At the castle gate!
"This is great! I've always wanted to drive myself."
Sitting in the driver's seat, Irisviel looked like a child who had gotten a new toy.
Watching this, Ayato was slightly stunned.
He seemed to have forgotten something…
But after thinking for a moment, he gave up.
'Never mind, it probably wasn't anything important.'
But a few minutes later,
Ayato finally remembered something.
The night grew darker.
A family sedan sped along the mountain road, roaring like a wild beast.
"Haha, as expected, driving is the most fun!"
Wind rushed in through the windows, Irisviel's silver hair streamed, and she let out a silvery laugh.
"S-So scary!"
Sakura was completely dumbfounded, curled up in Ayato's arms.
Though she was a Devil, she was still a child.
'Irisviel-nee's driving was terrifying.'
'Someone, please save me!'
"Irisviel, isn't your speed a bit too fast?"
Sitting in the back, Medusa wasn't scared, but she was surprised. "I wouldn't expect this from you."
In her impression, this was just a young lady who had never set foot outside the castle.
"Fast? I don't think so."
Irisviel shifted gears without looking back. "There was only one car in the castle. I could only drive it occasionally."
"Driving like this today is a first."
Artoria watched the unskillful gear-shifting movements and braced herself. "So you taught yourself?"
"Of course. I'm very talented, aren't I?"
'This wasn't a matter of talent, was it?'
Everyone had something to say but didn't know if they should.
"Never mind, let her drive."
Ayato rubbed his forehead. "Just be careful not to hurt anyone else."
Fortunately, he wasn't an ordinary person in this life.
Otherwise, riding in this car might actually give him a phobia.
"As expected, Ayato-sama is the best to me."
Irisviel turned back and gave Ayato a gentle look.
Artoria: "Irisviel, watch the road!"
"Don't worry, everything is under my control."
"I really can't see that."
Facing Irisviel's reckless driving, even Artoria was learning to complain.
The speed increased further. Even facing curves, or a sheer cliff outside, there wasn't the slightest deceleration.
Thanks to Irisviel's driving skills,
The travel time was more than halved compared to the estimate, and everyone returned to the Matou Mansion.
"I-I survived."
Staggering out of the car, Sakura's legs were trembling. She stammered, "I'm never riding in Irisviel-nee's car again."
"Hmm?"
Ayato was about to say something when he sensed something and his expression turned cold.
Medusa asked puzzled, "What's wrong, Master?"
This was the first time she had seen her Master like this.
"Nothing. I just found two people who deserve to die."
Medusa volunteered. "Then I'll go too."
"Okay."
...
The night was like dark ink!
Moonlight poured down, making a certain dark forest seem even more eerie and sinister.
The air was filled with a smell of blood that the wind could not disperse.
Deep in the forest was a scene like hell on earth.
The ground was crimson. Countless severed limbs and bodies were piled together.
"Haha, Shishou. With so much death, it should increase your power, right?"
Uryuu Ryunosuke stood in a pool of blood, running his hand through his short hair, but the blood stained his hands and face.
His rather handsome face now resembled that of a true killer.
"Not enough. More lives are needed, more sacrifices."
A man with a gloomy and fierce expression, wearing a wide robe, said in a low voice. "Only then can I deal with that Devil who is impersonating me as Caster."
That's right, he, Gilles de Rais, was the true Caster-class Servant.
"That Devil seems very strong."
Ryunosuke showed an innocent and cruel smile. "Shisou, wouldn't it be better to deal with the other Servants first to win the Holy Grail War?"
"No, that won't do."
Gilles said in a sinister voice. "Not only is he impersonating my class, but he has also taken possession of Jeanne. That is unforgivable."
"Yes, now that you mention it, he truly deserves to die."
Ryunosuke nodded expectantly. "I wonder if the death of a Devil will be what I have been searching for."
But at that moment, a voice rang out very abruptly, making both Gilles and Ryunosuke's expressions change.
"Don't worry. What you're searching for, you will definitely encounter when you die today."
"Who is there?"
Gilles spun around sharply. The glow of a magic circle bloomed around him.
As the Caster class,
This was his workshop.
Being invaded here was an utter humiliation.
Under his watch,
A man and a woman walked out of the distant forest.
Under the moonlight, they looked like lovers strolling through the woods.
"It's you."
Gilles gritted his teeth. "Good, you imposter. I haven't come for you yet, and you dare appear here on your own?"