Yui: "Are you insane!?"

Yui was the first to speak out against Artoria's plan and the others joined soon after.

Rei: "This chick is nuts!"

Taro: "I'm sorry, but attacking their base directly is out of the question."

Artoria was shocked. She didn't see anything wrong with it. The people in the Infinite Path were capable fighters, the Oe Cult's base was unguarded, and they had a servant on their side. So why didn't they like it?

Artoria: "Why not? Is my strategy not satisfactory? Based on the available fighters, we should be able to pull it off."

Taro: "It's not the plan we have a problem with. It's facing Akuma Doji that we're concerned about. You see, Akuma Doji has a special ability that makes fighting him nearly impossible. This ability is the mystic eyes of nullification, which allows him to create od clots within a mage's magic circuits and prevent them from performing any kind of magecraft."

Brook: "Wow! I may not know a whole lot about this magic stuff, but that power sounds busted!"

Rei: "It is! Those mystic eyes are the reason he became a gang lord in the first place. Couple that with the fact that he is a mixed-blood, and you have a recipe for disaster!"

Brook: "Mixed-blood? What's that?"

Naru: "Mixed-bloods are people who are half human and half demon as a result of their families cross-breeding with oni. They possess massive physical strength and speed, agility, increased endurance, and many other powers that vary depending on the individual."

Brook: "Yikes, that's scary. Almost as scary as these exposition dumps that keep occurring in the story even though fans probably already know this stuff."

Taro: "Right, getting back on track, it is impossible to face him without magecraft. His strength surpasses humans in every way."

Artoria: "Nonsense. We can do this. If we play our cards right, we can defeat them!"

Yui: "Saber, I don't thi-"

Naru: "Now hold on Yui…let her cook, she might be on to something. Come on Taro, just hear what she has to say!"

Taro: "Fine, let's hear her plan of attack."

Artoria: "Alright, first I need to know what type of enemy we are up against so we can properly spread out our troops."

Yui: "Very well. Zero, get the list."

Zero silently went to a cabinet and got out a clipboard before showing it to Artoria.

Yui: "This is a list of all the Oe Cult's main fighters."

- Akuma Doji: The Demonlord (leader)

- Tonbo Ibaraki: The Slasher

- Miyaki Hanami: The Bludgen

- Akachi Orochi: The Scrambled Egg

- Yami Tsutoko: The Mammoth

- Riko Tsutoko: The Speed Demon

Artoria: "So, these are the ones we have to worry about?"

Naru: "Yes, except for Yami, since you killed him the moment you were summoned."

Artoria: "Oh! That was him?"

Naru: "Yes it was. That only leaves Tonbo Ibaraki, Miyaki Hanami, Akachi Orochi, Riko Tsutoko, and their leader, Akuma Doji. Now, what is your plan for battle?"

Artoria: "Let's see…"

Artoria looked over the map as she thought it over.

Artoria: "I've got it! Alright, here's the plan…"

Meanwhile, at an abandoned warehouse, a sinister force was at work. Inside a red room with weapons lining the walls, stood several masked figures dressed in black robes. They held their hands together, chanting words in a language lost to time. Observing these figures at the back of the room was their leader, sitting atop a black throne. He was dressed in a tattered brown cloak and his red eyes showed through his messy black hair. In his hand, held a naginata, its blade shimmering in the red light. He held it like a king with his scepter as he stared down his subjects.

Cultist: "Lord Akuma Doji!"

He turned his gaze to the person who had called his name. He hadn't slept in days as evidenced by the bags under his eyes.

Akuma Doji: "What is it?"

Cultist: "I just received a report from our attack squad. Almost all of our men had been wiped out."

?: "What? That's impossible!"

A figure stomped out of the shadows. He wore a black suit and wore an oni mask covering his face's upper half. On his hands, he wore a pair of tekkō-kagi (back-of-the-hand hooks). This was Tonbo Ibaraki, "The Slasher," Akuma Doji's right-hand man.

Tonbo: "There's no way anyone would be foolish enough to attack us this close to our turf!"

Cultist: "I-I'm j-just telling you what is on the report s-sir, a-and it says that they have been wiped out."

Tonbo: "Impossible! No one is strong enough to defeat over a hundred cult members at once."

Akuma: "No one human, anyways."

Tonbo: "Huh? What are you saying mighty Akuma Doji?"

Akuma looked at him and Tonbo finally knew what he talking about.

Tonbo: "The servant!"

Tonbo gritted his teeth in rage.

Tonbo: "Akachi! Get the fuck in here!"

Akachi opened the front door to the warehouse and slowly entered the room. He was nervous, and understandably so. He had already been scolded by Tonbo after his failure to acquire a servant for the Holy Grail War, and he had barely survived their punishment. Whatever they were mad about this time, it was likely that he would get out by the skin of his teeth.

Akachi: "Heeeeey! Tonbooo! How's it goiiiiiin? I haven't seen you this angry since you tried to skin me alive! Hahaha!"

Akachi laughed nervously. However, Tonbo was not laughing at all. He grabbed Akachi by the collar and pulled him close.

Tonbo: "You think this is funny you little shit?"

Akachi: "Woah woah! What is this about?"

Tonbo: "You said that the servant wouldn't be a threat to us because the Holy Grail War would be a much higher priority! Now we have a servant butchering our men in our backyard!"

Tonbo pointed his claws to Akachi's throat.

Akachi: "W-w-w-w-wait! J-just give me one more chance!"

Tonbo: "I have had enough of your failure!"

Tonbo raised his claws into the air, but as he was about to finish him off, one of their men came through the door gasping for air.

Goon: "Tonbo!"

Tonbo: "What is it? Can't you see that I'm busy?"

Goon: "It's Kaminari! He's attacking our base!"

Tonbo turned his gaze back to Akachi.

Tonbo: "Alright. I'll give you one more chance to prove yourself useful. Defeat Naru Kaminari and steal his command spells! If you fail, the consequences will be severe!"

Akachi: "Y-yes Tonbo! I-I will make Akuma Doji proud!"

He then ran off out the door. Akuma Doji sat on his throne deep in thought.

Akuma: "Alright Saber, I'll play your game. Just what exactly do you plan to do?"