The Holy Grail War is Conducted in Secret

Cú Chulainn had said it himself just now—their targets were Sakura Matou and Illya. If that was the case, they shouldn't have come so hastily and left just as hastily.

They should have arrived fully prepared. But what had happened instead? It was as if they had merely been stalling for time, dragging out Yu Feng and the others' time.

That left only one answer: their target had been the Tohsaka Estate. Yu Feng just hadn't expected Chuunibyou Gil to actually be persuaded to leave in the middle of a fight.

No matter how Yu Feng looked at it, he felt that something like this should have been impossible for Chuunibyou Gil. Yet it had happened to him anyway.

"So, what are they planning?" Rin Tohsaka asked timidly at that moment.

Hearing that, Yu Feng looked at Rin, hesitated, then said, "Rin, all you can do now is pray that your house is all right."

Rin was blank for a moment before she caught on. "Huh!?"

Sakura Matou's expression tightened as well. After all, Shinji Matou was still inside the estate.

"Little Mo, go back and check on things first," Yu Feng said.

Little Mo shook her head, looking unconcerned. "Isn't that chef still in the estate? It should be fine."

Yu Feng glanced at Rin. He had expected her to leave Emiya at the estate—she probably hadn't wanted to interrupt the two of them on their date. Still, she hadn't expected something like this to happen today.

Fortunately, with Emiya left at the estate, there probably wouldn't be a problem. Besides, Yu Feng had left his Knight's Judgment Bow there as well.

The moment it detected an enemy approaching, it would automatically attack and drive them back.

The Holy Grail War had begun. This was already the third day.

Yet the factions had already become clear.

The Caster group, remaining independent; Kirei Kotomine and Old Worm; Lancer Dog, Shining Shining, and Li Shuwen.

There were an absurd number of Servants on Yu Feng's side. No matter how one looked at it, his side had far more presence.

The only question was whether that old gatekeeper would still be summoned. In this Holy Grail War, Li Shuwen had been summoned, but he had become a Berserker rather than an Assassin.

In other words, the Assassin class was vacant again, so it was still possible for another Assassin to be summoned into that class.

This Holy Grail War had truly become a complete mess.

Yu Feng and the others returned to the Tohsaka Estate, naturally including Irisviel and Illya.

On the way back, Yu Feng had considered having Irisviel and Illya return to the Einzbern castle first. Compared to the Tohsaka Estate, the Einzbern castle was far safer. The Tohsaka Estate was also located in a residential district, so any battle breaking out there would be troublesome.

The Einzbern castle was different. It was a castle—how could it possibly be in a crowded area? It even had a protective barrier, making it highly suitable as a base for the Holy Grail War.

After all, the Holy Grail War was meant to be fought in secret.

However, Irisviel took the opportunity to invite everyone directly to the Einzbern castle.

Yu Feng did not answer. Instead, he tossed the decision to Rin Tohsaka.

Rin hesitated for a while before agreeing, though they still had to return to the Tohsaka Estate first.

"Rin, you're back." Emiya was sitting on the sofa, with Shinji Matou and Bazett beside him.

The moment Yu Feng entered, the Knight's Judgment Bow before the three of them vanished.

Rin looked over the furniture in the room and let out a slight sigh of relief.

It seemed Rin's finances could no longer withstand the loss of anything in her home.

That made sense. After all, Rin's magecraft was mostly activated through jewels. It was an extremely money-burning kind of magecraft.

When Shinji Matou saw Sakura, he relaxed slightly, though he made no move to go over to her.

Bazett, meanwhile, sat there blankly lost in thought, not yet noticing that they had returned.

"Archer, did anything happen?" Rin asked Emiya.

Emiya shrugged. "How should I put it? I sensed that someone came by, but they were driven back before they could get close."

Rin looked puzzled by his wording. "Driven back? Didn't you drive them back, Archer?"

Emiya shot Yu Feng a sideways glance. "I'm not sure about the details either. Someone probably lent us a hand."

Clearly, Emiya knew who had driven them back, but he still intended to keep it hidden.

However, his glance was noticed by the observant sisters, Rin and Sakura.

Yu Feng was instantly speechless. Wasn't that practically announcing that he had done it?

You bastard!

Were you trying to help him keep it secret or not?

"Yu, come with me for a moment. I have something to say to you." Rin called out to Yu Feng and headed upstairs.

Yu Feng shook his head slightly. Well, there was no avoiding this now.

That left everyone in the living room looking at one another, while Irisviel and Sakura Matou clearly seemed to know something but said nothing.

"All right, everyone, get ready. Let's go to our castle~" Irisviel said with a gentle smile, lightly clapping her hands to get the attention of everyone in the living room.

Emiya, meanwhile, fell into thought as he looked at Irisviel and Illya.

"Mr. Archer, you too." Irisviel's voice pulled Emiya from his thoughts.

"Yes, ma'am." Emiya replied swiftly.

Ma'am?

A flicker of confusion passed through Irisviel's eyes as she watched Emiya's figure.

This Archer looked so familiar...

He seemed to have Kiritsugu's shadow...

"Tell me, what exactly is going on with you?" Rin Tohsaka asked Yu Feng as he entered her room.

Rin Tohsaka looked fairly calm, but Yu Feng could tell that if he did not tell the truth, she would get serious.

"Hmm, which aspect do you mean?"

Rin Tohsaka froze, seemingly not expecting Yu Feng to say that.

"Your strength, obviously! What were you thinking about?" Rin Tohsaka rolled her eyes and snapped at Yu Feng.

Only then did Yu Feng let out a quiet sigh of relief. Thank goodness she was only asking about his strength. If she had asked how he knew Irisviel or something, Yu Feng truly would not have known how to answer.

Was he really supposed to make something up on the spot?

Wouldn't that be a huge hassle?

Once he made up a lie, he would need countless more lies to cover up the previous one.

"Rin, I've been possessed!" After thinking for a moment, Yu Feng condensed his explanation into five words.

Rin Tohsaka was initially bewildered, but then she remembered what Kirei Kotomine had told her.

"Huh!?"