I am a Type-Moon comic artist!

Nine people... even if they were all the same rabble as before, it would be extremely difficult to deal with them.

I want to face more than ten people by myself, like in a comic book...

Even ordinary people might not be able to do it, but—he must not lose his momentum. He knew this very well. If he showed cowardice, it would only give them courage and put him in an even more unfavorable position.

And now-

Faced with this situation, the best solution is to capture the "leader"!

That's the person wearing a black robe and a mask, looking as if they were ashamed to face anyone—

Do it when you think of it!

Kurokawa Kazuya suddenly charged towards him—

“Hmph, too arrogant!” Garfield said to Kurokawa Kazuya, “Indeed, this is generally the right choice, but… fine—I’ll show you my magic.”

"magic?"

Kurokawa Kazuya's heart skipped a beat!

Could it be...?

He had encountered Kiritsugu Emiya before, although it was possible that in this world he was just an ordinary assassin, not some kind of magician-assassin. However, there was another possibility: this world was concealing its secrets from him, and that person was none other than the magician-assassin Kiritsugu Emiya—

And now, the person in front of me is talking about some kind of "magic".

That's right, it would be better if he said magic... Generally speaking, the public's understanding of magic can be summarized in a few words.

The four words "magicians" are enough.

However, the situation is different in the Type-Moon universe. Here, magicians are almost equivalent to "magicians" in other worlds, and these "magicians" are beings who have, to some extent, touched upon the very essence of the world.

At that moment, he thought of many things. Could it be that this world really is the Type-Moon universe, and the person in front of him is a magician from the Type-Moon universe?

If that's really the case, then the Tohsaka and Ryougi families I visited before deliberately concealed the "mystery" from me!

The next moment, the black-robed man in front of him picked up his staff and pointed it at him.

Those who were about to rush forward stopped, watching expectantly as the "divine messenger" used his "divine magic." Their expressions were extremely respectful, as if they were waiting for a god to descend.

boom------!!!

Flames appeared out of nowhere!

"This is... magic???" Kurokawa Kazuya's expression changed.

"elder brother--!"

"Amazing! No wonder he's the Divine Envoy!" Several people nearby exclaimed in a jeering manner.

Garfield turned his gaze to Kurokawa Kazuya: "You dodged it? Not bad. Well then, I'll give you a chance."

Garfield said to Kurokawa Kazuya, "I'll give you a chance. Join my team and bring back a child under the age of fifteen within two hours. If you do, I'll spare you and let your sister go, how about that?"

Touching his slightly burnt hair, Kurokawa Kazuya laughed instead: "What if I say no?"

"...Then die! Under the flames of my god's destruction!"

"World destruction? You mean that little flame from just now?" Kurokawa Kazuya said as he charged towards Garfield!

"Kill him! Your Excellency!"

"Yes, kill him! Kill this person who disrespects the gods!"

The brainwashed people were shouting, probably out of trust in the divine messenger, believing that the divine messenger could never lose, and had no intention of rushing up to help.

Garfield's expression beneath the mask was somewhat grim, but he still picked up his staff and unleashed a burst of flame—

"Dodged it again?"

Garfield frowned as he watched Kurokawa Kazuya's movements. Although he didn't completely dodge the flames this time, he quickly pulled them off and threw them away as soon as they touched his sleeve, which even somewhat slowed the spread of the fire.

As Kurokawa and Mi approached, Garfield couldn't help but take a step back.

The face beneath the mask turned pale and then flushed, as if he had been insulted: "You're just an ordinary person, don't be so arrogant!"

"You're the arrogant one."

Kurokawa Kazuya had already moved closer to Garfield and said.

"What are you guys still doing! Hurry up and do it!" Garfield suddenly remembered the others around him, but it was too late!

boom--

"Snap—"

Kurokawa Kazuya slammed his hand into his right arm, making a crisp sound, like something breaking...

Then... a few drops of water-like liquid dripped from his right arm.

"As expected... I found the flames strange from the beginning... and it seems I was right. What divine messenger! He was just a fraud."

"You...you..."

Sensing the gasoline smell in the air, Kurokawa Kazuya frowned slightly.

When that flame just now appeared, he faintly smelled gasoline... Now it seems...

Ah, he's just being paranoid.

So this world really is a world without any mysteries?

And the masked man before them, just as he claimed, was a "magician." Not the kind of magician from the Type-Moon universe, of course, but a magician who performs tricks...

However, this person simply used the magic tricks that magicians usually use to deceive others in their attacks.

Magic tricks performed using oil and lighters, concealing magical equipment beneath a black robe...

This explains why the people I encountered were all weaklings... a complete mob. After all, those who can be deceived by magic of this level are nothing special.

And all this guy can do is fool these people with his low-level magic tricks.

I guess this guy is planning to kidnap these kids, then use his magic tricks to get away with it, and finally sell them for money.

Low-level human traffickers.

"Don't underestimate me—!!!" At that moment, Garfield saw in Kurokawa Kazuya's eyes the looks the other magicians gave him... that disdainful look...

But... ultimately, this guy isn't even a magician, he's not even qualified to step into this world! What right does he have to act so... so recklessly in front of him!

boom--

The next moment, Kurokawa Kazuya punched him hard on the head. Garfield felt dizzy and dropped the thing he was trying to take out.

That was a pistol.

"A handgun? Tsk...that's dangerous, they actually hid something like that..."

However, this also confirms one thing... there really are no magicians, and even if there were, they would probably be doing such low-class and frightening things.

It seems that Emiya Kiritsugu was just an ordinary assassin.

That puts my mind at ease.

But why would this guy use such a third-rate method when he clearly has a gun? Is it to maintain his dignity as a "divine messenger"? Is he trying to make the whole act more convincing?

but...

Kurokawa Kazuya picked up the pistol, checked the bullets, and then fired a shot at the ceiling.

Anyway, even if this guy had fired a shot before, he would have only suffered minor injuries at most, but now...

Looking at those nine people.

Kurokawa Kazuya looked at the gun in his hand and smiled.

That way, I can feel completely at ease.

End of Chapter Twenty-Two

It failed.

Garfield watched as Kurokawa Kazuya picked up the pistol, a wave of dizziness washing over him, and then he passed out from the force of the impact...

Indeed, he should have used the pistol first; most people can't dodge a bullet, but...

That was his dignity as a magician...

His magic skills were terrible, so he came up with this method to increase the power of his magic...

The magical artifact he created did indeed contain gasoline, but it lacked an ignition mechanism; the ignition was achieved through his magical power...

In this way, he could unleash powerful magic with only a small amount of magic each time... Moreover, the flames contained magic, which would be a good attack method for some less skilled magicians. However, he did not expect that this person would be so agile, so nimble despite his seemingly large size.

I failed... In the very end, I still failed...

It's really... ugly.

Kurokawa Kazuya picked up the pistol and checked the bullets. In that dream world, he had become quite accustomed to how to use a pistol, and... the feeling of being aimed at by a gun.

The moment Garfield pulled out his gun, he felt a familiar sense of danger, so he punched him hard in the head.

The mask cracked slightly under that punch.

Remove the mask and take a closer look. The person lying on the ground is a man whose hair is half white... He looks to be in his sixties or seventies.

In fact, Garfield is only thirty-six years old this year...

He dedicated everything to magic, yet, like his own talent, he achieved nothing. But this is the true state of magicians in this world.

Effort does not guarantee a reward...

It might all just be a waste of time...

"boom--"

Kurokawa Kazuya fired a shot into the ceiling, and then, amidst the children's shouts in the room, addressed the stunned... no, rather, seemingly bewildered people: "Don't make any rash moves!"

The police arrived shortly afterward.

The chaos here was over, and those people hadn't shown the slightest thought of resistance or escape until the very end. They stood there dumbfounded, like fools, which puzzled Kurokawa Kazuya...