Third Magic: Soul Materialization

As the rift leading to the Root sealed shut completely, the Fourth Holy Grail War finally came to an end.

Filled with countless questions, Artoria was forcibly sent back to the place where she had made her contract with the Counter Force.

Looking at the familiar surroundings, she finally could not help muttering, "What exactly happened? Why did Allen fail? And why did Emiya Kiritsugu commit suicide?"

Unfortunately, there was no one left to answer those questions.

In the end, with a sigh, Saber slowly closed her eyes once more and patiently waited for her next summoning.

She had no idea that, not long after she was sent back, Emiya Kiritsugu, who had supposedly shot himself, climbed to his feet. As though nothing had happened, he removed a bullet flattened by some invisible force from his temple and casually tossed it onto the ground.

Not only that, he then strode over to Kotomine Kirei's corpse, held up a Red Dragon scale, and said expressionlessly, "Sorry, but I need to borrow your identity now."

As the last word was blurted out, the scale instantly released a dazzling crimson light.

In the blink of an eye, Emiya Kiritsugu had taken on Kotomine Kirei's appearance, while the latter had likewise become the former.

Staring at his new face reflected in a shard of broken glass on the ground, Emiya Kiritsugu could not help smiling as he sighed. "There really isn't the slightest flaw. But it's only ten years! As long as I can bring Illyasviel safely out of the Einzbern family, this little sacrifice is nothing."

To perfectly play the role of Kotomine Kirei, he quickly took off his clothes and exchanged them with the corpse's. He even swapped their underwear and small personal accessories.

Once everything was settled, the man soon emerged