Chapter 32: Strike While the Iron is Hot

"How is Kiritsugu's condition?"

Irisviel looked at her husband lying on the bed in a state of shock and asked Tatsuya Suzuki, who was checking on him.

"He managed to avoid being hit by Kirei, but his ribs and internal organs are damaged to varying degrees." Tatsuya placed his hand on Kiritsugu's chest.

After taking his hand away, a Rune, glowing with healing light, remained.

"With this Rune, he can recover to the point where he can get out of bed and walk after lying down for a day and a night," Tatsuya said. "After all, he is a magus from a family. The magic imprint he inherited started healing him the moment he was seriously injured."

But even so, the treatment is very harsh.

First, it depends on the magic power of the person being imprinted, and secondly, it depends on the quality and level of the imprint itself.

If he were fatally wounded, there would be basically no chance that Emiya Kiritsugu would survive.

At most, Tatsuya's Rune could provide continuous treatment as long as the man was not dead.

"Thank you very much." Irisviel was speechless.

She knew that her husband was very wary of Tatsuya, but that was completely different from his wariness towards Kotomine Kirei.

The opponent's strength is too unpredictable, so it's best to avoid a head-on conflict at the beginning.

"Don't worry about it. I'm just trying to do you a favor." Tatsuya shrugged. "This way, I won't be responsible for any damage to the castle, right?"

Irisviel was stunned for a moment before she nodded with a wry smile. "Of course..."

That level of damage was not something that Einzbern needed to worry about given their financial resources.

But it was obvious that the Master in front of her had a way of thinking that was completely different from that of a magus, so she could only respond with a helpless smile and then accept the other party's instructions.

Afterwards, Irisviel left Maiya to take care of Kiritsugu while she and Tatsuya went to the living room next door.

Both Artoria and Morgan were there drinking tea.

"I heard that Caster has escaped. My husband really has the time to help treat people from other camps," Morgan said elegantly while holding a teacup. "Aren't you worried that Caster will be attacked by others?"

"It doesn't matter who attacks me. I don't need a Command Spell," Tatsuya put one hand on his waist. "Besides, you have the nerve to say that I'm leisurely. The legendary princes and nobles are all so leisurely, right?"

Morgan was not in a hurry and glanced at Tatsuya. "According to you, do you want me to wait outside and do nothing?"

"That's not what I meant." Tatsuya couldn't argue with her, so he turned to look at Irisviel and Artoria. "As you just heard, Caster has already escaped. He probably realized the situation was not good when I successfully launched a large-scale magic attack, so he retreated first."

Artoria nodded. "It can't be helped. Caster said that he was fully prepared. I'm afraid that includes the part of getting out of this unscathed."

"He speaks with great ambition, but in the end, he only has this little courage," Tatsuya couldn't help but sigh.

At this time, Irisviel asked, "So, what should we do next? If Caster fails in his crusade, there is a possibility that he will continue to do evil. Our alliance..."

Kiritsugu was seriously injured this time due to insufficient intelligence and his hasty response to the enemy. Even if he recovers and returns to the battlefield, his combat effectiveness will be slightly reduced.

If possible, Irisviel wanted to maintain this alliance for a while until the other parties were defeated.

"I don't mind. After all, I let Keyneth go temporarily because of Lancer's help." Tatsuya looked at Morgan. "It would be great if you could kill him on the spot."

"Wouldn't it be more fulfilling to solve this kind of thing yourself?" Morgan accepted the criticism calmly. "It seems that I misunderstood. My husband prefers to have others do it for him."

"...Forget it." Tatsuya really couldn't stand it anymore.

Morgan always called him "my husband", but when they were at home, they just ignored it and let it go.

Now, in front of Irisviel and Artoria, every time Morgan called him that, goosebumps covered his back.

There was no way Tatsuya could be that thick-skinned.

Especially since there was someone like Artoria who was directly related to Morgan.

—Directly related?

Tatsuya was suddenly stunned. The dream from last night came to his mind again as he relaxed after the battle.

The end, the land of rain...what exactly is that place?

There shouldn't be any mention of such a place in Arthurian legend.

But legends are legends, and the records are full of contradictions and ambiguities, so Morgan...

"What are you thinking about?" Morgan asked while sipping her tea.

When Tatsuya came to his senses, he realized that he was standing there in deep thought and everyone was looking at him.

He glanced at the untouched cup of black tea in Artoria's hand and thought, you were fighting fiercely yesterday, but today you can sit together and drink tea. Actually, your relationship is not that bad?

"Nothing, I just feel that the longer the night, the more dreams there are." Tatsuya turned around and said simply, "Why not get rid of Lancer's master before dawn."

"My husband is really belligerent."

Morgan said these slightly teasing words but stood up without any hesitation, which made others feel that the master and servant were too synchronized.

"But continuous fighting will inevitably lead to fatigue. After repelling Caster and the agent, do you still have enough energy left?" Morgan asked another key question.

Tatsuya replied casually, "The same is true for Keyneth. If you hadn't shown mercy, he would have died in the hall. Everyone has suffered losses; it's fair."

Even if he managed to escape with his life, the various magic tricks Morgan performed in just one minute were enough to seriously exhaust Keyneth, who was busy defending himself.

Putting aside the fact that everyone's condition is about the same, even if Keyneth is in perfect condition, Tatsuya has enough confidence to win.

In Tatsuya's opinion, that kind of academic magician is too easy to deal with.

Moreover, if he allowed Keyneth to continue staring at him, he would feel very uncomfortable. After all, he hated being stared at.

"In that case, I can only accompany you," Morgan understood.

"But before that, we need to get Sakura and Caren home to bed," Tatsuya said. "After that, we should visit the Hyatt Hotel in the city."

The hiding place of Lancer's master, Keyneth, is right there.

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