Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

"If we can manage to retrieve the Greater Grail by chance, that would be the best outcome."

"You mean, Bazett?"

Minister Rocco asked tentatively, his expression somewhat uncertain.

Although this designated seal executor is indeed one of the best among his peers, he has virtually no chance of winning against a monarch of the celestial sciences and that legendary Servant.

Zelrich glanced at Rocco, who had asked the question, then looked up at the clock tower bathed in the glow of the setting sun, his gaze meaningful.

"If she plays the cards she's dealt well, she might still have a chance..."

The next day, in a clothing store in Fuyuki City, Bazett, carrying several shopping bags, stood in front of the counter, glanced at the closed fitting room, and then looked down at his pitiful wallet in his arms, looking conflicted and depressed.

I was in such a hurry that I forgot to apply for activity funding in advance.

As a result, she had already spent most of her savings as soon as she arrived in Fuyuki City.

Who knows how long the Holy Grail War will last, and how we're going to get through the days to come?

Just as Bazett was deep in thought, the wooden door to the fitting room was casually pulled open, and a beautiful girl with purple hair and red eyes, wearing a white off-shoulder knit top, brown-gray hot pants, long legs covered by black transparent over-the-knee socks, and crystal high heels, walked towards the counter like the wind and handed the sales clerk several items she had chosen in her arms.

"Pack them up for me, I want them all."

"Okay, would you like to pay by card or cash?"

As the gaze focused on the bill, Bazette, who was waiting at the counter, felt his heart stop.

"What, is there a problem?"

The purple-haired beauty looked up at Bazett, whose face was stiff, raised an eyebrow slightly, and asked casually.

"No, it's okay."

Bazett responded dryly, his back to the purple-haired beauty behind him, as he opened his wallet, his hand holding the bank card trembling slightly.

Gone……

As he stared at the numbers that vanished in an instant on the screen, Bazett felt his heart pounding and bleeding.

"Alright, we've bought the casual clothes we needed. Let's go, let's go look around somewhere else."

Before Bazett could recover from his pain, the decisive purple-haired beauty, pulling a human ATM along, headed out the door.

On the way, seeing that he was about to be squeezed dry, Bazett stopped and coughed, giving a subtle hint.

"Ahem, Lancer, why don't you become a spirit?"

The purple-haired beauty walking ahead stopped, glanced at her master indifferently, and asked in surprise.

"You forgot? I'm not a spirit, why would I need to become a spirit?"

"..."

Bazett was taken aback, realizing that his roundabout strategy had failed.

The servant before her was not summoned by her, but rather came to her on his own initiative.

"Snapped!"

Just as Bazett stood there in a daze, a closed folding fan struck her on the head with lightning speed, bringing a dull pain.

"Bazett, how have I always taught you? To always be alert. You've become much more sluggish lately."

At this moment, the purple-haired beauty who was holding a folding fan and launching a surprise attack frowned slightly, her face displeased. Her sharp gaze was like that of a teacher checking homework, her scarlet eyes filled with condescending scrutiny.

Bazett snapped out of his daze and, like a good child, obediently lowered his head.

"I'm sorry, Master, I was a little distracted."

Indeed, in a sense, this Servant was his former teacher.

Bazett lived in a port city as a child. As a child, he was always afraid of losing something, admired heroes, and fantasized about becoming a hero, so he was unable to enjoy the happiness of childhood.

Until, as a young girl, she happened to meet a heroic mentor who had crossed the gate to the magical realm and was living in Ireland—Queen Scáthach of the Land of Shadows.

Bazett's innate talent led the legendary Queen of the Land of Shadows to impulsively teach the young Bazett many things.

Unfortunately, as the queen who balances life and death, it is her duty to oversee the Land of Shadows. In addition, due to her mysterious and rare nature, Scáthach cannot travel in the human world for long. It is common for her to disappear for several years and then suddenly reappear on certain days.

Therefore, Scáthach's instruction of her new disciple was intermittent.

Although there is no explicit master-disciple relationship between the two, the fact of master-disciple relations has long existed.

Bazett also benefited greatly from the lessons taught by Scáthach, which quickly made him stand out among his peers.

However, what Bazett didn't expect was that the two of them would meet again after many years, this time as Servant and Master, to participate in the Holy Grail War.

"Alright, judging from your condition today, you don't seem to be doing well. If you continue wandering around, it will only increase the risk if you run into other Servants and Masters. Let's find a place to stay and rest for a while."

The purple-haired beauty looked at her somewhat absent-minded disciple and shook her head helplessly.

"Tell me, what are your plans?"

"We can go to the Twin Mansions in the remote mountain town. There are few people there, so we can avoid the sight of other Servants and Masters!"

Upon hearing that the city scouting was to be ended early, Bazett immediately perked up, pulled out a map, and announced his pre-prepared contingency plan.

"It can attack or defend, it looks good."

Seeing that her disciple had delivered a good result, Scáthach's expression softened, and she nodded in satisfaction.

Bazett was also very happy.

Because the place is haunted, it has long been abandoned, and accommodation is free.

Just as the two finished their brief discussion and were about to head to their pre-arranged meeting place, Scáthach suddenly turned her head to look at a certain corner, her brow furrowed.

"What's wrong, Lancer?"

Noticing his teacher's unusual expression, Bazett quickly switched to battle mode, even changing his address to the name he always used in the Holy Grail War.

"It's nothing, probably just my imagination."

Upon hearing this, Scáthach gazed at him for a moment, her tense expression gradually easing, and she casually replied.

However, the master and apprentice exchanged a glance, nodded subtly, and without lingering, turned and blended into the crowd, disappearing at the end of the road.

Meanwhile, in a certain alley, a blonde girl with pigtails, who had been pressed against a wall without moving, finally relaxed slightly after half an hour, patting her chest and letting out a sigh of relief.

Tch, what's she doing here too?

The blonde girl with twin ponytails walked out of the alley, gazing in the direction where the two had disappeared, and frowned to herself.

Could it be that she found out too?

No way! We can't let someone else beat us to it!

But then, the blonde girl with twin ponytails gripped the monitor tightly in her hand, her ruby-like eyes blazing with intense fighting spirit.

It seems we need to speed things up!

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Chapter 145 Two Rin-chans, Double the "Happiness" (4.6k)

Fuyuki City, shopping street.

A little girl with black pigtails and a large backpack jumped off a bus that had stopped in front of the bus stop. She turned back defiantly to look in the direction of the suburbs, her azure eyes revealing a rebellious and smug smile.

What can they do if they don't let me go back?

Hmph, it's not like I don't know the way home.

Immediately, Rin Tohsaka calmed her slightly excited emotions, looked around, and quickly found familiar landmarks.

This immediately gave the little girl who had run away from home plenty of confidence.

That's right, it's a shopping street!

She often took this road to school every day, and if she went north for a few blocks, she could see the Tohsaka residence.

Rin Tohsaka took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and felt greatly encouraged by the familiar surroundings, ready to embark on a new journey immediately.

"Cuckoo..."

However, after only a few steps, her rumbling stomach caused the little girl's spirited face to quickly fall.

In order to escape her mother's surveillance, she got up very early, left a note, and then sneaked to the bus stop on the outskirts leading to the city. She hasn't even had breakfast yet.

However, as a member of a well-known and prominent family in Fuyuki City, Rin Tohsaka has a considerable allowance, so eating is naturally not a problem for her.

Soon, the little girl picked out two taiyaki and a box of takoyaki from the roadside for breakfast.

Incidentally, having prepared ample funds for the activity, the young lady also ordered herself a bottle of yogurt as a post-meal drink.

After the meal, Rin Tohsaka patted her slightly full belly with satisfaction, then got up and resumed her journey.

But as the little girl and the bustling streets and crowds gradually faded into the distance, and she entered a sparsely populated alley, a strange sense of unease inexplicably arose in her heart.

And it's getting stronger.

It seemed that something dangerous was lurking in the darkness, watching her.

Even closer and closer...

"who!"

Rin Tohsaka froze, mustered her courage, shouted, and turned around abruptly.

But as his azure eyes looked around, all he saw was the still empty alleyway.

What a joke, I was just scaring myself.

The little girl patted her left chest lightly, letting out a sigh of relief, and secretly felt ashamed of her sudden cowardice.

However, as Rin Tohsaka turned her head, her body froze instantly, her azure pupils contracted sharply, and the shinbone on her neck rose inch by inch like a rusty gear.

Because the shadows in the alley ahead, like the silt overflowing from a pond, coalesced into a monster wielding a sharp sword, clad in armor, and entirely black.

As its form was completed, the pitch-black monster, accompanied by the scraping sound of its armor plates, dragged its greatsword, which was as black as ink, and walked step by step toward its target.

Instantly, a chilling and malevolent aura swept over them, and Rin Tohsaka, who was directly hit, trembled and instinctively staggered backward.

"Snapped……"

However, before she had taken more than a few steps, the little girl's back bumped into a cold wall.

But there's no wall at the exit...

Rin Tohsaka stiffly looked up, her azure eyes reflecting a tall figure that appeared between reality and illusion, wearing a pale, bony mask, a tattered cloak, and an unpredictable, dark body.

hiss!

Immediately, the petite figure, surrounded from both sides, gasped in shock, her hair standing on end, her eyes filled with terror.

At that moment, blocking the target's retreat, the black monster wearing a pale, bone-like mask stretched out its muddy arm and roughly grabbed at the little one in front of it.

"Jingle Bell……"

But just as the black monster was about to touch Rin Tohsaka, a clear, melodious bell rang out from somewhere, echoing in the dim alley, and invisible ripples appeared in the air.

At the same time, the petite figure trapped in the encirclement on the field stopped trembling with fear, slowly raised her head, and her azure eyes were suddenly replaced by a scarlet color.

hum!

In an instant, an even stronger spatial tremor arose, creating visible ripples. The frantically converging ether transformed into several spiraling red and black energy tides, surrounding the petite figure and forming a cocoon-like protective barrier of light.

Danger!

In an instant, the two black clay figures, one in front and one behind, with their faces changing constantly, and the dark mist around them swirling and churning like boiling water, almost simultaneously raised their weapons and attacked the red and black cocoon of light that enveloped the target.

"Boom! Boom!"

As the swung greatsword and the thrown dagger collided with the red and black cocoon of light, a violent shockwave erupted in the alley, instantly blasting the two black clay figures away.

"They have some guts, but unfortunately, they're just a bunch of useless empty shells!"

At this moment, a haughty snort echoed in the alley. A crystal-clear bare foot adorned with a golden anklet stepped forward, treading through the scattered specks of light. The long, slender thigh was as white as jade, while the other foot wore a single black over-the-knee sock with gold trim, creating an asymmetrical beauty.

Dressed in a cool Sumerian-style outfit, wearing a large gold and black seven-sided crown, and with a ruby ​​pendant hanging on her chest, the goddess of the world descended, her arms crossed, her scarlet eyes looking down at the two ugly attackers merging into form in the shadows of the corner, her eyes full of contempt.

"Roar! Roar!"

Seemingly enraged by this humiliation, the two gradually recovering black clay figures growled softly, gripped their weapons, and charged forward with a thud.

"Tch, they're quite good at making a last-ditch effort!"