Boom!
A fist extended from behind the pillar, striking the tip of the Lion King's spear.
Watching the Lion King swinging her spear again, ready to attack, the figure behind the pillar revealed themselves and shouted to the Lion King.
"Wait! Wait a moment!"
The figure flashed again, dodging the Lion King's spear, and leaped in front of the statue of Christ in the center of the Church.
Only then could everyone see the figure clearly.
She wore a black sun hat on her head, long blue-purple hair draped over her back, and a red collar with a cross hanging from it around her neck. Most importantly, she was wearing a swimsuit—yes, a swimsuit.
"I told you to wait, honestly. I am Martha, the Ruler of this Holy Grail War. Nice to meet you, little Master over there!"
Kallen looked at Martha, who was pointing at her, in surprise and asked.
"Me?"
"Of course it's you, little Master."
"But I don't have any command spells!"
"Oh! Maybe it's because the temple reaction you're carrying is a bit slow. Look, here they come!"
As Martha finished speaking, Kallen felt a burning sensation on the back of her right hand, and indeed, three command spells appeared on Kallen's hand.
Shirou Kotomine looked at Kallen, who had been dragged into the Holy Grail War, and asked Martha nervously.
"Wait, what's going on? Why was Kallen chosen as a Master for the Holy Grail War? She clearly didn't perform a summoning ritual, and what's with this Ruler thing?"
"Ah! Let me sort this out, hmm..."
After thinking for a while, Martha explained to everyone.
"Ruler, just as the name implies, is the Arbiter. In other words, I am the referee for this Holy Grail War. Does that make sense? Actually, I should have had the ability to use two command spells on each Servant, and I should have manifested by possessing the little Master. I don't know what happened, but something went wrong during the process of me being sent down by the counter force, which led to this current situation."
Shirou Kotomine looked at Martha, walked a few steps toward her, and asked.
"Excuse me, Miss Martha, there are only 7 classes in the Holy Grail War, right? And why would an entity like the counter force send a referee to the Holy Grail War?"
"Little one, you're the little Master's brother, right! I understand you're worried about your sister, but I'm sorry, I don't know too much about these things either. However, the reason the counter force sent me here to act as a referee is because someone in this Holy Grail War has seriously violated the rules!"
At this moment, outside the world, alaya and gaia frowned and asked the black shadow in front of them in a cold voice.
"Why interfere with us sending a Ruler!"
"Hahahaha, of course, it's because you violated the agreement!"
"We did not. Our agreement was that we would not interfere with Tohsaka Rin, and we sent a Ruler because someone violated the rules of the Holy Grail War, not targeting Tohsaka Rin!"
"Hahaha! But your actions have interfered!"
alaya and gaia looked at the black shadow in front of them and fell silent. After a long time, the three figures outside the world disappeared simultaneously, and the outside of the world returned to tranquility.
Outside Fuyuki City, in a forest covered by a barrier, the Einzbern castle stood tall.
Illya sat on Berserker's shoulder and looked at Sella in front of her.
"Sella, have you found Kiritsugu?"
"Young Miss, we have discovered the presence of Kiritsugu Emiya near the Matou Family."
"Is that so? Great! Berserker, let's go find Kiritsugu and say hello!"
At the same time, in the suburbs of Fuyuki City, a fierce battle was taking place on a farm.
Lorelei was commanding the Choir with high spirits, launching continuous attacks on the farm.
"Hmph, I didn't expect these Dead Apostles to dare come here. Eliminate them, destroy them!"
"Yes!"
Hearing Lorelei's statement, the Choir shouted in unison. These first-class Magi who could join the Choir launched another massacre against the Dead Apostles in the farm.
At this moment, an elderly man dressed as a butler walked up to Lorelei and whispered in her ear.
"Young Miss, those Magi have agreed to your request in the face of your majesty. They have chosen to fight for you."
Lorelei looked at the Fuyuki City area in the distance, a fighting spirit rising in her eyes.
"Sajyou Manaka, I know you are here. Just wait! I will return the humiliation you gave me double this time! Butler, notify those Magi to start setting up. I want to make sure not even a fly can escape Fuyuki City!"
"Yes, as you wish!"
Soon, the order conveyed by the butler was carried out. As familiars were brought to various parts of Fuyuki City, a large group of Magi who received Lorelei's orders began to set up a barrier around the outskirts of Fuyuki City according to her instructions.
A Magus sitting on a speedboat traveling on the sea looked at the brightly lit Fuyuki City in the distance and couldn't help but complain to his companion.
"So unlucky. I came to the Holy Grail War to try my luck, and I actually ran into the Queen of the Clock Tower. Sigh!"
"Heh, I was against coming here from the start. You were the one who insisted on coming!"
"Alright, you two, stop complaining and get to work. The ordinary people in Fuyuki City are the unlucky ones. Most of them probably won't be able to leave Fuyuki City before the barrier is completed. Most of the ones left behind will probably die here. I heard that the Queen of the Clock Tower has brought the elite troops of the Clock Tower this time! By then, Fuyuki City will probably turn into a battlefield!"
"That's true. Compared to those poor souls, we are much luckier. By the way, once Fuyuki City is reduced to ruins, with such a big incident, can that Queen of the Clock Tower keep it hidden? Won't she expose the world of magic to ordinary people?"
"You talk too much. Do you know who she is? Barthomeloi! One of the three great noble families of the Clock Tower. She must have already sent people to communicate with the high-level ordinary officials. What are we worrying about! Just finish Barthomeloi's orders properly and start thinking about how to survive this Holy Grail War!"
In the Church in Miyama City, next to Fuyuki City, the atmosphere was also full of tension at this moment. The local manager was talking to the higher-ups of the Church in a nervous tone.
"Yes... that's right... Your Excellency the Bishop, that heretical Queen of the Clock Tower has brought a large number of elites into the territory of Fuyuki City... Please rest assured, we will monitor their movements at all times... Yes... We will be ready to welcome the masters of the Burial Agency... Understood!"
Having finished the call with the Church's higher-ups, the local manager put down the phone, sat slumped in his chair sweating profusely, and looked out the window with dull eyes.
"Lord, is the end of the world coming?"
With Fuyuki City as the center, the curtain that swept across almost the entire world of mystery was slowly being pulled back at this moment!
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