Tribute to the Demon King

There was a blood-like red mist, and the red lightning crackled and flashed in the quicksilver network.With no orders from Kenneth at all, the Mercury Net spontaneously launched tentative attacks towards the enemy surrounded by him.

Sharp spears.sharp blade.Heavy hammer.

The quicksilver that dripped from the network condensed into a cruel and powerful weapon, constantly launching surprise attacks on Tohsaka Tokiomi who was trapped in the middle.

To pierce, to chop, to cut, to chop into pieces—

The damage that was supposed to be fatal had a fierce conflict with the static defense formed by the flames, including Tohsaka Tokiomi.Every blow triggered a violent explosion when it touched the red lotus fire.

Every time the attack of the month's spiritual marrow liquid hit Tohsaka Tokiomi's flame barrier, it immediately triggered a violent and directional explosion.The fluctuating scorching air violently expanded in the air, and bounced back the Yueling marrow fluid intact.

Then, without giving Tohsaka Tokiomi any breathing time, nor any pause, the next wave of offensive has arrived.

Kenneth stood at a distance of 20 meters away, with his hands folded in front of his chest, watching the scene without any tension.

There is no doubt that Tohsaka Tokiomi has fallen into a rather disadvantaged situation.

Under the seamless automatic attack of Yue Lingshuang, he couldn't spare to attack Kenneth at all.And he is obviously not the kind of magician who is particularly good at defensive warfare, and this is not his stronghold.

Now that he has completely entered the rhythm of Kenneth, Tokiomi can only use his energy for useless struggle like a mosquito caught in a spider's web.

"I'll give you one last chance, Tohsaka Tokiomi."

Kenneth looked arrogantly at Tokiomi, and said, "Let Lancer commit suicide now, and I promise you in the name of El-Mello, that I, Kenneth El-Mello Archibald, will survive the Holy Grail War before the end of the Holy Grail War." Keep your life safe."

If it was an ordinary enemy, Kenneth would never talk nonsense with him to this extent.

However, Tohsaka Tokiomi is quite to Kenneth's liking.If he hadn't met here, he might have become Kenneth's friend.

"Thank you again for your mercy and forgiveness, Your Excellency Archibald."

Tohsaka Tokiomi's voice came from another section of the flame, although it was somewhat vague, it was gentle and steady, without the slightest fear and despair of being in a desperate situation.

"But I'm terribly sorry... please allow me to decline."

Resonantly, Tohsaka Tokiomi politely declined.

Kenneth couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "Oh? Why is that? Do you expect Lancer to quickly defeat Saber and come to rescue you?"

"It would be best if we can persist until then."

Tohsaka Tokiomi's elegant and serious voice came from within the wall of flames: "However, even if my mana is exhausted, Lancer is defeated by Saber, and is crucified here by your sword, spear, sword and halberd - I will definitely not be here Take the initiative to admit defeat in a magic duel where all the honor of the individual and the family is on the line.”

"Why? This is a duel where we have not signed a self-enforcing certificate."

Facing Kenneth's doubts, Tokiomi replied in a cold voice: "I want to win the victory in an upright manner, and then get the Holy Grail of birth. Because I am a father, and my daughter is watching me from behind."

If he died in the magic duel with Archibald, that would be a matter of course.

There is no doubt that Rin and Aoi will feel great sadness because of their death...but they will also be proud of themselves.Rin, who faces a difficult life alone, has himself as a role model, no matter what kind of difficult hurdles he can overcome, let's live on the road of life cleanly and with a straight chest.

And if he escaped here, what face would he have to ask Rin to face life "proudly, gracefully, and calmly"?

——Therefore, there must be no retreat.

Even if he didn't say the second half of the sentence, Kenneth seemed to hear it in his ears.

Through the barrier of flames, Tohsaka Tokiomi stared at Kenneth, showing a peaceful smile: "I want to be her role model. I want to tell her that even in the face of great dangers and difficulties, she must be graceful and calm." Hold your head up—”

It was Rin who looked at him with such longing and trusting eyes, which gave him the motivation to fight to the end.

In any case, never let your name be an excuse for others to attack her in the future.

For the pride of the ancestors and future successors of the Tohsaka family, even if I die here today, I must not let my cowardice become a stain on the Tohsaka family.

Even if... that meant he would never see Rin again.Even if that meant giving up the desire to obtain the Holy Grail in my own generation, it was the same.

Because, this is Tohsaka Tokiomi's responsibility.

"I see. It's my fault to make such a request rashly."

Kenneth's expression gradually became serious, and he nodded respectfully at Tohsaka Tokiomi: "To tell you the truth, I occasionally wonder uneasyly, if I concentrate on exploring magic, will my family life be happy? ...But after listening to what you said, I understand something. The reason why I don't have the confidence as a husband and father is probably because I haven't shouldered the responsibilities as a husband and father...I see, just having love is Is it not enough?"

"Exactly, Your Excellency Archibald."

The two responded to each other calmly, but the offensive that had been going on just now hadn't stopped in the slightest.

Seeing that the flame in Tohsaka Tokiomi's hand gradually began to thin out, but at this moment, the mercury under Kenneth's feet suddenly boiled.With the creaking sound, dense shoots stood up from the ground, wrapping Kenneth in layers.

The next moment, there was a crisp clanging sound.Several black short swords that were deeply embedded in a layer of mercury but were blocked by more pointed bamboo shoots were slowly spat out, and fell to the ground one by one.

It is impossible for the moon spirit marrow fluid, which has been specially optimized by Kenneth to defend against physical attacks, to penetrate just one layer.

After detecting the disappearance of the killing intent, Mercury's pointed shoots fell one by one, and fell back to the ground again.Looking at the strange black daggers scattered on the ground, Kenneth was thoughtful.

"Yes...is Assassin here?"

It is a possibility that Kenneth has long thought about the possibility of the young people coming to interfere with the duel.

But instead of Archer, it's Assassin who never showed up...

With a move in his heart, Kenneth directly raised the mercury, wrapping himself inside to form a smooth ball.

Assassin with the ability to block the breath seems to have the possibility of avoiding the detection of the moon spirit marrow fluid.

According to the information just sent, the Master of Assassin should be his apprentice Kotomine Kirei who had a falling out with Tosaka Tokiomi.Then, the target of Assassin should also be Tohsaka Tokiomi...

——I can only say, just in case.After all, the existence of an Assassin is fatal to a magician. It would be bad if Kotomine Kirei wanted to kill himself.Those agents are people who can do anything shameless...