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"We've got a job, El-Melloi Lord. Heh, what an impressive title..."
A weathered, bearded man with a cigar clenched between his teeth exhaled and put down his phone.
A few years ago, there had been someone who struck fear into countless Magi.
Kiritsugu Emiya, known as the Magus Killer.
During the Fourth Holy Grail War, even someone as formidable as Director Ken had suffered a crushing defeat at Kiritsugu Emiya's hands.
But in truth, while the Emiya Family's Magic Crest was indeed powerful, Kiritsugu Emiya himself had inherited only twenty percent of it. In terms of pure magecraft ability, he was not among the very best.
The reason he had earned that title was mainly because of his understanding of Magi and human nature, as well as his willingness to use any means necessary.
Modern technology, which ordinary Magi generally rejected, was something Kiritsugu Emiya wielded with exceptional skill.
For instance, Director Ken had painstakingly constructed a Magecraft Workshop with formidable defenses, one capable of resisting even Servants, yet Kiritsugu Emiya had simply blown up the entire hotel with explosives.
Then there was his use of an anti-materiel sniper rifle in coordination with his partner.
The fact that Kaineth had managed to hold on until the end, using his overwhelming magecraft to completely suppress Kiritsugu Emiya and force him to exploit an information gap before firing an Origin Bullet straight into his soul, was already proof of how impressive Kaineth had been.
Against an ordinary Magus, he would not have needed to use an Origin Bullet at all. He would not even have needed Time Distortion; traps and firearms alone would have been enough to kill them.
They would not even see his face before they died.
It was precisely because of this that Kiritsugu Emiya had gained such