Chapter 1613

Tohsaka Rin had just walked out of the next room when she was dragged back in by Su Xiao. Such things as stripping and exchanging Command Spells were absolutely forbidden in past Holy Grail Wars; the Holy Church would not agree, and the Mage Association would not sit idly by. But the Fifth Holy Grail War was an exception, because those two major powers had no interest in this Holy Grail War.

A few minutes later, a somewhat drained Tohsaka Rin walked out of the room. She glanced at the two Command Spells on her hand, then sensed the Heroic Spirit whose strength was so great it made one blush with shame. She let out a long sigh; she really wanted to say: 'A forced melon is not sweet.'

However, Su Xiao didn't care whether the melon was sweet or not; he only needed to twist it off.

The only daughter of the Tohsaka family, one of the three great mage families, was now one of the most powerful forces in this Holy Grail War, because she had the help of nearly three Heroic Spirits.

Having suddenly 'cheated', Tohsaka Rin was clearly a bit unaccustomed to it. She touched the Command Spells on the back of her hand, always feeling that these things weren't her own.

"You two, see you later."

Su Xiao stepped out of the Emiya residence. Tohsaka Rin glanced at Heroic Spirit Emiya, implying: 'Take care of yourself, I'm helpless too.'

Soon, only Emiya Shirou and Heroic Spirit Emiya remained in the room. Heroic Spirit Emiya sat cross-legged before the low wooden table and poured himself a cup of tea.

"What are we going to do next?"

Emiya Shirou was a bit dazed; things were developing too fast, and without subtitles, his thinking couldn't keep up.

"I'm drinking tea; you can go to school as usual tomorrow."

"And the Holy Grail War?"

"Objectively speaking, with your mana supply, I have the honor of becoming the weakest Heroic Spirit in this Holy Grail War."

"Eh~"

Fuyuki City, inside a mansion.

"Teacher, can I really do it?"

A female voice came from the darkness; through the moonlight, one could vaguely see her long purple hair.

"As my student, you certainly have no problem. With her help, the final winner of this Holy Grail War will belong only to you, Sakura."

A deep voice came, and in the corner of the room stood a female Heroic Spirit.

At the same time, on the street on the south side of Fuyuki City, Tohsaka Rin walked with her arms crossed, seeming very insecure.

"Saber, you won't suddenly feel I'm useless and change to another Master, right?"

Clearly, Su Xiao's depth of understanding regarding the Holy Grail War made Tohsaka Rin feel very insecure, and that feeling of suddenly having 'cheated' made her feel like it wasn't very real.

"Put away your persecution complex."

Su Xiao was checking recent news or curiosities via a tablet computer, searching for traces of rule-breakers.

"I heard you say before that you participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War. Who won that time? Can the Holy Grail really grant all wishes?"

"No one won."

"Eh? Didn't the Einzbern family win?"

"Where did you get that news?"

"Father Kotomine said so. After all, he was the supervisor for this Holy Grail; his credibility is very high."

Hearing Tohsaka Rin's words, the movement of Su Xiao's hand paused.

"Then didn't he tell you who stabbed his teacher in the back? Using that 'Anti-Teacher Noble Phantasm'?"

"What?"

Tohsaka Rin's footsteps suddenly stopped, blocking Su Xiao's path.

"Who ambushed my father from behind, and what is an Anti-Teacher Noble Phantasm?"

Tohsaka Rin looked at Su Xiao in astonishment; being smart, she had already guessed something.

"Don't block the way."

Su Xiao's hand pressed on the top of Tohsaka Rin's head, forcibly turning her body to face forward, and pushed her soft back.

"What exactly do you know? Tell me..."

"We'll talk while we walk."

Su Xiao saw Tohsaka Rin's expression. Although he knew the other party wouldn't fully believe his words, it was already close enough.

Facts proved that when a naive girl faced an old schemer, she had no qualifications to resist.

"Your father, Tohsaka Tokiomi, was one of the original Masters, ranking in the top four in comprehensive strength, with his Heroic Spirit ranking first. The Archer-class Hero of Kings, Gilgamesh, was almost the strongest Heroic Spirit at the time, provided he put away his tendency to underestimate the enemy."

"That goes without saying."

Hearing Su Xiao speak of her father, Tohsaka Rin's expression softened significantly, and she puffed out her chest with pride.

"However, your father had a 'good student', namely Kotomine Kirei. As the heir of Kotomine Risei, Kotomine Kirei was also one of the Masters participating in the Holy Grail War at the time. Unfortunately, his luck was poor; the Heroic Spirit he summoned could be considered the weakest at the time.

Your father and Kotomine Kirei were not originally teacher and student, and Kotomine Kirei's father, Kotomine Risei, was the supervisor of the previous Holy Grail War, an executor of the Holy Church.

The old priest, Kotomine Risei, also craved the Holy Grail, so he had his heir establish a teacher-student relationship with your father, Tohsaka Tokiomi, thereby achieving cooperation. Two Masters plus two Heroic Spirits—although it was a relationship of mutual utilization, they occupied an absolute advantage at the time."

With nothing better to do, Su Xiao intended to stir up the root of Tohsaka Rin's craving for power: the vengeance for her father's death.

"How do you know these things?"

Tohsaka Rin slowed her pace and walked side-by-side with Su Xiao.

"Because I was the Berserker of the last Holy Grail War."

"Huh? You? Berserker?"

Tohsaka Rin was dumbfounded, because Su Xiao didn't look like a Berserker at all.

"That's not the point. After your father reached cooperation with Kotomine Kirei, their initial cooperation was quite pleasant, until Kotomine Kirei persuaded your father's Heroic Spirit, Gilgamesh. What happened after that is very simple: one time, your father gifted Kotomine Kirei a short sword, and Kotomine Kirei used that very sword to stab your father to death from behind. As for the whereabouts of that sword, Kotomine Kirei seems to have gifted it to someone else."

When Su Xiao said this, Tohsaka Rin could no longer take a step, because Kotomine Kirei had gifted her that short sword many years ago, provided she hadn't guessed wrong.

"That sword... what were its characteristics?"

Tohsaka Rin lowered her head, her breathing somewhat rapid.

"Wide blade, and there seemed to be a ruby embedded in the hilt."

Although Su Xiao hadn't truly seen that sword, he could learn about it through various materials. As for the original plot information he revealed to Tohsaka Rin, there was no risk in this; Su Xiao's combat power completely crushed Tohsaka Rin's.

"Kotomine Kirei killed my father?"

Tohsaka Rin's heart received quite a shock, but she wouldn't fully believe Su Xiao's words.

"So, are you preparing to take revenge? Don't even think about it; you are still far from being Kotomine Kirei's match, and don't count on me to help you."

"You... you despicable guy."

Tohsaka Rin was somewhat speechless. Su Xiao had told her who her father's killer was, but wouldn't help her take revenge. In reality, although Tohsaka Rin was full of anger, she wouldn't be blinded by hatred; she was a mage, after all, and her father had died in the Holy Grail War.

"You said before you would help me become strong. How will you do it? I don't want to be turned into a monster by some weird ritual."

"Fight using the mana within the Command Spells."

"Fight using the mana of the Command Spells?!"

Tohsaka Rin was stunned, clearly not knowing what kind of crazy maneuver this was.