How Amakusa Shirou Tokisada knew the greater grail was hidden under the castle...
Probably no one knows that except for the man himself.
But that still wasn't the point.
After driving the RV for several hours and finally being about to see the Yggdmillennia Clan's castle, Shishigou Kairi was almost happy enough to cry.
This RV was too hard to drive!
A few times he didn't control the sensitive accelerator well, and when turning, the angle was slightly off, causing the rear cabin to stagger a bit. As a result, Mordred, with a bit of cream still on the tip of her nose, opened the door behind the cockpit and was about to beat him up.
If Daniel and Jeanne hadn't been holding her back and consoling her, saying 'It's not worth it, we're still on the road, if you hit him, we'll all flip over,' Mordred really would have struck him.
Shishigou Kairi admitted that his driving was indeed a bit rough. He'd be more careful in the future!
The Yggdmillennia Clan's castle was located in a deserted suburb.
The surrounding area was all woods, plains, and low hills. Because the surrounding land was private property, few people dared to enter as they pleased.
Thus, looking at the Dragon Tooth Soldiers, homunculi, and tall magic dolls covering the mountains and fields, Shishigou Kairi's mouth hung slightly agape.
Especially that sky fortress moving undisguised toward the Yggdmillennia castle.
Is this what they call hiding the Mystery?
You might as well install a giant loudspeaker and blast it every few meters to remind people to look up at the miracle.
Otherwise, it'll be gone in a few minutes.
Shishigou Kairi felt very gloomy.
He even wanted to pull out his usual Mystic Code to contact the Clock Tower and ask why they were screwing him over like this.
After all, with such a grand display of Magecraft, the Red Faction masters, including himself, would surely be liquidated by those monsters from the Department of Policies afterward.
Of course, that was assuming they even had lives to return with.
The Black Faction was provoking the Clock Tower, even declaring war openly.
He couldn't help them; helping them meant standing in opposition to the Clock Tower.
The Red Faction... was straight-up backstabbing the Clock Tower. If he got mixed up in that, even if he survived this Holy Grail War, he'd be finished.
So... clinging to the thighs of the Ruler Faction was the key!
Shishigou Kairi declared on the spot that he was leaving Red to join Ruler.
The moment the RV stopped, he immediately began using his Mystic Code to contact Lord El-Melloi II of the Clock Tower to state his position.
"master, don't be so dramatic," Mordred said, shaking her head with a sigh as she watched Shishigou Kairi busy himself in the driver's seat.
"Saber, this isn't about being dramatic or not." Shishigou Kairi rolled down the window and looked at the Hanging Gardens with a sigh. "Once this thing is out, if I don't clarify my stance quickly, I might see a bounty from the Clock Tower on my head tomorrow."
"However, this also confirms one thing for certain." Shishigou Kairi glanced at the sent document, then pushed the door open and jumped down from the cab. "Those Red Faction masters from the Clock Tower, who haven't shown their faces since the start, have been completely controlled by Father Amakusa through some unknown means."
"I'm afraid they don't even have normal judgment capabilities right now."
"Otherwise, they wouldn't be involved in something like this without stating their position to the Clock Tower."
"So who are we fighting next?" Mordred asked, looking at Shishigou Kairi. "If we fight the Black Faction, would you still be considered linked to the Red Faction? But if we fight the Red Faction, wouldn't that be backstabbing them?"
"I don't know." Shishigou Kairi pulled his sunglasses from his coat pocket and slid them back onto the bridge of his nose. "Let's listen to Ruler. Anyway, I plan to defect to their faction."
"...You really will do anything to stay alive." Mordred curled her lips into a wild grin. "But I don't hate it."
"That's what Mordred says, Jeanne." Daniel turned to look at Jeanne. "How about letting her escort you toward that Hanging Gardens?"
"Eh? Aren't you all coming along?" Jeanne asked, looking at Daniel and Artoria in surprise.
"It's not time for Artoria to take the stage yet," Daniel replied, shaking his head. "After all, the business with Sanzang and Jack the Ripper isn't over yet."
"The end of the Holy Grail War will have to be pushed back a bit further."
"Mmm... I understand," Jeanne replied with a nod. "Once I confirm that Amakusa Shirou Tokisada is the enemy indicated by Revelation, I'll return."
"Then you'd better be quick," Daniel reminded her. "After all, we have to withdraw once we seize the greater grail."
"Shishigou, we'd better stay back a bit to avoid getting caught in the crossfire and killed by the aftershocks." Daniel said as he turned to head back to the RV.
"...That makes sense." Shishigou Kairi glanced at the expressionless Artoria, then followed behind Daniel to take cover.
"King, I'll leave it to you to prepare to meet Shalltear and Aura." Daniel pointed to a cat-like dark familiar that jumped out from the RV's shadow.
"Yes, leave it to me." Artoria's voice was as reassuring as ever.
"Shishigou, do you have any magecraft to observe the battle outside? We can just hide here and watch the live stream." Daniel looked at Shishigou Kairi and urged.
"I do... but if I actually use this magecraft, there's a risk of being discovered," Shishigou Kairi warned.
"With the King outside, what's there to worry about?" Daniel countered.
Shishigou Kairi thought Daniel's words made sense, so he sent out his Mystic Code, an 'Owl's Eyeball', to scout the battlefield outside.
"...That looks really disgusting." Daniel said with a face of revulsion, looking at the eyeball that Shishigou Kairi had tossed out the window, which was now floating steadily in mid-air.
"Well, my specialty is Necromancy, after all." Shishigou Kairi didn't care much about the comment.
He then took off his sunglasses and handed them to Daniel.
"I've applied a shared-vision magecraft to these sunglasses; they can be used to connect to the scene seen by that eyeball. They're for you."
"Thanks." Daniel unceremoniously took the sunglasses and put them on.
"Any specific direction? Or should I have the eyeball enter that sky fortress for reconnaissance?" Shishigou Kairi inquired.
"Just follow behind Jeanne and Mordred," Daniel suggested. "Also, forget about the sky fortress. Semiramis's poison is a highly erosive magecraft that can penetrate causal lines. If she destroys that eyeball, you and I might both end up as one-eyed dragons."
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