Synopsis: Endless Shuttle

"Hahaha, you are so funny."

Not knowing which nerve of Gilgamesh was poked, Iwamine Kirei frowned and looked at the golden king who was laughing wildly.

"Archer, what's so funny."

"You lack awareness of your own pleasure," Gilgamesh said, shaking his glass. "Since the positive doesn't make you feel happy, what about the negative? Like...the 'despair' and 'pain' of others."

"King of Heroes, only a demon like you would be happy to savor the pain of others. But doing so is a sinner's soul and a crime that should be punished."

Kotomine Kirei said solemnly and rigorously, his appearance was as noble as an ascetic in an instant.

"Haven't tried it yet? Humph..."

Gilgamesh sneered. "What is the contradiction between pain and despair and 'pleasure'? The so-called pleasure has no specific form. It is because you don't understand this that you are confused about your desires."

"Archer, are you abetting me to commit a crime?"

"It depends on how you understand it." Gilgamesh said leisurely. "You think pleasure itself is a sin - yes."

"...As the church superintendent, Kotomine Risei's son, how can I join forces with you." Kotomine Kirei retorted, but in the depths of his heart, an uncontrollable tremor appeared.

——Pain, can it really bring a different feeling to the empty self?

"Hehe, I see, so you are bound by inertia to seek the Holy Grail to answer your own meaning? What a sad person."

"As I said, my wish has been fulfilled, that is... uh!!"

Just when Kirei was about to refute a few more words, a sudden burst of pain spread throughout his body, causing him to bend over involuntarily.

"—!?"

In the part of his left forearm close to the elbow, there was a pain that seemed to be burning.Although he didn't know the reason, Kirei had definitely experienced this kind of feeling.Kirei had experienced the same painful and strange feeling as now three years ago.At that time, it was on the arm of his left hand.That's when it all started.

The pain was gradually replaced by waves of burning heat.Kirei stopped thinking because of his surprise, and just unconsciously rolled up the sleeves of his clothes and checked his wrists.

On his left arm, the stigmata of fate appeared impressively.The remaining Command Spells that had been used on Assassin once and part of the pattern disappeared, reappeared in their original size.

"Sure enough, it's the same as I thought, but it came too fast."

Gilgamesh seemed to have expected such a result, showing a happy smile.

"Kirei, no matter how much you deceive yourself to the point where you even believe it, only the Holy Grail cannot be deceived by you, and the reappearance of the Command Spell proves that it has penetrated deep into your heart, which means that ...the thing called the 'Holy Grail' is the thing that truly fulfills your wishes."

"how is this possible--"

Kotomine Kirei looked at the back of his hand in disbelief.

"You said the Holy Grail, you saw through me?" His voice carried a hint of eagerness. What a human named 'Kotomine Kirei' was looking for was the meaning of his own existence.

"of course."

Gilgamesh stood up, walked to Kotomine Kirei's side, and whispered like the ancient snake that tempted Adam to eat the forbidden fruit.

"It just so happens that this king wants to change his Master too, Shi Chen is so outrageous, it doesn't make any sense... So, Kirei, are you interested in creating your first happiness with your own hands? The one called 'betrayal' The ultimate pleasure..."

Kotomine Kirei was just silent and did not answer.

But he already had the answer in his mind.

PS: The captain's voice is really pretentious after the revision, and Shi Chen's encounter and his voice are surprisingly accompanied, such as "turning around once, and getting a dagger"...

Chapter [-] King to King, General to General

At night, outside the Tohsaka house, on the hillside where Assassin once fought——

"...Mr. Rope, can you take your hand away? That would make me feel bad."

Irisviel said a little uneasy.

I really don't blame Alice Phil, since just now, Rope, who captured her and is her current collaborator, has been putting his right hand around her shoulder.To outsiders, it looks like a close lover, but Irisviel herself is a little unacceptable.

"Miss Irisviel. I did this to protect the lovely you, and it would be too bad if you ran away."

Rope made up a high-sounding reason casually, which made Saber frown.

"Rope, this is on the battlefield, please pay attention. Since Irisviel has agreed to be an alliance with you, then you should also give her some trust between allies."

"..." Irisviel was speechless.

As for DiLumuduo... After thinking about it for so long, he already knew the character of his lord, so it's no use saying it, it's better to shut up and obey the next orders.

"makes sense……"

Rope scratched his chin and let go of Irisviel.

Standing on the very edge of the hillside, below is the magnificent Tohsaka House, Rope squatted down and observed it carefully.

From the sharper sight of Madness Hell, the magic barrier outside the courtyard has been destroyed by Assassin's self-directed and self-acted performance, but the interior of the house is impregnable.Although those barriers could not be compared with the 'shrine' forged by Matou Zoken, but they won out in numbers.

Tosaka Tokiomi, a standard magician, made the most of the magic handed down by his family.As far as Ropey saw, there were three gems with a 'strong curse' effect buried on the stairs at the door.

——However, all of the above does not work for Heroic Spirits.

"Saber, do you have any good advice?" he asked back. "Anyway, we are all attackers, so it's not sensible to just rush into the defender's position like this?"

"Unleash your magic power and send a battle post to Archer!"

"Agree." Dirumdo agreed.