"Three whole Servants had been summoned in a single day."
"And the final two Masters had also appeared in succession, though neither had summoned a Servant yet. Still, it probably wouldn't be long."
Kirei Kotomine set down the controller in his hands for the moment and pondered for a while.
Of the information currently in Kirei Kotomine's possession, four Masters could be identified with certainty.
The Tohsaka Family's representative, Rin Tohsaka.
The Matou Family's representative, Sakura Matou.
The Clock Tower's representative, Bazett Fraga McRemitz, who had already set out for Fuyuki City.
And Atram Galiasta, a mage from the Middle East who had purchased a Master's seat with money, formally securing his position earlier that day but yet to summon a Servant.
There was also one Master whose identity remained unknown but whose participation had been confirmed. Kirei Kotomine had learned that the Einzbern Family's castle on the outskirts of Fuyuki City had recently completed renovations and been put back into use. Clearly, although the news had not leaked, the Einzbern Family—one of the three founding families of the Holy Grail War—had also begun making preparations in advance for this Holy Grail War.
Before the Holy Grail War officially erupted—
Perhaps all that was missing was a trigger.
So what would that trigger be?
Kirei Kotomine could not help recalling the first incident that had occurred during the previous Holy Grail War.
The attacks Assassin and Rider launched against Caster's base one after the other had been the opening shot of the Holy Grail War.
The battle that officially followed had taken place at Fuyuki Port.
If Kirei Kotomine remembered correctly, that first large-scale battle had involved no fewer than six Servants. Aside from Caster's group, who had still been licking their wounds, all six of the remaining Servants had