Chapter 66

The time was ripe, Saber took aim at the moment when Berserker lost his weapon, then raised his sword above his head, aimed it at Berserker's defenseless head, and slashed head-on!

It was an all-out blow worthy of the name of the sword-wielding heroic spirit, and it was enough to make people believe that the winner had been decided.

Because of this, Saber was particularly surprised when the blade was stopped in the void.

That's right, Berserker raised his hands and caught Saber's sword with his bare hands!

Seeing that Saber was a little stunned by this sudden situation, Shirou hurriedly shouted to her.

"Saber, don't let Berserker touch your sword!"

Hearing this reminder, Saber suddenly realized what it meant to be exposed to his "Zero-Six-Seven" weapon by Berserker.

She shuddered, leaving her inner shock behind, and then kicked the black knight's chest armor with all her might, kicking it several meters away!

"... Judging by your skills, you must not be a nameless knight, I ask you!" Saber asked, puzzled.

"Since you can recognize me as King Arthur, then you should report your origin in the glory of a knight!"

As Saber blurted out these words, she suddenly heard an inexplicable metallic sound coming from the pitch-black armor.

Clang-clang-clang...

It was no doubt that it was Berserker's voice, and the armor that was shrouded in the black air that permeated him was trembling.

"You... Could it be ...?"

Saber only relied on his sixth sense, vaguely felt that he had guessed the identity of the knight, but he couldn't believe it.

"Lancelot ..."

...

The silence of the night enveloped Tosaka Mansion.

After being seriously injured, he left the "Castle of Einzbern" and used healing magic to almost exhaust the potential of his body in exchange for the physical movement in front of him.

Tosaka Tokiomi dragged his exhausted body back to the empty Tosaka Mansion.

He opened the door and walked through the hallway into the living room.

Tosaka Tokiomi lay on the soft sofa, his body Sonk deep in the sofa, and began to think about the next countermeasures.

"I didn't expect Emiya Kiritsugu to have such a hole card, and he almost killed me..."

Tokiomi was annoyed that he had not made these preparations in advance, but these things did not help.

Thankfully, even though the body is almost gone, fortunately, there are still many gems that store a lot of magical power.

In the next battle, you can only squander these gems. Tokiomi thought so.

After sitting for a while, there was a noise outside the door.

With a "squeak", the door opened, and walking in against the misty moonlight was Kotomine Kirei, who covered the wound on his chest, and behind him, followed by the golden heroic spirit ———— Gilgamesh, whose eyes were cold.

Gilgamesh had no anger or any other emotion on his face or in his eyes, as if he didn't care about today's events at all.

"I'm sorry, king, for I have disturbed your fun. "

Tokiomi hurriedly got up and saluted his subordinates.

"Hmm. "

Gilgamesh glanced down at him slightly, but didn't say anything, and his body was directly spiritualized.

Then, Tokiomi looked at Kirei Kotomine. 

"Kirei, how is your body?"

"It's no big deal, Archer has already helped me with treatment, I'm sorry that this mission failed. "

In Gilgamesh's King's Treasury, there was a panacea that could restore his injuries instantly, which was a great blessing for Kirei Kotomine.

Seeing that Kirei Kotomine was still safe and sound, Tosaka Tokiomi nodded and smiled.

"It's a pity that your operation against Einzbern failed, but you've done a good job, and there's no need to blame Yourself for it. "

Although there is no one else in the Tokiomi's mansion except Tokiomi, the reception room is still spotless and tidy.

Maybe it's some low-level spirit manipulated to do the cleaning work, even in such a fierce wartime, he can still maintain such calmness, which is really worthy of the minister.

Kirei Kotomine thought so in his heart. And Tokiomi's tolerant attitude also made Kirei's head bow deeper.

"I'm ashamed to have caused you so much trouble, Mentor..."

Then, Kirei raised her head, saw the sincere and enthusiastic gaze in Tokiomi's eyes, and said to herself....

"It's because of the Holy Grail War that we met together, but no matter what, I'm very proud to have a disciple like you. "

Hearing this, thinking of Archer's task of killing Tokiomi before coming back, Kirei suddenly wanted to laugh uncontrollably, and her body carried it out regardless of it.

But Tokiomi, who didn't understand the disciple's original intention at all, still said sincerely.

"Although there is such a thing as aptitude, but your serious cultivation attitude as a seeker is deeply admired even by me as a teacher-Kirei, in the future, you will continue to fight for the interests of my Tosaka family, just like your father, how about it?"

"I can't ask for it. "

Kirei smiled and nodded. In the past three years, Tokiomi, who has always misunderstood his disciple's personality and inner world, has also misunderstood the meaning of Kirei's smile.

So he said even more happily.

"You are a reassuring person, I want my daughter to learn more from you, and after this Holy Grail War is over, you will be able to guide her as Rin's master. "

Then Tokiomi took a letter that had been placed in the corner of the table and handed it to Kirei.

"... Mentor, what is this?"

"It's relatively simple, but it's a suicide note or something. " Tokiomi said this while saying helplessly and smiled bitterly.

"What if... In case something happens to me. I'm writing here to hand over the head of the Tosaka family to Rin to inherit, and you to serve as her guardian until she reaches adulthood. As long as you hand over this letter to the clock tower, the association will naturally handle the rest of the matter. "

This time Kirei was not just a perfunctory verb, but a very serious acceptance of the responsibility entrusted to him by Tokiomi from the heart.

After all, the rite is also the body of the priesthood. It is his duty to honestly and firmly carry out the responsibilities entrusted to him by others.

"Please leave it to me, even if the disciple's ability is limited, I will definitely do my best to take care of your daughter. "

"Thank you, Kirei. " Although the words are short, you can hear the deep gratitude contained in them.