After introducing herself, Nyarlathotep's slender waist swayed gently, like a willow in the wind, or a dragon swimming in water, full of elegance and charm.

With light, cat-like steps, she came before Chen Yu.

Her fair skin, delicate face, and purple pupils sparkled with curiosity for her Master.

She tilted her head slightly and looked at Chen Yu: "I have come in response to your summons, I ask, are you my... Darling?"

Chen Yu, who was considering whether to get off the plane and run, subconsciously wanted to answer Nyarlathotep's question, but halfway through, he realized something was wrong.

"Yes, I am your M... Darling?"

Darling?

My dear?

Shouldn't she call him Master?

"Hee hee hee hee... I hit the jackpot! I thought all summoners were those silly, crazy, bizarre, and utterly uncommunicative strange creatures, but I didn't expect it to be a 'little puppy' who seems to think normally, and more importantly, is exactly my type... *slurp*."

Nyarlathotep said terrible things while sizing up Chen Yu, and wiping away the drool from the corner of her mouth.

Looking at Nyarlathotep, whose expression was utterly infatuated, with even her pupils turning heart-shaped, Chen Yu's mouth twitched unnaturally.

How could a dignified Outer God look so infatuated... like she'd just been released from prison after not seeing a normal person for years.

Three years in prison, and a sow turns into a Diao Chan?

A sow... Chen Yu thought about his terrible analogy and quickly shook his head, erasing the thought from his mind.

"Shopping... eating... movies... couple's hotel... I remember those are the steps for a human date. Ah... that seems a bit troublesome, let's just go straight to the last step!"

Recalling the general steps of a human date in her mind, Nyarlathotep grabbed Chen Yu's hand: "Come on, Darling, let's go on a date!"

"Huh?"

Chen Yu was caught off guard by Nyarlathotep, who possessed B+ Strength, and then the space shifted, suddenly teleporting them in front of a guesthouse.

Looking at the sign with pink lettering, Chen Yu immediately realized this was a love hotel.

Chen Yu felt that his chastity was in serious crisis, so he decided to say something to save it: "How about we first discuss our respective thoughts on the Holy Grail? If our ideals clash, we can talk it over."

After all, usually Heroic Spirits choose to descend into the world for the Holy Grail, and Chen Yu hoped Nyarlathotep was one of those usual cases.

"Holy Grail? Darling, if you want the Holy Grail, I'll help you get it. That thing is useless to me." Nyarlathotep shook her head indifferently and said, "A night of spring is worth a thousand gold. Since we're here, let's not worry about the Holy Grail! Time is precious, hehehehe..."

Nyarlathotep laughed as she dragged Chen Yu to the front desk, and looking at the clerk, she loudly declared: "Give us the most expensive couple's suite!"

The front desk lady was unfazed by Nyarlathotep's appearance and skillfully handed the room card to Nyarlathotep.

Seeing the slightly mechanical actions of the front desk lady, Chen Yu immediately knew that she must have fallen under Nyarlathotep's suggestion-type magic.

After checking in, Nyarlathotep, holding the room card, dragged Chen Yu into the couple's suite.

Looking at the pink romantic decorations everywhere in the room, as well as the electric double round bed, double bathtub, transparent glass door, octopus chair, and steam room, Chen Yu felt he could still struggle a bit.

"I think we don't understand each other at all right now. This pace is really too sudden..."

"No, no, no, it's not sudden at all. Our meeting was destined. We'll have time to get to know each other slowly, but time is limited right now, and I'm getting a bit impatient..."

Nyarlathotep threw Chen Yu onto the large double bed and pounced on him like a pervert.

"Hehehe, Darling, today is our first day meeting, don't be shy..."

Chen Yu tried to resist, but he was no match for Nyarlathotep, who had B+ Strength, and was soon held in her arms like a pillow.

Feeling that he really couldn't resist Nyarlathotep's monstrous strength, he closed his eyes, waiting for fate's choice to sleep in.

Since he couldn't resist, he could only enjoy it... Just as Chen Yu was sighing, he felt a warm sensation on his forehead.

Then she rubbed Chen Yu's cheek, took a deep sniff of his scent, closed her eyes, and murmured, "The contract is established, so let's go to sleep..."

"Traveling through worlds is not an easy task. I'm exhausted today. Let me rest first... Good night... Darling, see you tomorrow."

Feeling the even breathing on his face, Chen Yu reluctantly opened his eyes, looking at Nyarlathotep, who had quickly fallen asleep.

Ah... that's it? That's it? That's it?

Is that all?

I thought something more exciting would happen.

I got my hopes up for nothing.

After confirming Nyarlathotep was asleep, Chen Yu tried to break free from her embrace again, but after two struggles, he couldn't.

Looking at Nyarlathotep, who was clinging to him like an octopus, Chen Yu could only sigh that she held on quite tightly.

The room was quiet. Listening to the steady breathing beside his ear and smelling the faint fragrance at his nose, Chen Yu felt a strong wave of sleepiness suddenly wash over him, quickly dissolving his will to struggle any further.

Too many chaotic things happened today, it's better to sleep first... ----

At three in the morning, all was silent.

Kirei Kotomine stood on the mountainside, gazing at the city lights, and seemed to be talking to the air: "The Holy Church just informed me that the seventh Servant, Caster, has already arrived."

Risei Kotomine is Kirei Kotomine's father and serves as the supervisor of the Holy Grail War. He was sent to the Fuyuki Church as a priest, and his "Spirit Vessel Plate" has the function of displaying the attributes and approximate location of summoned Heroic Spirits in reality.

No matter where a Heroic Spirit is summoned, it will appear on the "Spirit Vessel Plate," making it convenient for the supervisor to manage and keep track of the situation.

Just now, Risei Kotomine informed his son, Kirei Kotomine, that the last Caster had been successfully summoned.

Although the "Spirit Vessel Plate" only displayed Caster's specific location for a few seconds before disappearing from the plate, there was no doubt that Caster had been successfully summoned.

Risei Kotomine did not believe the "Spirit Vessel Plate" was broken just because it only displayed Caster's location for a few seconds.

After all, Heroic Spirits who can become Caster often have magical abilities that reach the highest level.

It's not surprising that they can easily detect surveillance magic, or even exploit some loopholes in the Holy Grail.

However, due to Caster's characteristics, Heroic Spirits who typically fit the Caster class usually have lower combat abilities.

Therefore, even if Caster had hidden and could not be tracked by the "Spirit Vessel Plate," Risei Kotomine and Kirei Kotomine would not be too concerned.

After all, most Servants possess Magic Resistance as a Class Skill, and Caster, rated as the weakest class, is generally not a threat.

Caster's close-combat ability is usually terrible, not to mention that the Servant he summoned was Assassin, who possessed the 【Presence Concealment】 ability.

Anyone who has played games knows that assassins are basically natural counters to mages, right?

"Has the last Caster been summoned as well?"

A second voice interjected, as a strange figure wearing a white skull mask suddenly appeared behind Kirei Kotomine.

He had a slender build and accompanied Kirei Kotomine as a spiritual entity.

Hearing Kirei Kotomine's words, he stood beside Kirei Kotomine, behind him, and said with some emotion: "All seven Servants have descended. The Holy Grail War is finally about to officially begin..."

Hassan-i-Sabbah (Hundred Faces) was one of the successive Old Man of the Mountain Hassans, the nineteenth leader of the Assassin order to inherit the name "Hassan-i-Sabbah."

He was given the revered title "Hundred Faces" due to his diverse skills, extensive knowledge, and utterly unpredictable, peculiar mentality.

In fact, he was a person suffering from a mental disorder known in modern times as multiple personality disorder. After becoming a Servant, he was freed from the shackles of the flesh, and his fragmented personalities could each manifest a body as needed.

However, because the total amount of spiritual power was still only that of "one person," when acting in fragments, the ability values of each individual would be so low that they could not be compared with other Heroic Spirits.

Although they couldn't compare with other Heroic Spirits, they were still not something an ordinary Magus could contend with.

The personality standing behind Kirei Kotomine at this moment was a split personality named Zayd.

Though also a fragment of Hundred Faces, he was rejected by the other personalities, who considered him useless.

To make everyone believe that Assassin had been eliminated, Kirei Kotomine had instructed Assassin to send one of his personalities to the Tohsaka Residence to die at the beginning of the war.

This plan was to be carried out by the Zayd personality.

Of course, Zayd, as the protagonist of the plan, was unaware of it, and precisely because of this, it could serve to make others drop their guard.

"Since the Holy Grail War has begun, I want you to go to the Tohsaka Residence immediately..."

Kirei Kotomine's words piqued Zayd's curiosity: "Then you mean..."

"If it's you, even facing the fortress-like magical barrier of the Tohsaka Family, breaking through stealthily should be easy."

The Tohsaka Residence was surrounded by dozens of layers of barriers specifically designed for reconnaissance and defense. Under normal circumstances, neither magical spirits nor magical entities could silently step into the mansion's barrier without the owner's permission.

However, Assassin's Presence Concealment skill was an exception. With this skill, he could suppress his magical energy to a near-zero state while moving.

"Hmph hmph hmph... Are you sure? I heard you and Tokiomi Tohsaka are allies..."

As Kirei Kotomine's Servant, Assassin naturally knew about the alliance between Kirei Kotomine and Tokiomi Tohsaka. Moreover, to protect his Master's secrets, he had often performed guard duties within the Tohsaka Residence, meaning he was intimately familiar with the barrier's layout and its blind spots.

"You don't need to worry about that. It's merely a verbal alliance. There's only one position to reach the Holy Grail; how could there be any true allies?"

Kirei Kotomine's dim eyes held no light, and his voice was as calm as stagnant water.

"There's no need to fear Archer. Just eliminate Tokiomi Tohsaka quickly before Archer notices. I'm leaving it to you, Hassan. You must swiftly eliminate Tokiomi Tohsaka."

Receiving the order, Hassan leaped down the mountainside, landing nimbly and quickly approaching the Tohsaka Residence.

Although he didn't know why Kirei Kotomine would suddenly betray Tokiomi Tohsaka, Tokiomi Tohsaka would never have imagined that the disciple he had nurtured for so many years would suddenly turn around and bite him.

Assassin skillfully evaded the intricate barriers around the Tohsaka Residence in his spiritual form, while silently scoffing at Tokiomi Tohsaka's ridiculous future fate.

As for Kirei Kotomine's true reason for betrayal?

That was simply an irrelevant matter.

Since his Master had given the order to swiftly eliminate Tokiomi Tohsaka, as a Servant, he only needed to carry it out well.

As he was thinking, Assassin had already easily passed through the barrier and reached a blind spot. The remaining barriers needed to be physically destroyed to proceed.

After confirming the function of the remaining barriers, Assassin decisively shifted from spiritual to physical form, and he noticed many "gazes" shooting from distant places.

These gazes all came from outside the barrier, seemingly from the familiars of other Masters monitoring the residence.

In Assassin's view, as long as he wasn't discovered by Tokiomi Tohsaka, these peeping fellows could be ignored for now.

After all, they were all competitors, and they had no reason to inform Tokiomi Tohsaka.

Assassin performed difficult acrobatic movements to evade the detection of the remaining barriers, chuckling to himself, and finally arrived at the seal point of the barrier, preparing to reach out and destroy it.

The moment his hand extended, a dazzling spear, like lightning, pierced through the back of his hand, pinning it to the ground.

"...!!?"

Next, under the watchful eyes of other Masters' familiars, Assassin was easily killed by various brilliantly shining weapons thrown by a golden figure standing on the roof of the Tohsaka Residence.

Only at the moment his consciousness plunged into darkness did Zayd realize the true purpose of Kirei Kotomine and Tokiomi Tohsaka.

----

The next day, nine in the morning, sunlight streamed into the room.

Awakened by the sun, Chen Yu woke from his sleep feeling refreshed.

Chen Yu did not know about Assassin's death, but even if he did, he wouldn't care.

The first thing Chen Yu did after waking up was to quickly check if his clothes were still neatly on.

Seeing his clothes perfectly intact, Chen Yu let out a complicated sigh of relief.

Turning around and seeing that Nyarlathotep was not beside him, he quickly exited the romantic bedroom to check if Nyarlathotep was in the living room.

He saw Nyarlathotep, seemingly wearing a nude apron, placing breakfast on the glass table in the living room.

"Darling, you're awake? How did you sleep?"

Seeing Chen Yu emerge from the bedroom, Nyarlathotep's face flushed slightly, her cheeks like a ripe red apple, and with a seductive gesture, she pointed her slender hand at herself: "Darling, do you want to eat breakfast first... or do you want to ~eat~ me first?"