gaze of war

The author has something to say: write it before you go to work!Hello Uncle Kariya.I feel that the rhythm is a bit out of control recently, and I am thinking about whether to rearrange the rhythm of the following article. (However, it will be overthrown by itself after sorting it out) …………………………… Coughing to death!Vomit at home!Bloodshots are coming out!what's the situation……

It has to be said that Morrigan was very happy when he noticed that his disciple appeared in front of him with his usual expressionless face, but his heart was full of irritable low curses.

Because it was so much fun, she even showed the joy on her face.

Even when Kotomine Kirei noticed the expression on her face and was stunned by her narrow expression, she didn't make any changes, but made that expression more obvious so that she could see The believers were even more at a loss.

This malevolent taste is unscrupulous only for her most beloved followers.

"Kirei——you don't have to be so embarrassed."

Morrigan comforted his followers with a light-hearted manner.

"It's such a thing, the so-called war. There will always be changes that you can't predict, there will always be accidents that you can't imagine, and there will always be... fun that you have never expected."

"You should be excited, Kirei." Morrigan said coaxingly, "Feel it, Kirei, that boiling sense of failure, that sense of tension ignited by sudden events, that sense of The sense of anticipation that makes you shudder——!"

The so-called victory is more glorious after going through ups and downs in the battle.

The so-called pain is more cruel only after experiencing good happiness.

This is the charm of war, fighting for interests and fighting for power.Bloodshed by conspiracy, charming by despair.

"There is no need to be confused because of failure, and there is no need to hesitate because of loss of control."

Morrigan said with a low smile, she stretched out her finger, pointing at Kotomine Kirei's chest.

"You just have to keep going towards the end of that destruction as always—" Black eyes stared at brown pupils, and a devilish whisper came out of cold lips, "It must be me, Murray, who is waiting at the end. The victory that Gan promised you."

Kotomine Kirei held his breath.

Only the pain of a powerful enemy can bring him the most satisfying pleasure.

Only the hardest destruction can bring him the sweetest victory.

"……I understand."

Kotomine Kirei closed his eyes and accepted such admonition.

Ah yes.If it weren't for powerful enemies, then the pain they showed would not have been so sweet.

If you want to pursue the greatest joy, then of course, you must go through a long and difficult process.

Thinking of this, Kotomine Kirei calmed down.

——No, maybe it's more restless.

Assassin has been exposed to the participants of the Holy Grail War.Also exposed together was himself who pretended to withdraw from the battle.

Because of his previous synergy with Tohsaka Tokiomi, other participants may see them as two forces that have united.

In this case, other changes will occur-for example, will such an alliance also appear among the remaining participants?

Even if they must fall apart in the end, when faced with a common enemy, the enemy can unite briefly-this is the way of the weak.

And it is almost foreseeable that Kotomine Kirei will be regarded as a formidable enemy no less than Emiya Kiritsugu.

No one wants to be robbed of the fruits of victory by a lurking assassin in a decisive battle with the enemy.Then, the decision they will make can be expected - they will first exclude Kotomine Kirei.

Although there are no clues yet, Kotomine Kirei knows that if he doesn't take any more actions, he may really withdraw from this war.

— absolutely impossible.

How could Kotomine Kirei be willing to let this go before the victory of the war was won, and before the goddess saw Fuyuki burned by the flames of war?

Kotomine Kirei turned his gaze to the open space beside him, then lowered his gaze.Even if it didn't materialize, Kotomine Kirei could clearly sense that his servant Assassin was hiding here, waiting for orders.

Assassins—Heroic Spirits who can only live in darkness.If they've been bathed in light, then—

Their existence is no longer necessary.

Assassin has been completely disliked by Kotomine Kirei because of their presumptuous claims.

However, even if it is decided to discard things in this way, it must exert the best effect.

Assassination?Or... continue to monitor?

No... maybe there is something else.

Maybe that crappy play outside Tohsaka's mansion will make others think that Kotomine Kirei is collaborating with Tohsaka Tokiomi.However, it is also possible to think that... Tohsaka Tokiomi was the first person to be deceived by him.And the church with the spirit plate would accept him as a pretended loser. Anyone who is interested will definitely find out the position of the church in this battle.

Ahh——this is really a frustrating disadvantage.

But... as long as one action is made, such a situation can be reversed very quickly.

In this case, that person is needed...

Kotomine Kirei showed a cold smile.

"Have you decided, Kirei?" Morrigan watched Kotomine Kirei's thinking process with great interest, and didn't speak until now.But both she and Kotomine Kirei knew that she was just asking casually, and didn't need Kotomine Kirei's answer at all.

"Yes." Kotomine Kirei responded with a smile, "I'm going to find... Kariya Matou."

Who is Kariya Matou?

The contemporary second son of the "Matou" family, one of the three founding royal families.The only man in contemporary Matou who possesses the quality of magic—his elder brother, Matou Tsuruno, the eldest son of the Matou family, is almost an ordinary person with no ability.

Therefore, the second son, Matou Kariya, was selected as the next generation head of the house.

But Matou Kariya's extreme...almost nauseating disgust towards the family's magic made him very resolutely choose to leave the Matou's house.And then... Kariya Matou came back again because the daughter born to the woman he loved and Tohsaka Tokiomi was adopted by the Matou family.

For this innocent girl, he chose to accept the transformation of Matou's magic and drive the "marked worm" into the world with hatred for the culprit Matou Zouken and Tohsaka Tokiomi who personally sent his wife and daughter to hell. The body thus gained the ability of a magician in just one year.

His dream is to save Matou Sakura, the daughter of the person he loves deeply, from the hell of the Matou family, so that their mother and daughter can have a happy reunion.Therefore, he must get the Holy Grail.

That is... the man who was seen talking to Tosaka Tokiomi's wife Aoi Tosaka last time.

Kotomine Kirei recalled the scene he had witnessed through the assassin's eyes.

That man... Even though the pupil of his left eye is gray, his left cheek is covered with protruding meridians, and his limbs are distorted as if severely disabled, he still tries his best to show a less scary smile to his ex-lover who is already someone else's wife , trying to soothe her anxiety with words.

It hurts—almost every second, the whole body is eaten by insects.

Matou Kariya has been subjected to such torture every second of his existence in this world—much more painful than any magician.The flow of magic power of the magic engraving itself will bring slight pain to the magician, but the pain Matou Kariya feels is deeper and more intense than others-but the power obtained through it is also more terrifying.

This is the insect technique of the Matou family—an alternative technology that uses the human body as a vessel to cultivate various magic insects.

Matou Kariya's whole body was almost explaining what pain and despair are... also shouting, hope.

Even just seeing him would make Kotomine Kirei feel happy.

Speaking of Mine Kirei's plan is far more than that.

"... Matou Kariya."

The man in the hooded jacket stopped.He turned his head, just facing the cold light of death in the gray pupils of the man behind him.

He did not know the person who called his name.

It was a man in a formal black priest's robe, with a golden cross pendant on his chest, and a pair of cold eyes under short brown hair.He was smiling, but it was just a kind smile shown by the arc of his muscles, and it didn't reach his eyes at all.

Matou Kariya reflexively felt displeased with this person's expression.Moreover, attaching his own name to the surname Matou made him feel very unhappy—even though it was true.He just glanced at the man indifferently, then turned his head and continued to stagger forward.

"My name is Kotomine Kirei." The man dressed as a priest maintained a smile, "I am... Tohsaka Tokiomi's disciple." Once.

A certain name touched Matou Kariya's nerves.He immediately stood where he was, and turned around to face the man who called himself Kotomine Kirei.Because of the excitement, the meridians on his face visibly squirmed, as if something had crawled through them.Also because of this moment, his brows were slightly wrinkled, and the corners of his forehead were tensed, as if he was enduring pain.

Kotomine Kirei immediately narrowed his eyes.

He spoke slowly: "—I am the master of assassin."

Matou Kariya looked at him gloomyly.For this man who appeared suddenly, he raised [-] points of vigilance.From Kotomine Kirei's appearance, he knew that this man was definitely not a kind man—his eyes were piercingly piercing, but the expression on his face was terrifyingly kind, just like every priest in the church showed. .

...Tohsaka Tokiomi's disciple, assassin's master...?

Matou Kariya immediately remembered what the familiar saw at that time.Assassin, dressed in black, approached the Tohsaka mansion with agility that appeared like a ghost, but was shot into pieces by the heroic spirit in golden armor with a rainstorm of treasures just when he was about to touch the barrier node.

This man should have withdrawn from the fight and sought refuge with the church.

So... what is the purpose of appearing in front of me?Or, what does Tohsaka Tokiomi want to do?

The meridians on the face twisted and twisted again.Matou Kariya couldn't help but groaned, and began to prepare for the battle.But Kotomine Kirei's next words made him stop.

"My Heroic Spirit Assassin is not dead."