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

Chapter 4: Four games start with a brush? No, if you want to play, play a high-end game!

The Tohsaka family, manor house.

"You mean to say that after you summoned Assassin, she left you alone?"

An ancient phonograph was spinning in the magi workshop. The old bell was pointed crookedly at the elegant and noble middle-aged man, and the voice of his disciple, Kotomine Kirei, was heard from it.

This was an elegant gentleman, and his elegance could be judged from his calm voice.

In fact, this was true. He was one of the participants in the Holy Grail War here, a magi with noble blood, one of the three local bosses in Fuyuki City who always maintained an elegant family motto, and the current ruler of the Tohsaka family.

He was also Kotomine Kirei's teacher and a good friend of his father, Kotomine Risei—Tohsaka Tokiomi.

"That's right. Before I could ask Assassin which generation of Hassan she was, she disappeared right in front of me. Maybe she came from ancient times and is curious about the present."

At the other end of the antique phonograph, Kotomine Kirei, who was in Fuyuki Cathedral, gave a formal answer.

This teacher had reached an alliance with him. He and his father, Kotomine Risei, would try their best to help the Tohsaka family win the Holy Grail, so the two sides must share information.

"What a curious little kitty... Illyasviel?" Shaking his head with amusement, Tohsaka Tokiomi touched his chin elegantly.

Illyasviel. Even with his profound knowledge, he had never heard of this name. However, considering that the name of an assassin would not be easily spread, it was normal that it was not recorded in history books. Of course, it was also possible that this was originally a pseudonym and the assassin girl had deceived his innocent and straightforward disciple.

After all, assassins are always cautious, and today was the first night of the Holy Grail War. It was reasonable that the other party did not completely trust Kotomine Kirei. Heroic Spirits are not toys like familiars, and it is understandable that they have their own thoughts and logic.

"This name is indeed in the European style, with some flavors of Germany, Britain, and France. It is not ruled out that she told you the pseudonym of an assassin she once used. But when she comes back to check her ability values ​​and Noble Phantasms, the truth will be revealed~"

Real names can be faked.

But the Noble Phantasm cannot.

A Noble Phantasm is one of the representations of a Heroic Spirit during their lifetime. In most cases, as long as you know the Noble Phantasm of that Heroic Spirit, you can quickly determine their true name.

Therefore, for the Master, it is completely futile for their own Heroic Spirit to deceive them. At least so far, Tohsaka Tokiomi had never heard of a Heroic Spirit who could even fake a Noble Phantasm. In fact, if there really were someone whose Noble Phantasm was unknown to anyone, that person would not be famous enough to become a Heroic Spirit.

Kotomine Kirei nodded in agreement. "Do you need me to use the Command Spell to summon Assassin back? It will be convenient to cooperate with your subsequent plans after checking their ability values."

"Haha, that's not necessary, Kirei. It's not worth wasting a precious Command Seal on such a matter, not to mention causing Assassin's dissatisfaction would be even more costly. Since she is curious about the modern times, let her wander around freely tonight. Besides, I haven't summoned a Heroic Spirit yet, so there's no need to rush~"

Tohsaka Tokiomi smiled elegantly with satisfaction. He was becoming more and more pleased with his disciple.

From his willingness to use the Command Seal to recall Assassin just to check her ability values and cooperate with subsequent plans, it was clear that Kotomine Kirei truly had no personal ambition for the omnipotent wish-granting machine, the Holy Grail.

In this way, with two great Heroic Servants, the Holy Grail was as good as his.

If Assassin's abilities and Noble Phantasms were a little better, it would be like playing Landlord with only the trump card in hand. He would have no idea how he could lose.

But this was just a thought. After all, Assassin is still the weakest among the seven major classes. No matter how excellent their abilities are, they are not particularly outstanding. For this type of servant, the only potential variable may be their Noble Phantasm.

"Teacher, you haven't summoned the Heroic Spirit yet?"

Kotomine Kirei was a little surprised. After all, the sooner a Heroic Spirit is summoned, the sooner a Master can choose their role.

Except for Masters like him who have no desire for the Holy Grail, most Masters rush to secure the best classes on the first night of the Holy Grail War to prevent others from claiming the most powerful knight classes.

"Don't worry, I'm ready. I just want to hear what kind of Heroic Spirit you summoned so I can choose a class that complements yours. But since your Heroic Spirit is moving on its own, I'll summon Archer as planned."

"Archer? Long-range capabilities are indeed useful, but why didn't you choose to summon the strongest class, Saber?"

Hearing his disciple's confusion, Tohsaka Tokiomi explained without hesitation: "The Heroic Spirit I am about to summon is more suited to the Archer class in my opinion."

"You know, Kirei, that I have consumed a lot of the Tohsaka family's resources during this period."

"I have obtained the skin shed by the oldest snake, and the one I will summon is the oldest king in legend, King Gilgamesh, who is said to have collected all the treasures in the world and is two-thirds divine, from the ancient Mesopotamian region."

To summon such an ancient being, Tohsaka Tokiomi believed that any class would suffice, as long as it wasn't Assassin, whose stats were mediocre and mechanics inferior to Caster's.

Because of this, he wasn't in a hurry and was willing to wait until his disciple summoned his Heroic Spirit before proceeding with his own ritual. After all, the class designation does influence part of a Heroic Spirit's strength.

However, with powerful relics, many of the weaknesses of a class could be mitigated. He believed that in this Holy Grail War, no one, including the other two families, could secure relics more powerful than his.

After all, to obtain the skin of the most ancient snake, he had depleted countless resources from the Tohsaka family. The other two major families, despite their numbers, could not match such an extravagant expenditure.

"King Gilgamesh...?" Kotomine Kirei paused. That was indeed a formidable Heroic Spirit.

"Then I wish you success and hope you can claim the Holy Grail as soon as possible."

"Haha, this cannot be done without your help, Kirei. Well, let's leave it at that. I should prepare for the summoning ceremony~"

The antique phonograph stopped playing, and the spacious attic of the villa returned to its original silence.

Tohsaka Tokiomi walked slowly to the center of the magic circle with his ruby cane.

A dried snake skin was placed in the magic circle.

Although he said he was preparing for the summoning ceremony, in fact, he had already prepared it and only needed to perform the declaration and chant to summon. It was not that he was on guard against Kotomine Kirei, but he had always been cautious and subconsciously did not want to reveal the truth to others.

"I hope that the Assassin who calls herself Illyasviel is not a hero who has an excessive desire for the Holy Grail. Otherwise, I can only use the Command Seals to make her surrender..."

"Um, please, is anyone there?"

Ding...Dong....

However, just as Tohsaka Tokiomi was about to summon the Heroic Spirit, the manor's doorbell and the detection magic were triggered at the same time.

A little girl with a small school bag.

'A lost little girl?'

'No, how could someone get lost and come here in the middle of the night?'

'This is a place close to the mountains, right?'

"The reconnaissance magic was actually triggered like this..." Tohsaka Tokiomi frowned slightly when he saw the reconnaissance image transmitted from the gem. His preparation was to guard against the magi, but it was wasted on an elementary school student who had no magical reaction at all.

As for why he could easily judge that the little white-haired girl was not an enemy:

First, the other party actually went in through the main door and rang the doorbell, instead of sneaking in and hiding.

Secondly, there was no magical reaction on the other party. With his experience of seeing countless people, he could see that the other party's fear and panic were real, just like a child who suddenly couldn't find her parents.

Finally, he personally thought that there shouldn't be any magi of this age in Fuyuki City, and even if there were, it would be impossible for them to go deep into the enemy's base alone. Heroic Spirits shouldn't be so shameless and have their own pride, dressing up as elementary school students and cheating. Such behavior would insult the dignity of a Heroic Spirit.

"Is anyone there? Please help me, my parents are missing, please help me..."

"......."

Tohsaka Tokiomi took back his reconnaissance familiar, and out of caution, he chose to ignore this ordinary person who seemed to be lost, as he would leave soon anyway.

Even if the other person was the same age as his daughter and had a face as cute and lovely as hers, it did not mean that he would waste his time on it.

In other words, he did not use his familiar to capture and kill the stranger who broke into his magic workshop. As a magus, this was a noble act.

Boom!

"Monster, monster, don't come over here!"

The next moment, a small bird that looked like it was woven out of silk thread crashed directly into the iron gate, knocking the frightened little girl to the ground.

"What is that?! How did it come so fast?!"

Tohsaka Tokiomi's pupils shrank slightly.

He recognized it as the Einzbern family's familiar, the "Ritter: Stork Knight," which looked like a miniature magus. This meant that the little girl was being attacked by the Einzbern family, and the Einzbern family had already reached the doorstep of his house!

But something seemed wrong because in his impression, the destructive power of this special familiar should not be so great.

"Save me, anyone is fine, wuwuwu, save me..." The cute little girl should be Miss Illyasviel, who was thrown to the ground by the Ritter: Stork Knight and was immediately covered with bruises.

Her eyes were red and she kept shrinking back in fear, as if she couldn't stop crying.

As if she had lost all hope, she lay on the iron gate and banged on it, crying out.

No one in the manor was grasping at straws.

"Please save me, my parents have been captured by a terrible villain called Shadow Spirit. Please save me, I will do anything to save me! (˃̣̣̥ᯅ˂̣̣̥)?!"

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