"Those homunculi really didn't even bother to give a report." Mordred sighed, turning back for one last look at Sigisval Town.
"Homunculi without an independent sense of self cannot adapt to changing situations," Daniel explained from the side. "They will only obey orders until they die."
"Fiore didn't give them an order to intercept us before she left, so they can only stand there and watch us leave."
"I just don't know if they received instructions to report our whereabouts at any time."
"Should we deal with them here?" Kriemhild asked, looking at Daniel.
"No need, no need," Daniel replied with a wave of his hand. "We'll talk about it if we ever completely fall out with them."
"After all, they can still be used to block bystanders, and they can cook for you while they're at it."
"In short, as for when to deal with those homunculi, just follow Albedo's decision."
"I understand." Kriemhild nodded and then entered Sigisval Town on her own, lost in thought.
"Come to think of it, this RV of yours is really huge," Mordred remarked, looking up at the massive RV not far away. "If a few magic cannons were mounted on it, it could probably serve as a small mobile fortress."
"There's no place to put any magic cannons," Daniel replied with a shrug. "After all, this RV focuses on comfort and safety."
As for defensive performance... it relied entirely on the defensive barrier set up by Artoria.
After entering the RV, Mordred immediately claimed the long sofa.
"Ooh—! Lying down here is so comfortable!" Mordred stretched. "It's not something a graveyard or a small hotel can even be compared to."
"You've been staying in a graveyard these past few days?" Artoria looked at Shishigou Kairi with a slightly reproachful gaze.
"Uh... because it's safe?" Shishigou Kairi scratched his cheek with his finger, feeling a bit awkward.
"By the way, now that Ms. Albedo has been left behind, which of you will drive?" Jeanne suddenly asked, raising her hand.
"Ah? Drive? I can't do that, I never learned," Artoria replied expressionlessly, waving her hand as she sat down on her exclusive throne without hesitation.
"If it's a bicycle or an electric scooter, I can ride those, but I really don't know how to drive this kind of vehicle; I never took the test," Daniel also replied with an innocent face. "How about we go back to town and grab a homunculus to drive? They seem to know how."
"Then our whereabouts would be completely exposed!" Mordred looked at Daniel speechlessly, then sat up from the sofa with some reluctance. "Fine, fine, I'll drive!"
"Oh, right, the driving manual is in that small cabinet next to the driver's seat; you can read it while you drive," Daniel pointed to the cabinet between the driver's seat and the passenger seat. "There's also a structural manual for the cockpit; you can read it once to familiarize yourself before you start."
"...Does Red Saber have any driving experience?" Jeanne asked, looking at Shishigou Kairi.
"No, no, no, she has absolutely never driven before, okay!" Shishigou Kairi was already breaking out in a cold sweat. He quickly stopped Mordred. "How about I drive? I have experience driving large vehicles!"
Though that was on a battlefield.
"Oh, then it's still better to read the manual first. Some structures might be a bit different from the large vehicles you're familiar with," Daniel reminded him again.
"Wait, didn't we agree that I would drive!" Mordred barked, sounding a bit unhappy.
"Mordred, you've never even driven a car, how can anyone feel safe letting you drive?" Daniel pulled a long face and glared at Mordred. "What if you drive us into a ditch or crash into someone? Do you intend to make the King's ride uneasy!"
Considering that Mordred wouldn't listen to reason, Daniel brought up Artoria.
Sure enough, as soon as she heard Artoria mentioned, Mordred instinctively shrunk her neck.
Then she obediently returned to the sofa, lying down and whistling.
"Shishigou, I'm counting on you." Daniel gave Shishigou Kairi a thumbs-up.
The man himself twitched his lips, but he really couldn't bring himself to smile.
He felt that this Ruler Faction was simply too unreliable.
Except for their combat power.
Just as Daniel had said, the cockpit's architecture was completely different from the large vehicles Shishigou Kairi had seen before. He sat in the driver's seat, flipping through the manual with a bitter face to confirm each button and piece of operating equipment.
Once he was familiar enough, he directly closed the door that connected to the rear cabin.
The cockpit instantly went dark, and the voices of the people in the cabin were cut off by the door.
"Alright, let's go." Shishigou Kairi started the massive RV with the mindset that 'things are getting more and more troublesome'.
While driving, he could also take the opportunity to consider his own stance.
After all, no matter how you looked at it, he was hired by the Clock Tower to oppose the Yggdmillennia Clan.
So once he was on the battlefield, he would definitely have to fight the Yggdmillennia Clan's homunculi.
Fortunately, although the Ruler Faction's main goal was to beat the Red Faction's mastermind, that Father Amakusa, to death, the Excellency in charge seemed to have his own desires for the Holy Grail. Thus, he had already planned to fight for the greater grail and tear off the mask of civility with Yggdmillennia.
With Mordred as an internal connection, he didn't have to worry about being opposed to the Ruler Faction because he attacked the Yggdmillennia Clan.
As for them wanting to kill Father Amakusa, that had nothing to do with him.
After all, he was employed by the Clock Tower, and the employer wasn't Father Amakusa.
His job description didn't include protecting Father Amakusa, so whether he lived or died was none of his business.
It was even possible that after finishing off the Yggdmillennia Clan, he would help Ruler turn around and fight Father Amakusa.
As for the ownership of the greater grail... well, it was out of his reach.
Shishigou Kairi didn't even know if he should feel relaxed or regretful at this moment.
After all, he also had a wish to entrust to the greater grail, but the true intention of that wish... made him somewhat afraid to face it.
Shishigou Kairi reached into the inner pocket of his coat and pulled out an old photo with his fingers.
A sturdy build, a square face without any scars—a face that felt somewhat unfamiliar even to himself.
And standing in front of him was his daughter, looking at the camera with a happy smile.
Taking a deep breath and slightly tilting his face up, Shishigou Kairi clipped the photo to the sun visor in front of the driver's seat.
Image: "Shishigou Kairi and Daughter"
"I'm a little curious about the choice of that Magus named Fiore," Shishigou Kairi murmured.
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