Ex-Machina on a Dimensional Journey

"Where are we going?"

"To meet a priest."

"...?"

Episode Five: Suspicion

The next morning, Shishigou and Mordred arrived at the appointed place.

At that moment, inside this church in Romania, Shishigou looked at the man and woman before him with a deeply troubled expression.

Of the two facing him, one was a white-haired, dark-skinned man dressed as a clergyman, apparently the priest of this church. The other was an elegant woman utterly out of place in these surroundings, dressed in a lavish gown and with long, smooth black hair.

The man was named Shirou Kotomine, a priest affiliated with the Eighth Sacrament Assembly of the Church of the Holy Temple. He was an official responsible for overseeing the Masters' conduct during the Holy Grail War.

However, this Holy Grail War differed from the usual ones. It was a confrontation between the Church and the Yggdmillennia clan, who had stolen the Great Holy Grail.

Furthermore, someone else held the position of supervisor this time: the fifteenth Servant, independent from both Red and Black.

Ruler.

It was a class that existed to ensure the Holy Grail War could take place. Being summoned by the Grail for this Holy Grail War between Red and Black was only natural.

Therefore, Priest Shirou Kotomine was also a Red Master.

And his Servant was the woman beside him, Red Assassin, who bore the name of the legendary queen of the Assyrian Empire—Semiramis.

"You are saying that right after summoning your Servant, you encountered an enemy with overwhelming power capable of defeating a Servant?"

Priest Shirou Kotomine repeated the information he had received from Shishigou.

"That's right."

Shishigou sat on a church bench.

"Can you confirm whether the enemy was a Servant from the Black faction?"

The black-haired, long-eared woman casually raised that possibility. After