Looking at the pistol and its mechanism in the box, as well as a small casket made of precious wood, a smile appeared on Shinji's face. At least from the appearance of this wooden casket, it was no different from the information they had received. As long as they confirmed the object inside, there would be no problem.
He slowly opened the casket. A corner of a red cloak lay quietly inside. It was just that no matter how he looked at this corner of the cloak, it seemed to be a little different from before. Although he couldn't say what was wrong with it for a moment, it was indeed so when compared to the photo he had stored on his phone.
Shinji was, more or less, a researcher, so he naturally had a researcher's rigor. It was precisely this rigor that allowed him to notice this abnormality. After all, to do scientific research, one had to stabilize all data within the most standard range. In fact, some data could only be a stable value, and could not tolerate the slightest deviation. Therefore, when it came to matters of data, researchers would always be a little more sensitive.
Shinji, who had noticed a bit of abnormality, directly opened his computer. After scanning the cloak in the box with his phone, he once again compared it with the original picture, and then frowned.
The corner of the cloak was still that corner of the cloak. It was just that compared to the original, it was a little bit smaller. A part of it should have been cut off from both sides of this corner of the cloak using some kind of fine instrument. So, to the naked eye, this cloak didn't seem to have changed much, but it had indeed been partially stolen.
Although the part that was cut off no longer had the appearance of a corner of the cloak, its concept would not change. That is, it was a part of the King of Conquerors, Alexander's, cloak. It could still be used as a catalyst to summon. Although its effect might not be as strong as this corner of the cloak, it was still possible to summon the King of Conquerors, Alexander, or even his subordinates.
Shinji frowned. Although their mission was completed, it seemed that the troubles of the Holy Grail War had not been reduced by the completion of the mission.
"Oh no! My world's-cutest, most invincible sister, we have to rush back now to find the magus behind them! Otherwise, even if the mission is completed, there will still be some future troubles!!"
Although it might be too late to rush over now, one always had to give everything a try. Only then was it possible to change the ending.
At this very moment, in a bank in a bustling area of London, a magus with sapphire-blue hair had a smile on his face. It seemed that because he was too excited, his magical energy had also fluctu*ated a bit. It was also because of this instability in his magical energy that many wrinkles suddenly appeared on his face. Even his originally blue hair had a few strands of white.
As if he had noticed his own strangeness, the magus quickly raised his hand and covered his own cheek. Finally, he quickly adjusted the magical energy in his body. As the magical energy stabilized, the wrinkles and white hair on his face also gradually returned to normal. Feeling the aging of his body just a moment ago, this magus couldn't help but grit his teeth.
He was so unreconciled. It was one thing for him not to have pursued power in the secular world, but now even his life was coming to an end. It was precisely because of this... it was precisely because of this that he had to win the upcoming legendary Holy Grail War, to exchange it for supreme power and eternal life!!
Even if he would be cursed as an old, undying crawler, he had to live on! Even if his soul would fall and be twisted!!
No... legend has it that the Holy Grail of the Holy Grail War can realize the Third Magic, that is, the materialization of the soul. If that was the case, then his soul would exist forever, and would not decay. So no matter what, he had to win the Holy Grail War.
After much inquiring, he had learned that the Clock Tower had a catalyst of the King of Conquerors. Even if he couldn't summon the King of Conquerors, he should be able to summon one of that king's subordinates. Then, by using the notes left by that red-haired magus he had killed, as long as he operated properly, he should be able to summon two Heroic Spirits. At that time, his odds of winning would be much greater. It should be said that if he played some conspiracies and tricks, perhaps he could become the one who reaped the benefits in the end!
He took a deep breath, adjusting his mood. A smile appeared on the magus's face. Just like a gentleman, he nodded at the bank staff, indicating that he wanted to retrieve the items stored here.
Looking at the voucher in the magus's hand, the staff member led him deep into the vault for valuables and took out a box from within. Feeling the magical contract on the box that was unique to him, it was clear that those mercenaries had indeed completed his commission. But it was also thanks to his own planning.
After all, the King of Conquerors' cloak was a very precious thing. It was basically impossible for him to take it all. So he had chosen to take a part of this cloak, and by the way, send those mercenaries to their deaths. As long as the pursuers were led away by those mercenaries, he could take what he needed. They were just some mercenaries who had a shallow contact with the world of magic. This guy had no idea why he had asked them to cut off a corner of the cloak. And those mercenaries were all existences who pursued money. As long as he had placed enough money in other places, even if they had noticed something strange, these mercenaries would have chosen to ignore it.
A mercenary who had reached this step, of course, knew what to inquire about and what not to inquire about. So his plan could absolutely develop according to his own thoughts. Presumably, those mercenaries should have been stopped by someone by now. In that case, his own speed also had to be a little faster.
After taking what he needed, the magus quickly left this place. Finally, he cast a spell to hide his own tracks. He would mobilize his own private forces, leave this country, and head to the battlefield of the Holy Grail War. Therefore, even if someone now understood that he was the mastermind behind this theft, they had no way to stop him.
Not long after this magus had left, Sakura Matou, holding her nominal brother, descended from the sky and landed on the ground. Then, the two of them hurried into the bank. The news they received, however, was that the target they were looking for had just taken his things and left.
Shinji quickly pulled up the surrounding surveillance, only to find that the surveillance here seemed to have been destroyed. Even the satellite was being interfered with. It seemed the other party had really come prepared. It was probably impossible to chase him. After all, he didn't even know which direction the other party had left in, or where they were planning to leave this country from.