"You finally made it! If this had dragged on any longer, I would've run out of things to say!"
Samael hung from the stone pillar. Seeing that things were about to be settled, he felt a wave of relief, but he could not help rolling his eyes and grumbling irritably.
"Sorry, the flight was delayed. Also, there was traffic on the way..."
A leisurely voice came from above. Dressed in formal attire and carrying a large suitcase, the Crown Puppeteer stood atop a dragon's back. She glanced at all of Fuyuki City behind her, blanketed beneath red-black storm clouds, and answered casually.
At the same time, Touko Aozaki, who had stepped onto the battlefield, held up her burning cigarette and waved it lazily. Rune after rune took shape in midair and shot forward in succession, riddling dozens of Shadow Servants creeping closer with holes.
Samael's mouth twitched, and he fell into a brief silence.
There was nothing he could say against that excuse.
After all, with such a huge commotion happening here, let alone traffic jams, he would have believed it if Fuyuki City had turned into GTA.
Besides, Pandora had already activated the Greater Holy Grail and cut off Fuyuki City from the outside world. If the plane could land safely and Touko Aozaki could successfully pick them up, he ought to count his blessings.
That was right. Because of their lengthy talk the previous night, the King of Knights had ultimately listened to Samael's advice and called the number on the little slip of paper.
Thus, the Dragon Witch, who had indirectly received news of Samael from Artoria, immediately caught a flight overnight and rushed nonstop to Fuyuki City to meet him.
While she was at it, she planned to haul back that unscrupulous boss who had ruined