[FATE] I'm Ginger

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What does it feel like to look down from a high place?

The field of view is very wide and can see very far away.Because it is a condescending view, as long as there is a little movement, it is easy to spot.

The time is three o'clock in the morning, and the saying that everything is still is not suitable for magicians and Servants.

In the darkness of night, those heroic spirits hiding in the shadows can carry out reconnaissance and assassination activities.

——Especially, for Assassin, who specializes in this.

There are two main areas of focus.That is the two luxurious and grand mansions standing on the hills in the city - the Matou family and the Tohsaka family.

The residence of the Master who is aiming at the Holy Grail is located there, and recently, low-level familiars have been wandering around the area day and night for the purpose of reconnaissance.but.The owner of the museum has long been prepared for this level of reconnaissance, and has set up a dozen or [-] layers of barriers around the mansion for the purpose of reconnaissance and defense.From the point of view of magic, there is no difference between the two mansion and the fortress.

Without the consent of the master, even a human with magical powers would not even want to step into the barrier.Not to mention those Servants who look like huge crystals of magic power.Therefore, whether it is an entity or a spiritual body, they want to sneak into this fortress-like barrier without being noticed.It can't be done anyway.

However, there is an exception that can make this impossible possible. Assassin's ability to cut off breath is an exception to this.Although he does not have a strong fighting ability, Assassin can suppress his magic power to almost zero and act, making himself close to the target like an invisible shadow.

Furthermore, for Servant Assassin who is Kotomine Kirei, tonight's infiltration mission is really too simple.Because what he is sneaking into now is not the house of the deadly rival Matou family.Rather, until yesterday it was the residence of his Master Kirei's ally, Usaka Tokiomi.

It was less than an hour before Kirei gave Assassin the order to kill Tokiomi.Although it is still unclear what caused Kirei to have the killing intent, it was probably caused by Tokiomi summoning Sevrant a few days ago.I heard that the Servant who made a contract with Tokiomi seemed to be Servant Archer, but through observation, this Heroic Spirit was even more fragile than Kirei imagined.From this point of view, there would be no benefit in continuing to cooperate with Tokiomi. Maybe it was because of this that he would issue such an order tonight.

"There is no need to be too cautious. Even if you want to confront Archer head-on, there is nothing to worry about. You must kill Tohsaka Tokiomi quickly."

This is Master Kirei's instruction.Even Assassin, who has the lowest combat ability, "doesn't have to be afraid" when confronting him—it can be seen that the heroic spirit of Archer summoned by Tokiomi must have disappointed Kirei very much.

Just thinking about it. Assassin has come to the final barrier, there is no blind spot of any enchantment here.If you want to pass here, you must destroy the barrier by physical means to eliminate it before you can move forward.This is a job that cannot be done in the invisible astral state.

After hiding in the shadow of the plants, Assassin began to transform from a spirit body to a real body, and a slender body with a skull mask began to appear.At this time, he arrived at a place different from Tohsaka's other barriers, and many "sights" shot from far away.These were probably the familiars of the other Masters who were monitoring the mansion outside the barrier.But as long as Tokiomi doesn't find out, these peeking guys can ignore it.As competitors who were also targeting the Holy Grail, they had no reason to inform Tohsaka Tokiomi that Assassin had infiltrated the news.

For this kind of carnage between competitors.Everyone will take a bystander attitude and watch it.

Assassin snickered.While reaching out to the seal point of the outermost barrier—

Just as he stretched out his hand.A gleaming gun flew down from directly above him like lightning.Pinned his hand to the ground through the back of his hand.

"...!?"

Pain, fear, and consternation more intense than these.Assassin, who was deeply surprised by the sudden blow of this dazzling spear, raised his head with a strange expression on his face, looking for the person who shot the spear.

That's right, when this Assassin flipped in with a gymnastics posture, I could see everything from it.

This feeling has never been felt before.Looking at the ridiculous look of the big black mouse, it's really similar to watching a clown show.Self-concealed, self-sufficient, laughing without knowing anything, completely ignorant of being treated as an abandoned child, really, quite ridiculous.

"An ant lying on the ground. Who allowed you to look up?"

I looked down at Assassin lying on the ground with my burning red eyes.Asked in a contemptuous tone.

"You don't have the qualifications to see me. Ants have to be like ants, as long as they lie on the ground and bow their heads to die."

I have once again opened the gates of Babylon.

Invincible - Assassin didn't even think about it, his gut told him that the man in front of him was invincible.

Fighting a guy like that is inherently stupid, I can't beat him.

Judging from the fact that he was able to injure me as a Servant, that golden figure should also be a Servant.And he guards Tohsaka's mansion——that is to say, he is a Heroic Spirit of the Archer class?

Is it.Isn't that guy needn't be afraid?

Assassin, who carefully recalled what the Master had told him, finally realized that Kirei's words were not wrong.

In the face of an enemy with such overwhelming power, even the so-called fear—yes, there is no room for even feeling fear—

can feel it.Only despair.

With the sound of the wind being ripped apart, countless sharp blades shining with cold light flew towards Assassin.

Assassin could feel those sights.The eyes of the familiars who were watching him from outside the barrier.The other Masters must have seen it too, the first loser in the Fourth Holy Grail War, the Servant who was defeated without even a single move.

In his final moments, Assassin finally understood.The real purpose of his Master Kotomine Kirei and... Tohsaka Tokiomi as his allies.

Tohsaka Tokiomi sat on the loose and comfortable easy chair in his room, listening to the roar of countless treasures outside cutting through the skin and piercing deeply into the ground.

"Well, it's a good start..."

When I returned to the house, Tokiomi was talking to himself like this.

"It's really annoying me with trivial matters, Tokiomi."

As I spoke, the entity was revealed.

Tokiomi stood up from the chair, then bowed respectfully and gracefully to him.

"I'm so sorry, my king of kings."

He lowered his head slightly, his voice calm and elegant.

"All this tonight is to save some unnecessary troubles in the future. I believe that after they have seen the power of the 'King of Heroes' tonight, those bastards will not dare to add trouble again."

"Ah."

I nodded, looking at what else he was going to say.

"Let those wild beasts fight each other for the time being, and then we will see which one is the lion worthy of our hunting. In short, please wait for a while before finding the prey."

"Okay, then let's take a casual walk to pass the boring time. This era is also quite interesting."

Looks like he still isn't going to be honest with me.But forget it.No matter what the future holds, at least for now, Tosaka Tokiomi is my subject.Since he has offered obedience, it is the king's duty to protect his subjects.

"...Do you like it? This modern world."

"Irreparably ugly. But whatever. All I care about is whether there are treasures in this world worth adding to my collection."

After restraining the smile on my face, I stared at Tokiomi, and asked slowly.

"If this is a world where there is nothing worthy of my collection—the sin of summoning me out without meaning is very heavy. Tokiomi."

"Don't worry, the Holy Grail will definitely satisfy you, King of Heroes."

I looked at Tokiomi.He didn't feel uneasy, but replied confidently.

"Then I'll have to check it myself to know... But, forget it. For now, just follow what you said. All the treasures in this world belong to me. Whether it's the Holy Grail or anything else , I will never let anyone who wants to take them away without my permission."

Saying that, I lifted the entity status.

"The lion you mentioned, I'll just look forward to it for the time being as a pastime. Tokiomi, I'll leave the details to you." In the end, I left this sentence and left in a spirit form.The night is still long, there is no need to waste it on that boring and rude Master.

That's right, being rude——Although Tohsaka Tokiomi's tone was respectful and strict, and he couldn't even fault his etiquette, his eyes, his behavior, and some of his subconscious little actions all betrayed him.

——This person is impatient.

"What a troublesome Servant." - His eyes said so.

As a staid nobleman, he respects the ancient heroes in his heart, but at the same time he is a magician.In the eyes of the magician Tosaka Tokiomi, "King of Heroes Gilgamesh" is just a Servant named Archer, a conscious and powerful "tool".

——The respect for him is entirely because of the characteristics of this hero, there is really no way to do it.

His eyes said so.

——Why Archer with the ability to act alone?What a hassle.

It seems that's what it means.

If he can keep winning like this, he will definitely use Command Seals to make me kill myself, right?

I calmly thought——

——Then, there is no need for him to live.