Illya's Multiverse Odyssey

"Heracles? The great hero Heracles from Greek mythology?!"

"That's right!"

Rin Tohsaka was stunned, and on top of that, she couldn't help feeling a twinge of jealousy.

She had no idea who Red A really was, but she knew Heracles was undoubtedly among the top tier of all Servants—no wonder Red A couldn't match him.

"Then what do you want to talk about?" Rin Tohsaka took a deep breath and lowered her arms.

Looking at Su Ning's sincere gaze, she felt he probably wasn't lying to her, and besides, he had no reason to.

"What I want to talk about is, of course, us joining forces."

Rin Tohsaka raised an eyebrow at that. Su Ning's words didn't surprise her, but at this point, was there still any point in allying?

"Are you suggesting I have your Berserker team up with mine to take on Saber?"

"Of course not," Su Ning said with a shake of his head and a smile. "The duel between King Arthur and Mordred is a matter of fate—neither side will allow outsiders to interfere. What I want is for us to join forces against Kirei Kotomine—your true father's murderer!"

Rin Tohsaka froze at that.

"What are you saying? Kirei Kotomine killed my father? That—how is that possible? He was my father's student!"

A playful expression crossed Su Ning's face. Instead of answering her directly, he countered with a question.

"Is that so? Haven't you ever doubted how your father really died?"

Rin Tohsaka frowned and fell silent. Of course she had doubted the cause of her father's death—after all, he was a powerful magus on par with Kayneth in the Fourth War, had worked with the Church, made extensive preparations, and had Kirei Kotomine as an ally. How could he have died so easily?

But she had never once considered that Kirei Kotomine might have been the one to kill her father, Tokiomi Tohsaka.

"Then tell me—why would Kirei Kotomine kill my father?"

"To keep participating in the Holy Grail War, of course. After Kirei Kotomine's Assassin was defeated, Tokiomi Tohsaka's Servant, Gilgamesh, teamed up with Kirei Kotomine to kill Tokiomi Tohsaka, and then the two of them formed a new pair to continue competing for the Grail."

Rin Tohsaka shook her head firmly.

"No! That's impossible! My father was such a powerful magus—why would that Gilgamesh switch Masters?"

"Because Tokiomi Tohsaka once forced Gilgamesh to do something he didn't want to, angering the arrogant Gilgamesh. If you know Sumerian mythology, if you know the legend of Gilgamesh, you should understand that he's an extremely self-centered, arrogant tyrant."

He paused, and without waiting for her to argue, he dropped the key piece of evidence.

"Proving what I'm saying is actually simple, because Gilgamesh is still alive, and he's right there in Fuyuki Cathedral. Also, the previous Lancer, the Child of Light Cú Chulainn, was actually Kirei Kotomine's Servant."

Rin Tohsaka's whole body trembled, shock spreading across her pretty face.

"Is that true?!"

"Why don't you go see for yourself? Kirei Kotomine might lie to you, but Gilgamesh won't—his pride wouldn't allow it. Just go over there and shout a few insults, and I guarantee Gilgamesh will show himself~"

"..."

Rin Tohsaka was stunned, suddenly at a loss for words.

Meanwhile, in other corners of Fuyuki City, everyone watching through their familiars wore strange expressions.

Especially...