Chapter 71 Church Meeting in Fuyuki City
There was an uneven breathing sound in my ears.

It's no wonder. Because of her unscrupulous brother, Sakura took a nap after waking up in the morning.

Jianchen Matou slapped his forehead lightly, regretting his rashness in the morning.

but,

It doesn't matter. Sakura won't hurt herself.

With sufficient confidence, Jianchen Matou chose to start the simulation.

[1. Once a teacher, always a father. I rushed for my master. 2. What master or no master? I am a magician. Selfishness is the nature of magicians. I will act like a turtle. 3. Let the master transfer the right to use the servant. Return to the clock tower and avenge him. 4. Free simulation.]

The simulator remains at the previous option.

Option three looks tempting, but it is the dumbest option possible.

Jianchen Matou chose option one.

The scene appears.

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Feeling a deep darkness, they were sitting on the seats of believers.

This unusual darkness and the smell of familiars made Godfather Kotomine Risei feel a chill on his back even though he had been prepared in advance.

There were more people in the church than he had imagined.

Half an hour ago, he sent out the summoning signal in the church, but now, he was afraid of the people he summoned.

He smiled bitterly.

Compared to the previous Masters, this Master is surprisingly cautious.

More than half an hour had passed since the signal to summon the Masters was issued, and no Master walked into the Fuyuki Church without any warning.

Instead, there were five familiars who came in place of the Master.

Except for Kotomine Kirei, who was in cahoots with Tōsaka Tokiomi and had apparently been eliminated, his own son, and the Berserker Master whose life or death was unknown, all the Masters were present.

But even though everyone was gathered, no one saluted the church.

"What a group of qualified magicians."

Kotomine Ri was thinking secretly in his heart. Just when he was about to announce the reason for summoning the Master,
A purple-blue butterfly, a familiar that could make one feel the mystery of magic just by looking at it, flew towards him.

The butterfly flew up and down very intelligently, as if nodding.

Soon, Kotomine Risei confirmed his thoughts.

Because the butterfly spoke human language:

"Hello, respected godfather of the Fuyuki City Church. I am the master of the Matou family, and I have come to say hello to you."

Watching the familiar flying towards the audience, but not hiding the mysterious glow of the butterfly.

Kotomine Rizheng's expression eased a little, but in his heart he looked down on the Master of this generation of the Matou family.

It is not a good choice to rashly expose your information without understanding your opponent.

With the appearance of the blue-purple butterfly, the rest of the familiars also showed their presence to some extent.

Kotomine Li was looking at it.
The head of the Tohsaka family, Tohsaka Tokiomi, who was in collusion with him, was not absent and sent his familiars to participate.

The remaining four familiars, excluding the Matou family who revealed their identities, the Einzbern family except Tōsaka and Matou, and the two foreign masters...

Kotomine Risei confirmed a piece of news.
——El-Melloi’s Lord Kayneth is not dead.

"This is not good." In the eyes of the old priest Kotomine Risei, with him and Tōsaka Tokiomi joining forces in this Holy Grail War, there are only three real opponents.

First up is the magician killer, Emiya Kiritsugu, hired by Einzbern.

The second is the magician of the Matou family.

Although the information revealed by the Matou family this time is pitifully small, anyone who understands the Holy Grail War will not underestimate any magician from the three major families.

But what Yanfeng Li cares about most is,

Kenneth, the Lord of El-Melloi and the Director of the Spiritual Summoning Department, came from the Clock Tower across the ocean.

Although I was a little shocked that Kenneth survived such a violent explosion.

But he didn't show it.

Decades of priest career have given him a deep level of cultivation.

After adjusting his mood, he said seriously:

"It seems that among the magicians present here, only the representative of the Matou family has some sense of etiquette, so this can be considered as greeting each other. Then I will get straight to the point and explain directly the reason why I invited you all here this time."

Although the opening remarks were extremely sarcastic, the old priest's tone was calm.

In the audience, the blue and purple butterflies sneered secretly.

It was praise on the surface but actually sarcasm. How could Kenshin Matou not hear it?

Even the familiar representing the Tōsaka family laughed disdainfully when Kotomine Risho praised his "manners".

Kenshin Matou began to understand a little bit how his cheap uncle hated Tohsaka Tokiomi.

Self-righteous elegance is more disgusting than deliberate affectation.

"This Holy Grail War that has led you to achieve your long-cherished wish is now facing a huge crisis.

Originally, the Holy Grail would only share its power with those who pursued it, allowing them to sign a contract with the Heroic Spirit. But now a traitor has appeared.

He and his Servants forgot the most important meaning of the Holy Grail War, and began to abuse the power lent by the Holy Grail to satisfy their own shallow and lowly desires.

Halfway through the words,
The old priest Kotomine Risho involuntarily stopped to observe the audience's reactions as was his custom when preaching.

But he was disappointed.

In addition, the blue and purple butterflies were flying up and down, as if nodding.

The rest of the familiars were hiding in the shadows of the audience.

Kotomine Ri was able to feel the unconcealed magical power of the familiar, but he could not see the appearance of the other familiars except the blue-purple butterfly.

He coughed dryly and continued:
"Regarding Berserker's Master. I have confirmed through my own channels that he is the murderer of the serial murders and kidnappings that are currently causing unrest in Fuyuki City. As for whether the Servant's actions were driven by him, it is still unknown."

"but!"

Kotomine Ri was looking sternly at the familiars in the audience, with a righteous look on her face:
"Whether his servants were instructed by their masters or lost their minds because of their Berserker jobs, they have committed unbearable crimes. They actually killed ordinary, innocent people who had nothing to do with the Holy Grail War!"

Although he couldn't see the expressions of the familiars in the audience, Kotomine Li was thinking that the masters who learned this information through their familiars must be extremely surprised.

This morning, when he told Tohsaka Tokiomi the news, the elegant head of the Tohsaka family failed to maintain his usual elegance for a moment.

"The murderous Master of Berserker and the Berserker who killed innocent people indiscriminately are the enemies of every Master present, and are also dangerous lunatics who may cause damage to the Holy Grail Summoning Ceremony.

Therefore, I will use my supervisor authority under extraordinary circumstances to temporarily change the rules of the Holy Grail War."

(End of this chapter)