"Do you really not need any more goodbyes? Those children were crying pretty hard. Sometimes, I feel like you can be pretty cold-hearted."
On the plane to Munich, Sakumura sat beside Anno and nudged him in the ribs with his elbow.
"The White Knight had no need for feelings—there was once a saying like that in Camelot."
Anno shook his head lightly.
"But what was it really like?"
Sakumura rolled his eyes.
Anno was far lonelier than he looked.
He had simply long since grown accustomed to this sort of thing.
Quite a few people were heading to Europe this time, with Munich as their first stop: Anno, Sakumura, Xiang An, Adelson, and the five Servants including Cu Chulainn, as well as the four magi Matou Kariya, Kirei Kotomine, Bazett, and Hinako Akuta.
Everyone else remained in Fuyuki City.
Adelson was going to Italy and Britain—searching all over Europe for traces of his father and mother—but making Germany their first stop was still a good idea. The Matou Family would also be taking part in this operation against the Einzbern Family.
It was not only because of the past connections and grievances between the two families. They also needed to return Lawrence's relics to the Matou Family. With those things back in the family's possession, Shinji's plans would proceed much more smoothly.
Matou Byakuya was now prepared at any moment to pass the position of Matou Family head to Matou Shinji. He had already begun teaching Shinji about the family businesses and the art of balancing relations between the various families. Shinji would be attending the Clock Tower next year, and after returning from there, he would probably formally become the new head of the Matou Family.
The issue of a girlfriend, however, was still rather serious.
His second uncle,