Building a Monster Nation From Zero in Another World

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"Bang bang bang!"

"Boom!!"

Their movements were swift, each move displaying the depth of their swordsmanship and spearmanship.

Rin's figure appeared high above, his gaze sweeping left and right, quickly identifying everyone's positions.

Waver and Iskandar on the distant bridge, Assassin lurking above, Irisviel watching the battle nervously, and Kayneth hiding somewhere.

Of course, Rin didn't miss Maiya and Emiya Kiritsugu, both armed with sniper rifles, waiting for an opportunity to eliminate a Master.

"How does it feel?"

"Purely in terms of martial arts, they've reached the pinnacle of human capability."

Snow Empress noticed the ones hiding in the shadows. "Should we get rid of these rats~?"

"Forget it. We're just here to watch the battle tonight."

Rin dangled his feet and sat on the edge of a container.

His targets weren't those two, but the King of Conquerors and Gilgamesh, who had yet to enter the fray.

"Wait!"

Suddenly, Kiritsugu, observing from the shadows, felt a tremor in his chest. He quickly moved his scope. "Is that...?!"

"A new Master?"

Through the sniper scope, Kiritsugu saw Rin.

"What?"

"White hair, heterochromatic eyes, around sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing modern casual clothes, and inhumanly handsome."

Not only Kiritsugu, but Kirei also saw Rin through Assassin's vision and quickly reported his appearance to Tokiomi Tohsaka.

"???"

Tokiomi was genuinely confused now.

Kirei had just given a similar report earlier regarding Irisviel.

At the time, Tokiomi had concluded that she was an Einzbern homunculus.

But Rin?

Another homunculus?

"A Heroic Spirit?"

"Or another Master?"

But there was no need to keep guessing.

As if sensing their probing gazes, Rin slowly raised his right hand, revealing a blood-red Command Spell on the back of it.

"Command Spell?!"

"A Master!!"

That was everyone's immediate reaction, but what shocked them even more was Rin's boldness.

As a Master, he didn't hide. He directly revealed himself.

You had Kayneth lurking in the shadows, Irisviel as Kiritsugu's decoy, and even Kirei and Tokiomi were observing from afar.

But only Rin stood out in plain sight without hesitation.

"Is he just reckless, or does he have something to rely on?"

"How dare he expose himself so openly?"

"Should we eliminate him?"

Maiya had already aimed her rifle at Rin's head, prepared to shoot. "At this distance..."

"Ah, at this distance..."

"!!!"

Suddenly, Maiya's hand froze.

And in front of her throat, a cold blade shimmered, ready to slash her neck at any moment.

'When?!'

A bead of cold sweat slid down her cheek. She could feel the killing intent behind her.

Never before had death felt so tangible.

"Maiya?!"

Having fought alongside Maiya for years, Kiritsugu immediately noticed something was wrong from the change in her voice.

Maiya was in danger!

Which meant, so was he.

"Should I kill her?"

The deep, weathered male voice in his earpiece sent a chill down Kiritsugu's spine.

He had also been exposed.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

"Behind me? When?!"

Startled by the approaching footsteps, Kiritsugu was just about to react.

But a hand landed on his shoulder first.

"!!"

In that instant, Kiritsugu was completely immobilized, as if locked down by an invisible force.

A seemingly effortless hand held him in place. He couldn't move.

"Do you think I should kill her?"

Rin had vanished from everyone's sight. He lightly patted Kiritsugu on the shoulder and asked, "Saber's true Master, Emiya Kiritsugu?"

After saying that, Rin casually sat down beside him, continuing to watch the battle below.

As for Kiritsugu, completely restrained, he couldn't even raise his Command Spell to summon Saber, let alone fight back.

'This guy!'

'He's definitely not a Magus!'

No Magus could possess such techniques.

And it wasn't just Kiritsugu.

Kirei and Tokiomi were also frantically searching for Rin's figure.

"He's gone?"

"Yes."

Kirei said, "It was like an illusion. Assassin lost sight of him in an instant."

"How is that possible?"

Losing track of someone like Rin would normally be understandable.

But this was Assassin.

Assassin, who specialized in stealth and assassination.

Someone who could evade even his perception... not even most Heroic Spirits could pull that off.

But Rin was gone.

"Invisibility magic, or some kind of illusion?"

Actually, there was another possibility—spatial magic.

But that thought was terrifying.

If a Magus of that level really entered the Holy Grail War, Tokiomi could only imagine the pressure they'd face.

"Perhaps we were wrong."

Tokiomi's expression was grim. "That white-haired young man..."

"Isn't a Master at all!"

Only three Servant classes had yet to be revealed: Rider, Caster, and Berserker.

Judging from his calm demeanor, he clearly wasn't a Berserker.

"Caster?"

Kiritsugu reached a similar conclusion.

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. "So, what does Caster-sama want with me?"

"Oh?"

Rin was a little surprised that Kiritsugu could still speak so calmly.

So, he released his hold on him.

"What are you talking about? Weren't you the ones planning something against me?"

"Hiding in the shadows, using those dangerous weapons to try and ambush me."

"How underhanded, Mr. Kiritsugu."

Rin plainly pointed out the contradiction between them. "You owe me an explanation, or that woman will pay for it."

Even though Maiya hadn't actually pulled the trigger.

Just aiming a sniper rifle—Rin might tolerate that, but his subordinates wouldn't.

If he hadn't stopped her, Snow Empress would've already triggered an ice explosion spell.

(To be continued.)