I really didn't want to burn it.

After praising his adopted son, Kiritsugu sat down opposite Leon and asked with a serious expression.

Having abandoned his previous amiable and approachable demeanor as the boy next door, Kiritsugu now possesses the fearsome aura of the "magician killer" he once was.

"It's such a seamless transition."

Li Ang sighed as he sipped his barley tea.

"Who exactly are you? Are you the relatives or friends of the magicians I killed?" Kiritsugu asked with a grim face.

“Of course not,” Li Ang laughed. “I’m here to hire you.”

Kiritsugu stated bluntly, "I'm no longer an assassin."

"This isn't a profession you can just quit whenever you want."

Li Ang shook his finger and said in a tone of someone who had been there before.

"And I think you'll be interested in this."

As he spoke, Li Ang raised the back of his hand.

When he was talking to Shirou before, he deliberately did not reveal the red crest on the back of his hand.

Therefore, Kiritsugu's expression completely changed the moment he revealed the Command Seal.

"Impossible... I clearly..."

Kiritsugu braced himself on the ground with both hands, looking at Li Ang's hands with a look of fear.

“The Holy Grail isn’t something that’s so easily destroyed,” Leon said flippantly.

It's important to know that, considering only the three routes of FSN, only the HF route truly resolved the issue of the Holy Grail in Fuyuki City; as for the UBW route, it would have to wait until Rin and the Second Prince returned to Fuyuki City before it could be resolved.

"But……"

Kiritsugu still couldn't understand why, even if the Holy Grail wasn't truly destroyed, the Holy Grail War shouldn't have restarted so quickly.

"Emiya Kiritsugu, do you think there's only one Holy Grail War in this world?"

Li Ang said with a smile.

“A very special Holy Grail War is about to be held in Guanbuzi City,” Li Ang stated his purpose. “As the captain of the Red Team, I’m here to invite you to become our comrade.”

Kiritsugu listened quietly to Leon's description of the Holy Grail War in Guanbu City, without uttering a single word.

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A beautiful moonlit night.

Kiritsugu Emiya sat quietly in the corridor, gazing up at the moonlight.

The invitation extended to him by the man named Li Ang during the day left him hesitant.

Although Kiritsugu was reluctant to admit it, he was indeed somewhat eager to try, but he was even more afraid of participating in this war.

Because we have lost it, we cherish it all the more.

The last Holy Grail War caused Kiritsugu to lose everything he had at that time.

Will participating in the Holy Grail War again cause him to lose everything he currently possesses?

"Dad?"

Shirou walked over and sat down next to Kiritsugu.

Are you thinking about something?

"Yes."

Kiritsugu nodded slightly.

"Because of Brother Li Ang?"

Kiritsugu gently stroked Shirou's head and replied, "Yes, he entrusted me with a troublesome task."

"Is it troublesome?"

"Because... many people might die, just like that fire," Kiritsugu said through gritted teeth, his voice filled with sorrow.

Although Leon said that this Holy Grail was not corrupted like the one in Fuyuki City, Kiritsugu was not about to believe it so easily.

More importantly, even if the Holy Grail is fine, I don't believe that Kiritsugu would die without some collateral damage from 14 Servants fighting in a modern city!

Just as Kiritsugu was deep in thought and struggling with his decision, Shirou asked with a smile, "Then you'll definitely go and help, right, Dad?"

"Ok?"

"Dad, you'll save the innocent just like you saved me, right?"

Shirou said with a hopeful look on his face.

It was pure admiration, devoid of any other color.

"I……"

Kiritsugu bit his lip, his face filled with melancholy.

Actually, I'm not as good as you think.

I am not worthy of your worship.

Kiritsugu really wanted to tell Shirou the truth, but faced with the child who had saved him, he simply couldn't bring himself to shatter his dream.

Then, Kiritsugu gently embraced Shirou.

"Yes, I will go. Because... I am a champion of justice."

Shirou, you are the hero who saved me.

Therefore, I will protect your dream.

That small dream of justice.

Chapter 133 Kirei Kotomine: I'm getting really happy!

The basement of the church in Fuyuki City.

"Kiri, I'm back."

Mr. Jin, a concerned citizen, kicked open the basement door with a loud "Duang" and staggered inside.

Kirei Kotomine stared at the portrait in the basement with his hands behind his back, seemingly oblivious to Gilgamesh's greeting.

"Ok?"

Gilgamesh, who was originally planning to go inside, stopped in his tracks and looked at Kirei with a look that seemed to indicate he had been cursed.

You should know that every time he stayed out all night, Kirei Kotomine would lecture him.

Things like not causing trouble, not causing trouble for him and the church, always paying for meals instead of depending on his mood, etc.

But Kirei didn't preach today, which Gilgamesh found very unusual.

Gilgamesh is not a masochist, nor does he feel uncomfortable if he doesn't get scolded every day.

But Kirei's unusual behavior caught his attention.

"Kiri, has something happened?"

Gilgamesh plopped down on the sofa, took a bottle of wine from his treasury, and asked as he drank.

"Kiritsugu Emiya left Fuyuki City this morning."

Kirei Kotomine said in a low voice.

Upon hearing the name, Gilgamesh instantly lost interest.

Gilgamesh's only impression of that man was that he was Sab's Master.

As for the rest...

Sorry, he's not Enkidu, why would Mr. Kim remember the name of such a bastard?

Would his son cut off his own elbow?

Gilgamesh immediately decided to ignore Kirei's erratic behavior and go to bed after finishing the bottle of wine.

Even Gilgamesh felt a bit sleepy after being out all night last night.

Kirei Kotomine looked up at the painting on the wall, pondering the matter of Kiritsugu Emiya.

Since the Holy Grail War, Kirei Kotomine has been keeping an eye on Kiritsugu Emiya.

Their battle was interrupted by an accident, a fact that Kirei Kotomine still deeply regrets.

Unfortunately, after the war, Kiritsugu Emiya lost his fighting spirit, like a toothless hound, and could not arouse Kirei Kotomine's interest at all.

What Kirei Kotomine wanted was genuine pleasure, not to kill a man who had no will to fight.

Over the years, Kirei Kotomine has been hoping that Kiritsugu Emiya could recover, but he has only become more and more despondent.

This left Kirei Kotomine, who "finds pleasure in evil," feeling bored but helpless.

Therefore, Kirei Kotomine could only hide his true feelings and spend his days in the church as a priest, outwardly doing everything a priest should do.

But in Kirei's heart, there was always anticipation, anticipation for the man who walked a completely opposite path to hers and held a completely opposing position to once again rush to the battlefield and fight her to the death.

And now, it seems that the opportunity has finally arrived.

When Kirei learned that Kiritsugu Emiya was about to leave Fuyuki City, he didn't care too much.

Over the years, Kiritsugu Emiya has left Fuyuki quite a few times, so one more time won't make a difference.

But when he went to observe Kiritsugu Emiya as usual, he found that the man had actually rekindled his fighting spirit.

Although he was still far from achieving Kirei's inner goal, Kiritsugu Emiya had undoubtedly once again rushed to the battlefield.

To Kirei Kotomine's surprise, Kiritsugu Emiya's body had actually recovered.

The body that had been tormented by the evil of this world, aged and broken, actually returned to a normal state.

All these unusual occurrences led Kirei Kotomine to ponder what exactly had allowed Kiritsugu Emiya to regain his "youth."

"I can't wait to find out the reason."

Kirei curled his lips into a smirk, revealing an expression of tax evasion.

Kirei originally planned to wait until Kiritsugu returned before conducting further observations, but the more he thought about it, the less impatient he became.

Regardless of whether Kiritsugu Emiya will be able to continue to pique his interest after his return, Kirei is already keen to ascertain Kiritsugu's reasons for fighting again.

Although there is no evidence, Kirei Kotomine believes that this matter must be very interesting, interesting enough to give him a pleasant feeling.

“Hey, Gilgamesh.”

"Huh? What?"

Gilgamesh, who had already finished a bottle of wine and was about to go to sleep, agreed impatiently.

"Do you have any treasures in your treasury that can track someone?"

"Yes, I do, but what use are you to me?"

"Yes, I am very concerned about where Emiya Kiritsugu is."

"Then we'll talk about it after I wake up."

Gilgamesh walked into the inner room without looking back.

Snapped.

Kirei Kotomine grabbed Gilgamesh's shoulder.

Use it now.

Qi Li is ruthless and doesn't talk much.

"Why should I?! I'm already trapped and dying!"

Kirei sneered, "If we don't use it, we'll eat Mapo Tofu for every meal for the next five months, and I'll make it myself."

"Kirei...you devil..."

Gilgamesh was tricked by Kirei into eating it once before, and that was the end of it.