Hunter's Ascent: Starting in the Hunter x Hunter World
Chapter 708

The Seventh Servant Arrives!

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Late at night, inside the Tohsaka family mansion at the highest point of Miyama Town in Fuyuki City, Tokiomi, the "Pot King," stood alone before the window. He looked down at the European-style garden courtyard outside while savoring the expensive red wine in his glass.

After roughly two or three minutes, he finally asked without turning around, "Have you finished investigating the unusual incident at the Matou family some time ago?"

"My deepest apologies. So far, I have not found any useful information.

But the one thing that can be confirmed is that the Matou family head, Matou Zouken, his second son Matou Kariya, and your daughter Matou Sakura all vanished without explanation.

According to the eldest son, Matou Tsuruno, Kariya and Zouken seemed to have been preparing to summon a Servant for this Holy Grail War that day. They entered the Magus workshop hidden beneath the basement early in the morning.

Furthermore, I found severe scorch marks at the scene, along with a small amount of Kariya's blood.

Most importantly, judging by the footprints on the ground, a third party was present at the time."

Kotomine Kirei slowly emerged from the darkness, lowered his head, and rattled off all the results of his investigation.

As an assistant, he rarely injected subjective feelings or judgments into reports like these. Instead, he preferred to describe the facts as objectively as possible.

"You mean... the summoned Servant went berserk, severely injured Kariya and Zouken, and may have even killed them?" Tokiomi narrowed his eyes, his tone full of uncertainty.

Kotomine Kirei nodded gently. "Yes. That possibility is highly likely. Judging from the traces of battle at the scene, that Heroic Spirit seemed to have unleashed some kind of incredibly powerful flame that destroyed most of the Magus workshop."

"What about my daughter

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