After spending the night wandering the streets, Caelus returned to the church and saw Kirei dressed neatly and preparing to head out.
Upon seeing Caelus, the fully dressed Kirei suddenly remembered, oh. He was still participating in the Holy Grail War and was the Master of the Assassin before him.
Recalling his lost memories, Kirei felt helpless. This power of Nihility was truly too absurd. As long as they were apart for a while, the traces and memories left by the other party would slowly vanish, eventually turning into nothingness.
Kirei also glanced at the back of his left hand and found that the Command Spell marks there had faded significantly. If this continued, it might become no different from the state after using three Command Spells.
However, the problem was that according to the status information he saw, even if all the Command Spells were used, they would have no effect on the Servant before him.
"Assassin, you've returned at just the right time. Let's go see my teacher together. Saber's master is looking for us."
"Huh? Saber's master? Didn't I already take care of him last night?"
"What?"
Kirei looked at Caelus with a hint of bewilderment.
"Is the master looking for us a man or a woman?"
"A woman."
"Oh, then I see. That woman isn't Saber's master. Her husband was. It's just that he was already dealt with by me last night. I thought Saber would have dissipated directly because her magical energy couldn't be sustained for long, but it seems she's still around. Looks like that woman used some kind of method."
Caelus expressed indifference toward this. At worst, he would just go and assassinate her again tonight. It didn't make much difference.
"No, Saber has already withdrawn from the field. The one who came to find us is just the woman herself. Without the information you provided, I would have guessed she came here to seek asylum while waiting for the Holy Grail War to end."
"Then it has nothing to do with me."
Caelus followed behind Kirei. He wasn't curious about what was happening. He simply had no desire to do anything else at the moment, so he followed his Master.
The Tohsaka family residence.
Tokiomi very gracefully poured a glass of red wine for the white haired woman before him, then said with a gentlemanly smile, "Lady of the Einzbern family, since you have already lost the qualification to participate in the Holy Grail War, why have you come to us?"
Having lost her husband and her newly made friend in quick succession, Irisviel von Einzbern indeed could not maintain a normal expression and could only speak with a very forced smile.
"Head of the Tohsaka family, I wish to make a deal with you."
"Oh? I am all ears."
"In this Holy Grail War, the Einzbern family has already failed. However, to fully complete the ritual of this Holy Grail War, one must have the Einzbern family's Lesser Holy Grail. I know where this Lesser Holy Grail is, and I also know how to complete the ritual normally. Without my help, even if you achieve victory in the end, it will inevitably result in a period of chaos, will it not?"
"Hmm, you have a point. Even if victory is eventually achieved, without a complete ritual, it would indeed require a great deal of effort and might even cause a series of disturbances. So, since you are using this matter as a bargaining chip, what is the reward you require?"
Irisviel bit her lip, then said with a firm gaze, "My daughter is still at the Einzbern main house. I do not want my daughter to continue living in that place in the future. I want her to have a normal life."
"This..."
Tokiomi frowned. This matter could be simple or troublesome. The Einzbern family was far too reclusive. Outside forces only knew that the family excelled at creating homunculi and knew very little else. Even the Tohsaka family, as one of the Three Founding Families, did not have much understanding of the Einzberns.
Taking someone out of the Einzbern family...
While Tokiomi was lost in thought, there was a sudden knock at the door. He cleared his throat, said "Come in," and then saw his disciple and his Servant enter.
Hmm?
When Tokiomi saw Caelus walking in behind Kirei, he suddenly remembered that his disciple was also a Master, had also participated in this Holy Grail War, and was the Master of an Assassin.
After recalling the relevant memories, Tokiomi almost couldn't resist facepalming, but to maintain his elegance, he forcibly restrained himself.
And when Irisviel saw Caelus walk in, her lost memories came flooding back. Her eyes widened instantly, and her body couldn't stop trembling, because the moment she recognized Caelus, she also understood exactly who had killed her husband.
Tokiomi glanced at Irisviel, whose expression had changed drastically and whose body was slightly trembling after Caelus entered, and he understood in his heart why she had withdrawn from this Holy Grail War.
Other participants might not know, but he knew. To deal with this Holy Grail War, the Einzbern family had recruited the famous Magus Killer as a son in law, and this son in law had died in last night's assassination.
Originally, Tokiomi was wondering where the Assassin in this Holy Grail War had gone, but when he saw Caelus, he suddenly remembered. This Assassin was too special. It was simply impossible to remember him.
'Wait, Risei mentioned this Assassin to me before. He cannot be interfered with by Command Spells or various energy systems. Because of his special existence of nothingness, he can exist in this world without even needing a supply of magical energy. What a terrifying existence. If it were my former self, I would probably have been on guard against him, but because I can't remember him once he leaves, there's simply no way to defend against him.'
Irisviel looked at Caelus, whose eyes were vacant as if in a daze. After taking a deep breath to calm her emotions, she looked at Tokiomi expressionlessly and said, "Head of the Tohsaka family, have you considered this deal?"
"I'll go."
To everyone's surprise, Caelus actually stepped forward.
"I don't need a supply of magical energy, so I can fight normally even far from this land."
Why did Caelus suddenly want to get involved in this? Could it be that he felt some guilt for killing someone's husband and chose to help her?
No, it was simply because a side quest had been triggered.
[Side Quest: Passing the Winter triggered. Objective: Take Illyasviel von Einzbern away from the Einzbern family. Reward: 1000 System Currency.]
Although it looked like a small amount, it was still some income. Since there was nothing to do during the day anyway, he might as well complete a side quest.
"Very well. Kirei, take Assassin and make the trip."
"Yes, Teacher."
"Thank you, Head of the Tohsaka family. Thank you for your kindness."
"Oh, this is what a qualified and well bred noble should do."
Thus, Caelus and Kirei boarded a flight to Germany.
(To be continued.)