Type-Moon, the Path of a Magician

Xia Yuan thought to himself that he had seen Kenneth staring at the photo of his fiancée more than once.

Although I don't know how the timeline changed, it was very wise of Kenneth not to bring that troublesome woman here.

"Then, Mr. Waver, we can't just sit there and wait for death. Take Rider and get ready to go. This time it's our turn to attack!"

"However, I want to confirm with you one last time, Xia Yuan, do you really want to deal with Emiya Kiritsugu and Saber alone?"

"Don't worry, teacher. Leave Emiya Kiritsugu to me. You just need to go to the church with Waver to deal with that Ruler. If you see the Count, remember to say hello for me and say (I'll go find him later.)"

"Okay, in that case..."

Boom——

On the other end of the phone, Xia Yuan's voice was replaced by a sharp explosion before he could finish speaking, followed by a series of "beep, beep, beep..." busy tones.

Instantly, Kenneth's pupils suddenly contracted, and even Waver, who was greeting Rider over there, stopped. Rider silently turned off the military channel on TV.

Finn slowly knelt down, "Master, please give me your instructions."

"Should we go to support or proceed according to the plan? I can no longer hold back."

"I see……"

"It seems that the enemy is moving faster than we expected. If that's the case, we don't have time to dawdle any longer. Let's set off immediately!"

"As ordered."

……

……

On the other side of the phone, beside the woods on the highway in Fuyuki City, asphalt and dust were flying, and black smoke was rising from the broken diesel engine.

The scooter he had just rented was blown dozens of meters away. Xia Yuan sensed the danger in advance and chose to jump off the car the moment the attack came, so he was unharmed.

But his expression was not very friendly, and his eyes were fixed on the man in front of him who was carrying the RPG, Emiya Kiritsugu.

Wow, I was just about to go to the Einzbern family to cause trouble, but they ended up coming to my door themselves. This is really...

The other party knew that he would come.

Assassin must have revealed his whereabouts before this.

"Oh, what a coincidence, we meet here again, Emiya Kiritsugu-san. And..."

"Ms. Altria."

Xia Yuan turned around with a smile and looked at the golden-haired Knight King who had cut off his retreat, and greeted him indifferently.

"How do you know this name?"

Xia Yuan called her by her real name, not King Arthur.

Artoria was a little surprised to hear someone calling out her real name. Except for Merlin and her adoptive father, many of the Knights of the Round Table didn't know this name.

"Yes, how should I know? Why don't you take a guess and I'll reveal the answer later."

"Are you kidding me?"

Her expression turned unfriendly. Xia Yuan's frivolous attitude reminded her of some non-combustible garbage.

At the same time, Merlin, who was far away in Avalon, sneezed, "Who is talking about me?"

Xia Yuan shrugged, his expression helpless: "I'm not kidding you, everything I did was just because someone asked me to do it. I'll tell you the truth later."

It was obvious that Emiya Kiritsugu did not accept his kindness. The black muzzle of the gun was still pointed at his head, and he asked in a low voice: "I don't want to waste time talking to you now. Where is Ai Li? She was captured by Kenneth, right?"

"Ah, you obviously know that she was captured by Kenneth, so why are you asking me? It's not me who captured your wife."

Xia Yuan looked helplessly at the pathetic man in front of him with a distorted expression.

"In the final analysis, you just can't get the person back from Kenneth without Rider and Lancer. That's why you decided to start with me. It's no wonder. After all, my tracks have never been hidden from the beginning to the end. Assassin must have informed each of you when I came out."

"You're right." Emiya Kiritsugu admitted expressionlessly.

"I don't have the confidence that I can rescue Ellie from Kenneth intact. If she is dragged into the battle, the consequences will only be worse."

"So you picked a soft persimmon, such as me? You want to threaten me to help you rescue Irisviel?"

Xia Yuan shrugged: "I'm curious, is your feeling out of anger at the Holy Grail being snatched away, or is it out of concern for the safety of Irisviel?"

"You love her so much, but you still want to sacrifice her, just because this is the fate of being the Lesser Holy Grail, and let her use her life to help you realize your dream? Even if Amakusa Shiro's plan is not feasible, you still want to make a wish in your own way? For this... even if you have to sacrifice her? Mr. Emiya Kiritsugu, your values ​​are actually more twisted than a magus..."

Xia Yuan yawned and looked at the man helplessly. He didn't expect that even his illusion broadcast that night could not distort his will to save humanity. He was still so fanatical about the Holy Grail. In a way, he was really amazing.

"Is that all you have to say?" Emiya Kiritsugu still had no expression on his face, and the gun in his hand was still pointed at Xia Yuan.

"That's about it. Are you going to do it? Let Saber capture me, and then write a magic essay contest to force me to help you bring Irisviel out. That's what you're thinking, right?"

"..."

Emiya Kiritsugu was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly, his attitude was already very clear.

"Then let's give it a try and see if Altria can take me down?"

Xia Yuan still showed no fear.

"Are you insulting me?" Feeling looked down upon, Altria was a little angry.

"That's not an insult, Knight King. I'm just stating the facts. Because even if you didn't come to me, I would have come to you later."

Xia Yuan said with certainty: "Before you leave, your only enemy will be me."

Emiya Kiritsugu frowned: "Are you serious?"

"Of course, I never tell lies."

Incomprehensible.

Facing the reappearance of these ancient heroes in human form, he didn't understand where this young man got the confidence from.

But he was vaguely uneasy, because although he didn't know the young man well, he was definitely not a liar. What on earth could he rely on to face Saber head-on?

But even if he didn't say so, in order to save Ellie, he would let Saber control him first, and then go find Kayneth to replace him. This battle must be fought no matter what.

As Emiya Kiritsugu thought so, the Origin Bullets in the magazine were already loaded, ready to be used at any time.

"...Is that so? You have made your decision?"

"Forget it, if you want to find your wife, just go to our base. There's no one there. If you're lucky, she's still in the basement. Teacher Kenneth just studied the secret of the Lesser Holy Grail and didn't hurt her." Xia Yuan glanced at Kiritsugu Emiya and Altria and chuckled.

"Unlike you two, the master and servant, we have no interest in the so-called Holy Grail. We are simply curious about the Lesser Holy Grail. It is enough to study the secrets of it. If you want it now, it is no problem to give it back to you."

"But... I hope you can keep what you cherish this time. Because if you lose it next time, it will be forever."

Xia Yuan's words were suggestive, and that deep look in his eyes made Emiya Kiritsugu's heart tighten. He certainly understood what Xia Yuan was referring to.

But he couldn't refute it. After confirming that he was serious, Emiya Kiritsugu left without looking back.

Because to him, Irisviel is more important.

“Kiritsugu…”

Artoria wanted to chase after him, but Xia Yuan blocked her way with his hand.

"Stop yelling. He won't listen to me now. Besides, what I said is true. I have no reason to lie to him."

"you!!"

Being stopped by Xia Yuan, Altria was a little annoyed. She used her magic power to try to get rid of him and catch up with him immediately, but was surprised to find that Xia Yuan could also keep up with her speed.

"What exactly is your purpose?"

"I don't have any purpose, I just want to talk to you alone."

"I have nothing to talk to you about, so get out of the way or I'll..."

Feeling the magic power coming towards him, Xia Yuan just smiled and looked at Altria with fearlessness in his eyes.

"What else? Are you going to kill me? Don't even think about it. I won't let you go."

"After all, someone asked me to take good care of you... It's not over yet, I can't let you mess around."

"Then I have to defeat you first!" Enraged by Xia Yuan, Artoria grasped the Wind King's Hammer in both hands and swung it fiercely.

Faced with this powerful sword, Xia Yuan did not dare to try to block the sword with a single finger. He raised his hand and summoned the mass-produced holy sword given by Merlin to block it.

Clang——

The moment the two holy swords of similar shapes suddenly collided, powerful magic power erupted, and Xia Yuan's body was knocked back several steps in the collision. The mass-produced holy sword in his hand was instantly covered with cracks because the difference between it and Altria's was too great.

A D-level treasure was destroyed by Altria.

"It was a terrifying force, but you actually showed some mercy just now. The force you used was just to make me half paralyzed and unable to stop you, but you didn't actually kill me."

"What's wrong with you?" Seeing Xia Yuan block her attack so easily, Altria's eyes were filled with fear.

"With this kind of power and magic, are you really still human?"

His fighting attitude also became serious, and he began to be on high alert, no longer showing any slackness, as if he had already treated him as a Servant-level enemy, and his aura began to rise steadily.

"Oh, of course I am a human, a real human. You don't have to be so exaggerated. Why did you even use the magic power? Does King Arthur need to go to such great lengths to deal with a modern magician?"

"..."

Altria did not answer, but stared at him seriously, the fear in her eyes not diminishing at all.

"Don't want to answer? Never mind, let's get straight to the point. Someone asked me to tell you something."

As Xia Yuan spoke, he also began to gather magic power. The shadow of a sword gradually condensed in the palm of his hand. Finally, he held it in his hand, causing ripples in the air.

The moment she saw the sword, Altria's eyes widened and she was so surprised that she couldn't speak.

"This sword is..."

——The Indestructible Lake Light!!

"This is Lancelot's sword. Why is his sword in your hand?!"

"My king, you have done well. The fall of Britain is the end of the Age of Gods. Please do not put all the responsibility on yourself. We have never resented you. From the beginning to the end, you are the king we are loyal to."

"Do you understand what I mean? Lancelot cannot come to you in person to apologize for some reasons."

"But he entrusted his sword to me, hoping that I could teach you. So... let's give it a try, Knight King—"

Chapter 42: Towards a Gentle Death

【Death is not scary, because it will happen sooner or later——

The scary thing is that when you die you realize that your life never really began.

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There was a crisp sound, the sound of bones breaking.

"This is the eighth one..." Iskandar cut off another clone of Hassan of the Hundred Faces.

"I also killed ten Assassins..."

Finn raised his spear and picked up the gun flower, then raised his hand and pierced through another incarnation of Hassan of a Hundred Faces.

Weber and Kenneth, who were in the protection circle, felt a little nervous when they saw the dark shadows constantly emerging from under the street lights ahead.

Weber couldn't help but ask Kenneth first: "Teacher, how many Assassins are there?"

"I don't know either. The only thing that is certain is that Assassin is a member of the Hassan Sabah family."

"But we have very little information about this mysterious assassination organization. We only know that he is Hassan, but we don't know which Hassan he is or any information about the previous generations of Hassan. So there is no way to determine this guy's real name or analyze his abilities."

"But what is certain is that this Hassan has some strange ability to split or create clones. All the Assassins killed just now left the stage by turning into spirit particles, which means they are all Servants." Kenneth carefully analyzed the enemy's abilities, and as an educator, he also explained it to Waver beside him.

"However, guesses are just guesses. Until we verify them, they could be wrong. So Lancer and Rider, stay alert and be careful of any special tricks the enemy uses!"

"As you command, my lord." Finn continued to cheer himself up.

"No, something's wrong. This feeling is very wrong. Lemonhead, your guess should be correct. These guys are indeed some kind of clones. But it's still wrong..."

"Lemon hair?! You idiot, this is an elegant hairstyle full of aristocratic temperament. What can you, an ancient person, understand?"

"What? Even lemon hair can be called elegant... It seems that modern aesthetic standards have regressed a lot..."

"You guy!!"

Waver was speechless when he saw the two guys quarreling on the battlefield. Seeing Assassin rushing over, he quickly stopped them and shouted, "Fight, fight! Be serious, we are fighting now!"