"Never mind, never mind. That's enough for today. I'm heading back."
"Trying to run, Rider?"
Shirou's performance encouraged Saber, and she taunted her.
"We'll save our final battle for next time... Oh, look. The people you were waiting for have arrived."
Saber and Irisviel followed Rider's gaze and saw Sella walking toward them, carrying the red-haired boy in her arms.
"Shirou!"
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The magnificent hall of Einzbern Castle felt even more stifling than usual that morning.
The long table divided the two sides like the Chu River and Han border on a chessboard.
Irisviel and Saber sat on one side, while Hundred-Faced Hassan and Loli Hassan sat on the other, facing each other like two armies.
Aside from Loli Hassan, who was completely absorbed in dealing with the dessert cake on the plate before her, the other three women wore tense expressions.
"Could you explain something to me? Why are you still alive when Saber should have already eliminated you? And besides..."
Irisviel slightly furrowed her delicate brows and crossed her arms, interrogating the female assassin with an aggressive attitude she would normally never display.
"And why are you mixed up with my Shirou? Assassin, aren't you Tokiomi Tohsaka's Servant?"
After last night's battle ended, Assassin appeared in Einzbern territory but did not leave.
She had probably decided that there was no point in hiding anymore after the two homunculus maids had seen her, so she simply stayed.
Irisviel had also heard what happened from the witnesses, Sella and Ritseliete:
While Shirou was fighting Rin Tohsaka, Hundred-Faced Hassan had suddenly appeared and attacked the old priest from behind.
After that, she had accepted Shirou's orders and gone after the other Assassin who had infiltrated the