"The Holy Grail War is not a battle fought by a single Master or a single Servant. To be precise, it is a battle between 'factions.'"
Inside the church, Emiya Kiritsugu spoke sternly to Irisviel.
"What we must face is not only the Servants fighting on the field. The Masters providing support, and the factions behind those Masters that provide other forms of assistance, are also our enemies."
"Let us set aside the two Masters who still do not understand the truth. Behind Kenneth stands the El-Melloi family. As one of the Clock Tower's Lords, that family's influence is undoubtedly immense, but—"
"No matter how immense it is, there are times when it cannot reach far enough. Britain and Japan are not exactly close."
"Then there are the other two families besides us Einzberns." Standing beside Emiya Kiritsugu, Irisviel stared solemnly at the two Masters marked on the intelligence chart.
Matou Kariya and Tohsaka Tokiomi.
The Three Founding Families that had created the Holy Grail War system had long since fallen apart. Only the Tohsaka and Matou Families maintained a good relationship, since they still lived in the same city and the Matou Family was exceedingly wealthy. The Einzbern Family had already faded from that relationship.
Moreover, there was no doubt that the three families would not concern themselves with anything else during the Holy Grail War. The Holy Grail was not something one could abandon merely because of "friendship." Every person, every family, had their own long-cherished wishes and ideals—the kind they could not let go of.
The Einzbern Family needed the Holy Grail to complete the construction of Heaven's Feel. The Matou Family needed it to uncover the secrets of their ancestor, Lawrence. The Tohsaka Family, meanwhile, upheld the most fundamental ideal of magi—reaching the Root through the