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Kiritsugu Emiya said these words through gritted teeth.

Kiritsugu....

The white-haired man looked at Kiritsugu Emiya.

Ah, that's what I said to you when we were little.

Then Kiritsugu's words left him completely bewildered once again.

"Since that's the case, then you might as well drown with your ideals!"

what?

The white-haired man looked at the Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu, then at Emiya Kiritsugu, and a series of question marks popped into his mind.

Who am I? Where am I? What am I here for?

326. Red A: Give me some face.

Emiya felt bewildered. After making a contract with the Counter Force and becoming a Heroic Spirit, he returned to the Fifth Holy Grail War. As a Heroic Spirit, he felt intense hatred for his past self because he had been so naive and foolish, claiming to want to become an ally of justice and dreaming of making everyone happy, but in reality, he failed to protect anyone!

Therefore, upon returning to the Fifth Holy Grail War, he wanted to kill his former self!

He had even planned how to mock his younger self at this point in time.

"Drown with your ideals!"

He had planned to say this a long time ago, intending to mock his current self and say these words to hurt him. But now, his adoptive father had said it out loud!

Oh no, the one who said those words was also a foster father who, like himself, became a Heroic Spirit, and the person he was referring to was his foster father who was still alive.

In other words, his adoptive father, after becoming a Heroic Spirit, returned to this era just like him, and then wanted to kill him.

Ah this...

For a moment, Heroic Spirit Emiya didn't know what to say.

Kiritsugu, do you share the same thoughts as me? Do you want to kill your former self?

No, that's absolutely what I thought, otherwise you wouldn't have said that to your past self!

As the Heroic Spirit Emiya thought this, [Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu] made his move again. He accelerated and rushed into the villa, starting to fire a barrage of shots at Emiya Kiritsugu.

Emiya Kiritsugu also raised his pistol and fired at [Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu]. The bullets fired by the two crossed in the air. In the eyes of Heroic Spirit Emiya, it was [Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu] who fired the bullet. He took the initiative to dodge the bullet fired by Emiya Kiritsugu and then fired at Emiya Kiritsugu.

Emiya Kiritsugu naturally used his dagger to deflect the bullets, and the bullets he fired were also blocked by Kiritsugu's dagger.

However, compared to Kiritsugu Emiya, Kiritsugu's action of deflecting the bullets looked so effortless and casual. Compared to Kiritsugu Emiya, it didn't seem like he was using "Time Control" at all; he could do it simply by relying on his own speed.

After easily deflecting Kiritsugu Emiya's bullets, Kiritsugu accelerated and charged towards him. Kiritsugu also charged forward, brandishing his dagger and continuing to fire as he went. However, Kiritsugu easily dodged all of Kiritsugu's bullets by twisting his body. Upon getting close, Kiritsugu swung his dagger and instantly slashed Kiritsugu's dagger away.

The physical abilities of a Servant are far inferior to those of a human. Kiritsugu Emiya's power is no match for that of the Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu, and he was easily suppressed.

After knocking away Kiritsugu Emiya's dagger, [Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu] did not hesitate to reverse his grip on the dagger and stab it into Kiritsugu Emiya's chest.

"There's really no way around it..."

The Heroic Spirit Emiya suddenly appeared in front of Emiya Kiritsugu, blocking the Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu's dagger with his scimitar.

"Could you do me the favor and hold off on taking action for now?"

While blocking Kiritsugu's attack with his sword, Emiya spoke to him in a very gentle voice, without any hostility.

[Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu] did not speak, but instead sheathed the dagger in his hand, took two steps back, and created distance.

"Thank you."

Kiritsugu Emiya quickly expressed his gratitude to the Heroic Spirit Emiya. Although it was all an act performed at Kiritsugu's behest, he was genuinely worried that Kiritsugu would kill him when he thrust his hand at his chest.

Upon hearing Kiritsugu Emiya's gratitude, the Heroic Spirit Emiya's lips curled up slightly, but he quickly suppressed it. Kiritsugu's gratitude, huh? What a novel experience.

"No need to thank me. I'm the one who should be thanking you, since you just saved my master."

"Hey, what's going on here?"

Rin Tohsaka, who had been completely out of sorts, finally recovered and quickly ran behind the Heroic Spirit Emiya, asking him in a low voice.

"Master, can't you see that? You've been targeted. Someone is planning to eliminate you as soon as you summon, so I can withdraw from this Holy Grail War."

While keeping a watchful eye on the opposing [Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu], Emiya explained to Rin Tohsaka, who finally came to her senses at that moment.

"What? They're trying to assassinate me on the very first night I summoned them?!"

"That's right, thanks to this gentleman, otherwise you would have been shot dead just now."

The Heroic Spirit Emiya glanced at Kiritsugu Emiya, who nodded and then immediately began to apologize.

"I'm sorry, but actually it's because of me that you've encountered this situation."

Rin Tohsaka didn't quite understand what Kiritsugu Emiya meant, but the Heroic Spirit Emiya could guess something because he himself was a special case, and the Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu on the other side was obviously a special case like himself, so Rin Tohsaka and he must have been affected by the other.

"By the way, what job do you hold?"

Rin Tohsaka wasn't particularly stressed about the current situation because she had other things on her mind.

Is now the time to ask this question?

The Heroic Spirit Emiya gave a speechless reply.

"I just wanted to ask, since I need to know your class to formulate a strategy."

"It's not a good idea to state your job class directly in front of the other servant."

Emiya pointed to Kiritsugu, who was still standing opposite him.

"I am the Assassin of this Holy Grail War."

After hearing this, [Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu] took the initiative to speak. Rin Tohsaka was not surprised by his words, but instead nodded in approval.

"An assassination on the very first night, that's really assassin-like."

"Well, since you've already said so, I'll tell you my job class too."

A black scimitar also appeared in Emiya's left hand.

"I am the archer of this Holy Grail War."

"Huh? Why is it Archer?"

When Rin Tohsaka heard about Emiya's class, her face immediately fell.

"What happened to Archer?"

"Have you ever seen an Archer holding two swords? When I saw you holding the swords, I thought you were Saber, but it turns out you're an Archer. And why are you holding swords when you're an Archer?"

Rin Tohsaka immediately had a bunch of opinions, while the Heroic Spirit Emiya just pursed his lips speechlessly.

"Are you sure you want me to take out the bow in this cramped space?"

"Um... I think I'll pass then."

Rin Tohsaka chose to keep quiet.

Meanwhile, the Heroic Spirit Emiya looked towards the Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu opposite him.

"How about it, Assassin? Although I'm an Archer, I know a thing or two about melee combat. Besides, there are three of us here. You probably can't handle facing us alone."

No, I think he could easily beat us all by himself.

Kiritsugu Emiya muttered to himself, but on the surface he remained expressionless.

“What are you trying to say, Archer?”

[Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu] responded, and Heroic Spirit Emiya once again smiled.

"There's still plenty of time in the Holy Grail War. Give me some face and let's leave it at that for tonight, okay?"

327. Kiritsugu: archer, be gentle with girls.

At the Tohsaka residence, [Kiritsugu] has already left. After Emiya made his statement, [Kiritsugu] chose to temporarily retreat. According to Emiya, there are three people on their side, one of whom is an Archer and is very confident in close combat.

The Assassin class is at a significant disadvantage among regular Servants, as its direct combat capabilities are simply not very good. Therefore, it is quite normal for [Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu] to choose to retreat.

Of course, from Emiya's perspective, the enemy's retreat was normal.

However, only Kiritsugu Emiya knew that the other party had left on purpose, because from the very beginning, their goal was to bring Kiritsugu Emiya to their side.

Although he didn't know why the Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu did this, he chose to obey, all for the sake of saving Illya from this world.

Kiritsugu Emiya, of course, didn't know why. Li Yue simply asked him to come before the Heroic Spirit Emiya so that he could see how the two interacted. Kiritsugu Emiya, who came from the Fourth Holy Grail War, had not adopted Shirou Emiya, so he didn't recognize the Heroic Spirit Emiya at all. However, the Heroic Spirit Emiya did recognize Kiritsugu Emiya, but because of his own identity, he had to pretend not to know Kiritsugu Emiya.

The interactions between the two of them must be very interesting, especially since Li Yue specifically instructed Emiya Kiritsugu to stick to one persona: a partner of justice!

Doesn't Emiya secretly think that being a hero of justice is a stupid dream? What if his father told him to be a hero of justice?

"That's how it is. I dream of making everyone happy and want to be a so-called partner of justice, but I don't seem to have the ability to do so."

Kiritsugu Emiya sat on the sofa, explaining to Rin Tohsaka and the Heroic Spirit Emiya opposite him. Rin Tohsaka couldn't help but retort after listening.

"Uncle, where did you come from, young man? How could you say something like that?"

In Rin Tohsaka's eyes, Kiritsugu Emiya was just a middle-aged man, yet this middle-aged man said he wanted to be a hero of justice—how chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur)!

Meanwhile, the Heroic Spirit Emiya standing next to him couldn't help but twitch his lips after hearing this.

My own father really wanted to be a champion of justice. I often heard him say that when I was a child, so I also wanted to be a champion of justice.

But should I blame my dad? I probably can't.

"What's the deal with that assassin? Do you know him? Or is it...?"

Rin Tohsaka shifted the focus of the conversation to Assassin, who had almost been shot.

"He is me, or more accurately, the me who will become a Heroic Spirit in the future."

"You became a Heroic Spirit in the future!?"

Rin Tohsaka looked at Kiritsugu Emiya in surprise, and Kiritsugu began to explain, following Li Yue's instructions.

"That's right. I don't know what I did in the future to become a Heroic Spirit, but it's obvious that he is me from the future. He from the future felt that the reason he became a Heroic Spirit was all because of me. My foolish dream failed to protect anyone, which led to the sad departure of those around me. So he answered the Holy Grail's call and came to this era to kill me and win the Holy Grail War."

"A heroic spirit from the future has appeared!"

Rin Tohsaka clearly hadn't expected this. What she didn't notice was that the Heroic Spirit Emiya behind her sighed helplessly.

"In short, he wants to kill the participants in this Holy Grail War, especially me, in order to change the fate of some people, so I am now forced to confront him."

"I see."