"You're going back?" At the Clock Tower by Big Ben, in Reines's residence, Reines was somewhat surprised to hear that Shen Fei and Tohsaka Rin were temporarily leaving the Clock Tower.
"Are you going to prepare for the Holy Grail War?"
Lord El-Melloi II, on the other hand, was not surprised. In fact, if he had not been occupied with Hatreus's matter, he too would have begun preparing for the Holy Grail War.
Although Hephaestion's Noble Phantasm had been no match for Gray after she released the Holy Spear's third stage in the previous battle, Hatreus reversed his heart, and they ultimately escaped with the aid of the Goblin Realm.
After Hatreus escaped, the group returned to the Clock Tower. Soon after, Akeno Hishiri from the Department of Law and Politics sought out Lord El-Melloi II and provided him with a great deal of intelligence. That information pointed to one thing: Hatreus was secretly carrying out something major. As for what exactly it was, no one knew, which was why Akeno Hishiri had come to Lord El-Melloi II for help.
From the information Akeno Hishiri provided on Hatreus, they learned that this man, who should originally have been called Akeno Kurou, had once been an exceptionally qualified and talented Magic Circuit craftsman. However, it was said that in an accident, a Goblin stole his heart. From that point onward, he changed completely.
Hatreus himself also possessed innate Mystic Eyes: the Eyes of Usurpation, capable of usurping sight. Though the name sounded impressive, they were actually extremely rare but very low-ranked Mystic Eyes. Originally, they could only be used to locate lost items, but afterward, those Mystic Eyes seemed to have changed.
They became Mystic Eyes capable of usurping even another Mystic Eye's vision. That was likely why he had previously