A certain crossover anime's nuclear-powered sword immortal

With the "Black Key" in hand, Kirei Kotomine's movements became much more efficient and confident. The blade, woven from magic, reflected a cold light under the moonlight, making Kirei Kotomine look just like a cold-blooded and ruthless hunter.

Seeing Kirei Kotomine's fighting stance, which resembled a tiger about to pounce, Shirou had no intention of wasting any time.

A flash of silvery-white light appeared, and Kirei Kotomine felt the "Black Key" blade tremble violently, his entire arm going numb.

Before he could even be surprised, a sharp pain shot through his abdomen, and Kirei Kotomine's body flew backward like an arrow.

Bang————!

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Chapter Thirty: The Essence of Kirei Kotomine

The distance between the boy and the boy suddenly increased, the starry sky in his field of vision became chaotic, and Kirei Kotomine's body crashed heavily into a wall, his entire body caved in.

"Ugh...so fast..."

The rubble exploded, dust filled the air, and after landing on the ground, Kirei Kotomine struggled to his feet, his body feeling like it was falling apart.

Kirei Kotomine was deeply shocked by the speed and power that Shirou unleashed in that instant.

Even at this point, Kirei Kotomine couldn't help but have a question.

"Who...who are you?!"

Shirou's lips twitched: "Are all of you just parrots...?"

The moment he finished speaking, Shirou swung his "Gan Jiang & Mo Xie" swords fiercely, creating black and white flashes of light around him.

Sizzle—!

The seven Assassins who attacked him were easily dealt with, turning into black mist and dissipating.

"What!?"

Even knowing that Assassin was just a clone, and that the clone's strength wouldn't be much weaker than a magician's, that boy actually took down seven of them so easily at the same time.

At this point, there is no turning back.

Sensing that he was in a life-or-death crisis, Kirei Kotomine did not hesitate at all and immediately activated his magic.

The "black key" held in his hands was instantly extended into a sharper and longer blade through magical enhancement.

All of this happened the instant Assassin died. In his shock, Kirei Kotomine's body reacted before his brain could, and he flung the "Black Key" he was holding in his right hand toward Shirou's body.

From the completion of the preparatory action to the projection of the enhanced "Black Key," it only took 0.3 seconds. Kirei Kotomine's well-trained body, enhanced by magic, had already surpassed human limits.

Whoosh whoosh! ! !

The "Black Key" shot out, its sharp blade piercing through the air and arriving in front of Shirou in the blink of an eye.

However, just as it was about to touch, the thrown "black key" was suddenly bounced away with a clang of metal striking metal.

Bright sparks flashed one after another, reflecting in Kirei Kotomine's wide-open pupils.

Seeing Kirei Kotomine's bewildered expression, Shirou suddenly seemed to have thought of something and spoke with a smile of interest.

"Are you still confused? Kirei Kotomine."

When Kirei Kotomine first heard this question, he couldn't understand it and instinctively wanted to ask it back.

What are you saying—

Suddenly, realizing the true meaning behind the words, his expression froze, and his pupils contracted sharply.

Kirei Kotomine's father, Risei Kotomine, had him late in life, so he had high hopes for Kirei. Kirei did not disappoint his father, and under his father's guidance, he continued to excel.

I strive to become a person who is excellent in both character and ability.

However, despite never giving up his efforts, Kirei Kotomine never understood what his father meant by "something clear and beautiful" even after becoming an agent.

The name "Kirei" is a beautiful name, but Kirei Kotomine doesn't feel that the name suits her well.

The harder Kirei tried, the more lost he felt. As a result, after becoming an agent, Kirei was unable to settle into one position because of his inner confusion and his desire to find the path he truly wanted.

Kirei wasn't a genius; he simply put in dozens of times more effort than others. But whenever he was just one step away from mastering something, he would immediately move on to the next area. So, while he seemed to be multi-talented, he was actually never quite good at anything.

Kirei made many attempts to find the path he wanted, one of which was becoming an agent. His final attempt was to start a family like an ordinary person.

Whether it was because this was the only woman available, or because she was the kind of person who was chosen, Kirei's wife was a woman ravaged by illness, with only a few years left to live.

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Kirei Kotomine married Claudia Altesia, then voluntarily resigned from the seminary and abandoned his ambition to become a full priest. He lived with his wife for two years and had a daughter who inherited part of her mother's special constitution, but not the "magic circuits".

In this marriage, Kirley believed he loved his wife Claudia Aldesia, and Claudia Aldesia loved Kirley like a child and was willing to heal him.

In the end, however, Kirei still couldn't find the happiness that ordinary people experience through his wife.

Kirei gradually discovered that the source of his happiness was actually his wife's suffering.

The more his wife wanted Kirei to return to normal, the more Kirei wanted to see his wife's sighs and disappointment.

At that time, Kirei felt despair.

"A woman who understands me so well cannot fill my own gaps." This situation led Kirei to finally decide to end his own life, but before that, he wanted to fulfill his duty as a husband and accompany his wife through the rest of her life.

However, to Kirei's surprise, his wife chose to commit suicide in front of him in order to prove that he was also capable of love.

Kirei was very sad, but what saddened him most was that he couldn't enjoy his wife's death.

Years later, he would occasionally recall that time. Was his thought at the time about his own happiness, or was it the sorrow of wanting to kill someone he deeply loved?

Whenever an answer flashed through his mind, his thoughts would be interrupted. His wife's death was meaningless, but he couldn't admit that it was worthless.

Kirei knew that his thoughts differed greatly from those of most people, so he always kept his inner thoughts hidden and never mentioned them to anyone, not even his father, Kotomine Risei.

In fact, Kirei was also feeling lost when he participated in this Holy Grail War.

Perhaps even Kirei himself didn't realize that he also longed for the Holy Grail, and the scarlet Command Seal on the back of his right hand, which resembled a tattoo, faintly glowed as if resonating with his inner feelings.

Things that should have been deeply buried in his heart and never mentioned to anyone were brought up by this unfamiliar boy in front of him. This made Kirei Kotomine feel a little creeped out, and he looked at Shirou in disbelief.

"Is it strange that I would know about this?"

Shirou observed the change in Kirei Kotomine's expression and immediately understood what was happening.

"It seems you haven't found the answer yet."

"..."

Kirei Kotomine fell silent.

Of course, he always wanted to know what he truly wanted.

If we could get the answer immediately, that would be the best thing.

Especially now, facing this boy in front of him, Kirei had a special feeling in his heart that if he asked the boy a question, he might actually get the answer he wanted.

But is it really necessary to do this... to ask a boy whose name I don't even know, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, for the answer I've been seeking for so many years?

Rather than seeking answers within himself, Kirei believed that escaping his current dangerous situation was a priority.

Several of Assassin's clones were easily dealt with by the opponent, and Kirei's prepared "Black Key" and "Bajiquan" became ineffective, leaving him with no other means of combat.

In this situation, escaping is undoubtedly the best option.

Without the slightest hesitation, Kirei channeled his magic into his legs and simultaneously used "Living Steps" to greatly increase his escape speed.

His figure quickly outpaced the car's speed and was about to disappear from Shirou's sight.

"Now that things have come to this, do you still want to run away?"

Shirou raised his right hand towards the receding figure of Kirei Kotomine.

At the same time,

Above, a pale blue magical light emerged, revealing a silver-white longsword with its sharp edge.

As soon as Shirou had a thought, the sword shot out and stabbed towards Kirei Kotomine's back.

Whoosh!

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The silver-white longsword, trailing a pale blue tail, hurtled towards Kirei Kotomine. No matter how fast he was, he could not escape the sword's pursuit.

The intense sense of crisis coming from behind made Kirei Kotomine's hair stand on end, and a chill ran down his spine!

The ever-approaching threat of death made Kirei Kotomine realize that his escape was pointless.

Just then, another longsword shot out from the opposite direction, trailing a golden trajectory, and collided with the sword that was chasing Kirei Kotomine.

boom----!

The powerful explosion overturned surrounding vehicles and houses, and the fragile concrete road surface was blasted into a huge crater.

The aftershocks transformed into a whirlwind that swept around, sending Kirei Kotomine flying backwards.

Even with his "robes," Kirei Kotomine still suffered considerable injuries.

However, the current situation made Kirei Kotomine not dare to check how badly he was injured. The moment he hit the ground, he immediately got up and looked up.

A golden figure stood atop the wall, his golden armor gleaming at all times. His handsome face, crimson eyes, and a disdainful smile all exuded the aura of a king.

"Archer? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with the teacher?"

Kirei Kotomine frowned as he examined his injuries, then asked the golden-haired Heroic Spirit who stood proudly atop the wall.

"I can go wherever I want."

Gilgamesh replied casually, then glanced at Kirei Kotomine.

"How embarrassing, where's your Assassin, Kirei?"

"Even if Assassin and I were together, we wouldn't stand a chance against this enemy, and Saber's Master died at that guy's hands." Kirei Kotomine replied with a serious expression.

“Saber’s Master…”

Gilgamesh frowned, his jade-like red eyes turning to the front, where it was already empty and there was no trace of anyone.

Shirou had already made his escape when he realized Gilgamesh had arrived.

After all, if you can't win, why not run away? Are you just going to stay there and wait to die?

"Tch! They ran away..."