My Destiny Illustrated Book of the Moon

Chapter 159 The Awakened Kotomine Kirei

Accompanied by mocking and pitying sneers, the dazzling golden light dispelled the darkness in the prison, and forced Kotomine Kirei, who was staring at the void, to look outside the prison.

Even if he was just standing, the Heroic Spirit still made no secret of the astonishing sense of oppression that he released from his body. The awe and self-discipline he felt when stepping into a modern violent institution had nothing to do with him.

"It's come to this point, what are you still thinking about? No matter how dull you are, there must be a limit, Kirei."

"Did Tokiomi-sensei send you here? Archer."

"Tokiomi? This guy doesn't have time to deal with your affairs, or he doesn't know about Ni's affairs at all, right?" Blood-red eyes sized Kotomine Kirei unscrupulously, as if Archer had confirmed and expected him from the very beginning. Subsequent reactions were mediocre.

"……What's the meaning?"

"Let me tell you, Kirei—he is currently dealing with the funeral of priest Kotomine Risei."

priest?Yanfeng Rizheng?Yanfeng... Lizheng...?
Father?

When the information Archer uttered was finally understood by him, Kirei was stunned by the touch of tears sliding down his cheeks, and pressed his face involuntarily.

Weeping at the news of the death of a blood relative... For a person, this should be a natural reaction.But at this moment, Kirei seemed to have stepped into the void beside the abyss, and fell into a chaotic mood that was almost fearful.

Never look directly - the inner voice warned myself sternly.

Kotomine Kirei, you absolutely can't understand, and you can't agree with the feelings that are welling up in your heart right now.Because that's-

"Regret?" Golden Heroic Spirit admired Kirei's hollow and struggling expression, with a sadistic smile on his mouth, "It's not because of the death of a relative, but because of the regret of not being there. Not accurate enough."

"To be precise, it's regrettable—that the person who killed his own father wasn't himself?"

A voice pierced into Kirei's heart like a steel needle, piercing through the blockade and confinement he had held three years ago. Kotomine Kirei stared blankly at the wetness in his hands and at the tears that flowed from him.

Tears, when was the last time he shed tears.

That's right, it was that unforgettable three years ago.That woman, his wife Claudia reached out to wipe up Kirei's tears and said, "You love me very much."

This kind of parting is completely different from the ending he expected-he also thought so at that time.Beside the terminally ill woman, didn't Kirei already understand what he was looking for?
Hope to make this woman more ■■——

I want to see her more like——

At that moment, at this very moment, Kotomine Kirei once again felt the frenzied and overwhelmed mood three years ago.

At least let him experience the most extreme ■■■■ before his father died...

"The soul seeks pleasure as a beast follows the scent of blood—"

With ruby-like eyes entwined in his heart, he whispered to him while showing an evil smile.

"Now, you should be able to give an answer, right? About that matter."

Kotomine Kirei knew what Archer was talking about, it was the night when he lost Assassin, Archer asked him to participate in "pastime activities", that is, to satisfy his idle curiosity of wanting to know the motivation of each Master to pursue the Holy Grail, for this reason The King of Heroes also generously handed over his treasured treasures to him.

One of them was placed in the church by Kotomine Kirei, exposing the fact that Sakuyue had stolen the Reiki Disk, and the rest was indeed released by Kirei for surveillance, and achieved certain results.

But what's the point of saying this now?
With a mood close to avoidance, Kirei opened his mouth to speak slowly through the bars.

He talked about Master Lancer who pursued victory for the honor of a magician, about Master Rider who used to be the same as his teacher, but now seems to have a new awakening, and about Master Caster, the mysterious and unpredictable The murderous young man, because he failed to grasp the whereabouts of the Saber master, Emiya Kiritsugu, lied to Archer, and then went on to tell about the Berserker master, Matou Kariya.

"A magus who started out halfway, and a crazy servant, originally put on an alliance with the Caster group, but recently it seems that he has drawn a line, and he seems to have had a relationship with Tokiomi's wife Aoi in the past. For some reason, Mr. Tohsaka's two daughters are now taken in by him..."

Suddenly, Archer spoke, interrupting Kirei's narration.

"Then Kirei, let's assume a situation—assuming a miracle plus luck, in case Berserker's Master really survives to the end. Can you imagine what will happen then?"

assumption.If it's just fiction...

Assuming Berserker's Master wins everyone and even wins the Holy Grail, what will Kariya have to face then?
Needless to say, it was his own dark side that he had to face.Under the banner of justice to get her daughter back for Aoi, it is a big contradiction that she has to take her husband away from her.Kariya didn't notice this contradiction in his heart... No, he ignored it on purpose.This also means that he deceives himself and hides the jealousy and base lust in his heart.

Standing on the pinnacle of victory stained with blood, Kariya Matou will be forced to face the ugliest side in his heart.

Archer looked at Kirei's thoughtful face, and smiled knowingly.

"Kirei, you should have already noticed it, right? What is the real meaning of this question."

"……What did you say?"

"If you ask other callers the same question, you will soon find that the question is meaningless and it's a waste of time. But about Kariya, you haven't noticed it. You give up your usual precise thinking and immerse yourself in meaningless You forget how meaningless this thing is, and you don’t feel pain even if it’s in vain, this is the so-called ‘interest’.”

Archer spread his arms, and there was still no trace of warmth on his face, instead, it was like a child observing an ant nest, shining with pure joy.

"Celebrate well, Kirei, your never-ending pilgrimage is finally about to reach its destination—you finally understand what 'entertainment' is."

Trembling as if struck by thunder, Kotomine Kirei's brain fell into a blank, but in that empty sea of ​​souls, something seemed to float up again.

I want to see my wife in more pain——

I want my father to experience the most extreme way of death——

Looking forward to the ugly ending after Kariya's wish comes true——

The admonition of the gods has been unable to stop Kirei, and finally he understands that benevolence, righteousness and morality cannot bring him any answers.

In the end, the man let out a long breath, and let out a slightly lonely sigh full of joy after reaching his goal:
"What is this...what the hell am I?"

In the end, the hypocritical sighs stopped, and the man dressed as a priest simply covered his stomach and laughed loudly, even if he was out of breath, he couldn't stop laughing:

"So twisted? So dirty? Is this really Kotomine Risei's birth? Hahahaha, impossible, no way! What is this, did my father actually give birth to a four-legged animal?"

"Are you satisfied? Kirei." Gilgamesh asked with a cheerful smile.

"No, not yet. That's not enough."

While wiping away his tears, Kirei shook his head and replied:
"I did find the answer in this life of only searching, which is a great improvement. However, it did not solve the problem at all. The answer was just thrown at me suddenly, and the process or way of answering was omitted. It is called How can I accept that?"

The revived priest raised his right hand with a smile on his face.

Was it because of excessive joy that he ignored the pain in the back of his hand?At some point, the Command Seal symbolizing the Master reappeared on his hand.

"The equation that leads to my weird existence should be some kind of clear truth, which exists somewhere. No, it must exist. I have to pursue and explore what it is... and in this Holy Grail War , will obviously have the answer I want."

Facing Kotomine Kirei's declaration of rejoining the war, Archer laughed out loud:

"Hahaha, you're such a guy that people can't get tired of looking at them... It seems that this king's encouragement is worthwhile. But Kirei, you will encounter a big trouble soon."

After Archer laughed for a while, a sly but evil and very dangerous look appeared in his blood red eyes.

"If you want to participate in the Holy Grail War with your own will, Tohsaka Tokiomi will become your enemy. That is to say, you are not armed at all, and you are just sharing a room with the enemy's servants with your bare hands. Don't you feel this situation? Is it dangerous?"

"Not necessarily, I've already figured out how to ask for mercy."

"Oh?"

Archer narrowed his eyes with interest, while Kirei continued to speak calmly.

"Since I'm going to be an enemy of Tokiomi-sensei, I don't need to cover up his lies anymore——Gilgamesh, let me tell you the truth behind the Holy Grail War that you don't know yet."

(End of this chapter)