[100] Heroic Spirit Summoning Complete

What on earth is going on here?

The red Heroic Spirit blinked for a moment but quickly recovered.

He said, "Servant Archer, reporting in response to the summon. So, who is my Master?" At the same time, he consoled himself, knowing that Heroic Spirits existed independently of timelines, and being summoned by anyone at any time was not something to be surprised about.

That's right, this was just a normal procedure, and there was nothing to be surprised about.

"I am your Master," Emiya Kiritsugu raised his hand to display his Command Seals and said, "So... if this succeeds, you will be Heroic Spirit EMIYA."

(⊙_⊙)

What... what's going on here?

Why does he seem to understand less and less?

"It seems to be the case," Emiya Kiritsugu chuckled, "I don't think we need to introduce ourselves, right?"

"...Wait a minute, ahh, I admit that I know you, or to be more precise, I know you. But, what's going on now?" EMIYA felt very confused.

Emiya Kiritsugu...

The possibility of summoning himself was not nonexistent, considering his connection to the summoning circle and the Holy Grail - Avalon. It wasn't impossible to be summoned if he didn't summon King Arthur.

But!

Why did he have an expression like "It succeeded" and "It's definitely him"?

According to his memories, at this point, he should have fallen from the ceiling, and then a girl named Rin Tohsaka should have pushed open the broken door. It should have been like that.

Now, everything here, both in terms of time and space, felt very wrong!

"Instead of me explaining, it's better if you see for yourself," Emiya Kiritsugu said, and he fell into a slight silence. He didn't know what to call him...

He had thought about it before, but every time he couldn't come up with the most appropriate way, so he just went with the flow.

And now... it had finally come to this moment.

"I understand..." EMIYA sighed. From the current situation, there seemed to be something wrong with this worldline. The person in front of him, Emiya Kiritsugu, seemed to know a lot.

And on the other side...

Ah...

It must be his "adoptive mother," Irisviel. She looked at him with a motherly expression... He couldn't handle it. Right now, he should probably run away.

Then, under Emiya Kiritsugu's guidance, he saw the manga series "Fate."

"..." EMIYA put down the book. "I pretty much understand the situation now. So, it's for the entertainment of The Magician of the Second Magic."

"Ah, that's about right, at least that's how the Clock Tower explained it," Emiya Kiritsugu took out a cigarette and looked at the seal on it before putting it back.

"At least?"

"Yes... it doesn't seem so to me. That guy named Kurokawa Kazuya isn't so simple... he has his own peculiarities. Of course, none of this concerns us. I'm not prepared to pursue the truth too far."

"So, what is your goal... uh, for now, just call you Master. I hope you understand," EMIYA waved his hand.

"Ah, I know... I'm also a bit disoriented at the moment," Emiya Kiritsugu nodded and sat down.

"Uh... here's some tea for you." Irisviel poured two cups of tea and said, "Take your time talking."

"Thank you, Irisviel."

"Thank you, uh... that."

"You can call me whatever you like... but, well... I hope that before you leave, you can call me something like 'Mom.' Even though I've never seen you before, I can still feel that kind of close family feeling." Irisviel smiled and walked toward the door. "Take your time chatting."

"Alright..." EMIYA nodded, but he didn't say anything else. He shrugged and looked at Emiya Kiritsugu. "Honestly... although I'm glad to see you, it feels really awkward right now."

"It's not that bad," Emiya Kiritsugu took a sip of tea and said, "Although there are other options, I feel... that you're the most suitable. You should understand what I'm thinking now, right?"

"...Ah, I can guess to some extent," EMIYA looked at the room and said, "Take Illyasviel away... and, since the Greater Grail in Fuyuki City no longer serves its purpose, you will definitely find a way to dismantle it."

"Phew," Emiya Kiritsugu exhaled heavily, propping his forehead with one hand. "That's right. It has to be done... we can't let that thing threaten the world anymore. It has to be completely dismantled."

"Yeah... that makes sense. What about the other Masters?" EMIYA asked.

"It seems that the Tohsaka family is still preparing for the Holy Grail War, after all, it seems that this situation doesn't affect reaching The Root. The Matou's old man is now under the sealing designation of the Mage's Association. They had sent an executor before, but, to be expected from an old bug that has lived for hundreds of years, he still managed to escape. Now, he's probably lurking somewhere in Fuyuki City, preparing for the Holy Grail War."

"I see. What about Kotomine Kirei?" EMIYA asked about the person both of them were concerned about.

"As for Kotomine Kirei, he has already completely severed ties with his father, Kotomine Risei, and the entire Tohsaka family. He ran away from the Tohsaka family... and now he's hiding somewhere in Fuyuki City. I imagine he will summon a Servant, too, after all, he has the Command Seals in his possession. If he summons a suitable Heroic Spirit, he might be able to achieve his own goals... In any case, we can't let him obtain the Grail in the end; he's too dangerous."

"I understand."

"Lastly, as for the Clock Tower, they dispatched Kayneth and Waver, the same people who were prepared to come earlier... but I heard that the Holy Grail has changed its properties, so I don't know which Heroic Spirit they will summon."

"That's true. Faced with this situation, I doubt many people would still summon the same Heroic Spirits as before." EMIYA shrugged and said, "After all, the Noble Phantasms and abilities of those previous Heroic Spirits have already been exposed, so they can devise corresponding strategies. So, what is the Clock Tower's objective?"

"Confirmation... to see if they can use the Grail to prolong the collapsing Leyline."

"Leyline?" EMIYA was momentarily taken aback. "What happened to Leyline?"

"Hmm? You don't know?" Emiya Kiritsugu was also somewhat surprised. "In 1970, Leyline of this world started to slowly collapse, and it was predicted to completely collapse by 2000."

"...I had no idea," EMIYA's lips twitched. "Until I became a Heroic Spirit, Leyline was still intact."

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