Chapter 46 Assassin Died Again!

above the building

"The sniper failed.

After the shot was blocked by the sword, Emiya Kiritsugu knew that the plan to assassinate the Rider Master had failed.

After all, the whole point of assassination is to take things by surprise. Once discovered, it wouldn't be called an assassination.

Humph, no one would think that carrying a big sword and slashing anyone on sight can be considered an assassination, right? That was really laughable.

As for Maiya's attack after that, it was nothing more than an experiment to confirm the effect of the magic bullet. It would be a surprise if it could really kill Rider's master.

Disassembling the gun at an extremely fast speed, Emiya Kiritsugu looked cold and planned to evacuate the place before Rider could react.

Warning signs honed through life and death rose.

Ignoring the expensive parts, Emiya Kiritsugu threw the things in his hands, opened the magic circuit, and performed the only specialized magic he knew as quickly as possible.

"Time alter, double accel!" (Inherent time control·double speed)

While ensuring that his combat power was maintained, the magic that squeezed his body was activated, and the inherent barrier in his body opened, causing Emiya Kiritsugu to jump back at a speed close to that of a servant, avoiding a cold light like running water.

The black windbreaker spreads its wings like a big bird, and then the wings were cut off and scattered in the wind.

"Huh...huh..." The ruptured blood vessels caused by the magic caused Emiya Kiritsugu to smell the smell of blood in every breath. He squinted slightly, looked at the person standing in front of him, and slowly retracted his shorts. The heroic spirit of the dagger's shadow.

"Assassin."

The being in front of me was wearing a skull mask and a coarse black robe. Who was it if it wasn't Assassin who was killed in full view of the public?

But now, the servant who had resurrected from death raised his murderous weapon towards him.

The murderous intention from the heroic spirit, the resistance to one's own death, the fear of the assassin who died and was resurrected several times... If it had been anyone else, he would have collapsed under this unbearable pressure, right?

However, Emiya Kiritsugu is not this kind of person. In battle, he will only analyze and process information calmly like a machine, and find ways to defeat or kill the enemy.

It was precisely for this reason that when Assassin appeared for the third time, he immediately overturned his original judgment and came to the conclusion:

"...So it turns out that it's not that he escaped with his life in front of Tohsaka Tokiomi's mansion, but that he actually died twice, but exists in plural form?"

If Sakusuki were present, he would definitely tell Papa Kiritsugu with a smile:

Congratulations, you got it.

In the Fourth Holy Grail War, Assassin was summoned by Father Kotomine Kirei, whose real name was [Henryai Hassan], and her (his?) only Noble Phantasm, Zabaniya, allowed him to The reason for the elusiveness.

Delusions (Zabaniya)

Grade: B+

Multiple souls exist in a single body. After dispersing one's own soul, one can exist in the physical world as multiple heroic spirits, splitting into up to 80 people, with the possibility of unconsciously expressing oneself.

In layman's terms, this skill is called schizophrenia. It can cause the multi-faceted Hassan to split into eighty individuals, which are scattered throughout Fuyuki City, monitoring every move of other combatants like a human camera. And because of Assassin's employment agency, The unique skill "Aura Interception" makes Hassan's surveillance almost undetectable (Zhuge Kongming:?).

Regardless of combat power, Hassan's functionality is crucial in the Holy Grail War, which focuses on intelligence warfare. In the original work, the blackened Kotomine Kirei relied on the information brought by Assassin to steal the Little Holy Grail Irisviel in just a few days, drive a wedge between Rider and Saber, drive Matou Kariya crazy, and almost steal the The Holy Grail War was won.

Moreover, Assassin's so-called low combat power is only the result of horizontal comparison with servants of other professions.

In the face of ordinary magicians, even the weakest servants can easily tear them into pieces.

Like, right now.

"Whoa." A faint sound of breaking wind sounded, and a stone that could be seen everywhere on the ground flew out, shattering the pistol that Emiya Kiritsugu had just taken out of his pocket.

The force of the gun's recoil caused Kiritsugu's jaw to crack. However, the man's expression did not change at all. Instead, with the blessing of inherent temporal control, he distanced himself and threw a grenade at Assassin.

"Nothing can hurt me." Hassan said nonchalantly. He took out a stone and blew up the incoming grenade in advance.

However, Kiritsugu already knew that ordinary weapons could not hurt Servants, so how could he be careless about such a thing?

Could it be that the purpose of throwing objects is just to cause damage?

The smoke from the explosion rose up, briefly covering all sightlines on the roof. Before the smoke was blown away by the wind, Emiya Kiritsugu shook his tattered windbreaker and threw all the throwing objects he brought nearby to confuse Assassin's sight. Then he jumped up and fell straight down the stairs.

The wind howled, and when he was only ten meters above the ground, Emiya Kiritsugu gritted his teeth and said silently in his heart:

"Time alter, triple accel!" (Inherent time control, triple speed!)

The barrier in his body opened again, as if the actions of the man "Emiya Kiritsugu" were three times faster on the timeline. In the eyes of others, a figure fell from the sky and then disappeared.

Even if the Heroic Spirits were also human, they would habitually think that Emiya Kiritsugu used magic and jumped off the building to escape.

Who could have known that the window on the third floor was briefly opened and closed, and that this famous magician killer was already lying in a secret room covered with sound insulation?

"Cough cough cough..." With a low cough, Emiya Kiritsugu swallowed the blood that surged to his mouth, endured the severe pain in his limbs, took out the first aid kit, and began to give himself emergency treatment.

Of course, the backup plan he arranged was not just that. He had left traces near the building early. If Assassin followed these traces, he would end up with nothing.

The most dangerous place is the safest place. This safe house was built by the Fujimura Group of Fuyuki City underworld under Emiya Kiritsugu, who had almost no connection with him. That is why he was able to deceive the guardians of Fuyuki City, the eyes and ears of the Matou family and the Tosaka family.

After sending a signal to Maiya and simply treating himself, Emiya Kiritsugu closed his eyes and planned to make plans after recovering some energy.

But...

"Tear."

The partition made of soundproof cotton was torn open by a sharp blade. Assassin, holding a sharp blade, walked into the safe house and looked down at the man who almost deceived him.

"If it weren't for the Master's reminder, I would really be deceived by you, the modern assassin (Assassin), Emiya Kiritsugu."

Has he been discovered...Emiya Kiritsugu's mouth was bitter, and he felt unwilling, but more confused.

Who saw through his disguise?

But he had no time to think about it now. Before he could stand up, Hassan the Hundred Faces had already stabbed Emiya Kiritsugu in the chest with a dagger:

"I will not kill you, but I will offer you to my Master, so be prepared!"

Is that the end...Emiya Kiritsugu's pupils slightly widened.

And at this moment, he saw the girl in strange dress behind Assassin, and the blood-red magic spear in her hand.

"Hello, nice to meet you."

After a polite greeting, the Thorn Spear turned into a red light and pierced Assassin's heart.

"Gae Bolg!!!"

Obviously, Assassin's action this time was Kotomine Kirei's own decision. Out of his interest in Emiya Kiritsugu, Father Mapo would definitely do such a thing.