Jeanne d'Arc!

Amakusa Shirou Tokisada did have a battle plan, but there was no place in it for Uchiha Yuzhen.

Now that his plan to control the other party had failed, and he wanted to exert influence over him, he could only bring up Darnic's invitation to join forces.

However, Amakusa Shirou Tokisada had no idea that the Jōgan in Yuzhen's brow possessed the power of X-ray vision.

Seeing through the eyelid covering the eye in his brow, the Jōgan's ability to peer into people's hearts allowed him to see through Amakusa Shirou Tokisada's and his Servant's little schemes.

The other side wanted to make use of Darnic's invitation, and Yuzhen was interested as well.

After all, the Greater Grail they had seized from Fuyuki City was in the Yggdmillennia clan's castle.

If the Red and Black factions joined forces, then he, as a Red Master, would come even closer to the Third Magic—Heaven's Feel.

Having made up his mind, Yuzhen put on an attentive expression. "Something concerning the Black faction... Please, go on."

Seeing this, Amakusa Shirou Tokisada did not beat around the bush and explained the Black faction's desire to form an alliance.

After hearing him out, Yuzhen, who had already made his calculations, put on an act and said that agreeing to it was not impossible.

Thus, with both sides immediately hitting it off, Amakusa Shirou Tokisada had Semiramis send a familiar to Darnic.

They would discuss where to meet for the first time after the alliance was formed.

Inside a luxurious room on the top floor of Yggdmillennia Castle.

"Your Majesty, the Red faction has agreed to our request for an alliance." With a respectful expression, Darnic said to Vlad III, "It is only that they refuse to meet inside the castle."

At that, Vlad III gave Darnic