Infinite Reincarnation: I am the Monster.

Chapter 515 True Ancestor
"Tsk, even the heroes of justice have become so filthy~"

Tao Pai Pai's teasing voice rang out, his mockery evident in his words.

Emiya Shirou, who subconsciously projected a sword, but couldn't even fix the sword blade into a specific shape, was pulled back by Tohsaka Rin before he could take two steps toward Tao Pai Pai.

The girl looked nervous and shook her head, signaling the boy to calm down.

"Look closely, that guy's condition is off..."

Rin Tohsaka used "that guy" to refer to the man who currently had Kiritsugu Emiya's face. She didn't actually know what was going on with him, but in order to stop Shirou Emiya from dying, she had to come up with this excuse first.

But coincidentally, the other party's current state does not seem like that of a normal human being.

Shirou Emiya was about to step forward when Saber blocked his way with one hand.

As the Master and Servant duo in the Fourth Holy Grail War, Saber was well aware of how strange Kiritsugu Emiya's current state was.

That abnormal regenerative ability is more like that of a monster than a human.

Emiya Kiritsugu's eyes were lifeless, and he remained unmoved by Hakusou's mockery.

No one knows how much of a mockery the words "partner of justice" are to him, nor does anyone know how much he has sacrificed to become a partner of justice.

In the struggle between justice for the minority and justice for the majority, he made choices time and time again, but each time it seemed like he made the wrong choice, paying a heavy price.

On the island where his father conducted Dead Apostle experiments, he concealed the whereabouts of the girl he loved in order to save her, which ultimately led to the entire island being turned into zombie-like monsters and wiped out.

Then, seeing his father stubbornly continuing his Dead Apostle experiments, in order to save more people and prevent the disaster on that island from happening again, he killed his own father with his own hands.

Choice after choice, loss after loss; the so-called justice is nothing more than what he has built with his own blood and tears.

That kind of righteous companion is ultimately just the ramblings of a young person.

"I...I'm not choosing..."

Emiya Kiritsugu opened and closed his mouth, making a hoarse and strange sound.

He still held the gun raised and aimed it at Bai Cangshu.

"Time alter—triple stagnate! (Time-based control at triple speed)"

bang bang bang~
Almost simultaneously, several gunshots rang out, bullets forming a triangular pattern to block Bai Cangshu's left and right sides.

The mocking curve of Shiro Sora's lips stood out starkly against Kiritsugu Emiya's inherent control.

puff!
Like a bullet piercing thick, old cowhide, after a slight thud, nothing else happened.

Bai Cangshu opened his hand, and the specially made bullet was still spinning in his left palm.

You have obtained the item "Origin Bullet" *1

Bai Cangshu watched as he deliberately altered the shape of his hand, continuously deflecting the impact of the bullet to prevent it from shattering directly into his [King's Left Arm].

Indeed, I obtained a pretty good item.

Kiritsugu Emiya's unique bullets, specially made to kill various magicians and magic users.

It is a bullet made using his ribs, which possess the magical properties of "cutting" and "binding".

If it hits a magician, it will directly detonate the opponent's magic power, causing massive damage. The stronger the opponent's magic power, the more pronounced the effect.

This is the true trump card of Kiritsugu Emiya, the mage assassin.

The Emiya family's research into time magic, which allows them to control time, is merely a means to qualify him to fight against most magicians.

Do you know why you can't be a champion of justice?

Bai Cangshu put away the bullet. Before he could even check if it could be taken out of this world, he continued walking towards Shirou Kiritsugu.

He kept spouting trash talk.

This isn't because Bai Cangshu has a penchant for mocking characters who sacrifice themselves for "justice," but rather because he's oppressing them.

He wanted to put immense pressure on his opponent, forcing them to reveal the secret of their survival at Ryudou Temple. Unfortunately, the [Mind Network] ability was limited; otherwise, in this world, Bai Cangshu's methods could have been even more direct.

Even when Kiritsugu Emiya activated his Triple Time, he remained motionless against the White Azure Technique, which had activated a High-Level Momentum.

The two have a vastly different physical attributes.

"Julo, take them to the location of the Greater Grail first."

Upon hearing Tao Pai Pai's arrangement, Ju Luo's eyes flickered, and he nodded. He then urged the others to prepare to enter the cave where the Greater Grail was located.

Medea had no choice but to submit because Souichirou Kuzuki was there; Caster Medea from the Fifth Holy Grail War had actually gathered here.
Saber Artoria;
Archer - Palace of Heroes;

And Assassin·Tao Pai Pai.

With more than half of the Heroic Spirits gathered, and a pseudo-Servant summoned by Medea in violation of regulations, Juro wondered if Tao Pai Pai intended to end the Fifth Holy Grail War in one fell swoop.

However, neither Illya, who is the Lesser Grail, nor Sakura Matou, who is the pseudo-Lesser Grail, appeared.

Juro's heart wavered; he still possessed other information that Tao Pai Pai was unaware of.

No matter how powerful Tao Pai Pai is, his biggest weakness is that he has broken away from his Master's actions.

Since Tao Pai Pai has been identified as a Servant, then all that's needed is to kill Illya...

Qiu Luo lowered his head, not daring to meet Tao Pai Pai's gaze, but he had already made up his mind that if his team members could kill Ilya under Bai Mian's instructions, they could kick Tao Pai Pai out of the game.

So he sided with the white-faced man, delaying the situation.

Conversely, if his own people failed to assassinate Illya, he would pretend he knew nothing and blame everything on Tao Pai Pai.

With that thought in mind, Qiu Luo finally breathed a sigh of relief, his tense nerves relaxing somewhat, and followed Medea toward the back of Ryudou Temple.

"The so-called justice of the minority and the majority, the so-called trolley problem, isn't it all because you're too weak, Mr. Emiya?"

Shiroko walked slowly with her hands behind her back. Kiritsugu Emiya kept firing, but the bullets all passed right through her body.

And this guy is clearly a Servant, yet he has almost no magical power?!

Otherwise, why would the Origin Missile have no effect at all?

But if there was no magic, how did the other party manage to do such a thing?

He watched as Tao Pai Pai effortlessly dodged bullet after bullet; her demeanor was more terrifying than that of many Servants.

Bai Cangshu walked step by step to Shirou Kiritsugu, grabbed the other's neck with one hand, and finally asked the question he really wanted to ask.

"Mr. Emiya, tell me, what turned you into this state—was it the black sludge from the Greater Grail, or...?"

"True Ancestor?"

Kiritsugu Emiya raised his head, his lifeless eyes seeming to be recalling something.

Bai Cangshu wasn't in a hurry to kill him because he wanted to figure this out.

Since he already knows that Ryougi Shiki has appeared in this world, this world cannot be considered as a simple Fate world.

It's perfectly reasonable for things like True Ancestors and Dead Apostles to appear in Kiritsugu Emiya's timeline.

A figure seemed to appear before Kiritsugu Emiya's eyes, with Shirakami's long black hair slowly rising.

puff!
Bai Cangshu pierced Shirou Kiritsugu's brow with one finger, and a subtle electric current began to flow in from the fingertip.

Bai Cangshu closed his eyes, but he also saw a figure. It was a woman wearing a loose white sweater, with a good figure and long golden hair that was draped over her waist.

"A comrade of justice shouldn't die like this. I will grant you a second life. Enjoy me, Kiritsugu~"

The woman leaned down and bit down on Kiritsugu Emiya's pale neck.

(End of this chapter)