"So that was what the Seven Great Wishes meant?"
This was the first time Matou Sakura had heard the details of the Seven Great Wishes.
Sakura and Shinji had always known about the Seven Great Wishes, but perhaps because they had been exposed to them since childhood and subconsciously overlooked them, neither had ever taken the time to properly understand what they actually were.
And now, they had learned about these so-called Seven Great Wishes from the mouth of their ancestor, Adelson.
"According to my investigation, I have essentially ruled out the rulers of Chu during the Warring States Period in the Central Plains. In the end, every clue pointed toward the last two rulers connected to Chu."
"Namely, the King of Western Chu, Xiang Yu, and the King of Northern Chu whom we just met, Xiang An."
"Wait—does that mean we might be able to learn something about our ancestor from Xiang An!?"
Matou Shinji spotted the key point.
Adelson and Matou Sakura froze at the same time, then—their eyes lit up together.
This... actually seemed promising?
"Hey, Anno, guess what I ran into today?"
Wearing a rather fitted shirt, Xiang An eagerly went to find Anno.
As though he had anticipated Xiang An and Hinako Akuta's arrival, Anno had prepared plenty of food in advance.
Anno had not made things difficult for Shirou Emiya—after all, in this era, getting enough food required money.
So, Anno had somehow dug out the identification documents he had left in a corner of the residence. After updating his information in the morning, he had gone to work as a laborer at a construction site that afternoon.
Thanks to his strength, he had at least earned enough for dinner that night.
As a Servant, Anno was undoubtedly extremely disciplined.
As for Master Shirou