—They were captured.
Thinking about it, perhaps this was the normal course of events.
After all, anyone who heard delusional talk like "time travelers" or "I came back from the future to save the world" would be doing well just not to look at them strangely, let alone during a Holy Grail War...
Although Ritsuka felt incredibly lucky to have kept her life, this situation was just too "miserable."
—Their mouths were sealed shut with magical paper, and their hands were locked behind their backs with "paper handcuffs."
If not for the fact that the strange Lancer had used some kind of perception-altering magecraft to lower their presence, this public execution, like being paraded through the streets, would probably have made Ritsuka die of shame.
Nothing like this ever happened in the first five Singularities. Why did it have to be like this now...
She glanced sideways at the spear-wielding young man standing at the back, occasionally directing their path. Ritsuka couldn't help but feel a deep resentment towards Dr. Roman, far away in Chaldea.
A few minutes ago, when El-Melloi II had temporarily stabilized the young man, Dr. Roman, in his panic, had blatantly discussed with other Chaldea staff what kind of excuse to use to persuade him. This had immediately raised the young man's suspicion to its peak, causing him to decisively use some method to cut off their communication with Chaldea and instantly capture the three of them.
Honestly, at that moment, Ritsuka thought her journey to save humanity was about to end. But to her surprise, Lancer hadn't harmed them, he had just captured them.
So why...
Ritsuka looked quizzically at Mash, who was walking beside her. But Mash, whose mouth was also sealed, could only return a confused look.
Compared to the two girls' confusion, El-Melloi II, at this moment, was actually relieved.
He knew that, to some extent, his gamble on the young man's character had paid off. As long as he got a chance to talk properly, he should be able to gain more of his trust.
Time travelers... this Holy Grail War will cause a disaster...
If it were anyone else, they would probably find it hard to believe Ritsuka's group. But Aozaki Rin, who was naturally sensitive to the emotions of others, could feel that the three people before him were not lying.
Of course, that didn't mean he believed them immediately. The communication from thin air earlier had been very blunt about discussing how to persuade him, which forced him to be vigilant.
Furthermore, if the other party was using self-suggestion to make themselves believe they were time travelers, Rin wouldn't be able to judge the truth of their words based on their emotions.
In short, there was still not enough evidence to prove their identities.
Coupled with the fact that the auras of the two Servants were indeed different from the others he had encountered, and considering the possibility that what they said might be true—that there really was a problem with this Holy Grail War—Rin decided to capture them first and bring them back to his workshop for detailed questioning.
After all, within his own main base, even if the other party tried to pull any tricks, it would be difficult for them to succeed.
They encountered no trouble on their way back to the Sajou residence.
However, before Rin could use magecraft to dispel the bounded field on the door, it opened on its own.
Sajou Manaka's cheerful figure, a sweet smile on her face, appeared in the entryway.
"Welcome back, Rei... Eh? Who are these people?"
The smile on her face visibly turned to confusion. After leaving the warehouse district, Rin had gradually recalled the paper cranes that shared their vision with her, so Manaka had no idea how her brother had gone out for a stroll and come back with several people in tow.
She automatically ignored the long-haired man who looked like he was dying from overwork and subconsciously looked at the captive Ritsuka and Mash.
One looks a bit ditzy, and her figure seems a little better than mine...
The other one... why is she dressed so revealingly?! Don't tell me she walked all the way here like that? Could it be that Rei has that kind of fetish, that he likes to play these kinds of games...
Unsure what she was imagining, Manaka's ears turned slightly hot as she muttered to herself.
"I-It's not that I can't accept it, but I won't agree to that kind of thing until he becomes a 'Prince Charming'..."
"Sister?"
Seeing the girl standing there in a daze, her lips moving as if muttering something without making a sound, Rin prompted her.
"Hm? It's nothing, Rei. By the way, who are these two..."
Snapping out of her fantasy, Manaka's eyes flickered as she tried to make her expression look normal and asked with some confusion.
Feeling as if he had been deliberately ignored from the very beginning, El-Melloi II's mood was a bit complicated.
Still, the Sajou family? I don't recall this family participating in the Fourth Holy Grail War. As I thought, even the participating Masters have changed...
"These are my captives. Their story is a bit strange, and they don't seem to be proper Servants, so I want to investigate their origins."
"Their story is a bit strange?"
"Yes. They say they are time travelers who came back from the future to stop the Holy Grail War because it's apparently going to cause some kind of disaster."
Rin answered truthfully. Although rationally speaking it sounded like nonsense, his intuition told him it might be worth considering.
"Time travelers? Came back from the future?"
Manaka blinked. Only then did she notice that the scantily clad girl and the long-haired man she had observed earlier had a rather subtle Saint Graph reaction.
Coupled with the fact that she had secretly eliminated Assassin tonight, she knew without even counting that there was a problem with the number of Servants. This piqued her interest in the young man's story.
"Hmm... That's a very interesting story. But since they are captives, let's take them to the [Botanical Garden] first. After all, this is the first time I've ever met a so-called 'time traveler'."
Glancing at the captured Ritsuka and Mash, a flawless smile on her face, Manaka's gaze remained on the young man.
And though a lovely and charming girl stood before them, for some reason, at that moment, Ritsuka and Mash felt as if they were being sized up by some dangerous creature. Their bodies couldn't help but tremble, and they subconsciously huddled together.
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