Fate/Magus Path

34 The Coming Storm

In the dead of night, with the moon shining faintly and stars scattered across the sky.

Compared to the bustling of Fuyuki City at this time, the suburban woods appeared much quieter.

Once again, a fire ignited in the spacious church, and several figures stood high upon the pulpit.

"The situation is progressing rather poorly..."

Amakusa Shirou rubbed his temples and said with some frustration, "I didn't expect Tokiomi Tohsaka to refuse. That King is not easy to deal with..."

"However, fortunately, our combat power is still sufficient. As long as we utilize it properly, we can definitely achieve victory, and we have even stronger trump cards on our side... "

Amakusa Shirou glanced at the several figures gathered around him, smiled slightly, and then felt reassured.

"Is Tokiomi Tohsaka's Servant famous?"

A male voice came from the corner, and with the sound of footsteps, a figure's face emerged in the candlelight.

That face, almost decayed in appearance, looked somewhat ghastly under the light.

It was Matou Kariya, who had not shown himself until now, and he unexpectedly appeared here.

Like Emiya Kiritsugu, Amakusa Shirou had found him yesterday and successfully lured him in with a suitable offer, which is why he hadn't appeared before.

In addition to Emiya Kiritsugu, who shared the same goal of saving humanity, Amakusa Shirou also used the promise of helping Kariya find his own sense of existence as leverage, successfully bringing in Kirei Kotomine, who lacked emotional connection. Including Kariya, they had sufficient combat power with three Servants.

Unfortunately, ever since he was materialized by the Holy Grail, his power had noticeably declined. Aside from still retaining the Ruler class, he had become a solid third-rate Servant.

Materialization, or the reshaping of the physical body, had only one benefit for a Servant... allowing them to remain in the present world. Beyond that, it was entirely detrimental, let alone making them stronger.

When a Heroic Spirit becomes a Servant, they grow weaker, and when a Servant becomes human, they only become weaker still.

A Servant's body is composed of a spiritual form and a saint graph, representing the Servant's true body, which is unaffected by physical laws.

The physical form consists of magical energy and is shaped using the principles of the Third Magic, creating the Servant's temporary body, which obeys physical laws.

Thus, whether it's a Heroic Spirit materializing or a Servant materializing, they can only become weaker, not stronger.

This was even more so for Amakusa Shirou. With his Noble Phantasm, he could still hold his ground against a few Assassin clones or other magus, but challenging other Servants head-on and winning was absolutely impossible.

However, the situation of the other groups' Servants was far worse than theirs.

Kiritsugu's efficiency had not disappointed Amakusa Shirou; the pre-prepared demolition plan had successfully heavily injured the greatest threats among their opponents.

Those were explosives reinforced by Berserker's traits; even Kiritsugu had marveled at their exaggerated power.

However, Kariya, who provided the explosives, was unaware that Roy had already allied with Kayneth, and his explosives had indirectly harmed his benefactor.

Because Amakusa Shirou had only mentioned that the explosives were to attack Lancer's workshop, he did not inform Kariya that Roy was also one of the targets, leaving him completely in the dark.