The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

"what?"

Kiana stared at the man in front of her.

Although she couldn't quite explain what she was feeling, she was certain of one thing... something was off about this man!

As if to confirm her guess, Kirei Kotomine slowly spoke up:

"I can get Assassin to help you, but in return, you have to tell me everything. Is that acceptable?"

"Tell you everything? That... isn't that difficult."

Kiana nodded and spoke slowly.

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Kirei Kotomine reached out and invited Kiana to sit down in the seat next to him.

After a somewhat complicated explanation, he roughly understood the situation.

"I'm very curious how that man known as the Magician Killer will rescue his wife."

After listening to Kiana's story and hearing that he would ask Assassin for help, Kirei Kotomine slowly said the following sentence.

However, Kiana couldn't hear those words.

Because right after Kirei Kotomine agreed to let Assassin help her, she and Saber left together.

They planned to rush to the location where Irisviel was being held and rescue her.

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Inside the dilapidated warehouse, Diarmuid is on patrol duty.

Although it is somewhat dilapidated, the area it occupies is quite large.

If he is not careful, others may take advantage of his vulnerability, and his Master Kenneth and his fiancée Sora will be in danger.

"Huh? Who is it!"

Dirumdo, who was on patrol with a gun, spotted a strange figure and immediately drew his gun as a warning.

However, the man in the black trench coat seemed completely unafraid of him and continued to stride forward.

The other person only raised his hands when the gun was almost against his throat.

"I want to see your Master."

The man who broke into the hideout said in a deep voice.

"What? I don't know you, so why should I let you see my Master?"

Dirumdo asked without hesitation.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Kenneth's angry shouts came from behind him:

"Lancer! Where have you been? You idiot, can't even do a patrol job properly? You're really something... Oh? Isn't that... isn't that the man known as the Magician Killer?!"

With Kenneth's exclamation, the intruder's identity was instantly revealed.

Upon hearing this, Diarmuid stared in astonishment at the man before him.

Having heard Kenneth recount his story, he knew that this person was none other than Artoria's Master.

"Yes, it's me."

After revealing his identity, Kiritsugu didn't waste any words and directly admitted it.

Clearly, his grand arrival must be based on something.

At least Kenneth thought that this man wouldn't be foolish enough to walk right into a trap.

"What? You've come here today to take your wife back? Heh... Didn't Saber tell you?"

"I know what you want."

Kiritsugu coughed and gestured that he wanted to speak with Kenneth alone.

"Lancer, go check if that woman has woken up yet."

Kenneth was quite cooperative in trying to get Lancer out of the way so he could speak with Kiritsugu Emiya alone.

However...

I think...

Lancer sensed danger and tried to dissuade them.

"Can't you understand what I'm saying?!"

But Kenneth had no time for nonsense and yelled directly at him.

After being kicked out, Lancer had no choice but to go alone to check if Irisviel had woken up.

Once he confirmed that the other person was still unconscious, he began his patrol out of sheer boredom.

As they patrolled, a familiar aura appeared.

"This feeling... is Saber!"

Upon sensing Saber's presence, Diarmuid immediately perked up and nimbly leaped out of the dilapidated warehouse to the outer perimeter.

Meanwhile, outside the warehouse, Saber and Kiana had been waiting for quite some time.

When the two met, they remained silent for a long time.

Then, Saber brandished her sword and demanded, "Lancer! Where is Irisviel?!"

"hehe..."

Diarmuid remained silent in the face of Saber's questioning.

He slowly raised his two guns, assuming a fighting stance.

They had absolutely no intention of obediently handing over the hostages.

Such a reaction naturally provoked Saber's dissatisfaction.

"hateful!"

Even she, who was always gentle and refined, had to admit that the knight in front of her was really difficult to deal with.

Of course, being difficult to deal with is only secondary; the most important thing is... that Irisviel is alright.

Therefore, it wouldn't hurt to fight again!

With this thought in mind, Saber raised her sword with both hands, ready to strike at any moment.

However, before she could make a move, Kiana reached out and blocked her.

"why?"

Unable to move forward, Saber glanced sideways at Kiana, her tone filled with displeasure.

Faced with Saber's angry glare, Kiana simply shook her head slowly.

Sigh, this girl is a bit too scheming.

However, considering that she is a knight king with an overwhelming sense of responsibility, it is understandable that she would have such thoughts.

Of course, I absolutely cannot let her do whatever she wants.

Otherwise, you might get into trouble later.

Thanks to Kirei Kotomine's help, Kiana knew very well that Kenneth had set up many hidden barriers near his hideout.

If one mistakenly enters into this situation, one will inevitably find oneself in a completely passive position.

to this end...

"Do not act rashly."

Kiana warned.

When Diarmuid on the other side realized his provocation hadn't worked, he asked a rather irritating question:

"What's wrong? Saber, are you scared?"

"you..."

Saber frowned as she stared at the handsome man, feeling for the first time how utterly repulsive he was.

Of course, I disliked it, but Kiana intervened.

She temporarily set aside her plans to take the initiative and decided to wait a while before launching her attack.

However, just as the two sides were locked in a standoff, the silence was broken by the appearance of a man.

“Saber”.

When Kiritsugu Emiya appeared from the other end of the dilapidated warehouse, Saber was completely stunned.

"Kiritsugu? Why did you...?"

"In the name of the Command Spell, Saber, break your contract with me."

Kiritsugu, for some unknown reason, used a Command Seal as soon as he appeared without even explaining anything.

As the power of the Command Seals was released, Saber, to everyone's astonishment, broke her contract with Kiritsugu.

He became a free agent...

"Why? Why is this happening! Kiritsugu!"

The sudden turn of events was so unexpected that Saber was so angry she wanted to chop this fickle man to pieces with her sword.

Kiana also found it unbelievable.

"What kind of operation is this? Cutting off your own arm?"

Looking at Saber, who was gritting her teeth in anger, and Kiritsugu, who remained expressionless.

Kiana was momentarily confused about what had happened between the two.

But with the appearance of a man, the questions in her heart were finally answered.

"Because he made a pact with me. The price is you, Saber!"

As that irritating tone rang out, Kenneth walked past Kiritsugu and stood before Saber.

With his hands behind his back, he looked even more irritating at that moment...