"Are you sure Miss Touko won't kill you?"
Sola frowned and questioned him. "As far as I know, the previous Holy Grail Wars never ended well. There were more than a few powerful Magic Users among them. Even you could face a threat to your life by participating in the Holy Grail War."
"Sola... you're worrying too much~"
Seeing how concerned his fiancée was for him, Kayneth wore a blissful expression before gently explaining, "The only person in the Holy Grail War who could actually threaten me is Aozaki Touko, the Counsellor Doll Master."
"But as someone who once pursued Aozaki Touko, I showed her plenty of goodwill. Although that didn't lead to success, it did allow us to build a friendship."
"For the sake of that friendship, Aozaki Touko actually won't kill me."
He smiled confidently, boundless wisdom shifting in his eyes.
"In other words, this battle poses no danger to me, while also allowing me to compete on the same stage as the Counsellor Doll Master. It's simply a game with nothing to lose and everything to gain."
"..."
Listening to her fiancé's answer, Sola thought it over and found that it did seem reasonable. Based on her understanding of Miss Touko, she probably really wouldn't kill someone over such a matter.
Besides, the El-Melloi Family and Aozaki Touko had political ties of mutual assistance. There was no reason for them to fight to the death over some small rural ritual.
Unless the ritual could open a passage to the Vortex of the Root,
otherwise, it simply wasn't enough to justify killing each other.
And so.
"If you've already made your decision~"
Sola nodded coldly, then closed her mouth and said nothing more. Kayneth, however, had no intention of letting go of this chance to chat with his