I'm really not a top magician

Leif looked at the empty carriage at the end of the train. "But you came... just to see me?"

"Well, Lisa said you didn't look well, so I came to check it out."

"This child is as sensitive as ever. I'm fine, I just have a fever."

"I'm glad you're okay. I thought you were killed."

Luna said in a joking tone.

However, when Leif heard the word "killed", his originally relaxed expression instantly became serious.

He looked at Luna seriously and asked, "You discovered it too?"

"Luckily, I overheard your argument with Fareus after the last meeting."

Luna told him everything she had overheard about their last quarrel and Lisa's concerns about Rafe.

On the one hand, she hopes to form a united front with Leif so that they can better resist the conspiracy of Fareus.

But on the other hand, he also hoped that Leif could consider Lisa's feelings.

Although it would be good for Lisa not to get involved.

But ignoring her all day and making this disciple worry all day is not a good idea.

After listening to Luna's narration, Leif sighed helplessly:

"So I made Lisa worried. I'm sorry."

"Then remember to find a chance to explain clearly to her. Lisa followed your instructions and didn't continue investigating this matter. But all in all, you achieved your goal of protecting her."

Leif nodded in satisfaction.

"Aren't you going to ask me why?" Seeing that Luna didn't ask any further questions, Leif couldn't help but feel curious.

"what why?"

"Why don't I tell you the truth?"

Luna said without hesitation, "Because I trust you as a person and your judgment. I believe you will tell us the reason when the time is right. And even if I ask you now, will you tell me?"

"I'll never tell you." Leif laughed.

"That's it." Luna laughed.

Just as Leif was about to leave, Luna called him again.

Then he took out a dagger from his pocket and handed it to Leif.

"What is this?" Rafe asked.

"This is a ceremonial outfit that Sha Tiao recently developed. If you're in trouble, inject your magic power into it. We'll receive the signal and be able to come to your aid immediately."

Luna demonstrated it, infusing magic power into Leif's dagger, which then flashed a red light like an alarm. At the same time, the dagger in Luna's hand also flashed red.

"Thanks!"

Leif put away his dagger and was about to leave when Luna called him back.

"What's wrong?" Leif asked.

"Leff..."

Luna called out to him again, "Although I'm still worried about you investigating on your own, but... don't die!"

Leif's face once again showed a look of shock, and then a smile:

"Don't worry, I won't die as long as I have you and Aige's costumes."

After saying that, Leif left.

ps: I’m having a serious writer’s block on the third update today, so I won’t update again tonight.

Chapter 80 Kotomine Kirei

After entering the train carriage, Aika Satiao did not rest and take a nap on her seat like other people, but got up and walked around the carriage.

While the Clock Tower had taken down the first few carriages of the train, the rest of the train was filled with ordinary British citizens. As for why they did this, Sajo Aika guessed it was probably because chartering the entire train was a bit too ostentatious, and even if you did, the train schedule would be very troublesome.

It was just a simple trip and there was no need to make it so complicated, but to be on the safe side, the Clock Tower only booked the first few carriages.

Haha, since you have money to charter a train, why don’t you give me some bonus?

Aika Sajo was complaining in her heart, but if the other students in the Clock Tower heard what she said, they would probably vomit blood. After all, Aika Sajo herself was a famous rich woman in the Clock Tower. If you, a rich woman, are crying poor here, then the rest of us are not worthy of living, right?

However, what Sajo Aika was more concerned about were the British trains of this era. Although she had read the novels and watched the movies of "Harry Potter" in her previous life, which contained some descriptions of this kind of old-fashioned British trains, when she came to see it in person, she still felt it was a bit magical.

It’s not that she has never taken a train in the UK. She also took the train on her previous trips. However, at that time, she had something to do or wanted to rest, so she didn’t have much time to see the products of this era.

While she has plenty of time now, she also wants to feel the atmosphere of this era.

After coming out of the first few carriages, Shatiao Aige walked into an empty carriage. At the exit directly connected to the carriage, there was a figure who seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

Sajo Aika walked forward and saw that the person was actually Kotomine Kirei.

When she saw this person, Sajo Aika was stunned.

It should be less than two months away from the Holy Grail War. Shouldn't Kotomine Kirei be in Fuyuki at this time helping Tōsaka Tokiomi? Why did he suddenly come to England? And it seems that he has been following me for a long time.

Kotomine Kirei had been waiting here for a long time. He had originally planned to wait until the Holy Grail War to find an opportunity to test Sajo Aika and ask her for answers. However, for some reason, he had lied to his teacher and, under the pretext of getting information about Sajo Aika from close range, he had caught the same train as Sajo Aika. However, Tōsaka Tokiomi readily agreed. Although his teacher had been preparing for this Holy Grail War for a long time, it seemed that when dealing with many small details, there were always various unexpected omissions, and Kotomine Kirei had always helped him in the past.

After getting on the train, he originally wanted to take the initiative to test Aika Sajo. After all, the other party did not seem to be the kind of person who was difficult to communicate with. However, there were many magicians around Aika Sajo, and it was difficult for Kirei Kotomine, who was once an agent of the Holy Church, to approach him. So he had to wait in this carriage and try his luck to see if he could run into Aika Sajo.

However, when Sajo Aika entered this carriage, Kotomine Kirei suddenly felt a sense of disharmony as if he had entered someone else's room by mistake.

It wasn't the smell or the temperature that changed, but the overall feel of the room had changed significantly. The already noisy and bustling ordinary carriage now felt as luxurious and elegant as a palace.

There was no change in the furnishings and lighting in the carriage. The only difference was the girl who accidentally broke in.

"Kotomine Kirei, what's the matter..." When watching the anime in her previous life, Sajo Aika was deeply impressed by this person who played an important role in the Fourth World War and the next five stations.

"As a participant in the Holy Grail War, I don't remember you being so leisurely. Why don't you come to England to see me? Let me guess... it must be your ally Tōsaka Tokiomi who agreed to let you come here to investigate my intelligence." Sajo Aika said tentatively.

However, Kotomine Kirei was completely stunned. The alliance between him and Mr. Tōsaka was the biggest secret of Tōsaka Tokiomi in this Holy Grail War. Although a year ago, the two sides pretended to break up because Kotomine Kirei obtained the Command Seals and became opponents in the Holy Grail War, the truth was that Kotomine Kirei had obtained the Command Seals three years ago and became Tōsaka Tokiomi's ally in the Holy Grail War.

But Kotomine Kirei never expected that even if he could deceive the other contestants, Sajo Aika could easily see through everything.

"I'm not here to fight you. I'm just here to ask you some questions. Why do you want to participate in the Holy Grail War?" Kotomine Kirei stated his problem directly and even brought out his last analysis as evidence.

Upon hearing this, Sajo Aika was a little confused.

I never thought of participating in the Holy Grail War from the beginning!

Why do you all think I want to participate in the Holy Grail War!

When Sajo Aige saw the Command Seals on her hand, she recalled the utter rubbish she had endured in the Nalandriel workshop. She felt completely utterly utterly dejected. So much so that she now wore a pair of white gloves every day, just to prevent others from seeing the Command Seals on her hand and causing her to have wild thoughts.

But after changing her mind, Sajo Aika's thoughts returned to Kotomine Kirei's question.

Listening to Kotomine's various arguments, she finally understood why Kotomine Kirei came to find her.

Does this guy think he is the same as Emiya Kiritsugu?

He wants to understand what he desires by understanding Aika Sajo.

"What about you? Kotomine Kirei, why did you participate in the Holy Grail War?" Sajo Aika did not answer Kotomine Kirei's question directly, but asked the other party the same question directly.

Sajo Aika is actually the same as Kotomine Kirei. Her purpose in attending the King Selection this time is to find out what she truly desires. However, unlike Kotomine Kirei, Sajo Aika now has a clear direction and goal, while Kotomine Kirei has none at all. This is why Kotomine became such a pleasure offender after being influenced by Gilgamesh's remarks during the Fourth War.

Although Sajo Aika is also constantly exploring how to deal with her own problems, she had done in-depth research on Kotomine Kirei's problems in her previous life.

After being asked this by Sajo Aika, Kirei hesitated for the first time since the conversation began. He completely ignored Sajo Aika's reasons for joining the war, and instead immediately let her lead him into the question, becoming lost in his own thoughts.

Chapter 81 Pleasure

"I……"

Yes, this is the biggest question, why does Kotomine Kirei have a Command Seal engraved on his left hand?

"I don't have any special wishes." Kotomine Kirei answered vaguely.

"How is that possible? The Holy Grail will only summon those who have a wish." Sajo Aika continued to ask.

"That's probably true, but I don't know why. Why would the Holy Grail choose me, someone without any ideals or wishes to fulfill, to participate in this battle?"

Kotomine Kirei no longer regarded Sajo Aika in front of him as his opponent in the future Holy Grail War, but rather regarded her as someone who could answer the doubts in his heart.

The conversation between the two was more like a conversation between a patient and a doctor. Kotomine Kirei, the patient, began to learn from Sajo Aika, the doctor.

Even though he didn't know from the beginning whether Sajo Aika knew the answer, the sacred aura emanating from her body made Kotomine Kirei certain, from some point on, that the person in front of him must know the answer.

"There's actually nothing to be confused about about this kind of thing." Sajo Aika said casually.

"What do you mean?" Kotomine Kirei became nervous.

"It's not for an ideal, nor for any wish. Then, isn't it enough to seek the Holy Grail in order to know the reason why you came to participate in the Holy Grail War?" said Aika Sajo.

Kotomine Kirei was stunned once again.

What Aika Sajo said was an idea he had never thought of before. Since he didn't know why he was chosen by the Holy Grail, then he would fight to find out the reason. This reason seemed to be sufficient.

Seeing Kotomine Kirei begin to smile slightly, this played into Sajo Aika's hands:

"Well, to help you get out of your confusion, I'll educate you again."

"What should I do?" Kotomine Kirei seemed to have found an antidote to Sajyo Aika's advice. Every word of Sajyo Aika touched his heart from time to time.

"In short, Kirei, you should first have an understanding of entertainment," said Sajo Aika.

"entertainment?"

Kotomine Kirei had a very vague impression of this word. As an agent who trained himself hard, his understanding of entertainment only stayed on the various material things among the masses.

"Well, it won't work if you just focus on yourself. You have to learn to broaden your horizons. By the way, how about starting with my entertainment and letting you experience it?" Sajo Aika suggested.

"But for me right now, there is no time for fun at all," said Kotomine Kirei.

"If you didn't have time, you wouldn't ask me this kind of question."

Kotomine Kirei wanted to refute, but he also realized that his behavior seemed to have been problematic from the beginning, so he had no choice but to continue listening attentively.

"If I'm not mistaken, Kirei, your mission should be to investigate the intelligence of other masters, right?" Sajo Aika continued to ask.

Kotomine Kirei remained silent, but this was indeed one of his daily tasks.

"Then I'll give you a simpler task. Investigate the information of other contestants in this king selection meeting? And then tell me about it. It shouldn't be a difficult task, right?" said Aika Sajo.

In fact, this is the purpose of Shatiao Aige.

She used herself to propose a solution to Kotomine Kirei, hoping he would help her investigate her opponent. Although Sajo Aika appeared invincible to the outside world, she knew her own limitations. After all, fighting was a matter of caution. And now, with such a great opportunity to gain something for free, how could she miss it?

After all, 996 is a blessing!

"Just keep a close eye on those powerful opponents. It doesn't have to be too detailed, just roughly determine their background when they come to participate in this king selection meeting." Sajo Aika added.

"But Sajo Aika, why do you want to know these things? Since you are already invincible, there should be no need for you to inquire about such information, right?" asked Kotomine Kirei.

However, Aika Sajo already had a solution to this problem.

"Actually, I'm very interested in fighting. And in this king selection meeting, besides Charlemagne, there must be one or two interesting guys." Said Aigo Sajo.

Kirei thought carefully and calmly.

For him, he didn't care about any other Masters except Emiya Kiritsugu and Sajo Aika, and he had no obligation to agree to Sajo Aika's request.

However, this request of Sajo Aika is independent of the Holy Grail War and will not have a negative impact on Tōsaka Tokiomi's camp. Moreover, he can get to know Sajo Aika better through these exchanges.

"Okay, Sajo Aika, I promise you. But this will take some time." Kotomine Kirei nodded in agreement.

"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry."

After the conversation, Sajo Aika stood up from her chair.

The woman's movements not only caused the air to vibrate, but even the lighting in the room changed in sync with her. This gifted magician, capable of controlling the world's weather, seemed to radiate an invisible light from her entire body.

“It was a pleasant conversation, and I hope we can have another chance in the future.”

Kirei's expressionless face showed neither agreement nor opposition, but Sajo Aika knew that her man had taken the bait. So she walked out with a satisfied smile.

The moment Aika Sajo walked out, the luxurious atmosphere in the carriage disappeared, and was replaced by the usual noisy atmosphere in the carriage.

Kirei, finally able to be alone for a while, began to think about the strange conversation he had just had.

This was the first time today that I had such a positive conversation with Aika Sajo.

Come to think of it, all the Masters who participated in this Holy Grail War gave their all in order to obtain the Holy Grail and fulfill their wishes.

However, this young Grand Master Magician seems to have no interest in the Holy Grail at all, and it can even be said that he would not participate in the Holy Grail War at all.