Fate/Magus Path

105 Lost Lamb Evolution

Fuyuki Church.

Evening.

After recruiting Emiya Kiritsugu as his assistant, Roy went to the Fuyuki Church to meet the executor whose fate had changed dramatically because of him.

"Roy, one of the seven participants in the Fourth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City, and also the Master of Avenger, King of the Cavern. Am I right?"

"Yes, you're right."

"Oh, so it's really you! Although I've seen your name in the records, I didn't expect you to be such a young magus. Since that's the case, I hope you can tell me everything that happened in the Fourth Holy Grail War."

"I really want to know what bizarre events occurred in that war. How could it have caused my father, who was originally as cold as a zombie, to become the mess he is now?"

A little girl with silver hair approached Roy.

Her puffed-up but cute demeanor made both Roy and Kotomine Kirei a bit helpless.

To win over Roy, she even uses her powerful skill called pouting.

"Hmm... that would be a long story. If you have time, it would be better to have your father tell you himself." Roy said with a smile.

"Stop messing around, Caren. I'm fine, better than I've ever been."

"I've just found a little bit of what it feels like to be human again."

"Ah! Dad's starting to talk nonsense again!"

Kotomine Kirei patted her head calmly, and as Caren cried out in surprise and tried to pull away from her father, resembling a startled little rabbit, she was pulled back by a large hand.

"See? Again with this. If I hadn't secretly taken your hair to do a paternity test at the hospital, I'd have suspected that some magus was impersonating my father."

Clearly, Caren had not yet adapted to the drastic changes that had taken place in Kotomine Kirei during this time.

"Stop misbehaving in front of guests, Caren."

Kirei picked Caren up by the collar and placed her back in her seat. Then, turning to Roy, he said with a wry smile, "Sorry about that. This is my daughter, Caren. She's a bit too lively because I've been neglecting to discipline her."

She was indeed lively.

Roy glanced at Caren, who was still a little girl. She reminded him of Reines, with her mischievous but restrained behavior. Although she liked to play around, she knew her limits.

As long as they weren't overly annoying, Roy was tolerant of children. He nodded slightly.

"No worries. Children are naturally energetic at Caren's age, and being playful is part of their nature."

"I'm glad you don't mind."

Kirei glanced at Caren before nodding slightly. Then he refocused on Roy, asking, "So, why did you return to Fuyuki City? Do you need something from us, or are you just visiting?"

"Both. I do have something I'd like your help with, but I also wanted to check in and see how you're doing."

"Our way of life, huh..."

Roy took a sip of his cold tea and then sighed.

"Something like that. I've been visiting all the Masters from the Fourth Holy Grail War who are still in Fuyuki City. Apart from Matou Kariya, who's still traveling, I've stopped by to see Tohsaka Tokiomi, Emiya Kiritsugu, and you."