When words failed to connect, even half a sentence was too much.
Standing before Kirei Kotomine, Irisviel made it quite clear that she knew his purpose and firmly stated that she would not let him see Kiritsugu Emiya.
And Irisviel intended to defeat Kirei Kotomine right here.
Irisviel drew a silver thread from her hand, and it instantly stretched out.
"Shape, I grant you life!" The silver thread wove itself into an exquisite white eagle that seemed almost alive, then flew toward Kirei Kotomine under Irisviel's control.
Irisviel was not skilled in combat, but that did not mean she could not fight.
She had also passed this magecraft down to her daughter Illya. With this technique, which had seemed rather underwhelming in the 4th Holy Grail War, Illya slaughtered her way across the 5th Holy Grail War.
As had been said, it was somewhat underwhelming in the 4th Holy Grail War, so Irisviel lost without much surprise.
Although Irisviel had caught Kirei Kotomine off guard, bound his hands with threads, and tied him to a tree, Kirei Kotomine immediately showed her what close-range force truly meant.
Using nothing but his body, he snapped a massive tree thick enough for a person to wrap their arms around.
Just as Kirei Kotomine was about to question why Irisviel and Maya Hisau would obstruct him for someone like Kiritsugu Emiya, gunfire rang out.
Kirei Kotomine ignored Irisviel, who had collapsed onto the ground in fright after witnessing what had just happened, and looked straight into the depths of the forest.
Kiritsugu Emiya was slowly walking toward them from there, with a petite warrior following behind him.
"By my Command Seal, Assassin, receive maximum reinforcement." ×3
"By my Command Seal, Assassin, give everything you have and stop Saber at all costs." ×3
When Kirei