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Chapter 315 The Last One to Enter [Protagonist]

Seeing the obvious incomprehension and disapproval on his wife Irisviel's face.

Emiya Kiritsugu had no choice but to stop drawing the [Summoning Circle] and explain his battle philosophy to his wife again.

"Fighting the enemy openly is not my style.

"As for me, I would rather use 'despicable' means to eliminate the enemy more efficiently.

"For example, they poisoned the enemy's food and then attacked them, or blew up their homes in the middle of the night and buried them under the rubble."

When the battle was mentioned, Emiya Kiritsugu's face became obviously cold.

At this moment, he seemed to have turned into a ruthless and efficient killing machine, analyzing the pros and cons of [Heroic Spirit Summoning] for his wife beside him.

"If I want the [Knight King], a Heroic Spirit who is invincible in frontal combat and stands at the pinnacle of the Saber [Class], to understand and agree with my 'insidious' strategy.

"It must be difficult to implement it without compromise."

Emiya Kiritsugu stroked the scabbard, which was as gorgeous as a king's crown, taken out from the ebony cabinet, and recalled the glorious history of King Arthur.

After a period of silence, he continued to speak to his wife in a somewhat cold but firm tone.

“No, rather than saying something difficult.

“Rather, it’s absolutely impossible.

"Trying to convince such a Heroic Spirit to change his strategy is quite arrogant and naive.

"It just so happens that by God's mercy, you also manifested the Holy Mark today. This [Holy Relic] can be used by you."
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Seeing the scabbard being handed to her by Emiya Kiritsugu, Irisviel did not take this relic with extraordinary power.

Instead, he interrupted the other person's unspoken words with a worried and hurried tone.

"Kiritsugu! You have to give it a try.

"If we can communicate with him, perhaps we can convince him and work together in this brutal battle."

Seeing that his wife did not take the scabbard, but wanted to continue persuading him.

Emiya Kiritsugu threw the extremely precious scabbard, which had not been damaged in the past 1,500 years, onto the ground not far away as if it were trash.

In order to avoid affecting his next [Compatibility Summoning], it also demonstrates his determination not to use this [Holy Relic] to [Summon Heroic Spirits].

After doing all this, he told his wife his understanding of the Holy Grail War.

"You are wrong. No matter how glorious a Heroic Spirit's deeds may be, once the Holy Grail System completes the Heroic Spirit Summoning and makes it a Servant under the Master's command, it becomes a 'tool'.

"As a 'tool', it must make users feel comfortable and convenient to use.

"Those who hold the idea of ​​[wanting to persuade the other party] and want to change the other party, and those who harbor unrealistic fantasies about becoming a Heroic Spirit as a Servant, will not be the final winner."

Seeing that her husband was about to perform the [Heroic Spirit Summoning], [Irisviel] wanted to make one last effort.

"Kiritsugu, if you were to use this [Holy Relic]..."
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[Emiya Kiritsugu] was not going to give his wife any room to continue trying to persuade him.

He quickly finished drawing the last stroke of the [Summoning Circle] and said what his wife wanted to say.

"This [Holy Relic] is just like the [Holy Relics] that the [Church] has been collecting, which are worth [Seal Designation] levels.

"Even if you don't use it as a 'catalyst' for summoning, it's still a powerful conceptual weapon.

"If a Heroic Spirit is summoned and a magic power supply relationship is established between it and the owner of the scabbard through the causal line.

"This [Holy Relic] will become something like a Heroic Spirit's [Noble Phantasm] that can benefit the Master. As long as it is buried in the Master's body, it will continuously heal the Master's injuries."

Having said this, Emiya Kiritsugu paused, and then announced his plans to his wife.

"Once you arrive in Fuyuki, you will fight as the only Master of the Einzbern family, serving as the Knight King.

"With this 'trump card', you will definitely attract most people's attention and become the first target of attack.

"So you need it more than I do, don't you?"

Faced with these words that appear cold and impeccable on the surface, but secretly reveal a hint of concern.

Irisviel stopped talking.

She has been persuaded by her husband.
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Seeing that his wife stopped talking, silently took the scabbard away and stood far away to avoid interfering with his [Heroic Spirit Summoning], the indifference on [Emiya Kiritsugu]'s face faded a little.

He threw a few gems into the summoning circle, transformed them into magic power, and began to activate the summoning circle.

"Its foundation is silver and iron. However, when it is full, it is also the time to discard it."

After watching the magic circle light up and confirming that the [Summoning Magic Circle] was activated normally.

[Emiya Kiritsugu] checked the items on his body again to make sure that they would not fall apart at the critical moment.

He stood in the center of the [Summoning Circle] and chanted the spell to summon the heroic spirit.

“Declare:
“Your body is at my service, and my life is at your sword’s.

"Answering the call of the Holy Grail."

As Emiya Kiritsugu chanted the spell, the magic circle flashed with an abnormal and dazzling white light.

Meanwhile, Irisviel, who was standing by, felt something was amiss as she watched the Summoning Array being activated beneath her husband's feet.

[The white light only flashes after the spell is finished. Why is there a sign of a Heroic Spirit appearing now, just when I'm halfway through?]

[It's like a heroic spirit is about to jump out on its own?]

【Nothing will go wrong, right?】

And when Emiya Kiritsugu blurted out the last sentence "The wheel of suppression descends here, the guardian of Libra."

The uneasiness that was lingering in Irisviel's heart came true.

Because, with the end of the [Heroic Spirit Summoning], the stigma on the back of [Emiya Kiritsugu]'s hand transformed into a [Command Seal].

However, no heroic spirit appeared in the [Summoning Array] in front of him as the summoning ended.
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After noticing this unusual situation, Emiya Kiritsugu was about to say something.

But unexpectedly, there was a loud noise above his head, as if a person appeared out of thin air in space and fell down.

The couple looked at each other and completed their exchange of opinions.

Irisviel tossed the gun beside her to her husband and, with a wave of her hand, summoned two translucent dove-shaped familiars.

After taking the gun and checking the magazine, [Emiya Kiritsugu] nodded to [Irisviel] and went up the stairs first.

【Irisviel】 followed closely behind.

After a while, Emiya Kiritsugu came upstairs and made a countdown gesture at the door.

He suddenly opened the tightly closed door and pointed his gun at the possible enemy.

But in the room, he found a man wearing a red and black tight-fitting suit and jacket and with white hair.

This muscular man was half lying on the only intact sofa in the ruins with his eyes closed in a relaxed posture.

Looking at this man dressed somewhat unusually, [Emiya Kiritsugu] felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

He felt an unprecedented sense of intimacy from this man.

This feeling made him think secretly.

[Is this the causal line that connects the Master and the Servant? ]

【Then he must be my Heroic Spirit. 】

[If it's a [Compatibility Summon], it should be a Heroic Spirit that I get along well with.]

Thinking of this, [Emiya Kiritsugu] put down the gun in his hand, then turned his head and signaled [Irisviel] beside him to disperse the pigeon-shaped [familiar].

After making a friendly gesture, he cleared his throat, walked up to the man and extended his hand.

"Emiya Kiritsugu, summon your magician.

"What about you?"
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In the ruined room, a sofa that was still in good condition was specially moved out.

The white-haired man sitting elegantly on the sofa opened his eyes after hearing the strange yet familiar man's tone.

When he saw Emiya Kiritsugu standing before him and extending his hand, a hint of well-hidden shock flashed in his eyes.

He first touched the back of his head with a confused gesture, and then responded with words full of apology.

"I'm sorry, this is Mr. Emiya Kiritsugu.

"I seem to have had some unexpected situation and lost some memory.

“So there is no name to call him now.

"You said you were the magician who summoned me? Do you have any proof?"

Hearing the white-haired man's words, Emiya Kiritsugu couldn't help but frown.

He stretched out his right hand and showed the three command seals on the back of his hand to the white-haired man, then threatened him in a cold tone.

"The magic power and the Command Seals transmitted through the causal line are sufficient proof.

"Servants summoned to this era will also be instilled with relevant knowledge.

"If you still want to pretend to be deaf and dumb, then I'm sure that with your [Magic Resistance] skill of only [D], you won't be able to resist the effects of the [Command Seal].

"Using the Command Seals to force disobedient Servant to commit suicide isn't a bad option."

He listened to Emiya Kiritsugu's cold and threatening words and looked at the hand that was stretched out in front of him again.

The white-haired man sighed with some nostalgia.

There was no anger on his face, but instead a helpless smile.

He tightly grasped Emiya Kiritsugu's somewhat cold hand and lowered his head, as if reminiscing about something.

Then he raised his head and said helplessly, "Master, I believe you have also sensed something unusual through my [Class Skills].

"I originally wanted you to call me Red Archer.

"But look."
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[Emiya Kiritsugu] looked at the feedback panel of the Heroic Spirit, and a hint of surprise appeared on his cold face.

"Archer, no, according to [Class] I should call you Caster.

"But why do you have the [Magic Resistance] skill, which is only available to the top three riders, and the [Independent Action] skill, which is only common to Archer [classes]?
"You also don't have the [Field Creation] and [Item Making] skills that a Caster should have.

"Did something abnormal happen?"

It seems that I have finally gotten around the issue of my name.

The corners of the white-haired archer's mouth slightly raised before returning to normal. He let go of Emiya Kiritsugu's hand and spoke in a somewhat confused tone.

"Perhaps due to the influence of the [Magic] I master, the two Archer class positions are full again.

“Plus, this Holy Grail War was inherently abnormal, which is why this unusual situation of memory loss occurred.

"However, if it's you, then I, a nameless Servant, would be happy to fight for you.

"Master, just use me as Archer."

Hearing the red archer's words, Emiya Kiritsugu's frown deepened.

He took a deep breath and asked his servant with a slightly expectant look.

"If you can't remember your real name, can you still use your Noble Phantasm?

"What's the only magic you know?"
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The red archer did not immediately answer Emiya Kiritsugu's question, but stood up and walked to the window of the house.

After staring at the lingering snow outside the window for a long time, the memories in my mind were churning.

He connected the description of the ice castle, told by the man named Emiya Kiritsugu, where he had been repeatedly denied entry, with the scene before him.

After thinking about the [mission] he was given, he gave his answer in a tone full of nostalgia and talked about the [magic] he mastered.

“Master, it seems that the [Noble Phantasm] cannot be used for the time being.

“The [magic] I master is [projection magic].

"I'm pretty good at it."

Emiya Kiritsugu was obviously disappointed when he heard the words of Projection Magic.

In his impression, this kind of [magic] was too weak.

He took out a cigarette box from his pocket, took out a cigarette, lit it, and smoked it with some melancholy.

He had quit smoking nine years ago, but recently started smoking again because of the stress.

He stared at the archers in front of him and began to think about his next strategy.

[It seems that [Compatibility Summoning] is not very reliable. This Heroic Spirit does not seem to be my 'trump card'.]

I'm afraid I'll have to think of something else.
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Seeing that the room had fallen into a long-lost silence, Irisviel was about to say something.

However, she didn't expect that the hurried and light footsteps outside the room interrupted the words she was about to say.

"Dad, what happened?

"Who is that uncle with white hair and red tights?"

The three people in the field turned their heads and saw Illya clinging to the door frame and pointing at the archers.

Before Emiya Kiritsugu could speak, a gentle smile appeared on the red archer's face.

He took a few steps and gave his answer before Emiya Kiritsugu.

"My dear lady, I am the heroic spirit summoned by your father.

"I will fight alongside him as a Servant and help him achieve the final victory."

After hearing the words of the red archer, [Illya] tilted her head and asked suspiciously.

"Really? But you look so weak.

The red archer walked up to the short Illya, leaned down and touched her head, and spoke in a heavy tone.

"Don't judge a book by its cover, little lady.

"Although I have lost my memory now, my instinct tells me that I am actually very strong."

Hearing the red archer's words, Illya opened her eyes wide and asked innocently.

"Since you are so strong, can you promise to bring mom and dad back?

"Hook?"

Without a moment's hesitation, the red archer grabbed Illya's outstretched little finger and made his promise.

"I promised you I would bring them back."

Then he repeated the oath in his heart in words that only he knew.

[I swear by the name I have forgotten, Emiya Shirou.]

[I will kill the target, win this [Holy Grail War], complete the [mission] and bring these two people back.]

Irisviel, who was standing by, looked at the red archer who was leaning down to communicate with Illya, and cast an approving look at Emiya Kiritsugu who was standing beside her.

The meaning in his eyes was very clear.

[Kiritsugu, it seems that your [Compatibility Summoning] is indeed reasonable.]

[This Heroic Spirit does look quite good.]

Looking at the red archer in the room, Emiya Kiritsugu also extinguished the cigarette in his hand.

[Perhaps he is not the strongest 'card', nor the 'trump card' that can bring me victory.]

But it is indeed a brand that suits me.

【Well, let’s keep him.】

The man known as the "Magician Killer" was rarely emotional.

He decided to keep this extremely weak Heroic Spirit, who nominally held the Caster [Class] but was actually an Archer, and currently had no name.
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Reincarnation space and preparation space.

After lingering in this preparation space that looked like a subway car for a long time, [Otsutsuki Yuta] opened his tightly closed eyes.

He had already heard the prompt tone ringing in his ears.

[Please prepare yourself, 'Scavenger'. You will be starting your first mission in ten minutes.]

[The target of your mission is extremely difficult to kill, please proceed with caution.]

Tips:

[If you have the [Protagonist] card, you will receive extra support after entering the mission world.]

[You can also try to get some help from other reincarnators in the same reincarnation space, as well as some other characters.]

[Because this mission is too difficult, you will receive additional rewards after completing it.]

Listen to the "Disclaimer" of [Reincarnation Space].

The man, who had dark circles under his eyes, was thin and dressed in a white college uniform, showed no fear or confusion on his face.

He picked up the cloth bag containing the long samurai sword on the seat and put it on his back, then made a reply that was meant for himself.

“No need to say so much.

"Since you dragged me here while I was heading to the Death Migration to pacify the Immortal Terrace.

"He also promised that the speed of time in the mission world is different, which will allow me to become stronger quickly. So, of course, I am willing to take some risks."

Thinking of the sealed [Gojo Satoru] and the wreaking havoc with cursed spirits [Death Migration] that he needed to go and deal with.

[Otsutsuki Yuta] muttered to himself.

“Among the current [Special Grade Magicians], only Kujuku Yuki and I are relatively strong.

"But neither she nor I are as strong as the teacher. We can't turn the situation around as easily as the teacher."

He stared at the task on the panel and clenched his fists.

"If I could become stronger just by completing some difficult tasks, I would be willing to risk my life to build a future for everyone.

"Even if it means becoming a 'monster', I don't mind.

“This is also the responsibility that the strongest people should bear.

"Now that the teacher is away, I am the one who should take over."

As the countdown reaches zero, [Otsutsuki Yuta] enters the mission world.

All the reincarnations also received such a reminder.

[Currently, 7 players have entered the game. The competitive main quest will be updated soon.]
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Hearing the prompt sound in his ears, Fang Yi put down the [California Clear Light] in his hand and spoke gently to the panting swordsman lady in front of him.

"My dear swordsman, please take a break.

“Even though [Illness] has healed, you can’t be so excited.

"We've been sharpening our knives for a long time, it's time to take a break and have dinner."

(End of this chapter)