"As long as Jubstacheit dies, Einzbern's barrier will fail."
"All we need to do is take control of order within Einzbern Castle, then read the Association's dissolution order to the homunculi inside the castle—that's how it goes procedurally, right?"
Kirei Kotomine glanced at Bazett standing beside him.
".How could it possibly be that simple?"
Bazett folded her arms and rolled her eyes.
"By rights, we should wait for the documents from the Clock Tower, then I would assign the operation, and finally take that guy Jubstacheit to the Sealing Designation Enforcement Bureau."
"Put simply, if the Matou Family hadn't gotten involved in this incident, I definitely would have stopped you from simply barging into Einzbern."
The Mage's Association, represented by the Clock Tower, had never had particularly strong control over powerful families such as the Matou, Tohsaka, and Einzbern, which existed on the fringes of the Association. The Tohsaka Family had always been a native mage family of the Far East, and the Matou had assumed a similar form after relocating there. As for Einzbern... Einzbern was not even called a family by the Mage's Association, but merely a "homunculus workshop." That alone explained a great deal.
Combined with the fact that the Holy Grail War was essentially the private property of the three families, this gave them a certain amount of legitimate room to exploit procedural loopholes.
"I can feel the power here weakening. Mr. Sakumura must have succeeded."
Adelson reached out and touched the edge of the barrier shrouded in wind and snow. Feeling its strength rapidly fade, his eyes lit up slightly.
"Kariya, I may need to deploy my Noble Phantasm once more. You have enough mana on your end, right?"
He turned and glanced at his descendant.
"I do, Ancestor."
Matou Kariya nodded solemnly and raised