After ending the battle at the Mion River, Tatsuya returned home, only to remember that there were still remnants from the banquet in the courtyard that had not been cleaned up. So, in the middle of the night, he had to rush to tidy up the courtyard.
As a result, he was once again exhausted and sweaty, so he headed to the bathroom to take a second shower.
After coming out, Tatsuya, with slightly wet hair, sat down on the sofa, staring at the ceiling in a daze.
"It's all my own fault," he muttered to himself.
"If I had known this would happen, I would have just played the role of a good host and let those Wangs drink cold wine on empty stomachs."
"Anyway, the servants wouldn't get upset."
Thinking of this, Tatsuya sighed again.
"What on earth is wrong with me? I'm always looking for trouble..."
"You've worked hard. Lie down and have a good rest."
Morgan's voice sounded beside him, and he remembered that she had been sitting in the living room, watching him bustle about.
As she spoke, Morgan pulled him down with an undeniable force, resting his head on a pair of soft thighs. The cool fragrance that lingered in the air was unexpectedly soothing.
"…Ah…" Tatsuya instinctively let out a tired sigh.
After all, even with the support of magic, he hadn't slept for two days and one night, and he'd had some wine earlier. If he weren't feeling sleepy, he would have had to check his health condition.
What's worse is that he just remembered he had been driving under the influence… Fortunately, there was no one around at night and no police checked his car.
The thick fog had spread and covered the entire Fuyuki. Tatsuya drove very slowly when he returned. On the way, he asked Morgan about the status of the Holy Grail.
"But I must say, you're really amazing. You actually changed the weather and covered the entire Fuyuki," Tatsuya sighed subconsciously.
"Even if you wanted to do something like this, you could do it, right?" Morgan replied calmly. "Besides, the thick fog is now completely out of my control and no longer has any magical properties. It will dissipate around the second half of the night."
"I wonder if people will complain about this on TV tomorrow, saying that the abnormal weather with unknown causes will become one of Fuyuki's future incredible phenomena," Tatsuya laughed softly.
After his tense nerves relaxed, the aftereffects of drinking kicked in, and his eyelids began to twitch.
In the past, Tatsuya, who could be said to have never drunk a drop of alcohol, didn't know if he could be considered a good drinker.
"…Come to think of it, when Gilgamesh left, he left an entire set of wine vessels behind," Tatsuya said with his eyes slightly closed as he complained to Morgan in a low voice. "The wine was good, and the vessels were made of real gold… judging from the quality, they're definitely from the Fifth Dynasty of Uruk."
"You don't plan to return them?"
"Finders keepers. I'm not a saint who doesn't love money," Tatsuya smiled casually.
Morgan also laughed, "Then don't return them."
Then, she stroked Tatsuya's soft hair as if she were petting a cat on her lap, "Regarding Caster's Master, whom I executed before you came to help me—"
"Well, what about it?" Tatsuya thought the matter was already settled and didn't dwell on it.
"When I found the Master, he had already been controlled," Morgan continued. "Another magician secretly intervened. Although I didn't investigate it thoroughly, it was undoubtedly through insect manipulation, invading the brain and silently affecting his thinking ability."
At this point, Tatsuya clearly felt Morgan's body stiffen slightly, like a fully drawn bow, and an almost imperceptible emotion was conveyed through their physical contact.
Dislike, fear… or perhaps just unease.
She isn't used to dealing with bugs? Tatsuya thought to himself.
So Tatsuya tried to reach out and hold Morgan's hand, which was ruffling his hair, gripping it tightly to convey warmth and the message, "I'm here."
The subtle "tension" faded away, and she regained her usual composure.
"Is it that Matou Zouken again?" Tatsuya didn't point out her discomfort and continued the previous topic.
"That's right."
Tatsuya had a rough idea, "As expected… Even though the Matou family's magic arts could no longer be passed down due to acclimatization, they had no one who could participate in this Holy Grail War, so they had to intervene personally and try to seize an opportunity from the sidelines."
Although it would be more precise to say that among the current generation of the Matou family, there are descendants like Matou Kariya who still have some remaining talent for magic.
But Kariya had already left the Matou family because he despised the ways of magic.
Before the Holy Grail War officially began, Kariya had just ended his brief stay in Fuyuki and continued his overseas travels to collect materials.
If this trend continues, the magic of the Matou family will come to an end, and the magic heritage of the Matou family will also disappear.
Since he is a magician, he will definitely not be willing to accept this.
"It seems so," Morgan responded, having learned about the Matou family's situation from Tatsuya.
There is a lack of successors, and the person in charge is relying on magic to survive.
There is no doubt that the Matou family will not survive until the next Holy Grail War sixty years later, so it's inevitable that Matou Zouken will be unable to sit still.
However, perhaps in front of the Holy Grail of Ryuudou Temple, Morgan's warning was very effective, and Matou Zouken also made sufficient backup plans. Even though Morgan could easily sever the old man's control over Uryu Ryuunosuke, she couldn't turn around and curse him through magic.
The semi-automatic control method made Ryuunosuke think it was his own consciousness, and even Caster didn't notice it; on the other hand, it could cut off the connection on the magic channel when it was cracked.
In other words, what Matou Zouken was really guarding against was a magician from the Age of Gods like Morgan, who was superior to all contemporary magicians.
"Also, when I executed him, I confirmed that Caster's Master had exhausted all of his Command Seals," Morgan added. "So the sea demon was able to act on that scale because it was supported by the magic power of the Command Seals."
"They really are causing trouble for us," Tatsuya said. "Now that Caster's camp has been defeated, the remaining camps..."
As he spoke, Tatsuya thought about the other Masters.
After eliminating all possibilities one by one, the only one left was Waver Velvet.
The magician, who was a little younger than himself, did have some outstanding qualities in handling problems, but ultimately, his abilities as a magician were actually very poor.
In a one-on-one fight, if he met Matou Zouken, he would probably become his meal.
"Rider's Master," Morgan echoed. "It's just that the King of Conquerors is different from other Servants. It's not so easy to catch his flaws."
"Who knows? The information I have about Matou Zouken is actually very limited. As a family of magicians living in Fuyuki, Matou is more low-key than Tohsaka." Tatsuya thought for a while. "It seems that no matter what the situation is at the gathering tomorrow, it's necessary to remind Rider and his Master."
If the situation remains the same as before, Tatsuya doesn't care how the parties will fight each other next.
However, if the Holy Grail War is allowed to continue, causing other Servants to withdraw, the further accumulation of Servant souls needed for the Greater Holy Grail will seriously undermine Tatsuya's current new plan.
"If possible, try to limit the number of Servants who leave the field to less than four," Morgan advised.
Tatsuya began to feel his senses becoming hazy.
He was already exhausted, and as he was thinking about the Holy Grail War, the unexpected consumption of brain power made him fall asleep faster than usual.
"...It sounds like we won't lose," Tatsuya laughed softly.
Morgan was silent for a while, and Tatsuya thought she didn't want to answer, so he let his consciousness be completely swallowed by sleepiness.
"If we fight alone, we will lose. But if we join forces, we are always invincible."
After she finished speaking, she realized that Tatsuya had fallen asleep.
Morgan smiled silently as she listened to his peaceful breathing.
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