"Sister, what's wrong with rainbow frogs?"
Aozaki Rin, having finished his bath at the girl's suggestion and changed into a fresh set of clothes, happened to hear a certain term at the entrance of the [Botanical Garden] and asked with some confusion.
"It's nothing, I was just thinking that you don't really see that kind of creature in Japan, hehe..."
Manaka chuckled lightly, directly changing the subject. Her expression was so natural that one could never imagine what she had just done.
Shouldn't that creature be in Madagascar...
Not understanding why the girl would have such a thought, Rin didn't dwell on it, just finding it a bit strange.
After all, he still needed to find out the purpose of the three people who called themselves "time travelers."
He re-summoned the Spear of Longinus and held it in his hand just in case. With his left hand wearing its Mystic Code glove and paper cranes floating around him, Rin, fully prepared, came to Sajou Manaka's side.
With a snap of his fingers, he directly released the bindings on the trio's mouths. Rin silently activated the Magic Circuits in his body and asked.
"Well then, would you please explain what you mean by 'time travelers' and this Holy Grail War causing a disaster?"
However, after his words fell, he received no response.
Under the moonlight, looking at the young man who had just finished his bath and was holding a spear, like a beautiful boy warrior from a period drama or an elegant young master from a deep courtyard, Ritsuka and Mash were momentarily stunned.
But a moment later, a cold chill ran down their backs, causing them both to shiver involuntarily.
They couldn't help but glance in the direction the strange chill was coming from. Ritsuka and Mash soon noticed that Sajou Manaka, standing behind the young man, was smiling and tilting her head as she watched them. She then simply and clearly raised her hand and made a light slicing motion across her neck.
Even without words, Ritsuka and Mash understood what Manaka was expressing.
—If you dare look at Rei like that again, I'll slaughter you~!
Terrifying! x2
The thought flashed through both girls' minds simultaneously. Their bodies stiffened, and they tacitly averted their gazes from the young man. Coupled with the earlier curse of "if you lie, you'll turn into rainbow frogs," they didn't dare make a sound now.
As for El-Melloi II, after seeing Aozaki Rin's true face, a flash of surprise also crossed his mind.
This level of appearance has already reached the level of a natural charm, hasn't it? If he were to study related magecraft, the effects would probably be incredible...
However, El-Melloi II wasn't silent because the young man's appearance had reached the level of "magecraft." He was actually deliberating on how to answer his question.
Because of Sajou Manaka's curse, they could not tell the young man a single lie. However, the standard for this judgment was very vague. If not handled properly, it could very well trigger the curse.
The three from Chaldea, each with their own thoughts, fell into silence. Aozaki Rin, who had been waiting for several minutes without a response, couldn't help but blink in confusion.
Finally, just as the young man's suspicion was about to reach its peak, Manaka, standing behind him, once again warned El-Melloi II with her eyes to speak up quickly. This made the man, who already gave off a weary vibe, look even more helpless.
Sighing softly, El-Melloi II, after organizing his words, spoke slowly.
"This matter is a bit complicated. If you don't mind, I can start from the beginning."
The man's deep, slightly fatigued voice sounded, and he soon explained their origins and purpose.
"So, you're from a future organization called [Chaldea], and your purpose is to save the Human Order and maintain its stability."
"Because you detected that this Holy Grail War contains a factor that could cause great harm to the Human Order, you traveled back to this era to stop it."
"And you were also a participant in this Holy Grail War, and you were Rider Iskandar's Master?"
After briefly summarizing the man's words, Aozaki Rin couldn't help but frown. The man's story was incredibly unbelievable, yet his intuition told him he wasn't lying.
"That's right."
El-Melloi II nodded. Seeing that the young man wasn't doubting his story, but was just having a hard time accepting the situation, he also breathed a sigh of relief.
"But according to your story, if there's a problem with this Holy Grail War, shouldn't you, as a former participant, have been affected by the disaster you mentioned? And shouldn't the world after that have had problems as well?"
"In fact, I did not last until the end as a participant back then. And for some reason, this Holy Grail War is also different from the one in my memory. At least, the one I participated in did not have a so-called Sajou family."
El-Melloi II glanced at the silent girl behind the young man. Knowing that she didn't fully trust him yet, he continued.
"I understand that it's hard for you to believe us based on my words alone. But if possible, I hope you can give me a chance to provide evidence."
"I can take you to the Great Grail of Fuyuki. Once we're there, you should be able to understand that the so-called Holy Grail was corrupted long ago and has no ability to grant wishes. If something like that were to descend, it would only bring disaster to this city."
"Of course, if you're worried that we've set a trap there beforehand and this is just a ploy to lure you into it, I can also provide other proof. For example... I can help you find Caster's location and tell you his True Name and abilities."
Although dismantling the Holy Grail was the main objective of this mission, the ritual could not be completed without a member of the Three Founding Families presiding over it.
And now, unable to make contact with the Einzbern family as planned, El-Melloi II could only offer the other piece of evidence related to Caster to support his claim.
Of course, he was also silently praying that Caster's workshop was in the same location as he remembered.
Hearing these words, Aozaki Rin was stunned for a moment, then frowned in thought.
The Holy Grail is corrupted? Does that mean it can't grant my sister's wish...
"Sister, what do you think?"
"Hmm... I think his story seems to be fine, but we can't fully trust it at once. Since he says he can lead us to Caster's location and knows his True Name and abilities, we can wait until he has truly proven that point before we go to this so-called Great Grail to check the situation."
Manaka suggested with some uncertainty, her lovely face showing a hint of trouble as if she had just learned this information.
But in reality, she had known all along that Fuyuki's Holy Grail was corrupted and had originally planned to purify it to heal the young man's eyes.
However, because her Servant in this Holy Grail War had changed from Lancer directly to Aozaki Rin, and considering that letting the young man continue to fight would be somewhat dangerous, Manaka had long had the thought of withdrawing from the war with him.
However, she knew that if she directly told the young man that the Holy Grail was corrupted, it would make her initial insistence on participating seem contradictory. To maintain her image as an excellent older sister in his heart, she had no choice but to continue fighting, hoping to resolve all the Masters as quickly as possible.
And now, a ready-made excuse had just been delivered to her door. The thought that she could have Rin withdraw from the Holy Grail War in a logical way, and that from now on he would have to obediently stay by her side, made these people of strange origins seem a bit more pleasing to her eye.
But for now, the act had to continue. If she agreed to follow this man to the Great Grail right away, it would make her side seem too reckless and might arouse the young man's suspicion.
"Is that so..."
After thinking for a while, Rin accepted Manaka's suggestion. Although he was slightly disappointed that the Holy Grail might be corrupted, if it was all true, he didn't have any obsessive desire to obtain it.
It seems I'll have to wait for another opportunity to repay my sister...
And so, after temporarily placing some trust in El-Melloi II.
The next morning, Aozaki Rin and El-Melloi II went directly to the entrance of the Fuyuki City sewer system.
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