Tribute to the Demon King

"You see, children understand the truth."

The man paused and condemned in a low voice: "You have your own children, right? If you don't spend more time with them at this time, have you thought about what their future will be like?"

"...This has nothing to do with you, Kariya Matou."

Kiritsugu's body trembled suddenly, revealing eyes like a wounded hyena.

In the ominous premonition that Kariya suddenly felt, and in the child's trembling eyes with fear, the desolate man in front of him took out a pistol from his arms, and pressed the black muzzle to Kariya's forehead.

Only then did he finally see the familiar yet unfamiliar bright red rune on Kiritsugu's right hand.

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Diagonally opposite the Fuyuki Hyatt Hotel, there is a huge building that has not yet been named - let's call it the Fuyuki Center Building.

This complex high-rise commercial building that will become a landmark building in the new capital of Fuyuki City in the future is just an empty skeleton of reinforced concrete structure, and it is blown violently by the strong wind at sunset.

Hisau Maiya was in ambush here before.The original plan was to be just in case, if Kenneth noticed Kiritsugu's plan and tried to jump out of the window to escape from the house, Hisu Maiya who was ambushing here would kill him in mid-air.

But in terms of results, this preparation has been completely abolished.Thanks to her timely report of the situation, Kiritsugu could even escape from Kenneth.

——However, she herself fell into another crisis.

A man in a dark cassock, full of majesty and oppression, stood at the stairs on the first floor above her, confronting Maiya who was holding a 9mm caliber pistol confidently.

Maiya knew him.

"Kotomine Kirei..."

She murmured warily.

Immediately, Kirei showed a happy smile: "Oh, miss? This should be the first time I've met you. How did you know my name? Could it be your premonition."

Maiya realized her slip of the tongue and regretted it in her heart.

Even when facing Maiya's gun, Kirei continued to speak calmly without showing a trace of uneasiness.

"Since this is the case, then you must know a lot of other things, right? This is an excellent location to observe the [-]nd floor of the Hyatt Hotel. Maybe there are some important people living there?"

As he spoke, Kirei turned his eyes slightly to the outside—at this moment the police had put the scene under martial law, and a crowd of onlookers had already surrounded the place outside.

He sighed for a long time: "Do you want to kill the target even if you don't hesitate to attract the public's attention? Can you still be considered a magician by using this method... Or, shouldn't he be considered a magician in the first place?"

... this man!

Maiya was slightly surprised.

He obviously didn't meet each other, but he knew about Emiya Kiritsugu, just like Emiya Kiritsugu knew about Kotomine Kirei.

"I'm the only one chattering, miss, you can also say something—where is the man who was supposed to replace you here now?"

Kirei slowly approached her, and threw a piece of blood-stained white cloth at the vigilant Maiya—it seemed to be a part cut from some expensive fur.

Maiya's pupils tightened instantly.

"Looks like you know each other, that's great."

Kirei showed a relieved smile: "I'm not threatening you, I'm just stating this fact to you."

"—Let that guy Kiritsugu come over, I'll wait for him here."

Author's message:

Chapter 1 here!I pray that adults are super strong! (chest out)

Chapter 61 The Right to Choose

Twilight.

Arriving at his wife's hometown, Tokiomi who was standing in front of the door did not intend to step inside.

Today's Tokiomi has already placed himself in the land of Shura.In order to protect his wife and daughter, he entrusted them to Chancheng, and this territory does not allow any bloody contamination.

He stared at Rin standing in front of the door, those clear eyes that looked at him from the height of his chest like jewels, and was speechless for a while.

Tokiomi had already made up his mind that he would not see his daughter until the Holy Grail Battle was over.What shook his mind was the battle between Karna and that "suspected Heroic Spirit" Servant at noon today.

The Karna he got from Kotomine Risei was the reason why Tokiomi had the confidence to win.But Karna admitted that if it comes to a frontal battle, he might not be able to keep up with the opponent's speed.

"Moreover, the other party is also a warrior with extremely high divinity. Although I don't know him, he seems to know me well..."

The information about the opponent he received from Karna made Tokiomi's heart sink to the bottom of the valley again.Of course, Tokiomi wasn't the kind of person who would panic and be at a loss when he lost his advantage.What's more, Karna still has "that" treasure. If everything goes well, it won't be too difficult to win the final victory.

However, it is also an indisputable fact that in the Holy Grail War, which Tokiomi thought he could easily win, an ominous cloud called "what if" appeared.

What's more, he was going to have a magic duel with that El-Mello tonight.

Unlike Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald, Tokiomi Tohsaka is definitely not a genius.

The reason why the current Tokiomi can become a respected magician is only because he worked hard enough.

If he lost in the magic duel, if Karna was defeated by the suspected violating heroic spirit, if this was the last time he talked with Rin... what should he say.

Tokiomi stroked Rin's hair in confusion, while Lancer in spirit form stood behind him silently.

He was in a mess.

Tokiomi still remembered that when his father handed over the magic seal to him, his father asked him——