I really didn't want to burn it.

Does he look that old?

Although Kiritsugu admits that at 33 years old he's no longer a young man, he's still quite a distance from being an old man, isn't he?

"Kid...didn't your parents teach you manners?"

Kiritsugu retorted with a hint of annoyance.

Red A pursed his lips. "Sorry, he only taught me to be gentle with girls, not how to deal with older men."

"What kind of look is that?! I'm telling you not to smoke for your own good! Think about your children!"

Red Archer thought Kiritsugu was angry because he had put out Kiritsugu's cigarette, but in fact, Kiritsugu was just bothered by how he addressed him.

"It's no use, it looks like Dad won't be leaving until everything is finished at the docks."

Red Archer looked at Kiritsugu, who dared not move at all, and was in a dilemma.

"How about... this is a rare opportunity... to chat with Dad?"

Red A, who thought the idea was good, tentatively asked, "Um... don't your feet hurt when you run in leather shoes?"

"..."

"..."

"What I said earlier doesn't count! It doesn't count... I'm sorry... that doesn't count!"

Red A suddenly felt like dying, wondering what he was thinking when he asked such a question.

"Is there anything else we could talk about? Like something we can share... something we have in common..."

"Um... fighting alongside King Arthur must have been really tough."

"..."

"..."

"Oh my god, this won't do either!"

Seeing Kiritsugu's increasingly gloomy expression, Archer sincerely hoped that his own Counter Force master would suddenly call him back.

As for the heir apparent...

"Li Ang, send someone over immediately. I'm really going to die if you don't come soon."

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PS: It was mentioned in FHA that Bass brought three Reverse Light Swords with her when she participated in the Holy Grail War.

As for Bajie's combat power, it is considered top-tier among the Five Masters.

Judging from FHA, if you rely on the Reverse Light Sword, Bartholomew could even kill a Servant by trickery.

Unfortunately, in this book, Sister Ba, who uses runes, ran into an ancestor who also uses runes. ╮(╯▽╰)╭

Chapter 139 Only idiots and smoke like high places

On a skyscraper a few kilometers east of the dock where the battle was taking place.

Kirei Kotomine, dressed in black monk's robes, calmly observed the battle situation at the dock.

"It seems Lanc has failed."

Kirei said this.

The word "failure" is somewhat lenient towards the big dog; in Kirei Kotomine's view, the blue lancers can be considered useless.

For his own hero, losing a gun was nothing. But for Cú Chulainn, losing Gáe Bolg was a fatal blow.

"At least we learned about the Red Team's Sab's abilities, so it's not too bad."

Kirei Kotomine heard a male voice that sounded exactly like his own.

If you compare them carefully, you can still find that this man's voice is not as gloomy as Kirei Kotomine's; it sounds slightly more carefree.

The man speaking was Araya Sōren. He did not fight alongside Kirei and the other Masters, but instead observed the battlefield through other means.

After the Ogawa apartment was completed, Araya Sōren's body became connected to the apartment.

The advantages of doing this are obvious: Araya Sōren himself can instantly teleport to any location within the house, and even manipulate the space within the apartment. He can even perform near-magical abilities like spatial obscuring and spatial teleportation within the apartment.

For the Black Team, this made Ogawa's apartment base an impregnable stronghold and a safe haven during wartime.

However, the drawbacks of Araya Sōren's actions are also very obvious: he himself would be injured if the apartment were destroyed. Moreover, connecting the apartments is easy, but separating them is a bit troublesome.

Therefore, Araya Sōren himself did not attend this first battle, but instead had Kirei Kotomine, who had experience in the Holy Grail War, lead the team.

"I'm very sorry, Lord Araya," Hikari said, covering his eyes. "I didn't see how the other party made the move; I only saw the spear break at the end."

Hitsugaya originally thought his future vision was very powerful, but he didn't expect that the Holy Grail War had only just begun and his future vision had already been interfered with twice by external forces.

The last time he spied on Gilgamesh, he was thoroughly punished by the King of Heroes.

But that time, Hikari did manage to see some things—although he never understood what those black monsters were, he at least saw some information.

But the Master of the Red Sab faction, Hikari, truly couldn't see any future for the other party.

The only footage he observed of the war was of Cú Chulainn's spear being cut in two.

Actually, if Kirei Kotomine had reminded Bazette or Cú Chulainn back then, this outcome might have been avoided.

However, Kirei Kotomine used the excuse of needing more information to allow the war to unfold unchecked.

"It seems that man has managed to shield himself from the future. I didn't expect his rune skills to be so high."

After listening to Hirakura Mitsuru's detailed explanation, Araya Sōren believed he had reached a conclusion.

"Maybe so."

Kirei Kotomine looked at Li Ang, his eyes slightly narrowed.

He had witnessed the entire battle between Bazett and Leon, and this young man was completely dominating Bazett.

While Bazett's academic research on runes may not be as in-depth as that of professional magicians like Aruba and Orange, his combat applications undoubtedly brought runes to their fullest potential.

Even Kirei Kotomine wouldn't dare say he could reliably defeat Bazett in a head-on battle.

However, even such a powerful figure as Bazett was completely outmaneuvered by the Master of the Red Sab faction.

"That man... is interesting."

Kirei Kotomine commented as follows.

“Of course, Kirei.”

Kirei heard Gilgamesh's comments in his mind.

"If it's rune-type magic, no one has surpassed him since the Age of Gods. That's the kind of magic that saved humanity from the cataclysmic disaster."

"You know him?"

Kirei Kotomine asked in surprise, as he actually heard a hint of worship in Gilgamesh's words.

Even though it was only a little bit, for this king who always thought he was number one in the world, the fact that he actually had such a feeling of respect was enough for Qili to eat three bowls of Mapo Tofu.

"Hmph, if I had to say, he should be my ancestor," Gilgamesh sneered. "But I respect him because he accomplished what I could not."

Kirei wanted to ask for more information, but Gilgamesh turned off the contract communication, seemingly unwilling to say anything more.

"Interesting. I'll ask that guy about it later."

Kirei curled his lips into a smile; he was beginning to take a real interest in that man.

Who exactly is the other person? Did Gilgamesh mistake someone for someone else, or is that man truly alive from ancient times?

For the first time, Kirei Kotomine, who was indifferent to everything except Kiritsugu Emiya, showed some interest in people.

“However, the problem now is…” Kirei Kotomine turned his attention back to the battlefield, “How should this battle be ended?”

"You guys figure out a way to handle this."

Aruba, the other Master who was originally standing with Kirei, spoke up.

"I came out with you because Aozaki Touko might show up. Unfortunately, that woman is a coward and doesn't dare to go to the front lines at all."

With that, Aruba turned away haughtily, ready to leave.

"Mr. Aruba."

Kirei Kotomine spoke coldly.

"what?"

"That man is also a master of runes. Don't you want to spar with him?"

"Tch, him."

Aruba snorted dismissively.

"Is someone who isn't even a priest worth Lord Aruba's attention?"

"Is this alright?" Kirei Kotomine continued, "They're clearly comrades-in-arms, yet they stand by and watch someone die..."

Before Kirei Kotomine could finish speaking, Aruba casually waved his cane.

boom!

A thick, fiery dragon shot into the sky.

"Alright, you can handle the rest yourselves."

Aruba said rudely and walked away without looking back.

Kirei Kotomine shrugged and grabbed the bare arm of the bottler.

"Young man, let your servants make their move."

"Yes……"

Despite feeling that the smiling priest in front of him was not a good person, what could he do but obediently follow orders since he was the least noticeable member of the team?

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"what!"

With a terrified scream, Wuzō Kirie returned to her body.

Perhaps because she returned in too much of a hurry, after regaining her senses, Wuzhao Kirie remained in a backward posture, causing her and her chair to fall to the ground.

"Ouch."

Wu Jie let out a cry of pain.

"Girl, are you okay?"

Orange quickly helped Wu Tiao Wu Hui up.

"I've been attacked by flames... Oh no! Mr. Leon and Mr. Emiya are both in danger!"

Wujiang Kirie didn't even have time to check her own body before telling Orange the news.

"Don't worry," Orange reassured her disciple, then said to the others, "I've already sent people to provide support."

"Who?"

"Of course it's Fujino and Chloris."

"Fujino?" Kirie tilted her head. "Won't she take this opportunity to kill Mr. Leon?"

"Well... it's really hard to say."

Orange scratched her head awkwardly.

Li Ang didn't know if Asagami Fujino would kill him, but he knew that Cú Chulainn would definitely not let him go.

"You actually broke my gun! Sab, I'll make you and your Master pay the price!"

Cú Chulainn glared angrily at the master and servant of the Ryougi Shiki.