"So, why did you call me here?"
"It feels like all of you have been so busy. Aside from Lancer attacking me once, nothing's happened on my end. It's so annoying."
"Why does it feel like I'm the only outsider here?!"
Rin Tohsaka was the first to arrive.
She looked as though she had been hollowed out, her expression carrying an indelible bewilderment.
"Sit down first. This is serious—I'll explain it to you in detail later."
Matou Shinji rubbed his forehead and sighed.
"This had better not be something that wastes my time, Shinji."
Hinako Akuta was reading a book off to the side as she spoke to Matou Shinji.
Anno and Xiang An sat nearby with their arms crossed, both resting with their eyes closed and saying nothing.
Archer, meanwhile, looked at Shirou and frowned.
That presence.
What had happened to this guy? No—this Holy Grail War was completely different from the one he remembered. He had no way of predicting what would happen.
I definitely don't know what happened to him either.
But still...
Seeing that serious, earnest face was really irritating.
"Hmph."
Like Xiang An and Anno, Archer closed his eyes and leaned against the wall, choosing not to speak.
Adelson's face was full of gravity, but because the last person had not yet arrived, he did not reveal what had happened.
They had to wait until everyone was here.
They needed to unite everyone they could for this matter.
That malicious presence was definitely no simple thing!
Beep beep beep—
Shirou's phone rang.
"Huh? Ah..."
"Hello, Mr. Kotomine."
He took out his phone, froze for a moment at the name on the screen, then answered the call.
"Shirou Emiya, could I ask you to put the call on speaker?"
Kirei Kotomine's voice, as calm as ever,