287 Banquet on the Einzbern Castle (1)

Night had descended again on Fuyuki City.

It had only been a day since he had attacked the Kotomine pair. With them and Assassin out of the picture, it seemed Drako could relax. There were only four Servants left. Practically, half the job was done.

However, that was not the case. At first, the Holy Grail War was supposed to last about two weeks, maybe less. But he had accelerated this process too much. Perhaps in two or three days, it would all have come to an end.

The best thing was to end this war as soon as possible. There was no sense in dragging out this farce any longer than necessary. It was a waste of time. Sakura had been unable to go to school for a week. This morning, she had already asked about this situation. Somehow, Kuroka had taken it upon herself to calm her worries. Drako had never been good at coming up with good excuses.

Zoe was in charge of Sakura tonight, protecting her from possible danger. Now that Assassin was no threat, Drako could be safe leaving only one of his Servants with the little girl.

He had only intended to bring Kuroka tonight, but Mordred had insisted on coming with them after learning of their destiny. Drako didn't mind, and neither did Kuroka, so they had agreed to let her accompany them.

Einzbern Castle was a very important place in Fate/Zero. Caster would attack it, using small children to force Saber to rescue them. Kayneth would also attack Kiritsugu, but it would go very badly for him. The magus killer would destroy the noble magus's magic circuits, leading him to despair and many other events that would happen in the future. On the other hand, Kirei would attack Irisviel and Maiya, but that was no longer possible.

All this had been thwarted beforehand by Drako. It was curious how all the attackers had been killed by him. Many would not believe it, but this was indeed a coincidence.

"So this is father's residence," Mordred murmured as she surveyed the massive mansion the Einzbern's had built on the outskirts of Fuyuki. "Truly worthy of the King of Knights."

Drako nodded his head. The place was truly impressive from the outside, and it was surely impressive from the inside as well. He could probably only find one problem with it.

"The only thing impressive about the place is its appearance-nyaa. I'd rather have a smaller house, like the one we have in Kuoh, but with a lot more movement. Living here every day would be a bore."

Drako agreed with Kuroka. As impressive as this place looked, it couldn't compare in the atmosphere to his home. Though that house had nothing to envy to the Einzbern's mansion, as Drako doubted they had heated pools and thermal baths.

For the pools and baths alone, Drako considered his home superior to the Einzbern's. The baths, especially, had given him very good times with Kuroka and Lavinia.

Lavinia... he hadn't seen her for a year, just like Natsume. Drako missed all the girls and boys of DxD. They weren't going to notice his disappearance, but he did notice their absence.

Drako opened the door to the Einzbern mansion. There was no need to announce his arrival. He had already noticed that they had placed a ward warning of intruders. They had intentionally let them in, or Drako would have had to use force to enter. It's not like a simple magic field could have stopped him.

Upon entering, the first thing that struck him was the considerable number of traps set. This was Kiritsugu's handiwork, no doubt about it. A little further on, a silver-haired woman was waiting for them.

"What is the reason for your visit?" Irisviel asked with a smile. She seemed calm, but Drako could sense her nervousness thanks to her [Senjutsu]. Kuroka had sensed it too, or so Drako could decipher from her mischievous smile.

"We didn't come here to fight," Drako assured.

Irisviel let out a sigh of relief. For some reason, she actually trusted his words. Or perhaps, she wanted to trust his words. Her time was running out. Three Servants had died, and if she could move it was thanks to Avalon.

"So?"

"We wanted to attend the banquet."

Irisviel looked at Drako with obvious confusion. There was no need to explain anything, just wait. Meanwhile, the girls watched the interior of the mansion.

Suddenly, a thunderous roar rang in the ears of those present. An explosion of prana swept through the place. Nothing too powerful for Drako and his Servants, but enough to stagger a weakened Irisviel.

"As loud as ever," Drako muttered.

The roar came from a nearby thunderclap, and the prana impact that followed it meant that the camp in the forest was already under attack.

"What is it... a frontal onslaught?" Irisviel asked.

A pair of strong arms held Irisviel's shoulders; they were the arms of Saber who immediately appeared at her side when this strange change occurred.

"Are you all right, Irisviel?"

"Yes, just scared. I didn't think I would visit such a rude guest."

"I'll go greet him. You stay by me."

Irisviel nodded upon hearing this. Staying by Saber's side, who was going out to greet the attack, meant that she herself must also face the enemy. However, the battlefield is the safest place for Irisviel, because the strongest Servant is beside her.

Saber looked at the guests (whom they had not invited, but at least they were not causing trouble). Her gaze was complicated as she passed by Mordred and was confused when she saw the unknown Kuroka. Finally, she looked cautiously at Drako. She knew who was the most dangerous in the place.

"Mind if we join you?" Drako asked politely. "Honestly, I doubt this is going to escalate into a fight."

Saber frowned, but ended up nodding.

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