Chapter 5: The Magician Killer
"This is the information that the old man has gathered, you can take a look. He handed a stack of papers to Reilly and said, "Four of the masters who participated in the Holy Grail War this time have surfaced. ”
Reilly smiled playfully and said, "To this day, His Excellency Dirty Yan is still well aware of the situation in the magic world, and the so-called decline of the Jian Tong family is just like a joke." ”
"The children and grandchildren are not angry, and I, an old fellow, have to think a little more. Jian Tong sighed and said, "Really, it's not worry-free at all." ”
Reilly ignored the old man's complaints and took a closer look at the information.
"The Tosaka family is undoubtedly the current patriarch of His Excellency Shichen, who is good at using fire-attribute gem magic. The representative of the Einzberen family is the son-in-law of the door-to-door who was recruited nine years ago, Emiya Kiritsugu...... Well, this guy seems to be a bit interesting. ”
It's not just funny, in "Fate/staynight", this person only appears a few times in the memories of the protagonist Shirou Emiya, but he has a profound influence on the whole work. Reilly wondered what kind of person this "messenger of justice" was.
"Huh. "About nine years ago, Einzberen, who has always prided himself on his pure blood, suddenly recruited a son-in-law, which caused controversy in the Magicians Association. However, the only ones who can see through his true intentions are the old man and the kid from the Tosaka family. ”
"There must be an intrinsic reason for the fact that an old family suddenly broke with tradition. Reilly thought for a moment and said, "Now it seems that it was really for the Holy Grail War, right?"
"That's right!" Dirty Yan nodded and said, "The Einzberen clan, who are proficient in alchemy, are not good at fighting, which is the main reason why they have lost in the past few wars. To this day, those people can't sit still. ”
"Oh?" Reilly touched his chin and said, "To be favored by the famous Demon Dao Einzberen, he must also be a character with 'real talent and learning', right?"
"Hehe......" Jian Tong Dirty Yan smiled happily: "Speaking of the 'Magician Killer' Wei Gong, it was famous for its murder at the beginning." On the surface, it has nothing to do with the Magicians Association, but secretly it has done a lot of shady things for those guys. ”
"Assassination troop?" asked Reilly, curious.
"Ho Ho Ho Ho ......" Dirty Yan shook his finger and said, "You underestimate Wei Gongjun too much." For the man, sniping and poisoning were just entry-level tactics. In order to effectively obliterate the target, he would even use a bazooka to blow up a plane full of passengers! Although there is no definite evidence of that incident, I believe that Wei Gongjun has this kind of weapon!"
"Perhaps. Reilly was noncommittal and continued to look at Kiritsugu's resume. When all the events were in order, his conjecture was confirmed.
In the era of the Bounty Hunter event, Kiritsugu has done countless tasks brilliantly. However, the interval between his actions was too short, and considering the time required for preparation and planning, Reilly could only assume that Kiritsugu often made multiple plans at the same time.
This man is always present in the land of war, and always intervenes at the height of the struggle, as if he was deliberately seeking death driven by some kind of belief.
(The risks and benefits do not match at all, the man of Emiya Kiritsugu is by no means an assassin with the goal of money)
Seeing this, Reilly remembered a man.
Herald of Justice, Valhalla!
In order to save the lives of hundreds of people, he made a pact with the will of the world and became the guardian of Shirou Emiya. Whenever humanity is destroyed by its own greed and stupidity, the will of the world will make Valhalla kill the person who caused the accident.
Only by killing some people can more people be saved, this is the messenger of justice!
Reilly's instincts told him that Emiya Kiritsugu and Valhalla were the same kind of people.
(Because you don't have the power to save the world, do you pin your hopes on the Holy Grail...... )
Obviously, Emiya Kiritsugu saw the essence of that thing in this Holy Grail War, which is why he acted as if he had seen through the red dust in Shirou's memories.
(I really want to meet you, Messenger of Justice)
Reilly was originally just a little curious about "Emiya Shirou's adoptive father", but now he is already looking forward to meeting the person "Emiya Kiritsugu".
At this time, the voice of the Yan Yan sounded again: "Among the foreign magicians, the first is the eldest son of the Aqipolud family, a family of demons that has lasted for nine generations, and Kenneth Almeloy Aqipolud, who became an instructor in the clock tower at a young age. This man has rare Feng Shui dual attributes, and is also a versatile master of séance, summoning, and alchemy.
"The guy who grew up in the ivory tower? Maybe weaker than the other two. Reilly nodded thoughtfully.
"And then there's the Templar Church's Grace Gift. This person was originally affiliated with the Eighth Secret Society, and was the agent of the Eradication of Heresy. Three years ago, he was sent to Tosaka Tokitomi to learn magic, and then broke with his master because he received a spell. Dirty Yan smiled and said, "By the way, Father Yanfeng Lizheng, who was sent by the church to act as a referee and supervise the magicians' compliance with the rules, is his father. ”
"In other words, could this referee be favoritism?" said Reilly, with a playful expression.
"That's it. ”
"Having said that, did Yan Feng Qili and Tosaka Shichen really turn their faces?
"Probably not. Jian Tong shook his head and said, "It is common for masters and apprentices to kill each other for profit, which is simply commonplace in the world of magicians. ”
"That's right. Reilly nodded, no more questions. If memory serves, Yan Feng Qili did tell Rin Tosaka that he killed Shi Chen. And in the final battle, Qili was killed by Shirou, who Rin liked, which can be said to be unpleasant retribution.
From the old man's point of view, this Yan Feng Qili must be a dangerous person. The dirty inkstone rarely showed a solemn expression.
This doesn't need to be reminded by the old magician at all, Reilly knows all about "Father Mapo" in "Fate/staynight", and of course knows how dangerous the other party is.
Yan Feng Qili, born in 1967, visited the holy place with his father Li Zheng when he was a child. Graduated from the Seminary of San Iñazio in Manlaissa, skipped two grades in a row, and has always been the top student? "Reilly didn't get good grades when he was in school, so he admired this kind of top student.
Dirty Yan nodded and said, "If this momentum continues, he may be able to become a cardinal in the future, but he gave up the opportunity to get ahead and joined the Templar Church instead. It is incomprehensible that he had a better choice but to join a secret organization in the church. ”
"Is it influenced by Yan Feng Lizheng?" Judging from the information, Yan Feng Li Zheng is also a member of the Templar Church.
"If that's the case, you should have applied to the Relic Recycling Department where Father Lizheng is located in the first place. Jian Tong shook his head and said, "It's true that Qi Li finally entered the Eighth Secret Society, but he had changed positions three times before, and even served as a substitute, and Qi Li was only a teenager at the time! ”
"Could it be that kind of fanatic? I was too simple when I was a child, and I accidentally indulged in religion. ”
For Reilly's speculation, the dirty inkstone still shook his head.
"If that's the case, Qili's performance in the last three years doesn't make sense. Even if you are transferred to the Magician Guild due to the order of the church, there is no need to practice magic so seriously. You see, this is Tosaka Tokitoshi's report to the association. ”
Reilly flipped through the report and looked at it carefully.
"The skills that Yan Feng Qili has cultivated include alchemy, séance, summoning, and divination...... His achievements in healing spells even surpassed Tosaka Tokitomi's, which is really extraordinarily positive. Jian Tong said with a solemn face: "No matter what this person does, he is shallow, and he seems to be looking for some answer......
However, he didn't find anything. Reilly said with interest: "If there is any filling in Yan Feng Qili's heart, it should be despair and anger. ”
"Boom, there probably isn't anything in this person's heart that can be called a wish. "The Holy Grail always gives preference to those who desire it, such as the representatives of Kiriri, Tosaka, and Einzberen. But what is this Substitute? Does he really have a reason to pursue the Holy Grail?"
"I think there is. Reilly smiled.
He knew that Yan Feng Qili thirsted for the Holy Grail more than anyone else, and at the same time was thirsted for by the Holy Grail.
Yan Feng Qili is not a nihilist in the true sense of the word, he is always looking for the meaning of existence. However, unlike ordinary people, this guy can only react to other people's pain and get pleasure from it. For the Holy Grail, which is loaded with all the evils of this world, Yan Feng Qili is the best spokesperson.