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"Emiya Kiritsugu, where is it?"

Kotomine Kirei's voice was hoarse and tired.

His injuries hadn't even healed, and even breathing felt severe pain in his lungs.But even if the hair was grabbed, the kidneys were pierced, and the body was nailed to the floor, his voice became agitated: "You are Archer! Please, tell me! Where is Emiya Kiritsugu now? "

Looking at Kotomine Kirei's expression at this moment, the corners of Archer's mouth rose slightly, almost laughing out loud.

"...What a stupid guy. I was moved to tears by you."

While laughing at the other party, Archer calmly rejected Kotomine Kirei's request.

Without mercy, he calmly sent the black dagger into Kotomine Kirei's chest, piercing him with one blow.

But when he wanted to take out the dagger, Kotomine Kirei grabbed his left hand holding the sword.Empty eyes soaked with unprecedented real and intense emotion.

Kirei firmly grasped Archer's left hand, like lifting a wooden plank, and forcibly propped up his upper body that was nailed to the ground—this was considered to be a huge force enough to crush his wrist for ordinary people, but if Archer If he wanted to break free, he would probably tear Kirei's wrist off in one go.

However, seeing Kotomine Kirei staring at him, Archer hesitated for a moment.

It was a look that was emotionless but full of longing.

"I admit... I am an empty person, there is nothing in my heart..."

Kirei's voice was very calm, but Archer felt that this man was fearless as if he was already in hell: "But, Kiritsugu and I should be the same. Archer... Let me meet Kiritsugu, I have no matter what Ask him too—please! He should have an understanding, he should long for a companion!"

Kirei begged in a low voice, blood spewed from the depths of his throat just by speaking.

There seemed to be light shining in his eyes that were as empty as an abyss.That is the color of heaven reflected in the eyes of those in the abyss: "I... am Emiya Kiritsugu's understander! I am his only companion! Believe me, Archer, I am not your enemy!"

"Ha...don't make me laugh. You and Kiritsugu are not the same at all - fundamentally different."

However, it was Archer who answered Kirei with an almost pitying laugh.

"……What did you say?"

Archer's answer made Kirei tremble all over.This sentence made him unbelievable.

"What? Don't you understand?"

The man in red knelt down and whispered maliciously: "Emiya Kiritsugu can understand you, but you don't understand his reason... because his wish is to save the world."

"……what?"

"That's right, saving the world—it is because of such a stupid ideal that he will continue to make choices and abandon everything around him. But even if he knows that he will lose the other party, he is not stingy with his love. So he Tormented by that choice over and over again... oh, what a stupid man. That's his way of life."

While recalling what Irisviel said to himself at that time, Archer raised the corner of his mouth in a self-deprecating manner, and added softly: "By the way. It is because he realized that such a wish cannot be fulfilled without a miracle, that he desires the Holy Grail." .”

"...What stupid things are you talking about? Is this the wish of a child somewhere?"

As if he didn't hear what Archer said, Kirei questioned in an almost trembling voice: "You're just a Servant, you've only been with him for a few days... So that's it, you must have been deceived by that man. Just like him Like cheating on his wife... yes, he is indeed better at blending into the crowd than me..."

"Don't be silly, Father."

The smile on Archer's face gradually disappeared, and his voice became low: "Forget it, it's already at this time, it's okay to tell you... the truth that may be too cruel for you."

Kotomine Kirei subconsciously held his breath, and the air suddenly became silent.

Even in the sea of ​​fire, a cold sense of foreboding still creeps up his spine, making his lower body almost unconscious.

The other voices gradually faded away from Kotomine Kirei's ears.In his eyes, the movements of the corners of Archer's mouth became more and more slow and clear, and Kirei couldn't even feel the scorching heat of the air.

Then, the whisper from Archer's mouth reached his ears very clearly.

"My name... is Emiya Shirou."

Kotomine Kirei's pupils dilated slowly, and his throat gurgled.

The man in red who was pressing his chest earnestly, his image gradually became distant and blurred in Kirei's eyes.

After a long time, he realized that the words in Archer's mouth really meant what he understood.

"This...what is it?"

He couldn't help mumbling, the corners of his mouth curled up uncontrollably, and he whispered in disbelief: "This is Emiya Kiritsugu...Is this Emiya Kiritsugu?"

Repeating this sentence over and over again, Kirei looked beyond Archer to the deeper abyss behind him with empty eyes.A strong sense of humor made Kotomine Kirei finally couldn't help laughing out loud.

Archer was just calm, and smoothly pulled out the short knife in his hand from Kirei's throat.Then he stood up and looked at Kirei quietly.

With the withdrawal of Archer's dagger, the bone residue from Kirei's throat splashed on Archer along with minced meat and blood.Even though the air was leaking from his throat, and he was curled up on the ground in pain, Kirei still let out a weird owl-like laugh.

……finally understood.This is Emiya Kiritsugu.

It was a mistake from the beginning—this man may have been similar to himself before, but now he is undoubtedly the complete opposite of himself.

Not in a pointless bloody battle to find the truth.

It's just turning everything meaningful into nothingness.

He is not like himself, a person without wishes... On the contrary, it is precisely because he has this hopelessly stupid wish that he falls into this futile cycle.

In short - Emiya Kiritsugu's life can be summed up as repeatedly giving up everything.

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