Rejoice, Boy

"Saber, Archer, Lancer, Rider, and Assassin have all appeared. Only Berserker and Caster have yet to make a move. It seems this Holy Grail War will begin earlier than expected."

Emiya Kiritsugu stood in the church hall before the enormous cross, his tone filled with amusement.

He had discovered that, compared to the previous Holy Grail War, which had been full of old schemers, the Masters in this one were generally young and naive. They also seemed not to realize that this fake priest was a participant as well, and had obediently come to register.

"What? Only two Servants haven't been summoned yet?"

Rin shot to her feet from her chair, sweat rapidly soaking through her back.

She did not dare imagine whether, had she been even slightly later, she might have lost even the qualification to summon a Servant.

Emiya Kiritsugu, maintaining Kotomine Kirei's appearance, turned and glanced at the twin-tailed girl. "No, it's not that two Servants haven't been summoned. There is only one slot left. Berserker was summoned before the Holy Grail War even began. His Master is Illyasviel of the Einzbern family."

"Damn it! So as soon as someone summons Caster, the Holy Grail War will begin immediately?" Rin covered her face, unable to hide her pained expression.

You must know, she had spent a great deal of time and effort last night before finally reaching a cooperation agreement with King of Heroes Gilgamesh, whom she simply could not get along with. Their relationship was still hovering near freezing point, and they desperately needed time to improve and adjust to each other.

So the sooner the fighting began, the worse it would be for her.

Emiya Kiritsugu nodded without hesitation. "That's right! And to my knowledge, someone is already preparing to do just that."

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