Bazett

Evening fell, and the students of Homonculus Academy trickled out of the campus in small groups, dressed in their uniforms.

Rin Tohsaka waved goodbye to Ayako Mitsuzuri, then glanced back at the school behind her.

A flicker of doubt passed through Rin Tohsaka's eyes as she looked at Homonculus Academy.

"Rin, did you feel it too? That faint magical fluctuation here today?" At that moment, Emiya's voice sounded beside her.

Emiya was currently in spirit form next to Rin. Aside from Servants and certain magi, no one could see him in this state, and a Servant in spirit form consumed virtually no mana from their Master compared to their physical form.

Rin replied, "Yeah, that magical fluctuation... I hope I'm just overthinking it."

"Tonight, I'll take you to get familiar with this place first," Rin said, changing the subject as she addressed Emiya beside her.

The Twin Mansions.

Yu Feng looked at the Western-style house before him. Mordred appeared at his side: "Hey, there's a smell of blood in there."

Yu Feng nodded and walked to the door. He sensed the magic inscribed on it by a magus—clearly meant to prevent outsiders from forcing their way in. The seal was still intact, but it seemed to have lost its luster due to a lack of mana supply, now barely functioning as a detection spell, unable to even block entry.

Yu Feng pushed the door open and stepped inside. The air hit him with a strong scent of blood. Mordred followed behind him, looking utterly nonchalant and lacking any vigilance, though she was secretly ready to fully arm herself at a moment's notice.

"Seriously, why do you have to come to a place like this?" Mordred grumbled, all the while scanning their surroundings.

Yu Feng hadn't walked far before he stopped. Not far ahead, a figure lay on the ground, its left arm missing, blood splattered everywhere.

By all appearances, it didn't look alive. But Mordred exclaimed in surprise.

"This guy—bleeding this much and still alive?" Mordred said, astonished.

"What's there to be surprised about? They're barely hanging on with magic. If we don't take emergency measures soon, they won't last another hour." Yu Feng walked over and took a closer look. Yes, this was the person he was looking for.

Bazett Fraga McRemitz—commonly known as Sister Baz—had been recommended by Kirei Kotomine to participate in this Holy Grail War, only to be betrayed and stabbed in the back by him.

It seemed Kirei Kotomine had made his move either today or yesterday; otherwise, even with some kind of magic, Bazett couldn't have held on this long in such a state.

"Look around this mansion for any medical supplies. Bring them all here." Yu Feng examined Bazett's injuries carefully. Just severe blood loss—no big deal.

If Bazett knew what Yu Feng was thinking, she'd surely be baffled by his definition of "no big deal."

It was a huge deal!

Though Yu Feng himself had no medical knowledge or expertise, in Pantaleon's memories—having fought on the front lines for years—he had some unique insights into medicine. Bazett's injuries were difficult to treat, but not impossible.

Soon, Mordred brought all the medical supplies from the mansion. Yu Feng identified them and deduced they weren't originally there—Bazett must have brought them herself. That meant she had prepared quite thoroughly for this Holy Grail War.

Too bad she ran into Kirei Kotomine, a pleasure-obsessed Father Matou.

Fortunately, these supplies could all be used for Bazett's injuries. If she hadn't brought them, she'd probably be saying goodbye to this world.

Though in Fate/hollow ataraxia, Angra Mainyu saved her, Angra Mainyu hadn't shown up yet—the Holy Grail War wasn't even over.

Yu Feng carefully examined Bazett's wounds. Mm, with your bandaging, she should recover slowly. No big deal.

"Little Mo, you stay here and watch her. I'm heading back first."

Mordred glared at Yu Feng in annoyance: "Why do I have to watch her? Why not just take her back?"

Yu Feng looked at Mordred silently for a long moment before saying, "Fine, then you carry her back. I'm leaving first."

With that, he quickly left, not giving Mordred any time to react.

"You bastard..." As Yu Feng left, he thought he heard Mordred muttering something, but he couldn't make out the rest.

Night, the Tohsaka Estate.

"You brought back who?! Who is this? Why did you bring her here? This is my home!"

In the room, Rin Tohsaka pointed angrily at Bazett, who was still unconscious on the bed, demanding answers from Yu Feng.

Yu Feng sighed helplessly, trying to calm her down: "Alright, alright, Rin. She seems to have been sent by the Mage's Association to participate in the Holy Grail War, but as you can imagine, someone stole her Command Spells."

Rin was still furious: "Even so, you should have—huh? Someone sent by the Mage's Association to participate in the Holy Grail War?"

Her anger subsided slightly, and her body relaxed a little, though she continued: "Then you should have taken her to that priest. Why bring her to me?"

Yu Feng shrugged helplessly: "What else could it be? Rin, she's someone from the Clock Tower, as you'd call it. Why else would I not take her to that priest? Think about how rare a magus's favor is."

Rin thought it over and found it reasonable: "Fair enough. But how do you know she's from the Clock Tower?"

Yu Feng gave a mysterious smile: "A wise man has his ways."

Rin turned away with a tsundere huff: "If you don't want to say it, just don't. No need to be so secretive."

Just then, Bazett let out a groan, showing signs of waking up.

Seeing this, Yu Feng patted Rin on the shoulder: "I'll leave her to you. I found her at the Twin Mansions. As for the details, just make something up—you know magic better than I do."

With that, Yu Feng left the room.

As soon as he stepped out, he saw Emiya leaning against the wall nearby, while Mordred stared at him with a resentful look, clearly unhappy about being made to carry Bazett back.

"Not planning to talk to her?"

Yu Feng shrugged indifferently: "Not really. I just don't want to deal with all the tedious explanations. And she just woke up—she'll probably be asking questions like a curious kid. I hate that kind of thing."