"Actually, by now, all five of us should be able to agree," said one of them. "No matter who wins the Holy Grail War in the end, we must use the Holy Grail to save this world. But since we don’t trust each other, we’ll each have to rely on our own abilities."


    When Mr. Men also appeared and all the Heroic Spirits had gathered, Rin Tohsaka, who knew the most among all the half-baked Masters present, stood up again to put forward her proposal.


    "I have no problem with that, I support it," said Shinji first, who seemed to be in the weakest position and feared being eliminated first.


    He wasn’t a magician and had little magical power, relying on the "Fake Servant Chronicles" to control his Servant. His Rider was also a weak Heroic Spirit, which left him somewhat helpless. Find your next adventure on novelhall.Co?m


    However, what consoled him slightly was that the guy who almost crushed his wrist was even worse off, having summoned a simpleton.


    "Heh, heh, heh, just wait until I get the Holy Grail, then I’ll be calling the shots. I’ll just pretend to join them, then use the excuse that Rider is too weak to decline participation in combat. I’ll let them fight amongst themselves and then reap the profits. I’m a genius," Shinji thought nastily to himself as he raised his hands to support the motion with a cheer.


    Pretend to be weak at first, then strike unexpectedly to seize victory at the last moment!


    Perfect!


    "In the end, I will save this city."


    Though Treya often had a stern expression, she was indeed a good person and wasn’t lying.


    "I will too," said one.


    "Same here," agreed another.


    Tao Yu and Shirou Emiya both spoke concisely.


    But Saber was always deeply wary of Mr. Men.


    "Mr. Abraham, can you tell us about your life? Why is there such an ominous aura about you?"


    Aside from Saber, not even Tao Yu felt there was anything strange about Mr. Men.


    He looked like a vampire with his attire, so an ominous aura was only to be expected, wasn’t it?


    Saber’s intuition was a bit irrational.


    Yet, faced with her accusations, Mr. Men did not offer any rebuttal.


    "As for me, well, you can think of me as coming from the future..." Mr. Men’s eyes flashed with a trace of yearning and nostalgia.


    "The future? A Heroic Spirit from the future?" Rin Tohsaka was visibly shocked, but she failed to sense the seriousness of Red A beside her.


    "So, there are some things I won’t talk about, hehe. You’re right to feel an ominous presence around me, and I can’t assure you whether my state is good or bad. But you should know, after the Holy Grail partially projected me here, I’ve become much better than my original self," Mr. Men said candidly, a slight smile appearing on his somewhat stern face.


    After saying this, he also glanced toward Treya.


    "Besides, didn’t my Master agree already? She has three command spells and powerful companions at her side. What do you have to worry about?" he mentioned casually.


    On hearing the mention of command spells, Saber relaxed a little, seemingly acknowledging this line of reasoning.


    Even though Rin knew she shouldn’t care about Sakura anymore, to avoid suspicion of coveting Matou’s magic, she always felt guilty about her younger sister.


    As for Shinji, it was pure jealousy, and it was jealousy in every aspect.


    "Sakura is going too? That’s great. I should really catch up with my dear sister."


    Shinji spoke in a disgusting tone.


    It made both Saber and Mr. Men glance at him at the same time.


    "We may be allies, but I do not want anything bad happening in my presence. I will intervene unless the Master issues a command with a Command Seal."


    Saber spoke up right away.


    "It’s good to maintain our balance. It’s getting dark and the power is out, best we get some rest early. I’ll take tomorrow off from volunteering and focus on finding the other two Masters."


    Tao Yu finalized the discussion, and no one else had any objections.


    They said goodbye to Kotomine Kirei and left the church.


    But as Mr. Men left the church, he paused for a moment, looked back with a slight smile, but said nothing more.


    It wasn’t until everyone had left that a casually dressed, blonde handsome man emerged from the back of the church and approached Kotomine Kirei.


    "Interesting, he actually noticed me. This batch of Heroic Spirits is quite amusing, Kirei."


    The person who spoke was none other than Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes!


    "Yes, and I don’t really mind the changes in the city, either," Kirei said with a smile, an emotion he rarely felt these years.


    "It seems the Holy Grail vessel has appeared. I’ll go enjoy the show..."


    Gilgamesh chuckled, put his hands in his pockets, and also left the church, leaving Kotomine Kirei alone. In the flickering candlelight, his shadow appeared to tremble violently, and then he let out a silent laugh...


    ...


    "Miss Rin Tohsaka, I’m very interested in magic, though I probably can’t learn it, would you mind teaching me about some of the rituals? Like safeguarding, sealing techniques, and such."


    As they walked, Tao Yu started to butter up Rin Tohsaka.


    Heroic Spirits were usually reclaimed by the Holy Grail upon death, unlikely to drop anything, so he needed to figure out another way to compensate for the loss.


    "Ah? The secrets of a family of magicians..."


    "Please, Teacher Rin Tohsaka!"


    Tao Yu shamelessly flattered her, and being called ’Teacher’ somewhat inflated her ego.


    "I guess I could teach you some basic non-heritage entry-level rituals."


    Since Tao Yu was the Master for Hashirama, there shouldn’t be any issues, so winning over this haughty miss would settle everything...