The negotiations ended on a sour note for both sides.
"Fine. Considering you're Tohsaka Tokiomi's disciple, I'm not surprised by this outcome."
Matou Kariya shook his head, his face full of regret.
"If you weren't surprised, you shouldn't have come looking for me in the first place." Kirei Kotomine had finished the coffee in his cup. He calmly looked at Matou Kariya sitting across from him.
"Alright, then I'll be taking my leave. Besides you, I still—"
"Oh! Assassin, so you were here!"
A rough voice rang out. Even without looking, Sakumura Anno and Kirei Kotomine knew who it was.
"...Rider, why are you here again?"
Sakumura looked curiously at Alexander, who had squeezed in through the door.
What was with this guy? They had only met twice so far, yet he acted as though they were close, even taking the initiative to greet him.
So this is what they call being instantly familiar with people.
"After the show ended, I noticed you guys had already disappeared, so I came looking. You probably didn't activate your Presence Concealment ability, so I found you pretty easily."
"Rider, you idiot, why did you come looking for Assassin—"
Waver, following behind him, wailed as he clung to Alexander's leg.
Sakumura was a little puzzled.
Do I really look that scary?
"But he's Assassin! Assassin!" Waver cried, his face a mess of tears and snot. "If he remembers my face—ah!!!"
Waver let out a shriek that sounded remarkably like a girl's.
Because when he opened his eyes, Sakumura's face was right there, leaning close.
"Your Master is really timid. How was he chosen by the Holy Grail to become a Master?"
Sakumura stood up, folded his arms, and curiously looked at Waver, who had sat on the floor and was continuously scooting backward, before