It was already summer, and as days passed, the weather grew hotter, but the mansion was always comfortable.
As soon as the hot spring incident ended, Fiore and I began learning martial arts from Li Shuwen.
We learned the Inch Gun and Inch Heart techniques from Li Shuwen.
During that process, we built up from the basics and then trained through practical training (sparring with Li Shuwen).
Well, even in the same martial art, an experienced person has the advantage, but there was no knocking out by hitting.
Fiore was knocked out several times by fist winds, and while receiving training again, she cried, complained, and was thrown around, 'receiving training while crying with an expression that seemed to ask why she had to suffer like this.'
There's a saying in the world.
It seems it was something like 'Entering is free, but leaving is not,' but let's just move on with that feeling.
To begin with, if she received treatment here, she needed to become stronger with a solid body.
Afterwards, when July 12th arrived.
A letter arrived from London.
『Damn it….
A person presumed to be the Assassin who survived the previous Holy Grail War is slaughtering mages in London. I won't ask why no one has figured out whether it's Assassin or not, but it seems difficult for me to resolve.
I'd like you to dispatch incarnated Servants to help? I'm barely holding on here too. There's a limit…. Please depart as soon as you read this letter.
-Lord El-Melloi II-』
Eventually, we headed to London.
During this process, Benienma and Tamamo came along.
We couldn't lose the person in charge of cooking. So we temporarily called Emiya, and Emiya let out a deep sigh and was hired as a temporary cook along with an unlucky tsundere-like remark, 'Can't be helped.'
We moved by boarding a private plane.
As a result, we arrived in London in less than a day.
"Chirp, we arrived faster than expected?"
"Mikon, it's quite disappointing, but shall we apply perception hindrance first!"
Whether it was due to the magecraft hindering perception, people's gazes didn't turn toward us.
"That aside, the fog…."
"Hmm, indeed. The fog is heavy…. It seems like a type of curse, but it hasn't activated yet. Maybe because there are still civilians around?"
It was Jack the Ripper's basic fog phenomenon.
This fog is fatal to women, but even if weakened against men, its lethality remains unchanged.
Because the fog itself is a curse.
"Chirp, the visibility is hindered."
"Just in case, please carry talismans on your person. By deploying a bounded field around your body, you won't be affected by curses to some extent. Or, even if they only partially cancel out, it's better than nothing."
"Chirp, you're only useful at times like this."
"Ugh, that makes it sound like I'm useless for anything else!!!"
Considering Tamamo's combat power increases in proportion to her tails, the current Tamamo was no different from a corpse except for magecraft.
"It's hard to deny… without magecraft, she's a corpse."
She was the weakest in terms of Servant abilities, but she was sufficient as just a pet.
"Turn into a fox."
"Whine…. Yes."
Poof~
I put the fox into my embrace and only let her face peek out.
"Whimper…."
"Let's depart now!"
"Let's do that."
So, looking at a map on a smartphone, we headed toward the Clock Tower.
When we arrived near the Clock Tower.
There was Waver Velvet, who had become an old man.
"What about your teacher?"
"Teacher, huh…. He dumped all the debt on me and is now teaching students as an instructor. The moment he passed on the debt, he completely handed over the El-Melloi position to me, and if I ever saw the two of them flirting even once, he said he would stab me with a sashimi knife."
The conclusion seemed to be that he never had a teacher, and he rose to this position while holding a grudge.
"And although most of the debt has been written off, it's closer to the feeling of being active for the fun of teaching students now. Until Reines El-Melloi Archisorte becomes an adult, I can't escape this hellish life, but well, teaching students isn't particularly bad, but there are many politically troublesome things, I must say."
"You've had it rough…. Should I ask someone to make you a rejuvenation potion later?"
"No, I refuse…. If I rejuvenate, I don't know what kind of bullying I'll receive from the students…. Especially from Reines…."
I don't know why his evaluation of Reines is so low.
"Chirp, that aside, wouldn't it be better to explain again the reason you called us?"
"That's right. This fog in London hasn't activated its curse yet, so it's still relatively okay, but if the curse activates, there will be mass casualties!"
Then, El-Melloi II spat out cigarette smoke and spoke.
"Let me explain that. This fog is a rough estimate, but I think it might be the serial killer Jack the Ripper from London's past. All incidents have fallen into a labyrinth, and seeing that the victims are concentrated on mages…. After the Holy Grail War ended and he no longer receives support from the Grail. I keep getting the feeling that it's an Assassin struggling to survive. Phew…."
"Hmm… It's correct that his identity is Jack the Ripper, but to be precise, there are various kinds of Jack the Ripper…."
"Various, huh… Well, there's no law saying a heroic spirit can't be born from fiction. Is that natural?"
"The characteristic of Jack the Ripper is the appearance of a young girl. I only know that it's roughly an aggregation of the unborn souls in the wombs of the prostitutes killed by the actual Jack the Ripper."
"Hmm…, then, is it a case of an evil spirit becoming a heroic spirit?"
"Roughly that. Churches specialized in exorcism would fight well, right?"
"I can't help but acknowledge that. If even one Enforcer is dispatched, they could win easily. But, the Church didn't dispatch anyone.
Reports came in that the murderer doesn't hunt ordinary people and is concentrating on hunting mages. From the Holy Church's standpoint, what does it matter if heretics die or not? They avoided it, saying this is a fight between mages and mages or karma.
They drew a line, saying if harm comes to ordinary people, they would support then."
In conclusion, it sounded like, why should we clean up your mess?
Because he doesn't harm ordinary people. You mage gentlemen handle it yourselves. Is that what it means?
"Well, you've had it rough…."
"Phew, yeah…. Over 50 mages have already died. And more have died. The Mage's Association has taken a big hit, and the Lords also want to join in, but they avoid even fighting, saying the terrain is disadvantageous. So, after everyone thought about it. The opinion came to dispatch the Sealing Designation-level existence who incarnated a large number of heroic spirits to resolve it. As a result, there were many agreements, and without any other objections, you were invited."
"Chirp, they're talking nonsense. Who created the Holy Grail?"
"A mage…."
"The cause that called the Master?"
"A mage……."
"Who is the identity and Master of the person killing mages?"
"They say it's an ordinary person."
"If you had said the third one was also a mage, I was going to cut out that tongue first, but it's a pity."
Waver Velvet seemed to be getting soaked with sweat on his clothes.
"I'm sorry. I have nothing to say, but honestly, practical help was needed, and to resolve it without any sacrifices, Akira was needed."
"Where are those mage gentlemen and what are they doing?"
"They don't seem to even intend to come out?"
"Tch."
I started to see a dark aura as if Benienma was becoming corrupted, but let's move on for now.
"Then, the reward for finishing what I have to do is?"
"To be excluded from Sealing Designation targets…."
"Just tell me to fight?"
"I'm sorry. We concluded that if you want other rewards, request them separately."
"……."
After thinking for a moment, I spoke again.
"Then, can I find out about Kirei Kotomine's location?"
"Hmm? A Holy Church person, huh. Hmm…. I think he was at the 4th Holy Grail War's famous location?"
"Right, after the Holy Grail War ended, Risei died. But Kirei was nowhere to be seen, right? Something feels off, and I want to know if he entered the Holy Church."
"Hmm…, first, let me investigate personally. Whether information comes in or not, I'll report separately later. It wouldn't be bad to meet Gray on this occasion either."
"Gray?"
I feel like I've forgotten something, but it doesn't come to mind.
'Hmm…. Gray… If I only knew the characteristics, I could roughly grasp it.'
"Who is Gray?"
"Hmm, I know she's a descendant of a collateral relative of King Arthur, but if I explain her as a girl with the profession of a gravekeeper, I don't know if you'll know, but let's leave it at that."
"Ah? Is that so…?"
Thinking about it, in the original work, she would have almost been hit by Excalibur while battling Saber, but in this era, it's clear she has no trauma regarding King Arthur.
'Well, from the start, Kiritsugu was eliminated with Rule Breaker…. It's only natural. And Irisviel is also living as a living being, not the Grail…. So such a moment wouldn't occur. I guess I can see the girl Gray directly?'
Honestly, I remember her appearance being at the level of Artoria Lily.
Although the current Artoria is fine as a woman, since she possesses charisma as the King of Knights, it's clear that the atmosphere between her and Gray is like heaven and earth.
"Chirp, are you planning to make us wait in this fog-filled place?"
"Mikon! That's right."
At some point, she had transformed into the young Tamamo, and at Benienma and Tamamo's remarks, Velvet panicked and spoke.
"Al, alright. Anyway, welcome to the Clock Tower."
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