"Didn't someone say earlier that I was a first-rate magus?" Rin quipped, then said, "The Servants for the Holy Grail War haven't all been summoned yet, so strictly speaking, the 'war' hasn't begun."
"So at this moment, we'll probably only run into probing attacks."
"I see."
This time, Archer did not talk back.
Shinto and Miyama Town might have been in the same city, but they could practically be considered two different places.
After crossing Fuyuki Bridge, the atmosphere here was completely different from Miyama Town.
"This is Shinto Park. I'm planning to use this place as our starting point and look around. What do you think?"
"It's a large park. But there aren't many people. Is there a reason for that?" Archer did his best to pretend he was a stranger unfamiliar with the area.
Rin Tohsaka led Archer around as she explained, "It was probably about ten years ago. There was a huge fire around here. It burned for an entire day. Some said it was a gas explosion, while others said there had been an oil leak—they said they saw black oil flowing out from here... Anyway, the fire was finally put out. After that, the city was rebuilt, but this place remained the same. A burned-out wasteland with nothing in it—it was perfect for turning into a park."
"I see."
Archer had already noticed. Or rather, he pretended to have noticed. After all, he was a "local" too.
"Ah, right. This was where the final battle of the last Holy Grail War took place. I don't really know the details, but the last Holy Grail War ended here. That's all," Rin said.
"There are no petrochemical facilities here, and oil shouldn't have been transported here either. In that case, that so-called 'black oil' was probably something