gaze of war

Kotomine Kirei cut off the visual connection with assassin, and took a long breath.

The moment when he was pierced by the spear just now was too realistic, the shaking vision and the blood splashed on his face seemed to belong to Kotomine Kirei himself.And that sharp and cold gaze also made him feel a little excited.

Different from the performance of the lancer lured out at first, the current lancer has completely broken free and turned into a ferocious beast.He unscrupulously displayed the power of his Noble Phantasm, completely disregarding whether he would reveal his true body—no, maybe he felt that there would be no problem even if he did.

Ah - yes, of course.

Because Kenneth Elmeloy Archibald, one of the Seven Lords--was certain to die.

It only took four assassins to trigger the barrier defense, one to lure Lancer to Hisau Maiya's sight, and one to fight between Emiya Kiritsugu and Kenneth Elmeloy? A surprise attack during Archibald's confrontation.A total of six assassins cut off the arms of two powerful magicians, and even took the life of one of them.

Lancer without the Lord will definitely withdraw from the Holy Grail War soon.

Kotomine Kirei thought of Kenneth's face of astonishment and fear, his expression distorted by pain—that kind of magician who was extremely proud no matter what he faced, and who had nothing to do with others when he died. What a difference.

He closed his eyes slightly, and let out an inexplicable grin.

Kotomine Kirei narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking of the fighting figure of a man named Emiya Kiritsugu seen from the assassin's perspective.

That kind of killing without hesitation, that kind of ruthless insight into fighters, that kind of surprise attack without hesitation against weaknesses—whether attacking or jumping, his face will always have that empty and cold expression on his face. Unmoved.

For the man Emiya Kiritsugu, Kotomine Kirei had complicated feelings.

The original plan was to bite him by the throat the moment he let go while hunting Kenneth and kill him.

But when that moment really came, Kotomine Kirei felt that it was such a pity.

Yes...that's a shame.

This man should be killed by himself.

To face to face, to take his life, to let his incomparably arrogant face show a desperate expression, to enjoy the resentment and unwillingness of his inability to fulfill his wish - such words...

If this is the case, it must be very satisfying...

It hasn't been realized yet, just imagining such a scene makes Kotomine Kirei feel happy from the bottom of his heart.

"...Lancer hasn't quit the battle yet."

Morrigan's voice awakened Kotomine Kirei from the wonderful anticipation, and the meaning expressed in her words made his expression darken immediately.

Before he could express his doubts, Morrigan had already turned around.

"I already know your question, Kirei." She said calmly, "Lancer—that's the reason I came here."

Kotomine Kirei's eyes moved, and his eyebrows twitched slightly: "...you didn't mention this to me—"

"It doesn't make sense. Whatever relationship I have with him, it doesn't affect my position with him in this war." Morrigan said grimly. "All I need is to 'destroy the Holy Grail that Lancer longs for', that's all."

Kotomine Kirei watched her.

The gods who came to this era were human heroes who had met in ancient times, and they happened to be of the opposite sex.

I'm afraid their relationship is still a bit of a concern.

Even if such guesses were off, it wouldn't make a huge difference.

The only thing to care about is... what is the god's attitude towards that lancer.

Morrigan was expressionless.

Her eyes were, as always, dark and deep, devoid of emotion.

...Ah, so it is.

Gods don't lie... No matter what sentence it is, once it comes out of their mouths, it will become a fact to some extent.

Therefore, the purpose of the goddess must be certain——

Kotomine Kirei believed so firmly.

The outcome of this war has long been doomed, and the rest is just on the road to the established end, laughing and watching the struggle and cries of the crowd.

"Understood." Kotomine Kirei had already thought of what had happened at this moment.

If a heroic spirit can still participate in the Holy Grail War after the death of the Lord, there is only one possibility - that is to change the master he is loyal to.By Lancer's side, the only one with magical qualities that would make him willing to conclude a contract was Kenneth's fiancée, the red-haired woman named Sola.

Kotomine Kirei revised his strategy in his mind.

Undoubtedly, at this moment, pursuing the victory of the Lancer group will definitely be able to completely eliminate them.But in this case...

Kotomine Kirei observed Morrigan's expression from the corner of his eye.

"...Kirei." The Goddess of War, who felt a little helpless because of the hidden attention of her disciples, called out his name, and faced Kotomine Kirei with a calm gaze, "I can hear you."

"Yes. I won't target the lancer group for the time being. Enemies who are already as fragile as a cornered rabbit can't make me feel happy." Kotomine Kirei said calmly, "——Sure enough, it's still The pain shown on the face of a mighty enemy makes my blood boil."

"If you kill Lancer right away, I won't leave right away, Kirei."

Morrigan watched him silently. "So, if you are worried about this matter, there is no need to change the strategy that has been decided."

"You will."

Kotomine Kirei persisted stubbornly.

The words Morrigan heard from his mind matched the words he articulated with his tongue.At this moment, everything Kotomine Kirei said was true, and even Morrigan couldn't influence his thoughts.

"...hehehe." Morrigan laughed softly.

This is... what a lovely believer.In the face of devout faith, he is as simple and straightforward as a child, but when facing battles and disasters, he is as ruthless as a cruel executioner, and even takes pleasure in it.

"Just do what you want, Kirei. Just like I said - I will always look forward to it." She narrowed her eyes and said in a low voice.

Kotomine Kirei bent down deeply.

"I will never let you down, Goddess."

Fuyuki's murderous maniac has once again committed a bloodthirsty crime.

This time the victims were an elderly woman who lived alone and her three adopted children.

They were found dead in their apartment, and their bodies had been so damaged that they couldn't be pieced together—the walls, ceiling, window sills and floors were all covered with paste-like meat sauce, and the police couldn't help but feel the pain in the meat sauce. It was easy to find the DNA of the four people, confirming that it was the owner's family who were brutally murdered.

——The moment I entered the door, I thought I saw hell.

In the newspaper of the day, a policeman involved in the search described it like this.

This old lady is very famous in this area. She used all her savings to adopt orphans and provide them with education. Such a person is very rare in today's indifferent society.All the residents of this generation, even the meanest housewife, can't tell her anything wrong, she is such a pure and kind old man.

Such an old man was brutally crushed into meat paste, together with the young children she adopted—this kind of thing cannot be tolerated anyway.The calls to force the government to immediately find out the murderer and punish him are getting louder and louder.

The government has been very passive since the last bombing of the Hyatt Hotel. When it was pressured by public opinion and the public, it immediately contacted the top leaders of the church and the Magic Association.

In any case, those who commit such murders by magic must be severely punished.Even according to the confidentiality regulations of the association and the church, those who kill by magic means and increase the risk of leaking secrets must be eliminated.

After an all-round investigation and search, the target was locked on Caster, one of the participants in the Holy Grail War.Yan Fengli spent a little time in the confirmation process, and then got some help from his son, and confirmed this fact through the efforts of the heroic assassin.

Then, as the arbiter of the Holy Grail War, Father Kotomine Risei faced all the lords in Fuyuki City and issued a summoning signal.

Kotomine Kirei's eardrums suddenly received a loud bang.

He raised his eyes to look in the direction of the church, and found a strange cloud of smoke.This is the magic smoke of the Fuyuki Church aimed at the participants of the Holy Grail War. It will only be very obvious to the perception of magicians. To ordinary people, it is the sound similar to the explosion of firecrackers.

For Kotomine Kirei, he already knew all the things to be announced at this convening, and there was no need to go there in person.And on the surface, Kotomine Kirei is someone who "has withdrawn from the Holy Grail War".So Kotomine Kirei did not take any action even after receiving the call.

What the caster does threatens all magicians.Once such existence is known to the outside world, there will no longer be a place for them in this human society.If he is allowed to continue to exist, it will cause uncontrollable consequences.

Therefore, the Church decided to use the power of the Holy Grail participants—and as a reward, the Church would provide an additional Command Seal.

This news has been announced to all Lords as a definite decision.Next, all the masters must give up all actions against each other, and try their best to get rid of the caster and his master.

For Kotomine Kirei, this is an excellent opportunity.

When every Linglord and Heroic Spirit gather together, he will obtain everyone's information, and then Assassin will be able to fully grasp the dynamics of the Linglord and Heroic Spirit in the next time.

Kotomine Kirei——will be the one who looks down on the entire chessboard.

The author has something to say: there is one more chapter in Chapter 1... Ya Xiao, don’t ask me if I’ve finished it! ! ! !I'm so stressed! ! !