Facing Bazett's somewhat angry expression, Kirei Kotomine stroked his chin and thought for a few seconds.
"Then, I understand."
"If you don't mind, take a look at this first."
Kirei Kotomine walked over to his desk, opened a drawer, took out a sheet of paper, and placed it before Bazett.
After turning on the lights in Kirei Kotomine's room, Bazett took the paper.
"...Regarding the anomalies in the Holy Grail War and a proposal to cancel the Holy Grail War...?"
"Hm?"
She abruptly raised her head and stared at Kirei Kotomine in utter shock.
"What—does this mean?"
"What do you mean by anomalies? And canceling the Holy Grail War—what does that mean?"
"...Well, it actually starts with the campaign against Assassin."
Kirei Kotomine calmly took a sip of coffee, then pulled the paper back.
"Let me think. Where should I begin?"
"Ah, there it is!"
In the end, Matou Shinji chose to leave home and come to Ryuudou Mountain to work as a construction laborer.
The reason he called himself a construction laborer was—
The mole had only found the route and loosened the soil leading downward. To reach the Great Cavern, Matou Shinji still had to dig his own way in.
Fortunately, Matou Shinji was a magus.
He could use magecraft to dig through the earth, with efficiency comparable to an excavator.
Still, after working continuously for several hours and digging his way into the Great Cavern, Matou Shinji had ended up covered in dust and dirt.
"...Sakura will probably scold me when I get back. Oh well."
Shaking his head, Matou Shinji wiped a smear of mud from his face and cast two layers of protection over himself, his expression turning grave.
Ahead—was the location of the Greater Grail.
The Greater Grail system, constructed using Justeaze Lizrich von