The Ultimate Lich King

The flames burned, illuminating the underground bar.

Caster, who had lost his arms, stared blankly at Flandre holding the flaming Staff of Disaster high. He was mumbling to himself without knowing what he was talking about.

He seemed to have given up on resisting and allowed Flandre to bring the world-destroying flames to him.

"What a...beautiful flame, God...is this your punishment for me? Is it right for me to die in such a beautiful flame like Joan of Arc?"

The figures of Caster and Ryunosuke were enveloped in flames, and the entire underground bar burst into flames, burning all the blood and dirt.

Ye Yu looked at everything that happened in front of him with an indifferent expression, and Tohsaka Rin also turned around, crying slowly while looking at the dancing flames.

"The sound of the piano..."

Like a little beast that had lost its mother, a sobbing sound came from Tohsaka Rin's throat, and the girl cried for her companion who died in vain.

If...if she could have been earlier, if she could have been stronger, Qinyin would not have died.

"Stop crying...this is none of your business."

Not knowing what happened, Ye Yu simply thought that the girl was crying for the children who died in vain. He gently touched the girl's head and said so.

Tohsaka Rin did not answer, the girl just wiped her tears and remained silent. She is the heir to the Tosaka family, and maintaining elegance and composure at all times is the family motto her father has always conveyed to her.

Now that the matter has come to this, there is no point in shedding any more tears. At least Qin Yin's revenge has been avenged.

"Thanks……"

Lowering her head, the girl spoke softly to Ye Yu.

"Why are you thanking me? I just did what I should do. This is the Holy Grail War. It is inevitable for me to defeat the Master and Servant who are hostile to me."

"Thank you anyway, Sakura...is she okay?"

Tohsaka Rin muttered, and the girl showed a timid look on her face, and then she asked about her sister tremblingly.

She really missed Sakura and wanted to see her sister again. But in the year since Sakura left, she has not mentioned Sakura's name once.

Because she didn't want to make her father angry, let alone her mother sad, as the heir to the Tohsaka family, she had to be strong.

"Don't worry, Sakura is fine. She is in Einzbern. My daughter gets along well with her, and the two children will not be lonely together."

"Is this... like this? It's really good."

Tohsaka Rin nodded gently, letting go of the worries in his heart.

"Um...Did Sakura mention me?"

"Yes, Sakura also misses her sister very much, but because she is coming to Fuyuki City to participate in the Holy Grail War this time, it is very dangerous, so she cannot be brought here."

Ye Yu said this regretfully, and Tohsaka Rin nodded in understanding.

When this war is over, I will bring Sakura to see you.

"No... there is no need. Sakura has her own life. She is no longer a child of the Tohsaka family, but a child of your Einzbern family."

To Ye Yu's surprise, Tohsaka Rin, a little girl who looked less than ten years old, stared at him very hard and said such words.

He obviously showed a strong longing for his sister not long ago, but has he adjusted so quickly?

Is this what you want to see, what you expect, Toki Tosaka? Stifling their children's emotions and placing extremely heavy shackles on their backs.

Maybe Tohsaka Toki has already made up his mind? The Holy Grail War is not a child's play, even he was prepared to die before participating in this war.

No one dares to say that they can win in the end, not even Ye Yu.

"Let's go, I'll take you home first."

The extra thoughts stopped abruptly, and Ye Yu lowered his head and spoke softly to the girl in his arms.

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Tohsaka Aoi discovered her daughter was missing an hour later.

Perhaps because she was afraid of being scolded by her mother, the child placed a note beside her bed saying that she was going to find her classmate Qin Yin who was missing.

Aoi immediately regretted it. During dinner, Rin mentioned Kotone and asked Aoi about Fuyuki's current situation.

Aoi ran out of Chancheng's house in her home clothes and drove speeding on the national highway at night.

Since we don't know where Rin went, we can only guess the scope of her actions, and then look for places where she might go one by one.

If you want to take a train starting from home, the first place you go to is Fuyuki Station in Shinto, and then you walk for thirty minutes on your child's feet. The approximate range is...

The first thing Aoi thought of was the Citizen's Park by the river.

Aoi glanced at the bench where she usually sat when she brought Rin to play. This could only be said to be a feeling out of thin air.

However, the little figure wearing a red coat that he was looking for was not there.

Aoi sat down on the bench in despair. This beautiful young woman who still retained her charm covered her face with her hands and cried extremely sadly.

A series of footsteps suddenly sounded in the park late at night, and Aoi was slightly startled. Before she could raise her head, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice slowly rang out.

"This girl suddenly fell asleep... I don't know where to take her, but it seems like I've come here right now, Miss Aoi.

Standing in front of him was a man wearing a slender windbreaker. His slightly cold face had no expression, and also revealed a bit of vicissitudes of life.

But none of this matters, what matters is the person held in the man's arms.

"cold!"

Kui screamed and rushed over, while Ye Yu raised his fingers and made a silent gesture.

"Be quiet, she's asleep."

"Thank you... thank you. I really don't know how to thank you, Mr. Ye Yu."

Aoi, whose mind was filled with joy, finally calmed down. She lowered her voice and took her daughter from Ye Yu with trembling hands.

"It doesn't have to be like this. Children are innocent. The war has nothing to do with children."

As Ye Yu said this, Kui's body became a little stiff. Then she remembered that the man in front of her was a participant in the Holy Grail War on behalf of Einzbern. In other words, he was her husband's enemy.

"Mr. Ye Yu...do you also desire the Holy Grail so much?"

"Yes, I have a reason why I have to get the Holy Grail."

Ye Yu nodded gently, Kui's expression was a little complicated, and she didn't know what to say.

She had been feeling very restless these past few days, always feeling like something was going to happen.

Please ask him to let go of time... to protect time? How is it possible? This is the Holy Grail War, a life-or-death Holy Grail War in which there can only be one winner.