Five years after the end of the Fourth Holy Grail War.
"Mr. Kotomine, this is the money I borrowed from you when I was traveling around the world."
Waver Velvet said this to Kirei Kotomine over the phone.
"You really didn't need to pay it back."
Kirei Kotomine's voice sounded somewhat helpless.
"Your help proved your selflessness, and I happen to want to repay that selflessness."
"If I didn't repay this debt, then perhaps I wouldn't be worthy of pursuing my current goal."
There was a note of weariness in Waver's voice.
Not long ago, he had ended his travels and returned to the Clock Tower.
But to his surprise, even after five years had passed, the El-Melloi faction, thrown into disarray by Kenneth's death, had yet to recover. The classroom Kenneth had originally overseen had simply been abandoned.
After careful consideration, Waver obtained a sum of money from the Matou Family through a low-interest loan and bought the abandoned classroom. At present, he was working hard to earn credits, striving to obtain his Level Three Magecraft Instructor certification as soon as possible.
He wanted to become a teacher.
The catalyst for this had actually come when he passed through Greece. The local magecraft organization had assumed he was a magecraft instructor sent by the Clock Tower, then dragged the bewildered Waver over to teach a group of children who were just beginning their studies in magecraft. From then on, Waver discovered that he might have a talent for teaching.
"Keep it up, Velvet. I believe that one day, you'll become a rising star at the Clock Tower."
After ending the call with Waver, Kirei Kotomine returned to his computer.
Displayed on the screen was an interface resembling an online forum.
In accordance with his agreement with Sakumura, Kirei Kotomine