The Nuclear Sword Fairy from a certain cartoon

"Inherent Temporal Control" is a high-level magic. Although it is classified into the scope of great magic, it definitely does not fall into the category of "magic" that cannot be reproduced.

This magic is much weaker than the "time modification" that reverses cause and effect and changes the past. It is just a "time adjustment" magic that stops the past time and accelerates the future time.

In order to be able to use it in actual combat, Emiya Kiritsugu modified this magic and applied it to himself, allowing his body to show speeds that are impossible for humans.

The disadvantage of this is that after the magic is lifted, the world will correct the time difference, which will cause a huge burden on the body.

After that moment, Emiya Kiritsugu's body was already burdened, and after confirming that Lancer had not left home, he naturally did not dare to stay any longer.

"You didn't take Lancer to school with you...?"

Emiya Kiritsugu fled in embarrassment while muttering in disbelief.

Emiya Kiritsugu didn't believe that the other party had expected that he would do this in advance.

That is a judgment that can only be made after understanding the enemy to a certain extent.

But how could that child understand him, a magician killer who had just arrived in Fuyuki City?

This should be impossible.

"You... who are you?"

The more he thought about the child, the farther Emiya Kiritsugu felt he was from the answer he wanted, and he only became more anxious.

There was no need to continue formulating the battle plan. Once he was free, Emiya Kiritsugu felt that he would definitely fall into fear because of the unknown.

"Let's go to the Hyatt Hotel first..."

Since this side failed, let's take action against Kenneth.

Chapter 27 follows

The sun's disk in the west has become increasingly tilted, the clouds on the horizon have been dyed golden, and it has reached dusk.

After Shirou returned home, he asked Karna if anything happened today.

Karna immediately informed Shirou about Emiya Kiritsugu's arrival today.

"It's a pity that there were people around at the time. I was worried about making too much noise, so I deliberately restrained my strength. Unexpectedly, the other party escaped... I'm really sorry, Master."

Karna couldn't help but lower his head.

Because Shirou's order was for him to protect his family, Karna did not continue to pursue him after his first attack was dodged by him.

"There is no need to apologize. I asked you to protect the family. As long as there is nothing wrong with the family, you have already fulfilled your duty."

Shirou continued: "It will be night soon, I will go out for a while, and you continue to guard the house."

Karna nodded upon hearing this.

"Please be careful, Master. If you are in danger, be sure to use the command spell to summon me."

"Ok, I know."

After agreeing like this, Shirou left the house.

Walking on the streets illuminated by dusk, Shirou narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Based on Emiya Kiritsugu's character, he would not be able to act together with Irisviel and Saber. In this case, there should be only one stronghold for him."

In fact, there is no need to speculate too much. Shirou, who understands the plot, arrived at a business hotel not long after.

"If I remember correctly, it should be here."

This hotel only has a decent lobby and front desk. At best, it is a cheap hotel equivalent to a business hotel.

From travelers with their families to men and women having one-night stands, the guests here are of all kinds, and because of this, this place has become the best place for Emiya Kiritsugu to hide his identity.

It might be a bit troublesome to enter with the appearance of a child, so Shirou used magic to change his body shape and transformed into a boy-like appearance.

After growing a lot in height, Shirou's vision became slightly different.

"Although it is a fake body shape, it really makes people not want to change back..."

With this emotion, Shirou walked through the hall and took the elevator to the seventh floor.

In front of the door of Room 703, Shirou stopped.

Now it is not difficult for him to open a locked door.

boom!

The lock dropped to the ground and made a sound.

Shirou opened the door and stepped into the house.

The facilities in the room are just a very simple hotel layout.

Shirou first checked around the room and found no magician-related props.

Only in front of the desk did Shirou see a few photos and an A4 paper.

Several Servant ranks were written on it, including Shirou's name, which was circled in red pen.

"After you fail here, what will you do next, Emiya Kiritsugu..."

Shirou picked up the photo and looked at it, and found that the photo was taken at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

"Kenneth..."

This magician who has never appeared before seems to have been targeted by Emiya Kiritsugu.

"Go and see."

Although he can't say that he is completely sure of what will happen next, he still has to take a look to find out.

Without hesitation, Shirou immediately set off for the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

……

The Hyatt Regency is undoubtedly the most luxurious hotel in Xindu.

With Kenneth's character, although he would not think highly of this hotel, he would not settle for other hotels that were not up to standard.

It was almost a no-brainer to choose this hotel based on his character.

As Shirou expected, Kenneth did indeed live in the luxury suite on the top floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

Now Kenneth has reached a contract with Caster, but the compatibility between Kenneth and Caster is so different that Kenneth doesn't even know what Caster is doing secretly.

Of course, if he knew, he wouldn't be able to continue his alliance with Caster.

Now Kenneth has made this Hyatt Regency Hotel his base of activities, and of course he has completely renovated it.

This transformation is not physical, but refers to the strengthening of magic.

In this building with a total height of 32 floors, 24 floors are covered by Kenneth's barrier.

It can even be called a magic fortress.

Moreover, there are three magic furnaces dedicated to Kenneth as well as dozens of evil spirits and demons summoned in place of hounds. Even the sewers have been alienated by him.

Under such a complete defense, no matter who comes here, Kenneth will make the other person thoroughly feel what real terror and torture is.

While Kenneth was thinking this, a violent explosion sounded.

boom----!

If it hadn't been for the defensive magic circle set up in the room, even if Kenneth was fine now, his fiancée Sora might have been swallowed up by the explosion.

"As a magician, do you actually use such modern military weapons..."

Kenneth's words were laced with disdain.

As a magic genius who was nurtured by nobles since childhood, he has a contemptuous attitude towards modern weapons.

In his opinion, those who can participate in the Holy Grail War must have magic-related heritage and knowledge, but this time the enemy actually abandoned his proper identity as a magician and chose to use this modern weapon to launch an attack.

Although he didn't know much about these military weapons, this did not prevent Kenneth from scorning them.

"It's so sad to have fallen to this level."

The demolitionist who used such despicable means to destroy his own workshop is now hiding somewhere outside the hotel.

Killing intent arose in Kenneth's heart, and he couldn't wait to strangle this enemy who was targeting him.

Kenneth is not bad at magic used to find enemies. Although he is not the most skilled, with his level, he is naturally far better than most magicians.

"I'll find you soon, idiot!"

……

"The hotel, the hotel has collapsed!"

The high-rise hotel, with an overall height of more than 150 meters, remained upright and collapsed as if it was being sucked into the ground.

Because all the exterior walls collapsed inward, not a single piece of debris fell outside, and only the dust generated by the collapse spread toward the streets in all directions.

Following the explosion at the Hyatt Hotel, the tenants who were awakened by the fire alarm in their sleep and evacuated to the outdoor parking lot were mingled with the fear of fire, their interrupted pajamas, and the unhappiness caused by the cold night outside.

Everyone's faces were full of panic and fear.

Emiya Kiritsugu, who was standing behind the crowd, watched this scene calmly.

Suddenly, the cry of a little girl came from the crowd, drawing Emiya Kiritsugu's attention from the gray smoke on the top floor of the hotel.

The girl's mother walked past Emiya Kiritsugu, holding her child who was crying because of fear.

Both mother and daughter were wearing only pajamas, and their bodies were covered in white dust. They looked a bit miserable.

Emiya Kiritsugu looked at the backs of the mother and daughter with somewhat complicated eyes. He didn't come back to his senses until his fingers were burned by a burning cigarette butt.

The pain from his fingertips made Emiya Kiritsugu feel inexplicably upset. He threw the half-burned cigarette in his hand to the ground and stepped on it with his foot.

Emiya Kiritsugu felt a little confused. Sentimentalism was absolutely not allowed for him. This kind of weak

Emotions only slowed down his shooting.

However, even if he didn't want to admit it, Emiya Kiritsugu knew very well that when he saw the fleeing mother and daughter, he saw the shadows of Illya and Irisviel in them.

For Emiya Kiritsugu, who has such a lofty ideal as "saving the world", all lives are equal, and there is no difference between every sacrificed life. Under this judgment, the lives of women and children will not be affected. Special treatment.

It is absolutely fair and equal to every life, so if you must choose, just choose a path with less sacrifice.

As long as you use the Holy Grail, you can save the world and fulfill your long-held ideal.

Chapter 28 Ideal Exile

In order to realize his ideal, Emiya Kiritsugu will remove all obstacles.

But...when it comes time to make a decision, if the few people who are sacrificed include my wife and daughter, will I be shaken?

Such questions arose in Emiya Kiritsugu's heart.

Of course, Emiya Kiritsugu knew that with his character, he would make the choice to sacrifice a few to save the many in the end, even if it included his wife and daughter.

But... doing this will definitely be extremely painful.

When he achieves his ideal, he will undoubtedly choose to self-destruct.

A machine that has no cares and only knows how to kill should not exist in a peaceful world.

The moment such thoughts came to mind, Emiya Kiritsugu suddenly felt that the vision in front of him was blurred, and fragmented images that were difficult to distinguish suddenly flashed before his eyes.

The sky is red, as red as blood.

The black sludge rolling in waves like the sea turned the city into purgatory.

Mountains of desiccated corpses lay everywhere, sinking gradually into the dim sea.

And he was walking among them with a numb face...

Emiya Kiritsugu rubbed his eyes, and the hallucination-like scene just now disappeared.

"What's going on...am I too nervous?"

His heartbeat inexplicably accelerated slightly, and Emiya Kiritsugu glanced at the partially destroyed Hyatt Regency Hotel.

He didn't plan to waste time like this anymore, lest more accidents happen.

Since Kenneth hasn't come out yet, he will be the only one to take the initiative.

Emiya Kiritsugu, who was hidden in the shadow of the building, suddenly noticed something and looked towards the other side of the street.

"That is……?"

There was a figure approaching him.