At that thought, Sovell suddenly felt a little relieved that he had chosen to summon Lancelot.
An anecdote about Lancelot driving off his enemies with a tree branch during his lifetime had been sublimated after his death into a Noble Phantasm-
Knight of Owner.
As long as he considered something a "weapon," he could take it in hand and transform it into a rank D Noble Phantasm.
Even an enemy's weapon would come under Lancelot's control once he seized it.
Combined with his personal skill, [Eternal Arms Mastery], Lancelot could serve as a counter specifically tailored to deal with Gilgamesh.
Afterward, Sovell continued replaying the two minutes of footage from Assassin's infiltration of the Tohsaka estate to his death.
He kept feeling that something about the video was... off.
But he could not put his finger on it.
As Sovell sat alone on the sofa, pondering, Kariya Matou emerged from his room with a document in hand. "Mr. Stam, Assassin's elimination has been confirmed. His Master has also requested protection from the supervisor dispatched by the Holy Church."
"All right, understood."
Sovell took the document and scanned its contents. When his gaze fell on the name of Assassin's Master, he remembered.
"Kirei Kotomine..."
The disciple of Tokiomi Tohsaka, head of the Tohsaka Family, and the son of the supervisor, Risei Kotomine.
Sovell remembered what had felt so wrong during the replay.
It had happened too quickly.
From Assassin entering the Tohsaka estate, to the appearance of the Tohsaka Family's Servant, to Assassin's death.
The intervals between those events had been too short.
So short that it almost made him wonder whether the Tohsaka Family possessed foresight, allowing them to know of Assassin's intrusion in advance and have their Servant ready and waiting.
Of course, Sovell knew that was impossible.
If