When Anno emerged from the quiet room, his expression was quite something.
All one could say was that the truth of things was often far more unexpected than one imagined.
He looked at Shirou Emiya in the distance, then at Archer standing beside him.
He had not paid attention before, but now that he compared them a little, they really did look alike.
He really was too poor at recognizing people by their appearances. If Lawrence had been here, he could probably have used an artist's eye to identify Archer and Shirou Emiya at a glance.
They were actually the same person.
—Wait.
Lawrence was not here now, but Lawrence's son was.
Adelson.
Anno turned his gaze toward Adelson.
Adelson smiled at Anno.
So had he recognized it or not?
Anno felt somewhat conflicted, but then thought there was no need to dwell on something like this. With a sigh, he shook his head, patted Archer on the shoulder, and headed toward Shirou Emiya first.
"Um... please don't give him special treatment."
After hesitating for a moment, Archer called out to Anno's retreating back.
Anno looked somewhat mentally exhausted. Still facing away, he waved a hand, and it was impossible to tell whether he had agreed or not.
"Any abnormalities?"
With his hands behind his back, Kirei Kotomine looked at Justeaze Lizleihi von Einzbern, who was slowly floating in the center of the Greater Grail's magecraft formation, and asked Bazett.
"Not from what I can sense."
"But the situation on the Lesser Grail's side hasn't stabilized yet, so it isn't convenient for us to make a move either..."
"Actually, in theory, now is the best time to dismantle the Greater Grail."
Bazett placed her hands on her hips and clenched her fists.
Dismantling it sounded simple enough, but it was