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"Here, Sakura."
In Sakura Matou's room, Saber held a glass of water and handed it to Sakura, who had sat up in bed.
"Drink it."
"Thank you, Saber." Sakura Matou smiled shyly, accepted the glass from Saber, and took a small sip. However, her gaze kept wandering, and she seemed extremely uncomfortable.
It couldn't be helped.
Beside Sakura Matou, Illya was openly scrutinizing her, as though she intended to see straight through her. That was why Sakura Matou was behaving so unnaturally.
Noticing this, Saber turned a stern gaze on Illya.
"Illyasviel, what are you doing?"
"Nothing..." Illya replied absentmindedly, still studying Sakura Matou. After a while, she closed her eyes, as though she had either given up or been disappointed.
"It seems Saber's Master in this Holy Grail War isn't a qualified magus. I can sense the existence of Magic Circuits, but they haven't even been activated. Her magical energy is pitifully weak. Right now, she probably can't even provide Saber with magical energy, can she?"
After observing Sakura Matou for only a short while, Illya had seen through her to this extent.
It had to be said that this surprised everyone to some degree.
But on second thought, it did not seem all that strange.
Though Illya looked very young, she was still the representative sent by the Einzbern Family to participate in the Holy Grail War.
After all, in the Holy Grail War ritual established by The Three Families, the Tohsaka Family was only responsible for providing the land, while the Matou Family handled matters concerning Command Seals. The Einzbern Family, however, was responsible for the entire Holy Grail War ritual system.
The ritual existed entirely because of the