Accompanied by the huge roar caused by the rolling and stirring of dark clouds in the sky, and the thunder and lightning raging wildly on the ground, in addition to a terrifying crater with a diameter of more than two or three kilometers blown out in the entire dock warehouse area, the ground and buildings in other surrounding areas also suffered devastating damage.
After completing the attack, the thickest lightning bolt seemed to have its own thoughts and consciousness. It turned directly into a dazzling electric beam about three meters wide and more than twenty meters long and flew back to the hands of its creator.
The moment little Annie stretched out her hand and grasped the lightning, it began to shrink continuously at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally turned into an energy weapon only a foot long that exuded a terrifying aura.
Almost at the same time, the girl's hair began to float under the influence of lightning, and her eyes released bright and chilling electric light.
Anyone who sees this scene will involuntarily think of Zeus, the king of gods in ancient Greek mythology.
There is no doubt that this is a typical legendary magic from the continent of Faerun - [Active Lightning].
As the name suggests, its effect is to create a lightning clone with self-awareness, action and judgment by giving it a part of one's own personality, and to control it through thought.
Each casting of this spell consumes one legendary spell slot.
And as long as one legendary spell slot is expended each day, the living lightning will remain present and active.
Once a legendary spell slot is exhausted prematurely, it immediately stops responding and falls into a dormant state until the caster rests again and gains a legendary spell slot for the next day.
It can be said that as long as the legendary wizard learns [Active Lightning], he will gain a means to launch a large-scale attack on the enemy immediately at any time and anywhere without chanting spells.
The only problem is that it is too conspicuous and can be seen clearly from a distance even in broad daylight.
However, the [Activated Lightning] performed by little Annie was obviously strengthened by divine power, so both the power and the visual effect made everyone who witnessed this scene think that this should be some kind of "top-level treasure release".
"Oh my god! Could this Caster be Zeus, the king of gods in ancient Greek mythology?"
Waver Velvet was lying on the chariot, shaking uncontrollably.
Because the fear of thunder and lightning began as early as when humans were still in the primitive tribal period.
Whether it is the oldest Mesopotamian civilization or the later rising Mediterranean and Eastern civilizations, there is no shortage of gods in charge of thunder and lightning in their myths and legends.
But the most famous and well-known among them is undoubtedly the third generation king of gods in Greek mythology - Zeus.
But the question is, is the power granted by the Holy Grail really enough to summon a main god like Zeus?
This obviously touched upon Weber Velvet's blind spot in knowledge.
However, he obviously didn't know that the Holy Grail War could indeed summon real gods, but their power would be severely limited, or even incomplete.
For example, during the Fifth Holy Grail War, Illyasviel von Einzbern successfully summoned Hercules.
Although his original identity was merely the offspring of Zeus and a demigod, he was clearly recorded as a god in later myths and legends.
"Is that girl really Zeus, the king of the gods?"
Iskandar frowned and showed a very puzzled expression, obviously not believing the Master's speculation.
After all, his treasures [Flying Hoof Thunder Bull] and [Divine Wheel] are inextricably linked to the king of gods in ancient Greek mythology.
If the other party really descended as a Caster, then normally he should be able to sense everything.
But the question is, who else but Zeus could release such terrifying thunder power? Could it be Thor, the god of thunder in Norse mythology? After all, the [Scepter of the Warlock King] in little Annie's hand does look a bit like a hammer.
Or maybe it was Chak, the god of thunder in Mayan civilization, or some other god of thunder in the mythology of Eastern civilization? In short, even the King of Conquerors, who was always good at observation and analysis, could not make an accurate judgment at this moment.
In contrast, Kenneth, who had already escaped from the battlefield, had already determined that little Annie was the famous King of the Gods. At this moment, under the protection of Diarmuid, he leaned against the wall and gasped for breath. While receiving treatment from his fiancée Sora, he growled with a gloomy face: "Damn it! How could this happen? What kind of holy relic did Master Caster use to summon Zeus, who controls the supreme power of thunder! I will not accept this! Am I going to give up?"
"Master! Please don't be discouraged. I swear that even if Caster is really the King of Gods, I will risk my life to kill God with my own gun and win the final victory of the Holy Grail War for you."
Diarmuid knelt on one knee and expressed his awareness to his master.
After all, in Celtic mythology, he is a rare warrior trained by the god of love Angus Mac Ogg and the god of the sea Mananno Mac Ley.
Especially the treasure [Red Rose that Breaks Magic], which can ignore all armor or enhanced defense effects made of magic power and directly cause real damage to the main body.
In addition, the Servants participating in the Holy Grail War are essentially the product of Heroic Spirits materialized through magic, which means that even a god-level Servant like Zeus, the king of gods, will inevitably be injured, bleed, or even die if hit by him.
Unfortunately, Diarmuid's loyalty did not win the master's recognition and gratitude. Instead, he was immediately reprimanded by Kenneth.
"Shut up! What's the point of you saying this now?
Will you be able to defeat Caster if you risk your life? Can you withstand the violent thunder that falls from the sky?
No, you can't.
Ultimately, you don't have that kind of ability, so don't make such boasts here.
What we need to do now is to contact other Masters, especially Archer, who seems to be the only one who can confront Caster head-on. "
While saying this, Kayneth had a tense and solemn expression on his face, not noticing at all that while he was teaching his servant a lesson, his beloved fiancée Sora's eyes revealed naked and undisguised disgust and murderous intent.
Because when this woman saw Diarmuid for the first time, she was deeply attracted by his handsome appearance and the innate "black mole of love" on his face, and it could even be said that she fell madly in love with him.
Although Diarmuid himself was loyal and had no intention of cheating on his Master, he ignored Sora's love confessions from beginning to end, hoping to avoid the tragedy of his previous life from happening again.
But this obviously doesn't work.
After all, women lose their rationality when they are in love.
Anyone who stands between them and the object of their affection is seen as an obstacle to be excluded.
Unfortunately, in the eyes of his fiancée, Kenneth was the one who needed to be eliminated.
In fact, before arriving in Fuyuki City, Sora had begun planning to seize the curse and become the master of Diarmuid, and then leave with his beloved to find a place where no one knew and live a happy life for the rest of his life.
To this end, she is secretly studying how to use the power of magic to accept Diarmuid's life essence and give birth to their child.
Especially seeing his "lover" being treated like a slave by Kenneth, Sora's heart had long been like an erupting volcano, wanting to strangle this shitty fiancé to death, but in the end he endured it, put on a gentle and virtuous look and comforted: "Dear, don't be angry. After all, Lancer also means well, at least he is loyal to you. Right now we should consider how to form an alliance with Archer's master, Tohsaka Tokiomi."
"Humph! Tōsaka Tokiomi is not an easy guy to get along with. Moreover, the Tōsaka family was appointed by the Magic Association as the manager of Fuyuki. He has firmly seized the initiative in the Holy Grail War from the very beginning."
After seeing his fiancée's delicate and beautiful face, Kenneth's anger immediately disappeared, and was replaced by the opposite tolerance.
"How about I try to contact him on your behalf?" Sora offered.
"you?"
Kenneth's eyes flashed with worry.
Because he was not sure whether Tōsaka Tokiomi would choose to directly hold his fiancée hostage.
You have to know that the Master of the Holy Grail War often uses any means necessary to achieve victory.
Sora nodded seriously: "Yes, it's me.
首先我并不是御主，随时可以被舍弃掉，因此即便是杀了我或者将我扣做人质也毫无意义。
其次，远坂家是魔术界的名门望族，时臣更是一贯秉承着贵族精神，应该不会对没有任何威胁的使者动手。
最后，也是最重要的一点，一旦成功缔结盟约就意味着获得了击败Caster的钥匙。
至于剩下的就是魔术师之间的对决。
相信作为阿奇博尔德家族当主的你，应该不会输给远坂家的主人吧？”
听到这番话，肯尼斯立马如同孔雀一样骄傲的扬起了下巴：“那是当然！在一对一的决斗中，没有任何一个当代魔术师能够战胜我。至于Lancer，只需要在战斗的时候拖住Archer一段时间就足够了。”
“我想也是这样。毕竟你可是魔术师最高学府时钟塔公认的天才。”
说罢，索拉故意向自己的未婚夫投去了崇拜的眼神，紧跟着便转身消失在茫茫夜色之中。
用屁股思考都知道，她主动请缨来做这个使者的目的肯定不单纯，不出意外的话应该是想跟远坂时臣达成一些私下里不为人知的交易。
而肯尼斯就是交易的筹码。
……
与此同时，在另外一边的爱丽丝菲尔和卫宫切嗣这对组合的状态也没好到哪去，甚至可以说是第四次圣杯战争开战以来遭受损失最大的一方。
其中爱丽丝菲尔的呼吸道和皮肤遭到了严重的灼烧，正在尝试着自己给自己进行治疗。
卫宫切嗣与久宇舞弥的双手同样被严重灼伤，甚至到了无法握枪战斗的程度，哪怕通过魔术治好了也需要至少二十个小时以上的恢复期。
就连作为底牌的从者——阿尔托莉雅也因为迪卢木多的宝具——【必灭黄蔷薇】而手腕受伤无法愈合导致战力大减。
看着周围全部都是挂彩的伤员，卫宫切嗣那张万年没有表情的脸终于浮现出了紧张和凝重。
根据圣杯战争痛打落水狗的基本原则，遭受损失最大的己方大概率会成为其他御主最优先猎杀的目标。
因为所谓的圣杯战争本质上就是收回死去从者的灵魂，将其注入到圣杯之中，再利用他们返回外侧英灵座的力量对世界进行穿孔，进而抵达魔术师梦寐以求的根源。
所以杀死从者使其灵魂被吸纳进圣杯才是最重要的事情。
只要圣杯吸纳的从者灵魂数量达到临界点，根本无需真正决出胜利者就能提前召唤圣杯。
这也就意味着圣杯战争的机制并不是像体育比赛一样谁赢了谁就能拿到金牌，而是类似一种末尾淘汰制。
当遭到淘汰的英灵达到一定程度，赢得胜利的方式就从干掉其他人变成看谁能抢先召唤并夺取圣杯。
不得不说，这种有趣的机制让圣杯战争的博弈变得远比表面上看起来更加复杂。
经过短暂的思索之后，卫宫切嗣终于做出了决定对自己名义上的妻子说道：“我们恐怕要找个地方躲上一段时间避避风头了。”
“躲起来？”
爱丽丝菲尔明显愣住了。
因为这跟原来由自己带着Saber吸引注意力把敌人的从者引出来，再由卫宫切嗣带着助手去暗杀对方御主的计划完全不一样。
卫宫切嗣无奈的叹了口气解释道：“因为受伤的关系，我们现在已经变成了最弱的一方，极有可能会遭到多个御主加从者的围攻。
尤其是Saber的伤口根本没办法通过治疗来愈合。
所以之前的计划已经不适用了。
更何况Caster所展现出来的力量实在是有些出人意料。
我怀疑她极有可能是传说中的神王宙斯。
如果是真的，那她必然是本次圣杯战争中最强的从者，没有之一。
与这样的英灵正面交战是不明智的。
最理想的方式是先搞清楚她御主的身份与弱点，然后想办法直接将其从根源上解决掉。
一旦没有了御主提供的魔力，即便是再强大的从者也坚持不了几天。”
“你又打算行卑鄙之事了吗？”
阿尔托莉雅死死盯着把自己召唤出来男人，那眼神就仿佛在看一个十恶不赦的罪人。
当然，在注重荣誉、美德、忠诚和正直的她眼中，以对方的行事风格，如果不是碍于阵营的关系早就拔剑砍人了。
这也是为什么卫宫切嗣在确认亚瑟王的身份后，第一时间选择命令其保护妻子而非跟自己一起行动。
魔术师杀手很清楚，大名鼎鼎的骑士王绝对不会认同自己，两人之间的相性简直差到了极点，根本不存在一丝一毫合作的可能性。
“这还不是因为你在与Lancer的战斗中受了无法愈合伤势的缘故。”
卫宫切嗣冷冷的撇下这句话之后，头也不回的带上助手转身消失在黑暗之中。
而阿尔托莉雅则被这近乎责备的口吻搞得脸色异常难看，盯着手腕上的伤口半天没能说出话来。
因为她不是那些会给自己找借口推卸责任的家伙，同样也明白这个并不致命的伤口会在接下来与其他从者的战斗中造成多么致命的影响。
就在阿尔托莉雅对此感到自责的时候，善解人意的爱丽丝菲尔已经完成了对自身的治疗，一把从后边搂住她的脖子轻声安慰道：“别放在心上，切嗣只是对局势感到担忧说的气话而已。如果没有你尽心竭力的保护，我可能早就已经死了。”
“抱歉，Master，我让您失望了。”
阿尔托莉雅下意识握紧了手中不可见的誓约胜利之剑显然还在为了自己的轻敌大意而感到自责。
没办法，谁让这就是责任心过强的副作用呢。
“好啦，别对自己那么苛刻。既然事情已经发生就要想办法解决，而不是折磨自己。现在还是让我们快点转移到安全的地方吧。”
说罢，爱丽丝菲尔便拉著自己的从者走进停靠在不远处的汽车里。
没过一会儿功夫，这辆车便以极快的速度离开了这片危险的是非之地。
此时此刻，除了还躲在暗处观察的Assassin，仍旧没有离开的就只剩下征服王和韦伯·维尔维特这对组合了。
啪啪啪啪——
伴随着清脆的鼓掌声，阿纳斯塔西娅终于从飞行的马车中走了出来，抱起小安妮在其稚嫩的脸颊上狠狠的亲了一口。
“亲爱的，干得漂亮！我想经过今天这场精彩绝伦的亮相之后，应该没有几个御主或从者敢来轻易打我们的主意了。”
“可惜让那个大杂种跑了。不然的话我一定会让他尝尝这根权杖的厉害。”
女孩一脸遗憾的举起了【术士之王权杖】，眼睛里闪烁着宛如小恶魔般不怀好意的光芒。
要知道这柄武器可是能在命中的时候触发类似大裂解一样的效果。
除非是神器品质的东西，否则一般武器装备分分钟会直接报废。
以吉尔伽美什王之宝库中的藏品来做个横向对比，怕不是要一下子直接报废百分之九十以上。
更要命的是【术士之王权杖】还是对神的特攻武器。
在托瑞尔星球所在的宇宙能随机把一个神明从持有者所在的单一位面中放逐整整十天。
而在当下世界的“神秘”加持下，它同样能对具有神性的从者造成巨大威胁，效果就像是金闪闪的天之锁一样。
只不过一个是放逐隔离，另外一个则是束缚。
很显然，按照小安妮的心思，肯定是要先对王之宝库进行毁灭性打击，然后再将其放逐隔离，欣赏对方无能狂怒的样子。
从某种程度上来说，远坂时臣实际上是救了吉尔伽美什。
但这位“暴君”是不是会领情那就不得而知了。
“别着急，圣杯战争才刚刚开始，你以后有的是时间可以跟他玩。相比起这件事情，我认为还是先确认一下那只多藏在暗处始终没有露面的老鼠比较好。”
说到这，阿纳斯塔西娅猛然间转过身居高临下盯着不远处破败的小巷，抿起嘴角露出玩味的笑容。
“亲爱的Berserker御主，你不是应该出来稍微做个自我介绍呢？”
伴随着最后一个字脱口而出，黑暗的小巷内突然传出一阵剧烈的咳嗽声。
紧跟着一名头戴兜帽捂着嘴露出几缕白色头发的男性身影缓缓走了出来。
透过指缝可以清晰的观察到，他似乎正在不停的咳血，看上去就像是命不久矣的样子，身后还跟着一名浑身上下包裹着铠甲和不祥黑色魔力的从者。
“你们是怎么发现我的？”
咳了一阵子之后，
男子仰起头露出一张与糟糕身体状态完全不相称的年轻面孔。
不，不对。
确切地说应该是一半还保持着年轻、一半则出现大量皱纹的苍老诡异面孔。
“很简单，我的娃娃从一开始就注意到了你身上那不祥的气息。”
说话的功夫，阿纳斯塔西娅伸出胳膊轻轻招了招手。
The latter was obviously startled by this sudden change, then he sighed with a wry smile: "Ah - well, you are worthy of being a Master who can summon such a powerful Servant. It seems that I am still too green in front of you orthodox magicians. Let me introduce myself first, my name is Matou Kariya, as you can see, I am the Master of Berserker in this Holy Grail War."
“Matou Kariya? You are from the Matou family!”
Anastasia held the doll in her arms with a hint of surprise.
After all, through her conversation with Waver Velvet, she already knew that the Matou family was one of the three magician families who built the Holy Grail.
But the guy in front of him was obviously a complete rookie. Not only was his use of various magics quite crude, but he was also forcibly overdrawing his own vitality to provide magic power to his servants.
This is basically no different from suicide.
Anastasia even seriously doubted whether the other party could survive until the end of this Holy Grail War.
Matou Kariya's eyes revealed undisguised disgust, and he nodded very straightforwardly: "Yes, it is the Matou family. However, I am not a magician in the traditional sense. I even severed ties with my family a long time ago. I was forced to join. I declare in advance that I do not desire the Holy Grail, I just want to fulfill my own wish."
"So... you want to form an alliance?"
Anastasia saw through the other party's intentions at a glance.
Because by standing out at this time and risking being the first to be killed and eliminated, it can be basically confirmed that there is no hostility.
Otherwise, any Master who desires the Holy Grail should now try to unite to deal with little Annie who has displayed overwhelming strength.
"Yes, I want to form an alliance with you to deal with that bastard Tousaka Tokiomi and make him pay for the mistakes he made."
As he said this, a complex expression of pain, hatred, jealousy, and madness emerged on Matou Kariya's chilling face.
Such heart-touching expressions and emotional revelation obviously cannot be faked.
This undoubtedly made Anastasia very curious, and she continued to ask with interest: "Do you have a grudge against each other?"
Before Matou Kariya could explain, little Annie, who had been reading her memories and thoughts, exclaimed with a look of sudden enlightenment: "Ah! I know! This uncle is a minotaur!"
"Bull... Minotaur?"
Anastasia blinked in confusion.
Because this word has not yet become popular in the current era, she, as a heroic spirit, has not been infused with the corresponding knowledge by the Holy Grail and therefore cannot understand its meaning.
Little Annie excitedly explained: "Ninjago is the homophone of NTR, which means to forcibly occupy someone else's wife or girlfriend.
This uncle has a crush on the wife of another uncle named Toshiomi Toosaka, so he plans to kill him through this Holy Grail War and then take her away directly.
Besides, what he just said about not being interested in the Holy Grail is true."
At this point, the girl suddenly paused and gave Matou Kariya a thumbs up, encouraging him as if to make the world a mess: "Come on! Uncle Minotaur! I support you! Long live the Minotaur! The Minotaur will win! Let the pure love party die!"
“Cough, cough, cough—”
Little Annie's innocent words immediately triggered a violent coughing fit in the latter, and she almost coughed out her lungs.
He really wanted to know where this Caster got all this messy knowledge from.
Could it be that the Holy Grail was so powerful that it could impart such outrageous things directly to the Servant? But soon, Matou Kariya suddenly realized that if the identity of the person in front of him was really the God King Zeus, then such a reaction suddenly seemed reasonable.
After all, Zeus is a typical Minotaur in mythology.
Things like seducing queens and princesses are commonplace for him, and many of those heroes and demigods are his illegitimate children.
Anastasia was shocked that her little master even knew such a thing, and secretly wondered what his parents had taught him.
Little did she know that all these messed up things were learned by little Annie through the Internet on Earth in the Marvel Universe, and had nothing to do with Zuo Si at all.
"I'm not! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!"
Matou Kariya, who had finally stopped coughing, quickly denied three things in a row.
His motivation for participating in the Holy Grail War was the promise made by the old bug Zouken Matou that as long as Sakura became a puppet controlled by him and won, she would not have to endure inhuman torture and abuse, and would be sent back to reunite with her mother Aoi and sister Rin afterwards.
Of course, he had also fantasized about waiting for Tokiomi's death to take advantage of the opportunity to marry his secret crush, Aoi, and start a new family to live the happy life he had always dreamed of.
But as his physical condition deteriorated after the transformation, he realized that he no longer had such an opportunity and qualifications.
He was like a moth flying in front of a fire, and at any moment he might plunge into the flames and turn into ashes.
"Hmm? Are you sure you don't want to, Uncle Minotaur? I have a way to help you realize your wish."
Little Annie suddenly flashed over and came closer, staring at Matou Kariya with her big watery eyes.
moment!
Matou Kariya's dead heart once again ignited hope, and at the same time his eyes began to become guilty. After a long while, he asked cautiously: "How...how can you help me?"
"Hehe! That's right! Minotaur should not be afraid of difficulties and move forward courageously! Here, drink this."
Little Annie casually took out a bottle of powerful healing potion from her treasure house.
You don't need to ask to know that these things were taken from the central laboratory in charge of Jinjitaxia when he lived in the Mutahar floating city.
As Zuo Si's only offspring at the time, no one would care about her as long as she didn't cause too much damage, such as taking some "toys".
"Drink it?"
Matou Kariya took the bottle with obvious hesitation.
Because he wasn't sure if it was some kind of poison or something that would have a bad effect on him.
After all, the two sides are still only in the negotiation stage and are not allies in the strict sense.
Most importantly, he was a little confused as to why this child-like Caster was so kind to him.
Is it really the mutual respect between the "Tauren"?
But after much hesitation, Matou Kariya decided to take a gamble. He opened the seal, tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.
With the powerful strength shown by little Annie, if she wanted to kill him, there would be no need to go through so much trouble. She could just drop the activated lightning in her hand.
After about five seconds, when the potion containing abundant vitality and positive energy began to be absorbed by the body that was squeezed to the limit, Matou Kariya soon felt that his condition was improving at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The paralyzed nerves on the left side of the body returned to normal, and even the left eye, which had been almost blurred, regained its sight.
That vibrant and healthy feeling is like a new life.
“This… this is…”
Matou Kariya was completely shocked by the effect of the potion.
After a year-long transformation, he is no longer the outsider who knows nothing about magic. He knows very well the value of this potion that can repair a damaged body and provide enormous vitality.
If it were sold on the magic market, many ancient big families would be willing to get it at all costs.
"How about it? I didn't lie to you, did I? As long as you nod, I promise to make you get what you want."
Little Annie waved the fairy wand in her hand and continued to seduce.
"Deal! I'll help you get the Holy Grail, and you'll help me realize my wish. We each get what we want."
Matou Kariya solemnly submitted his application for alliance.
"Great! Let's form an alliance!"
After saying that, little Annie turned around and waved desperately at her servant.
Anastasia obviously did not expect that her Master could so easily deal with an ally with whom she had no conflict of interest. She hurriedly drove the carriage down from the sky and took the initiative to extend her right hand to shake hands with Matou Kariya.
"It is a pleasure to form an alliance with you, Master of Berserker. I hope we can work closely together in the future. Also, you can call me Annie."
"Hello, Annie, I think we should find a place where no one is around to discuss our plan. You know, the old man in our family is not an easy character to deal with."
Matou Kariya has obviously made up his mind to use the power of his allies to resist the control of Matou Zouken, or even to eradicate him completely.
"No problem, I just happen to have a safe place to stay."
Anastasia climbed into the carriage without a word and sat on one side with little Anne.
Matou Kariya sat on the other side very consciously, and at the same time let his Servant transform into a spirit.
In this way, the carriage quickly took off into the air and galloped towards the fortress outside the city.
…
On the other side, in the huge mansion of the Tōsaka family, Tōsaka Tokiomi was sweating profusely as he faced the murderous and obviously furious Gilgamesh, his entire body, from muscles to nerves, was tense.
Because he knew very well what his actions just now meant to the extremely proud and conceited Hero King.
Moreover, having consumed one Command Seal before, he only had two Command Seals left to use. This was definitely quite dangerous for Archer who had the ability to act alone.
The two of them faced each other like this for several minutes, and finally Gilgamesh issued a warning in a cold and emotionless tone.
“Tokiomi, I hope this is the first and last time. If you dare to do something that goes against the king’s will again, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
"I am so sorry! Thank you for your kindness and forgiveness. I promise that something like this will never happen again. After all, that was the thunderbolt power of Zeus, the king of gods in Greek mythology. I was really scared at the time."
Tōsaka Tokiomi placed one hand on his chest and bowed deeply.
He thought he had successfully escaped, but he did not realize the murderous intent that flashed in Jin Shanshan's red pupils.
kindness?
forgive?
What a joke! After losing face in public, this guy had already put his Master on the kill list.
But he was not a brainless reckless man, and he knew that Tōsaka Tokiomi still had two Command Seals in his hand.
This means that whether he is willing or not, the other party can forcibly control him twice more, so it is obviously unwise to turn against him at this time.
What's more, the "tyrant" Gilgamesh is a guy with a pretty bad taste.
If he deliberately wants to take revenge on someone, he will make that person suddenly fall down when he is closest to success, and then enjoy the anger, unwillingness and deep despair revealed by the other person before death.
Finally, with a cold snort, Jin Shanshan finally turned into a spirit and disappeared without a trace.
"Huh - I've finally passed this stage."
Tōsaka Tokiomi immediately relaxed and slumped down in the chair.
As the head of a traditional magician family, he knew very well that if this troublesome Servant really suddenly attacked, he would have no other choice except to use the Command Spell to force him to commit suicide.
Because Gilgamesh is too powerful, so powerful that he can kill his master in just a moment, or even wipe the entire Tohsaka family off the map.
But at the moment, Tōsaka Tokiomi no longer had time to think about whether the King of Heroes had really forgiven him, but instead focused all his attention on little Annie.
Like other masters, he also felt that this mysterious Caster was most likely Zeus, the king of gods in Greek mythology.
Because the terrifying thunder that fell from the sky and the posture of grabbing the animated lightning with hands were so impressive.
Just when Tōsaka Tokiomi was about to contact his apprentice Kotomine Kirei, the magic alarm outside the door was suddenly activated.
He subconsciously glanced outside through the window and saw a woman with short burgundy hair.
"Sola Nazelai Sofiali, the daughter of the Sofiali family, the head of the Department of Spirit Advent in the Clock Tower, the fiancée of the daughter of the Sofiali family, the head of the Department of Spirit Advent... How could she be here?"
Tōsaka Tokiomi showed a very puzzled expression.
As a local boss in Fuyuki City, he obviously knew that the other party was deeply involved in the Fourth Holy Grail War just like Kenneth.
To some extent, the two sides should be enemies right now.
Sora obviously knew that the owner of the house was watching him, so he stopped at a relatively safe distance and saluted gracefully, while raising his hands to show his back to the other party, obviously expressing that he had no hostility and was here to negotiate.
After confirming that this woman had no Command Seals and was not the Master, Tōsaka Tokiomi paused the magic barrier and controlled the gate to open automatically as a welcome.
In this situation without any sound or language, the two sides communicated without any obstacles.
A few minutes later, the two met in the spacious living room.
"Welcome, Ms. Sophia Li. I'm sorry, for some reasons that you and I both know, my wife is not in the mansion at the moment, so I can't make tea to entertain you. I can only use red wine instead for the time being."
After saying that, Tōsaka Tokiomi raised his wine glass, poured half of it, and then gently placed it in front of the other person.
"Thank you. I just want to have a drink to relax a little."
Sora raised his glass in gesture, then began to take a sip elegantly.
Since the magic circle is very small and both sides are from prominent families, they have known each other for a long time.
After a glass of wine, Tōsaka Tokiomi began to probe, "I wonder if you have any advice for me during my late night visit?"
"I'm here to ask for an alliance on behalf of Kenneth."
Sora stated his purpose straight away.
"Alliance?"
Tōsaka Tokiomi showed a very surprised expression.
Because he knew very well that Kenneth was far more arrogant and conceited than himself. In theory, the two of them could only become enemies and could never become allies.
Sora nodded slightly: "Yes, an alliance.
I believe you have also seen how powerful that Caster is.
She is the common enemy of all Masters who desire to seize the Holy Grail.
If we don't defeat it first, we won't have any chance of winning.
So Kenneth hopes to form an alliance with you to get rid of Caster and her Master first.
Once we eliminate the biggest threat, we can each use our own methods to seize the Holy Grail."
"Haha, I have to admit that this proposal is really tempting. But the question is how to ensure that Kenneth will not suddenly stab you in the back during this process?" Toosaka Tokiomi questioned calmly.
Sora pursed his lips and smiled as he replied, "I can promise that."
"you?"
Toosaka Tokiomi was stunned for a moment.
“Yes, that’s me.
As long as you sign a mandatory contract with me, guaranteeing that I can become Lancer's Master and leave safely afterwards.
Then I'm willing to tell you in secret all the decisions Kenneth has made.
That way, you won't have to worry about him stabbing you in the back out of the blue.
And I swear I have no interest in the Holy Grail."
Sora, whose love-brain had long since overwhelmed his sanity, finally revealed his true intentions.
(End of this chapter)