"The sixth."
"Bazett?"
In the Fuyuki Church office, Kirei Kotomine, the church's leader and a priest, sensed the flow of magical energy and opened his eyes.
"It seems you've summoned your Servant as well."
Standing in the office doorway was a woman in a suit with short rose-red hair.
"Ordinarily, now that you are participating in this Holy Grail War, the only circumstance under which you, as a Master, may enter Fuyuki Church is when you seek the protection of the Holy Church as a neutral party."
"Your presence here now is not permitted."
Kirei Kotomine calmly looked at the woman named Bazett.
Bazett Fraga McRemitz, the Clock Tower's representative in the Fifth Holy Grail War, held a position similar to that of Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald in the Fourth Holy Grail War.
"I merely wanted to pay you another visit before things officially began. Don't be so distant. We've known each other for quite some time, haven't we?"
Bazett smiled, seemingly with no intention of leaving for the moment.
"Trying to build ties with the neutral party is a dead end."
Kirei Kotomine was clearly trying to send her away.
Bazett's mouth twitched.
This man really was something.
But wasn't that precisely what made him so appealing?
"Well, actually, I only wanted to ask why you recommended me to the Church as the Clock Tower's representative Master for this war. After all, everyone at the Clock Tower knows that you have a good relationship with that rising teacher from the Department of Modern Magecraft. He was also seeking the chance to become the representative, yet you recommended me instead."
Bazett made up an excuse—though she truly was curious about it.
The two had met six years ago.
It had been a brief collaboration. Bazett, as an enforcer of the Clock