Chapter 189

328. Is this red-haired guy your son? I can't believe it!

"Has someone set up a magical barrier at the school?"

"That's right, and the nature of the barrier is very bad. It will drain the life force of the people in the school. Fortunately, I discovered it early. I plan to go over tonight to remove the node so that the other party's magic cannot be activated. Otherwise, once it is activated, the students will be affected."

Rin Tohsaka, returning from school, and Kiritsugu Emiya, returning from shopping, share their discoveries from the school.

"So, among the other participants in this Holy Grail War are students from schools?"

Kiritsugu Emiya is a veteran magician. Although he uses firearms more often than magic, he is still a magician and knows a lot.

"That's what I think too. Setting up a magic barrier in a school clearly shows that the other party knows the school very well, but it doesn't necessarily mean they are a student; it could also be a teacher."

"Indeed, that's a possibility, and the teacher doesn't rule it out either."

Kiritsugu Emiya nodded.

"So, who from the Matou family is participating in the Holy Grail War this time?"

"The Matou family?"

Rin Tohsaka looked at Kiritsugu Emiya in surprise.

"The three families that were initially chosen by the Holy Grail in the Holy Grail War will definitely be chosen. You are the head of the Tohsaka family and represent the Tohsaka Einzbern family. I roughly know who the Einzbern family members are. Do you have any information about the Matou family? Who is the Matou family's magician?"

"This..."

Rin Tohsaka felt a little embarrassed. She hadn't investigated because of what happened last night, which meant she hadn't paid attention to the students when she went to school today, as her attention was focused on the Holy Grail War.

However, it's not hard to figure out who the Matou family's master is, because there are two people in the Matou family this generation: Shinji Matou and Sakura Matou. Rin Tohsaka knows Sakura Matou's identity better than anyone else. As for Shinji Matou, he is also a member of a magic family and knows about magic and the Holy Grail War. But will he be chosen to become a magician?

If the chosen target is Sakura Matou, then it will be very difficult for Rin Tohsaka.

"Alright, let's leave the Matou family aside for now. Do you have any information on the other Masters?"

"This..."

Rin Tohsaka felt awkward again.

Kiritsugu Emiya taken aback.

"You didn't investigate any of the remaining Masters, did you?"

"Does this require investigation?"

"Shouldn't this be investigated?"

Kiritsugu Emiya was speechless after hearing Rin Tohsaka's words.

"When you participate in the Holy Grail War, don't you consider who your opponent is, how to deal with them, or how to tailor your strategy based on their situation?"

As a participant in the Fourth Holy Grail War, Kiritsugu Emiya made a lot of plans, but unfortunately all of them were violently destroyed by Li Yue. However, he did not feel that his plans were wasted. If it weren't for the unexpected factor of Li Yue, his various plans and intelligence would indeed have been useful.

But now that we've arrived in World Line ten years in the future, is the head of the Tohsaka family really not gathering any intelligence? Are you serious? Aren't you afraid of encountering an enemy you know nothing about and getting wiped out in one fell swoop?

"Hahaha."

Faced with Kiritsugu Emiya's gaze, Rin Tohsaka could only scratch her head and laugh awkwardly, while the Emiya could only sigh helplessly.

"Okay, I understand. You didn't gather any intelligence, so we'll just have to go to the scene and see who the enemy is."

Kiritsugu Emiya couldn't really say anything. Rin Tohsaka hadn't done any intelligence gathering, so he figured she hadn't. He couldn't force her to do it, so he could only prepare to participate in the first day of the Holy Grail War.

Under Rin Tohsaka's stunned gaze, Kiritsugu Emiya pulled out a sniper rifle, Automatic Submachine Gun, grenades, and a tactical knife from his backpack, equipping himself with all of these before heading to school.

Clearly, Kiritsugu Emiya's equipment gave Rin Tohsaka a little bit of a shock Mage Killer!

The first time she saw a magician, he was covered in modern technology equipment from head to toe. Was this guy really a magician?

But given the current situation, she had no choice but to send Kiritsugu Emiya the fray like this.

Just as Kiritsugu Emiya couldn't say anything about Rin Tohsaka also couldn't say anything about Kiritsugu Emiya.

The three of them set off together for Rin Tohsaka's school. Just as Rin Tohsaka had said, she had discovered many nodes of a magical barrier in the school that morning. Now that she was back at school that evening, she immediately went to dismantle all the nodes she had found to prevent the owner of the magical barrier from activating it.

After dispelling those magical nodes, Rin Tohsaka took the Emiya for a stroll around the school, while Kiritsugu Emiya, armed with his weapons, acted alone. Although he had changed somewhat due to the Fourth War World War, his style of doing things remained the same, and he still preferred his own fighting style.

Soon enough, he saw the Emiya and Lancer fighting each other at the school, and then he saw Lancer chasing after a red-haired male student.

If it were the Kiritsugu Emiya, he might have chosen to ignore someone who had stumbled into the Holy Grail War in order to achieve his ultimate goal. But knowing what the Holy Grail was, he naturally wouldn't let the young student die in vain. So Kiritsugu Emiya grabbed his submachine gun and chased after Lancer.

In the corridor of the teaching building, Lancer caught up with the red-haired student and prepared to stab him to death.

Kiritsugu Emiya, who arrived just in time, immediately fired a shot to stop him, but the bullets, after flying to Lancer's side, turned and flew away, landing on the ground to either side.

"Um?"

The sudden appearance of the bullet piqued Lancer's curiosity. He turned to look at Kiritsugu Emiya, carrying his blood-red spear.

"Who are you? A magician participating in this Holy Grail War?"

The sudden appearance of a stranger, who even stopped him from killing the civilians who had stumbled into the Holy Grail War, piqued his interest.

I just ran into Archer, does this mean I'm about to encounter another group?

"Leave that boy."

Kiritsugu Emiya held a pistol in one hand, aiming at Lancer, and spoke coldly.

"Oh? This is just an ordinary person who has intruded into the Holy Grail War; they should be dealt with."

The Red-Haired boy lying on the ground listened to their conversation and realized that he seemed to have stumbled into something terrible, and he became very nervous.

However, upon hearing Kiritsugu Emiya's voice, he froze, and after a moment of stunned silence, he immediately sat up and looked at Kiritsugu Emiya.

Yes, it's him! It's Kiritsugu!

The man who had left him has returned!

The excited Red-Haired boy shouted directly at Kiritsugu Emiya.

"Dad!"

Lancer and Kiritsugu Emiya were both stunned.

"Is this your son?"

"Um... I don't know."

329. Starting with High-Explosive Grenade is quite reasonable for an assassin, right?

The sudden arrival of his son Kiritsugu Emiya somewhat bewildered.

He was only there to prevent the boy from being killed by Lancer, so how did he suddenly end up with a son?

Could it be his own son from this World Line?

No, this person looks to be sixteen or seventeen years old, a high school student. Does that mean the son was born before Fourth War?

So early!?

No, there's Illya in this world too. In that World Line, I should have already married into the Einzbern family. How could I have a son? That can't be right!

"Dad, you're back?"

Kiritsugu Emiya was puzzled, but Shirou Emiya had already begun to speak again.

"So he really is your son, right?"

Lancer listened to Shirou Emiya's words and asked Kiritsugu Emiya again. Kiritsugu Emiya was not quite sure about the situation either, so he did not answer but instead asked Shirou Emiya.

"May I have your name?"

"Shirou, Shirou Emiya."

Shirou Emiya honestly revealed his name, which stunned Kiritsugu Emiya.

Kiritsugu? Could he really be this world's son? Right, that girl from the Tohsaka family said she knew another person named Kiritsugu. Could she be referring to this kid?

This world's own son... or you could say, his own son.

"Okay, he is indeed my son."

Kiritsugu Emiya acknowledged Shirou Emiya's identity.

"So you're a magician?"

Lancer asked Kiritsugu Emiya another question.

"That's right, but I am not the master of the Holy Grail War, so Lancer, leave him."

"I see. He's a magician, so he knows about the Holy Grail War. And as the son of a magician, he naturally knows about the Holy Grail War as well. In that case, it doesn't count as violating the rules of the Holy Grail War."

When Lancer is about to kill, he is ruthless, but when he doesn't need to kill, the situation is completely different.

Do you think I would believe you so easily?

Lancer brandished his spear, pointing it at Kiritsugu Emiya.

"You seemed completely clueless when faced with my questions just now, but now you're treating him like a son. While I can understand your desire to protect the young as a magician, I'm sorry, but I must obey my master's orders."

With that, Lancer swung his spear and thrust it into Shirou Emiya's chest.

This scene was also witnessed by Archer and Rin Tohsaka, who arrived later.

"Kiritsugu!?"

Rin Tohsaka watched in surprise as Lancer stabbed Shirou Emiya; she hadn't expected Lancer to be chasing her classmate.

At this critical moment, a dagger appeared and blocked Lancer's blood-red spear.

"Um?"

Lancer looked at the man blocking her way in surprise.

"Who are you?"

He was met with a powerful kick, and Lancer immediately raised his spear to block it, but the impact of the kick sent him staggering back five meters before he came to a stop.

"Looks like I'm really lucky, I've run into another servant. By the way, you're not going to save this guy too, are you? Is this guy also your son?"

Kiritsugu Emiya listened to Lancer's words without saying anything, but he muttered to himself that perhaps in this World Line, the boy named Shirou Emiya really was his son.

After repositioning himself, Lancer held a long spear, the tip of which was pointed at the person blocking his way.

"So, what kind of agency are you?"

"Assassin!"

Rin Tohsaka immediately called out the other party's class. The newcomer was none other than the [Emiya Kiritsugu], played by Li Yue. He held a dagger expressionlessly and stared coldly at Lancer.

"Just as she said, I am an assassin."

"How dare a mere assassin appear in front of me, Lancer? You've got some nerve, haven't you?"

Lancer didn't doubt the job agency information Li Yue revealed; instead, she directly mocked it.

"So, would you like to witness the power of a mere Assassin?"

Li Yue spoke coldly, making the threat plain to the naked.

When Kiritsugu Emiya saw Li Yue appear, he put away his pistol with great relief. He was joking, thinking, "My future self is here, so there's no need for me to be nervous now. Assassin is just something to fool these fools. In a moment, my future self will show you what the power of Assassin really is!"

"Is that so? Then let me see for myself."

Lancer glanced at Rin Tohsaka and Archer who were following behind him.

"Archer, this assassin seems to want to fight me first. Do you want to gang up on me with him, or just watch?"

"Since Assassin said he wants to fight you, as a young man, I respect his choice."

The Emiya simply chose to watch. If his father wanted to fight, then let him fight. However, if his father couldn't defeat this Lancer and encountered danger, he would not hesitate to step in.

"Well, we can't clear out the witnesses, so we'll just have to fight for now."

Lancer, however, did not seem troubled.

"And more than any other command, I prefer fighting!"

Lancer, whose real Cú Chulainn, is the Irish Son of Light in Celtic mythology. He is a powerful demigod who is very skilled in and loves to fight. This time, he was summoned as a Lancer and he longed for a good fight. Unfortunately, the master who is controlling him did not release him for battle, but to let him gather information about other Servants and Masters. It is the kind of mission that involves a little probing and then leaving.

This task was not to his liking, but he had no choice; his master had given him the order, and he could only do it.

Lancer jumped directly through the corridor window into the atrium. He and Archer had been fighting in the atrium when they saw Shirou Emiya, so he chased him into the classroom. Now he had run back to the atrium.

Li Yue watched Lancer jump out, then followed him through the window and into the courtyard.

However, as he landed, something rolled down next to Lancer.