go home. I have something to investigate."

Sakura looked at her sister who was walking towards her.

At this time, it was morning in London, and one of Karen and Gray should have gotten up.

Chapter 24 Reunion and New Encounter

According to the information provided by Xiel, she discovered that it was in the new capital when Assassin's Master mistakenly attacked Rider's Master as an ordinary person.

So after nightfall, Shiomi took Morgan to the new capital.

But after carefully patrolling Xindu for more than an hour late at night, the two found nothing.

Neither Shiomi nor Morgan could sense the presence of the Servant.

"It seems that since the unexpected attack last night, Assassin's Master has become more cautious." Morgan said as he sat on the rooftop fence of the building, overlooking the night view of the new capital.

"That's the only way to understand it." Shiomi stood beside her, also watching the city gradually quiet down as the night went on. "The two battles in the church and the seaside park are tantamount to announcing the start of the Holy Grail War. After a day, everyone should know everything they need to know."

As he said this, he stretched out his hand.

"Then let's call it a night." Morgan held the hand that Shiomi extended and stood up gracefully.

"It's still a long way to get back to Miyama Town from here. Should we go back directly or... take a walk?" asked Shiomi.

After all, it was he who dragged Morgan back to Fuyuki for personal reasons.

It was he who accepted the request made by the supervisor of the Holy Church and took Morgan on patrol on such a cold winter night.

Even though she was a servant, Xi Jian couldn't help feeling that she owed her and wanted to do something to make up for it.

"Then let's go for a walk and suppress our own magic power. Maybe there will be unexpected surprises." Morgan nodded and jokingly proposed the idea of ​​using themselves as bait.

"It's not impossible." Xijian laughed.

The two left the building and walked along the road to the Fuyuki Bridge, preparing to cross there and walk all the way back home.

Looking at the Miyuan River late at night, the bloody battle that took place here ten years ago inevitably resurfaced in their minds, causing them to stop, lean on the railing and look at the river.