The villain's journey from the Type-Moon world

Chapter 230 Seizing the Command Seals

Seeing the fleeting ruthlessness in Kayneth's expression, Kotomine Risei finally sighed. After all, in this Holy Grail War, the ones at fault were the overseers, the Holy Church, and the hosts, the Tōsaka family. If it were a normal Holy Grail War duel, Kayneth would have lost, and even if he died, he would have been outmatched. The Spirit Summoning Master would have surely not troubled him or the others.

But now, an unexpected incident had occurred during the Holy Grail War, and Kayneth had been murdered by an unexpected force. The situation was completely different. To offend a monarch, especially one from the Spirit Summoning Division, was something they couldn't afford. Therefore, seeing no way to fool the other party, Kotomine Risei agreed.

"Alright, I admit you're qualified." After saying that, Kotomine Lizheng stood up and walked in front of Kenneth. He pulled down his right sleeve, revealing the Command Seals engraved all over his forearm, and said, "Then, Sir Kenneth, please extend your hand."

Seeing this, Kenneth finally smiled and raised his right hand, which had just been replaced with a prosthetic limb. Yan Fengli placed his hand on the back of Kenneth's hand and began to chant:

"You all drink this."

"For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many"

"For the forgiveness of sins"

After the chant was finished, the many Command Seals on Kotomine Risei's arm lit up with light. Then one of them began to dim, and when he moved his arm away, a Command Seal reappeared on the back of Kenneth's hand.

"Hehe...hahaha!" Looking at the "lost and recovered" Command Seal, Kenneth's laughter became a little crazy. Kotomine Li turned sideways, unable to bear to look directly at Kenneth's madness, and said: "Then, please continue to be a Master and fight for glory."

"Of course," Kenneth replied briskly.

Hearing this, Yan Fengli was about to return to his lounge.

"boom!"

After taking a few steps, a sudden burst of violent gunfire rang out. Then Yan Fengli felt as if all the strength in his body was drained away in an instant, and he fell to the floor of the church. Then he felt a sharp pain in his waist. At this moment, Yan Fengli knew clearly what had happened. Kenneth... He was crazy. He actually dared to kill the priest of the Holy Church, the supervisor of the Holy Grail War.

Kenneth, on the other hand, gnashed his teeth as he turned his wheelchair and began to trudge out, muttering to himself, "There's only one Command Seal left, and the situation is already dire. Under these circumstances, I absolutely cannot allow anyone else to obtain a new Command Seal, especially that damned fellow!"

"And you... Tōsaka Tokiomi, Kotomine Risei. If you two hadn't been so useless, letting such a villain disrupt this war! How could I have fallen to this point! And Emiya Kiritsugu... Dio... You deserve to die... You all deserve to die!"

Kenneth's face was filled with resentment. He was determined to completely redeem himself from this. As long as he won this Holy Grail War and obtained the Holy Grail, he would be able to restore his magic circuits, completely wash away his shame, and regain all his glory!

"Really? Kenneth, it seems that the previous shot hasn't completely sobered you up yet."

However, at this moment, a familiar voice that made Kenneth extremely hateful sounded from the front. At this moment, a familiar figure slowly walked in from the main entrance of the church.

"Emiya Kiritsugu!!" Seeing the familiar face appear in front of him, Kenneth pointed the gun at Emiya Kiritsugu without hesitation. At the same time, he was ready to use his Command Seal immediately to forcibly summon Diarmait.

Kenneth knew full well that even he, with his Magic Circuits, had fallen into such a ditch, let alone his current cripple. He simply felt resentful and a little sorry that the stigmata he had so hard to obtain would be wasted here.

"Emiya Kiritsugu, aren't you in the fortress in the sky? Why... why are you here!?" Kenneth asked out loud, but secretly he was already whispering the Command Seal to call Diarmait.

"I don't need to explain to the dead." Emiya Kiritsugu said calmly.

"Dead? It's you who's dead! Lancer is gone..." Just as Kenneth activated the Command Seal, he felt a sharp pain in his neck, and then his consciousness fell into darkness. A short-haired woman appeared behind Kenneth, and it was she who knocked Kenneth unconscious.

"Well done, Maiya." Emiya Kiritsugu had no intention of fighting Kenneth head-on from the beginning. He had just reunited with Maiya not long ago. After some examinations, he confirmed that Maiya had not been tampered with by magic for the time being, so he took Maiya to reunite with the mysterious man in the sewer.

The mysterious man initially set his sights on the Cathedral Church, as he had intel that the Masters would be gathering there tonight. However, he unexpectedly spotted a lone Kenneth on the way, so the three of them quietly followed him. Once at the Cathedral Church, they secretly overheard Kenneth's conversation with Kotomine Risei, only to discover that the Masters had already left for the Sky Fortress.

Just as the three were about to continue listening to more information, an unexpected incident occurred. Kenneth actually shot and killed Kotomine Risho. However, Emiya Kiritsugu made a quick decision and decided to capture Kenneth alive. Thus, the current scene occurred.

"Very good, this person is still alive." At this moment, the mysterious man suddenly appeared where Kotomine Riki had fallen. Emiya Kiritsugu frowned slightly and said, "Still alive? The supervisor is the same as Tōsaka Tokiomi. Since he's not dead, let's send him to see his master."

"No, Emiya Kiritsugu, come here quickly. This guy is of great value to you." The mysterious man said.

Although Emiya Kiritsugu didn't know what use a dying old man could have, he still came to the mysterious man.

"Put your hand out, quickly, it will be too late." At this moment, the mysterious man grabbed Kotomine Rizheng's right arm, which was engraved with Command Seals, with one hand, and stretched out the other hand to Emiya Kiritsugu, motioning him to put his hand on his palm.

"Could it be..." Emiya Kiritsugu suddenly recalled the moment when Kotomine Rizheng had given Kayneth the Command Seals, and he extended his hand to the mysterious man. The mysterious man pressed Emiya Kiritsugu's and Kotomine Rizheng's palms together and began to chant softly, though the content of his chant seemed slightly different from Kotomine Rizheng's. Soon, the Command Seals on Kotomine Rizheng's right arm glowed brightly, and then all the Command Seals on his arm disappeared.

Meanwhile, Emiya Kiritsugu stared in astonishment at the large number of Command Seals appearing on his arm. It was as if he had suddenly been gifted with a mountain of gold that he could never spend. With this, if he could only acquire one more powerful Heroic Spirit, victory in this Holy Grail War would be within his grasp.

"How do you feel now? Are you satisfied with my gift? This is how I can help you obtain that powerful Heroic Spirit." The mysterious man said slowly, "Caster is not the only one who possesses the ability to steal Command Seals and Contracts. Therefore, I strongly support you in killing Tōsaka Tokiomi. Only in this way can you obtain the strongest Servant in this Holy Grail War - Gilgamesh."

"I see. This way, we can save ourselves the trouble of convincing that arrogant King of Heroes." Emiya Kiritsugu nodded, but the fear in his eyes deepened. Although he was very satisfied that his partner had such ability and could help him, this power was, after all, someone else's. He could help him seize the Command Seals today, but who knew if he would try to seize his own Command Seals again in the future?

"For now, it seems that although we have no choice but to continue our actions, we must come up with a plan to deal with this mysterious guy." The person Kiritsugu Emiya trusted most was always himself, followed by Irisviel, Illya, and Maiya. After that, he would hardly trust anyone else.

"Now that the Command Seals have been taken away, this fellow is useless." Emiya Kiritsugu pulled out the submachine gun from his bosom, ready to kill Kotomine Risho once and for all to eliminate any future trouble. He even planned to destroy Kotomine Risho's brain to prevent any magus from discovering through his last moments that he had taken away a large number of Command Seals and thus taking precautions against him.

"Well, whatever you want... get out of the way!" The mysterious man was about to attack Kotomine Risei, but suddenly, as if he had noticed something, he kicked Kiritsugu, pushing him away. Then, with a few "swish" sounds, several hidden blades pierced the floor where Kiritsugu was standing.

"This is... Hassan's hidden blade! Hassan who stayed nearby has noticed our movement, let's go first!" The mysterious man took a step back, and saw countless hidden blades shot out from the shadows again, killing the mysterious man, Emiya Kiritsugu and even Maiya.

"Maiya, take Kenneth away. I'll cover your retreat! Innate Time Control!" Emiya Kiritsugu immediately unleashed his specialized magecraft, accelerating his body and firing at the shadows that had just launched their Hidden Blades at him. As for the mysterious figure, he similarly retreated into the shadows and engaged the Hassans in close combat, creating a crisp, metallic symphony.

Chapter 231: Kotomine Kirei's Trial

Under cover, Hisau Maiya pushed Kenneth's wheelchair and quickly ran out of the Cathedral Church. Shortly after Hisau Maiya left, Emiya Kiritsugu and the mysterious man also left. Several Hassans continued to chase the three people. At this time, a person in the Cathedral Church slowly walked out from the shadows.

That person was none other than Kotomine Kirei, who had been teleported to the surface. He had witnessed everything that had just transpired. As expected, the situation unfolded just as his master had predicted, with the only slight difference being that the mysterious Assassin Servant had been able to seize the Command Seals, giving them to Emiya Kiritsugu, who had originally intended them to be his.

"These slight differences may be detrimental to your plan, sir. I must report this news to you immediately. However... I still have to complete the trial you have given me first." Kotomine Kirei slowly walked up to his father, Kotomine Risei.

"Kiri... Kirei..." As if sensing a familiar presence approaching, Kotomine Risei spat blood from his mouth. He tried to raise his hand to touch the son he had always considered a saint and a glory, but he was unable to do so. Even the Command Seals that should have been passed down to him had been ruthlessly taken away. At the end of his life, the old man would return to the Lord's arms, carrying with him his regrets.

"This feeling in my heart...what exactly is going on? Seeing my father finally die, was there pain? Regret? It seems like there is, but it also seems to be different from what I believed. What exactly is this trial that the adults mentioned?" Kotomine Kirei just squatted down and watched his father Kotomine Risei die quietly, without doing anything, like an artist assessing the value of a work of art.

Then, a feeling sprouted in Kotomine Kirei's heart, a feeling he was all too familiar with—joy, the joy taught to him by adults. Even the arrogant Gilgamesh would, intentionally or unintentionally, remind himself of this joy within himself.

Yes, Kotomine Kirei had long understood that he enjoyed the pain of others, the misfortune, suffering, and despair of others, and found pleasure in it. And at this moment, seeing his father's death, a death tinged with regret, the sweetness of it undoubtedly made Kotomine Kirei almost laugh out loud. It's just...

But why? Why, beneath the joy, is there a sense of emptiness? It's as if this joy, like floating duckweed, has no root in my heart or soul, ready to slip away at any moment. Is it because... it's not enough? The death of my loved ones isn't enough? How far must I go to truly satisfy my inner joy? And... why do I still feel a tinge of pain and regret?

Suddenly, Kotomine Kirei remembered the question Wang Chong had once asked him: "Is it because you didn't enjoy your wife's death?"

Yes, my father was murdered by someone else, and my wife committed suicide. These deaths were caused by themselves, and had nothing to do with me. But what if... I was the one who caused all this?

Suddenly, Kotomine Kirei's body trembled violently, and before he knew it, his pupils began to well up. He was like a thirsty survivor in the desert, constantly searching for water. Now he saw it, saw that oasis, and he was so excited and thrilled that he couldn't help but cry. Tears even dripped onto Kotomine Risei's face.

"Kirei... Is Kirei crying? That's wonderful... I thought I'd never see Kirei, who lacks emotion, cry again in this lifetime. If my death can only bring back Kirei's emotions, then I'll be content. Lord, is this your final comfort to me? Thank you..."

As Kotomine Kirei lay dying, he felt the tears of Kotomine Kirei dripping onto his face, and he couldn't help but feel relieved. The Holy Grail War, reaching the root, and any regrets no longer mattered. The Lord had already given him the greatest gift before his death, and that was enough.

However, Kotomine Risei would probably never have thought that Kotomine Kirei's tears were not of pain at all, but... of excitement. This was probably the most ironic thing.

It was at this moment that Kotomine Kirei took action. Even though his father was about to die, he wanted to get involved. He wanted to strangle his father to death with his own hands at the very end, before his death. He saw it too, saw his father's sudden smile of relief. Ah, father, you must believe that your son is still the ascetic saint, right? Then, when you destroy everything with your own hands, what kind of despair will flow from your eyes, making me happy, making me happy?

Then, Kotomine Kirei's hand suddenly stopped. Because he still had a question in his mind: the trial given to him by Lord Wang Chong.

Was this his trial? Killing his own father with his own hands? If it were so simple, Lord Wang Chong would only need to give the order. He would have happily agreed and ultimately put his father to death. So why make it so complicated, and even make him witness his father being killed by Kenneth first?

At this moment, he recalled the words that Lord Wang Chong had specifically reminded him of today. These were the words he had mentioned when they first met and ate his favorite bowl of mapo tofu: "Qili, there is one thing I want to make clear. You can enjoy the misfortune, pain, and despair of others, but you must not pursue misfortune, pain, and despair."

“Don’t forget your original intention, your soul.”

"Don't become a slave to... pleasure."

In an instant, Kotomine Kirei suddenly became enlightened, just like a traveler who thought he had found an oasis in the desert, but with the help of a guide, he suddenly discovered that it was just a mirage built in the air, and that the guide was about to lead him out of this barren desert and to the oasis of true bliss.

"I see... So this is the test... So this is the fundamental reason why the Master reprimanded me today. I have been chasing that false happiness for so long without even realizing it. No wonder this joy feels so empty... This isn't the true happiness I seek."

Kotomine Kirei clenched his hands, and then, as if he understood something, he mobilized the black mist power that Lord Wang Chong had already given him personally, and then sprinkled it directly on the dying Kotomine Risei.

"Other people's suffering is but a sweet treat. It can never truly fill me up, and will only make me a slave to it. I, Kotomine Kirei, will follow you, the true god, and ascend to heaven with you, to the land of true happiness."

"Wake up, my father, I awaken you in the name of God! From now on, you will completely become a member of my lord's army! Hahahahaha!" Kotomine Kirei understood, he understood everything, and at this moment the power of the black mist on his body suddenly increased, and the power filled his body. He knew that all of this was a gift from passing the adult's trial!

……

"Ding - Congratulations to the host, your villain brother Kotomine Kirei has successfully brainwashed his father Kotomine Rizheng using the black fog and has become a member of the host's team. The reward points are 150 points. The current villain points are 9350 points." The system prompts.

"Hmm? It's worth all my training for him, Kotomine Kirei. The choice you made in the end didn't disappoint me. After all, if you had truly completely degenerated into your original character, who only knew how to kill and inflict pain on others in pursuit of pleasure, even if your loyalty was 100%, it would have been difficult for me to keep you by my side and use you."

After Wang Chonggan learned this information, he just smiled slightly. If Kotomine Kirei successfully resolved the problem, it meant that Emiya Kiritsugu was also able to proceed smoothly according to his own ideas.

"Now, there's only this princess left. As long as I can get rid of Bai Ji, I can return to the Hanging Gardens and arrange everything thoroughly. I will complete my plan of concealing the truth from the world, and then everything will be over." Wang Chong thought, and couldn't help but continue to punch Elquet under him.

"boom!"

"Have you...had enough?"

"!?"

Chapter 232: Broken, someone wants to take Jotaro's script

"Have you...had enough?"

A sound came from beneath him, and at the same time, an arm that should have been bloody and broken into pieces actually grabbed Wang Chong's right arm, which was about to strike him again. It held tightly, not allowing Wang Chong's arm to break free or even waver.

Wang Chong's face turned slightly cold. He could sense that Elquet's strength beneath him had... unexpectedly increased again. Why was this happening? His own strength clearly hadn't increased, so why had Elquet's strength increased?

But before Wang Chong could think too much, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and then he was instantly knocked away. Wang Chong looked at his pierced lower abdomen. Although it would not be difficult to recover with his current physical condition, this was the first time he had suffered such a serious injury.

But before he had time to think about it, a figure appeared in front of Wang Chong like a ghost, and then a bloody claw grabbed Wang Chong.

"Smash-Valudo!"

Wang Chong didn't hesitate, immediately activating the Time Stop function. The alternate world once again displayed a golden filter, causing time to freeze worldwide. Afterward, Wang Chong took a deep breath and gazed at the figure before him.

All the bones had been restored, but the flesh on them was still twisted and broken, which was a bit scary to look at. However, the fierce, crazy, and extremely excited look left a deep impression on Wang Chong.

"As expected of a princess of the True Ancestor clan, a true agent of the planet's will. This strength is truly incredible. No wonder only countermeasures can be used to deal with it."

Wang Chong recalled how Roya had dealt with Elquet in the plot. He first took advantage of Elquet's weakened essence after being divided by Tohno Shiki 17, and then used some of the mechanisms and connections between the Dead Apostles and the True Ancestors to successfully usurp Elquet's essence, completely weakening Elquet and making her planetary support no longer effective.

All I can say is that if Elquet's power is not banned, Elquet will always become more powerful in ways that I can't imagine.

"As long as I still have Time Stop, I can continue to remain invincible... But, in this case, I'm afraid I can only be confined here tonight? Tsk, this is really troublesome. Is this your biggest trump card? Inhibition." Wang Chong's eyes became colder and colder. He did not hesitate. He wanted to beat Elquet back again in Time Stop's home court.

"Muda muda muda muda!" Wang Chong smashed all the bones again, and then let time pass again.

"Bang!" Elquet was once again knocked back into the mountain, just like before. Wang Chong didn't dare to delay and quickly reached the spot where Elquet had fallen. However, upon arriving, he found Elquet nowhere in the pit.

"How is this possible?!" The moment this thought came to mind, the spider-sense alarm sounded, and the crisis of death was imminent.

"Smash Varudo!" Wang Chong trusted his instincts and immediately activated his Stand ability. In an instant, the golden filter unfolded once again from the Stand world. At this moment, Wang Chong felt a slight pain in the back of his head.

"Ha...ha..." Wang Chong immediately took a step forward, covered the back of his head, gasped, turned around and looked behind him, only to see Elquet appear behind Wang Chong like a ferocious evil ghost, with the blood on his index finger stained from the part that had just been pierced.

Almost, just a little bit, Wang Chong's head was pierced by Elquet. However, the golden body bestowed by Bard's blessing would most likely resist it.

"What the hell is going on?" Wang Chong looked at Elquet, the one who had attacked him. He had just shattered all of his bones in the time freeze, but why was he recovering so quickly this time? Not only had all of his bones been fully restored, but his body was even in better shape than before.

"This, combined with this speed... makes it even stronger. What's going on? I simply used the power of time-stop, but why did Elquet's strength increase again? Could it be that... even though the time-stop attack can't be sensed by Elquet, it's being misinterpreted as an extremely powerful attack, and thus Elquet's upper limit is increasing rapidly?"

Wang Chong quickly discovered this only reasonable explanation. Now, he was a little hesitant to continue using the time-stop method to attack Elquet.

"By the way, system. System, do you know what is going on in front of you?" Ask the system when you are in doubt. Since you are not sure of the reason, you might as well ask the system the reason.

"Host, as you suspected, although Elquet cannot sense the power of time stopping, the damage she endured is real. Almost the smallest unit of time is enough to shatter her bones. She survived this level of attack. Elquet's mechanism will naturally increase her upper limit to this level of attack. As a result, her bone strength, recovery ability, and even combat effectiveness will be significantly improved."

The system spoke.

"Damn it, are you kidding me? I originally thought I just couldn't kill him, but now I can't even beat him. How come in other world lines, when Tohno Shiki cut Elquet, Elquet became weak, but I became stronger the more I beat him." Wang Chong said with dissatisfaction, letting out a light click of his tongue.

"Host, that's because Tohno Shiki killed Elquet once in a true sense, which caused Elquet to become weak. Although it looks like he was cut into 17 pieces, rather than destroying the body itself, he cut the death line to kill Elquet first, so there was no light body phenomenon. On the contrary, the host does not have this kind of rule-based means similar to direct death, and cannot kill the opponent before destroying the body." said the system.

"What if I kill Elquet in the time stop?" Wang Chong frowned.

"No, host. The True Ancestor is not killed just by destroying the physical body. Destroying the physical body is only the first step in eliminating the True Ancestor. The host himself is a True Ancestor and should be very clear about this. If you want to kill the True Ancestor royal family by normal means, you will definitely face the changes in the light body. Only when the light body is destroyed can the True Ancestor royal family be killed in the true sense." The system explained.

"Therefore, although the host has the means to stop time, if the only means are conventional means, it is inevitable that the light body phenomenon will occur."

"Tsk, is the only option left to me is to run away? No, I still have the power of destruction. There's no other way. Now I can only use the power of destruction to brainwash him forcibly." Wang Chong planned to use the power of destruction and time stop in combination to see if he could control Elquet.

"Host, you must not do this. Don't forget, Elquet is someone's chosen body and agent. With your current strength, even if you use up all the power of destruction in the Holy Grail, you will not be able to completely brainwash Elquet. On the contrary, it may even cause the Earth Princess to come early. At that time, the host will be facing Elquet at 100% strength." The system quickly stopped him.

"This doesn't work, and that doesn't work. Is it possible that I can only escape by using the time stop function? Relying on escaping and using the time stop function to stall for time?" Wang Chong rubbed his temple. At this moment, he had to admit that he had underestimated Elquet. Was it because everything had gone smoothly before that he became too arrogant?

"I'm afraid, host, that won't work either..." the system said helplessly.

"What? Can't even escape?" Wang Chong said angrily.

"Yes, I don't recommend the host to continue using the power of time stop. It is true that time stop is an untouchable area for most existing servants and even humans. Even the current Elquet is no exception. But time stop does not mean that the will of the planet cannot understand it. After all, this is a means and power that even the main god-level gods can use. Therefore, if you use time stop frequently, I'm afraid... you will have to face your own Jotaro." The system made a rare humorous joke, but this joke was not very funny.

"Shit!" He really was following Dio's lead. Even if he activated Time Stop, it would still make Elquet continuously stronger, allowing her to move within the Time Stop range. Then he was completely useless. He had no advantage at all.

"Therefore, host, according to my advice, you cannot use too strong auxiliary abilities now, otherwise the upper limit of Elquet will be unlocked, and the increased strength will be all-round, which is simply not something the host can resist. Time stop cannot be used, and even the golden body invincibility cannot be used. These can all mindlessly increase Elquet's upper limit." The system said.

"Hiss..." This truly made Wang Chong gasp, and he seemed to sense the long pause in time. Elquet's body seemed to begin to tremble slightly. The system wasn't lying. If time continued to stop, Elquet would soon be "basking in the sun" with Jotaro's script.

Chapter 233: A Crazy and Lonely Couple

"Isn't that a dead end for me? Ha, inhibition, what a powerful inhibition!" Wang Chong couldn't help but sneer, his heart beginning to darken. Actually, he wasn't truly doomed. With so many powers at his disposal, the worst he could do was go completely mad. To avoid death, he still had Villain Points and staged a complete destruction of the Type-Moon world. Just to see whether your inhibition was stronger, or my power of destruction and Villain Points were more endless.

But doing so would completely degenerate him into a demon. He would become a monstrous creature driven to insane strength. This was not the outcome Wang Chong desired. If he truly had such an intention, he would have already caused this disaster from the beginning. Although Wang Chong now admitted that he wasn't a good person, he hadn't completely lost his conscience. Well, he had some, but not much.

"Host, there is no need to worry so much. We have a plan to solve the current predicament." The system said at this time.