The Holy Grail War Starts Early; A Chance Meeting with Irisviel / Binding Irisviel and Saber Alter

"It's nothing. Just call me by my name from now on, Su Luo."

"Alright, Senior Saeko. If anything comes up, contact me anytime."

After saying that, Su Luo and Wang Xiaomei returned to their respective worlds.

Only Saeko Busujima remained standing there, wearing a breathtaking smile.

The Holy Grail War Begins Early, Encountering Irisviel

"I'm back." Su Luo returned to the hotel and stretched lazily.

At that moment, Mato Sakura and Melly had gone out to a restaurant for breakfast.

After using Clairvoyance to confirm that they were not in danger, Su Luo opened the Chat Group interface.

Wang Xiaomei: Finally back. Damn Kaguya Houraisan, she splashed me with blood! These clothes are going to be a nightmare to wash!

Kaguya Houraisan: Didn't you all say you were going to put me through the harshest punishment? I did exactly what you wanted, and you're still unhappy. Tch, humans these days are so hard to please!

Lumine: You sneaked off and you still think you're in the right? You pervert princess!

Su Luo: Oh? What happened between you all?

Saeko Busujima: Nothing much, just a minor disagreement. More importantly, after this mission, our strength has improved quite a lot. I feel like I could easily defeat ten versions of my former self now.

Saeko Busujima changed the subject.

Wang Xiaomei immediately picked up the thread.

Wang Xiaomei: Indeed. Although I used most of my points to enhance my physical abilities, the points I had left over were still more than I could get from half a year of Check-ins. We really hit the jackpot this time!

Kaguya Houraisan: I really hope we get another mission like this!

Su Luo: There will be one. The Holy Grail War is about to begin here, and it should meet the conditions for issuing a mission then.

Wang Xiaomei: That's wonderful!

Seeing Su Luo's message in the group, Wang Xiaomei and the other two, who had been annoyed by Kaguya Houraisan sneaking off, instantly became excited.

Seeing this, Su Luo closed the group chat panel and smiled helplessly.

How could he not know what Wang Xiaomei and the others were thinking?

With the [Grand Caster Succubus] Trait, his charm far surpassed even Fujimaru Ritsuka's.

After all, it was a golden Trait. Even Artoria could not resist his charm, much less Wang Xiaomei and the others.

He had long seen their quarrel through his Clairvoyance.

And in the end, his relationship with Kaguya Houraisan was somewhat closer.

So when he saw them "making things difficult" for Kaguya Houraisan, he naturally stepped in to help her out.

Though Kaguya Houraisan might have been enjoying it.

He took a deep breath and pressed down his stray thoughts.

Su Luo then used Clairvoyance again to check on the other Masters.

Although he possessed the Super Adaptation Trait and could be said to thrive like a fish in water in this Holy Grail War, with nothing capable of threatening his life.

Still, to be safe, he needed to gather sufficient intelligence in advance. Only then could he ensure that the Holy Grail War unfolded completely according to his plans.

"Hmm? Have the other Masters already taken their positions?"

"It seems the impact I had on the Matou family was much greater than I imagined." Su Luo revealed a thoughtful expression.

In truth, destroying the Matou family had not merely been about eliminating future trouble.

He had also wanted to use the incident to create the illusion that someone had summoned a powerful Servant and was recklessly abusing that Servant's power.

That way, the Magi participating in the Holy Grail War would become anxious, prompting them to summon their Servants early and begin the war ahead of schedule.

He was not going to foolishly wait for the Holy Grail War to begin on its own.

Just then, Mato Sakura and Melly returned.

"Onii-chan!" Upon seeing Su Luo back, Mato Sakura hurried over and threw herself into his arms.

"Sakura." Hearing Mato Sakura call him that, the corners of Su Luo's lips could not help but rise into a pleasant curve.

Who could resist an adorable little girl sweetly calling them onii-chan?

"Master, you're finally back." Melly's face immediately lit up with joy when she saw Su Luo.

Now that Su Luo had returned, she no longer had to keep an empty room and endure lonely nights by herself.

"Yeah, I'm back." Su Luo nodded with a smile.

"Master, where exactly did you go? After you left, I tried using Clairvoyance to find your traces, but I couldn't." A hint of curiosity appeared in Melly's beautiful eyes.

"Ria, I'll leave it to you to explain things to Melly. I still need to teach Sakura magecraft." Su Luo turned to Artoria and asked.

"Alright." Artoria nodded slightly.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, it was lunchtime.

Seeing this, Su Luo stopped the lesson and led Artoria and the others to a restaurant to rest and recover.

Inside the restaurant.

As always, Artoria swiftly devoured the food on the table.

However, unlike before, with the previous experience in mind, Su Luo had Melly cast a minor spell on Artoria.

It prevented the diners around them from noticing Artoria's presence.

Suddenly, the three of them sensed something. After exchanging glances, Artoria set down her plate and spoke first. "Master, another Master has come to us. Shall we eliminate them now?"

"My, their Servant is also Ria in one of her other classes. Ria, can you really bring yourself to do it?" Melly looked at Artoria with great interest.

Fighting herself—now wasn't that entertaining?

One was Artoria, wielding the Sacred Sword and incapable of understanding the human heart. The other was Artoria, wielding the Holy Lance and corrupted by it into a Divine Spirit.

Although they were the same person, their personalities and ways of acting were completely different.

Once these two met, things would become interesting.

"That is merely a Servant version of me from a parallel world. What does that have to do with me, who has become a Divine Spirit?" Artoria cast Melly a cold glance, instantly making her shudder and not dare say another word.

"Not yet. Let's make contact first." Hearing Artoria's decision, Su Luo smiled and refused.

If the person who had come was Kiritsugu Emiya, he would certainly have dealt with him first.

That would keep him from preparing himself and attempting to kill Su Luo later.

But the one who had come was Irisviel.

There was no harm in getting acquainted with her.

Just as Su Luo, Melly, and Artoria were discussing matters.

The restaurant door was pushed open.

The first person to enter their sight was Irisviel.

She had a head of beautiful silver hair, and her crimson eyes held innocence and kindness.

Her figure was voluptuous, making her appear to be a mature woman.

Yet she possessed the innocence and vitality of a young girl.

At her side followed a beautiful blonde woman—none other than Saber Artoria.

Unlike the King of Lions, she wore a sharp black suit that made her look exceptionally heroic.

Though their faces were identical, the King of Lions possessed a more mature and composed temperament.

And her figure was also much better than Artoria's.

Sensing Su Luo's gaze, the King of Lions unconsciously adjusted her posture, becoming dignified and elegant.

At that moment, the ahoge atop Artoria's head twitched, as though she had sensed something.

She hurriedly shielded Irisviel behind her, then turned to look.

There stood that familiar silver-haired dream demon woman before her.

Instinctively, she wanted to draw her Sacred Sword and strike at her.

Fortunately, she was not Berserker, so she did not commit such madness in public.

Binding Irisviel and Saber Artoria

"Saber, what is it?" Noticing Artoria's gaze, Irisviel curiously followed her line of sight.

"That's a Servant and a Master. What should we do? Should we fight?" Irisviel looked at Artoria nervously.

Since Su Luo and the King of Lions had their backs to the entrance, Irisviel could only see Melly.

Although she did not recognize Melly, even from behind, she could sense the powerful and imposing aura of the blonde Servant beside Su Luo.

With someone possessing such presence accompanied by a Magus, and in Fuyuki City no less.

There was no need to think to know that they were a Master and Servant in this Holy Grail War.

Before coming to Fuyuki City, Irisviel had already learned from the old family head that, before the Holy Grail War began, a Master and Servant had destroyed the Matou family.

They had been classified as dangerous individuals by the Holy Church.

However, the identities of the Master and Servant who had destroyed the Matou family remained unknown.

Even after investigating, the Holy Church had found nothing.

That was why Irisviel felt so nervous upon encountering another Master and Servant.

"No. It's daytime, and we're in public. It isn't convenient to act." Artoria shook her head and spoke calmly.

"Besides, my instincts tell me that they bear no hostility. They should not be the Master who destroyed the Matou family."

Irisviel immediately let out a sigh of relief.

Since the other side had no intention of acting, there was no need for them to provoke them.

After all, the Holy Grail War was supposed to be conducted in secret.

The restaurant was packed with diners. If they fought now, would that not expose the Holy Grail War to everyone?

They could wait until nighttime to fight Su Luo and the others.

With that in mind, Irisviel led Artoria toward an empty seat to order food.

But it was mealtime, and aside from Su Luo's table, there were no other vacant seats in the restaurant.

In an instant, Irisviel was dumbfounded.

"Wh-what should we do? Should we go to another restaurant?"

This was Irisviel's first time leaving Einzbern Castle and interacting with the outside world.

Although, as a homunculus, she had been instilled with vast amounts of knowledge upon her creation.

She had no practical experience, and when faced with a situation like this, she did not know what to do.

"There's no need. They're inviting us over." Artoria had originally wanted to go to another restaurant.

After all, no one knew what Su Luo and the others might think if they approached them to share a table.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, she had chosen to avoid their edge for now.

But in the next moment, she saw the silver-haired dream demon wave at them.

Seeing this, Artoria naturally did not retreat. She led Irisviel over to share Su Luo's table.

Seeing this, Melly happily ran over to the seat beside Su Luo.