The red sun gradually sets in the west, and the afterglow spreads all over the earth. The bell after school echoes in the playground, and the students leave one after another.
"Rin, you mean, let's go to Fuyuki Church now?"
On a pedestrian street outside the campus, Renn looked at Rin with slight surprise.
If I remember correctly, although Rin didn't know the truth behind her father Tosaka Tokiomi's attack on the street, she didn't like Kotomine Kirei very much.
Because when she was young, she felt that her father's death was due to Father Mapo's improper protection...
"Well, after all, that fake priest is the supervisor of the Holy Church, and he was once my... um, guardian and senior brother... I plan to take a day off tomorrow and go to the locations of various spiritual veins in Fuyuki City to arrange familiars.
Let's go and inform him while we have some free time now. "
Rin crossed her arms, and although she introduced that Kotomine Kirei seemed to have a close relationship with her, her tone was a bit cold.
"More than that, you seem to be a little suspicious of that priest."
Ren looked at the girl who seemed a little worried and smiled lightly.
After Saber revealed what was in his mind, Tohsaka Rin was slightly surprised by his keen observation.
When the girl looked at those eyes that were as deep as the stars, as if they could see through everything, and contained the light of wisdom, she overturned the impression of being a fat man this morning. She once again felt that this "Knight King" was really a bit unfathomable.
However, it is a good thing that our Saber is powerful and intelligent.
Miss Lin snorted softly, with a smile on her lips:
"Yes, Ren, I have some doubts that the fake priest is not abiding by the rules, and may be secretly participating in the Holy Grail War...
I need you to use that strange magic eye to observe him and the church, maybe you can find something. "
Just now, Ren had told her about the discovery of the Blood Temple in the school.
As the contemporary head of the Tohsaka family and the manager of Fuyuki City's earth line and mysterious side, Rin was angry at other Servants' unruly behavior of collecting magic power, and at the same time he was also impressed by Ren's "Eye of Deception".
Since the whereabouts of other servants were not found and the barrier was still some time away from being fully formed, the two chose to stay put for the time being.
"Okay, let's go to the church and have a look." Renn nodded and agreed.
Kotomine Kirei is an experienced agent, Lao Yinbi.
The last time he appeared in front of Emiya Kiritsugu during the Fourth Holy Grail War, Ren was not present almost every time.
This is not a coincidence, it is the result of careful design. Father Mapo will not let himself be in the sight of this very dangerous servant, so that during this period, Renn had no chance to meet and communicate with him.
Of course, when the two finally met, Kotomine Kirei had been beaten to a disability by Father Kiritsugu.
In the end, Mapo's crime was exposed and she could only eat in prison...
However, Mapo in this world should have been happy and happy for a long time. As Rin's father-killing enemy, he actually became her guardian and teacher, "taking care" of her every day... He must have laughed like crazy in his heart.
'Haha, I hope you can laugh again later. '
With a pleasant smile on his face, Ren and Rin walked together towards the outskirts of Xindu under the afterglow of the setting sun.
………
On a hill with dense vegetation and a quiet environment, there is a cathedral with a Western architectural style.
"Berserker, Lancer, Rider, Caster, Assassin."
A low voice echoed in the empty church.
The dim light made the whole scene even more bizarre. In front of the holy cross of the church, a tall, well-proportioned man stood motionless, muttering something meaningful:
"Archer has also appeared. It's Rin. Well, the only one missing is Saber."
The man turned around, and what appeared in the light was a slightly old-fashioned and gloomy face.
But at this moment, there was a hint of joyful smile on his face.
The man is no longer young. He has reached middle age, and some traces of the vicissitudes of time have been engraved on Father Mapo's plain face. His dark brown eyes have remained unchanged, and his whole person exudes a calm and mature atmosphere.
Coupled with that handsome appearance, if you put it outside, such a middle-aged man should gain a lot of fans.
In fact, there was a certain beauty dressed in men's clothing who was fascinated by him, and then, she had her elbows chopped off by Father Mapo...
Kotomine Kirei was wearing dark monk robes, with a silver cross hanging on his chest, which added to his solemnity.
The fake priest was dressed formally and looked like he was ready to receive guests at any time.
"...Now, the Holy Grail War should be about to begin."
After a simple prayer, the cheerful smile on Kotomine Kirei's lips gradually widened. He was quite looking forward to this Holy Grail War.
"Ten years have gone by so fast."
A contemptuous voice sounded from behind him, it was Jin Shining, and his words were filled with natural arrogance and rudeness.
"Which clowns will appear this time?"
Treating the heroes in history as clowns is no longer just arrogance, it is extremely conceited and arrogant!
Even after hearing Mr. Jin's arrogant remarks, Kotomine Kirei did not react too much.
In his heart, the King of Heroes has the qualifications and strength to say this.
"The so-called Holy Grail is the omnipotent power in the magic world. It is a wishing machine that can grant all wishes... In order to obtain it, the selected Masters compete with each other and kill each other. Isn't it normal?"
As if he was reciting a hymn, Kotomine Kirei leaned forward and opened his arms. His movements were 90% similar to the icon of Mount Cristo.
It sounds reasonable at first, but to those who know the "true identity" of the Holy Grail, this statement is unspeakably ironic.
"Kirei, you look very happy. This is not a smile that should be shown in front of others."
The King of Heroes, who had gained a physical body, also smiled happily.
"Being able to witness the battle of those Servants with your own eyes, as a gorgeous ceremony before its birth, there is nothing more exciting than this."
Kotomine Kirei smiled and stretched out his left hand. There were densely packed command spells on the back of the rough and strong hand.
"snort."
Putting one hand on the back of the seat, Mr. Jin crossed his legs with a somewhat disdainful expression: "Yes, even a group of clowns still have their own value in pleasing people."
After ten years, Kotomine Kirei has long been accustomed to the other party's speaking style.
Even if the other party directly scolded those heroic spirits as bastards now, he wouldn't be the least bit surprised.
Bang bang!
Just when Kirei Kotomine wanted to say something, a slightly rough knock on the door came from outside the closed church door.
Mapo was slightly startled. Is anyone still coming to the church at this time?
You know, Christianity actually has little market in Japan, and there are even fewer believers in small cities. Few believers come during the day, let alone at night.
In fact, Christian teachings are somewhat incompatible with some traditional cultures of the island country.
After all, sexual intercourse is popular in this island country, and it also emphasizes apologies and likes seppuku... But Christianity says that people who commit suicide do not deserve to go to heaven... Isn't this a slap in the face?
'Is it the Master? '
Looking at Jin Shining, Father Mapo's eyes flashed.
"Open the door and check the water meter!"
Bang bang! After slamming the church door a few more times, Master Ren's loud voice came from outside.
? ? ?
Father Mapo was slightly startled, what kind of water meter was he checking?
However, he reacted quickly and immediately signaled the King of Heroes in his seat with his eyes.
"Hmph~, that's fine, I'll just avoid it for now." Twinkle snorted lightly. He understood what Kotomine Kirei meant, stood up and walked towards the basement of the church.
It's just a game and a farce. As long as it makes him happy, he doesn't mind cooperating with Kirei.
Squeak~
Father Mapo opened the closed church door.
The bright moonlight poured down, and a man with blond hair and a slender figure stood outside the door. He was wearing sunglasses in the evening and a cool black suit. He stood up straight like an energetic social person.
Before Kotomine Kirei could say anything, the other party took out an ID.
Mapo had a good eye and saw that it read - "Fuyuki City Taxation Bureau Clerk, Edogawa Conan."
? ? ?
How is this going? Father Mapo looked confused.
"Mr. Kotomine Kirei, I seriously suspect that you have engaged in serious tax evasion and tax evasion in the past ten years! Now, please come with me and accept the review."
Detective Renn stared at Mapo with a serious look and a stern tone.
After saying that, he took off his sunglasses, put his ID in his coat pocket, and took out a pair of shiny handcuffs from inside.
Let your kid evade taxes and go to jail!
Father Mapo: "..."
'what happened?
I obviously haven't evaded taxes these years... Why am I going to jail? No, how does he have the right to arrest people...'
The scene was so weird that Kotomine Kirei was stunned for a moment.
Because Renn possesses the "Aura Blocking" skill, which is different from the skills of the old people in the mountains in previous generations, the Demon Hunter's "Breathing Blocking" is more similar to "The Divine Object Obscures Itself".
Therefore, for a moment, he really thought that Ren in front of him was an ordinary person, an employee of the tax bureau.
Seeing Ren approaching with handcuffs, Mapo subconsciously took a few steps back.
"Haha...hahahaha..."
Just when Kirei Kotomine was about to say something, the girl walked out from behind the hedge. Rin laughed so hard that she couldn't hold it in any longer. I'm sorry.
"Kirei, your shocked expression is so funny."
"...It's Rin, and this...very humorous heroic spirit."
Kotomine Kirei quickly realized that he had been tricked, but he was not angry at all. After coming to his senses, he smiled slightly and extended his hand to invite the two of them into the church.
During this period, Mapo and Rin briefly exchanged a few words. Half of his attention was on Ren, observing him casually.
After entering the dimly lit church, Ren sat aside, crossing his legs and saying nothing.
Under the vision of his "Delusion-breaking Eye", a line of pale golden footprints were still left in the church. They were very familiar. They were the magical aura of the Hero King Gilgamesh.
Even though he was hiding something, Renn could still feel that there was a sharp and frightening aura condensed like a beast lurking in the dark near the church.
'Jin Shining should be in the basement, Cu Chulainn is on the roof of the church, and Father Mapo has actually been secretly vigilant. '
This situation made Ren give up the idea of killing Kotomine Kirei.
He wanted to kill someone just now, but unfortunately, the time was not right.
"...I have officially joined the war now, Kirei, that's it, you register, I'm leaving."
Tohsaka Rin didn't have much affection for Father Mapo, otherwise he wouldn't have agreed to Ren's teasing just now.
After just a few simple exchanges, she said goodbye.
Father Mapo didn't try to persuade him to stay. He glanced at Ren on the side and asked tentatively: "Rin, why don't you introduce your servant?"
Relying on her status as the supervisor of the Holy Church, Mapo prepared to collect some information.
Just now, Rin didn't even reveal to him what class Ren was. He originally guessed it was Archer, but the "aura blocking" of his hand just now made him a little unsure.
Tosaka Rin snorted, but before she could refuse, Ren stood up from his seat.
"What a courage."
He stared at Father Mapo beside him with his nostrils turned upward: "Zha Xiu, who allowed you to ask me the name of this king?"
Mapo: "..."
It smells so familiar. How come this guy has the same virtue as the King of Heroes?
In the basement, Mr. Jin was observing secretly: "..."
Cu Chulainn, who was squatting on the roof, sighed in his heart: After this year, why are there so many guys with eyes on their heads.
In the strange silence at the scene, Ren looked extremely arrogant, greeted Rin, and walked away.
"Ha, Master, in other people's eyes, you are not worthy of asking his name."
After a few minutes, it was confirmed that they had left, and a shower of blue light appeared.
Cú Chulainn appeared wearing blue knight armor and a silver-white cape. He was holding the scarlet spear, leaning against the wall, and gave Mapo a faint look.
As for the King of Heroes, he said "interesting" and left directly.
"Lancer, how do you feel?" Mapo asked, not caring about the big dog's not-so-respectful attitude.
"The aura is just normal. However, as long as I want to take action against him, the subtle feeling of panic will not be fake."
After recalling his feelings just now, the big dog's face became a little solemn, "But since we haven't fought, it's hard to know the specific depth. It seems that he is still a king."
A certain king in history?
"Let's do this. You can find an opportunity in the next few days to test him." Father Mapo ordered and stopped thinking about it.
With the strength of their group, coupled with the hidden Ancient King Gilgamesh, and the advantages in intelligence and identity as the supervisor of the Holy Church, he was not worried about what would go wrong with the plan.
When the last servant comes out, the performance can begin.
"Hey! What a boring trick. When can we have a happy fight?" Cu Chulainn had a hint of impatience on his face, and his body turned into a blue light rain and disappeared.
Silence quickly returned to the dimly lit church.
In the darkness, only Kotomine Kirei's prayers echoed.
………
The night is fading, the sky is dotted with stars, and the early spring wind carries a hint of chill.
Walking along this somewhat rugged road, through the gaps in the forest, you can vaguely see the colorful lights of the urban area not far away.
"Ren, how do you feel about Kirei?"
Arriving under a dense evergreen tree by the roadside, Tohsaka Rin sensed carefully and made sure that no one was around or following them before he asked.
"What else can it feel like? You can smell his scum even from a long distance away." Renn said with a shrug.
"Pfft... Haha..." Rin was a little amused by his venomous tongue. After covering her mouth and laughing a few times, she regained her graceful posture as a lady, "Ren, is there a problem there?"
"There is a Servant lurking on the top of the church. I guess he is not blowing the cold wind up there, right?"
Renn did not mention the King of Heroes for the time being. This is not easy to explain, but the meaning of his words is already obvious.
Sure enough, the girl's eyes widened a little angrily:
"That abominable fake priest! I was just thinking, maybe he would really do this, but he actually became the Master... Huh, as the overseer of the church but participating in the competition, there must be a limit to fouls. !”
Rin was really a little angry, and even began to doubt her father's death.
"Rin, the Holy Church is no longer trustworthy. We must make some arrangements." Ren said with narrowed eyes.
Now, in his opinion, the situation is actually clear.
Currently, the most powerful party in the 5th Holy Grail War is the trio of Kirei Kotomine, Lancer Cu Chulainn, and the Hero King Gilgamesh.
An exceptional Servant, an Irish Son of Light, and a Top-level Servant. Father Mapo was once a top-notch Servant and was considered to be extremely powerful among Masters. He also possessed multiple Command Seals. …
This combination is so powerful that it's a foul.
Secondly, there is the combination of Ren and Rin, an exceptional Servant, and Rin is also a very good magician.
Then there are Uncle B and Illya, this group is also very strong.
Next up is Caster Medea + Assassin Sasaki Kojiro, and the master is teacher Kuzuki Soichiro. This group has a large number of people and should not be underestimated.
And the weakest one is Sister R + good-for-nothing Shinji.
In addition, Shirou and the Daimao King who have not yet been summoned are also in a precarious situation.
A dull-haired king who lacks magic every day, plus a rookie master Shirou Shirou Emiya who can't even project the "unlimited sword system" in the early stage of the Holy Grail War, let alone "unlimited sword system", this combination is actually very good. weak.
Although nothing has been done yet, Ren's appearance itself is the biggest variable.
There is already an undercurrent. It can be said that this time the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City is completely a fight between gods, and even a slightly weaker combination will not be able to survive.
Don't look at the fact that there is no war now. If there is a war, I'm afraid it won't last long.
After returning home, after discussing the battle plan with Ren, Rin began to make a batch of familiars, and called to ask for a day off, working until very late before going to bed.
Ren, on the other hand, quietly walked out of the door after Rin fell asleep.
A certain camp is too strong and needs to be targeted.
However, unlike the last Holy Grail War, this time, with his strength, he is not afraid of any servants. Therefore, this time he targets the Master instead of any servant.
………
At half past two in the morning, everything was silent.
In Fuyuki City and Shenshan Town, the lights are dim, the moonlight is sultry, and the entire town is shrouded in the charming night.
Renn used the "Delusion-breaking Eye" to search for a while, and finally found a dying woman lying in a pool of blood near the ghost mansion.
"Hey, King of Heroes, Kotomine Kirei, you are not the only ones who can evade taxes."
Ren picked up the unconscious beautiful woman.
After changing places, he used magic to hypnotize a hotel owner, tidy up a room, and gently put her on the bed, with an evil smile on his face.
A beautiful woman who takes in more air than comes out after being comatose, a man who dresses like a gangster and has an evil smile.
For those who didn’t know about this scene, they would have thought that Ren was going to take advantage of the heat.
Of course he wouldn't be so perverted and horny, but like Mapo, Ren was actually an old tax evader.
Last time, he successfully "fooled" Matou Kariya with his words and asked him to come back to participate in the Holy Grail War.
It's just that Tokiomi jumped into the street too early, otherwise he would have been disgusted to death.
"Hey, Mr. Kirei Kotomine, I hope you like the script I prepared for you. I can't help it. Who made me work as a clerk at the tax bureau while you evade taxes every day?"
Renn put on a white coat, and several blue swirls appeared in front of him.
Scalpels, hemostatic bandages, medical needles and threads for suturing, disinfectant potions, some alchemy potions, and a sword filled with cold light... items slowly fell out of the "Infinite Arms" one by one.
"Burn your flesh and blood, your body, your life, and breed the hottest flame of revenge from the unwillingness, resentment and anger, and turn those who have abandoned you, failed you, and hurt you into ashes! "
The moment of performance has arrived, and there should be thunderous applause!
