"Uncle, what do you think? I don't think we can stand by and do nothing."
Darnic did not immediately answer Caules's question. He sorted through the clues they currently had.
The Black Assassin summoned by Sagara Hyoma was Jack the Ripper. Had he come to Romania?
But Sagara Hyoma had long since lost contact with the main family, making it highly likely that Black Assassin's Master was no longer Sagara Hyoma.
Then... what was her Master thinking? Letting his Servant kill people unconnected to the Holy Grail War, even mages? Judging by the fact that the situation had escalated enough to make the newspapers, this Master was probably not quite right in the head. He had strayed far from the mages' principle of keeping the mysteries concealed.
"Send a few family members stationed in Trifas to investigate."
That was Darnic's decision, but no sooner had he spoken than someone else present objected. It was Chiron:
"I would advise against that."
After stating his position, Chiron began explaining his reasoning in detail:
"If the Black Assassin summoned really is that serial killer, Jack the Ripper, then there is a strong possibility that, upon becoming a Servant, she acquired personal skills or a Noble Phantasm particularly effective against humans.
Furthermore, we already know that at least one mage has died in this incident. I would advise against sending more mages to investigate, as they may very well meet the same fate."
In every previous Holy Grail War, the Assassin class had been universally recognized as a class the other factions needed to eliminate first. The reason was that the assassination abilities they gained by sacrificing head-on combat posed too great a threat to Masters-mages.
"There is also the person responsible for that 'black fire,' who is likely our Avenger. Though their identity