Chapter 22 He Believed It! He Believed It! He Believed It
The cathedral seemed a little lonely in the afternoon, and the warm sunshine sprinkled on the body, bringing warmth.
There were few people coming to the church to pray during this time. It was neither the weekend nor the end of get off work time. People in Fuyuki City always lived a fast-paced life, just like in most Asian countries. It was rare to see young people having fun on the streets before five o'clock.
Kotomine Kirei brought today's lunch to the silver-haired otaku who had been happily living in the basement for almost a whole day. He also listened to her advice and did not choose to bring back mapo tofu from "Koshuensaikan Taizan". Of course, he brought one for himself.
Because of the accidentally discovered delicacy "Mapo Tofu", the tingling spicy feeling was very much to his taste, but he didn't quite understand why Miss Illyasviel was so resistant to it.
She even made a statement that if she had mapo tofu for lunch today, she would commit suicide on the spot and return to the Throne of Heroes.
This obviously tastes very good. Are the ancient Heroic Servants not used to modern food?
Aren't ancient eating habits much worse than modern ones?
Kotomine Kirei was very confused, but considering that he had received a strange pleasure at that moment when he deceived Tohsaka Tokiomi under the guidance of Miss Illyasviel, even though he did not quite understand why Miss Illyasviel did not know how to enjoy such a delicious food, he still considered doing as she said.
"He believed it, he believed it, he really believed it..." Whenever he thought of Tohsaka Tokiomi's trust in him that morning, Kotomine Kirei couldn't help but tremble.
The thrill of betraying the person you trusted, no, it should be the vague foreseeing that if Tohsaka Tokiomi learned the truth one day, he would have that look of disbelief and shock that would make him lose control and crush all the pride and elegance in the other person. He was really looking forward to that rebellious sadness that violated the ethics of teachers and students in human society!
'Ah, what kind of expression would that be? What kind of joy would I feel at that moment?'
Everything he had gained in the first half of his life was simply insignificant compared to this soul-trembling joy.
"Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald, the first-level instructor of the Clock Tower, a genius who has almost never failed in his life, and the one with the highest attainments in magecraft among the seven masters."
"Waver Velvet, a lowly magi, a young student of the Clock Tower, a thief who stole Kenneth's holy relic, and an inferior magi who wanted to prove himself to his mentor."
"Matou Kariya, the second son of the Matou family, whose magecraft skills are at the average level of a magi. He is the childhood sweetheart of Tohsaka Tokiomi's wife, Aoi Zenjou. What a complicated relationship."
"The other one is Tohsaka Tokiomi. His magic attribute is 'fire.' He is good at using gem magecraft. He is a hard-working genius who is not very talented. His magecraft attainments are second only to Kenneth who came from the Clock Tower."
He flipped through the information on all the Masters participating in this Holy Grail War that Tohsak Tokiomi had given him.
Miss Illyasviel sat on the bed, swinging her feet leisurely while eating the pastries that Kotomine Kirei had brought back from the restaurant. All this information was collected by the Church. As an undoubted giant in the world of magi, the Church, as the supervisor, naturally needed to confirm who each participant in the Holy Grail War was, just like many locksmiths needed to report to the police station.
The Church is the police of the magi world. If you don't obey them, they can even send out the army, which is the legendary burial agency that can hunt down and kill "ancestor"-level dead apostles. Therefore, basically any magi with no problems in their brain will give a face to the Church in the Holy Grail War.
This also led to the leakage of the information about the Masters. Although the specific summoned Heroic Spirits and Servants could be left vague, there was no doubt that anyone who had this information about the Masters could gain an advantage in the Holy Grail War unless they were fools.
So it's no wonder that Tohsaka Tokiomi was still confident of victory even though his villa and manor were demolished. He was not on the same starting line as other Masters from the very beginning... Oh, I forgot to mention that Tohsaka Tokiomi also has a copy of the information.
"Emiya Kiritsugu, the magi killer, the foreign aid that the Einzbern family is looking for?"
When she turned to the last person, Miss Illyasviel frowned slightly at the name. She was not confused but surprised that there was a fellow transmigrator.
Yes, that's right, this Emiya Kiritsugu is her colleague, and he is also the type who likes assassinations and doesn't like to play head-on games.
"He has the dual attributes of 'fire' and 'earth,' likes firearms, and his father is the magi Emiya Norikako who was sealed by the Mage Association. He is a despicable bounty hunter who is notorious in the magi world." After carefully reading through the past of Emiya Kiritsugu collected by the Holy Church, Miss Illyasviel felt that there was something special about this man.
It's not because Kiritsugu Emiya is notorious, but because Kiritsugu Emiya actually uses hot weapons.
'Oh my god, hot weapons! The magi play with hot weapons!'
This is as incongruous as an archer holding two knives to chop people, an assassin having magecraft and magical powers second to none, and a berserker being gentle and polite like a duke lord!
"By the way, Master, is there one person missing from the data? Isn't it necessary to gather all seven Masters for the Holy Grail War?"
Including Kotomine Kirei himself, there are only six Masters listed in the data.
"There is no such person. The magi is suspected to have summoned Caster but did not report it to the Cathedral Church. He is probably a self-taught magi or he does not trust our Cathedral Church enough." Kotomine Kirei was eating mapo tofu at a table not far away. After recalling for a moment, he answered casually.
"However, Fuyuki City has been fully monitored by the Holy Church. The unreported magi will be verified soon. Assassin, you just need to wait for a while. I will inform you as soon as there is any clue. After all, if that is really Caster's Master, it is better to eliminate him as soon as possible."
Otherwise, it would be a lot less fun, and Tohsaka Tokiomi would notice in advance that the Servant's job was not right.
Tohsaka Tokiomi is not a fool. Once Caster appears, it will be difficult for Miss Illyasviel to explain, and the secret of the broken alliance between the two sides will be easily exposed. After all, no one knows what kind of Caster the wild magi summoned. If his magecraft is higher than Miss Illyasviel's and he is more like an orthodox Caster than Miss Illyasviel, any cover-up will be no match for the facts.
"Hehe, it seems that Master, you have also acknowledged your own heart~" Miss Illyasviel wiped the food residue from the corner of her mouth and happily put the information back on the bookshelf.
The concept of compatibility is really quite metaphysical. If Kotomine Kirei is really a righteous person.
He is determined to help Tohsaka Tokiomi obtain the Holy Grail regardless of the consequences.
Then she really needs to think of a way, find a good buyer, give up on him, and then get rid of him.
She is full of malice, but also very innocent. She just wants to survive.
She would eliminate with a smile any hidden dangers that might lead to her death or cause her an accident.
"Whether you admit it or not, it's all the same. I'm just curious, Assassin, what is your real name? Which generation of Hassan are you in the Order of the Old Man of the Mountain?"
Putting a piece of spicy mapo tofu into his mouth, Kotomine Kirei glanced at the silver-haired, bare-footed little girl who was standing on tiptoe to put the information back on the bookshelf.
The Cult of the Old Men of the Mountain.
This was an order of assassins that was active in history. The best assassins of each generation would abandon their original names and be given the name [Hassan Sabbah], which means the Old Man of the Mountain. It is impossible to verify why this was the case. Some information shows that it seemed to be to inherit the will of the first generation of the Old Man of the Mountain.
As for who the first Old Man of the Mountain was, there is no record in history. they only know that he founded this cult. The achievements of the other Hassan Sabbah, cannot be verified, and they don't even know whether they exist or not. But this girl without a clear name and achievements, even if she exists, is probably just an unknown person.
In every Holy Grail War, they were the ones who performed the Servant Contracts as assassins. Since they were assassins, they would definitely summon the Old Man of the Mountain. Therefore, Kotomine Kirei determined that Miss Illyasviel was Hassan, but he didn't understand why she hid her real name.
"My name is Illyasviel. Master, haven't you asked me this once already?"
After Miss Illyasviel put the information away, she turned around and tilted her head in confusion.
"In other words, which generation of Hassan Sabbah are you?"
The Holy Grail War was fought three times, and Hassan was the one who fought all three times.
Those who are aware of the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City basically agree that the Holy Grail War will only summon Hassan.
Upon hearing this, Miss Illyasviel could only spread her hands speechlessly, but she seemed to have suddenly thought of something.
"Master, 'Information Erasure' is one of the effects brought about by my activation of the Noble Phantasm. So what have I shown before I activated the Noble Phantasm, that is, in this situation?"
"?!"
Kotomine Kirei was slightly stunned at first, and then he suddenly realized the hint from his Servant.
Of course, he knew exactly what Miss Illyasviel's posture was like before she used her Noble Phantasm, and he could also clearly see what skills she used.
But, but, isn't that a disguise? How could his Servant be a member of that family?
"The magecraft of the Einzbern family is my skill. I didn't learn it temporarily. My real name is also correct. As for my background... Master, you can take your time to guess~"
As soon as the voice fell, Miss Illyasviel deliberately kept it a secret as if playing a prank and smiled.
Then she quickly covered her body and turned on her spirit body and presence concealment and disappeared in the basement.
She found that she also liked playing tricks on people.
Once you've whetted your appetite, run and never look back.
Of course, the main reason was that the silk thread familiar spread by Miss Illyasviel sent back information that just a few minutes ago, a golden-haired heroic spirit and white-haired magi left the airport and ran to the commercial street to hang out on their honeymoon in an extremely arrogant manner...
'My god! Such a dog-abuse behavior that shows no regard for the assassin!'
If she didn't strike back hard, she might as well just take their last name!
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