"I see, Saber and Lancer, huh?"
Listening to Sora's words, Kirei nodded.
"Do you have any judgment about their identities?"
"Yes, I do!"
Sora said something Kirei did not expect.
"Oh, you actually do?" Kirei was very surprised; he had just asked casually.
"Yes!" Sora continued, "If nothing unexpected happens, Saber should be King Arthur from the legend of King Arthur, and the Lancer's identity is very simple. He is the Fianna's Glory, Diarmuid Ua Duibhne."
"Is that so... It's him?" Hearing Sora's words, Kirei suddenly understood.
"I see. If it's Diarmuid, it makes sense that there's unusual magical energy coming from the love mole on his face."
"..."
Kirei fell silent for a moment.
Originally, he had no high expectations for Assassin, Sora… he thought of him merely as a pawn to be discarded when unnecessary.
But now, Sora had displayed a surprisingly keen intelligence-gathering ability, which was very interesting.
Perhaps his assessment of Assassin needed to be reconsidered.
So, Kirei said:
"Assassin, do you have any other surprises for me?"
"Of course!" Sora held nothing back. "Rider is coming, up in the sky. He should have a flying Noble Phantasm."
"Also, on the elevated platform over by the containers, a human with a sniper rifle is lying prone."
"How interesting. It's supposed to be a battle of Servants, yet a mere human dares to put himself in harm's way?"
"Or maybe his target isn't the Servants, but the Masters? Heh, I think passing on the title of Assassin to him might be more fitting, Master!"
Sora said with a hint of teasing.
However, Kirei didn't pay much attention to his words.
He fell into thought.
Then, Kirei asked, "How did you discover Rider?"
"I saw him with my eyes, of course!" Sora replied nonchalantly. "My eyesight is excellent!"
"I see, so it's a Mystic Eye..." Kirei understood. "You actually possess such an ability. It seems our communication has been too lacking."
"As for that man!" A strange glint flashed in Kirei's eyes. "Is that Emiya Kiritsugu? Assassin?"
"Emiya Kiritsugu? I don't know who Emiya Kiritsugu is, but that man has short, messy hair and lifeless eyes. I can smell blood, fire, and gunpowder on him. He must be a mercenary."
"Is that enough for you to identify him, Master?"
"That's sufficient, Assassin. That is Emiya Kiritsugu!" Kirei answered.
Saying this, Kirei contemplated the purpose of his participation in this Holy Grail War.
To seek the truth!
And a battle with Kiritsugu, a man so similar to himself, was always considered by Kirei as a means to find that truth!
Therefore, looking at Sora, who had continuously surprised him, Kirei made a request: "Can you keep Emiya Kiritsugu pinned there until I arrive, Assassin?"
"Of course, as you wish!" Sora said.
"Excellent, Assassin!" Kirei was very pleased, a smile of joy tugging at the corner of his mouth.
It seemed that although he had summoned the weak Assassin, this Assassin was not entirely incapable of pleasing him.
'Then, I'm coming, Assassin!'
With that, Kotomine Kirei set off.
The communication from Kirei ended.
"Ha... keep Emiya Kiritsugu pinned down, huh?"
"That's fine too! My purpose is just to buy time anyway!" Sora hid in the shadows and stood up.
He thought for a moment, then said, "Soji!"
"I'm here, Master!" Soji responded through the Servant-Master mental link.
"Pay attention. When Artoria and Diarmuid are about to decide the victor, you go out and separate them!"
"Okay, Master!" Soji agreed very quickly.
But then she hesitated: "But Master, are you sure I can block Saber's light cannon?"
It is known that among the Saber class, there's a famous joke.
That is, who doesn't have a light cannon? It couldn't be you, Okita Soji, right?
As a Servant without a light cannon, Soji faced quite a bit of discrimination in the early days.
"Heh!" Sora chuckled. "Don't worry, she won't be able to use her light cannon!"
"And besides, I'm not asking you to save Diarmuid, but to save Saber!"
"Huh!!?"