"Nothing she said was false. It was all information you needed to know in the Holy Grail War."
"So without a doubt, you are enemies now—people who will absolutely have to decide a winner and loser in the end. Yet even so, she still told you this information."
"Isn't that right?"
Anno smiled.
".I-Is that so?"
Shirou Emiya rubbed his head.
The Far Eastern Magecraft Competition, the Holy Grail War, a wish-granting device capable of fulfilling any wish, Servants, the slaughter between magi...
So much information had flooded into his mind at once. Even with his already strong ability to take things in, he still felt unable to process so much all at once.
Did he have to fight?
Even if he did not defeat the others, would they still come after him?
What exactly have I gotten myself mixed up in...?
"If you do not wish to take part in this situation, you can actually use a Command Spell to order me to withdraw."
"If I willingly accept the restraints of the Command Spell, it can still be done."
Anno said as he sat beside Shirou Emiya.
"Huh?"
Shirou Emiya froze for a moment, then hurriedly waved his hands.
"I don't mean that, Mr. Anno..."
"You're my lifesaver. A Servant withdrawing means dying, right? I'm not the kind of person who repays kindness with enmity."
Besides, Mr. Anno had even made soup...
"So, Shirou, are you going to take part in this war?"
"Letting me stay means you intend to participate in this war."
Anno's tone turned a little more serious and stern.
Shirou Emiya pursed his lips.
".For now, let's... let's go to Fuyuki Church."
"At the very least, I want to understand in more detail what this so-called Holy Grail War actually is."
Shirou Emiya clenched his