Inside a cafe near the Clock Tower in London that Lord El-Melloi II frequently visits.
"Ohhh! Akatsuki! These are all so delicious!"
Taking a sip of black tea, Akatsuki looked at Arcueid with a smile. "That's because you haven't eaten enough. This country is globally recognized as a culinary wasteland. Not only are the cooking methods monotonous, but the flavors are also quite similar. It's not suitable for a foodie to live in long-term."
However, Akatsuki didn't mind. Although this place was a globally recognized culinary wasteland, it didn't have much to do with her. Compared to Akatsuki, a certain twin-tailed girl in Fuyuki City should be more concerned about this.
After all, she would most likely study abroad at the Clock Tower after graduating high school.
Inside the Tohsaka Family residence in Fuyuki City, Tohsaka Rin, who was practicing Jewel Sorcery, suddenly sneezed. The magical energy inside the jewel in her hand quickly lost control, and the jewel split right down the middle.
"Ah!" Looking at the fragments of the jewel in her palm, Tohsaka Rin twitched her lips. "Sigh, I failed..."
"Sigh~ Rin, you've been so distracted lately. Are you missing someone?"
Illya looked at Tohsaka Rin's embarrassed state, standing with her hands behind her back and smiling as she watched Rin clean up the mess.
"Illya, are you in any position to talk about me? You had another fight with Ms. Fujimura today, didn't you? Classmate Emiya went to school with injuries today, you know."
Illya leaned against the wall. "It's all because Fujimura's motorcycle skills are too poor. She almost threw me off. In the end, Shirou had to stop the out-of-control motorcycle with his bare hands."
Tohsaka Rin: "..."
Why were you riding a motorcycle so early in the morning? Was Ms. Fujimura street racing with Illya?
After finishing their meal, Akatsuki found a few of Lord El-Melloi II's disciples near the Clock Tower to ask about his whereabouts, but the answer she got was the same: "He left for Fuyuki City a few days ago."
In the end, Akatsuki didn't see Lord El-Melloi II, but she did run into Touko Aozaki. She looked the same as ever, and upon seeing Akatsuki, she even asked to borrow some money.
"The payment from the old man plus my payment... you spent it all that quickly?!"
"Recently, I saw a polychrome figure from the Mixtec civilization of Mexico at an auction. It's an artifact from between 1200 and 1500 AD, and it still retains its colors."
"There was also a 17th-century Indian hookah base, and Giovanni Bugatti's axe..."
Listening to Touko Aozaki talk incessantly about her acquisitions at the auction, Akatsuki once again understood why Touko was always broke.
If Akatsuki hadn't known about Touko Aozaki's hoarding habit, she would have thought Touko was going through all this trouble to collect these things for the next Holy Grail War.
"Hmm?"
After talking incessantly with Akatsuki for a while, Touko Aozaki suddenly noticed Arcueid's presence. She narrowed her eyes and looked at Arcueid.
"This silly airhead is actually a True Ancestor too?"
"How rude of you!"
Hearing Touko Aozaki's words, Arcueid's hair practically stood on end. If it weren't for the fact that Touko seemed well-acquainted with Akatsuki, Arcueid would have wanted to rush forward and teach this woman a lesson.
"You really are a flirt, aren't you?"
"You can't put it like that. They are all my wings."
Akatsuki handed a wallet to Touko Aozaki and then left with Arcueid without looking back. It wasn't for any other reason than the fact that if they didn't leave now, their flight would take off.
After nearly ten days, Akatsuki finally boarded a plane back to Fuyuki City, though she brought someone along compared to when she arrived.
The Holy Grail War was coming to an end, and the story was approaching its conclusion. Akatsuki didn't know what she should do after the greater grail was completely dismantled, but there was one thing she understood: she just wanted to live a peaceful life with the young ladies... Failed? Failed.
Why? Unknown.
Tohsaka, Matou, Einzbern.
Hustiza, Third Magic, greater grail.
Holy Grail War.
all the worlds evil, Angra Mainyu.
Illya, Matou Sakura, lesser grail.
Fuyuki City, Spiritual Pulse.
Time.
End?
Fuyuki City.
"Although some mishaps occurred along the way, we finally arrived safely."
Lord El-Melloi II rubbed his aching temples. He never imagined that coming to Fuyuki City would involve such unreasonable calamities.
First a plane crash, then surviving on a desert island, and finally being rescued by a passing ship after exhausting all efforts. Besides a mountain of paperwork, he still had to find the Tohsaka Family.
Lord El-Melloi II's eyes flickered at the thought of the Tohsaka Family. Ten years ago, on the Fuyuki Bridge, it was the Tohsaka Family's Servant who ended his war.
The previous head of the Tohsaka Family had already passed away during the Holy Grail War, so the one who sent him the email should be Tohsaka Tokiomi's descendant, the current head of the Tohsaka Family.
"I recall the head of the Tohsaka Family registered at the Clock Tower is Tohsaka Rin... I believe that was the name."
"The nights in Fuyuki City are as dangerous as ever."
"So this is Fuyuki City..."
The hooded girl following Lord El-Melloi II muttered to herself. When she followed Lord El-Melloi II to this land, she realized the danger here was far beyond what he had described.
"Gray, stay close to me and don't get lost. This city is dangerous!"
"Yes! Master!"
Lord El-Melloi II instructed the petite woman beside him while walking toward the Tohsaka residence along the path he had scouted in his memories.
The streets were deserted. Occasionally, police cars would whistle past. The streetlights emitted a dim yellow glow, stretching Lord El-Melloi II's shadow.
A cold wind blew past, and he couldn't help but shiver.
"There are residues of magical energy everywhere..."
"What on earth happened? Why is it so abnormal..."
Under the cover of night, various magical auras surged throughout Fuyuki City. Any Magician of any caliber would notice at a glance that a massive amount of magical energy was converging in one direction through the leylines.
"What exactly is..."
Suddenly, the sound of fighting in the distance caught Lord El-Melloi II's attention. Not only was there fighting, but there was also a massive amount of magical energy!
"Servants! The Holy Grail War!"
"Berserker!"
Archer was fighting a Servant shrouded in black mist. The armor wrapped in black mist and extraordinary martial skills put Archer into a difficult struggle.
"As I thought, the greater grail hasn't stopped. It's just that it has abandoned us old Masters! Why am I only realizing this now!"
Looking at the frenzied Berserker, Tohsaka Rin took out all the jewels on her person, preparing to support Archer with all her might.
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