Aslan had no intention of waiting here and heading to the Far East with Kenneth when the Holy Grail War began. Going to the Far East then would be too late. Before that, there was something Aslan had to do—obtain the summoning right for the last Heroic Spirit from a certain murderous kid.
Although, after he descended upon that city, as a powerful magus, the Holy Grail should automatically choose him, this did not mean Aslan would let a certain murderous kid off the hook. The reason was simple: because he was annoyed, he was prepared to make a move. What? Could it be that among those killed children, there was an existence that could change the future?
If there really was such a child, then during their growth, a Guardian should have descended to secretly take care of them. If you were to talk about the distant past, under the lingering influence of the Age of Gods, the characters who were born to influence and change the world were immensely powerful—for example, himself. So if something really went wrong, the consequences would be irreversible. But in the modern era, who could stand up against a Guardian? Anyway, the ones dispatched by the Guardian system were all split spirits. If they really encountered a troublesome magus that was difficult to deal with, at worst, they could just send out a hundred Emiyas.
Although Emiya's strength might not be considered top-tier, and when facing the combination of himself and Melusine, perhaps 100 of him would not be enough—after all, neither Melusine's main body nor his own Supreme Masterpiece was so easily destroyed—but then again, any version of Emiya, in terms of overall strength, was definitely above second-rate. Of course, this was under the condition that Mr. Emiya was taking things seriously and considering his overall strength.
As for the fact that he had already given the catalyst to Kenneth, whether Kenneth used the shield inlaid with Faerie Letters that he had given him before to summon, or used Balin's personal item to summon, or if this Lord continued to summon that "Radiant Face" according to his own ideas, that was all Kenneth's own business. At worst, after Kenneth summoned that "Radiant Face," he would just act according to his own pace and not cooperate with him.
As for who he would summon after he took the magus's summoning spot, Aslan already had an idea. He couldn't be the only one doing all the work while a certain old bastard did nothing, right? At worst, it wouldn't matter if he summoned the Caster side of himself. With the island power he commanded, it would be more than enough to let his own dragon recover her human form for seven days. At worst, after this Holy Grail War was over, he would just go back to Great Britain and re-summon a portion of the island power. If that really didn't work, he would just choose to inherit the position of Lord of the Island. Anyway, for him, in the current era, "Lord of the Island" was just a title in the world of mystery.
At that time, he just had to disguise himself as the Master who had summoned Melusine, and that would be enough. However... in this Holy Grail War, there were many strong enemies. If that old bastard was really willing to come out for a stroll, it would indeed be a help to them. The main reason was that he wanted to hide his identity. Otherwise, even if he exposed his identity and used his full strength, so what? Secretly investigating matters from the shadows was always a bit easier than having his identity exposed and everyone hiding from him.
Aslan had never been to the Far East. Hmm... of course, if you were talking about the Far East of the Inner Sea of the Planet, Aslan had been there for a visit twice. After all, at that time, he was in the China region of the Inner Sea and happened to hear that the Enma-tei was opening, so he went to join in the fun. He had to say, he really couldn't get used to sashimi. But not being used to it was one thing; at least the food in the Inner Sea of the Planet was free of any pollution. What's more, all the beings in the Inner Sea were Phantasmal Species; the texture was absolutely superb.
After getting off the plane, Aslan looked at Tokyo, which could also be considered an international metropolis at this time. He was in no hurry to rush to Fuyuki. Instead, he prepared to take a tour of Tokyo in this era. There should still be a month or two before the start of the Holy Grail War, so he might as well have a good tour of this international city first.
At the same time, on the other side, in the Einzbern Castle in Germany, the "Magus Killer" Emiya Kiritsugu frowned as he looked at the silvery-white armor fragments stained with blood before him. He had heard from his great elder that these armor fragments, packed in a box, were dug up from a battlefield site in Great Britain. A knight who could use such high-quality materials must be one of the Round Table Knights.
Most importantly, that battlefield was Camlann. And these armor fragments included a portion of a right-hand piece. This ruled out the one-armed knight of the Round Table, Bedivere. In that case, among the Round Table Knights remaining in the Battle of Camlann, there weren't many left. With good luck, he could summon either King Arthur or Mordred. From the elegant blue decoration on this armor, it didn't seem to be the style of the Rebellious Knight. Of course, it was also possible that the Rebellious Knight's true personality was different from what they imagined.
Come to think of it, because Aslan had muddled a portion of the Arthurian legend, modern people still believed that King Arthur was a man. This explained a lot. Since King Arthur could be a woman, then in some world, it wasn't impossible for there to be a quieter version of Mordred, right? The Mordred that most people were familiar with now was actually the blackened yandere from Old Saber Arthur's world. Compared to the Mordred of Arthur's world, the Mordred of the world Aslan was in was already very well-behaved.
And the fact that these armor fragments were left on the battlefield was actually Aslan's fault. If it weren't for Aslan back then, who had stopped the two from deciding the winner with a single spear and sword, allowing them to fight with all their might after having a chance to catch their breath, there wouldn't have been so many armor fragments left on the battlefield.
Touching these bloody armor fragments, Kiritsugu frowned, then sighed. The Knights of the Round Table were indeed very strong, but there was also a problem. Compared to these chivalrous knights, he preferred an Assassin who could attack with all sorts of despicable means. Only an existence who was willing to use all sorts of means, even violating all spirits of chivalry, would be the best match for him. It would be best if it were a hero who, like him, was willing to use any dark means in exchange for peace.
Kiritsugu narrowed his eyes. Whether the salvation of the world could be realized would depend on this Holy Grail War. Compared to the Grail being used by those other magi as a path to the Root, it would be better for it to become the foundation stone for world peace!