I don't know if it's because Sigisval Town was never very popular to begin with, or because of the vicious incidents over the past few days involving serial killings and the perpetrator dissecting bodies to take their hearts, but even with the sun hanging high in the sky, there were still no people on the streets that hadn't been blocked off to pedestrians.
Only the shop owners whose stores were located below their homes had opened their doors, occasionally sticking their heads out to check the situation on the street while sitting on stools in their shops watching TV.
Fiore had already left with Chiron.
It wasn't because she had any dissatisfaction with Mordred, who was always glaring at her with a fierce look.
Rather, it was because her dear Uncle had told her in a heavy tone to take Chiron and return first.
Because the Red Faction's trail had begun to actively expose itself within their surveillance range.
Caules had even been called back while he was buying things halfway there. Now, only Daniel's group and the Yggdmillennia Clan's homunculi remained in Sigisval Town.
The work on Jack the Ripper's side was progressing very smoothly.
In just one night and one morning, nearly a third of the resentment within Jack the Ripper's petite body had been cleansed and dissipated.
This also meant that 'Jack-chan' could occupy the main consciousness of this body for the majority of the time.
Because of this, Rikudou Reika sat on the side of the temple, starting to whisper to 'Jack-chan,' occasionally giggling, her hand subconsciously lifting to try and pat 'Jack-chan' on the head.
But in the end, she was rejected by the temple.
"How is it? Can you sense it?" Daniel asked, looking at Jeanne. "Revelation should be giving you a sign by now, right?"
"...Ah, that guy is currently moving in the direction of the Yggdmillennia Clan's castle." Jeanne nodded with a heavy expression. "However, the speed is a bit slow; it will probably take until tonight to arrive... Does this count as them starting to follow the'stealth operation' rules?"
"No, perhaps it's just the simple reason that 'the transportation speed is too slow, which is why this situation occurred.'" Daniel punctured Jeanne's fantasy with a single sentence.
"So, Fiore returning is also to prepare for the war tonight, right?" Jeanne rolled her eyes and sighed.
"Tonight, if nothing unexpected happens, it will be time for us to break off relations with the Yggdmillennia Clan." Daniel glanced at the homunculi who were working hard, cooking and stir-frying at the portable stove, and then lowered his voice.
After all, it was time to seize the greater grail.
"Who do you plan to leave behind to guard the 'temple'?" Jeanne asked, looking at Daniel. "I'll state this in advance: I am definitely going to the front lines of the battlefield."
"I know that, of course." Daniel rolled his eyes. "Even if I explained it as clearly as possible, you would definitely insist on meeting Amakusa Shirou Tokisada first, so I never intended to have you stay behind from the start."
"As for those staying behind to guard, it will probably just be Atalanta and Albedo, as well as the Purification Knights left behind by Artoria... Hmm, maybe I should leave Kriemhild behind too; she seems quite lacking in fighting spirit."
"Mordred will definitely be going to the battlefield; she doesn't really like guard duty anyway. Plus, her master Shishigou Kairi isn't the type to stay put here either. I just don't know if they will fight the Red Faction or the Black Faction once they reach the battlefield."
"And Artoria... I really don't feel safe without her by my side. After all, that kind of battlefield is so dangerous, and if nothing goes wrong, we might have to fight one against two tonight, simultaneously being enemies with both the Red and Black Factions. It's just too dangerous."
"What if Achilles is sent over to continue the containment operations?" Jeanne suddenly asked. "Leticia asked me to ask this."
"Amakusa shouldn't have the leeway for that anymore." Daniel shook his head and replied. "Unless he plans to use the other masters of the Red Faction as batteries, then have Karna act as the vanguard, and use the Hanging Gardens as an aerial turret, consuming a massive amount of mana."
"After all, he doesn't have much extra combat power on his side, while the Black Faction... has lost an Assassin but gained a Berserker."
"As for Karna, Vlad III has the capability to contain him, but no one can contain the Black Faction's Chiron."
"After all, he is the Black Faction's Archer, and with Achilles, who knows the superb nature of his archery skills, present, Amakusa surely wouldn't dare let him act freely."
"But don't forget, the Black Faction still has the Saber Siegfried."
"Although he is slightly inferior to Karna, he is still a powerful enemy."
"If it's one against two, even Karna would have to be fully focused on dealing with these two."
"But the Black Faction still has the Berserker, Rider, and Caster Servants. And the Red Faction's Saber, Mordred, because she has become entangled with us, he himself can't even guarantee if she is an enemy or a friend."
"Therefore, Amakusa no longer has the leisure to send Achilles over. After all, Achilles might have to stay there and fight one against two or even one against three."
"Moreover, he also knows that because of the Ruler, we will also selectively send a few people to that battlefield."
"...The Red Faction is truly at an overwhelmingly disadvantageous position in terms of combat power." Jeanne turned her head to look at Artoria, let out a long sigh, and then stared at Daniel. "And this disadvantage of theirs is something you have completely manipulated and controlled single-handedly."
"First, it was the terrifying combat power of King Artoria, then using Jack the Ripper to divert the Red Faction's attention, and using that as bait to severely damage the Red Faction. You even won over the Red Faction's Archer, weakening the opponent while strengthening yourself."
"Lord Daniel, you are truly a terrifying person."
Why are you saying things like that too?
Daniel looked up at Jeanne, feeling very innocent.
What did he do?
He didn't do anything; he was just eating and drinking, wandering around everywhere with everyone as if on a tour.
Is this person thinking of him too badly?
He was clearly still in the middle of saving children right now.
Even that girl Atalanta was only walking with them because they had a like-minded goal.
All of this was just a series of super coincidental events built up by one coincidence after another.
How did it become 'everything is under my control' when it got to Jeanne... Come to think of it, that guy Ozymandias probably viewed him the same way back then.
Every single one of them... just because their own hearts are filthy, they view others as being the same.
Daniel felt he was being wrongly accused and felt extremely aggrieved.
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