A white-haired, red-eyed woman emerged from the plane, looking at the distant scenery and sighing, a slight blush on her face, "We've finally arrived, Kiritsugu's hometown."
This person was the woman who had been beside Kiritsugu when he summoned his Servant earlier. She was also Kiritsugu's wife, Irisviel.
This journey could be said to be her first time traveling far. No... it could even be said to be her first time leaving the castle in the snowy fields. Prior to this, her entire eight years of life had been spent in that castle, so she appeared quite excited.
"Aren't you going to post a tweet to commemorate this? How about I take a picture for you?" Before Irisviel could finish her sigh, another white-haired man, with a lollipop in his mouth, emerged from the cabin right after her. He was Merlin, the Servant Kiritsugu had summoned earlier.
However, unlike the pink mage robe he wore when he was summoned, Merlin was now dressed in a casual outfit, like a tourist on vacation in Japan. He even actually brought a digital camera, which he had requested from Kiritsugu before they departed.
After speaking to Irisviel, Merlin took out a camera from his bag and made to take a few photos of Irisviel.
"Don't do that," As soon as Irisviel heard Merlin speak, her previously pleasant mood vanished without a trace. "We are here for the Holy Grail War; we cannot cause trouble for Kiritsugu."
With that, Irisviel quickly walked down the stairs.
Throughout the journey, her impression of Merlin had gone from "mysterious mage" when reading the King Arthur legends before his summoning, to surprise after he was summoned, and then to "this is a piece of trash." Merlin managed this level of impression collapse in just 12 hours on a single flight. Perhaps Merlin was a genius in this regard.
On the plane, for some reason, Merlin was incredibly talkative.
If he were just a chatterbox, it wouldn't be much of an issue; Irisviel herself enjoyed communicating and chatting with people.
But the problem was, no matter what topic they discussed, Merlin would precisely hit Irisviel's emotional triggers. It was like there were hundreds of paths, and Merlin had a particular fondness for the one completely riddled with landmines, stepping on every single one like he was walking on paving stones.
If he had only stepped on a few dozen fewer landmines and been less tactless a dozen or so times during their 12-hour conversation, perhaps Irisviel's impression of Merlin might have been even a tiny bit better.
For instance, when praising Irisviel's beauty, he would suddenly start saying things like, "It's just a pity that humans have limits, life is very short, only a few decades, and homunculi are even shorter. Madam, you're probably going to die soon, aren't you? What a shame."
Although Irisviel could tell from his words that it was Merlin's genuine thought, he then happily started talking about something else, which was quite absurd.
Originally, she had admired figures from myths and legends, but now that she had actually met a legendary figure, for some reason, that admiration instantly shattered.
Now, if someone were to mention Merlin or King Arthur's legend to her, she might not show it on the surface, but inwardly, she would surely have a 'Ugh~' expression of disappointment.
"Oh dear, in that case, the camera I prepared would be less significant, are you sure you don't want to take a picture?"
Hearing this, Merlin smiled and casually took a few selfies of himself, then immediately followed Irisviel's pace.
Irisviel once again decisively refused Merlin's suggestion, "No need, I would be very grateful if you just kept an eye on our surroundings."
"That's not necessary, I have Clairvoyance, you know. As long as it's not a place with powerful magic shielding perception, I can see everything with ease, you know." Saying this, Merlin proudly pointed to his eyes.
"Well~, even if it's shielded, I can still force myself to see, but that would definitely expose me."
Merlin valued these Clairvoyant Eyes greatly, after all, during the thousand years he was imprisoned in the tower, he relied on these world-seeing eyes to peek all over the world to pass the time.
Besides that, his biggest hobby was probably pretending to be a female online to trick people. And honestly, that feeling was truly interesting.
For example, the top donor during his female-persona live streams was practically his die-hard fan. The gifts just poured in! An ordinary person might feel a bit ashamed, but not Merlin!
Looking at Merlin, who was taking pictures everywhere on the street, Irisviel was a bit helpless, "I know that, but are you sure you're not going to set up a Magic Workshop now? The Holy Grail War officially begins tonight. For a Magus, not having a Magic Workshop would be very dangerous, wouldn't it?"
"Regarding safety, you don't need to worry. As long as you stay by my side, you will be absolutely safe."
Saying this, Merlin proudly lifted his head and patted his chest, very proud, "I can't guarantee anything in terms of combat, but when it comes to self-preservation and escape, I am definitely a top-tier Servant!"
Irisviel heard Merlin's words, but doubt lingered in her heart. Earlier, when she asked about Merlin's actual combat ability, he actually said, 'I'm not good at magic at all. After all, you see, if I chant a little too fast, I tend to bite my tongue, right? Fighting with a sword suits me better.' After that, Irisviel gave up asking about such things.
"Oh! Look ahead! There's an arcade!" No sooner had Merlin finished speaking than his eyes lit up, and he pointed ahead, saying to Irisviel, "I've always wanted to try it! Indeed, when in Japan, you absolutely must experience the arcades here!"
"Eh, no, wait a minute..." Irisviel tried to stop Merlin's slacking off, but it was no use. Helplessly, Irisviel also followed Merlin towards the arcade.
No sooner had the two of them left than Haku arrived nearby.
Just as Haku was passing by, Tom, who was currently wrapped around his neck, suddenly stirred.
Tom's tail suddenly straightened without warning, pointing directly into the air, and then the white fur at the very tip of his tail began to flash red lights rapidly.
"Beep beep beep!!! Beep beep beep!!! Beep beep beep!!!"
As his tail began to flash, Tom also emitted radar-like enemy detection sounds from his mouth.
"Tom, what's wrong?" Haku was getting familiar with the street when Tom's sudden actions by his ear startled him.
Tom didn't speak, but just sternly straightened his tail, pointing towards the arcade not far away.