"What? Attacked Sakura?"

The bell rang for the end of class, and Rin Tosaka had just taken a few steps with her schoolbag when she received a long-distance chat from Izawa Sugi.

Tosaka Rin's face was not good: "He attacked me before, and then attacked Sakura who was returning home. This time he even broke into the Mamontoiri family... Is this revenge?"

Ize Sugi felt something was wrong: "If it was revenge, shouldn't we break into the Tosaka mansion?"

He analyzed: "We went to Ryudo Temple to investigate, and we only fought back, but he took the initiative to attack Miss Sakura twice. Theoretically speaking, the Jianmentong family is Miss Sakura's magic workshop, and the servant should not just barge in, but he still came..."

Tosaka Rin looked surprised: "He has set his sights on Sakura, but why?"

Mamendo Kirisakura never asked Rider to do anything, it was Mamendo Kirisakura who stepped forward!

She had thought about forming an alliance with him before, but if her target is Mamono Kirisakura...then she should get rid of Soichirō Kuzuki as soon as possible!

Izawa Sugi asked Tosaka Rin: "Regarding the Lord of the Rings, is there any information about him?"

Tosaka Rin: "I consulted with the dean, and it seems that Mr. Kuzuki has taken annual leave and will not come to school for the next week."

She remembered something, "I remember you left a mark on Mr. Kuzuki?"

Izawa Sugi: "He was not around the Mamontoiri residence when the attack occurred."

Although he is not around the Mamontoiri residence, he is still within Izawa Sugi's sensing range. If Izawa Sugi is willing, he can still kill Kuzuki Soichiro directly.

But he didn't tell Tosaka Rin.

Kiritsugu Emiya's ability is very special. It would be a waste to kill him directly. If we can make use of it...

Tosaka Rin had no idea of ​​the mess of thoughts going through Izawa Sugi's mind, so she asked about Mamon Kirisakura's situation, "How's Sakura?"

"She was very good, or she fought off the attack." Izawa Shan said with a smile, recounting what had just happened, "but I didn't catch up with her."

He deliberately said, "Rin, if you were there at that time, you could have protected Miss Sakura, and I would have dared to chase her out."

Tosaka Rin sighed: "Actually, I want to form an alliance with Emiya-san."

Izawa Sugi: “Why?”

Tosaka Rin explained, "He summoned Saber, a powerful attacker, and Sakura ordered Rider to protect him. I think Emiya-san would be willing to protect Sakura, so you and I can go out and fight."

"After you beat him up with Grandr yesterday?"

"Humph! That's a test! If he can't even escape this kind of pursuit, he has no right to join in!"

Ize Shan slowly asked: "Have you ever thought about sending Mamon Kirisakura to the church?"

Tosaka Rin said in surprise: "Huh? Kirei killed my father, and I want to avenge him!"

"But he doesn't know that you already know it." Izawa Sugi smiled, "Ms. Sakura no longer has the Command Seal, and she doesn't have any wishes that must be fulfilled. Why can't she ask the church for asylum? If the target is really Miss Sakura, it's a good opportunity to fight the priest first."

If he remembered correctly, both Emiya Kiritsugu and Kotomine Kirei were the defenders of the Fourth Holy Grail War, right?

Kotomine Kirei must be very happy to meet his old friend again. Of course, it would be even more perfect if Emiya Kiritsugu could kill Kotomine Kirei with one shot and send King Gilgamesh away at the same time.

Although the latter is unlikely, it doesn't matter if you think about it.

Tosaka Rin flatly refused: "No, I don't want to drag Sakura into this anymore!"

Izawa Sugi started to use his secret technique of talking nonsense: "Rin, do you look down on your sister?"

Tosaka Rin was enraged: "Say that again!?"

Izawa Sugi asked Tosaka Rin: "If it was you who was adopted, would you be able to do what your sister did? You don't know, because the person who suffered all this was not you, you are not her, so you can't make the decision that [Miss Sakura should not be dragged into this] on your own."

Tosaka Rin choked, "But!"

"Rin, I know you love your sister, but when she was adopted, Miss Sakura had no right to make her own choices; when she was raised as a worm nest, she couldn't resist; now that you have saved her, do you plan to continue making choices for her?"

Izawa Sugi's words were as sharp as a knife. "What's the difference between you and Mamon Toruoku?"

Tosaka Rin opened her mouth, but was speechless for a moment.

"Brothers and sisters should protect each other, but they should also rely on each other. You need each other's existence. While Miss Sakura relies on you, please learn to rely on her as well."

Izawa Sugi's tone softened. "Rin, it's not shameful to ask your sister for help. On the contrary, it will make her feel needed and useful. Of course, this is just my suggestion, or you can have a good talk with Miss Sakura."

Tosaka Rin was silent for a long time. She raised her hand to lift the hair in front of her forehead and whispered, "I understand. Thank you, Archer."

Izawa Shan replied with a smile: "You're welcome."

Tosaka Rin hesitated for a few seconds, and then she asked Izawa Sugi, "We examined Sakura yesterday. Did you find any special magical reactions in her body?"

Izawa Sugi thought for a moment and said, "You mean the Little Holy Grail?"

Tosaka Rin perked up: "Yes, I didn't detect it..."

Izawa Sugi: "Well, Miss Sakura does have a special connection with this land. As I said before, severing it abruptly would affect her life. When I sealed it yesterday, I slightly compressed the magic transmission channel. Although she still has the characteristics of the Lesser Holy Grail, the speed at which the Holy Grail accumulates magic power will be passively slowed down."

Tosaka Rin expressed her second worry: "Kirei also knows this. Sakura told me that the Archer King Gilgamesh, who was left behind by Kirei, once tried to make her commit suicide. If Sakura is sent to the church, I am worried that Archer will hurt her."

"Oh...if it's him, you can tell, but it doesn't matter."

Izawa Sugi said slowly: "From what I know about him, if Miss Sakura still had a Servant to protect her, King Gilgamesh might take action, but now that Miss Sakura has lost her Command Seal, he would not bother to personally harm Miss Sakura, because Miss Sakura is not qualified to let him use the treasures in the treasury."

Tosaka Rin: “…”

This is really infuriating to hear.

Izawa Sugi continued, "And Miss Sakura's efforts to suppress the Holy Grail and struggle for survival will bring him amusement. As long as the situation does not develop to the point where it is irreversible, he will just watch the fun with a glass of red wine."

Tosaka Rin's fist hardened: "Isn't this too bad?"

Izawa Shan laughed: "He is a tyrant."

Tosaka Rin admitted that she was shaken, and finally she said: "I understand, I will talk to Sakura when I get home tonight."

Oberon had been hiding nearby. At this moment, he was leaning against a branch, crossing his legs, and his fairy wings were trembling slightly. He looked nonchalant, but in fact he was thinking quickly about something important.

Oberon felt that he knew Izawa Shan quite well, mainly because Izawa Shan did not hide much in front of him.

Normally, Ize Shan rarely takes the initiative to do anything. He is very clear about what his power means to the whole world, and he also knows that if he does whatever he wants, it will bring danger to many lives.

Most of the time, such as in Hunter World before, Ize Shan was in a state of vacation, playing games and doing wildlife protection all day long, safe and harmless.

But once Izawa Sugi wants to do something, his whole state will be completely different.

As someone who had once been hunted, Oberon understood this all too well.

When Tosaka Rin and Izawa Sugi were communicating remotely, Oberon always paid attention to what Tosaka Rin was thinking. Although he couldn't hear what Izawa Sugi said to Tosaka Rin, he could tell from the look that the girl had obviously been convinced by Izawa Sugi.

Oberon felt that Ize Shan seemed to be serious. Why? What did he want to do?

"Send Mamon Kirisakura to the church? The Lesser Holy Grail? King Gilgamesh?"

Oberon looked strange. "I always feel that he is trying to divert the trouble to deal with King Gilgamesh? Wait, King Gilgamesh? He looks familiar. It seems that Asan has been to Uruk in Mesopotamia and died there?"

"Oh... I understand. This is a reunion of old friends, but they don't want to recognize each other!"

Oberon chuckled.

After Tozaka Rin left the school, Oberon went to find Shirou Emiya in the student council president's office.

"Yo, we meet again."

With the arrival of Oberon, Ryudo Issei, who was also in the student council president's office, felt so sleepy that he fell asleep on the table in a second.

Shirou Emiya was stunned. He looked at Oberon warily: "Rider? What did you do?"

"I just let him sleep for a while." Oberon spread his hands. "I vaguely heard that day that you wanted to be a partner of justice?"

"Then maybe this information of mine will be useful to you."

"In Miyama Town, a large number of ordinary people have fallen into coma. Although they have been taken to the hospital, they still haven't woken up. The church has concealed the information and claimed that it was carbon monoxide poisoning, but in fact their life force is being taken away."

Shirou Emiya's face turned pale after hearing this: "What? The news last night... Are you saying that this was done by the Lord and the Servant? But shouldn't the Holy Grail War attract other people's attention?"

Oberon smiled and said, "Emiya Shirou, do you know what magic power is?"

Emiya Shirou shook his head.

Oberon lowered his eyes, his expression indifferent: "It is vitality. Magicians have magic circuits that can transform vitality into magic power. Ordinary people do not have magic circuits, but that vitality is still a supreme delicacy for the Lord and the Servants."

Shirou Emiya took a deep breath and said, "You mean..."

"You and Saber are not completely summoned. Saber's magic power is insufficient and she cannot transform into a spirit. If other guardians also have insufficient magic power, how can they replenish their magic power?"

Oberon held up his hands. "That's it."

Shirou Emiya looked extremely unhappy.

Oberon flicked a piece of paper in front of Shirou Emiya.

"This is the location of the suspected culprit that I found. I thought you might be interested."

Shirou Emiya was silent for a few seconds, then he asked Oberon, "Rider, are you treating me as bait?"

Oberon nodded happily: "Yes, I am a fairy. Sakura has used up her Command Spell and she can no longer control me, but I still need to protect you. If your Servant Saber retires and you are no longer a participant in the Holy Grail War, I will be free."

When Shirou Emiya heard Oberon say this, he felt relieved.

Fairies are uncontrolled beings that do whatever they want, and Oberon did this for himself, so Shirou Emiya believed what Oberon said.

and……

Shirou Emiya's eyes became sharp. He really couldn't sit idly by and watch ordinary people get hurt!

He looked at Oberon, "Saber and I will go explore tonight. Rider, will you come and help?"

Oberon smiled and said, "I want to protect you."

He is not free.

Oberon slowly returned to Mamonto's house.

The sisters Tosaka Rin and Mamon Kirisakura were talking, but Izawa Sugi did not join in. He sat on the rooftop of Mamon Kirisakura's villa, looking into the distance at the setting sun that was about to disappear in the horizon.

Oberon turned into a butterfly and landed lightly beside Ize Shan.

"Emiya Shirou plans to explore Miyama Town tonight, you go and help me keep an eye on him."

Ize Shan was a little surprised: "Ah? Why? Isn't Arthur here?"

Shirou Emiya has his own Servant, right? And didn't Kirisakura Mamon give the job of protecting Shirou Emiya to Oberon?

Oberon pulled out a book from his hood like a magic trick.

The Epic of Gilgamesh

"I want to go to church tonight and talk to King Gilgamesh about our brothers."