Under the silver moon, above the ruins, Scathach embraced the red magic spear, bathing in the moonlight.
The face covered by the veil turned towards the direction where Caster left, and there was a hint of regret in the eyes that were the same color as the magic spear.
"It aroused my desire to fight, but it didn't satisfy me, so it's just an appetizer?"
With Scathach Gundam A+'s agility, it wouldn't be difficult to catch up with the departing Caster, but she couldn't do it.
It's not because they are worried about falling into Caster's trap, but because this is a densely populated residential area.
There is a rule in the world of magic, that is, to keep it secret, not to be known by ordinary people, and not to have too much impact on the secular world. The battle between servants will bring considerable damage to the surrounding area. Caster's fighting method is to summon monsters continuously. Once the two of them start fighting here, perhaps the entire residential area will be destroyed. The Matou family cannot afford this consequence, and Scathach is unwilling to cause such a large number of casualties because of herself.
Scathach put away her magic spear only after she could no longer sense Caster's presence. She turned around and said, "Thank you for your help. I can now cancel the magic."
Suddenly, bits of golden magic diffused in the empty air, like fireflies in summer, or like scattered fragments of fireworks.
In the center of the fireflies, the golden saint appeared, and the magic power dissipated immediately. The sound of the two servants fighting and the collapse of the house did not wake up the surrounding residents because Justisa had set up magic to block vibrations before the battle began. Whether it was the vibration of the earth or the vibration of the air, it was confined to the house and could not spread. She had witnessed three Holy Grail Wars and was deeply impressed by the destructive power of the servants.
Justisa glanced at the ruins in front of her, then looked at the monsters that were disappearing from the world as Caster left, and asked, "How is it?"
Scathach smoothed her slightly messy hair and said, "Caster is unqualified, an opponent who can only be used to kill time. I will kill him next time."
Justisa nodded and walked to a corner of the ruins. She used magic to gently move away the rubble, revealing the boy who had lost all his family members overnight and was unconscious.
There is a rune printed on the boy's back. It is thanks to the protection of this rune that he was able to remain unscathed in the disaster.
"What should we do with this child?"
"Servants fight, Masters support (harmony), leave it to Shinji, he will take care of it."
As Scathach said, when the first Servant War began, Shinji had already started thinking about how to deal with the aftermath.
He only affected the world line of the Matou family. Ryunosuke, who had nothing to do with it, was not affected and still summoned the last Servant Caster as before.
According to Justisa's description, the other party has a treasure of the book, can control alien tentacle-like monsters, and can take a blow from Scathach. The identity of the servant can be basically confirmed to be Gilles de Rais.
Gilles de Rais was a French marshal during the Hundred Years' War between England and France, a national hero of France, and an ally of Joan of Arc, the savior of her country.
But after Joan of Arc was captured, Gilles suffered a great mental trauma and retreated to the territories of Mashkool and Tiffoge to study black magic. As a result, he killed many children and was later punished with fire. He became one of the real prototypes of "Bluebeard" (Bluebeard), a villain in Western fairy tales.
Jill herself is not suitable for the Caster class. The fact that Ryunosuke Uehara's seemingly ambiguous ritual can be considered a summoning ritual can only be said to be an accident caused by coincidence, but this accident has created the worst combination in this Holy Grail War.
As a former French marshal with a brilliant record in battle, Giles possessed considerable tactical qualities, and his timely retreat without getting entangled with Scathach was a good example of this.
Although according to historical records, Gil's strength as a soldier is not his own strength but his financial strength, he is after all a comrade-in-arms who fought alongside Jeanne d'Arc and experienced hundreds of battles, so his strength is definitely not bad. In other works of the Fate series, he also appeared in the world as a Saber, and it was not difficult for him to block Scathach's sword.
But that was all. Jill's fighting methods were relatively simple, and decisive methods needed to be prepared in advance, so she could not be a match for Scathach in a battle.
So Shinji just sighed, "In the original world line, Assassin started the first battle. It's the same now. The inertia of the world line is really scary." He stopped paying attention to the battle situation and turned to think about the aftermath.
Shinji looked through the flow chart he had written once again and came up with an idea.
"Master, erase this child's memories of tonight and his life with his family, and send this child to the vicinity of the Cathedral."
Skahayi stretched out his fingers and carved two new runes. The effect of this rune was sleep and oblivion. Love is deep, hatred is deep. Without these, the child will not feel pain.
The love is deep, the hatred is strong. Without love and hate, this child with a miserable life experience will not feel pain.
As for revenge, Shinji will do it for him. Regardless of whether the world line changes or not, he will not let Ryunosuke survive this Holy Grail War! It's not out of a sense of responsibility, but simply because he hates people like Ryunosuke.
"Justisa, when the master arrives, find a phone booth nearby and call the Cathedral Church. Remember to use magic to change your voice first. I will tell you word for word what to say."
... ... .
"One of the seven Masters participating in this Holy Grail War respectfully informs the supervisor of the Holy Grail War, Father Kotomine Risei."
"In the early hours of this evening, a Servant battle took place in a residential area in the northwest of Fuyuki City. The two sides in the battle were the Servant I was commanding and Caster who was summoned a few minutes ago."
"The fighting caused a residential house in the center of the residential area to collapse, but did not cause any further impact on the surrounding residents. Please follow your duties as an overseer and handle the aftermath as soon as possible."
"In addition, Caster's master is suspected of killing three ordinary people in a private house in order to summon Caster. Judging from the method, it is very similar to the serial murder case recently announced by the police."
"The only survivor in the house has been rescued by me and placed near the church. Please go out and look for him immediately after the call ends."
"Since the survivor is a child of only a few years old, I have used magic to erase the memory of tonight and his family members. Please ask the church that believes in 'God loves the world and helps the poor and the sick' to properly place him."
"The above is from the unnamed magician."
... ...
Father Risho was awakened from his sleep by the ringing of the phone. He put the receiver back and all his sleepiness disappeared.
He put on his black cassock, walked out of the chapel, found the child placed on a bench by the roadside, and sighed with half pity and half expectation.
"Is it finally starting?"
PS: When the master arrived, there was only one child left in the family of four.