Next, Texas and Lappland circled around Suzuran, explaining the settings of the Holy Grail War.
Suzuran then learned that her father had accidentally gained the qualification to participate in this game, and the murderers she encountered were subordinates sent by other participants, attempting to eliminate participants before the game.
The reason Texas saved her was that her father had been a participant in the war twenty years ago, but he never returned after joining the game. This time, from inside the house, she saw the Holy Stigmata appearing on the girl's hand after her family's death and guessed that she had been chosen as an heir and a member of this game after her father's death.
Suzuran was not sad about this, because she knew that as long as she participated in the game, she would meet the murderers of her parents, and if she won in the end, her parents could be resurrected.
In the middle of the night on the second day, in an abandoned warehouse, Suzuran raised her hand, covered in Holy Stigmata. Under the moonlight, a blonde woman appeared before her.
"Servant, Saber, I have come in response to your summons. Are you my Master?" (King of the Promotion / Siege)
Under the moonlight, the resolute gaze gave her a sense of peace.
Subsequently, the woman who called herself Saber swung her longsword and clashed with Texas, who had coincidentally entered. Fortunately, Suzuran stopped Saber's actions, otherwise Texas, whose old wounds had not yet healed, would have met her demise.
Next, Texas was responsible for gathering intelligence outside, while the other two hid indoors during the day and searched for the remaining participants at night based on Texas's intelligence.
After two days, they finally found the lair of the first participant and encountered the first group of enemies. Upon seeing the opponent's face, Suzuran was surprised; it turned out to be her teacher, Ifrit. Ifrit was also shocked to find that her student was the first to come knocking.
At this moment, her Servant Reed charged forward with flames.
The lion and the giant dragon clashed, and for a time, the scene was filled with flames and explosions. Such a huge sound naturally attracted the attention of other participants.
The first to appear were the local noble Saileach and her Servant, Myrtle, who held the Gaulish flag.
Upon her appearance, Saileach, dazzling and captivating, reprimanded Ifrit and Suzuran, who were commoners, calling them deluded dreamers who sought to reach the heavens in one step through the Holy Grail War. She declared that the Holy Grail belonged to Saileach's noble family and could never be touched by their dirty, common hands.
Realizing that the newcomer meant them harm, Suzuran and Ifrit stopped fighting and looked at Saileach warily.
At this moment, Suzuran asked if Saileach and her companion had hired assassins to kill her parents. Saileach flatly denied the accusation, stating that she wasn't afraid of a low-level character like Suzuran, who had no background whatsoever. In her eyes, Suzuran was just an ant on the ground; while she might find her annoying, she wouldn't actively bother with an ant trying to show off.
Ifrit also denied hiring assassins, saying that he had spent all his savings to buy a Holy Relic and had been holed up at home, rarely going out, during this period.
Before Suzuran arrived, he didn't even know she would be a participant in this game.
At this moment, countless shadows (Kanna's lightning clones covered in black cloth) suddenly emerged from the surroundings and charged at the three individuals who had shown themselves.
To everyone else's astonished gazes, Saileach was heard shouting, "Boil, my blood!"
A silvery water sphere (Dahlia) emerged from behind her. The water sphere transformed into blades, cutting through the air and piercing the shadows. Even without her Servant acting, Saileach alone swept away the entire shadow army.
It was then that Suzuran and Ifrit realized Saileach's formidable power.
Ifrit subtly exchanged a look with Suzuran. While Saileach was dealing with the shadow army, he led her to escape through a small house at the back.
After leaving, Suzuran and Ifrit temporarily formed an alliance. Ifrit expressed his willingness to help Suzuran find the killer of her parents.
The next day, Texas returned to the house covered in injuries and then fell unconscious. The group quickly put her to bed. By late evening, Texas finally regained consciousness, and she revealed a piece of news: she had found the location of the killer of Suzuran's parents.
Upon hearing this, Suzuran was eager to go seek revenge but was stopped by Ifrit.
However, Suzuran, eager for revenge, took advantage of Ifrit applying medicine to Texas and went with King of the Promotion / Siege to the enemy's residence.
But she didn't realize this was a trap deliberately set by her foe, who had already learned about the previous night's battle and knew that one of the parties was seeking revenge. That's why he intentionally exposed his location.
When Suzuran arrived, she was surrounded by a suddenly appearing army of shadows, making escape impossible.
Even with King of the Promotion / Siege's repeated charges, she couldn't break through the enemy's lines. Fortunately, Ifrit arrived just in time with Reed. With their combined efforts, Suzuran finally broke out of the trap.
Before leaving, she saw the leader who had killed her parents (Kui Ying) standing among the shadow army. She then realized that Kui Ying was also one of the participants.
These shadows were his Servants.
What followed was a series of investigations and confrontations. Suzuran and her companions successfully cornered Kui Ying in a building. While everyone was fighting intensely inside the building, Texas appeared downstairs.
She watched the clash of swords upstairs, slowly ate a Pocky stick, and then pressed the detonation button in her hand.
In an instant, the entire building collapsed with a roar. Before it fell, Suzuran heard Kui Ying's final mocking laugh before his death: "You don't even know who your enemy truly is."
However, due to Suzuran's small stature, she fortunately survived in the ruins of the building.
With the help of Saber, she successfully emerged from beneath the ruins.
However, Ifrit, who was with her, sacrificed himself there. After Ifrit's sacrifice, Reed also turned into light and vanished before Suzuran's eyes.
Before Reed disappeared, she told Suzuran a shocking piece of news: just before the explosion, she had accidentally seen Texas downstairs by the window and the remote control in her hand.
Although she found it hard to believe Texas would harm her, at Saber's suggestion, Suzuran chose to hide and await the appearance of the mastermind.
Shortly after they left, Texas and Lappland arrived at the ruins.
After searching, they only found Ifrit's body but no trace of Suzuran, which startled them. The impulsive Suzuran reappeared before the two, questioning why Texas had done this.
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