[Artoria rode her motorcycle in pursuit of the 'King of querors,' btantly breaking numerous traffic ws.]

  [Running red lights, speeding, driving against the flow of traffic—she vioted every rule imaginable.]

  [A, despite all that, she still lost track of her target.]

  [However, trusting her instincts, Artoria quickly pinpointed her foe's dire and locked onto the target.]

  [After rushing across the Fuyuki Bridge, she finally spotted Iskandar again.]

  [This time, Iskandar was flying high in the sky, steering his chariot, the Gordius Wheel, while Waver sat at his side.]

  ["Rider, look!"]

  [Both Waver and Iskandar noticed Artoria chasing them.]

  [Seeing her riding a motorcycle, Iskandar couldn't help but grin, perceiving this as a challenge.]

  [He immediately brought the Gordius Wheel down to ground level, ready for a race.]

  [However, Artoria's regur motorcycle was no match for the speed of Iskandar's Noble Phantasm.]

  [Determined not to lose, Artoria used the Invisible Air to enhance her bike, modifying it with her magical energy.]

  Iskandar: "Oh, Saber, your bike in the video looks just like the one you rode yesterday."

  Artoria: "They are different. The one in the video is enhanced by my own magic. The one I rode yesterday is a magical artifact I obtained from a treasure chest."

  Iskandar: "Really? You are rather fortuhen."

  Tohsaka Rin: "Why are you two so distracted? Shouldn't Saber be focused on chasing down the 'King of querors' who supposedly kidnapped Irisviel? And why does Irisviel vanish the moment Saber catches up to him?"

  Tohsaka Tokiomi: "It's obvious someone is impersonating the King of querors."

  Emiya Kiritsugu: "Exactly. The earlier 'King of querors' carried Irisviel on his back while running across rooftops. But when Saber found him, he was suddenly driving a chariot. This was clearly a diversionary tactic."

  Artoria: "But who could it be?"

  Tohsaka Rin: "Who else? It must be Gilgamesh. His treasure hoard is full of straems, so having one or two tools for transformation wouldn't be surprising."

  Waver: "That's a fair point."

  [In the video, Artoria finally caught up with Iskandar and immediately attacked him with her sword.]

  [Iskandar tered her strike effortlessly, though it was clear Artoria was in no mood for pleasantries.]

  [After being forced to retreat, Artoria noticed something was amiss.]

  [The Gordius Wheel showed no sign of Irisviel.]

  [Assuming that Iskandar had hidden Irisviel elsewhere, Artoria activated her Noble Phantasm and unched an attack.]

  [Meanwhile, elsewhere, Emiya Kiritsugu infiltrated the Matou residend took Matou Byakuya hostage.]

  [His iigation had led him to clude that the true culprit wasn't Rider but Matou Kariya.]

  [Kiritsugu stormed the Matou estate but found no sign of Kariya, so he captured Byakuya to interrogate him.]

  [Panicked, Matou Byakuya revealed that Kariya had left earlier in the m with Kotomine Kirei.]

  [Kiritsugu's expression grew darker as he coldly executed Matou Byakuya.]

  [Oher side of town, in a park half the mountain in Fuyuki City…]

  [The 'King of querors' stood holding Irisviel in his arms. Beside him were Matou Kariya and Kotomine Kirei.]

  ["I didn't expect the real Rider to show up. It seems the battlefield luck tio favor you," Kotomine Kirei remarked to Kariya, smiling as he observed the light in the distance.]

  Matou Kariya: "Was it really necessary to waste two and Seals for this woman?"

  ["Don't worry," Kotomine Kirei replied with a calm demeanor, pg a hand on Kariya's wrist and using his own and Seals to assist him.]

  ["You always acquire more if necessary."]

  [Kariya remained silent as Kotomine Kirei turo the 'King of querors' and remarked, "I didn't expect this guy to have such a remarkable transformation ability."]

  [The 'King of querrowled deeply and began to ge.]

  [Moments ter, his true form was revealed—it was La.]

  [Video paused.]

  [The correswer is C.]

  [gratutions to Waver, Chihiro, King of querors, La, Hassan of the Hundred Faces, Emiya Kiritsugu, Matou Kariya, Zhang Jiao, El-Melloi II, Sigurd, and Old bug for answering correctly and advang to the round.]

  [Partits who answered incorrectly will have 1 Saint Quartz deducted.]

  As the answer was revealed, the group fell into a mix of astonishment and disbelief.

  Zhang Jiao: "Chihiro, you're unbelievable. You actually guessed correctly again."

  Chihiro: "Pure luck, I assure you."

  Sigurd: "No, this isn't ordinary luck. It's as if fortuself favors you."

  The chat quickly became lively with discussions.

  Tohsaka Rin: "What kind of nonsense is this? Why does La have a transformation ability?"

  Waver: "I answered correctly, but even I just guessed."

  Iskandar: "Saber, isn't he one of your knights? Wouldn't you know if he had su ability?"

  Artoria: "Sir La's abilities as a Heroic Spirit aren't something I would know about iail. However, during his life, he did disguise himself numerous times to uake secret missions and adventures. Perhaps this legend granted him su ability."

  Kayh: "Ah, I see. So his historical feats of disguise became part of his Noble Phantasms."

  Waver: "Still, it's hard to believe Matou Kariya is w alongside Kotomine Kirei."

  Kayh: "This is the Holy Grail War. Betrayal and alliances are the norm."

  [The video resumed.]

  ["It's such a shame to use a Noble Phantasm like this on Berserker."]

  [Kotomine Kirei sighed as he observed La's increasingly erratic behavior. "Even with the and Seals f him to obey, his madness still dominates. His obsession runs too deep."]

  [It turned out Matou Kariya had used both his and Seals simply to make La cooperative.]

  ["That's enough. Disappear, Berserker," Kariya anded.]

  [La roared in frustration but ultimately obeyed, fading into the shadows.]

  [Kariya then turned his attention to Irisviel, who y unscious on the ground.]

  Matou Kariya: "Is this woman truly the 'vessel' for the Holy Grail?"

  ["More precisely, she is the tents of the Holy Grail," Kotomine Kirei expined with a sly smile. "Don't worry. The Holy Grail will be yours in the end."]

  Matou Kariya: "Until then, don't fet your promise, Father."

  ["Of course," Kotomine Kirei replied smoothly.]

  Kayh: "So, Irisviel is the Lesser Holy Grail… How could I have overlooked this?"

  "Iri, what does it mean to be the Lesser Holy Grail? What is this about being the Holy Grail's tainer?" Artoria asked, her voice tinged with worry.

  Irisviel hesitated, a bitter expression f on her face. She couldn't bring herself to answer directly.

  This only deepened Artoria's unease.

  "What is the Lesser Holy Grail?" Zhang Jiao and others turo Chihiro, seeking crification.

  Chihiro expined patiently. "The Lesser Holy Grail is the vessel that collects the souls of defeated Servants during the Holy Grail War. At the end, it sacrifices itself to summorue Holy Grail, allowing its wielder to make a wish."

  Zhang Jiao: "So Irisviel… she's destio be sacrificed."

  Chihiro: "Irisviel is an artificial humaed by the Einzbern family, modeled after their aor Justeaze, the inal creator of the Holy Grail War. Her entire purpose is to help them achieve their goal of attaining the Third Magic."

  Zhang Jiao: "And what exactly is the Third Magic?"

  Chihiro: "The Third Magic, or Heaven's Feel, is one of the five remaining True Magi the world. It allows for the materialization of souls, granting immortality on a metaphysical level. Essentially, the soul bees a perpetual motion mae, capable of geing infinite magical energy."

  Zhang Jiao: "So… immortality, yet again."

  [The video transitioo midnight, now showing the Fuyuki Church.]

  [Matou Kariya ehe church alone. As he stepped inside, he spotted Tohsaka Tokiomi seated in the front row.]

  [He ched his fists and gritted his teeth as he approached, but before he could speak, Tokiomi suddenly colpsed to the floor.]

  [Kariya rushed forward to check, only to find that Tokiomi was already dead.]

  [It was only then that he realized something was terribly wrong.]

  [Suddenly, a shadoeared uhe moonlight at the entrance of the church.]

  [Video paused.]

  [Question: Who is approag?]

  [A: Tohsaka Rin; B: Tohsaka Aoi; C: Matou Sakura; D: Kotomine Kirei.]

  [Please answer within five minutes. Failing to answer in time will t as forfeiting.]

  Waver: "I really don't know how to feel about this development."

  Kayh: "It's a trap. Kotomine Kirei clearly wants to frame Matou Kariya for Tohsaka Tokiomi's death, but it's not as straightforward as it seems."

  Tohsaka Tokiomi: "Hmph. Kariya thinks he's in trol, but he's hopelessly naive."

  Kayh: "Indeed."

  In the video, it was evident that Kotomine Kirei had struck a deal with Matou Kariya, exploiting his desperation with the promise of betraying Tohsaka Tokiomi. A, Kariya had accepted this partnership without question.

  He hadn't even paused to sider why Kotomine would suddenly turn on Tokiomi, his own master.

  If Kariya had thought it through, he might have sehe trap. But in his desperation, he failed to see the warning signs.

  Tohsaka Tokiomi: "Wait a moment… this video…"

  Suddenly, Tohsaka Tokihe se. It was the same se from the video where he'd been "killed" by Matou Kariya during the first Q&A session.

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