At McKinsey House, Webb, who was thinking about a way to break the game, saw Rider come back with a wine barrel and had a bad premonition in his heart.

Sure enough, Rider did not shy away from telling Webb of his intention to hold the King's Banquet.

"Are you an idiot!"

Webb thumped his feeble fist against Rider's thick arm in annoyance.

"The Holy Grail War has entered its third day, the situation is getting more and more dangerous, and some of the royal lords who can't wait to break the deadlock are likely to go all out from tonight, and you actually want to hold a banquet at this time?!"

"Don't get excited, boy."

"Boom~"

Rider's usual brainstorm bounced Webb away.

"Ahh

Ignoring Webber, who was clutching his head and screaming, Rider said fearlessly: "Before officially starting a death battle with the enemy, I still have some questions I want to ask the heroic spirits who participated in the battle, this can be regarded as the last buffer time before the big war." ”

Webb curled up under the covers and glared at Rider with resentful eyes, his forehead still flushed.

"Can you be sure that everyone thinks the same way as you? What if someone plans to sneak up on the occasion during the party? ”

"Humph!"

Rider put away the easy-going and bold of the past, and the fierce momentum of the battle-hardened field disappeared in a flash.

"I have sworn in the name of the King of Conquest that whoever dares to do so in the midst of a banquet...... Don't blame me for Iskander's unsympathy. ”

……

"Huh? Banquet? ”

Hearing Lu Xiao's telling, Da Vinci, who was banging in the workshop, refused without looking back.

"I'm not interested, I'd better stay in the workshop and continue to work."

Lu Xiao was not surprised by this, Da Vinci was originally an ultimate technical nerd, otherwise she would not be able to master so much subject knowledge, and the time of ordinary people's lives is limited after all.

"Okay, you just stay in the workshop and take care of Rin and Sakura."

Lu Xiao said with a serious face: "Recently, there have always been strangers coming and going on the street near the workshop that do not belong to this block, and I suspect that it is the eyeliner sent by a certain or even a certain master, and it is probably only a matter of time before the workshop is discovered." ”

Lu Xiao never thought that the other groups of imperial masters were fools, and would just let him hide in the shadows and sneak attack.

Fuyuki City is just a small city, and it covers such a large area.

Considering logical thinking and elimination, when choosing a stronghold, the Assassin should avoid the new capital where the Virgin Marda was in charge before, and it is very likely that he will choose to settle in the deep mountain town.

Fukayama Town is the old town of Fuyuki City, and in addition to the deep-rooted families such as Kiriri and Tosaka, many of the people who stay in Fukayama Town are middle-aged and elderly people who are reluctant to move.

The area of the Fukayama Town residential area, which has shrunk dramatically, is not large, and from the perspective of purchasing a house in the last year, it is only a matter of time before other masters find this workshop.

"No problem, leave it to Leonardo da Vinci!"

Da Vinci, whose face was covered with black ash and engine oil, grinned and showed two rows of white and neat teeth: "I don't dare to guarantee the frontal combat ability, but at least the workshop that I have renovated will not be so easy to break, you can go to the banquet with confidence, and remember to tell me what you have seen when you come back." ”

After Da Vinci was done, Lu Xiao saw the expression on Sakura's face that wanted to stop talking, and guessed her thoughts after a little thought.

Squatting down to make eye level with Sakura, Lu Xiao gently smoothed her dark purple hair, and Sakura habitually squinted her eyes to show an expression of enjoyment.

"I'm sorry, Sakura-chan, I can't take you with me this time."

"Although Rider has made a promise in his reputation, there is a limit to the number of Heroic Spirits and Masters he can intimidate."

"In order to avoid holding back in case of emergencies, you might as well stay in the workshop with Rin."

Sakura is the titular master of the Assassin, and Rin, who is hiding in the shadows, has not yet been revealed...... Or rather, not fully exposed.

Sakura originally planned to take this opportunity to further mislead the other masters, but just like Lu Xiao's analysis, this seemingly peaceful banquet may not go exactly as Rider expected.

Once a scuffle breaks out, Sakura, who has almost zero combat effectiveness, will become an obstacle to Lu Xiao's free movement, and Lu Xiao has to be distracted to take care of her safety.

Compared to the willful and egotistical Rin, Sakura's personality is more gentle and calm, which should be inherited from her mother, Aoi Tosaka.

Under Lu Xiao's explanation, Sakura was quickly relieved.

"Huh!"

With a circle in his right hand opening the forest leading to the castle of Einzberen, Lu Xiao took one last look at the Gongfang mansion that emitted a warm yellow light, and stepped through the portal with a determined step.

……

Almost all of the Heroic Spirits who participated in the Holy Grail War, including Saber, who was working on a new plan with Kenneth, received an invitation from Rider, but the Lancer group, who was supposed to be the host, knew nothing about it.

It's no wonder that Kiritsugu, after finalizing the plan last night, Kiritsugu and Maiya barely slept all night, seizing all the time to search for the Assassin's stronghold in Fukayama Town.

Through the information provided by the granddaughter of the leader of the local yakuza organization, Kiritsugu locked down the houses sold in Fukayama Town in the past year.

One of the buildings was purchased by none other than Emiya Kiritsugu himself, and it was a temporary base he had prepared just in case.

The presence of Einzberen Castle is so conspicuous that anyone who has investigated the Holy Grail War will know about it.

The castle covers a large area, and the original defense system is not complete, even if Kiritsugu takes over and renovates it, he is still not very satisfied with the defense of Einzberen Castle.

Kiritsugu's fears proved to be correct, and even with the Guardian Red A left behind, the enemy still captured Alice Phil from the poorly defended castle.

As Rider drove the Kamui Wheel across the night sky towards the Einzberen Castle on the outskirts, Lancer and Red A, who were acting separately, immediately sensed the violent magic fluctuations in the sky and looked up into the sky.

“Rider？” Lancer frowned and looked in the direction of the chariot: "Master, Rider's target should be Einzberen Castle, now that the castle is only Maiya, should we rush back?" ”

Kiritsugu was researching the purchase records he had obtained from the local Gokudo leader, Raika Fujimura, and Lancer's inquiry left him struggling for a moment.

"Whew~"

Taking a deep puff of his cigarette, Kiritsugu finally nodded and said, "Let's go back first, the castle's defense can't stop the impact of Rider, and we can't let Maiya fall into the hands of the enemy again." ”

Maiya Kuto is the most important subordinate of Emiya Kiritsugu, and only she can fully understand Emiya Kiritsugu's unique tactical thinking that is different from other magicians.

"Let the Guardians stay and continue the search, Lancer, and we'll get back to the castle as soon as possible."

"Yes."

"East Stalien!"

Late at night, the neighing of horses suddenly sounded in the residential area of Fukayama Town, and an armored war horse carrying two passengers stepped into the air and galloped away in the direction of the Rider ox cart.

Red watched Lancer take Emiya Kiritsugu away, and quickly turned his attention back to the overgrown Japanese garden in front of him.

A trace of trance and nostalgia flashed unconsciously in his eyes, and Red A let out a long sigh.

"It's a coincidence that this era, this familiar city, maybe ......"

Red A clenched his fists, his face changed a little, and he stood in front of the mansion and was silent for a while before re-stepping forward and continuing to act.

"There will be a chance, so let's focus on the task first."