Type-Moon, the Path of a Magician

"Are you... kidding? Is this a ridiculous thing worthy of being saved by all of humanity?"

After receiving a positive answer from Amakusa Shiro, Kenneth snorted coldly, "Tear!" He decisively tore the contract scroll in his hand into pieces and stomped on it under his feet.

"You are not saving humanity at all. You are leading humanity to destruction! Do you know what consequences this will bring to the world?"

Also taking action at the same time was Tōsaka Tokiomi.

The fire magic burned the scroll to ashes, then he stood up and stood next to Kenneth, making his position clear.

"On this point, Lord El-Melloi and I agree. This Heaven's Grail Plan is definitely not the so-called salvation of mankind. As the manager of the leylines of Fuyuki City and the three great families in the Holy Grail War, I must perform my duties here and do my best to stop you, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada!"

Amakusa Shiro: "...I don't understand."

"Tōsaka Tokiomi, are you going to reject salvation too? The eternal life and infinite magic power that this salvation brings will allow you to stand forever on the path of pursuing the root. You should have no reason to reject it, right?"

"Are you kidding? What about my daughter and my wife? Even if they gain eternal life, it is just living for the sake of living. Time will erase everything, including emotions and relationships. I will never accept such a world!"

"Really? That's a pity." Amakusa Shiro raised his eyebrows and said with some regret.

"Even you can't understand me..."

Different road non-phase plan.

Tear!

"I'm sorry, but I'm not interested. It's boring to realize a wish without conquest and battle!"

"I will always stand with my lord."

Weber and Xia Yuan looked at each other, then tore up the contract in their hands and stood firmly beside Kenneth.

In just a few minutes, almost everyone present, except Altria who silently put the scroll away, made a clear refusal.

No...there's one more person.

Under Tōsaka Tokiomi's resentful gaze, Kotomine Kirei silently stood beside Amakusa Shiro and determined his position.

"Kirei! You?!"

"I'm sorry, Master, this is my choice."

"traitor!"

Kotomine Kirei did not reply, but simply lowered his head silently.

"Although there are some unpleasant aspects in this conversation, this war has just begun."

"We still have plenty of time. I hope you will consider my conditions carefully after you go back. If anyone changes their mind, you can come here to find me anytime. It will be valid within two days."

"Let's go, kid. This guy is very sick." Iskandar shook his head and waved Weber to leave.

"I must kill him next time I see him."

Xia Yuan and Kenneth looked at each other, wondering whether to take action, but considering that this was on the other party's territory, the two finally decided to go back and discuss it later.

"Kirei, you will pay the price for your betrayal!" Tōsaka Tokiomi angrily glanced at the silent Kotomine Kirei and turned away.

The group of people soon dispersed, leaving only a few lonely figures in the huge church.

Chapter 32 Invisible Betrayal

[The betrayal visible to the naked eye is recognizable, but the truly terrifying thing is the betrayal that is invisible—]

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“Maiya, how is the situation over there?”

In the crowd below the Fuyuki Hotel, Emiya Kiritsugu was observing the changes in the flow of people while contacting his assistant with a communicator.

This call by the church will definitely leave other magicians' workshops unguarded, which is also a great opportunity for him to take action.

For him, the magician who owns a magic workshop is the biggest threat.

The content of the meeting just now had been fully transmitted to his ears through Saber's communicator, which confirmed that (Lancer, Rider and Caster) had already formed an alliance and there was no possibility of them becoming partners, so... it was time for him to take action.

That night, Shiro Amakusa came to talk to him about this plan.

The purpose of summoning the Masters was to win over the companions, but it also had the intention of luring the tiger away from the mountain.

In fact, he had already recruited the companions he needed at the very beginning. The rest of them were just extras at best. It would be best if he could recruit them without fighting, but if they refused, he had to eliminate them.

This was a plan that Amakusa Shiro had discussed with Emiya Kiritsugu.

One is responsible for winning over and attracting attention, and the other is responsible for stealing the house.

"The target is in place and no threat has been confirmed."

"If successful, we can eliminate the bases of three groups of Masters at once..."

This temptation is very great for him.

"Then take action."

"learn."

Emiya Kiritsugu put out the cigarette in his hand and hung up the phone.

last night.

Amakusa Shiro came to him specifically, invited him to join his camp, and told him that he could fulfill his wish, a method that could truly eliminate the root cause of war and achieve salvation for mankind.

This success moved Emiya Kiritsugu.

Although he did not trust Shiro Amakusa, the temptation he offered was hard to refuse, and he would never miss any possibility of saving humanity.

Although he was still very wary of this guy named Amakusa Shiro, he still decided to form an alliance with him.

Because no matter whether it is true or not, at least Amakusa Shiro's plan is beneficial to him. If he acts according to this plan, he will not only have the hope of realizing his wish, but also be able to weaken the power of other contestants. He certainly has no reason to refuse.

After all, there were too many powerful people appearing in this Holy Grail War, and he and Saber recognized their own positions in the first night of battle.

Emiya Kiritsugu is now completely disappointed with the strength of the Servant he summoned, the legendary King Arthur. He was first suppressed by Finn, and then by Gilgamesh. It is even unknown whether he can defeat the famous Conqueror King Iskandar. And the black knight who appeared at the end is obviously no pushover either.

It can be said that among the Servants that have appeared so far, except for Caster, whom he has not seen yet, and the hidden Assassin, he has no confidence that the servants he summoned can defeat any of the other four.

How could he place his hopes on Saber after falling into such a situation? If he placed all his hopes on Saber, his final defeat would be inevitable.

Fortunately, victory in the Holy Grail War does not necessarily require defeating the other Servants. As long as their Masters can be defeated, the other Servants will be defeated without any attack.

Although this behavior is very disgraceful, even Saber is disgusted by it, but he doesn't care. As long as he can win, as long as he can realize his ideals, he can easily give up his life. What does a mere shame matter?

So in disappointment, Emiya Kiritsugu once again placed his hopes on himself, and he didn't even tell Saber about his plan to raid the magic workshop with Maiya this time.

In his opinion, a Servant should do his duty well and be a familiar, obeying orders honestly. There is no need to report the Master's affairs to her.

So after monitoring the news from Amakusa Shiro, Emiya Kiritsugu and his assistants had already installed a lot of explosives on the central third floor of the entire hotel in preparation for the explosion.

Now he only needs to lightly press the switch in his hand, and the center of the entire hotel including the connections will explode, destroying most of the Hyatt Hotel in one go, and there is no risk at all.

Just look at Kenneth's undisguised atmosphere of a magic workshop. Even if Emiya Kiritsugu is not an orthodox magician, he can feel how terrifying it is that the top floor of the entire hotel has been transformed into the position of Kenneth's magic workshop.

As long as he dared to break in, Kenneth on the other side would definitely notice it immediately, and then remotely control the magic in the magic workshop to tear him into pieces. Even if Saber forced her way in, she would not feel good.

But that was only a defensive mode at the magic level, and it didn't do much for him. Although he couldn't challenge openly with his magic level and break into the magic workshop, he could break through from another angle, the physical training.

According to the structure of the building, as long as he blew up all the floors below the center, the magic workshop above would have to give Newton face and collapse directly no matter how well it was made.

Now we just need to wait for Kenneth and the others to enter the building and then detonate the explosion directly. By then, Kenneth, Xia Yuan, Weber and others who have no means of defense will be buried in the sea of ​​fire in an instant.

“Maiya, how is the evacuation going?”

"It's already been done. There's no one left in the building."

"That's good."

In order to avoid involving too many innocent people in this operation, Kiritsugu Emiya used suggestion magic to inform the front desk in advance that the Fuyuki Hotel would be attacked by terrorists tonight, and evacuated the staff in advance. Now the hotel is empty, and it has completely turned into a trap waiting for its prey to take the bait.

Standing on the roof and continuing to wait, Emiya Kiritsugu rubbed the detonator in his palm.

In the distance, a green figure appeared and disappeared in the night sky, staring straight at this place, and then left.

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Cool night, peaceful night.

Caught off guard, a loud "boom" broke the silence.

With the heat waves rising up in the sky, the peaceful night suddenly turned into a sea of ​​fire, igniting the dancing sparks in the peaceful night.

The towering building constructed with layer upon layer of reinforced concrete was instantly shattered and collapsed by the impact. Fragile glass fragments also poured down like flowers from heaven, and countless blocks of concrete and building debris instantly buried the place.

“It really exploded!”

"Everyone get out of here!"

Screams and exclamations filled the night sky.

The crowd erupted in great panic, with sounds of fear, footsteps, and all kinds of chaotic movements forming this symphony of pain.

Emiya Kiritsugu was walking on the street against the crowd, like a person from another world.

With eyes devoid of luster, he silently glanced at the building that had been reduced to ruins, blew out a puff of smoke lightly, then threw the cigarette butt on the ground, stomped it out with his foot, and dialed the communicator: "Maiya, what's the situation?"

"The target has not escaped from the building and is confirmed to be buried."

"Is that so? Being hit head-on by the impact of a building falling 100 meters at high speed, even if the Servants could escape by transforming into spirits, they would definitely not be able to protect their Masters. In addition, facing the lethality of the explosion directly... they are all dead..."

Thinking that he had successfully dealt with the three groups of enemies, Emiya Kiritsugu glanced at the ruins indifferently, then turned and left.

"Keep monitoring and don't miss a single detail."

Suddenly, Maiya on the other side of the communicator shouted, "Something is wrong, Kiritsugu, the target has appeared again—"

"what?"

Maiya's voice startled Emiya Kiritsugu.

Is it possible to escape from this situation?

"Who is it?! How many targets are there?"

"It was Rider. His mount seemed to be carrying two people, and there was no sign of Lancer."

"Understood. You continue to monitor this place and look for Lancer's traces. Contact me anytime."

After giving the order, Emiya Kiritsugu sighed deeply and looked at the lightning trails in the sky where the wheels of the Kamuy had rolled over. "I can actually escape death in this situation. It really isn't that easy..."

And as expected of the Rider class with the highest mobility, at this flying speed and altitude there was no way to pursue them, and they could only watch them leave.

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Shenwei on wheels.

Iskandar, who was holding Waver in one hand and steering the chariot with the other, looked anxiously at the two Masters in front of him who were seriously injured in the explosion.

"What's going on? Boys, can you still hold on?"

If they had not retreated in time, and had not been protected by the defensive magic armor that Kenneth had prepared earlier, that blow would have been enough to take the lives of these two Masters.

"What the hell is going on? Someone has tampered with the hotel?!" Iskandar was very angry.

Xia Yuan, who was using magic to heal himself and barely stopped the burns on his body, opened his eyes in a daze.

When they returned to the hotel to discuss their next actions, an accident occurred that caught them off guard.

When he entered the lobby, Xia Yuan found that there was no one in front of the service desk and the entire building was eerily quiet. All the residents who were originally wandering around had disappeared, which immediately gave rise to bad thoughts in his mind.

So he quickly called on Kenneth, Weber and others to retreat quickly. However, even if he had discovered it at the first moment, it was still too late. The moment they had the idea of ​​retreating, the fire had already penetrated their vision.

Even though Iskandar acted quickly enough and directly summoned the Divine Wheel to take away Xia Yuan and Weber, he was inevitably blown away by the explosion in the end.

If the shock wave caused by the explosive equivalent had not been offset by the ceremonial equipment, the two of them would have been able to fly into the sky now.

Xia Yuan held on to his body, feeling a burning pain all over. His eyes were also injured by the explosion and it was difficult for them to open. If it weren't for the cold wind from high altitude that woke him up, he would probably be in the same state as Weber who was lying over there.

"What's going on? Why was the base tampered with? Where's the Count... It doesn't make sense for him to be here..."

Unless... a bad thought arose in Xia Yuan's mind.

"By the way, Rider, where is Mr. Kenneth and the others? Did he escape just now?"

"I don't know either. The situation just now was too urgent. I can only take you two out. But your teacher is not ordinary, and there is Lancer protecting you, so there shouldn't be any problem. Boy, don't talk for now. I will take you to the hospital for treatment."