[85] The Shattered Holy Grail War

Upon careful consideration...

That guy...

Kurokawa Kazuya knows too much.

If it were just knowledge of the future, it could be explained by future sight. But he even knows about the past.

He knows about his trump card... Origin Bullets, in detail.

Not only that... his past, his father... what happened on that island...

Even... Natalia.

He knows about her so clearly, and this isn't something that can be explained by future sight! He must find him and investigate thoroughly.

Otherwise, even if he and Irisviel hide, there's still a possibility of being found.

In any case—this is a must!

With determination, Emiya Kiritsugu pushed open the door to the room in front of him. "Iris... how are you?"

"I'm okay," Irisviel, who had taken the time to think during this period, looked at Emiya Kiritsugu and said, "Kiritsugu, if we just escape like this, will you be at ease?"

Emiya Kiritsugu's heart suddenly stopped...

This person in front of him seemed to have seen through his thoughts.

"Yes, even if you know that the Holy Grail is such an existence, you won't stop, will you? No... it's not about pursuing the Holy Grail anymore. It's about the idea that 'such a thing absolutely cannot fall into the wrong hands, cannot destroy the world.' It's about wanting to... completely end the Holy Grail War, right?"

"Iris..."

"It seems like that's the case... precisely because of that, you are Emiya Kiritsugu."

...

"I never expected things to develop to this extent."

Beneath the Ryudou Temple, in a large cavern —

An old man's voice echoed in this place.

"I never expected that the details of the Holy Grail War would be completely exposed, but this time should be the last. At the very least, it's the last time I, as an old man, can participate." Matou Zouken looked at the ritual circle he had set up near this large cavern for summoning Heroic Spirits and said, "In that case, I'll have to give it my all... As for the Heroic Spirit... I'll follow the one on top, it's still Berserker, it's easier to control that way..."

...

Tohsaka Residence.

"I don't think that's the real nature of Kirei," Kotomine Risei said to his friend Tohsaka Tokiomi, "It must be the result of the enchantment by that Gilgamesh. My friend, you mustn't summon that Heroic Spirit again this time."

This father continued to trust his son as always.

"Father... you're worrying too much. I will help my mentor win the Holy Grail War." Kotomine Kirei assured from the side.

"No... it's okay, Kirei. I know what kind of person you are, I've been with you for several years. I can't just accuse you of wrongdoing based on some unfounded manga." Tohsaka Tokiomi elegantly said, and besides, this man had saved his daughter. He didn't want to do anything that would damage the reputation of the Tohsaka family over something that hadn't even happened yet.

"Thank you, my mentor." Kotomine Kirei bowed and said, but to be honest... he himself didn't know what he was thinking at the moment, he didn't know what he truly wanted.

"For this time... Kirei, just like before, summon Assassin. But this time, there's no need to specifically summon Hassan, summon a powerful Heroic Spirit as much as possible."

"What do you mean?" Kotomine Risei asked.

"Regardless of whether you knew before or not, when you arrive in Fuyuki City, you'll definitely find this land's 'Fate/Zero,' and then we can turn the tables."

"Do you mean?" Kotomine Risei seemed to understand, but still asked.

"Yes... make everyone believe that I and you have severed our ties. This way, Kotomine Kirei won't just summon Hassan, and our plan won't be exposed at first glance. It won't be suspicious. As for my Heroic Spirit..." Tohsaka Tokiomi paused for a moment and said, "I plan to summon Caster."

"Caster?" Kotomine Risei furrowed his brow. "But Caster has a significant disadvantage against other Servants, as most Heroic Spirits seem to have the 'Magic Resistance' ability."

"Yes, that's true. Normally, it is indeed the case. So I want to summon a powerful Caster-type Heroic Spirit, just in case... in case... something goes wrong, it can help me dismantle the Greater Grail Heroic Spirit!"

...

"You're not planning to summon King Arthur?" Irisviel looked at Emiya Kiritsugu in surprise.

"That's right... that Heroic Spirit is too difficult for me to control. I need a powerful Heroic Spirit who can understand me better and is more convenient," Emiya Kiritsugu sighed.

"Who?"

Emiya Kiritsugu let out a breath. "It's someone who doesn't require a Holy Relic... no, if I had to say, it's like using myself as a Holy Relic..."

"You mean?"

"Yes, I plan to summon the Heroic Spirit from the future... Heroic Spirit EMIYA!"

"Him?"

"Yes... we share the same ideals, but he went further. If it's him, he should understand this situation well," Emiya Kiritsugu said. In reality, he hadn't figured out how to face this person who might become his adoptive son after summoning him, but... what he could be sure of was, "If it's him, he should help us leave Einzbern and fully understand the necessity of dismantling the Greater Grail!"

"That's right... indeed. In that case, everything will come to an end, right?"

"Yes, everything will come to an end."

"Yes, but before that, I need to find someone," Emiya Kiritsugu said to Irisviel.

"Who?"

"The person who drew 'Fate', in Japan, Morioh Town... Kurokawa Kazuya!"

And just as Emiya Kiritsugu set his sights on Kurokawa Kazuya.

Meanwhile the person being observed was still busy redrawing JOJO—

"Well... I've finished this part, added all the scenes with Red Stone of Aja. Now it's a matter of luck."

Kazuya put away the completed manga manuscript, ready for the editor to pick it up tomorrow...

The Stone Mask, how to transform the one without the slots into one with slots... he had already mastered this technique, but just in case, there was a slot to be filled.

With the Red Stone of Aja, that would make two.

After filling these two, it would be time for him to become the ultimate life being.

Hmm... although becoming the ultimate being seemed to have no meaning, no one had come to him for over a year. The traps he had set up in this fortress over a year ago, even though they hadn't been triggered, some had been removed by him, and some had been forgotten.

Well, let's consider it a collection, after all, even if it's not useful, he still want it.

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