"...Huh?"
"My grandfather is very rich. I transferred some money from his overseas bank account to use as war funds," Shirou explained.
"That's not the point! Shinji-kun, were you planning to fight Kenshinnes here from the very beginning?"
Hearing Waver's question, Shirou turned his head and answered.
"No. My original plan was to blow up the entire building."
Waver was rendered speechless, unsure whether the boy was serious or joking.
Seeing how discouraged he looked, Shirou consoled him. "Don't worry. Even if a rookie like you fought Kenshinnes with a gun, you'd only be throwing your life away.
"'Volumen hydrargyrum' really is an extremely terrifying Magic Crest. That thing might even be capable of fighting a Servant head-on."
"What part of that was supposed to reassure me?" Waver's mouth twitched.
Shirou said, "These firearms are mainly meant to draw the enemy's attention and rile them up.
"The real trump card is the large number of magical traps I set up throughout this building. Those are what you need to use."
As he spoke, the red-haired boy took out a thick booklet. It recorded the mechanisms he had installed in the various rooms and corridors on the middle floors of the Hyatt Hotel, complete with thoughtful notes beside them.
Shirou shoved the handbook into Waver's hands. "There's an hour and a half left. Memorize everything in this notebook."
"..."
Waver accepted the handbook doubtfully, but he still muttered inwardly.
Will this really be enough to hold off Professor Kenshinnes?
Shirou did not answer his question directly. "Waver, do you know what your greatest advantage is?"
The Clock Tower boy answered without hesitation, "Obviously, my talent and potential as a magus."
Shirou: "..."
"That—that's true, but aside from talent, you also have another huge natural advantage."
"What is it?"
"Since the battle