Emerald eyes watched from the castle windows at the figure of the father and daughter frolicking in the forest population.

The figure of the girl standing by the window. Appears weak, has an ethereal feeling of being far away from the fireworks of the world. Light, soft, fascinated, and human blonde hair is dignified on her head, and her slender body is wearing a rather ancient dress, although it is a complete match for the grooming of the deep daughter, but the aura she exudes is as if the air in the whole room is tense just by staying in place, and it looks solemn and cold.

It can be said that the cold atmosphere is not so much the cold of ice as the refreshing and pure of a stream. To the heavy, dark winter landscape of the city of Einsbellen, her presence seemed out of place on some level.

"What are you looking at? Saber。 "Called out from behind by Alice Phil. Saber, the girl by the window, turned around.

"Reijine and Kiritsugu are frolicking in the forest outside."

She seemed to be surprised, she seemed to be confused, and although she had a stiff expression that frowned slightly, it didn't damage the girl's beauty at all.

Compared with a charming and charming smile, she is more suitable for dignified and clear serious eyes, and she is the kind of beauty with rare quality. This dignified presence. How can people believe that she is the embodiment of the Heroic Spirit?

But. She's the real "Saber...... One of the Seven Heroic Spirits summoned by the Holy Grail, the Servant who occupies the seat of the strongest sword.

"That side of Kiritsugu surprised you, didn't you?" Looking at the smiling Alice Phil, Saber nodded honestly.

"Honestly, I thought Master was a cold and impersonal person, I didn't expect ......"

Alice Phil sighed softly, "I know both Kiritsugu's wishes and pains, and as a wife, all I can do is to silently and unconditionally support him behind my back. ”

"Even if he falls into the abyss?" The jade-colored eyes looked at the woman in front of her seriously, saying that she was a young woman, but in fact, she was more like a girl.

"No complaints, no regrets." Alice Fell chuckled.

Saber nodded slightly, "Maybe there is not harmony between me and the Master, but for your sake Alice Phil, I will fight for the glory of my knighthood, and I will surely take back the Holy Grail." ”

"Then please advise me during your time as your acting master." Alice Fell smiled lightly and held out her hand to Saber.

"Not an honor." Saber took Alice Phil's hand and leaned over to kiss it gently, acting as a perfect knight.

"—Now, Elia." Kiritsugu called out to his daughter, who was walking beside him, and crouched down to hug the girl from behind.

"Daddy needs to be away for a while...... Can Elijah wait? Until Dad comes back, can you endure even if you are lonely and lonely? Kiritsugu held back the emotions in his heart and said to his daughter with a smile on his face.

"Hmmm! Elia will endure. I'll be waiting for Kiritsugu with my mother.。 ”

Looking at his daughter's pure smile, Kiritsugu suddenly felt that he was so dirty and ugly, and his eyes couldn't help but moisten, but he just hugged the small body in his arms tightly.

I'm sorry...... Elia ......

"Fill, fill, fill, fill, fill. This time it's five times. 0K？ ”

"Hey, kid, do you think there really are demons?" Ryunosuke asked the shivering child, tilting his head to look at him as if he was pretending to think. Of course, he didn't want the gagged child to answer his question, he just wanted the child to feel the fear more personally.

The child trembled and moaned, and then Ryunosuke felt a hand on his shoulder. If you were a normal person, I'm afraid you would be scared half to death, right? Ryunosuke, on the other hand, turned his head excitedly, not feeling the difference at all because of the sudden addition of someone in the room.

"—I ask you"

The voice behind him rang out, and Ryunosuke's eyes reflected such a face.

A smooth, youthful-looking face, with large eyes and smooth cheeks that rotated flexibly, and a brown face that matched him, reminded Ryunosuke of Munch's paintings.

His costume is also peculiar. Dressed in a wide robe and adorned with a large amount of extravagant precious metal jewelry, the slender body is dressed like the "Dark Magician" that appeared in the comics.

"Plead me, call me, summoner who makes me appear in this world as a Caster...... I'm here to ask your name. Who is there? ”

Scratching his head slightly, Ryunosuke replied mentally ready.

"Well, my name is Ryunosuke Yusui. Freelancer. Interest is killing. Loves small kids and young girls. ”

The man in the robe nodded. It was as if he had heard everything except the name.

"Good. The contract was formed. The Holy Grail you desire, I have a long-cherished desire to get it. The key to Paradise will surely fall into our hands, right? ”

"H-what?"

Ryunosuke turned around his head, he didn't understand what this strange-looking old grandfather demon was talking about.

"By the way, do you want to eat more than that?" Ryunosuke smiled and handed the trapped little boy to Caster, as if expecting him to put on a scene of eating the living.

"Uhhhh~~~~~h

Caster was speechless, unusual, with sharp nails and the slow approach of the palm of the hand, making the boy groan desperately, rolling his body like a worm to the corner of the wall, when the palm approached, the boy couldn't help but fear, suppressed uncontrollable tears, and closed his eyes in despair.

The sound of ———tearing the bandage made the trembling little boy open his eyes and look at the tall figure, as if feeling the boy's gaze, Caster smiled and squinted his eyes, facing the child, and said softly in a soft voice: "Don't be afraid, little friend......"

Caster's gentle appearance allowed the boy to find the only light in the darkness, and he suppressed sobs, and his eyes that had just been desperate stared nervously at Caster in front of him.

Caster gently untied the last of the tape and asked softly, "Can you stand up?" The child nodded lightly and stood up.

Caster gently held the boy up, pointed to the door beside him and said gently, "Okay, kid, you can walk out of this room through that door over there, can you go alone?" ”

Caster's gentleness gave the child who saw Caster as hope a great deal of confidence, and nodded "um". The child ran towards the door, and Ryunosuke Yusheng shouted dissatisfiedly, "Hey, I said ......"

Caster stretched out his five fingers to block Ryunosuke's words, and raised his index finger to his lips and whispered a "shh———h

Opened the door that had been closed for an unknown amount of time, the light reflected in the boy's eyes through the glass of the outer door, the light and darkness, the surprise and panic of life and death gradually faded, and the hope and beauty of survival filled the boy's heart, and tears of joy could not help but slide down the child's delicate cheeks......

"Whoosh————— more than a dozen tentacles with suction cups instantly restrained the boy who was still immersed in the joy of life, the bare and exposed sharp teeth on the suction cups pierced the wrapped clothes, and the broken pieces of cloth pierced into the child's immature skin, and the tentacles tightened their restraints without a trace of hesitation, allowing the teeth nailed into the flesh and body to continue to stir.

"Hmm, ah, ah~~~~~ Wow~~Hmm, ah~~~~~~~~~~~ mother~~~~ Hmm, ah, ~~~~~~~~~~~~"

The heart-rending sorrow reverberated at the junction of light and darkness, until the sound of "———", as if something was being crushed by the flesh and body, and the moving symphony slowly ended......

Caster slowly closed his eyes, as if talking to himself, and said softly as if telling Ryunosuke: "Fear is such a thing, there is also a 'fresh' word, the more afraid people are, the faster their feelings will 'die', fear in the real sense is not a static state, but a constantly changing dynamic, which is the moment when hope turns into despair...... What do you think? This tender and fresh taste of fear and death? ”

Excited, trembling, it turned out that fear still has such an artistic and elegant interpretation, his previous methods were simply too despicable, the ancient book in the hand of "snapping ———" withered to the ground, and Ryunosuke Yusheng tried to restrain his excitement.

"Uh-huh~~~~~~~ but I couldn't help but shout: "Cool~~~~~!!!! ”

Ryunosuke looked up at Caster adoringly and shouted excitedly, "It's amazing~!" You're so cool!! ”

Ryunosuke couldn't help but hold Caster's hands and continued to shout, "OK!! It doesn't matter if he is a holy grail or not, I will follow you!! Come on! Let's kill together! Show me more and cooler ways to kill!! ”

Looking at Ryunosuke, whose face was flushed, Caster had a weird smile on his face, and said softly, "It's called Ryunosuke, right?" It's a good sign to have a Master like you who understands me, and my long-cherished wish will finally come true......"

The large gray hand covered Ryunosuke's hands holding his right hand. Ryunosuke said a little embarrassed, "Anyway, I haven't asked your name yet......"

Caster smiled and said, "Name? Is this one? If it's a more common name in this era, let's call me "green beard" first......"