novelraw Chapter 513 513: True Ancestor
Chapter 513 513: True Ancestor
"Tsk, an ally of justice actually became so filthy~"
Mercenary Tao's teasing voice rang out, the mockery evident in his tone.
Subconsciously projecting a sword, yet completely unable to fix even the blade into a concrete shape, Emiya Shirou hadn't taken two steps towards Mercenary Tao before being pulled back by Tohsaka Rin.
The girl looked tense, shaking her head to signal the boy to calm down.
"Look closely. That guy's condition is not right..."
Tohsaka Rin used "that guy" to refer to the man bearing Emiya Kiritsugu's face at this moment. She actually didn't know what was going on with the other party either, but to stop Emiya Shirou from throwing his life away, she could only use this excuse for now.
But coincidentally, the other party's condition at this moment indeed didn't look like a normal human.
Emiya Shirou still wanted to step forward, but Saber had already blocked in front of him with one hand.
As a Master and Servant combination in the Fourth Holy Grail War, Saber knew very well how weird Emiya Kiritsugu's condition was at this moment.
That abnormal recovery ability made him look more like some kind of monster than a human.
Emiya Kiritsugu's eyes were dull, indifferent to Kaito Shirogane's mockery.
No one knew how great a mockery the words [Ally of Justice] were to him, nor did anyone know how much he had paid to become an ally of justice.
In the justice of the minority and the majority, he made choices time and time again, yet every time seemed like the wrong choice, paying a bitter price.
On the island where his father conducted Dead Apostle experiments, to save the girl he admired, he concealed her whereabouts. This ultimately led to everyone on the island turning into living-corpse-like monsters and being completely purged.
Then, watching his father who stubbornly insisted on continuing the Dead Apostle experiments, to save more people and prevent the disaster of that island from happening again, he personally killed his own father.
Making choices time and time again, losing time and time again. The so-called justice was nothing more than him piling it up with his own blood and tears.
That kind of ally of justice was ultimately just the ravings of a youth.
"I... won't choose anymore..."
Emiya Kiritsugu's mouth opened and closed, emitting a hoarse and weird voice from inside.
The firearm in his hand remained raised, aiming at Kaito Shirogane.
"Time alter—triple stagnate!"
Bang bang bang~
Almost at the same time, several gunshots rang out simultaneously. The bullets blocked Kaito Shirogane's left and right in a triangular formation.
The mocking arc on the corner of Kaito Shirogane's mouth looked so conspicuous amidst Emiya Kiritsugu's Innate Time Control.
Pfft!
Like bullets shooting into thick, old cowhide, after a slight muffled sound, nothing happened.
Kaito Shirogane opened his hand, and that specially made bullet was still spinning continuously in the palm of his left hand.
*[You obtained Item · Origin Bullet 1]
Kaito Shirogane looked at how he had specifically changed the shape of his hand to continuously neutralize the bullet's impact force, thereby preventing this bullet from directly shattering against his [Left Arm of the King].
He indeed obtained an item that could be considered quite good.
A specially made bullet unique to Emiya Kiritsugu, specifically used to kill various magi.
It was a bullet made using his ribs that possessed the unique magic attributes of [Severing] and [Binding].
As long as it hit a magus, it would directly detonate the other party's magical energy, causing massive damage. Moreover, the stronger the other party's magical energy, the more prominent the effect.
This was the true trump card of Emiya Kiritsugu, the Magus Killer.
Innate Time Control, the Emiya family's time-researching magecraft, was nothing more than to give him the qualifications to fight most magi.
"Do you know why you couldn't become an ally of justice?"
Kaito Shirogane put away this bullet. Before he had time to check if this bullet could be brought out of this world, his footsteps didn't stop as he walked towards Emiya Kiritsugu.
He kept talking "trash talk."
This wasn't because Kaito Shirogane had a hobby of mocking these plot characters who sacrificed themselves for "justice," but because he was pressuring the other party.
He wanted the other party to reveal the secret of his survival in Ryuudou Temple under immense pressure.
It was just a pity that the [Mantra] ability was restricted, otherwise Kaito Shirogane's way of operating in this world could be even more direct.
Even if Emiya Kiritsugu activated triple Innate Time Control, to Kaito Shirogane who had activated high-tier Setsuna, it was still like standing still.
The physical attributes of the two had a chasm-like gap.
"Juro, take them to where the Greater Grail is first."
Hearing Mercenary Tao's arrangement, Juro's eyes flickered. He nodded, then urged the others to prepare to enter the cave where the Greater Grail was located together.
Because Kuzuki Souichirou was here, Medea had to submit as well. Actually gathered in this place were Caster · Medea of the Fifth Holy Grail War;
Saber · Artoria;
Archer · Heroic Spirit Emiya;
and Assassin · Mercenary Tao.
Over half of the Heroic Spirits had gathered, plus a False Servant summoned irregularly by Medea. Juro guessed in his heart whether Mercenary Tao wanted to directly end the Fifth Holy Grail War here and now.
But neither Illya, the Lesser Grail, nor Matou Sakura, the pseudo-Lesser Grail, had appeared.
Juro wavered inwardly. He still had other information that Mercenary Tao didn't know.
No matter how powerful Mercenary Tao was, operating away from his Master at this time was his biggest flaw.
Since Mercenary Tao was recognized as a Servant, then as long as Illya was killed...
Juro lowered his head, not daring to meet Mercenary Tao's eyes, but he had already made up his mind. If those people from his team could kill Illya under White Mask's instructions and kick Mercenary Tao out of the game,
Then he would stand on White Mask's side and delay the situation.
Conversely, if his people failed to assassinate Illya, he would pretend he knew nothing and push everything onto Mercenary Tao.
Thinking this way, Juro finally breathed a sigh of relief. His constantly tense nerves relaxed somewhat, and he followed Medea towards the rear of Ryuudou Temple.
"The so-called justice of the minority and the majority, the so-called trolley problem, aren't they all just because you are too weak, Mr. Emiya."
Kaito Shirogane had his hands behind his back, his pace very slow. Emiya Kiritsugu shot continuously, but the bullets all floated through the other party's body.
And this guy is clearly a Servant, yet has almost no magical energy?!
Otherwise, why would the Origin Bullet have completely no effect.
But if he had no magical energy, how did the other party achieve this kind of thing?
He watched Mercenary Tao easily and casually dodge bullet after bullet. That appearance was already more terrifying than a considerable portion of Servants.
Kaito Shirogane walked step by step in front of Emiya Kiritsugu. He pinched the other party's neck with one hand and finally asked the question he truly wanted to ask.
"Mr. Emiya, tell me, what turned you into this appearance? Was it the black mud in the Greater Grail, or..."
"A True Ancestor?"
Emiya Kiritsugu raised his head, his dull eyes seemingly recalling something.
The reason Kaito Shirogane wasn't in a hurry to kill him was exactly to figure this out.
Because he already knew that Ryougi Shiki had appeared in this world, so he couldn't treat this world simply as the Fate world.
True Ancestors, Dead Apostles, and those things appearing in Emiya Kiritsugu's timeline would also make complete sense.
A figure seemed to appear before Emiya Kiritsugu's eyes. Kaito Shirogane's long black hair slowly rose.
Pfft!
Kaito Shirogane pierced Emiya Kiritsugu's glabella with a finger, and faint electric currents began to pour in from his fingertip.
Kaito Shirogane closed his eyes. He also saw a figure. It was a woman wearing a loose white sweater, with a buxom figure, and long blonde hair draped to her waist.
"An ally of justice shouldn't die like this. I will give you a second life. Entertain me, Kiritsugu~"
That woman leaned over and bit down on Emiya Kiritsugu's pale neck.
(End of Chapter)
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