"Madam, this is the key to the mansion, and it is now in your care."
"Ah, as for this, I'll leave it to Saber for safekeeping."
Irisviel was startled, as if she had thought of something, and smiled and said to Kuu Maiya.
Nodding, Kuu Maiya didn't ask any questions, and handed the key to Annuo according to Irisviel's instruction.
"Next, let me ask you two to take action centered on the new base."
Annuo took the keys and noticed that one of the keys was particularly worn.
"Miss Maiya, this key seems a little different."
"This is the key to the warehouse behind the mansion. The space is quite large."
As she spoke, she raised her head, looked at this somewhat dilapidated standard Japanese house, and sighed.
"This place is a little dilapidated, and the daily necessities are not fully arranged, so I can only temporarily aggrieve my wife."
"Ah, it's okay. I'm not the kind of person with high demands. In fact, I've been looking forward to living in a house like this for a long time."
Standing next to Kuu Maiya, even if she knew that there was such a relationship between Kuu Maiya and Emiya Kiritsugu, Irisviel didn't seem to care much. Together with Kuu Maiya, she raised her head and looked at Nazai.
The green tiles, which looked particularly old and desolate under the moonlight, smiled.
"I told Kiritsugu about this before, and it seems that he still remembers it all."
"It feels like one of those Japanese-style legendary houses where 'ghosts' appear."
When Kuu Maiya gets along with Irisviel and Anno, he is obviously much more relaxed than when he gets along with Emiya Kiritsugu, and he even has a little smile on his face.
"Ah, if we talk about ghosts, there is actually one who looks like one beside us right now."
Irisviel blinked, and then she and Kuu Maiya looked at Anno.
Annuo was stunned for a moment, and then realized that it was him.
Looking at Irisviel, who is so innocent and has a mentality like a little girl, Anno couldn't help but squeeze out a smile despite her extremely stiff face.
"It will be more convenient to pack things until daytime tomorrow. Now, Madam, please go to bed as soon as possible. Kiritsugu may have some action tomorrow. If he is full of energy, it may also be helpful to Kiritsugu.
"
As expected, after Emiya Kiritsugu was moved out, Irisviel became much more compliant.
"That's right...that's right."
Irisviel scratched her head.
Kuu Maiya finally breathed a sigh of relief and cast a grateful look at Annuo.
"Madam, the room assigned to you is over here."
Kuu Maiya took the already very tired Irisviel to rest. Annuo watched the two of you enter the room, lowered his head and sighed slightly, turned around and walked towards the car parked outside the door.
In the trunk of the car, there are magic materials flown from the UK, including a large amount of mercury and other precious materials. Irisviel's current body... cannot be transported.
That child has been holding on.
...
In the early morning, Emiya Kiritsugu rushed back.
"Has Ellie gone to bed already?"
The first thing he did after coming back was to find Maiya and ask about it.
"Although I tried to hold on at first, my wife was really tired and fell asleep quickly after lying down."
Maiya had returned to her cold demeanor in front of Emiya Kiritsugu.
"I see."
Nodding, Emiya Kiritsugu sat on the steps of the courtyard and lit a cigarette.
After marrying into the Einzbern family, he was about to give up smoking because of his wife and daughter. However, after the Holy Grail War began, he picked up this bad habit again because of all kinds of troubles.
stand up.
After quietly smoking halfway through a cigarette, Emiya Kiritsugu blew out a puff of smoke and said with his back to Kuu Maiya and Anno standing behind him.
"Tomorrow, we will attack Lancer's stronghold."
"To completely... eliminate the Lancer group."
"...I hope you can keep your promise." Annuo looked at the back of Emiya Kiritsugu's head and said seriously.
"Irisviel is now... in a very bad state due to Berserker's withdrawal. She has used magic to block her own pain."
"I will bring you victory, and you... must at least be worthy of the sacrifice of this child, Ellie."
Emiya Kiritsugu's body shook visibly for a moment, and the cigarette butt he was about to put into his mouth trembled for a moment.
Emiya Kiritsugu lowered his head, threw the cigarette butt onto the dirt floor, and stepped on it hard.
"Saber, tomorrow morning you will help Ellie to create the magic formation for the new stronghold. There will be enough space in the warehouse behind and the safety will be guaranteed."
"Maiya, let's take a short rest now. We will set off before dawn."
"Saber, after placing Ellie...go directly to this address."
"I believe that Lancer...will fight you to win."
Emiya Kiritsugu handed Anno a note.
"You can drive the car at the door. I have already obtained your driver's license. No one will cause trouble for you."
What was handed to Annuo along with the note was a driver's license.
There will be no problem with Annuo's driving safety. A-level riding ability allows Annuo to ride any mount except those in myths.
"I see."
Annuo took the driver's license and address.
Emiya Kiritsugu didn't say anything else and went to find a vacant room to rest, and so did Kuu Maiya.
Annuo was left standing alone in the empty courtyard.
Annuo looked around.
There were weeds everywhere in the courtyard. Because of the tight time, Kuu Maiya only cleaned up the room where Alice Feier lived, and did not have time to clean up the other places.
In this case...
"Let's clean it up a little."
Annuo drew out the Holy Sword Chalk.
...
When Irisviel woke up, it was already the next morning.
"Ah, this..."
She looked at the yard where the weeds had been cleared, looking a little surprised.
"Servants don't need to sleep, so I will take advantage of your rest to clean up a bit."
Annuo took off his apron and hung it on the armrest.
"Thank you Saber, I look like you will indeed be in a lot of energy!"
Irisviel stood up with some difficulty and said happily.
"I can only help you."
Annuo bowed slightly.
"Has Kiritsugu come back?"
Irisviel looked around and didn't see the person she wanted to see.
"He and Miss Maiya have already left. They should make some arrangements in advance."
"Tonight, we will attack Lancer's camp. Before that, I will help you with the preliminary work of setting up the magic position."
Annuo cast his gaze on the warehouse behind the house.