"Then... let's begin."
Almost the instant the final word fell, the two figures charged forward at the same time, both moving at the absolute limit of speed. In the blink of an eye, spear and sword collided.
Clang—
The sparks that burst forth between them shone like fireworks beneath the night sky. Yet they were not fireworks of love, but the smoke and flames of war.
In the shadows surrounding their battle, however, undercurrents were stirring.
It would not have been an exaggeration to call the place a chaotic mix of all sorts: Servants and Masters, as well as assassins completely unrelated to the Holy Grail, yet connected to one of the Masters.
In short, because of this battle, the warehouse district—which normally saw few visitors—had become lively.
At the outskirts of the warehouse district, using the massive shipping containers as cover, Kiritsugu Emiya and Maiya Hisau lay concealed, silent and watchful, keeping track of everything around them.
After receiving the signal Irisviel had sent, Kiritsugu Emiya brought Maiya Hisau here and completed his deployment—or rather, his surveillance—in an extremely short time.
As for Maiya, whom he had brought with him, she had infiltrated from the west under Kiritsugu Emiya's command. He himself had chosen to enter from the east, quickly finding a suitable observation point.
Kiritsugu held a strangely shaped sniper rifle weighing over ten kilograms in his arms. He had no intention of joining the battle head-on. He wanted to observe from a suitable position and use the sniper rifle to attack if necessary.
Servants were not human, so only Servants could injure Servants. No matter how powerful Kiritsugu's and Maiya's guns were, they would have no effect on a Servant at all.
Therefore, there was only one possible target...
The Masters!!
Through his observations, he spotted Lancer's