Emiya Kiritsugu is sensitive to the breath of death.

Maybe it's because he's seen someone die countless times. Eyes cannot be seen, ears cannot be heard. But even so, waiting for the moment when life disappears from the shell, you can still sense that something is quietly coming.

Especially when you feel the "joy" of those things, it must be the moment when you are helpless to watch others no longer be able to save the end of life.

So the moment Kiritsugu stood in the silent cellar, he already felt hopeless and gave up.

I'm sure I'm going to be here again to witness the death of others.

With the pistol pinned to his waist, he tiptoed into the cellar where the iron door had been broken. There was no murderous intent or any dangerous aura. The air was filled with the smell of blood, and the residual heat of the battle had cooled.

The small figure curled up on the floor, the breathing sound that is so shallow that people can barely feel it, the body temperature that is motionless and slowly cooling, makes people feel unexpectedly nostalgic.

Because of this situation, I already knew that sooner or later it would appear.

I only saved the life of this girl. The moment she met Kiritsugu, her heart was dead. She still survived the baptism of bullets and gunsmoke, and she felt not glad but overwhelmed by this luck.

She no longer felt any value or joy in surviving as a human being.

So to return the life I picked up to the owner who gave it to the one who gave it - the girl has closed her eyes as if to say this to Kiritsu. It was an encounter eleven years ago.

Kiritsugu accepted her idea as well.

In the near future, the girl was about to die, with a certain premonition. Kiritsugu killed his own father and adoptive mother with his own hands. So he knew very well that the girl standing beside him would soon be on the road of no return.

But even so. The more tools you can use, the better. Sooner or later, she will lose her usefulness and be discarded, if she can save the lives of two or more people. It's a happy result...... Kiritsugu gave the girl a name and gave her nationality. Teach her your skills and knowledge. That was the initial beginning of Maiya Kuyu, a person whose ultimate fate had already been decided.

Because of this. There's no need to sigh here and feel lost - it's a matter of course, no doubt about the end.

But despite this, I don't know why my knees are still shaking. My throat was clogged, and my chest was so tight that I couldn't breathe.

Picking Maiya up, she slowly opened her eyes, her empty gaze wandering around, and then recognized Kiritsugu's face.

“……”

Not knowing what to say to her, Kiritsugu bit his lip in confusion.

Thank. Or soothing words, they have no practical effect. If there was anything to say to her at this point, it would be to tell her that "you're going to die here."

Say to her, you don't have any more tasks. There's no need to fret.

If she was simply used as a tool, Kiritsugu would have been able to say such a thing.

“……”

However, no sound came out of his dry throat. Just stood there dumbfounded, lips spasming.

Maiya shook her head gently when she saw Kiritsugu's expression.

“…… No way. You can't cry ......."

“……”

Until Maiya pointed it out, Kiritsugu didn't realize that the corners of his eyes were about to overflow with tears.

"You...... Leave the tears to your wife...... If you're crying here. No way...... You're vulnerable. If only now...... Crying words. Absolutely not......"

"I—"

I must have made some kind of fatal mistake. It wasn't until now that Kiritsugu felt it painfully.

Functions as a tool. In the end, he thought that such a fate was acceptable - as Emiya Kiritsugu had always done, and he had always thought that Kuyu Maiya was like this.

But for such a self, she said such things.

Shouldn't she have some different way of living or dying?

"This morning. You're so hard...... It's the same as before...... Words that are shaken because of such a trivial matter. No......"

“――”

Indeed it is. In this place, I used to hold another different woman. I figured out my life path.

A split second of wavering can subvert faith.

The right approach can achieve miracles that are absolutely unattainable.

He admonished himself. It's only been half a day.

"--Maiya, don't worry."

Kiritsugu stared at Maiya's faded eyes and said in a suppressed voice.

"Everything is left to Saber. Maiya. Your mission...... It's done. ”

Although she has lost her usefulness, the device of Emiya Kiritsugu still has to continue to operate without any obstacles. Kiritsugu assured her so.

So there's no need to hold on.

There is no need to endure pain, and there is no need to keep thinking. It's okay to let everything go.

Hearing this extremely cold declaration, Maiya Kuyu nodded lightly.

"Maiya ......"

There was no answer.

Any revision, negative words, will not be said again. Lying in the crook of Kiritsu's arm was a corpse that had become cold.

Of course...... It's impossible.

A syringe that suddenly appeared pierced directly into Maiya's body, injecting new vitality into this dying life in an instant.

Then, the vitality that continued to enter made Maiya's injuries disappear in an instant, and she regained her health.

"You ......" Kiritsugu almost lost his voice for a moment, and he couldn't believe the miracle in front of him.

Kiritsugu saw the arrival of Lee Amen and saw Maiya's recovery.

At this moment, Kiritsu, who had never believed in God, thought that he had seen God.

Looking at Maiya, who was in a coma but had survived, Kiritsugu retracted his excess mood and said to Li Amen, "Thank you!" ”

Simple words contain heavy hearts.

"You should be thankful that I have decided to officially participate in this Holy Grail War. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the leisure to come and see you. Save this woman even more by the way. Li Amen said indifferently.

"Anyway, thank you. It's not just for Maiya. Also for Alice Phil. Kiritsugu said, "I think." The Horcrux you mentioned, even if Alice Phil had an accident, she would still be able to live, right? That's why I'm here to thank you so much. ”

That's exactly what happened, Kiritsugu, who was supposed to be anxious about Alice Phil's abduction, suddenly realized that after seeing Lee Amen.

Luckily, it seems that it was a good time for Maiya to finish all the work on the Horcruxes.

Under normal circumstances, Alice Phil would not have killed anyone, of course, if the person who was killed was specially arranged. That's the exception.

It's like the incident that Qili disguised this time, and Maiya arranged the same play at the beginning.

As a result, the invading enemy was naturally killed by Alice Phil's own hands, and the Horcrux was unknowingly completed.

So, even if Alice Phil was kidnapped, in Kiritsugu's mind, she was still safe and sound.

"There are only two people who have really been chosen by the Holy Grail and that 'it' in this Holy Grail War. There are only two people, you and Yan Feng Qili, and you will be the last opponents. Li Amen said to Kiritsugu. So, I don't need your thanks. All you need to do is teach me what you know about the Inherent Temps. Then, you just watch a good show, or you can participate in the good show together. Wait for my gorgeous exit. ”

From a plan. From the very beginning, Li Amen had two preparations.

One is the normal plan, to be a passerby completely, and the Holy Grail War will end after mixing.

Another. That's what he's going to do now, and that's to deliberately leave early. Enter the inside of the Holy Grail in the form of death.

This crazy plan, this kind of death plan that is tantamount to dying again. Only Amen Lee would dare to do it.

There is no chance of resurrection this time, if he can't make the final struggle in the Holy Grail and can't be resurrected in it, Li Amen will be a real death this time.

Because he is the ontology participating in the Holy Grail War, to die is actually to be really dead.

Unless the two major inhibitors, Alayah and Gaia, are ready to pay an extra price to resurrect Li Amen, but this is really unlikely.

"You ......" Kiriji, who heard the meaning of Li Amen's words, couldn't believe the other party's words, it was really crazy.

Did you deliberately seek death?

Kiritsugu suddenly remembered the various novels, anime, games, and movies that have suddenly become popular all over the world recently, and they all have one thing in common, that is, the protagonists in them are all fond of all kinds of death.

All the main characters are called Li Amen, and they all hold a book called "The Infinite Death Sutra".

Now that I think about it, it seems that this is exactly the same as the person in front of me.

It's hard to imagine how the other side forcibly pushed all this, and let those things that did not fit the times be forced in this era.

Suddenly, Kiritsugu always felt that he owed such a favor to such a person, and it was really a sense of tragedy.

He always felt that he was bound to end up in a very bad situation.

If Li Amen knew what this guy thought, he would definitely laugh proudly and tell the other party very clearly: You guessed right.

In Li Amen's plan, the future he wants to give Kiritsugu will be a more tragic future than the original plot.

If this is not the case, everything is still just the original plot, then wouldn't he Li Amen come for nothing?

"As long as I come, take care to leave my traces." This is what Li Amen has always been doing.

Compared to the leisurely difference on this side, Saber has not been notified by Kiritsugu, and she still rides a motor vehicle to chase "Rider" without knowing the inside story.

Having said that, even if Saber knew the inside story and Alice Fair's condition, maybe with her temperament, she would still continue to chase after her.

It's a pity that she completely lost the target and was attracted to the real Rider by the other party.

Predictably, a battle should be inevitable.

And Yan Fengqili, who seduced someone and planned all this, how would he be happy because of this "evil". (To be continued......)