Yet Hundred-Faced Hassan continued pursuing him relentlessly instead of being shaken off as he had expected.
Whoosh—!
Hundred-Faced Hassan threw a dagger, and Emiya Kiritsugu narrowly dodged it.
She even had enough strength left to attack while giving chase...
Watching Hundred-Faced Hassan's unnaturally swift movements, something surfaced in Emiya Kiritsugu's mind.
Could this be—
Old Man of the Mountain, who had fought Emiya Kiritsugu that night.
One of Hundred-Faced Hassan's eighty-eight personalities: Swift Makul.
The purple-haired female assassin had switched herself to the personality renowned for speed, gaining that incredible swiftness as well.
Originally, this should have been an ability Hundred-Faced Hassan did not possess.
"Delusional Illusions (Zabaniya)."
With this continuously activated Noble Phantasm, Hundred-Faced Hassan split herself into eighty-eight individuals.
At the same time, those nearly one hundred Hassans shared a common skill—"Encyclopedic Mastery A+."
They could freely employ specialized abilities.
In tactics, academics, occult arts, assassination, deception, rhetoric, and twenty-six other fields of specialized knowledge, each could display proficiency above Rank B.
To be precise, only all eighty-eight Hassans combined could be said to possess the complete skill.
Now that all the other Hassans had died, the female assassin could no longer use the abilities of the other personalities.
However, this predicament changed after she became Shirou's Servant.
It was not because Shirou had done anything.
Nor was it because Shirou's ability as a Master surpassed Kirei Kotomine's—
It was simply because of their exceptional compatibility. The rank of "Encyclopedic Mastery" had risen from A+ to A++.
"Encyclopedic Mastery A++."
Hundred-Faced Hassan could now disregard any conditions and freely draw upon the power and abilities of every personality within her.
"Urgh...!"
Emiya Kiritsugu quickly realized that even after activating "Time Control (Time Alter)," he could not gain the advantage in speed.
In that case... I'll crush her head-on!!