"What? You said Kotomine Kirei didn't do anything?"
Shinji's voice was so loud that it hurt the eardrums.
This was the first time he had spoken so loudly since he had traveled through time. If it was in an open area, such a loud voice would at least spread dozens of meters and disturb people's sleep. However, he was now in the basement workshop at home, and the sound waves were absorbed by the runes on the wall before they spread out, and did not cause any impact on the outside world.
The reason why he lost his composure was because he received a message from Scathach—Kotomine Kirei had done nothing during this period of time.
Kotomine Kirei is a student of Tōsaka Tokiomi and an agent of the Templar Church, one of the two major forces in the Type-Moon world. He is a person that the Fate series cannot avoid in any way. He participated in the Fourth and Fifth Holy Grail Wars as a Master. He is a mastermind who is almost as powerful as Matou Zouken and one of the two people that Shinji is most wary of in this Holy Grail War.
Immediately after the family meeting, Shinji sent Scathach out to monitor Kotomine Kirei.
According to the plot of "Fatezero", the first Master in the Fourth Holy Grail War was Kotomine Kirei. He summoned his Servant earlier than others, the nineteenth generation Hassan "Hundred Faces", whose job description was Assassin.
However, now the plot has been disrupted by the intrusion of Shinji, and the Assassin job has been occupied by Scathach in advance. In order to collect intelligence on the opponent, Shinji sent out Scathach.
Although Scathach is not a professional assassin and has not trained in covert operations, she possesses the almighty primordial runes and a skill that is even more powerful than the primordial runes - the wisdom of the magic world.
The wisdom of the magic world is jokingly called "the idiot of the magic world" by people in the market. Of course, this is just a joke of netizens about the skill effect in the game FGO. In fact, this skill is definitely a bug among bugs.
The wisdom of the demonic world, level A+.
The wisdom of the abyss that was gained by transcending humanity, slaying gods, and placing oneself on the outside of the world.
In addition to the hero's inherent skills, almost all skills can be used with a proficiency of B~A level.
Furthermore, she can also teach her skills to people she identifies as heroes.
In battle, her most commonly used skill is to use "clairvoyance" to predict the battle situation.
In the Ulster legend, she often used this foresight to predict the future, even the tragic end of her disciple Cu Chulainn was no exception.
It is this skill that makes Scathach one of the most powerful people of all time.
It is this skill that makes Scathach the most powerful teacher in mythology.
The speed of progress of Shinji, Sakura, and Kariya is not only due to their hard work and Spartan-style extreme training, but also to the effect of this skill.
With the bonus of "Wisdom of the Demonic Realm" and "Original Runes", even if Scathach is not a professional assassin, she can hide her breath like a first-class assassin, and can even eliminate her own figure.
The surveillance operation went smoothly, and no one in the Tohsaka family discovered Scathach's existence. However, the results of the surveillance surprised Shinji.
Until Aoi and Rin left, Kotomine Kirei did not make any movement.
He practiced magic, prayed, ate, worked and rested in Tohsaka Tokiomi's study. Occasionally, when he passed by someone from the Tohsaka family, he would just greet them politely. He looked even more indifferent than Yustisa, like a machine.
Shinji was not surprised by Kirei's character. After all, Kirei at the moment had not yet seen his own true nature and thought he had no desires or demands.
However, the seemingly normal things he did were the biggest abnormality in Shinji's eyes.
If Shinji remembered correctly, Kirei should have summoned the Servant before Aoi and Rin left, but he didn't do so now. Scathach's information couldn't be wrong, so what on earth was going on
It couldn't be that I took Kirei's place and made him out. The Holy Grail has its own rules for choosing a Master. The one with the strongest desire is more likely to be chosen. Kirei had obtained the stigma three years ago, even earlier than Tohsaka Tokiomi. According to the plot analysis, the one who is most likely to be eliminated should be Ryunosuke Uzumaki, who was the last one to obtain the stigma and summon a Servant by accident, and it should not be Kirei Kotomine.
So-
"Shinji, Shinji!" Scathach's voice interrupted Shinji's thoughts. She was still staying near the Tohsaka family. What Shinji heard was her voice that was directly transmitted into his brain through the ritual.
"Sorry, Master, I was just thinking about something." Shinji's voice returned to normal.
"What are you going to do next? Continue to monitor?" Even though she had been monitoring for a day and a night, Scathach still had no complaints or dissatisfaction. In her opinion, since she had become a servant, she should fulfill her obligations as a servant and meet the reasonable requests of the Master.
"Continue to monitor until Tokiomi summons his Servant. Once Tokiomi's Servant arrives, please return immediately, Master, and do not start a battle with the enemy."
Shinji rubbed his temple with a bitter face. After spending three months with Scathach, he had more or less realized that his teacher had a bit of a dual personality, that is, the elegant and intellectual sage mode in normal times and the warrior mode in battle or teaching. Scathach in the warrior mode was prone to being careless, hot-tempered and irrational, although she would reflect on it afterwards.
Honestly, Shinji didn't dislike this kind of personality. On the contrary, he thought this kind of master was real and lovable. If he could remain calm and composed all the time, that would be really scary - well, it was easy to make mistakes in this situation.
Scathach did not agree as readily as before, but was silent for a while and asked: "Do you think I can't win?"
Before Shinji could even open his mouth, he added, "To be honest, there's no point in lying."
This time, it was Shinji who was silent. He thought carefully before answering, "Yes, if my information is correct, the 'holy relic' prepared by Tōsaka Tokiomi should be the slough of the world's first snake. If he succeeds in summoning that person, you will have little chance of winning because you are hindered by me and the Assassin class. If you change to Lancer, you can have an evenly matched and unprecedented battle."
"Is that so?" There was no emotion in Scathach's voice.
"And—" Shinji reminded, "You haven't forgotten, Tōsaka Tokiomi is the opponent that uncle wants to defeat, and the motivation for uncle to fight until now. As a master, you will not deprive your disciple of his only motivation, right?"
"You have successfully convinced me, my little Master. I will complete the surveillance mission well, and you must protect yourself."
Scathach's brisk answer made Shinji feel relieved, and he replied with a smile.
"Yesmyqueen."
"Queen bless you, boy."
From beginning to end, Scathach never asked Shinji why he knew so much.
It's not that I don't want to ask, it's just that I don't need to.
Those wise eyes filled with the brilliance of the devil see through cause and effect, but will not tell anyone.
As for the reason for not telling, it is because she has graduated from this world. If she tells, it would be disrespectful to the people living in the present.
Let me see what you can do, my little Master, a soul that does not belong to this world.
Scathach glanced in the direction of the Matou family, then glanced at Kotomine Kirei who was working by the window, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
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