Chapter 167

The time was night, and the location was the warehouse street of Mion River.

On the surface, the focus of the entire venue, whether it is the Heroic Spirit or the Master, should be the battle between Diarmuid and Kenshin Matou.

There is nothing wrong with saying this, but among the seven masters, if one is lost, Kenshin Matou is the person involved.

Of the remaining five Masters, except for Tohsaka Tokiomi who was far away at the Tohsaka House, and Waver who was shivering on the Fuyuki Bridge, the other three Masters had no leisure to watch the battle below.

Kiritsugu Emiya was looking at his Servant, the famous King Arthur summoned by Einzbern, with a vigilant look on his face as he approached him.

In a dark corner at the same height, Kayneth and Kotomine Kirei were observing from the dark using their Servants and familiars respectively.

Originally, they did not find any trace of Emiya Kiritsugu. After all, when it comes to hiding, Emiya Kiritsugu, who is a professional magician killer, is more professional.

But Saber, Emiya Kiritsugu's servant, had an aura that was too obvious, especially since she couldn't transform into a spirit and control her aura.

Naturally, the people who were in the same place and at about the same height all noticed each other's presence.

However, the current situation is that Emiya Kiritsugu, who was hiding in the dark, has come into the light.

Originally in Emiya Kiritsugu's perspective, the eye assassination of Kenneth and Kotomine Kirei, who were in the open, became dark.

Saber approached Emiya Kiritsugu step by step, and changed her clothes from the dark suit that Mrs. Irisviel had tailored for her to a blue and white battle robe that was more suitable for combat.

Walking on the way closer to her master, Saber had no intention of concealing anything, whether it was the blue and white battle robe she was wearing or the sword in her hand that was not concealed at all.

The dazzling light on the sword allowed Kenneth and Kotomine Kirei, who were well-informed and had been watching the show from the dark, to recognize Saber's identity at the first sight.

The king of Great Britain, the world-famous King Arthur.

Both of them couldn't help but feel secretly delighted. Although they didn't know what kind of conflict had arisen between Emiya Kiritsugu and his Servant, knowing the enemy Servant's true name from the very beginning was undoubtedly very beneficial news.

Saber, who knew how many spectators were watching the first battle of the Holy Grail War through the first-person perspective of Kenshin Matou, of course knew that she was being watched by other Masters at this moment.

But she still showed her treasure without any psychological burden, the sword that symbolized her identity.

In addition to the fact that she, like her husband, has the confidence to sweep the Holy Grail War, Saber has many other reasons for doing this, but the two most important ones are:

The Holy Grail is a broken cup, and Altria doesn't like it anymore.

In order to avenge her husband 100%, Saber does not intend to use ordinary means. As long as there is something wrong with Emiya Kiritsugu, she is ready to release the Noble Phantasm at any time.

What does it mean when something is slightly wrong? This is the moment.

Seeing Saber ignoring his eye signals and still approaching him, Emiya Kiritsugu raised his arm without hesitation, preparing to use the Command Seal, which is the main means for the Master to check and balance the Servants, and has a deep connection with the Matou family.

The servant that Emiya Kiritsugu wanted to check and balance happened to be the future wife of the seventh-generation head of the Matou family, Matou Kenshin.

Everything is fate.

“By the Command Spell…”

"EX..."

"Not good!" Emiya Kiritsugu was shocked. The glittering light on the sword seemed to make him see his future of death. He was not afraid of death, but he could not accept dying before achieving his ideal.

If he continued to complete the Command Seals, there would undoubtedly be a good chance that he could die together with his Servant, but this was obviously not what Kiritsugu Emiya wanted.

He changed his mind and pulled back the arm that had the Command Seal runes on it.

He used the magic that was passed down from his family and which he was most proficient in, the inherited magic of the Emiya family, the power of time.

"Inherent time control, four times the speed!"

This was not the limit of Emiya Kiritsugu's magic power, but it was the limit of magic that his body could withstand.

But...what he didn't know was that Saber already had some understanding of his magic.

In the case of a Heroic Spirit, especially one who was Altria, the outcome would have been determined from the beginning based on Kiritsugu Emiya's level of magus.

After all, the attack range of the curry stick was beyond Kiritsugu Emiya's imagination.

After ending Bluebeard's life, the second enemy that Saber's Curry Stick eliminated was her own master, Emiya Kiritsugu.

The dazzling golden light flickered above the dirty battlefield. The light that cut through the sky made the heroic spirits hiding in the darkness eager to move, and also made Diarmuid and Mrs. Irisviel on the ground waver in their hearts.

“Kiritsugu…”

Mrs. Irisviel, who knew who Saber's enemy was, was already half dead in this moment.

The remaining half, all that was missing was seeing Emiya Kiritsugu’s body with my own eyes.

Diarmuid, who had failed in the competition, also looked solemnly in the direction of Saber. In that direction was not only King Arthur, whom he was concerned about, but also his master this time.

"Come on, Mrs. Irisviel, Diarmuid, since you are so curious, why don't you go and see it with your own eyes?"

……

……

When a wife worried about her husband, an enemy full of malicious intent, and a heroic spirit worried about the Master, arrive at the scene.

All that was seen was Saber standing there, holding the hilt of her sword with both hands, the blade hanging on the ground, and Maiya kneeling beside Kiritsugu Emiya's body, holding his face with his eyes open in death.

Mrs. Alice's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally died completely.

Her physical condition suddenly reached the state in which the Heroic Spirits would retire one after another and her body functions would decline. If Saber had not reacted quickly, Irisviel would have collapsed to the ground at this moment.

But... Saber, who was supporting Irisviel, didn't feel very good either.

It's not that he felt any guilt towards Emiya Kiritsugu, that was something that couldn't be discussed.

She felt guilty because the person she was supporting was in this state because of her.

After spending several years together, they still have a very deep affection for each other, especially since Kiritsugu Emiya was the first person to step into the Einzbern Castle and bring the outside world to Irisviel, who had been forced to live a secluded life.

She was kneeling beside Emiya Kiritsugu's body, with Maiya's body right next to her. She had her head lowered, making it impossible to tell her expression. Only her tears kept falling, revealing her feelings at the moment.

Mrs. Irisviel stared at Emiya Kiritsugu's body for a long time, until she was sure that she could no longer confirm that Emiya Kiritsugu was dead.

She barely managed to cheer herself up and wanted to say something to Maiya, the woman beside her who had been following Kiritsugu Emiya since Kiritsugu appeared in her world.

However, Irisviel's actions shifted as her sights shifted, after seeing the restraints that Maiya's fingers were tightly grasping.

She opened her mouth, but in the end no word came out.

"Do you have anything to say? If not, I want to rest."

Irisviel stood up without looking at Kenshin Matou, but Kenshin Matou knew that the other party was talking to him.

The agreement he had signed with Mrs. Alice was valid for twenty-four hours, and the time limit had not yet passed, so no matter how sad Mrs. Alice was, she still had to fulfill the agreement in the agreement.

In this regard, Mrs. Irisviel is very different from Maiya.

After losing Emiya Kiritsugu, Mrs. Irisviel still had the long-cherished wish of Einzbern to fulfill. Although this long-cherished wish was imposed by Ahad and could be said to be a kind of PUA, it was precisely because of this long-cherished wish that the Holy Grail container named Irisviel was created.

In addition to Einzbern's long-cherished wish, Mrs. Irisviel also has another belief that she cares about the most and is the most indispensable thing for her to survive - Illya.

Illya, who is far away in Einzbern, is Mrs. Irisviel's only concern now.

Mrs. Irisviel knew very well what her family would do if the winner of this Holy Grail War was not Einzbern.

She also knew what Einzbern would do to his daughter Illya in order to fulfill the family's long-cherished wish.

So, even though she was very sad at this moment, even though she would collapse if she breathed a sigh of relief, Mrs. Irisviel still stood up.

She had a reason to stand up.

Kenshin Matou could somewhat understand Mrs. Irisviel's bad mood, but the feeling was not that deep. After being forced to "sacrifice" for Emiya Kiritsugu's justice, he made up his mind that if there was Kenshin Matou in this world, there could not be Emiya Kiritsugu, and if there was Emiya Kiritsugu, there could not be Kenshin Matou.

Born in a peaceful era, although Kenshin Matou has many flaws, such as lust, lust, and desire, he is not a person who would make sacrifices because of lust.

Whether it was Irisviel or Illya, the reason why he was able to remain calm and appear rational in resolving the relationship between himself, Emiya Kiritsugu and them was simply because the matter was within his control.

If he didn't have enough strength and the simulator to trial and error, he would actually be indifferent to the people in the Einzbern camp, or the Emiya Kiritsugu camp, except for Miss Rin, little Sakura, and now Saber.

Frankly speaking, he liked someone named Irisviel, but there were limits. Fortunately, things did not develop in the worst direction. Emiya Kiritsugu died, and Irisviel did not intend to be buried with him. This was the best solution.

After patting Saber's body, which was still a little tense after the battle, Kenshin Matou looked at her. Knowing her husband's thoughts, Saber nodded, indicating that she was fine.

Kenshin Matou felt slightly relieved, but this was not a good time to sign a contract with Saber. Besides, he still had something he promised Diarmuid that he had not yet completed.

Walking to Diarmuid who was watching the show on the side, Jianchen Matou untied the seal on himself and summoned the Scarlet Scabbard Sword sealed in his body.

The moment the dark yellow Chixiao Sword appeared, the rats in the dark began to jump restlessly again.

Just as Altria's sword symbolizes her identity as King Arthur, Uncle Liu's Scarlet Sky Sword is also very recognizable. It can even be said that in terms of recognizableness, the Scarlet Sky Sword is much more powerful than Altria's sword.

Because no matter on the sword body or the scabbard, there are the two words "Chixiao" written in small seal script.

"... Scarlet Sky Sword?"

Diarmuid also called out the name of the sword in Kenshin Matou's hand at the first moment.

His eyes narrowed slightly and he was shocked.

He originally thought that King Arthur was the servant of Kenshin Matou, but after experiencing the scene just now, he obviously discovered his mistake, so, if there is no accident.

He now officially knew the true name of Matou Kenshin's Servant.

This kind of self-confidence and this kind of ability made Diarmuid admire him and feel his blood boiling.

Whether it was the fact that Swordsman Matou called out his real name when they met for the first time, or that Altria did not hide her identity at all and summoned the Scarlet Scabbard Sword with Swordsman Matou, Diarmuid was very impressed.

He watched helplessly as Jianchen Jiantong summoned the Scarlet Sky Sword in front of him and walked towards him.

The eight-year-old child has a calm face in the current scene. The incompatibility between his age and the scene gives the cruel reality an absurd beauty.

At this time, the child stood in front of Diarmuid and said calmly:

"If you can, please bend down a little, Diarmuid. I can't quite reach you..."

"..."

Diarmuid was speechless at first, and then he realized what Swordsman Matou was going to do. He bent his straight back and stretched out his head defenselessly.

He secretly thought in his heart that the spirit of a knight was truly remarkable, and Kenshin Matou did not waste any time. After all, his two future wives were now exhausted and in great need of rest.

Swish!
The sharp blade cut through the corner of Diarmuid's eye, taking away the curse that had troubled him for many years.

Kenneth, who was hiding in the dark, saw this behavior from beginning to end. Although Kenneth felt strange that his opponent in this Holy Grail War was flirting with his own Servant.

But he was the happiest person besides Diarmuid himself about the removal of the teardrop mole at the corner of Diarmuid's eye.

God knows, although his fiancée Sora has never been interested in him, it has never been so obvious as it has been during this period. As for the reason, Kenneth, who is a good magician, certainly knows it.

——It’s all because of the charm of the teardrop mole at the corner of Diarmuid’s eyes!
Well, every bootlicker knows how to comfort himself.

"Well, it's time to end it for tonight. I'm a little tired."

Stretching his waist, Jian Tong Jian Chen said to the air in front of him:
"In three days, the seventh generation head of the Matou family, Matou Kenshin, will come to visit. Please be prepared to accept my challenge, Kenneth Archibald El-Melloi."

(End of this chapter)