[154] Voice Actor Emiya

"Do you want to work for me here?"

When he heard these words from Kazuya, the cold-hearted assassin finally froze: "What?"

"I mean, how about working for me?" Kazuya continued, "You're not really in the [Mage Killer] business anymore, right? Regardless, life requires money, and you... don't actually have much money, do you? The money you brought from Einzbern should be mostly gone, right?"

Emiya Kiritsugu remained silent.

What Kazuya said was the truth.

He didn't have much money left.

Although the money he had now was enough for their living expenses for a while, it was just that.

There were a total of six people living in the Emiya household now, including not only Emiya's family but also Ilyasviel, Emiya Mumei, and the elderly person with Emiya Mumei.

Just living was already a burden.

Most of the previous money had been used to purchase the current Emiya household.

And land was still expensive.

Originally, according to Emiya Kiritsugu's plan, he was prepared to "negotiate" with the local yakuza for this...

But...

"What kind of job?" Emiya Kiritsugu asked. He was not aware of Kazuya's recent activities since it was before the Holy Grail War.

"Nothing much, I've acquired an animation production company and am planning to make anime. Would you like to come and help?"

"...I'm not familiar with that."

"No problem, no problem. You only need to handle the story. Someone with your rich life experiences can surely provide a lot of material for the production team. For example, special effects like explosions, firearms, and such... who knows them better than you? Also, the story you promised me, I'm planning to turn it into an anime. You can come up with the name yourself. How about it?"

"..." Emiya Kiritsugu's lips twitched slightly.

It was one thing to tell someone about it, but now he was being asked to produce it and make his dark history available for everyone to see...

And he had to do it himself!

Was this some kind of humiliation play?

"Well, your voice is not bad either. You can do voice acting directly."

"...No, I..."

Just as Emiya Kiritsugu was about to refuse, he heard Kazuya's next words.

"As for the salary, well, you're quite a special talent, so how about one hundred million yen per year?"

"I'll think about it," Emiya Kiritsugu said after a moment of silence... Life required money.

He had known that for a long time.

But in the past, he had just spent enough for himself, and the money others paid him for his services, except for a small portion he kept for buying weapons and equipment, was mostly donated.

After all, killing was a form of salvation, but... there was a simpler way of saving besides that.

That was donating to charitable organizations.

But now it was different.

He had six people in his care.

He and Mumei were manageable, but the elderly person was over seventy and needed a significant amount of money for support.

In fact, this was just the tip of the iceberg.

If... his Ripple had no effect on Illyasviel and Irisviel... they would need even more money for their sake.

In this world, in this era...

Money was crucial.

For example, with money, you could even give a third-rate Heroic Spirit a chance to win the Holy Grail War – like bribing certain Masters... isn't the wish to obtain the Holy Grail ultimately about money? How much do you need? I'll give it to you! Help me win the Holy Grail War.

In that case...

And having a significant supply of magical energy reactors to allow Heroic Spirits to use their Noble Phantasms infinitely...

So...

Emiya Kiritsugu hesitated.

"I really like someone like Illyasviel... a cute child who seems like an fairy. How about this, if her body has any problems and needs treatment, no matter how much it costs, I can cover it for you. How about that?"

"Deal!" Emiya Kiritsugu didn't hesitate this time.

"Great," Kazuya also smiled. His initial goal was achieved... that is, to produce an anime adaptation of [Fate/Zero] and have Emiya Kiritsugu voice Emiya Kiritsugu. Just thinking about it was amusing.

And now, Emiya Kiritsugu was on board, and the entire Emiya family became a group of excellent voice actors.

For example, Emiya Kiritsugu, like Stark from Bleach. Bleach was definitely going to get an adaptation eventually, and he would voice him. Also, the villain boss Yoshikage Kira from JoJo's Part 4, which he was preparing. This would save him the trouble of finding voice actors himself!

Then there was Illyasviel, well... maybe he could make a magical girl Illyasviel or something like that... and have her voice herself, which sounded interesting.

And Emiya Shirou (Kazuya didn't know he had changed his name) like Ishida Uryu from Bleach and Uchiha Sasuke from Naruto, they could also have him voice those characters!

This time, he was going to make a lot of money!

As for money, he had the Golden Rule after all.

But opportunities like this were rare.

After Emiya Kiritsugu agreed, he also felt relieved... it was just as well. Around 2000, the decline in leyline was already evident, and he couldn't continue being a magus. Subtle suggestions and the like wouldn't work anymore, so having a stable income was a good idea.

"So, when can you start teaching them about Ripple?"

"Anytime, it's not a big deal anyway," Kazuya said, squinting. Even if ripple were accidentally leaked, it wouldn't be a threat to him. Of course, he wouldn't let that happen.

For now, only he, Shiki, and his sister could use ripple.

In this world, there were only two people.

"Then, let's not delay any further. Let's go now." Emiya Kiritsugu said. The sooner they could help Illyasviel and Iri recover their health, the better.

It would be good this way.

"Wait a moment. I'll tidy up some things and go with you. Where is your house?"

"...It's in Morioh Town," Emiya Kiritsugu said, considering it. He had originally planned for this from the beginning, as Morioh Town had no leylines, making it more stable.

"Move. Move to Mifune City. I'll buy a house for you with my money, and the new company will be located there."

"Okay."

Kazuya nodded and went upstairs to carefully examine the original manuscript they had left there earlier, making sure it hadn't been damaged. Although there were many copies to follow, there was only one original manuscript. To him, the original manuscript he had personally drawn had a special charm.

It was a relief that it was still in perfect condition.

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