"Let's reassess the situation."
After readjusting the restraints on the two maids into slightly more comfortable positions, Anno sighed and had Adelson withdraw the gemstones aimed at their vital points.
"Shirou, there are some things I want to ask you."
"Do you know what happened to Emiya Kiritsugu in the past?"
Anno knew he was asking something he already knew—but he still felt he needed to ask.
"Huh? Kiritsugu?"
Shirou Emiya froze for a moment, then lowered his head and thought back.
After a long while, Shirou Emiya shook his head.
"I asked him before, but... it wasn't like he acted as though he had nothing to say. Still, whenever his past came up, he would always look sad. In the end, he'd give a bitter smile and tell me something like, 'I'll tell you next time.'"
"Besides Kiritsugu, I also asked Sister Jie about what had happened to him before. She told me that Kiritsugu once had a wife, but she had already passed away from an illness. Other than that, all I know is that Kiritsugu used to be a mage."
Shaking his head, Shirou Emiya knew extremely little.
"...Is that so."
It seemed that, for matters related to Kiritsugu, he would have to ask Hinako Akuta later.
"Mr. Anno, what should we do with these two?"
Matou Shinji looked at the maids glaring angrily at him, then turned to ask Anno.
"They're artificial maidservants of the Einzbern Family."
Looking at those faces that resembled Irisviel's by eighty percent, Anno involuntarily turned away and let out a soft sigh.
"...Put them in the castle, and then—"
Beep beep beep—
Before Anno could finish, the phone at Shirou Emiya's waist began to ring.
"...Why didn't you set your phone to silent when you came out to attack a base?"