Living Heroic Spirits

"Kiritsugu! Are you all right?"

Irisviel quickly swept her gaze over the frost-covered corridor, the horrific scratches on the walls and ceiling, and the large bloodstains and shell casings scattered across the floor.

Judging by the state of the scene, a fierce battle had definitely taken place here.

Emiya Kiritsugu nodded expressionlessly. "Of course! I'm fine! And I seriously wounded Kayneth just now. What about you? You didn't run into any danger, did you?"

"No! We encountered Kotomine Kirei! That man nearly killed the mistress! Luckily, Berserker arrived in time, or we might already be two corpses by now." Hisau Maiya recounted what had happened in the briefest terms possible.

"Kotomine Kirei? Assassin's Master..." Emiya Kiritsugu's expression changed slightly.

"Hmm! That's right! That man seemed extremely interested in you. He even believed that, like him, you were a naturally evil person with an intensely empty and lonely heart."

As she spoke, Irisviel's tone was full of worry.

She understood that once someone like Kotomine Kirei set his sights on a target, he would never give up easily until he lost interest.

Combined with his exceptional combat skills and Assassin's unpredictable assassination abilities, her husband was in an extremely dangerous situation.

That was also why she had always wanted Allen to kill him.

"I've been targeted?" Emiya Kiritsugu took another cigarette from his pocket, put it in his mouth, and lit it.

It was obvious that the crushing pressure was nearly driving him to the brink.

Tonight's battle in particular had made him realize for the first time just how brutal and dangerous the Holy Grail War was.

The methods he had previously used against other Magi were still effective against a genius like Kayneth, but if even the slightest mistake occurred during the process, he would be the one who