FATE: As Illya, I was summoned by Kotomine Kirei?!

Chapter 1: How could there be an elementary school student among Hassan?

Fuyuki City is an ordinary small coastal city with pretty good facilities in the Far East.

 There's nothing serious to worry about except that every sixty years there's a gas leak that makes the headlines or a gas leak killer goes on the run.

 But in fact, this city is ruled by the three evil families, the Tohsaka, Matou, and Einzbern families, and is the city where the Holy Grail War is held.

 Every sixty years, the almighty wishing machine comes into the world, and seven magi and seven heroes from mythological stories will fight in this city.

 Just to get the universal wishing machine that is said to be able to fulfill all wishes and is considered the pinnacle of magecraft.

 And this is the origin of the Holy Grail War ceremony, a tradition that has been practiced in Fuyuki City for many years.

 As for the uncle in front of us, who is wearing black priest clothes and looks a little shy, he is one of the participants in this Holy Grail War chosen by the Holy Grail.

(TL: Shy?)

 "Kirei, this time, the matter of our union as master and disciple must be kept secret."

 "I have discussed this with Father Risei. If the Assassin you summon is too incompetent, then we can use it to cover up our alliance."

 "After all, if other magi find out that the Holy Church and I are working together and report it to the Clock Tower, we will still be in some trouble."

 He thought of the advice given by his teacher, the current head of the Tousaka family, Tohsaka Tokiomi, not long ago.

 The priest named Kotomine Kirei looked at the magic circle that had been drawn in the church with an expressionless face. His mind could not calm down for a long time and he felt a little strange.

 It's not that he has any objection to his teacher's instructions. After all, his teacher taught him a lot, and an old friend of his father Kotomine Risei. So it is reasonable for him to help his teacher win the Holy Grail.

 However, he couldn't understand why the Holy Grail chose him to be a participant.

 Because everyone knows that after absorbing and storing enough magic power to summon seven Servants over sixty years, the Holy Grail will select a magi suitable to become a Master and grant him/her the Command Seal. Candidates must quickly begin preparing for the ritual of summoning a Servant, and the selection has rules and priorities, not just randomly picking a lucky person and relying on luck.

 Magi who have a strong desire to realize their wishes and are within the scope of Fuyuki City will be chosen by the Holy Grail first. Of course, there is no such rule for the people of the Three Great Families, because the Three Great Families will definitely be chosen.

 "Is it because there aren't many magi in Fuyuki City right now? That's why I was chosen to make up the seven?"

 Kotomine Kirei muttered to himself in some confusion. He asked himself honestly if he really had any wishes.

 As a member of the Cathedral Church who grew up in a priest's family and was raised by Kotomine Risei, he is not interested in beauty or wealth.

 He wasn't even that obsessed with magecraft itself, he just learned it because he thought it was useful.

 'What can a clergyman desire? To see the Lord?'

 'Or do I actually have a wish, but I don't even know it but the Holy Grail knows it?'

 'But how can the Holy Grail assume that what it knows is what I want to fulfill?'

 Thinking silently with a blank expression.

 Until now, Kotomine Kirei had only wanted to summon a Servant to assist his teacher, to help that teacher fulfill his wish to spy on magi.

 After thinking for a while, he stopped thinking and decided to summon the heroic spirit according to the teacher's instructions.

 However, Assassin is the weakest Class among all the classes, there is no telling how poor his/her attributes will be.

 "——I hereby declare.

 Your body shall serve under me.

 My fate shall be your sword."

 Although he couldn't quite understand why his teacher asked him to summon the weakest class among all the Servants, Kotomine Kirei was not dissatisfied with this at all. After all, he didn't want the Holy Grail to help him realize his wish. No matter what Heroic Spirit he summoned, it was meaningless to him.

 Furthermore, his teacher personally went to the Mesopotamian region to obtain the shed skin of the first snake from the ancient mysterious era. The heroic spirit summoned by such an ancient relic must be a terrifying existence from the Age of Gods, and he might be able to fight six people alone.

 The teacher who obtained this heroic spirit may feel that his own need for combat power is not very important, and letting him summon an Assassin to obtain intelligence is the best combination and choice.

 Of course——it is also possible that the teacher was on guard against him and deliberately let him summon a less powerful servant to prevent him from turning against him and be able to easily deal with him.

 "——An oath shall be sworn here!

 I shall attain all virtues of all of Heaven.

 I shall have dominion over all evils of all of Hell! "

 The so-called Holy Grail War Servant Summoning Ceremony, in simple terms, is to summon heroes from the Age of Gods, ancient times, fables, and modern times from the 'Throne of Heroes' to the real world.

 For example: "The world's number one mage king", "The oldest king of mankind", "The dragon-slaying swordsman", "The knight who announced the coming of the end of the world", "The adoptive father killer who specializes in stabbing adoptive fathers", "The strategist who harms the harmony of heaven but not the harmony of culture", "The emperor who went in and out of the army seven times and still stayed one position ahead of the general behind him"... and other such famous monsters in human history.

 It's just that the mystery has faded greatly in modern times, and the rituals of the Holy Grail War have almost never summoned modern heroic spirits.

 The Holy Grail will give these summoned Servants one of the seven Classes.

 The attributes and weapon represented by each class are also different.

 Saber-class Heroic Spirits usually have excellent swordsmanship and combat abilities.

 Archer-class Heroic Spirits are skilled in the use of bows and arrows and have the ability to attack from a distance.

(TL: Doubt)

 Rider-class Heroic Spirits are skilled in riding and possess legends and skills related to their mounts.

 Berserker-class Heroic Spirits will enter a frenzy during battle, with their abilities surpassing the other Heroic Spirits.

 Lancer-class Heroic Spirits are good at using long weapons and have high agility and the ability to strike and escape.

 Caster-class Heroic Spirits are good at using magecraft, but their ability values ​​are usually low.

 Assassin-class Heroic Spirits are skilled in assassination and have the ability to hide and attack quickly.

 According to the records left over from the first three Holy Grail Wars, under normal circumstances, the strongest classes are undoubtedly the three knights, followed by Berserker and Rider. Assassin and Caster are at the bottom in terms of strength and are almost always eliminated first.

 "From the Seventh Heaven, attended to by three greet words of power!

 Come forth from the ring of restraints!

 Protector of the Holy Balance! ———!"

 The final summoning spell is pronounced and the ritual is complete.

 The magic circle suddenly emitted a dazzling blue light, and an inexplicably strong wind blew so hard that people couldn't open their eyes. Kotomine Kirei subconsciously put his arms in front of him to resist the strong wind.

 'I wonder which generation of Hassan was summoned this time? Such a powerful magical reaction'

 'Could it be the legendary first generation Hassan who has never been recorded?'

 "This kind of magic power is unbelievable. What kind of horror did I summon?..."

 After the strong wind disappeared, Kotomine Kirei lowered his arms, felt the powerful magic power, opened his eyes with a little anticipation, and looked at the magic circle that emitted the powerful magic power.

 Then...his expression froze slightly and the words in his mouth stopped abruptly.

 "??? Are some of the Hassans underage???"

 He rubbed his eyes.

 Make sure he is not seeing things.

 Because the figure in the magic circle before him was completely different from the terrifying existence he had imagined.

 No, it shouldn't be said that they are different. It should be said that the style of design has nothing to do with Hassan.

 She even has a bit of the cuteness of an underage girl.

 "Hassan, is there anyone who only wears a set of white cotton pajamas? Was there such a sophisticated craft in ancient times?"

 At this moment, there was a cute little loli standing in front of Kotomine Kirei, a cute little loli who did not have a trace of a murderous aura and looked like an ordinary elementary school student.

 The silver strands of hair kept flying under the magical power, sometimes sticking to her fair and crystal skin, and sometimes covering her cute little face.

 The narrow nose bridge stood tall and straight like the snow on the mountain against the dim light, and the eyes under the slender sword-like eyebrows, with long eyelashes trembling slightly, brought out the deep red pupils and the loose white pajamas that covered half of the body.

 There is no doubt that this little Loli does not look like an assassin, but rather like an ordinary little girl next door.

 'But the assassin is good at disguise, and maybe she is just pretending now.'

 She looked like a harmless little girl, with long silver hair and scarlet pupils, just like a beautiful poppy, beautiful yet deadly.

 "......."

 And when Kotomine Kirei was looking at the little loli in confusion.

 The little loli with white hair and red eyes was also confused and could only meet the other person's gaze in a daze.

 It's not because she is socially anxious, or because she was confused after being summoned.

 'Eh... Japanese? This guy is speaking Japanese? I don't know Japanese, so why can I understand what he's saying?'

 It's not that she doesn't want to say hello...

 But she remembered that she didn't seem to speak Japanese.

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