Time goes back to ten minutes ago, and loud noises continued to be heard outside the church.

In the church, Kotomine Kirei, who was holding the Bible, curled up the corners of his mouth slightly, closed the book, put his hands behind his back, turned and looked at the handsome blond man sitting on the church bench.

"You're laughing again, priest."

The handsome blond man raised his head slightly, looked at Kotomine Kirei in front of the baptismal font and chuckled, "This is not a smile that can be shown in front of others!"

"Do you think so?"

"Of course!" The handsome blond man chuckled. "You must have encountered something happy to show such a shameless smile, Kirei."

"Yeah, it feels like meeting an old friend again."

Kotomine Kirei chuckled and said, "Just as you said, the Fourth Holy Grail War has begun again only ten years after the end of the war. This time, as the supervisor, I can only pray for a miracle to happen and for the Holy Grail to be completed..."

"Even if this place becomes hell?"

"Then it has nothing to do with me."

Kotomine Kirei said lightly.

The handsome blond man clicked his tongue twice and was about to speak when a deafening noise came from outside the church. The ground and the entire church began to shake wildly, and countless dust fell from the top of the building.

The handsome blond man frowned, and without any movement, a golden light appeared behind him.

A metallic umbrella floated out from the golden light, opened its cover, and covered his head.

After a while, the shaking of the earth gradually subsided.

The handsome blond man waved his hand, and the iron umbrella above his head along with the remaining dust on the umbrella turned into stars and disappeared in the air.

"That was this year's Archer, right?"

"Yes, he is also a powerful Heroic Spirit!"

"……Yeah?"

The handsome blond man turned his head slightly, and his red eyes glanced at the church door lightly.

"How about I get rid of him first?"

"hehe……"

Kotomine Kirei chuckled and raised his eyes to look toward the window through which the moonlight was pouring.

"My Lord is in heaven, and all sins in the world can be forgiven."

"Why don't we wait and see what the outcome of this first battle will be..."

"laugh--"

The handsome blond man scoffed and leaned back against the bench.

"You are attracted by his fighting ability!"

"I know you want to take control of him from that little girl named Toosaka Rin."

Kotomine Kirei chuckled: "I did have this thought, but it was not directed at Archer..."

The handsome blond man frowned: "Could it be that Lu Bu?"

"He is a traitor and a disloyal man. What use do you have for him?"

At this point, the handsome blond man suddenly chuckled and said sarcastically: "But then again, this guy's past and character are indeed very compatible with you!"

"Patricide and teacher-killing should be equally serious in the East, right?"

“…”

Kotomine Kirei glanced at him and said nothing.

The handsome blond man smiled, stood up, put his hands in his pockets, turned and walked towards the church door: "Well, whatever you want, anyway, I just want to achieve the result I want..."

…

…

Although the Emiya family's mansion is not as luxurious as the Tōsaka family's, the total area of ​​the house is quite large, and it is located very close to the city center, so its value is obviously quite high.

Given the financial resources of Emiya Shirou's adoptive father, Emiya Kiritsugu, it would be difficult for him to afford it alone, so it should have been an investment by the Einzbern family back then.

Early in the morning, in the quiet room filled with a Japanese atmosphere, everyone sat around the square dining table of the Emiya family, enjoying the breakfast in front of them in silence.

Fujimura Taiga, an English teacher at the high school department of Hogunhara Academy, the granddaughter of gangster Fujimura Raiga, guardian of Emiya Shirou, and a female character who represents the daily life of Fate in a sense, is sitting opposite Emiya Shirou, holding the bowl of rice in her hand with an expressionless face.

"Shirou."

"Hmm? W-what's wrong, Fuji-nee?"

"You said Miss Saber is your father's friend, so she wants to stay at your house for a while?"

"Yes."

"Tousaka-san and Tong-san happened to pass by on their morning run, so you invited them over for dinner?"

“Yes… yes.”

"So what's up with this guy?"

Sister Teng widened her eyes, covered her mouth with one hand and asked in a low voice, her eyes kept glancing at Lu Bu, who was tall and obviously taller than everyone else just by sitting at the dining table.

"He..."

Emiya Shirou scratched his head in embarrassment.

Tong Shen put down his bowl and chopsticks, and explained with a smile: "Uncle Bu is my distant relative. He has always loved food. He heard that classmate Emiya's cooking skills are very superb, so he insisted on coming to eat. You don't have to mind it. Just treat him as a diner who comes to the restaurant to eat and will pay..."

"ah?"

Sister Teng blinked and looked at Lu Bu in surprise, or rather, Deng Yougang who had taken over ownership of the body.

That’s right, Lu Bu naturally had no interest in the food of the Emiya family, but Deng Yougang was different.

So after receiving the invitation from Shirou Emiya, Deng Yougang enthusiastically took over the ownership of Lu Bu's spirit, and went to the Emiya family residence in the city center with Tong Shen.

Facing Sister Teng's surprised gaze, Deng Yougang grinned and revealed a bright smile.

"Yes, I am here to eat for free, and Emiya's cooking skills are indeed good. Although I am not experienced yet, I can still compare with the chefs in ordinary restaurants!"

Shirou Emiya said shyly: "Mr. Lu, you are too kind!"

Deng Yougang smiled and said, "I plan to pay you the price of a first-class chef. What do you two think?"

Sister Teng's eyes suddenly lit up: "Ala, how can this be so embarrassing, it's just a breakfast..."

Deng Yougang raised his eyebrows and said, "Really? Since you said so, then I will--"

Sister Fuji hurriedly said: "What I mean is that no matter how good Shirou's cooking skills are, they are not as good as those of a top chef. Let's cook according to the standards of an ordinary restaurant!"

Everyone: “…”

Of course, paying for something is just a joke.

Neither Sister Fuji nor Shirou Emiya would really take money from Deng Yougang and Tong Shen just for breakfast.

However, after receiving praise from Deng Yougang, Sister Teng still proudly put her hands on her hips and laughed three times, as if she was not sleepy anymore when she heard this.

Then she started to talk about how she had improved Shirou Emiya's cooking skills to this level with just her mouth...

In short, after the usual breakfast farce, the bustling Emiya family finally quieted down.

After washing the dishes, Shirou Emiya glanced at Sister Fuji who was watching the news in the living room, then carefully returned to the room and closed the sliding wooden door of the quiet room.

"Alright, Emiya-san."

Toosaka Rin sat at the tea table in the quiet room and said calmly: "I have set up a soundproof barrier. If you have anything to say, just say it directly."

Tong Shen, who was standing next to him, folded his arms, leaned against the wall, glanced at Shirou Emiya and said, "Yeah... I thought about that, too. What on earth do you want to do by inviting us here?"

"I would like to formally form an alliance with you."

Emiya Shirou sat opposite Toosaka Rin and looked at the two of them with a serious expression.

Toosaka Rin and Tong Shen were both stunned and couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

Shirou Emiya smiled and said, "Don't worry, after witnessing a battle like that, I have a deeper understanding of this war, but even so, I still don't want to be an enemy of Tohsaka-san... and Tong-san."

"..." Tong Shen twitched his lips and complained, "Why do I feel like I'm just a byproduct?"

"How could that be!" Emiya Shirou smiled awkwardly, and then said seriously, "Anyway, I really want to form an alliance with you. As for defeating the other four masters and heroic spirits, if there are only two of you left, I can choose to withdraw."

"Shirou!"

Saber couldn't help but frown.

Shirou Emiya continued, "Of course, the premise is that you promise me that you will not attack Saber. If it is really unavoidable, then I will never harm the lives of Tousaka-san and Tong-san."

Toosaka Rin and Tong Shen looked at each other.

The latter said calmly: "So, we also have to sign a reciprocal agreement, right?"

"No need." Emiya Shirou shook his head, "This is just my unilateral wish."

"You are too naive, young man!" Deng Yougang said calmly, "You will die."

Shirou Emiya said firmly: "That was my own choice..."

Outside the room, Hong A leaned against the wall in a spirit state invisible to ordinary people, quietly listening to the conversation in the room, and then at a certain moment, he suddenly sighed with a complicated expression.

At this moment, Hong A suddenly raised his head and looked forward with a frown.

The next second, the red figure disappeared instantly and appeared on the wall of the Emiya family's courtyard.

At the same time, Toosaka Rin in the room seemed to have received the news and suddenly stood up from the tea table.

"What...what happened?"

Emiya Shirou looked at Toosaka Rin in astonishment.

But before Toosaka Rin could speak, Saber next to her drew out the invisible sword first and said solemnly: "Shirou, be careful, there are monsters approaching this way!"

"...Monster?"

Emiya Shirou was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up and said, "Oh no, Saber, you go stop them, I'll hold Sister Fuji back, don't let her get dragged into the vortex of the Holy Grail War."

After saying that, Emiya Shirou opened the door and left in a hurry.

Toosaka Rinze pushed open the glass door and walked into the courtyard with Saber.

Tong Shen turned around and said, "Uncle Bu, shall we go take a look too?"

“…”

Deng Yougang nodded, but couldn't help but complain in his heart.

I have to say, Shirou Emiya's aura as the protagonist is really powerful. These continuous battles never stop for a moment!

Deng Yougang complained while calling Lu Bu to come online.

Soon, Lu Bu and Tong Shen climbed up the wall of Wei Gong's house.

Suddenly, dozens of monsters made purely of skeletons appeared on the slope outside the courtyard wall.

They have a dragon-shaped skull, but their bodies are like a wolf with only bones left. Judging from their appearance alone, these monsters are quite ferocious and terrifying, but the magic power in their bodies is extremely weak, and their numbers are huge, so they are obviously cannon fodder.

"It's the Dragon Tooth Soldier!"

Toosaka Rin said as she looked at them coldly.