Chapter 187
Even the Group Leader later went to the world where he was a child and won the Fourth Holy Grail War.
Even though his own father couldn't win the Holy Grail War, the other side seemed to win very easily. How did they manage to do that? But the other side didn't tell him the specifics, so he didn't feel comfortable asking.
However, according to the news she received from her childhood self, her father and mother on the other side were both safe and sound. Although they lost the Holy Grail War, everyone was living well, and even Sakura was living well.
After the Group Leader won the Holy Grail War, he even obtained the formula for the Greater Grail and planned to share it with him.
"Forget it. As a member of the Tohsaka family, I have to rely on myself. Although I can directly obtain the formula for the Greater Grail, it won't be of much use even if I get the formula. After all, I don't have time to wait another sixty years."
Although Li Yue in the Chat Group said he could share the formula for the Greater Grail with her, Rin Tohsaka still chose to continue participating in the Holy Grail War because stigmata had appeared on the back of her hand, which meant that she had been chosen by the Holy Grail.
Moreover, she has been preparing for this Holy Grail War for a full ten years, and it's time for those ten years of preparation to come to an end.
At midnight, the perfect time, Rin Tohsaka arrived at the Tohsaka family's basement. Ten years ago, her father summoned that golden archer in the basement, and now she was using it to summon her own servant.
However, unlike her father ten years ago, Rin Tohsaka did not prepare any Catalyst this time, or rather, she herself is the Catalyst!
"With my abilities, I'm absolutely capable of summoning the strongest Saber!"
Confident Rin Tohsaka glanced at the wall clock, confirmed that it was midnight, and then extended her right hand to begin chanting.
Pure silver and iron. The great duke who made a pact with the cornerstone.
The surging winds were blocked by the four walls. The four doors were closed.
Release yourself from the crown and wander at the crossroads leading to the kingdom.
Fill it to the brim, fill it to the brim, fill it to the brim, fill it to the brim, fill it to the brim.
The cycle repeats itself, and then it becomes five; however, the moment of fullness is the moment of abandonment.
Announcement.
Your body is under my command, and my fate rests on your sword.
If you wish to obey the Holy Grail's call, and follow this will and reason, then you shall answer it.
I hereby swear an oath.
I am the one who accomplishes all good deeds in this world.
I am the one who spreads all evil throughout the world.
You are bound by the three great incantations for seven days.
O guardian of Libra, who comes from the Wheel of Restraint!
As Rin Tohsaka chanted her impassioned incantation, a blinding light shone on the Summoning Circle, but after the light, there was no one inside the entire Summoning Circle.
"Where's my servant!?"
Rin Tohsaka stared wide-eyed at the empty Summoning Circle before her, completely stunned.
Thump—
Suddenly, a noise came from upstairs. Rin Tohsaka snapped out of her daze and ran out of the basement. She found a white-haired man in red clothes lying on the sofa in the living room on the first floor. Above the sofa, there was a huge hole, indicating that the man had fallen from above.
"Hey, what's going on here?"
Rin Tohsaka looked at the white-haired man with a puzzled expression. The Magic Power energy emanating from him indicated that he was no ordinary person.
"Could it be that you are a servant I summoned?"
"I should be the one saying that. You wouldn't happen to be the master who summoned me, would you? This is the first time I've been summoned so abruptly... Watch out!"
The white-haired man was about to retort to Rin Tohsaka, but halfway through his sentence, he suddenly pounced on her, grabbed Rin Tohsaka, and rolled away to avoid her.
After he took Rin Tohsaka, a bullet hole immediately appeared where Rin Tohsaka had been standing.
"What? What's going on?!"
Rin Tohsaka, who was suddenly taken away, looked at the white-haired man in surprise. She had no idea what was going on, only that something terrible seemed to have happened.
"There was an attack, and it was with guns!"
The white-haired man looked out the window and noticed a small hole in the glass; clearly, the bullet had come in from there.
"With a gun?"
Rin Tohsaka's eyes widened as well.
"Wait, shouldn't this be magic? Why are they using guns? That doesn't make sense, does it?"
Like Rin Tohsaka, the Tokiomi Tohsaka is a rather old-fashioned magician who knows absolutely nothing about modern products.
"Who told you that guns can't be used in the Holy Grail War?"
The white-haired man looked at Rin Tohsaka with disdain, making Rin Tohsaka feel very embarrassed.
"Shouldn't this be the default rule?"
"It's just that you acknowledge it, but others may not."
The white-haired man replied, then looked warily out the window. As an archer, his innate ability to see far and wide allowed him to see the patterns on the paving stones several kilometers away, but he did not see anyone outside.
This made him wonder, was there anyone in this Holy Grail War who used a gun?
Just as he was wondering, another bullet was fired from afar! This time he saw it!
"Torresion!"
A white scimitar appeared in his hand, and he slashed directly at the bullet with the blade. But to his utter astonishment, the bullet suddenly turned just as he was about to strike, perfectly dodging his blade, passing by him, and flying towards Rin Tohsaka behind him.
"Get out of the way!!"
The white-haired man shouted, trying to catch up with the bullet, but it was too late.
At the critical moment, a figure appeared in front of Rin Tohsaka, wielding a dagger to block the bullet.
Bite--
The bullet struck the dagger, then bounced off and fell to the ground with a crisp sound. The white-haired man breathed a sigh of relief.
What's going on? How come things are different from what I knew? Tohsaka was almost shot dead, thanks to this guy who suddenly appeared... Huh?
The white-haired man was stunned for a moment when he saw the man who had shielded Rin Tohsaka from the bullet.
A black trench coat, a cold expression, black, tousled hair, and somewhat lifeless eyes... this... this... isn't this Kiritsugu?
Why... why is Kiritsugu here? Wasn't he already...?
Thud—
Gunshots rang out again, and the white-haired man quickly turned his head to look. He saw another bullet coming in from outside. He swung his knife again, but the result was the same as before. He missed again, and the bullet turned around and flew directly towards Rin Tohsaka behind him.
However, just like before, it was blocked by Kiritsugu Emiya with his dagger. It was as if his body suddenly accelerated, instantly blocking the bullet with his dagger, so that the bullet had no time to turn and had to fall to the ground due to the collision.
[Gae Bolg]!
The white-haired man understood how Kiritsugu Emiya had done it: he accelerated his own time, allowing him to perform actions faster than time itself, thus intercepting the bullet that could turn.
He really is Kiritsugu! He's not dead!
The white-haired man's eyes were filled with excitement.
"Hmph, you're still the same as always, choosing to save others instead."
Suddenly, voices came from outside the window. The white-haired man immediately turned his head to look, and then froze again.
With hair as pale as his own, a face as cold as someone else's, holding a pistol and a dagger, and a red shroud around his neck, another Kiritsugu Emiya!
No, the feeling the other party has is that of a Servant, Emiya Kiritsugu who has become a Servant!
The white-haired man looked at the Emiya Kiritsugu outside the window in shock, then looked at Kiritsugu Emiya inside the room, completely dumbfounded.
No, is this really happening during the Fifth Holy Grail War? Why are Kiritsugu and the Emiya Kiritsugu appearing?!
The two Kiritsugu ignored the bewildered white-haired man and began their own conversation.
"I'm sorry, but I don't agree with achieving one's own goals by sacrificing others."
"Is that so? You still dream of making everyone happy and want to be Partner of Justice?"
This sounds...
The white-haired man looked at the Emiya Kiritsugu had uttered those harsh words, and he suddenly had a strong sense of déjà vu.
"That's right, I want to be Partner of Justice!"
Kiritsugu Emiya said these words through gritted teeth.
Kiritsugu...
The white-haired man looked at Kiritsugu Emiya.
Ah, that's what I said to you when we were little.
Then Emiya Kiritsugu's words left him completely bewildered once again.
"Since that's the case, then you might as well drown with your ideals!"
Ah?
The white-haired man looked at the Emiya Kiritsugu, then at Kiritsugu Emiya, and a series of question marks popped into his mind.
Who am I? Where am I? What am I here for?
326. Red A: Give Me Some Face.
Emiya felt bewildered. After making a contract with the Counter Force and becoming Heroic Spirit, he returned to the Fifth Holy Grail War. As Heroic Spirit, he felt intense hatred for his past self because he had been so naive and foolish, claiming to want to become Partner of Justice and dreaming of making everyone happy, but in reality, he failed to protect anyone!
Therefore, upon returning to the Fifth Holy Grail War, he wanted to kill his former self!
He had even planned how to mock his younger self at this point in time.
"Drown with your ideals!"
He had planned to say this a long time ago, intending to mock his current self and say these words to hurt him. But now, his adoptive father had said it out loud!
Oh no, the one who said those words was also a foster father who, like himself, became Heroic Spirit, and the person he was referring to was his foster father who was still alive.
In other words, his adoptive father, after becoming Heroic Spirit, returned to this era just like him, and then wanted to kill him.
Ah, this...
For a moment, Emiya didn't know what to say.
Kiritsugu, do you share the same thoughts as me? Do you want to kill your former self?
No, that's absolutely what I thought, otherwise you wouldn't have said that to your past self!
As the Emiya thought this, [Emiya Kiritsugu] made his move again. He accelerated and rushed into the villa, starting to fire a barrage of shots at Kiritsugu Emiya.
Kiritsugu Emiya also raised his pistol and fired at [Emiya Kiritsugu]. The bullets fired by the two crossed in the air. In the eyes of Emiya, it was [Emiya Kiritsugu] who fired the bullet. He took the initiative to dodge the bullet fired by Kiritsugu Emiya and then fired at Kiritsugu Emiya.
Kiritsugu Emiya naturally used his dagger to deflect the bullets, and the bullets he fired were also blocked by Emiya Kiritsugu's dagger.
However, compared to Kiritsugu Emiya Kiritsugu's action of deflecting the bullets looked so effortless and casual. Compared to Kiritsugu Emiya, it didn't seem like he was using "Gae Bolg" at all; he could do it simply by relying on his own speed.
After easily deflecting Emiya Kiritsugu Emiya's bullets, Kiritsugu Emiya. Kiritsugu Emiya also charged forward, brandishing his dagger and continuing to fire as he went. However, Emiya Kiritsugu easily dodged all of Kiritsugu's bullets by twisting his body. Upon getting close, Emiya Kiritsugu swung his dagger and instantly slashed Kiritsugu Emiya's dagger away.
The physical abilities of a Servant are far inferior to those of a human. Kiritsugu Emiya's power is no match for that of the Emiya Kiritsugu, and he was easily suppressed.
After knocking away Kiritsugu Emiya's dagger, [Emiya Kiritsugu] did not hesitate to reverse his grip on the dagger and stab it into Kiritsugu Emiya's chest.
"There's really no way around it..."
The Emiya suddenly appeared in front of Kiritsugu Emiya, blocking the Emiya Kiritsugu's dagger with his scimitar.
"Could you Give Me Some Face and hold off on taking action for now?"
While blocking Emiya Kiritsugu's attack with his sword, Emiya spoke to him in a very gentle voice, without any hostility.
[Emiya Kiritsugu] did not speak, but instead sheathed the dagger in his hand, took two steps back, and created distance.
Thank you.
Kiritsugu Emiya quickly expressed his gratitude to the Emiya Kiritsugu's behest, he was genuinely worried that Emiya Kiritsugu would kill him when he thrust his hand at his chest.
Upon hearing Kiritsugu Emiya's gratitude, the Emiya's lips curled up slightly, but he quickly suppressed it. Kiritsugu's gratitude, huh? What a novel experience.
"No need to thank me. I'm the one who should be thanking you, since you just saved my master."
"Hey, what's going on here?"
Rin Tohsaka, who had been completely out of sorts, finally recovered and quickly ran behind the Emiya, asking him in a low voice.
"Master, can't you see that? You've been targeted. Someone is planning to eliminate you as soon as you summon, so I can withdraw from this Holy Grail War."