Type-Moon, the Path of a Magician

"but……"

Gilgamesh asserted this, and the Babylonian Treasury behind him opened again. This time, golden swords, spears, and countless magical treasures appeared in the air accompanied by light.

Unsheathed swords, sharp guns, and magical weapons emitting powerful magic all appeared at the same time. This time was different from the previous small-scale fights. He no longer limited the number of doors, allowing countless golden light doors to surround the scene.

"You can prove with your strength whether you are qualified to know my name. As long as you become my opponent, whether you are the mad dog over there, the holy sword user, or the Lancer, you can prove your worth to me with your strength!"

Faced with the siege of unsheathed offensive Noble Phantasms, Waver, with his flesh and blood body, panicked and quickly hid behind Rider. At this moment, all the Servants present, whether in the open or hiding in the dark, were terrified by so many Noble Phantasms.

Even though he was far away, Xia Yuan, who was watching the battle through a telescope, couldn't help but be shocked by the strength displayed by Gilgamesh.

It's clearly Fuyuki's Fourth War, so why did an old flash come out?

Is Toosaka Tokiomi cheating?

Although they are both Gilgamesh, the old Flash is more difficult to deal with than the original Happy Flash. Although the old Flash is arrogant, he is not the idiot who would let his enemies go or even send himself into trouble. The old Flash always fights with all his strength against the enemies.

The power of Old Shan was personally experienced by a certain holy swordsman who traveled everywhere.

In normal state, his close combat ability can suppress the old sword, and the Babylonian Noble Phantasm unfolded by the King's Law Key can attack the opponent from a distance. The bow composed of two swords of the end is also an anti-civilization Noble Phantasm with power not inferior to Ea. Such a guy's strength is already completely extraordinary, and he is in the first echelon of the Heroic Spirits. If he really wants to, he may be able to push this Holy Grail War smoothly.

At least it is impossible for him and the Earl to defeat Old Flash, so they have to make long-term plans.

Even if there was a precedent of a Holy Sword user defeating him before, that was the old sword, and a Holy Sword user who had fully liberated the Star Sword. His strength in all aspects was far superior to that of Altria. In short, it was impossible for Altria to replicate the old sword to deal with the old Flash.

On the contrary, among the Servant present, Lancelot would not be his enemy, and Altria would be the easiest to deal with.

But at present, apart from the change in Gilgamesh's form and the complete change of the Lancer group from Diarmuid to his boss Finn, there are no major changes in other Servants.

So the goal of scouting the enemy situation here has been basically accomplished, so let's retreat quickly. God knows if that old man Emiya Kiritsugu is somewhere holding a sniper rifle and ready to shoot us in the head.

After Xia Yuan confirmed it, he prepared to leave. He had no interest in watching this famous scene that had been repeated countless times.

However, what surprised him the most this time was Kenneth's group. They actually upgraded Servant from a deceptive brush to a much more reliable Finn. Moreover, when they saw Webber's appearance, they didn't even come out to mock him. Isn't this very un-Kenneth?

Finn?

Could it be that the Lancer team has changed players? That's impossible. It is generally acknowledged in fz that Kenneth will not survive the fourth game. What went wrong this time?

But what he didn't know was that Kenneth was currently having a friendly magic exchange with a certain magician named Mr. Killer.

Not only was the battle between the Servants exciting tonight, but the battle between the Masters was just as intense.

Mr. Kiritsugu Emiya was limping and desperately fleeing in the steel jungle, and the lemon-head guy behind him was still chasing him like a devil.

Although he still had doubts in his mind, Xia Yuan did not intend to delve into them further and was ready to retreat.

At present, he has no intention of showing up to join the battle. After all, the Earl cannot be exposed. With the Earl's strength and characteristics, he can be used as an Assassin. If he fights these guys head-on, he will definitely die miserably. He must use tactics flexibly. It is important to go back and make plans for the future.

He still agreed with some of Emiya Kiritsugu's words. Since he couldn't defeat these Servants, he might as well start with their Masters!

So, where's the Earl?

Didn’t he say he was on guard nearby and would be back soon?

"Isn't it?"

Looking at the empty surroundings, Xia Yuan suddenly felt very insecure.

Chapter 19: The Secret Talk of the Tosaka Family

Tohsaka family.

Tōsaka Tokiomi, who always paid attention to elegance, was already sweating profusely, and the unconscious trembling of his hands showed his inner restlessness.

Hearing Gilgamesh's threats, feeling that the communication between him and himself had been cut off, and the instant destruction of the monitoring familiar, Tōsaka Tokiomi knew what had happened without any explanation.

"Asshole... Archer, you actually did something so ruthless!"

Gilgamesh disliked Tōsaka Tokiomi, so he killed all the familiars he sent to scout the battlefield, and even threatened them, and finally cut off the communication forcefully.

"Shichen! I advise you to recognize your position. I never need anyone to interfere with what I do, even if you are my subject!"

"If you dare to continue to commit crimes, then I will teach you what it means to respect the king, humph!"

No one can interfere with Gilgamesh's choice, not even Tōsaka Tokiomi as his Master. Tokiomi has realized this, and even Kotomine Kirei beside him has felt the murderous intent that Gilgamesh has not concealed.

As Gilgamesh's Master, Tōsaka Tokiomi was sweating in his heart.

Gilgamesh meant what he said.

If he dared to use the Command Spell to stop him, although he could indeed summon him back, Gilgamesh would definitely kill him when he came back.

Although he had not summoned Gilgamesh for a long time, he still had some understanding of the temperament of this oldest hero king.

Perhaps it was a matter of the timing of the summoning, but Gilgamesh during this period was not as aloof and cruel as recorded in the epic. Instead, he was not difficult to get along with. This should be the period closest to the one in the myth when Gilgamesh attained enlightenment after searching for the herb of immortality.

But even Gilgamesh of this period could not be offended at will. If he dared to stop his actions, Gilgamesh would definitely take his life.

There is absolutely no mistake about this.

However, with such a reckless style of play, as a Servant, he always acts alone and does things his own way. How can he win the Holy Grail War with such an approach?

I had already received so much assistance before this started, but problems arose here?

How could Tōsaka Tokiomi not be angry? However, facing the oppressive feeling brought by the king, he did not dare to do anything unnecessary.

So now, he could only pray for Gilgamesh's victory in his heart.

"Father……"

As Tousaka Tokiomi was pondering, a small hand tugged at his suit.

"What's wrong, Rin? It's so late yet you haven't rested yet?"

Seeing his daughter, Tōsaka Tokiomi let out a long breath and continued to maintain his composure in front of his daughter.

"Dad, my sister has been sleeping for a long time. Is it really okay?"

"Sakura?"

Patting Toosaka Rin's head, Toosaka Tokiomi smiled and replied.

"It's okay. Your sister is receiving treatment. She will be cured when she wakes up."

The medicine that Sakura drank was given by Gilgamesh, and Tōsaka Tokiomi was still very relieved about this.

Due to the indelible impact that Matou Zouken's transformation and the Life Bug had on Sakura's body and mind, the treatment process became extremely difficult.

Even if it can be cured, due to the incomplete transformation of Sakura's body by Matou Zouken, Sakura's own virtual physique has suffered damage. If the cure continues, it will only further damage her magical physique and even leave her with a hidden illness.

This was very difficult for Tōsaka Tokiomi to accept. If it only damaged his daughter's magical talent, he could let her live a happy and carefree life. However, damaging her physical condition would affect her more, and as a father he could not accept it.

The more he saw the injuries on his daughter, the angrier he became towards Matou Zouken, and he wished he could kill him with his own hands.

So when he summoned Gilgamesh, he boldly made a request to Gilgamesh, expressing his willingness to serve him as a subject through the Holy Grail War, hoping that he could perform a miracle and save his daughter.

After hearing this, Jiu Shan looked at him in surprise, but did not refuse, because this wish was not excessive. Compared with those greedy wishes that made him sick, this wish was the reward for being summoned.

Then, Old Flash took out Kamishiro's medicine from the King's Treasury and gave it to Sakura Toosaka.

He said: "Your daughter didn't wake up because her body will heal itself while she's asleep and she'll be fine.

"Sakura..."

Thinking of his daughter who was hurt by himself, Tōsaka Tokiomi felt a slight pain in his heart, but when he thought of Gilgamesh's gift, the hand that was gripping the cane in anger gradually loosened.

Never mind...just let him be.

Anyway, with Kirei and I backing him up, nothing unexpected should happen.

After coaxing his daughter to sleep, Tōsaka Tokiomi sat back on the sofa and asked in confusion, "By the way, Kirei, what happened tonight? Why didn't Assassin come as planned? It seems that he didn't investigate intelligence near the dock?"

Kotomine Kirei replied, "My teacher, it's not that Assassin didn't come, but that the king had already left the Tōsaka residence before Assassin arrived."

"Another king... that's all."

"There is one more thing. Assassin seems to be being killed by a very fast Servant. Not long ago, she told me that she had lost contact with most of the clones at the dock."

Assassin was quickly annihilated?

"...He was able to detect and eliminate most of the Assassins in a short period of time. This means that the Servant who sniped the Assassins must have very high agility and excellent breath perception skills." Toosaka Tokiomi frowned even more when he heard this.

He pondered: "There are already many Servants who have appeared in this Holy Grail War - Saber, Archer, Rider, Lancer, and Berserker."

"These people have already appeared. There is no time to eliminate Hassan and others. So the enemy who is currently killing Assassin on a large scale is only Caster, who did not show up at the end." Kotomine Kirei paused and analyzed.

"But it's hard to imagine how Caster, who relies on magic formations to fight, has such perception and mobility to eliminate Assassin so quickly."

"Is that so...it seems that Caster is also a difficult enemy to deal with." Thinking of this, Tōsaka Tokiomi was quite helpless.

Not only was his confident first step plan interrupted by Gilgamesh, but even the many spies and secret agents he had deployed began to be removed. Coupled with his own Servant's erratic personality, he felt that his future was worrying.

Although I don't know how Caster did it, I can't let him continue.

So he asked: "Kirei, you said before that Caster's Master should be an ordinary person who was involved in the Holy Grail War, right?"

"Yes, teacher."

Kotomine Kirei nodded and replied, "Lancer's Master is a Lord from the Clock Tower. Rider is also a student from the Clock Tower. Saber's place belongs to Einzbern. If nothing unexpected happens, the Matou family will be that Berserker. So Caster's Master is likely to be that ordinary person."

"Ordinary people, ordinary people are better... Then let Assassin sneak over and kill the intruder! This Caster's ability is very troublesome for Assassin, he can't be kept." Toosaka Tokiomi clenched his cane and said the cruel words very calmly.

"..."

Kotomine Kirei did not respond to this order, his eyes and gaze remained calm, and then he began to think.

After thinking for a moment, he felt that this was not in line with the doctrine of a clergyman, and Xia Yuan seemed to be a believer as well.

If believers fight each other for reasons other than faith, they will go to hell. He thought that such behavior was not in line with the status of a clergyman, so he asked Shichen, "Teacher, this is not in line with the doctrine. He is also a believer of the Lord, or an ordinary person. Isn't it too cruel to do this?"

Cruel?

"No, it's not cruel. Although he may have been passively involved this time because of the Holy Grail issue, no matter what the reason is, he has already touched upon an area he shouldn't have touched. Whether from the perspective of maintaining the mystery or winning the Holy Grail War, he should be completely eliminated, regardless of whether he did it voluntarily or not."

"..."

Are we going to get rid of it no matter what? This is really cruel, sir, is this how all magicians do things?

Even though he felt it was inappropriate, Tokishige was generally right. Everything he did was to pave the way for victory in the Holy Grail War. Although this practice conflicted with the doctrine of the clergy, Kotomine Kirei did not care about the doctrine. Since he was Tōsaka Tokiomi's disciple, he would naturally obey orders.

"...I understand, teacher."

After listening to Tōsaka Tokiomi's story, Kotomine Kirei nodded and prepared to implement the plan.

"By the way, Kirei, since Caster's Master is an ordinary person, he must be hidden in the magic workshop by Caster. However, we still don't know the level of Caster's formation, so we shouldn't take too many risks."

"Teacher, what do you mean?"

"Send Assassins to assassinate, but don't send too many. Just a few of the best will do. If they can kill him, that would be the best. If not, just treat it as a test of Caster's strength."

In just a few words, Assassin's life was abandoned by Tōsaka Tokiomi, but he didn't care about it. Assassin's own strength was not outstanding, but there were many of them, so it was best to use him as a consumable.

Besides...

As a Master, why should he care about the feelings of a mere Servant?

If it weren't for Gilgamesh's peculiarity, he wouldn't care either.

In his opinion, both Assassin and Archer were just tools in the fight for the Holy Grail.

We need to keep them steady now, but once the matter is done, they will no longer have any control over it.

Rubbing the Command Seal on the back of his hand, a cold light flashed in Tōsaka Tokiomi's eyes.

Chapter 20 Assassins and Avengers

Rustling, panting, and the sound of burning flames...

"Ha ha ha ha……"

From the port area to Central Park, those phantoms hidden in the darkness passed by at high speed.

"what!!!"

Amid the heavy gasps, a shrill scream was suddenly heard, which meant that another of the clones had died. The rest of the shadows fled even faster.

Damn, that guy is still chasing me!

This is the thought that every dark shadow has.

Can't run away, can't get rid of it.

The guys behind him were extremely difficult to deal with. Even though there were a lot of them, they could not escape his pursuit.

Even if they separated their teams and fled in different directions, they would be quickly caught up and shot by that figure. That guy's pursuit was too intense, and his speed was terrifying. They would be caught up one by one before they could even distance themselves from each other. But why couldn't they avoid it even with A-level breath concealment? !

There was some doubt, but more of fear.