Chapter 77 Saber Group's Meeting and Invasion

Half an hour later, a tense atmosphere filled the reception room, and the invisible oppression almost made Irisviel breathless.

The cause of everything was a few small cylindrical objects placed on the reception table.

It was a trigger bomb, a thermal weapon that was extremely dangerous to humans.

Standing at the reception table, Emiya Kiritsugu had a deep look in his eyes and moved his painful limbs slightly.

In order to prevent his random actions from triggering an explosion, he insisted on maintaining a half-rising posture. Through the contract with the servant, Saber called for Kuu Maiya, cut a hole in the wall and entered safely. All bombs in the room were defused.

"The analysis report is out. The tripwire of the bomb is connected to the door of the room. It is expected to have a small impact and will only destroy the bedroom." After dismantling one of the bombs, Kuu Maiya came to the conclusion.

"In other words, is it simply an attack on me..." Even though he had just walked away from death, Emiya Kiritsugu's expression remained unchanged. Instead, he began to think about it as if it had nothing to do with him, and asked:

"By the way, Ellie, have you mastered the enchantment technique of this forest?"

"Yeah, no problem. I didn't find any flaws in the barrier, and the alarm and patrol functions are normal... I'm sorry."

"It doesn't matter. The bigger the barrier spell, the more holes it has. If you concentrate on sneaking in, it's normal for it to be broken through." After casually comforting him, Emiya Kiritsugu continued his thinking.

"The curse on Saber has not yet been lifted, so is Lancer's master coming for revenge? No, he is an orthodox magician. In his eyes, using bombs is an insult in itself. The same goes for Archer's master.

"Rider's master? No, not to mention that brat, Rider's character doesn't allow him to do that."

"The identity of the master of Berserker is suspected to be a member of the Matou family, but the Einzbern family and the Matou family have no enmity. The possibility of finding this castle and attacking me in this way is extremely low."

So, there are only two answers left...

Such an obvious reasoning result caused shadows to appear on the faces of Emiya Kiritsugu and Irisviel at the same time.

Assassin's master, Kotomine Kirei.

Caster's master, Sakutsu.

It's funny to say that these two are obviously weak job agents in the Holy Grail War, but they put extremely heavy pressure on Emiya Kiritsugu, who has the strongest job agent Saber - whether it is the elusive Assassin or himself. Kotomine Kirei, who has great fighting power and almost captured Kuu Maiya; Sakutsu, who is still comparable to a servant in his own right, is mysterious and has mastered Emiya Kiritsugu's every move, and is a dangerous enemy in the eyes of Emiya Kiritsugu. .

Sakusuki's stronghold is unknown, and Caster, who can barely be called his weak point, is also a girl who can kill Assassin with one shot. Emiya Kiritsugu hasn't found a suitable opportunity to kill him yet, but Kirei Kotomine is different. He lied that Assassin was dead. , blatantly hid in the Holy Church to seek refuge.

Assassin was captured and lost his contract with Kotomine Kirei just a few hours ago, and the Holy Church would not be stupid enough to proactively announce that Assassin was "really" dead this time, so the Masters except Sakuzuki They have been kept in the dark and still think that Kirei Kotomine possesses Assassin, the ace in the intelligence war.

With a helpless and heavy sigh, Kiritsugu blew out the purple smoke in his lungs.

What even Irisviel didn't know was that he and Maiya hid a remodeled oil tanker in a rental garage in a neighboring town. As a cheap anti-personnel weapon favored by terrorists, this was what he used. To prevent Matou or Tohsaka from using the cage strategy, as long as the thing breaks into the Fuyuki Church where Kotomine Kirei is hiding, no matter how powerful the agent is, he will be vulnerable...

Shaking his head to get rid of the chaotic thoughts from his mind, Emiya Kiritsugu's mind returned to calm.

The priority is not these two potential rivals, but a clearer and more dangerous fact.

"Ai Li, pack your bags and prepare to evacuate. Our stronghold has been exposed."

"...Okay." After a brief silence, Irisviel stood up and left. Before walking out of the living room, she looked back at Emiya Kiritsugu with eyes full of apology.

In the end, she still didn't tell her guess.

It has nothing to do with theory or logic, this is just a woman's intuition - the bomb was planted by Shuo Yue.

It was not to kill her husband, but just a malicious reminder, just like a hunter in the jungle who took the initiative to let go of his prey in order to have a more interesting hunt.

Look, I've found you.

Keep running, keep running... until the moment I catch you again.

Before that, please open your legs with panic and fear and try your best to escape.

That young man with golden eyes was, in a sense, as cold as Emiya Kiritsugu.

[Since we both stand up for our own desires, we should both use our full strength without leaving any room. 】

[It’s just a gamble with your life. Once that wish exceeds your entire life so far, then death is not worth fearing. 】

When what sounded like passionate words actually came true, Irisviel felt deeply uneasy again.

It's not the uneasiness caused by friends, but as a wife, worried about her husband.

Could Kiritsugu... really survive the confrontation between Kotomine Kirei and Sakutsu?

I had only taken a few steps when the quarrel in the conference room pulled Irisviel back.

"Emiya Kiritsugu, you are insulting the Heroic Spirits. I was summoned to bleed for you, to minimize the sacrifice, to replace thousands of troops with one person, to bear the fate of the outcome... This is the meaning of our existence as servants. But why are you unwilling to leave the battle to me?!"

The blonde girl shouted loudly, her blue eyes full of anger:

"The attack on Master Lancer and Sakutsuki last night was the same. If something went wrong, it would have turned into an irreparable tragedy. Even if that method was not used, Lancer has already agreed to fight me again! Not to mention that Sakutsuki and his Caster will not be our enemy! Or Kiritsugu, do you not believe in your own Servant, do you not believe in me!"

Faced with the Knight King's rebuke, the Magician Killer did not answer, but silently continued his behavior of packing up his equipment - even if such an action would only further intensify the conflict between him and the Servant. His expressionless look was like wearing a mask, which made Irisviel deeply disgusted.

That's not the Kiritsugu she knew.

[If you have any doubts, you must correct them. ]

[If the person you love does something wrong, you must be the first to stand up and fight against his mistakes. ]

Even though we have become enemies, your words are still guiding me, Sakutsuki...

Irisviel closed her eyes and was about to speak, but a sudden throbbing in her chest made her whole body tense.

The forest barrier technique that she had just mastered not long ago repeatedly sent strong vibrations in her magic circuit.

This is an alarm.

Someone has invaded the Einzbern Forest.

To be honest, I was looking forward to the plot where Kiritsugu PaPa fought the magician with hot weapons... It's a pity that the difference in combat power between the Servant and the Master is too big.