Time: The morning of the second day after the banquet ended.

Location: Miyama Town shopping street, Fuyuki City.

Sunlight streamed through the clouds onto the Miyama Town shopping street, adding a touch of warmth to this ordinary yet extraordinary morning.

Along both sides of the commercial street, various shops were still open for business.

The goods displayed in the windows were dazzling, from exquisite handicrafts to fashionable clothing accessories, and the staff in every shop were enthusiastically attracting customers.

It seemed that the continuous gas explosion news in the recent reports couldn't deter the shop owners from wanting to make money.

After all, one still had to eat, and life still had to be lived.

Not everyone could drop their responsibilities and, upon sensing something amiss, embark on a spontaneous trip.

A young couple walked hand-in-hand along the commercial street.

The man was dressed in casual clothes, his steps a mix of heavy and light, but he occasionally turned his head to chat with the woman beside him.

The woman wore an elegant dress, her long hair gently fluttering in the wind. Her gaze curiously scanned each storefront, occasionally pausing to carefully examine small items that caught her attention.

The two truly looked like an ordinary couple.

"Ah ha~ Sleepy... Nyarlathotep, you know I pulled an all-nighter last night researching magic..."

Ever since he confirmed he could use Reinforcement Magic, Chen Yu had been very interested in learning other magic skills.

He didn't know if it was the system's help or if he was simply a magic genius himself.

He was like an all-attribute type.

As long as he could construct the corresponding magic formula with his magic power, he could use magic.

So, after the banquet ended, Chen Yu continued to lock himself in his study to research magic.

Just like that, a day passed.

During this day, besides Kiritsugu Emiya relocating his base, there was no other news to pay attention to.

After all, everyone was investigating whether the news of the Holy Grail being corrupted was true, and they weren't in much of a mood for a big battle.

Hmm... except for Kenneth, Director Kenneth.

After all, he was so severely injured by Kiritsugu Emiya, falling from the Clock Tower's top genius to a cripple, and he hadn't attended the banquet, so he naturally didn't know about the Holy Grail being corrupted.

He was still actively preparing for battle and harbored a deep hatred for Saber and the others, seemingly plotting how to take revenge and heal his injuries with the Holy Grail.

But what did that have to do with Chen Yu? Anyway, if enemies came, he would just deal with them directly.

Chen Yu yawned listlessly, rubbed his eyes, glanced at the dazzling sun in the sky, and then asked Nyarlathotep in confusion, "We were perfectly fine staying at home, why did you suddenly want to go shopping?"

Nyarlathotep pulled Chen Yu's arm and said with a giggle, "Darling, if you keep staying in the study, you'll get moldy! Besides, Nyarlathotep wants to eat mapo tofu. I heard Ba Laoban recently came out with a new flavor, and Nyarlathotep wants to try it..."

"If you want to eat it, why not just order takeout? Why do we have to go out to eat? I feel like I could learn the magic formula for Projection Magic today..."

Even in 1994, takeout could still be ordered in the island nation.

However, the delivery personnel were usually not platform riders but staff from the store.

The method of ordering takeout was also very simple; one only needed to call to reserve and then have it delivered.

Nyarlathotep shook her head, acted cute, and pouted, "No, no, no, the 'soul' of the mapo tofu will fly away by the time takeout arrives! Nyarlathotep wants to eat it hot and fresh out of the kitchen! I want to go shopping and eat with Darling..."

She even threatened in a gloomy tone, "If Darling goes back to continue researching magic and doesn't accompany Nyarlathotep, then Nyarlathotep will go foraging alone, and I can't say what might happen then... If the world is destroyed, that'll be Darling's fault."

The most terrifying thing in the world isn't someone jokingly saying they want to destroy the world, but when that person actually has the ability to destroy the world.

How could such terrifying words come from such a cute little mouth?

Caster is an evil god, so acting wantonly as a big villain is her job description?

Oh, then never mind.

"Alright, alright, I surrender, Nyarlathotep. I won't research magic today."

Anyway, there's plenty of time. The magic data he was researching now wasn't some secret technique.

Not researching magic today and researching it in a few days would be the same.

Although he didn't know the upper limit of Nyarlathotep's trouble-making abilities, destroying a Fuyuki City shouldn't be a problem.

Chen Yu simply cast the matter of studying magic to the back of his mind and wholeheartedly accompanied Nyarlathotep on her shopping trip.

As the two passed a cafe, Nyarlathotep suddenly stopped.

"Shhh~ Look, Darling, what have we found?"

Without Nyarlathotep's reminder, he already saw two figures, one large and one small, overlapping not far away.

"Here is a lone Master. We can try to capture it. One Master can provide us with several days of energy; they are rich in protein."

Nyarlathotep completely ignored the two-meter-tall burly man next to the slender figure and, pulling Chen Yu, stealthily followed them.

"But little Waver isn't easy to deal with. We'll approach him slowly from behind, being careful not to make any sound."

The tall figure was exceptionally perceptive. He sensed Chen Yu and Nyarlathotep's presence when they were still a hundred meters away.

Seeing Chen Yu sneaking up and Nyarlathotep putting her finger to her lips to tell him to be quiet, he, as if by some strange impulse, pretended not to see them.

— — — —

Waver hadn't slept very well these past two days.

After the banquet, although he was keen to investigate whether the Holy Grail was truly corrupted,

as the Master currently in the worst social standing, no one provided him with reliable information, and his own magical abilities couldn't discern the truth of the news.

Moreover, just yesterday, he inexplicably dreamed of a corner of Iskandar's magnificent life as Rider.

It was precisely because of this that Waver suddenly had an idea: he wanted to understand Iskandar's life.

Although going to the Library to find books was the most convenient, having Rider, this burly man, by his side was a bit inconvenient.

What's more, this guy had a record of damaging a Library before. It would be troublesome if he took him there and the staff recognized him and made him pay for damages.

And local bookstores generally only sold books in the local language; to buy pure English readings, he would have to go to a large bookstore.

Therefore, Waver brought Rider to a large bookstore on the commercial street to try his luck.

"Then I'll go into this bookstore to take care of some business. Let's split up here."

"Mm-hmm."

"In any case, you can do whatever you want, but you absolutely must not leave the commercial street... not even during the day!"

Waver turned his face and added reluctantly.

"If I'm attacked, both of us are done for!"

"Mm-hmm."

Although saying this felt shameful, it was also a fact that he was too weak.

To this day, Waver still didn't know that Kenneth had been crippled and still thought he was the most useless Master besides Matou Kariya.