It has been nine years since the Fourth Holy Grail War began.
"This is the [Holy Relic] you will need as the representative master of the Einzbern family in the [Holy Grail War] nine years later."
"If this heroic spirit can be summoned, then the victory of the Fourth Holy Grail War will rightfully belong to the Einzbern family."
"This is also what you are pursuing, Emiya Kiritsugu-sama."
The android maid presented the items on the tray in front of the black-haired man.
He was silent, picked up the so-called [holy relic] placed on the delicate tray, and looked at it.
"Which heroic spirit's holy relic is this?"
He asked the android maid.
What is worth noting is that there is a red mark in the shape of a cross on the back of his right hand.
"King Arthur's most powerful minister, the strongest among the Knights of the Round Table, Anno."
The maid answered truthfully.
"This holy relic was obtained from the relics and collection of Laurence Anno Falgault after the then head of the family reached a deal with the former Zolgen family and current Matou family about two hundred years ago.
, it was an unexpected surprise that was discovered after testing and confirmation.”
"This fragment is one of the fragments of the Holy Sword that shattered during the battle between White Knight Anno and Britain's White Dragon Vortigern."
".Yeah."
"Kiritsugu."
A gentle voice came from behind Emiya Kiritsugu.
"Ellie."
The woman with white hair and red eyes had a slightly bulging belly.
"You should go rest."
The man who originally looked cold and silent put the holy relic of White Knight Anno back into the tray and walked to Irisviel's side.
"It doesn't matter. Regular activities are better for the children."
Irisviel looked at Emiya Kiritsugu and smiled tenderly.
"Have you already seen the holy relic?"
"Yeah." Nodding slightly, Emiya Kiritsugu glanced at the fragments of the holy sword.
If it were this servant.
It has been eight years since the Fourth Holy Grail War began.
"Obviously the venue is set in the Far East, but the Servant Summoning Technique is limited to summoning Servants based on Western magic. Tsk, if this is the case, my plan will be difficult to implement."
In Fuyuki City, in the large hollow of Enzang Mountain, a woman stood next to the huge magic array. She looked at the woman sitting in the center of the array and sighed softly.
"Justeza's personality has obviously completely disappeared, but she still performs her duties."
"Haha, I wonder what Tohsaka Nagato and Matou Takayuki will think when they see this scene? They won't have any thoughts at all."
"After all, magicians are kind of creatures."
She knew that this huge magic circle was the basis for the operation of the [Holy Grail War] in Fuyuki City.
The Einzbern family provided magic and the "Celestial Grail", which is the "Winter Saint" Justeza Ritzleich von Einz who is at the center of the Great Holy Grail and has completely lost her personality.
Belem.
The command spell system that can bind the servants is provided by the former Zolgen family and the current Kiri family.
The Tohsaka family provides the spiritual veins and grounds that have been managed.
The three are combined into one, and the summoning system that downgrades the original [Séance Ritual and Heroic Spirit Summoning] is the so-called [Holy Grail War].
Seven Masters and seven summoned Servants fight for the Holy Grail [War].
"I originally thought I could use this summoning system to see if I could summon him during the Holy Grail War, but now it seems."
"There is nothing we can do now. When the time comes, try to improve it. This way, even if it is noticed, there will be no time to modify it."
"Goodbye, Winter Saint, we will meet again."
As soon as the words fell, the woman turned into a shadow and disappeared into the large void.
Only Justeza, who had no personality or consciousness, and this quietly operating magic circle were left.
Five years have passed since the start of the Fourth Holy Grail.
"I see. Is this proof of being chosen by the Holy Grail?"
In Fuyuki City, Matou Residence, a young man with burgundy hair admired the command spell on the back of his hand, which was an irregular pattern like a gem.
"This, this, this, I, I, I, are the holy relics we are fighting to use in this Holy Grail War."
Beside him, an old man with all the hair on his head said tremblingly.
"Dad, why don't you stop talking, my elder brother will explain it anyway."
Matou Kariya looked speechlessly at his father, the former head of the Matou family, Matou Zouken, who was almost too old to move, and then looked at the young man holding a painting in his hand.
That was a young man with the same burgundy hair, the current head of the Matou family and Matou Kariya's brother, Matou Tsuruno.
"Kariya, this is the holy relic that you will use as the emperor this time."
After helping his old father, who could hardly move, away, he shook his head helplessly, Matou Tsuruno and his brother explained.
What he held in his hand was a painting covered with a curtain.
Pulling back the curtain, Matou Kariya saw the entire painting clearly.
""The Departure of the Giant"."
Matou Kariya naturally recognized this painting.
Because the character in this painting is the ancestor of their Matou family, Laurence Anno Falco, and this painting records the death of Laurence.
In the painting, Lawrence is in his study, which is also a laboratory, sitting on a somewhat worn-out chair, keeping his desk posture, his eyes closed, and a simple petri dish in front of him, with one hand hanging down.
On the ground, only the lonely candlelight accompanied him.
The author of this painting is Lawrence's only student as an artist, Manlio Fedino Springer, and the only person who accompanied Lawrence in his later years.
"Our Matou family does not have the vision to realize our wishes through the Holy Grail. All we need is to summon our ancestors. You understand this, Kariya." Matou Tsuruno looked at his younger brother seriously.
"I understand, but the first three times we used our ancestors' sacred relics, we failed to summon them. This time, is it really possible?"
Looking at Lawrence's "posthumous portrait", Matou Kariya sighed.
"No matter what, as long as the Holy Grail War continues, we cannot give up."
Matou Heye also sighed, leaned Lawrence's portrait securely against the wall, and shook his head.
"We are an outlier among magicians. Compared with the origin, the mystery of our ancestors is more important and critical."
"This time, we must summon the Lawrence ancestors."