The early winter evening wind carried a piercing chill.
On the rooftop of a certain building, Ritsuka watched through a special telescope Mystic Code as Gilgamesh suddenly appeared in the warehouse district, Irisviel was attacked, and all the Servants scattered. She finally couldn't help but ask.
"What do we do now, Mr. El-Melloi II? Also, can we please get down from here? Since the show over there is over, there's no point in us continuing reconnaissance, right?"
Still being within the realm of a normal human, after spending some time on the rooftop, Ritsuka felt an unbearable cold.
"Senpai, if you're cold, you can move a little closer to me."
Mash blocked the cold wind with her greatshield. Ritsuka instinctively leaned in, stopping her shivering body.
"Thanks, Mash. You're the most reliable one, as always."
Seeing that Iskandar, the last one remaining, had also left the scene, El-Melloi II finally glanced at the two girls before him, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and spoke.
"In any case, let's stick to the original plan and go to the hotel to win him over. Given his personality, as long as we provide evidence and persuade him, we should be able to get him to withdraw voluntarily and transfer Berserker to us."
Although he had formulated a strategy in his mind, for some reason, El-Melloi II had no confidence in this operation. On the contrary, he felt a little uneasy.
"So we still have to go find Mr. El-Melloi I? But are you really sure you can persuade him, Mr. II?"
Ritsuka looked at the man with suspicion. Although she wanted to believe in his strategy, everything El-Melloi II had predicted since the start of this mission had failed, forcing her to be more cautious.
"Don't worry. Even with some slight changes, I am confident I can persuade him."
He signaled the girl not to worry. However, just as the three of them were about to leave the rooftop and head to the hotel where Kayneth was staying, an incredibly pleasant young man's voice suddenly sounded in their ears.
Accompanying it was the faint rustling of paper.
"Who are you? The remaining Caster and Assassin?"
A crimson spear, glowing with a faint golden light, abruptly appeared from behind them, stopping just inches from their necks.
El-Melloi II, who had been about to take a step, instantly froze in place. A single thought flashed through his mind.
—Damn it, I was careless.
However, reality offered no second chances.
The moment the young man's voice sounded, Mash also reacted instantly. She pulled Ritsuka behind her, her greatshield raised in a defensive stance, her lovely face tense.
"Be careful, Senpai! It's Lancer!"
"I know! Prepare for battle, Mash!"
Aozaki Rin stood at a corner of the rooftop. The paper wings on his back were slowly turning back into individual sheets, fluttering around him. The spear in his hand was held steadily near El-Melloi II's neck.
Originally, after leaving the warehouse district, he had planned to return directly to the Sajou residence to discuss the night's events and subsequent countermeasures with Sajou Manaka.
But on his way back, the paper cranes he was recalling had suddenly discovered a few strange figures.
When he got closer, he naturally noticed Ritsuka's group of three and sensed the aura of a Servant from two of them.
But what confused Rin was that the feeling he got from these two Servants seemed different from the ones he had sensed in the warehouse district.
Putting aside the strange long-haired man, just looking at the girl before him holding a greatshield, Rin couldn't help but sense a reaction from her similar to the Saint Graph power within himself.
Could it be that besides me, someone else in this Holy Grail War has also received the power of a Servant?
But this feeling is neither like an Assassin nor a Caster...
The aura coming from the shield-wielding girl was too pure and was not concealed in the slightest. Rin couldn't imagine how such a person could perform assassinations as an Assassin.
Similarly, Rin couldn't imagine a strange Servant like a Caster who would carry a greatshield.
It was precisely because the shield-wielding girl gave him such a strange feeling, combined with the subtle Servant-like aura of the long-haired man, that Rin did not attack immediately.
However, just as Ritsuka was trying to figure out a way to rescue El-Melloi II from the young man's grasp, El-Melloi II, who had remained motionless, suddenly spoke.
"Actually, we are not Servants summoned for this Holy Grail War. We came here for a specific reason."
Signaling Ritsuka and Mash to remain calm with his eyes, El-Melloi II knew that at such a close distance, his group had no way to resist the young man.
His opponent was someone who could fight on par with the King of Knights and the great hero of Greek mythology. He and Mash alone had no chance of defeating him head-on.
So, to ensure their safety, especially that of the two girls before him, after analyzing the situation based on his earlier observations and the aura currently emanating from the young man, and having made a rough judgment of his personality, El-Melloi II decided to reveal a partial truth.
"You can simply think of us as something like time travelers. We came to this point in time to stop this Holy Grail War. Because, according to intelligence from the future, this war will cause a terrible disaster. If you don't believe me, we have others who can provide evidence to support this. Isn't that right, Dr. Roman?"
"Dr. Roman?"
After a long speech to stabilize the young man, El-Melloi II prompted Dr. Roman to help him persuade him.
But after his voice fell, there was no response, causing El-Melloi II to frown and call out again.
—[I'm here, I'm here! Da Vinci's workshop just had another small explosion, and everyone rushed over to help. By the way, pfft—! I was only gone for a moment, how did you guys get caught by Lancer?!]
—[We're done for, done for, done for! What do we do now...]
The flustered voice of a certain man and the sound of someone patting hot water off their clothes came through the communication link. Dr. Roman seemed completely unprepared for this situation, and his panicked voice echoed all around.
Hearing the unreliable report coming from the shield, Ritsuka and Mash couldn't help but look embarrassed, while El-Melloi II's face darkened.
A few seconds later, Aozaki Rin's voice, clearly not believing their story, sounded again.
"So, this is the evidence you were talking about?"
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