Infinite Reincarnation: I am the Monster.

Chapter 536 The Girl and Tao Pai Pai and So-Called Justice

Kiritsugu Emiya watched in despair as the black mud spread and the fire began to engulf everything.

Although Fuyuki City had been completely reduced to ruins in an unknown battle, not all of its inhabitants had died.

At this point, once these things have completely spread...

Today, the most horrific massacre in human history will likely take place in Fuyuki City.

This event will be recorded in human history and will be remembered forever.

"go!"

Having experienced the pain of being contaminated by the black mud, Kiritsugu Emiya grabbed his adopted son and ran quickly toward his biological daughter, reaching out to pick up Illya.

But the girl just looked at her coldly, her hair falling and transforming into a silver sword and a familiar.

Illya's desire to kill Kiritsugu Emiya was not merely a matter of family duty...

“Ilya, you…”

boom!
A terrifying explosion suddenly occurred behind them, and the next moment, black mud began to pour out.

The man standing at the center of the explosion was completely covered in black mud.

A massive amount of magic and terrifying malice were constantly eroding everything around it.

The man, on the other hand, became like a black hole, continuously absorbing all the evil of this world into his body.

This action caused Kiritsugu Emiya's expression to freeze.

"Assassin..."

Ilya was startled and looked worried. She now understood everything. The Assassin's claim that he wanted to take away her only mission in this world was probably a different kind of "gentleness" from this powerful and cruel Servant.

She didn't care what Assassin's motives or "schemes" were.

There are too many such things. From the moment she was born, everyone around her had various motives and harbored a great deal of conspiracy.

Whether it's good for oneself or bad for oneself, it all points to one's own purpose.

Even if Assassin is like this, so what?

Just like Berserker, although every time she draws magic, she suffers excruciating pain, so what? She has become valuable to Berserker, and in return, Berserker responds to her expectations.

Only those who are needed have value.

Assassin usurped his mission as the "Minor Grail," but in doing so, he managed to survive.

Berserker chose to die precisely because he understood the Assassin's purpose.

The two most ruthless Servants in this Holy Grail War showed her the greatest tenderness.

Ilya raised her arms, her magical circuits lighting up all over her body. She even tried to search for her own dress, but because of the attack and the destruction of her apartment, she couldn't find it at all.

All she could do at that moment was to try her best to keep Assassin alive.

As the Lesser Grail, Illya, standing on the land of Fuyuki City, is naturally able to draw magical energy from the earth's ley lines.

But at this moment, the Greater Grail has appeared, and the ley lines have been largely destroyed in the previous battle between Hakusou and Hakumen.

Therefore, Ilya felt that her magic power was not as inexhaustible as it used to be.

She raised her other hand, and the Command Seals within her body lit up completely.

"Assassin! Survive!"

A command spell vanished instantly, and at the same time, a large amount of magic power was absorbed.

Illya seemed to see a glimmer of hope and used the Command Spell again.

"Assassin, I command you to live!"

The girl's crisp voice echoed through the empty city. The rolling black mud and raging fire were only a few hundred meters in front of her. Once they swept over, the girl would have no chance of escape.

Kiritsugu Emiya stood a few meters away from Illya, while Shirou Emiya, whom he was holding, struggled to his feet.

Kiritsugu Emiya looked at the gun in his hand.

He can't control his own daughter. Does he have to shoot her and then forcibly take the other person away...?

Kiritsugu Emiya's mind seemed to replay the choices he had made throughout his life. Because his father's Dead Apostle experiments had turned the girl he loved into a monster, he had hidden her whereabouts to keep her alive, which led to the entire island being infected and ultimately wiped out.

To prevent her father from continuing his Dead Apostle experiments, she chose to kill him with her own hands...

Each time I made a choice, I had a perfectly valid reason to tell myself that doing so was the best and most "just" thing to do!

But in the end, he only lost again and again.

He lost the girl he liked in his youthful days, he lost his father, he lost...

Ming!
Emiya Shirou cast another projection magic spell between his hands, and an excessively long dachi appeared—it was Sasaki Kojiro's [Dried Pole].

"Shirou, you..."

Terrifying images flashed through Kiritsugu Emiya's mind. He instinctively raised his gun to aim at his adopted son, but Shirou Emiya had already turned and run to Illya's side.

He gripped the katana, which was far too long and narrow for him, with both hands.

"Ilya, right? I'll protect you!"

The red-haired boy looked at the black mud and flames that seemed capable of devouring everything, his voice trembling slightly, but his resolve remained firm.

Even if the person in the black mud was his "enemy," the terrifying guy who attacked and killed Rin Tohsaka and Sakura Matou, and then killed Saber in battle.

But since the girl is her adoptive father's daughter, and since the girl simply wants to save him, then he also wants to save her.

Because... this is the simple justice in his heart.

Emiya Kiritsugu instinctively aimed at his adopted son's gun, but it suddenly fell to the ground.

He covered his face and slumped down.

Kiritsugu Emiya seemed to recall a moonlit courtyard where he told Shirou that he once dreamed of becoming a champion of justice.

But that was just a teenager's fantasy; he had grown up, so he gave up.

But the red-haired boy told him that because he was still a child, he would pursue that dream.

Like a dream reflecting reality, at this moment, the boy was burning with a radiance that would make Kiritsugu Emiya feel ashamed of himself.

That's good, that's good...

Kiritsugu Emiya suddenly lifted his foot and took the initiative to walk forward.

"Shirou, please take good care of Illya for me... no..."

"Illya, please take good care of Shirou for me from now on, okay? After all, he's your younger brother..."

Kiritsugu Emiya was very skilled at psychological warfare, and in the past, he used this ability to target and assassinate magicians.

But today, he is using this to deliberately "force" his daughter to live.

He could sense that Illya had self-destructive tendencies, so in order to keep her alive, he told her that Shirou Emiya was a younger brother who needed to be taken care of, and that Illya should take on the responsibility of living.

The girl who raised her hands to release magic and Command Seals, and the boy who held a sharp sword and trembled slightly, were both stunned. The next moment, they saw Kiritsugu Emiya running and rushing into the black mud and flames.

[Based on your Assassin class, you have gained additional enhancements to your Command Seals.]

You have been eroded by all the evils of this world, and your bodily functions have declined.

……

These two prompts kept popping up like system bugs, but Bai Cangshu couldn't be bothered to look at them.

He simply opened his arms, feeling the illusory malice constantly washing over his nerves, while in contrast, a more immense force was constantly washing over his soul and consciousness.

The body has long been riddled with holes and is undergoing various changes as it rapidly heals itself.

[You have endured the baptism of all the evils of this world. Your Undying Nature - Intermediate has been upgraded. Currently: Undying Nature - Advanced]

Finally, a notification appeared, and Bai Cangshu felt as if some kind of shackle within his body had been broken.

Immediately afterwards, the [Overlimit Spiral], which had been dormant for a long time, began to spin even faster once again.

Along with its Noble Phantasm transformation, Heart Vortex, it began to spin wildly.

Like towering tentacles, they stretched straight towards the scarlet moon in the sky, or perhaps into a pitch-black void.

(End of this chapter)