Late at night, in the Tohsaka family mansion at the top of Fuyuki City Miyama Town, "Pot King" Tokiomi was standing alone in front of the window sill, looking down at the European-style garden courtyard outside while tasting expensive red wine in the cup.
After about two or three minutes, he asked without looking back, "Have you investigated the abnormal situation that occurred at Matou family some time ago?"
"I'm very sorry, but I haven't found any useful information so far.
But the only thing that is certain is that Matou family's head Matou Zouken, second son Matou Kariya, and your daughter Matou Sakura have all disappeared inexplicably.
According to the eldest son Matou Tsuruno, Kariya and Zouken seemed to be summoning Servant for Holy Grail War who was participating in this session that day, and had entered the magic workshop hidden in the basement since early in the morning.
And at the scene, I found strong burn marks and a small amount of blood stains from Kariya.
Most importantly, judging from the footprints on the ground, a third person was present at the time. "
Kotomine Kirei slowly walked out of the darkness, lowered his head and told all the results of his investigation.
As an assistant, he rarely involves subjective emotions and judgments in this kind of reporting process, but prefers to describe the facts as objectively as possible.
"You mean... the summoned Servant went berserk, seriously injuring Kariya and Zouken, or even killing them?" Tokiomi narrowed his eyes, his tone full of uncertainty.
Kotomine Kirei nodded slightly. "Yes! This possibility is very high. Judging from the traces of the on-site battle, this Heroic Spirit seems to have released some kind of amazingly powerful flame, destroying most of the magic workshops."
"What about my daughter Sakura? Is she also implicated?" Tokiomi placed the wine glass and continued to ask.
"No! Just the opposite! I found the Servant's footprints and Sakura's footprints in the corridor. There didn't seem to be any fight between them. Instead, the Servant jumped out of the window with Sakura. If the Servant hasn't disappeared yet, he should have signed a contract with Sakura." Kotomine Kirei analyzed calmly.
"What? You mean Sakura has also become a participant in this Holy Grail War!"
Although Tokiomi tried desperately to maintain his elegant demeanor, he still couldn't help showing an expression of shock and disbelief after hearing that his five-year-old daughter became a Master.
Because in his opinion, no matter how talented Sakura is, she cannot satisfy the daily magic power required by a Heroic Spirit at this age.
"I just said it was possible, but not sure. But as Holy Grail War unfolds, I believe the truth will be revealed soon. Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to tell you. In the past two days, a special potion suddenly appeared in Fuyuki City's magic market. Just drink it and you can immediately replenish the consumed magic power. I spent most of my savings to buy one of the bottles through bidding. Please take a look."
With that said, Kotomine Kirei took out a bottle filled with dark blue solution from his pocket and handed it to the teacher with respectful hands.
If you just look at his current attitude, no one would believe that he would commit murder.
Of course, it was precisely because of this that Shi Chen had no defense against this guy from beginning to end.
"Can the potion that consumes magic power be replenished immediately?"
Tokiomi's eyes widened in surprise. He could no longer maintain his calm appearance. He grabbed the potion from the disciple's hand, opened the stopper and sniffed it gently, feeling the abundant magic power contained in the blue liquid.
Thirty seconds later, he gasped and exclaimed, "Is it true? Unbelievable! This is simply an epoch-making great initiative! Could it be that Fuyuki City has an alchemist master?"
"I don't know! The person who sells this medicine is very mysterious. No one has ever seen his true face, and the bank account is also a typical offshore account. There is no useful information at all." Kotomine Kirei explained regretfully.
In fact, not only him, but the entire magic world is now looking for the person who used the potion.
Especially Clock Tower, which is located at the highest school in London Magus, has sent a commissioner to find this "alchemist master" at all costs and strive to absorb him into the organization.
After all, for Magus, a potion like this that can instantly restore a large amount of magic power after drinking it is a life-saving treasure in battle.
You must know that gems are used to store magic power, but Tohsaka family's unique technology, others can only rely on natural recovery.
"Really, that's such a pity." Tokiomi said with strong regret in his tone.
At the same time, far away in the most luxurious hotel in the bustling downtown area, one of Twelve Lords of the Clock Tower, Kayneth, also held a bottle of magic potion in his hand. He pursed his lips and praised with a smile, "What a perfect alchemy technique! Such a potion can not be described as a miracle. With it, I will win this Holy Grail War game. Sola, continue to help me pay attention to the news on the market. If something similar leaks out, buy it for me immediately at any cost."
"I know! I'll keep an eye on it."
The young woman with fiery red hair agreed without hesitation.
However, if you pay careful attention, you will find that her attention is not on Kayneth, her fiancé, but on Servant - Diarmuid Audina not far away.
As Heroic Spirit, Diarmuid Audina undoubtedly noticed the strange look in Master's fiancée's eyes, and felt helpless in his heart.
no way!
Who gave him the damn inherent skill "Mark of Love"?
Unless there is a high Magic Resistance, any woman who comes face to face with him will involuntarily have strong feelings of love.
Poor Kayneth didn't realize that the top of his head was illuminated by a ray of green light. He was still completely immersed in the joy of obtaining the magic potion and couldn't extricate himself. He kept bursting into unbridled laughter.
But there is an extremely ambiguous atmosphere between his fiancée and Servant.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the whole room was extremely weird.
On the other side, "Sunshine Boy" Uryuu Ryunosuke was hiding in a private house. He used human blood to draw a magic circle on the ground to summon Heroic Spirit, and completed all the rituals according to unknown notes.
But for some reason, the summoning didn't start immediately.
Just as he was having fun with the kidnapped little boy, the magic circle suddenly began to shine with a dazzling light.
In just a few seconds, a man with strangely big eyes appeared out of thin air.
He first looked around, and then immediately asked, "The summoner who called me, pursued me, and made me come to the world with the Caster class. Please tell me your name. Who are you...?"
"Um... my name is Uryuu Ryunosuke. Freelancing. My hobby is all means of killing. I like children and young women."
"Sunshine Boy" made a simple self-introduction without any secret.
There is no doubt that he is a complete and utter perverted murderer, and he is also the most despicable kind of trash who specializes in picking on weak people who have no ability to resist.
But this "big-eyed" French Marshal is not a good person. He did a lot of crazy things during his lifetime, so he just nodded expressionlessly. "Very good! The contract is established! The Holy Grail you are pursuing is also my long-cherished wish. I believe that Pot of Paradise will definitely fall into our hands."
"Holy Grail?" Uryuu Ryunosuke was stunned for a moment, but soon said with a nonchalant smile, "Anyway, let's have a banquet first to exchange feelings."
The words just fell!
He immediately pointed to the shivering little boy in the corner and asked, "Do you want to eat this?"
"Cthulhu fhtagn!"
French Marshal ignored his Master, but directly recited a spell in a low voice, then came closer, untied all the ropes on the little boy's body and the cloth on his mouth, and said with a smile in a very kind tone, "Don't be afraid, kid. Now you only need to go through that door to get out of this room. Can you do it alone?"
The frightened child nodded desperately, then ran outside.
After Uryuu Ryunosuke saw it, he immediately complained, "I said..."
"Shh!"
The big-eyed man put his right index finger on his lips in a calm gesture, gesturing for the other person to look out of the corridor.
As a result, just when the little boy ran to the entrance, only a few steps away from the door, with a hopeful expression on his face, countless blue tentacles swarmed him from behind, wrapped him from head to toe, and then pulled him into a corner and tore him into pieces alive.
The bloody scene is enough to make any healthy person lie on the ground and vomit all last night's dinner.
But French Marshal was accustomed to this. He held the human skin book in his hand and explained, "Fear is something new. The more you are afraid, the more completely the emotion will disappear. Fear in the true sense is not a static state, but a changing dynamic, the moment when hope turns to despair. How about this fresh taste of fear and death?"
"Cool!!!!!! Great! You're so cool! OK! Although I don't know what Holy Grail is, I'm going to follow you. Kill! Use cooler killing methods to fascinate me!"
"Sunshine Boy" Uryuu Ryunosuke was like a fan of his favorite idol. He was immersed in extremely excited and fanatical emotions and couldn't extricate himself.
At this point, Fourth Holy Grail War, Master and Servant have finally been collected.
Holy Church, who was responsible for supervising the entire process, also passed the news to all known participants as soon as possible.
The meaning is very clear!
That's when Fourth Holy Grail War officially starts!
As for anonymous people like Allen and Sakura, as well as Uryuu Ryunosuke and French Marshal, nothing is known yet.
But Allen has already been prepared long ago, opening a Mantra that can cover the entire Fuyuki City range. As long as there is any battle that exceeds the limits of the human body, he will sense it immediately.