Facts proved that no matter how beautiful or gorgeous clothes were, as long as the person wearing them was sufficiently attractive, the overall impression the outfit gave would elevate to a higher level.
Although it was merely a relatively expensive piece of clothing—not even custom-made—it was surprisingly fitting on Morgan, a peerless beauty.
Even Souya, who had witnessed countless beautiful moments of Morgan, froze for a moment upon seeing her now.
Feeling this unique beauty, Souya's heart fluttered slightly, and the suffering from eating that less-than-perfect breakfast dissipated significantly.
Morgan was very satisfied with Souya's reaction, especially when her gaze swept over the dining table and found that Souya had eaten all the food. That satisfaction almost overflowed from her eyes.
The two shared a tender moment before finalizing their next plans.
"So tonight's target is the Black Assassin?"
Morgan's eyes flickered slightly at Souya's words.
As the Caster class, even though Souya showed no interest in winning the war or the wish-granting Holy Grail, Morgan was ready at any time to seize victory for her husband.
Without Souya noticing, Morgan had already completed her basic work as a Caster through the underground leylines of the area.
Namely, "Territory Creation," the construction of a magus's workshop.
Because she was both the Queen who forged Camelot and the Master of Fairies, Morgan achieved an EX rank in Territory Creation while also inheriting traits specific to British (Celtic) fairies.
That meant she could construct a workshop through magecraft in any unimaginable place.
In the past, fairies loved to build cabins on paths or by lakes to lure passing knights and heroes inside, then order them around and toy with them using the excuse of being offended.
Because of these reasons, relying purely on the leylines, Morgan used Amakusa's church as the center and radiated outward. She enveloped the vast majority of Sighisoara's territory and a small portion of Trifas, changing its "Romania" trait into land encompassing the "Britain" trait.
This meant that as long as enemies entered Sighisoara, they would definitely suffer a certain degree of suppression. Conversely, Morgan, Souya, and Mordred—who possessed British attributes—would receive considerable enhancements.
In other words, if Vlad III, the Lord of Impalement and hero of Romania, came to Sighisoara, he would not only lose his home-field advantage, but his strength as a top-tier Servant would also decrease.
She essentially stole the Lord's home base.
Because of this, long while Souya was still considering how to deal with Jeanne, Morgan had learned of the Black Assassin's arrival through information from the leylines.
She just hadn't had the time to tell Souya because things were too tightly packed.
Furthermore, that Assassin's aura was incredibly bizarre. Whether it was due to the effect of "Presence Concealment" or not, Morgan completely failed to sense her existence during the day. Only at night could she detect a trace of her magical energy.
Now, hearing that Souya planned to act against this Black Assassin—who had clearly broken free from the Black Faction's control—she did not hesitate and relayed all the information she had gathered to Souya.
"Undetectable during the day, and only a trace can be sensed at night?"
Hearing Morgan's account, Souya frowned slightly.
If this was the effect of Presence Concealment, then was the rank too high?
One must know that this was within the "workshop" of Morgan, who possessed EX-rank Territory Creation. Given Morgan's attainments in magecraft, it was astonishing that the opponent could hide so well.
Furthermore, she had already taken action.
Thinking of the newspaper he casually pulled from the mailbox while getting the gift box earlier, Souya's brow twitched.
Despite being prepared, it had still happened.
The news published in the paper was precisely that several highly bizarre cases had recently occurred in Sighisoara.
These included not only the bizarre deaths of multiple magi but also the disappearances of multiple civilian girls.
Compared to Jack the Ripper from the original work, the disappearance of these girls was a distinctly different suspicious point.
Although he could not rule out the possibility that something went wrong with Jack, causing her preference for murdering women to evolve into murdering young girls.
But regardless, this was a bad sign.
As Souya had said before, as a believer in God, he could not be a bleeding heart who wanted to save everyone he saw. But facing these truly innocent civilians, no normal person could remain indifferent.
Moreover, this was clearly the work of a Servant. Souya could not sit back and watch it develop, both out of reason and emotion.
Thinking this, Souya and Morgan formulated a simple plan to go out after dark, actively search for the Black Assassin, and subdue her.
As for interference from the Black Faction like in the original work, Souya could only say: if they dared to come, he would ensure they did not return.
Having said that, Souya did not suppress his fatigue any longer. After bidding Morgan goodnight, he returned to the bedroom to rest.
Although sleeping during the day and fighting at night sounded terrible, as participants in a Holy Grail War, they could only helplessly accept it.
While Souya and Morgan rested, Sisigou also received a phone call from his employers, the Mage's Association.
"What? A large number of magi were killed?"
Hearing the young man's voice on the phone, Sisigou's fierce-looking brows furrowed tightly.
"Accurately speaking, aside from you and that church personnel named Kotomine Souya, all the other magi were killed."
Over the phone, Lord El-Melloi II's tone sounded very helpless. It sounded like he had a headache over how difficult it was to cover up the incident, and also like he had been forced to work overtime against his will.
"From this point, we can roughly guess which faction is responsible."
"A Servant?"
Sisigou instinctively glanced at Mordred, who had been sulking since yesterday.
The child was currently holding a stray kitten she found from somewhere, ignoring its meowing protests as she squished its face into various shapes.
"Undoubtedly. And based on information provided by the overseer, Father Shirou, we are certain the culprit is the Black Assassin."
El-Melloi II's listless voice continued through the phone.
"Therefore, to prevent the situation from escalating further, and to strike a blow to the Black Faction's strength, the Association hopes you can take your Saber and eliminate the Black Assassin."
"As for the reward, Bram will discuss it with you in detail later. Do you have any other questions?"
Sisigou thought for a moment and agreed to the request. After all, from every angle, this matter was completely beneficial to them with no drawbacks. Why not do it?
Listening to the dial tone after El-Melloi II hastily hung up upon receiving his confirmation, Sisigou sighed.
But just as he turned around to tell Mordred the news, he found that she had stopped playing with the cat. Instead, her gaze was firmly locked onto a girl walking past on the street.
When Sisigou followed her gaze, he was somewhat surprised to find that the girl actually had long pink hair in a city with such simple folk customs as Sighisoara.