[86] The Assassination of the Mage Killer

"Is this the place?" Emiya Kiritsugu stood on a not-so-high building, surveying the surroundings.

"Yes, Kurokawa Kazuya lives there now," Maiya pointed to a house not far away.

Emiya Kiritsugu looked over, and about 300 meters ahead was Kurokawa Kazuya's room.

"The visibility here is really poor."

"Yes, but this is the best spot nearby. If it's any farther, the effectiveness of the sniper shot would decrease."

"I see..."

"How's the investigation into Kurokawa Kazuya going?"

"Well, we haven't found any useful information. We only know his real name is Kurokawa Kazuya, and he used 'Kuro' as a pen name to serialize a manga called 'Battle Royale'."

"I see. Let's go check on him later," Emiya Kiritsugu said, lighting a cigarette.

"Not only that, he's very wealthy," Maiya continued, "He has numerous properties in Tokyo, Morioh, Fuyuki, Mifune, Mitakihara, and Kazamino, with sixty-three properties in Tokyo, twenty-one empty lots. He owns forty-seven properties in Morioh Town, along with a large JOJO-themed amusement park that he first opened as a manga exhibition a year ago, which is still under construction. Among the thirty-three households in front of us, all but six of them are his."

"Good, then let's get rid of the people from those six houses today using suggestion."

"I understand. Additionally, he has fifty-one properties and eight empty lots in Mifune, as well as a mountain."

"Furthermore, he recently acquired Ryudou Temple and is now open to visitors as an exhibition area."

"..." 

Maiya's words left Emiya Kiritsugu stunned. How much money did it take to do all this? Are manga artists this wealthy nowadays? 

"Where did he get the money?"

"Well, it's through means like gambling. Although he made quite a bit of money from his manga, it's nothing compared to his assets. Last year, he frequented casinos around the world and made a fortune."

"Hasn't anyone targeted him?"

"Yes, indeed, but he donated a lot of cash to the local underworld, and they blocked any attempts to harm him. All of this was done unconsciously, or rather, he already had a lot of properties. However, he also owes a substantial amount to the banks, but he has paid it all off now."

"It's Future Sight after all," Emiya Kiritsugu exhaled a puff of smoke. "It seems he awakened his Future Sight recently and used his abilities to avoid a bleak future, earning big money in the process."

"But will he realize that we're here?"

"Who knows... but we need to probe a little. We'll come back tomorrow... today, we need to organize the information, and our equipment hasn't arrived yet. We have to be fully prepared to deal with him. After all, his Future Sight is likely 'Rainbow' level, and we still have a lot to learn about it."

...

Swish Swish Swish————

Kazuya continued to work on the original manuscript of his new manga, one he hadn't serialized yet.

However, with original manga, while the plot and setting could be freely altered, there were still limits. For example, the knowledge inside, high-level knowledge, was practically useless in the real world.

Only the most basic knowledge could be used.

And the previous "Battle Royale" had ended, there were no more lottery chances. None at all.

"Well... I've been feeling increasingly monitored lately. Really... that girl hasn't given up?" Kazuya could vaguely sense that someone was watching him, but he didn't know who or from which direction.

However, his studio's window faced that direction, so he could easily deduce it.

It had to be Shoji Asami!

Everyone else had pretty much given up, so what was this girl thinking? Still not giving up?

The next moment—

He fell back abruptly—

Bang—

The chair fell to the ground. Kazuya had already taken advantage of this moment to support himself on the ground, hiding in the blind spot of the window, secretly observing outside. "Is this... someone sniping me?"

That feeling just now...

It was a very familiar feeling, but it was correct; it was the feeling of being sniped!

Although he hadn't entered that dream for a long time, it was like learning to ride a bicycle. Even if he hadn't ridden for a year or two, when he touched it again, he could still use it freely.

It was that kind of feeling.

There was no doubt that someone was sniping him.

"Who... have I earned too much money recently and attracted someone's attention?"

He didn't expect it to be someone like Emiya Kiritsugu... because that had been almost a year ago for him. No one had come to him for over a year. He had already given up exploring the mysteries of this world.

More than a year had passed since the release of Fate/Zero, and there was no movement. The Tohsaka family hadn't come for him, no magus had come for him. He could only answer himself with "there are no mysteries in this world."

Even now, the first thing he thought of was whether he had offended someone recently, and he hadn't even thought about magus coming to him.

...

"I see, so he managed to evade it."

Communicating through a communicator near Kurokawa Kazuya's home, Emiya Kiritsugu got the information that "the sniper had just aimed at Kurokawa Kazuya, but he disappeared." He nodded, "Indeed, it's Future Sight... he managed to evade it. But it seems he hasn't discovered my presence."

"Maiya, since long-range sniping is useless, come over slowly to support me here!"

"Okay, I got it."

A moment ago, using the "Suggestion" magecraft, he had "asked" all six households in the vicinity, which had previously gathered information, to leave. In other words... now, in this vicinity, other than Kurokawa Kazuya, there was no one!

This was already the best battlefield—

Bang—

Thinking like this, he rushed to the front of Kurokawa Kazuya's house and kicked the door open.

Then he charged in—

First, he needed to subdue Kurokawa Kazuya. Any questions could be asked after capturing him!

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