"Ryuudou Mountain, Ryudou Temple."
"Tohsaka Residence."
"Fuyuki Church."
"And the new residential district on the eastern side of the city, at the Civic Hall."
"These are the four locations in Fuyuki City where the leylines are relatively concentrated."
Four circles had been marked on the map. Emiya Kiritsugu tapped each of the four locations twice with his index knuckle, then looked up at the three people in the room.
"So, the places with sufficient spiritual foundations to ultimately allow the Holy Grail to descend are these four locations."
"Do you mean that, once the Holy Grail War reaches its later stages and more Servants have been eliminated, we need to secure at least one of these four locations as a base?"
"That's right. But some of these locations aren't particularly suitable as bases. I trust you understand that as well."
Tohsaka Residence would not be suitable as a base even if Tohsaka Tokiomi were killed. It was territory occupied by the Tohsaka Family for generations, and entering rashly could expose them to numerous dangers.
Then there was Fuyuki Church. As an absolutely neutral zone, it could not, in principle, serve as anyone's base. Even Kirei Kotomine, the Master of Assassin Sakumura Anno and the biological son of this Holy Grail War's overseer, had to buy a separate house on the outskirts of the church to use as a base, rather than enter the church itself.
"Other than that, do you have any questions?"
Maiya Hisau did not move, merely standing where she was with her eyes closed, just like Anno.
She had helped Emiya Kiritsugu organize the intelligence, so she already knew everything he was saying.
"I have none. What about Saber?"
Irisviel glanced at Anno.
"The explanation was very thorough. I have no questions so far."
Anno opened his