After a while.
After coming back to his senses, Emiya Kiritsugu rubbed his temples, took a few puffs of the cigarette, stayed silent for a while, and then said, "A priest... why do you need so much money?"
"..."
Kirei Kotomine said expressionlessly, "Actually, I can also choose... not to take such a big risk!"
"... We have faced the undead, faced demons, and faced Dead Apostle. How many times have we shared life and death together!"
Emiya Kiritsugu said with a sad face, and then took another puff of cigarette. "Besides, Kirei Magecraft Furnace is actually responsible for the sales. This is not a simple matter."
"... This time it was obviously me who made the most of it!"
Kirei Kotomine said expressionlessly, "Moreover, Aozaki Touko is now in Fuyuki City. If I go to her directly, I believe I will not refuse to acquire Magecraft Furnace."
"..."
Emiya Kiritsugu looked like I was at a huge loss and shrugged slightly. "Okay, then two-thirds, then two-thirds."
"..."
Seeing this, Kirei Kotomine nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to the dark corner and asked, "Assassin, are you sure you can sneak into Hyatt Grand Hotel?"
"..."
After a brief silence, Assassin walked out of the dark corner and replied, "There should be no problem. If it is not an assassination, the difficulty of simply stealing is not very high."
That's right, if you just steal Magecraft Furnace instead of assassinating Master that Lancer is guarding, then judging from his stealth ability, it shouldn't be too difficult.
"I see~ Assassin, I order you to bring out Hyatt's three Magecraft Furnace!"
Kirei Kotomine gave the order coldly, and then said with a smile, "This is to reasonably weaken the enemy's power. Only by removing the enemy's armor can we kill the enemy better, isn't it?"
On the side, Emiya Kiritsugu showed an expression of "What you said makes so much sense", looked at Assassin with a sincere face and said, "As a partner, I will use modern experience to assist you, Assassin will definitely be foolproof."
"... As expected of Master, it's such a far-sighted plan~"
Assassin praised Master indifferently, and then asked in confusion, "But Master, who are your true allies? Is it the woman named 'Aozaki Touko' or your teacher 'Tohsaka Tokiomi'?"
This is not a lie, but I really feel the doubt.
In fact, he was not only sent to monitor Tohsaka Tokiomi, but also Aozaki Touko. Both of them seemed to have a cooperative relationship with Master.
How should I put it, this kind of vague behavior made him feel a little constrained in Holy Grail War.
After all, even if the time came for an assassination, he didn't know if he would see the dagger pierce the enemy's heart.
Because he didn't know if killing the enemy would ruin Kirei Kotomine's plan.
"Assassin... this question is not important!"
Kirei Kotomine replied with a serious face, "The so-called allies are just joining forces driven by interests, and they can kill each other immediately if necessary."
"I understand~"
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Chapter 170 Get ready for action!
Fuyuki City.
On a commercial district street.
The street lights on both sides of the road emitted yellow light. Aozaki Touko and Artoria were walking side by side on the road. A lifelike bird flapped its wings and took in their every move.
Until a certain moment, their footsteps suddenly stopped.
"..."
Aozaki Touko looked at the circling birds and smiled softly, "Peeping on girls late at night... This is a very disrespectful thing."
After saying that, the hovering bird was chopped into pieces by the invisible air blade, and its body turned into pieces and fell to the ground.
Seeing this scene, Aozaki Touko looked around with a half-smile, and then Artoria turned and left without showing any anger at being monitored by the familiar.
It was as if he didn't even notice. In other words, in fact, monitoring the familiar was something she had tacitly agreed to before.
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——Not long after Touko and Artoria left.
Two people wearing black clothes and white masks walked out of a dark corner. They watched Aozaki Touko and Artoria leave, looked at each other for a few times, and then talked.
"It seems we have been discovered!"
"Yes, if we continue to follow him, we may be attacked by the blond Heroic Spirit."
"Now that it has been exposed, there is no way to obtain valuable information."
"Retreat."
After completing the above conversation, the two black Assassins sneaked into the shadows and headed in the direction of Fuyuki City Cathedral without continuing the surveillance mission.
For Assassins, they are not very strong in frontal combat, and their strength is silent assassination.
Nowadays, in an exposed situation, retreat is the truly wise choice.
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at the same time.
In an abandoned factory in a remote area of Fuyuki City.
Gloomy lights came from the factory.
Inside, huge Magic Dolls are displayed like an army, and together they are so powerful that they seem to be able to capture a city.
The person who created these Magic Doll legions came to Avicebron as a Caster class. Shortly after he was summoned, he chose to find a place to develop explosive troops.
"Doll Master is worthy of being the strongest in modern times. He is really insightful."
Magic Doll Avicebron, who was making Magic Doll Avicebron, suddenly raised his head and said something, and immediately continued to make his Magic Doll army. He wanted to produce enough Magic Doll before tomorrow so that it could accumulate to a certain extent to achieve a qualitative change.
Of course, if possible, I would actually like to make the original person to fight.
However, due to the time constraints of Holy Grail War, it is worth abandoning this idea and instead making some more practical plans.
"——Humph, what an arrogant woman!"
On the side, Arba was sitting on a wooden bench, showing a cold smile, and then he clenched his fists as if afraid. Sharing Magic Doll's bird's eye view, he thought of the way the woman looked at Magic Doll's bird's eyes, as if she had insight into him behind the scenes.
At that moment, he even felt like he would be killed.
However, his reason told him that this was not the case. It was just his inner fear of Aozaki Touko.
Although he is reluctant to admit it, he is indeed afraid of the existence of 'Grand Doll Master'.
This is the feeling of fear that arises after knowing how big the gap is between the enemy and ourselves.
"..."
When Avicebron heard Master's timid words, he paused slightly and then continued to create Magic Doll's army.
He really knows this kind of people who are jealous of talented people. The fear and jealousy emotions have been experienced in front of him, and he also died because of jealous people.
In a sense, Arba is actually the person he has the worst compatibility with.
"Tomorrow Caster, use your Magic Doll skills to tell that woman!"
At this moment, Arba stood up, opened his arms and said loudly, "What she calls Dollcraft is not worth mentioning at all, it is just the shortest person in this era!!!"
"——What if she is short and tops?"
Avicebron turned his head, looked at Master who was like a clown, and asked, "So, as a person who has the same research direction as Aozaki Touko, what exactly is it?"
The plain words echoed in the abandoned factory, but they were colder than any ice and snow.
At this moment, the entire factory froze in silence. Arba's enthusiastic expression froze, and he kept his arms open, as still as a statue.
After an unknown amount of time, he looked at the Servant he had summoned, and his expression became increasingly ugly.
Who is this Servant from over there? Why did he stab him in the back? It was such an unmistakable heart-piercing blow that he almost lost his breath on the spot.
"Since she can become Strongest Doll Master in this era, she should not be underestimated no matter what!"
Avicebron turned around and said in a kind-hearted way, "If you hold the thought of despising the other party, it will easily lead to defeat and die in this Holy Grail War."
After that, he silently continued to create the Magic Doll army.
Seeing this scene, Arba stared at himself and summoned Heroic Spirit. He gently touched Command Spell on the back of his hand. After hesitating for a while, he was more inclined to use Command Spell's power to deal with Aozaki Touko.
So, he used another means of venting.
"——Asshole! Asshole! Asshole!"
Angry curses echoed in the factory. Arba raised his hand and pointed at the commercial street, gritting his teeth and said, "Aozaki Touko is nothing, he is just a nouveau riche, born into a Magecraft master family with a low bloodline!"
"It's just that I have a grandfather who was lucky enough to enter Root. How long can this kind of luck-based bloodline last? After one or two generations, the bloodline will deteriorate and become a Magecraft master family that is not worth mentioning. How can it be compared with the noble bloodline that I have inherited for many generations!"
"..."
There was no answer, Avicebron silently made Magic Doll, feeling a little regretful for irritating this clown. He felt that he was upset by the noise, and now he wanted to make Arba into Magecraft Furnace Core.
However, considering that he still needs Arba to offer sacrifices to the devil, let's pretend he didn't hear it and endure it.
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other side.
Emiya Kiritsugu and Kirei Kotomine came to the top of the building next to Hyatt Grand Hotel, holding telescopes to study carefully how to sneak into and steal Magecraft Furnace, and formulated a series of actions based on past experience.
"Then wait until tomorrow. Once Kayneth leaves Hyatt Grand Hotel, we will steal Magecraft Furnace as soon as possible."
Emiya Kiritsugu stared at Hyatt Grand Hotel and said, "If time is not enough, Kirei, you will send an Assassin clone to obstruct and contain it, giving us enough time to steal Magecraft Furnace."
"Don't worry, if it's just a containment, Assassin shouldn't have any problems."
Kirei Kotomine nodded dullly and reminded, "However, the action must be done as quickly as possible, so as to prevent Kayneth from noticing something is wrong."
"We have cooperated so many times, so you can rest assured that I will handle the matter~"
Chapter 171 Hundred-machine operation is finally available!
"——This is Holy Grail War!"
In the sky, Waver carefully grasped the Divine Chariot guardrail, looking at the Magic Doll army on the ground with shocked eyes. The momentum gathered by that huge number seemed to be able to overturn the world.
There is no doubt that these puppet armies can conquer a small country.
"Hahahaha, since it is called a war, it is natural to have such a number of enemies!"
On the side, Iskandar burst into heroic laughter. "Conquer an opponent, conquer a force, conquer a country, conquer the whole world. The more difficult it is, the more sense of accomplishment you will have!"
"Now you are alone, how can you conquer an army?"
Holding Divine Chariot's guardrail tightly, Waver burst into tears and said in fear, "If we are besieged, we will die of exhaustion!"
In terms of his accumulation of knowledge as a Magecraft teacher, he is definitely in the top category.
Therefore, he was able to accurately analyze that any Magic Doll below could easily kill him, let alone the thousands of Magic Doll legions.
"Hahahahahahaha, don't worry kid, those Doll Army targets are not us. All we have to do now is wait and see what happens."
Iskandar looked at the Kaoru Castle in the distance, showed an interested smile, and said, "Boy, it seems that the enemies Magic Doll wants to attack are staying in that castle."
"... Castle?!"
Hearing this, Waver raised his head slightly and looked in the direction of the castle.
At this moment, he felt that his heart was about to stop beating. Fear washed over his body like a flood. He wanted to turn around and escape immediately, giving up the so-called Holy Grail War.
Because he just wanted to prove himself, but he definitely didn't want to die.
"Boy, what's wrong?"
Iskandar noticed something strange about Waver beside him, patted Waver's shoulder with his hand, and showed a gentle smile, "Is there anyone in that castle that you are afraid of?"
"..."
Waver felt the broad palms covering his shoulders, and a subtle feeling that the fear in his heart dissipated. Immediately, he turned his gaze to the top of the ancient castle in the distance, to the girl with long orange hair flying in the wind, and said dryly: