Abnormal Moon

"Clap!"

Loud applause erupted.

Rin Tohsaka lowered her hands and helplessly put her hands on her hips.

"Bazett, Illyasviel, you two are overreacting."

"Hey? I'm just happy!"

The white-haired android girl, Illyasviel von Einzbern, pouted and gave Rin Tohsaka a disapproving look.

"It's meeting time now. If there's anything you want to say, we'll have plenty of time to talk after the meeting."

"You're really stubborn, Rin."

Ilya pouted, dissatisfied, but still slowly returned to her sofa.

"Bazett, how long are you going to keep glaring at me?"

Having dealt with Illya, Rin Tohsaka turned her attention to Bazett.

Bazett looked at Roy, who stood silently by the door, with the eyes of someone looking at his father's killer.

Rin Tohsaka felt a headache coming on; Bazett was much more difficult to deal with than Illya.

"...I'm sorry, maybe I'm being too sensitive."

Bazett's aura only slowly dissipated after Rin spoke.

"His physique is somewhat similar to that of the criminal who trespassed into the Great Void that night and summoned a Servant, so it was a little rude of me."

As she spoke, her gaze remained fixed on Roy, her hawk-like eyes scrutinizing every expression on his face.

They look very similar in build?

Rin Tohsaka raised her eyebrows slightly.

Is this really true?

Judging from Bazett's words, she suspects that Roy was the one who broke into the Great Hollow that night.

Rin Tohsaka fell into deep thought.

It is indeed true that the criminal who trespassed into the Great Hole has not been caught to this day.

Although it's said that it might be Zouken Matou, it's only a possibility... Speaking of which, this possibility is actually Roy's.

Moreover, after that night, Roy had Command Seals in his hand, which was quite early.

broken.

The more I think about it, the more suspicious Roy seems.

Rin Tohsaka had never doubted Roy before, and out of gratitude towards him, she subconsciously ruled out this option. Now, after Bazett said that, Rin's expression became subtle.

"Now that we can confirm that the person who trespassed into the Great Void has become the Master, and I have seen his Heroic Spirit, why don't you summon your own Heroic Spirit, Lord Roy? Of course, to be fair, I will also summon my own Heroic Spirit so that you won't be the only one to suffer."

Bazett looked at Roy and made a suggestion with a blank expression.

"Once it's confirmed that it's not a Heroic Spirit I've ever seen, the misunderstanding can naturally be cleared up!"

Wow, Wardbazet!

With her muscular mind, she actually came up with such a brilliant idea!

Could it be that someone was providing guidance?

Rin Tohsaka fell into deep thought, remaining silent.

Seeing that Rin Tohsaka had nothing to say, Roy coughed lightly.

"Perhaps I really do resemble the person who trespassed into the Great Void, but when did the Greater Grail become the private property of the Mage's Association? Wasn't it created by the three founding families?"

Rin Tohsaka's expression changed for a moment.

"It was one thing before, but now that two of the three starter families have summoned their Servants, does the Mage's Association still intend to seize the Greater Grail? Does this mean they don't respect the Servants of the three starter families?"

Bazett's expression immediately changed.

This guy is trying to sow discord!

It's not a big deal if it's just sowing discord.

The most crucial point is that two of the four Masters here are from the three starter families!

Moreover, his words clearly favored the three major families!

"The Greater Grail belongs to the three starter families, and that will never change!"

At that moment, Ilya, who was sitting to the side idly swinging her legs, suddenly interrupted.

Her face was beaming with an innocent and naive smile.

"The Magic Association's practices are already common knowledge."

Rin Tohsaka casually tossed her thick ponytail, a gentle smile playing on her lips.

"I think that just trespassing on the Greater Grail and summoning a Servant a few days in advance is not a big deal, right? At most, it's just that they made preparations in advance. They didn't use the Servant's power to assassinate their Master. Their behavior is still normal."

"Yeah, actually, they summoned their Servant two months in advance. It's only a few days in advance, what's the big deal!"

Illya echoed Rin Tohsaka's words, her cute little face full of indifference.

In the eyes of the Magic Association, unauthorized contact with their Greater Grail is an unforgivable act.

Because the Greater Grail was originally stolen by them, and it was only they who unilaterally declared it that way.

But they had absolutely no control over the Greater Grail.

In the eyes of the Greater Grail, the Mage's Association is nothing more than a loud-voiced passerby, with a far less noticeable presence than the three starter families.

That's why the magicians of the Mage's Association are so eager to claim sovereignty over the Greater Grail.

Because they knew in their hearts that if they didn't do this, they wouldn't even be able to participate in the struggle for the Greater Grail.

Chapter 33 The Corrupted Servants

"Hahaha, you're completely overwhelmed, Master!"

"Caster, are you gloating?"

"I guess so, hahaha!"

A hearty laugh rose from his heart, and he admitted it without hesitation.

Bazette felt embarrassed, but there was nothing he could do.

Of them, she was the only one affiliated with the Mage's Association. Rin Tohsaka and Illyasviel were clearly biased towards Roy, leaving her isolated and helpless, unable to force Roy to summon a Heroic Spirit.

"Let's let it go this time, Master. This person is clearly not someone you can deal with because you're not good with words. Let's find another opportunity next time. I'll help you again."

"……It can only be the."

Bazette was very unwilling, but he had no choice but to give up.

She gave up on making things difficult, sat there with her eyes closed, and decided to avoid seeing or hearing about it.

Seeing that she had finally calmed down, Rin Tohsaka helplessly spread her hands and shook her head.

However, she was quite happy inside.

Given Bazett's position as a Master belonging to the Mage's Association, he should have refused to attend the city hall's summons.

The fact that she came here so openly and honestly only shows that she is simple-minded.

Unlike those old fogies who leave a trail of holes with every word.

Bazett volunteered to participate in the city hall event; those old fogies must be quite furious.

Bazett, who could infuriate those old fogies who had usurped the throne, was, in her eyes, the epitome of cuteness.

Is there no one else?

After waiting in the reception room for a while, and seeing that no fifth person had appeared, Roy couldn't help but ask.

Rin Tohsaka walked out of the room and asked the person at the door a couple of questions.

"...It seems there aren't any left."

A moment later, she came back and shook her head.

"It seems that only the four of us participated in the city hall event this time. The other three Masters have no intention of participating. They don't care about the survival of Fuyuki City at all."

Rin Tohsaka's pretty face was full of displeasure.

She had made the purpose of this operation very clear in the summons: it was solely to deal with the corrupted Servants gathered outside Fuyuki City. The existence of these corrupted Servants threatened the survival of Fuyuki City, and it was definitely not for personal gain.

In the process of dealing with the corrupted Servants, each of them can sign a self-mandated certificate.

If they don't come, magicians really are a bunch of creatures who only care about their own interests from beginning to end.

"Oh dear, actually I don't care about the survival of Fuyuki City!"

Ilya smiled and said, "It's just that my grandfather was worried that the Greater Grail would fall into the hands of corrupted Servants, so he sent someone over to take a look."