Chapter 176: Master Killer? That doesn't make sense, it's not Kotomine Kirei

After finding a parking space and parking their overly low-key car, Kenshin Matou and Altria got out of the car and walked into the Hyatt Hotel.

It's around four or five in the afternoon, when not many people are around.

Although most of the people staying in the hotel are traveling to Fuyuki City and have no need to work, this is not a good time to go out or return to the hotel.

It's too late to go out.

It would be a bit early to return to the hotel.

Therefore, when Kenshin Matou and Miss Altria, who was dressed in strange clothes, walked into the hotel, they did not receive any strange looks.

As the most luxurious hotel in Fuyuki City, the hotel staff should all have received training.

After all, it cannot be said that all the people who can spend money in this hotel are rich and powerful, but most of them are, at least rich.

No matter which type of people they are, hard-working workers cannot afford to offend them.

Therefore, Kenshin Matou and Miss Altria did not encounter any obstacles.

When communicating with the hotel front desk, everything went smoothly because Kenneth informed us in advance that there would be guests visiting today.

Kenshin Matou and Altria took the elevator and arrived at the floor where Kenneth was.

Perhaps it was due to his training as a magician, or perhaps it was because he was abiding by the premise that the Holy Grail War had to be conducted in secrecy. In Kenshin Matou's perception, there were only two people and one Servant on the entire floor.

Apparently, Kenneth, who was wealthy and could perform magic, cleaned up this floor.

Moreover, due to his understanding of his teacher and the basic qualities of a magician, Kenshin Matou discovered Kenneth's preparation without much difficulty.

Should we say that he is indeed a mature magician?
Kenneth is really professional when it comes to positional warfare.

It can be said that the entire floor is now the magic workshop of magician Kenneth.

There were twenty-four layers of enchantment, three magic furnaces, dozens of demons that replaced the evil dogs, countless traps, and part of the corridor had been transformed into another world...

All of this undoubtedly proves Kenneth's professionalism as a magician.

But in terms of professionalism, Kenneth's fatal weakness is clearly revealed.

Proud, confident, and possessing the dignity and bottom line of a traditional magician.

Therefore, knowing that Kenshin Matou would come to visit today, the magic facilities in the corridor and the entire floor were still in a semi-activated state.

It was clearly a trap, but it was exposed to the enemy's sight.

The reason for all this was that Jianchen Matou gave Kenneth advance and necessary notice before the visit.

Many people were extremely concerned about the visit of the seventh-generation head of the Matou family to Kenneth today.

For example, at the Mion River Warehouse Street, Tousaka Tokiomi and Tousaka Tokiomi's disciple Kotomine Kirei heard the news that Kenshin Matou was going to visit Kenneth.

The result of the visit undoubtedly touched the hearts of many people.

Whether to fight and allow them to reap the benefits, or to join forces and make this Holy Grail War more difficult for them, is undoubtedly what the other Masters are concerned about.

This was of concern not only to Tōsaka Tokiomi and Kotomine Kirei, but also to Waver Velvet, who knew that Kayneth had also participated in this Holy Grail War.

However, compared to Waver who just released the monitoring of his familiar, Kenshin Matou was more concerned about the vague gaze.

"Liya, did you feel something was wrong while driving here?"

Although he believed in his own feelings and had roughly guessed who was secretly observing him, Kenshin Matou still wanted to hear Altria's opinion.

"Ok?"

Frowning in confusion, Altria shook her head: "I didn't feel anything wrong, Jianchen, did you feel anything?"

"Yeah." He nodded. "It's probably Kotomine Kirei. After all, after Emiya Kiritsugu's death, apart from him, I really can't think of any other Master who would observe in person instead of choosing a safer familiar."

Hearing what Kenshin Matou said, Altria also thought of her own strange "dream", the "first-person perspective" of Kenshin Matou.

In the experience of Kenshin Matou, Miss Altria experienced how he fought with Kotomine Kirei, how he commanded Diarmuid, and how he killed Kotomine Kirei.

Miss Altria absolutely disagrees with Kenshin Matou's behavior.

Even if Kenshin Matou is her future husband, she still has to oppose when necessary. She acknowledges the truth but will not completely deny her relationship. Miss Altria is just such a person.

Although I don’t know why Kenshin Matou did that, I don’t know what the reason was that made him do such a... thing.

But Miss Altria believed that there must be a reason why Kenshin Matou did that.

This is not blindness, but the trust that Miss Altria has gained from decades of getting along with each other.

"Let's go, Leah. I'm sure Teacher Kenneth is not in a very good mood right now~"

The good disciple who had made Kenneth nervous for three days walked to the room where Kenneth lived and knocked on the door.

dong dong dong-

There were three knocks on the door, very rhythmically, and Jianchen Jianchen was very experienced in this.

It must be said that in this world, appearance is important, but there are things that are more popular than appearance.

That is the gift of a magician as a magician.

Relying on his own talent, Kenshin Matou can easily connect with El-Melloi, and in the Clock Tower, he relies on his talent and constraints to connect with the Grand Magician Aozaki Touko.

"Enter!"

The voice was cold and distinct; it was definitely Kenneth's voice.

Pushing open the door and walking into the room, the first thing you see is Kayneth sitting in the middle of the room, with his servant Diarmuid on his left, and his fiancée Sora on his right.

Kenneth was in no hurry to ask questions, and Jianchen Jiantong was in no hurry to speak either.

He looked at Kenneth's fiancée Sora with great interest and without courtesy.

Kenshin Matou had been looking forward to three days to seeing how Sora would behave after Diarmuid was no longer cursed with the teardrop mole at the corner of his eye.

Judging from the other party's frown and Diarmuid's calm expression, Sora, a girl with a good family and a good father, should not have put a hat on Kayneth.

But even so, there are still some points that people can't help but complain about.

Sora is undoubtedly unqualified as a magus.

Of course a magician can have feelings, but as a magician, who is taught by an excellent father, trained by an ancient family, and is confused by the curse of the teardrop mole under Diarmuid's eyes, it really doesn't make sense.

However, when he thought about the other person's age and looked at Kenneth's appearance, Jian Tongjianchen felt that it was not difficult to understand.

In terms of background, Sora's family is not inferior to El-Melloi's. In terms of appearance, Sora has bright red hair, is full of youthful vigor and vitality, and exudes a rational aura, which is completely incomparable to Kayneth's stiff face.

In terms of age, Sora looks like a young girl who has just passed puberty and is full of energy, and she is just as she appears.

But Kenneth, who is only four or five years older than Sora, looks like a middle-aged man in his thirties, which is not an exaggeration at all, and he even looks a little conservative.

The combination of the old and the young, and the advantages that Kenneth is proud of, are things that Sora is used to seeing, so the fact that he was cursed by Diarmuid's teardrop mole in the corner of his eyes suddenly seems reasonable.

"What disrespectful things are you thinking of? You have no manners or rules, you are a magician from a small place."

His head was slightly raised, revealing his tender chin. Without the charm of Diarmuid's teardrop mole at the corner of his eyes, although Sora did not appear to be in love, his inner nature was undoubtedly revealed.

When she was in love, Sora still restrained herself in order to maintain the image of a lady in front of Diarmuid.

Now, Sora, who is not bewitched and does not care about his image in Kenneth's mind, can be said to have fully revealed his true nature and his pride.

As a child born into a large family, with a good father, and who had a head start since birth, Sora's arrogance is something that is easy to understand.

Kenshin Matou was not angry either. After all, what Sora said was quite true.

He was indeed thinking about something rude just now. He had agreed to visit today but chose now as the time, which was indeed impolite. As for the magician from a small place, it was an ironclad fact.

"I'm sorry to come visit you at this time. I'm sure Mr. Kenneth and Ms. Sora haven't had a good time these past three days, right?"

Although what Sora said was true and Kenshin Matou did not feel angry, he still had to criticize him. There was no personal grudge between them and it was purely a subconscious action.

Upon hearing this, Kenneth and Sora's faces suddenly turned blue and purple.

Lies never hurt anyone, the truth is always as sharp as a knife.

The words of Kenshin Matou hit the vital points of Kenneth and Sora accurately.

Over the past three days, in order to deal with Kenshin Matou's visit and not lose face in Fuyuki City, Kenneth and Sora have made sufficient preparations.

A temporary defeat is not terrible. What is terrible is that Jianchen Matou’s visit is ostensibly a matter between the two of them, but the fact is that on that day, countless eyes were staring at them.

The appointment that Kenshin Matou made on that day was not a face-to-face appointment with Kenneth, but was made directly in front of the masters and servants hiding in the dark at the warehouse street of Mion River.

This meeting undoubtedly attracted much attention from the Masters participating in this Holy Grail War.

Naturally, for the honor of the family and in order not to lose face in front of the 'country bumpkins', Kenneth and Sora had been preparing and anxious for the past three days.

"Hmph~!"

"You have already done your rude behavior. What's the point of apologizing now? Tell me, what is your purpose in coming here?"

Arrogance does not mean stupidity.

Knowing that the other party is not only immune to Diarmuid's abilities, but can also remove the curse for Diarmuid, Kenneth and Sora, who use the Scarlet Scabbard Sword, are extremely wary of Kenshin Matou.

Miss Altria's identity as King Arthur was fully exposed when she killed Emiya Kiritsugu in the Mion River Warehouse Street. The sword filled with dazzling brilliance was too eye-catching.

Similarly, the Chixiao Sword, with the words "Chixiao" written in small seal script on the sword, is no less conspicuous than Miss Altria's sword.

The identities of the two servants are almost brand names.

Kenneth and Sora were desperate and troubled by this.

Diarmuid would have been unable to cope with King Arthur alone, not to mention the Emperor Gaozu of Han, the ancient Eastern country.

Giving up this Holy Grail War and returning to the Clock Tower to do whatever he needs to do is undoubtedly the best choice. After all, from the very beginning, Kenneth participated in this Holy Grail War just to gild his resume.

At this moment, with no advantage and almost certain defeat, a rational retreat is undoubtedly the best option.

Although Kenneth's self-esteem doesn't want him to do this, there is a high probability that he will choose to retreat after calming down.

It is never shameful to judge the situation and be able to bend and stretch.

The bad thing is, in order to improve his relationship with his fiancée, Kenneth, who feels that he will definitely win this Holy Grail War, comes to Fuyuki with Sora.

When emotions and reason collide with each other, only those who understand will understand.

Now, Kenneth, sitting in front of Jianchen Matou, had undoubtedly made a very irrational choice.

To the point that Kenneth now secretly regrets it.

"Dear Mr. Kenneth Archibald El-Melloi, I have long heard of your great name. In this Holy Grail War, rather than a battle between Heroic Spirits, I would rather compete with you. Please give me a chance next time."

After all, Kenneth has done him a favor, so Kenshin Matou won't make things too difficult for him.

Seeing Teacher Kenneth feeling somewhat embarrassed in front of his fiancée, Matou Kenshin, his former disciple, took out the restrictions he had prepared in advance.

Kenneth took the parchment thrown by Kenshin Matou and opened it. Sora and Diarmuid also came over and looked at the contents together.

[Binding technique: Target: Jianchen Matou. ]

[The seal of the Matou family ordered: Subject to the following conditions being met: The oath will become the subject of the commandments, without exception.]

[Oath: The seventh generation head of the Matou family, Matou Kenshin, and the ninth generation head of the Archibald family, Kenneth, will compete against each other as masters.]

[Condition: At the moment the oath is made, the servants of Jianchen Matou and Kenneth shall not attack each other or related personnel. The loser shall transfer his servant - this condition is invalid for Jianchen Matou.]

"how?"

After giving Kenneth some time to think, Jianchen Matou asked.

What surprised him was not Kayneth's silence, but Diarmuid's indifferent reaction.

This restriction is undoubtedly an insult to Diarmuid. The creed that a minister cannot serve two masters, Kenshin Matou doesn't know if there is such a creed among the knights, but there should be something similar.

Diarmuid's current reaction should be related to his previous preparations, thought Kenshin Matou.

After a long silence, Kenneth and his fiancée Sora looked at each other and nodded to each other.

The reason why he did not choose to flee Fuyuki City when he was almost certain to lose was not only because he was worried about the incident being leaked, he would be ridiculed by his colleagues and bring shame to the family.

The most important thing is the magician's naivety and his naivety about the rules of the Holy Grail War.

In the Holy Grail War, Heroic Spirits fought on behalf of their Masters. Although Kenneth was not so naive, he must have thought that Masters would not attack each other, and Heroic Spirits would not attack their Masters.

But he and his fiancée Sora still have some fantasies that they shouldn't have.

At this moment, although the restrictions put forward by Jianchen Jianchen are a bit insulting in the last condition, it is undoubtedly the best choice at the moment.

"Okay, I agree."

Having said that, Kenneth signed the restriction: the name of Kenneth Archibald El-Melloi.

(End of this chapter)