"Daytime suits me better."
Bathed in the first rays of morning sunlight, the pitch-black God Slayer Spear reverted to its original form, the Indestructible Blade, while Karna's reassuring golden armor returned to him.
"Why did things turn out like this? This is clearly wrong! How can a Holy Grail War end in a draw? There can only be one winner!"
Martha let out a resentful cry. Squatting alone beneath a large tree in the manor, she gloomily drew circles on the ground.
Just last night, Higashino Kanade and Solomon had reached a reconciliation agreement, temporarily bringing the second night's battle to an end.
Not long after Higashino Kanade brought everyone back to the manor, Marisbury arrived at Higashino Kanade's estate without stopping, bringing Solomon with him to discuss how they would divide the right to use the Greater Grail.
The Holy Grail War, which was supposed to have only one victor, had reached its conclusion through the backroom deal between Higashino Kanade and Marisbury. The ever-upright Martha sensed a filthy conspiracy at work. She felt that what Higashino Kanade and Marisbury had done was wrong, but the rules of the Holy Grail War did not say Masters could not make backroom deals. So Martha could only grit her teeth and accept it, sulking by herself.
In the manor's living room, after two hours of negotiations, the result of the backroom deal was finally settled.
Marisbury signed his name on the contract with satisfaction. The smile on his face was impossible to hide, as though a beggar had suddenly won a five-million lottery prize. All of a noble's restraint and hesitation had been thrown out of his mind.
This was a cooperation agreement concerning investment in Chaldea's construction. In the contract, Higashino Kanade promised that the Ryougi Family would provide ninety