There is indeed a problem with my summoning spirit system

Chapter 258 255. The day before the decisive battle ([-])

Kotomine Kirei's sudden attack really caught Emiya Kiritsugu by surprise.

Emiya Kiritsugu, who was in a state of nervousness and anxiety, involuntarily smoked half a pack of cigarettes in a row before reorganizing his emotions.

Just as Emiya Kiritsugu was about to investigate the possible hiding place of Kotomine Kirei, a weird owl landed in front of Emiya Kiritsugu inside Einzbern Castle.

"Familiar?"

This owl is in a completely different state from normal wild owls, with traces of utterly undisguised magic.Emiya Kiritsugu could tell at a glance that this was not a simple owl, but a familiar enslaved by a magician.

There is a small brown leather tube tied to the owl-shaped familiar talons.

Emiya Kiritsugu carefully removed the small tube from the owl familiar's foot.

Open the lid of the small tube, and as expected, there is a piece of paper wrapped in a small rod.

Who on earth would "pass the message" at such a tense moment?
Unfolding the note, the contents on the note made Emiya Kiritsugu's pupils shrink:
"Mr. Emiya Kiritsugu, your wife is here with us now. If you want to rescue her, please come to Fuyuki City Church at eight o'clock tonight.

Note: Surveillance equipment and alarm devices are densely installed around the church, please come alone. "

The short and concise text message was signed by the person Emiya Kiritsugu feared the most in this Holy Grail War - Kotomine Kirei.

Emiya Kiritsugu raised his head and looked at Zhao Yun who did not leave due to the change in the situation:
"Should I do it, berserker?"

Zhao Yun nodded: "Kotomine Kirei has a hostage in his hands now, so the initiative is in his hands. Just like the criminal in a kidnapping case who takes hostages to force the police to accept the conditions, in order to avoid tearing up the ticket, he can only act according to what the other party said , at least on the surface, it must be done. Of course, if you don’t care about the safety of the person who was taken away, you don’t need to care about the information given by the other party.”

"Berserker! That's human life! How can you give up so easily with such a close relative?"

Regarding Zhao Yun's words, Saber could not agree with it at all.

In order to guard against possible betrayal by Berserker, Emiya Kiritsugu kept Saber, who also had the status of a servant and could check and balance Zhao Yun's combat power, by his side.

Unexpectedly, this decision to avoid unexpected situations indirectly led to Irisviel being arrested by Kotomine Kirei. Saber is sinking into deep self-blame right now.As for Zhao Yun's cold attitude of disregarding human life, Saber angrily objected.

"Knight King, please don't be so excited. Now it's just how to deal with it after discussion. Only by analyzing the problem calmly and objectively can we find the correct answer."

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Emiya Kiritsugu didn't listen to a word of the argument between Zhao Yun and Saber. Reason and sensibility were at war in Emiya Kiritsugu's heart.

From the perspective of obtaining the final victory of the Holy Grail War, although Irisviel has always played the role of Saber's apparent master, Irisviel's actual role is not great, let alone Berserker who has become an ally. , Kotomine Kirei's original servant was Assassin, and he was a special heroic spirit that could create dozens of clones. He was unique in intelligence warfare. I'm afraid the plan to have Irisviel disguised as the Saber Master had been exposed long ago. .

Apart from the superficial identity of "Master", Irisviel is just an artificial human who can use the magic of the Einzbern family. Even if they are captured by Kotomine Kirei, it will not affect their side. combat power.

Moreover, since Irisviel is a cyborg created as the Little Holy Grail, with the successive exits of the three heroic spirits last night, Aliceviel, who is the Little Holy Grail, has borne a huge burden. Since last night, she has been almost unable to rely on herself With the power to move, they can only lie quietly in the new stronghold.Emiya Kiritsugu had to arrange Hisau Maiya, who had just recovered from serious injuries, as Irisviel's bodyguard, and Irisviel was taken away. In a sense, the staff was even streamlined and the combat power was liberated.

As long as Irisviel is regarded as dead, Kotomine Kirei's capture of Irisviel is not even a difficult situation for Emiya Kiritsugu.

However, under the ice-cold rationality, Emiya Kiritsugu's hot blood raised objections loudly.

Although as a ruthless magician killer, Emiya Kiritsugu knew that he should always remain absolutely rational, and the master who led him on this path also reminded him many times to abandon his feelings.

But he still can't do it.

While his hands were covered in blood and he was doing the most cruel and realistic job in the world, Emiya Kiritsugu was too close to a normal person emotionally.

He will be joyful, terrified, and moved.

It has been ten years since he entered the Einzbern family, and nine years since his daughter Ilya was born.Over the years, having been with Irisviel day and night, Emiya Kiritsugu could no longer regard Irisviel as a cold and emotionless artificial human.

That was his wife, Illya's mother.

"Why did Kotomine Kirei know about the new base just found? Could it be that even without an Assassin, Kotomine Kirei himself has a very high intelligence capability?"

Emiya Kiritsugu lowered his head, thinking about countermeasures extremely irritably.

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"What happened? . . . strange owl?"

Waver, who was camping and resting in the mountains, recharging his energy for the battle that would start in a few days, was suddenly awakened by Iskandar.

Pulling open the tent, as Iskandar said, there was a strange owl standing on the grass outside the tent.

"A familiar in the shape of an owl? There is a magician who knows my current location?!"

Weber looked around cautiously, but found nothing unusual.

"Boy, I've been paying attention to what's going on around me. Nothing out of the ordinary here other than pointing at the bird."

Iskandar condensed into a solid body by Weber's side, a strong man nearly two meters tall like an iron tower.

Weber maintained a high degree of trust in Iskandar's keen perception.So he stopped observing his surroundings, and refocused his attention on the owl.

"Postbox?"

It is very obvious that the owl's foot is bound with a small letter box.After Weber and Iskandar exchanged glances, Iskandar took a few steps forward, grabbed the owl familiar by its wings, and took the bound letter from its leg.

Weber unfolded the "letter" about the size of a strip of paper. The content of the letter was written in English. Weber, whose native language is English, had no trouble reading it.

The letter comes from Kotomine Kirei, and it contains a lot of content, including an analysis of the Holy Grail War's current situation of three-legged rivalry and one family dominance, appreciation for Iskandar, Emiya Kiritsugu's assassination of his father and mentor, etc. , and the ultimate purpose of this article is to propose cooperation between the two followers of Rider and Archer, that is, Iskandar the Conqueror and Gilgamesh the King of Heroes.

"The ownership of the Holy Grail is only eligible for the true king. No one can match the momentum of the King of Conquerors and the King of Heroes. The ownership of the Holy Grail this time should be between the two true kings... "

After quickly reading the contents of the letter, Weber shook his head:

From an objective point of view, it is very possible for the remaining four servants to form two camps.Especially after two of them have become "good friends".but……

"How credible is it?"

Iskandar interjected.

"Not sure. I've never really paid attention to this person called Kotomine Kirei. The magician killer Emiya Kiritsugu he said used despicable methods to assassinate his father and mentor also made me feel a little strange... "

The magic started a flame, and Weber burned the letter.

"Last night in Weiyuan River, Emiya Kiritsugu was busy outside for a long time, until the sea demon was finally defeated. At this time, there is no time to prepare for the assassination. It is extremely difficult to prevent people from discovering the clues. .Even if it is a long-established magician killer, I'm afraid it can't be done."

"Although I can't do it myself, there may be others who can. Is this judgment too arbitrary?

Iskandar raised objections, but Weber responded immediately:
"The remains of Tosaka Tokiomi and Father Fuyuki appeared almost at the same time. But the location is indeed one in the church and one directly in the victim's room. Could it be that Emiya Kiritsugu has three heads and six arms and somersaults?"

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In the chapel of the church in Fuyuki City, Gilgamesh looked at Irisviel lying in a coffin with a peaceful expression like a Sleeping Beauty, with an inexplicable light in his eyes.

"This is the Holy Grail of the Holy Grail War?"

Kotomine Kirei replied:

"That's right, the ceremony of the Holy Grail War started with the Tohsaka family where the teacher lives, the Matou family from another mage family in Fuyuki City, and the Einzbern overseas family of cyborgs—the three royal families that founded the Holy Grail War. It's done. Gilgamesh, what's in front of you is the 'Holy Grail' made by Einzbern."

"According to you, then this woman is the universal wishing machine?"

"Yes and no, right now this woman does not have the function of the Holy Grail. Although the process of the Holy Grail War continues to advance, the "human" part of this woman will become thinner and thinner, and it will become closer and closer to a specially manufactured machine , that is, the Holy Grail. And when the Holy Grail War decides the final victor, this woman will completely become the Holy Grail.

Gilgamesh looked at Kotomine Kirei:
"Since this woman has not become the Holy Grail, why bother to capture her?"

"This is a very simple test. I just want to know whether this woman is important to Emiya Kiritsugu. And what kind of reaction will he give after the important person is taken away?" .”

A smile appeared on the corner of Kotomine Kirei's mouth.

"Just for such a simple reason?"

"Yes, that's enough."

Of course, there are other reasons besides this. The reason why he wanted to take Irisviel away was to give Emiya Kiritsugu a reason to come here.

Kotomine Kirei was able to accurately discover the new stronghold where Irisviel was hiding even after losing Assassin, not because of his intelligence gathering ability, but because of the power he inherited from his father Risheng.

He arranged for some priests of the Church of the Holy Church to collect information for him on the grounds of "the entrustment of his father before his death". As a huge and mysterious organization, the Church of the Holy Church has unfathomable energy.Soon, he knew the location of the new stronghold established by Emiya Kiritsugu.

Another reason why he took Irisviel away was to take advantage of Irisviel's characteristics as a small holy grail and a carrier of heroic souls.

"You really learned quickly, Kirei. Now you can easily find the form of entertainment that makes you happy."

Gilgamesh looked at Kotomine Kirei approvingly, and asked again:
"Then what about the letter addressed to Rider?"

"The message to Rider is just to try it out, and there is little hope of forming an alliance. Although Weber Velvet does not have a good magic power circuit and the magic seal of the Xuanhe family, as a magician, he is only a third-rate level, but in terms of pure knowledge and judgment. Still strong."

"If Rider really intends to cooperate with us, then we should cooperate normally for a period of time. Saber and Berserker are very strong, but if they want to win quickly against the King of Conquerors and the King of Heroes, it is not possible for them to win quickly."

"With so many command spells, we have the upper hand in terms of the amount of magic power stored. After a long and protracted battle, the balance of victory will continue to tilt towards us."

"And even if he doesn't intend to join us at all, after receiving the information I gave in the letter, he will pay close attention to the location of the church in Fuyuki City. Once the war breaks out, Rider is the most mobile among all the servants." It will appear soon."

Gilgamesh crosses his legs on the chapel seat and puts his legs on the table:
"My relationship with Rider is very bad. What should I do if Rider comes to make things worse?"

"It doesn't matter. The target of my plan is Rider, not Saber."

"Oh? Your plan?"

Gilgamesh gestured with interest to Kotomine Kirei to continue, but Kotomine Kirei refused.

"The plan has not yet been fully formed. There is still half a day between now and the possible arrival of Emiya Kiritsugu at night. I still need to explore some things."

Kotomine Kirei glanced at Irisviel lying in the coffin.

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(End of this chapter)