Magician in Type-Moon

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The sudden surge of desire caused even Angra Mainyu to lose his composure and expose himself.

"Damn Gilgamesh, he's done so many evil things!"

Angra Mainyu muttered to himself as he continued to shrink his body, before finally disappearing back into the darkness.

At this moment, even Kirei Komine was walking unsteadily.

He underestimated the strength of the alcohol.

But his current condition is better than that of Kiritsugu Emiya.

Perhaps it was because of the alcohol, but Kirei Kotomine suddenly felt an overwhelming urge to confide in someone.

"Emiya Kiritsugu, do you know how happy I was when I found you?"

"What is it that you place your hopes on the Holy Grail, mercenary Kiritsugu Emiya? Are you really just traversing those dangerous battlefields for money?"

"You know, from the very beginning of this Holy Grail War, I knew you were the one who could guide me to find my direction in life, like my own personal messiah."

"Although I have now found my direction in life..." Kirei Kotomine paused, as if he had thought of something happy.

"It's ironic that someone like me, who has been raised under the tutelage of the Church since childhood, turned out to be such a beast after he killed my mentor, Tokiomi Tohsaka."

"boom!"

It sounded like a glass breaking, but Kirei Kotomine just glanced at it strangely, thinking it might be a rat or something, and then ignored it.

He just kept saying:

"And you? What is it that you entrusted to the Holy Grail...? Answer me! Kiritsugu Emiya!"

(PS: Messiah: In the Old Testament, the one whom God blesses and who will lead humanity to a better world. In the New Testament, it refers to Jesus.)

Chapter 158 Guns and Fists

Kiritsugu Emiya gripped the Contender tightly in the shadows, his thoughts racing.

He wasn't thinking about Kirei Kotomine's confession, but rather about something else—the "Assassin" lurking in the shadows.

Regardless, Kirei Kotomine ultimately misplaced his trust.

"I want to make a deal with you."

"At this point, you still want to make a deal with me?"

Kiritsugu Emiya did not directly answer Kirei Kotomine's question, but instead spoke to himself.

"Do whatever you want with the world, all I want right now is to save my wife, Irisviel's, life."

Kirei Kotomine was momentarily speechless. Had this man really fallen to such a low level?

Haven't you prepared yourself for the final moment?

But Kiritsugu Emiya is special to him, like two sides of the same coin, and he is still willing to go to great lengths to explain things to him.

"Assassin is dead, and I didn't kill him. Your wife, Irisviel, is not in my hands either. You've asked the wrong person."

"My condition is that Irisviel's life be spared. I will cooperate with whatever you want to do," Kiritsugu Emiya said calmly.

The two people seemed to be on completely different wavelengths when they talked.

This made Kirei Kotomine very upset.

It's like when you're a teenager, you consider someone your only companion and friend, believing that only they understand you and can connect with you on the same wavelength.

But then he turns around and tells you that he never considered you a friend, and that the previous casual conversations were just people he was bored with and wanted to chat with.

The effects of alcohol were making Kirei Kotomine's mind a bit muddled, and he didn't want to think about what Kiritsugu Emiya had said anymore.

The two were more than five steps apart, but the slender Proxy took only one step to cross the distance that Kiritsugu thought was safe.

This footwork, which appears to glide across the ground without the feet moving at all, is called "living step," a secret technique of Bajiquan.

The tall, slender figure in a monk's robe slid behind Kiritsugu Emiya like the Grim Reaper.

This closest distance allows Bajiquan to exert its maximum effect.

With both fists unleashing their full power, they shattered the enemy's defenses...

Kirei's stomping foot made a thunderous sound on the concrete ground, and his rock-hard fist suddenly shot out, hitting the obstruction of the debris in front of him and striking Kiritsugu Nakaemiya's back with penetrating force.

This move is the Vajra Eight Styles' Thrust Hammer, and its destructive power is almost equivalent to a hand grenade exploding in the chest.

The pile of miscellaneous items exploded with a bang, scattering the wine vessels inside all over the cellar.

Kiritsugu's body was thrown back, flying through the air like a straw, crashing into one of the surrounding walls, and landing without any way to protect himself.

That iron fist shattered Kiritsugu Emiya's spine, turning his entire spine into a pile of fragments.

Kirei Kotomine felt the touch of death on his clenched fist, slowly exhaled, and composed himself.

Even in a life-or-death battle, victory can be decided in an instant.

This left him feeling utterly empty, even though he had been so desperately anticipating this ending.

Is this all the ending we were waiting for?

Boring, absolutely boring!

The feeling of relaxation caused Kirei's attention to decrease.

He never imagined that someone would take this opportunity to launch a surprise attack, nor did he know that he would be the next person to be surprised.

A sudden, sharp pain shot through his brows, and the splash of deep red blood obscured his vision.

Before Kirei Kotomine could even realize what was happening, the gunshots he heard made him raise his arms to shield his head and face, as a hail of 9mm bullets mercilessly struck his arms.

Although the special material of the monk's robe and the protective magic on his arms barely stopped the bullets, the close-range shooting caused a concussion.

More importantly, the shock of being attacked by corpses slowed Kirei Kotomine's reaction.

For Kiritsugu Emiya, he never expected to be brought back to life.

When Kirei Kotomine rushed up behind him before he had recovered, he knew he was doomed.

In fact, his spine and lungs were completely destroyed, leaving only the spasms before his death.

But in the last few seconds before he died from lack of blood flow and oxygen to his brain, the severe injury, which had defied all medical treatment, was completely healed.

The reason, of course, was not that Kiritsugu Emiya himself performed the healing magic; his own magical skills were simply insufficient to achieve such an effect.

He was surprised by the miracle, but he had no doubts, because he immediately understood what had happened.

It was the scabbard "Avalon," the "distant ideal land," that saved his life at that moment.

The Einzbern chieftain gave it to Kiritsugu Emiya as a relic to summon Saber.

The scabbard of the holy sword that had protected Irisviel's body ever since.

When Kiritsugu Emiya bid farewell to his wife, Irisviel entrusted him with this Noble Phantasm, which possessed extraordinary healing abilities and could even prevent aging, hidden it in a secret location.

Because Kiritsugu is Saber's true Master, the scabbard sealed within Kiritsugu's body receives Saber's magical energy through magic circuits, allowing it to function at 100% effectiveness.

Although Kiritsugu knew about the scabbard's effect long ago, he had never actually confirmed it.

He had only confirmed that once the scabbard was installed inside his body, the connection between his body and the inhibitory force would be reduced to almost nothing.

That's why he dared to say those words just now.

As for healing his injuries, he never expected that this Noble Phantasm could even repair injuries that nearly killed him on the spot, nor did he expect that the battle could return to its starting point.

Meanwhile, Kirei, after enduring Kiritsugu Emiya's counterattack, suddenly received a Command Spell request from Gilgamesh.

He then took a few steps back, drawing away the magic power of the seven Command Seals and channeling it into Gilgamesh's body.

Not long after the Command Seal dissipated, the earth suddenly began to tremble.

An astonishing magical power gathered above the church, creating an incredibly powerful magical pressure that made it difficult to breathe even deep within the cellar.

Buzz! ...

The ground was sinking, the cellar ceiling was teetering on the verge of collapse, and large amounts of soil and dust were falling freely from above.

One by one, the bottles of fine wine burst open at a special frequency generated by the burst of magic.

The liquor spilled all over the ground like fresh blood.

Kirei Kotomine and Kiritsugu Emiya were both drenched in water.

The wine and blood were mixed together, making it impossible to tell who was more seriously injured.

The two were separated by a large amount of dust and dirt, making it impossible for them to see each other's positions.

Even when attacking, they struggle to find the right direction to strike.

However, this influence only had a slight effect on Kirei Kotomine, but the direction could still be discerned from the locking of the energy.

As for Kiritsugu Emiya...

He's said everything he needed to say; whether the deal goes through is no longer up to him.

So there's no need to hide anything anymore, no need to hold back.

Noble Phantasm Unleashed! 100% Fusion! I dedicate myself to rewriting history.

Guardians of humanity!

"Chronos Rose!!"

Chapter 159 Guns and Fists

"Pluck the flower while it blooms, even where the sun cannot shine!"

The dagger in Kiritsugu Emiya's hand is the very thing he made a pact with the Counter Force—"Mystic Slash".

There exists something called the Origin.

It's not a complicated issue; it's just the literal meaning.

What should we start with?

What is it born from?

Mother? No.