Looking at the newspaper in front of him, Tōsaka Tokiomi looked solemn.

The fire that happened at the Matou family's home last night was naturally reported in the morning newspaper. Of course, the official investigation concluded that the explosion was caused by a gas leak. Tohsaka Tokiomi certainly didn't believe it. You know, the Matou family is a magic workshop, and I've never heard of a magician's workshop being blown up by a gas leak.

"Tokiomi!"

At this moment, the door suddenly opened, and then Toosaka Tokiomi saw his wife Toosaka Aoi running towards him in a hurry.

"What happened to the Matou family? Is Sakura okay?"

"……I don't know either."

Facing his wife's question, Tohsaka Tokiomi also shook his head. He had sent people to investigate, but there was no information so far. Fortunately, the police did not find any human remains in the Matou family. Maybe the Matou family had already known about the situation, so they hid?

After all, the Holy Grail War is about to begin.

Although it seems a bit unreasonable for a magician to cover up his tracks by blowing up his own workshop, but... it's not impossible.

However, this also served as a reminder to Tohsaka Tokiomi.

"Aoi, take Rin away from here today and go back to Zen City."

Obviously, the Fuyuki City in front of us is no longer safe.

Just as Tōsaka Tokiomi was making arrangements, in the presidential suite of the Hyatt Hotel in the distance, Fang Zheng, in the form of a red ponytail, just happened to tell Illya the entire plot of Fate/ZERO.

"So that's how it is. In the end, Kiritsugu let Saber destroy the Holy Grail, and he got nothing. He also caused a fire that killed many people in Fuyuki. In the end, he went back to the Einzbern family and couldn't even see your shadow. Then he adopted a child and died of depression. The story ends."

Fang Zheng clapped his hands, while Illya looked terrified. After all, in her world, Kiritsugu and Airi had given up the Holy Grail War. So she had never thought about what it would be like if the two of them participated in the Holy Grail War, but now it seems... This is too tragic!

"MASTER...what should we do? How...should we help Dad and Mom?"

“Isn’t this simple?”

Fang Zheng spread his hands, indicating that he had already thought about it.

“As long as we kill all the other Servants before then and win the Holy Grail War, everything will be fine. As for you, it’s even easier. Kiritsugu can’t do it, but can we? After the Holy Grail War, we can rush directly to Germany, snatch you who are imprisoned in the Einzbern family, and hand you over to your parents, right? Oh, and that little guy…”

As he spoke, Fang Zheng raised his chin and nodded at Sakura Toosaka who was sleeping soundly on the bed.

"When that happens, let your parents adopt her as well. It will also give you another cheap sister. How great is that."

"Oh? Aren't we going to take this child back?"

"Of course not. There is already a Tousaka Sakura in that world, and she doesn't want to leave her family, right? At least she can meet her sister and mother here, right? If you take her back, how can she meet her mother and sister in the future?"

"Oh... that's true..."

Facing Fang Zheng's words, Illya thought for a moment and finally agreed. She had talked to Ying before and found that this child was well-behaved and obedient, much better than Xiao Hei. If possible, Illya also wanted such a child to be her sister.

Xiao Hei is so naughty!

“So that’s pretty easy.”

Having said this, Fang Zheng clapped his hands.

"I'll take out that Kinpika, and you take out the other servants. This should be easy for us, right?"

That’s right, Fang Zheng was full of confidence in winning the Holy Grail War. With his current abilities, all the heroes in the four battles would be no match for him.

As for Gilgamesh, Fang Zheng didn't even take him seriously.

The oldest hero king? Isn't that all made up? He was still a fertilized egg during the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period of China! What a boast. I killed you once before, so I can kill you again this time. Isn't that easy?

“I will try my best!”

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Illya clenched her fists and nodded vigorously. In Illya's world, she didn't know Saber, and she was even less familiar with these heroic spirits, so she had no pressure to treat them as enemies.

In short, if you are strong, you can do whatever you want. Only weaklings like Emiya Kiritsugu need to be calculated.

In the end, after all the scheming, you end up including yourself in the scheming.

"Ah, but MASTER..."

At this point, Illya suddenly remembered something.

"According to what you said, my mother is the Lesser Holy Grail. After the other Heroic Spirits die, my mother's body will automatically decompose..."

"Don't worry about that."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng reached behind him and pulled out a golden, glowing cup.

"As for the Holy Grail, I asked Gaia for one. After killing those heroes, their souls will be automatically recycled here. Your mother's is man-made, so it can't compare to this."

So, if you are strong, you can do whatever you want.

If you have a backer, you can do whatever you want.

Here, Fang Zheng and Illya had already written the outline of the Fourth Holy Grail War in a few words, and the Masters who knew nothing about it began to summon their servants and then came to Fuyuki City... They had no idea that their fate had actually been decided before they came to Fuyuki City.

What happened next was just like the animation Fang Zheng had seen. Irisviel disguised herself as Saber's master and took Saber around the streets to show off their affection. Then in the evening, Saber was attracted by the fighting spirit emitted by Lancer and came to the warehouse area of ​​the port terminal, where the two of them started fighting.

"Okay, get ready, let's get started!"

"That... MASTER..."

Although she had been decisive before, Illya suddenly hesitated at this moment.

"Should I change my appearance before going again..."

Looking at Irisviel standing not far away, Illya was still somewhat uneasy. Even though she had made up her mind, children would become more or less timid after seeing their parents.

Not to mention that in Illya's world, she became a magical girl secretly without telling her parents.

And now it's like showing a side of myself that I had hidden to my parents. How should I put it...

It’s like in the past you used to go to black internet cafes to surf the Internet without your mother’s knowledge, but now you have to go there in front of your mother and get a pentakill while your mother is watching you.

That's really awkward...

However, in response to Illya's question, Fang Zheng smiled, reached out his hand, and touched her little head.

"Illya, in your world... do you think you are living a happy life?"

“…”

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Illya closed her eyes, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded vigorously.

"I'm very happy. Although I've encountered many things, some of which were bad, and Xiao Hei is sometimes very good at playing tricks on me, I feel that I'm very happy..."

"That's right."

Fang Zheng snapped his fingers.

"You don't want to become unhappy in this world, right? Then let Kiritsugu and Airi see that the choice they gave up was not a wrong one!"

Having said this, Fang Zheng stood up, his bright red ponytails fluttering in the wind.

"Let's try our best today and kill all these Servants in one go!"

By the way, I wonder what the situation is with BERSERKER?

Fang Zheng still remembers that the original master of BERSERKER in the animation was Matou Kariya, but when he rescued Sakura, Kariya had not returned yet, and he didn't know if he would be the master of BERSERKER this time.

It doesn’t matter anyway. After all, a mere BERSERKER is definitely better than the one I met at the Thousand Worlds Tree... Never mind, let’s not think about it. That one is really disgusting.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng shuddered, then shook her head, trying to put that disgusting smile behind her. Then she raised her hands, and soon, along with Fang Zheng's movements, her right hand burned with flames, while her left hand emitted a biting icy breath.

The next moment, amidst the blazing flames and biting ice, two large swords, one red and one black, appeared in Fang Zheng's hands.

The bright red sword in the right hand is the weapon transformed from the hair accessory when Fang Zheng transformed into a red ponytail, and the pitch-black sword in the left hand is naturally Frostmourne!

That's right, in order to appease Restia and Esther, Fang Zheng chose to use Frostmourne when he transformed into Red Ponytail. This way, the two sword elves would have nothing to say... After all, Fang Zheng would not use them when he transformed into Red Ponytail.

And now, with Fire Joy in his right hand and Frost Sorrow in his left hand, Fang Zheng feels that he is invincible!

She took two steps back, then ran forward quickly, and then suddenly jumped up!

“Drink it!!”

At the same time, the fierce battle between Saber and Lancer reached the most critical moment. However, at this moment, suddenly, the two heard a roar from above their heads. They looked up hurriedly and saw a petite figure leaping down from the sky, with two swords flashing in their hands, waving towards Saber and Lancer respectively!

Faced with this sudden attack, Saber and Lancer quickly raised their weapons and blocked the sword light!

“Ding ding!!”

Along with two heavy collision sounds, a powerful impact came, and the next moment the two servants immediately slid backwards under this powerful impact, and it was not until then that they saw the true face of the attacker.

She was a girl about 1.3 meters tall with bright red twin ponytails. She was wearing a strange tight combat suit. The upper body was a black and white outfit similar to a one-piece swimsuit, and the lower body was wearing armor. In her right hand she held a bright red, flaming sword, and in her left hand she held a long sword that exuded an icy chill.

"Who are you?"

Looking at the girl in front of him, Lancer quickly raised his double guns and asked coldly. If he hadn't met Saber before, he might even think that the girl in front of him was Saber.

In response to LANCER's question, the girl snorted coldly and raised her hands.

"I am the MASTER of CASTER, the righteous magical girl Red Ponytail. I came here today to defeat you and gain the final victory in the Holy Grail War. Prepare to die!"

"Varied……"

Saber and Lancer were stunned when they heard the girl's answer. Not only them, but also Irisviel, Emiya Kiritsugu and Kayneth who were hiding in the dark were also stunned.

However, Fang Zheng was too lazy to talk nonsense. What he wanted to get six kills was speed. He wanted to dance on the enemy's corpse and then do something after killing the enemy!

So he gripped his swords without hesitation and attacked the two people in front of him directly.

“Ding ding ding!!!”

Facing Fang Zheng's attack, Saber and Lancer had no choice but to fight back. They didn't care whether the opponent was a MASTER or a servant, but just from the attack just now, they could tell that the opponent's strength was definitely not weak!

But when they started fighting, they found that the girl's strength was far beyond their imagination!

Logically speaking, if this girl called Red Ponytail was fighting two people at the same time, one of them would be under less pressure. However, Saber and Lancer were horrified to find that even though the opponent was fighting both of them at the same time, it felt as if they were facing the attack of this girl called Red Ponytail alone!

This was naturally Fang Zheng's ability as a time dragon. Indeed, in one timeline, he could only fight one person. But Fang Zheng divided the timeline into two at the same time, which allowed him to attack two different targets in two identical timelines at the same time!

Therefore, even if he faced two people at the same time, Fang Zheng was not at all at a disadvantage.

Just chop it straight away!

Facing Fang Zheng's attack, Saber and Lancer secretly groaned.

Not only was the opponent's origin strange and powerful, but the two swords in his hands were even more terrifying. Every time the bright red sword was swung, the two felt like Monkey King was being burned in Laojun's furnace. But when the pitch-black sword came, they felt as if they were caught in a biting cold wind in the frozen wilderness, and even their souls were frozen. Not only that, along with the biting cold, they could even feel that their strength was sucked away by the opponent.

What the hell is this?

Of course, they didn't know that Fang Zheng's First Fire was the fire from the beginning of the world, and Frostmourne was a special attack on the soul, with the power to steal souls. For a servant who was essentially a spirit, this was completely a special attack system!

I have a red ponytail that can attack with a combo and cleave. Are you afraid?

what to do?

Looking at the battlefield in front of them, Irisviel, Emiya Kiritsugu and Kayneth were all confused. They did see the Command Seal on the back of Fang Zheng's right hand, and they were sure that the other party was indeed a master.

but……

A MASTER actually beat two servants to the point where they couldn't even raise their heads?

Are the servants we summoned fake?

No, that's not the problem, the problem is...what to do now?

Kiritsugu also thought about sniping directly, but he quickly gave up. After all, the opponent dared to jump out and fight with two servants, and might not be afraid of his bullets. Moreover, since she said that she was CASTER's master, it meant that CASTER was also nearby. If he shot rashly, he would expose himself and that would be the end of him.

But...if this continues, the situation will be bad...

"boom!!!"

Just when Emiya Kiritsugu was hesitating, suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck!

“Ahhhhhhhhhh!!”

Accompanied by a series of shouts, the next moment, everyone saw a man driving a ox cart falling from the sky and rushing towards the three parties that were fighting.

Are you here, RIDER?

Fang Zheng certainly knew what RIDER was here for, but...

Are you kidding? I'm here to start a team battle. Who cares if you're showing off?

"Illya!"

"Yes, MASTER!"

Along with Fang Zheng's roar, the next moment Illya suddenly appeared behind Fang Zheng and raised the magic wand in her hand.

"Defense deployed!"

Along with Illya's shouting, a triangular pyramid-like barrier suddenly appeared in front of Illya and collided heavily with the oncoming ox cart!

“Mou——! Mou——!!”

The two oxen pulling the cart lowered their heads and pressed hard against the barrier in front of them. Thunder and lightning were flying everywhere. However, after a while, the ox cart was finally unable to break through the defense and stopped.

Until then, everyone saw the true face of the little girl named CASTER who appeared behind the red ponytail. When they saw that face, Kiritsugu and Irisviel couldn't help but widen their eyes in surprise.

"That is..."

"Illya?"