009, Why... Is It Emiya Again?

Animusphere had come looking for the Emiya Residence for a simple reason. His investigation into Kenneth's defeat had led him to suspect that "Kiritsugu Emiya" had won the Holy Grail War. And in the course of searching for related clues, this residence, where the man had spent the latter half of his life, clearly concealed many secrets.

For example, that ancient ritual circle. And then there was... the one who had come running right up to him after he had searched for so long...

"A scabbard...?"

Animusphere watched the struggling Shirou Emiya thoughtfully. A moment later, just as Rimuru assumed he was about to attack Shirou in place of Lancer and provoke him into summoning Saber to kill him in return, Animusphere simply lifted Shirou up, strode into the warehouse, and tossed him inside.

Rimuru: "???"

"Hey, hey... Don't tell me he wants to use Shirou Emiya directly as a Holy Relic?"

Rimuru could not help blurting it out. Then blue light flashed within the warehouse, followed by a steady, clear chant—Smack! Rimuru clutched his forehead in pain.

So, while the Lord of the Lord Department was impressive, he seemed to have a tiny misunderstanding about the knowledge of the Spirit Descent Department?

At its core, the contract of a spirit-summoning ritual originated from the operation of the Holy Grail System. In other words, the Magician merely served as a battery supplying magical energy.

Unless there was a backdoor with specially designed permissions like the Matou Family's, once the ritual began and the battery supplied power, all connections would be chosen by the Holy Grail. Under such circumstances... even if you activated the ritual, even if you supplied the magical energy, if someone else on the ritual circle was connected to the ritual itself, and that person was more easily