Old Doorman, Extras Are Always the First to Die in Horror Movies

However, UBW didn't mention Kiritsugu Emiya much, which made Shibamatsu rather uncomfortable.

Kiritsugu Emiya, as the guide to Shirou Emiya's ideals, should be someone who is frequently mentioned.

Aside from the memory of Kiritsugu's death, he hardly appeared at all, which made Shibamatsu, a Kiritsugu Emiya fan, feel quite uncomfortable.

Now, with the mention of Kiritsugu Emiya and his ideals in HF, Shibamatsu finally felt satisfied.

"As expected, Shinji Matou wasn't lying when he said that Fate/stay night (FSN) is the version most closely connected to Heaven's Feel and Fate/Zero; it's really true! Mom, thank you for giving birth to me!"

"You're exaggerating a bit too much."

Azu subtly moved her seat, making herself a little further away from Shibamatsu.

"Hero of Justice... what a heavy thing to do." Artoria sighed deeply.

The three members of the Matou Residence, who also saw this scene, had different opinions about it.

"Uncle Emiya in the Fate/Zero story is a bit too obsessive, even though he's usually a very gentle elder."

Sakura pursed her lips. "Apart from my brother, he's very kind to us younger ones. As for my brother, Uncle Emiya always feels that he's getting close to Illya with ulterior motives, so he's very wary."

[This is probably why Mr. Emiya's ending in Fate/Zero was so tragic.]

Medusa pushed up her glasses; she felt as if she had discovered the truth.

"Kiritsugu?"

Artoria's expression turned somewhat strange.

Sakura asked curiously, "Miss Artoria, do you not have a good impression of Uncle Emiya?"

"I always felt he wasn't very reliable."

Artoria rubbed her temples, looking somewhat troubled, and said, "Does Kiritsugu often lecture Shirou Emiya and Master, both in the movies and in real life, about not making girls cry?"

"It seems like there was such a thing."

Sakura had heard similar words more than once in her memory.

"But... didn't he make me cry directly? (In the movie)"

"That's a movie, isn't it?"

Artoria shook her head. "But Kiritsugu Emiya told me during a break on set that if there really were Holy Grail War, he would probably make a similar choice. In other words, he really intends to make me cry."

Sakura clapped her hands and laughed, "So that means Uncle Emiya doesn't think of Miss Artoria as a girl~ Congratulations, Your Majesty the King of Knights, your disguise as a boy was very successful!"

Artoria couldn't help but grin. "Sakura, are you praising me or making fun of me?"

Chapter 143 The Gatekeeper: In Horror Movies, the Extras Are the First to Die

If in Artoria's eyes, Kiritsugu Emiya was just a bad man who made girls cry, then in the eyes of an old-school Magecraft like Aozaki Public, Kiritsugu Emiya was like someone who danced flamenco shirtless on the edge of their bottom line.

For this Magus Killer who equates "Magecraft battles = one shot to end it all," Aozaki Public's words were more than just disdain.

"This kind of person can actually be called Magecraft?! With mingling with such scum, I now understand why the Matou Family has fallen into depravity."

Looking at the serious-looking Kiritsugu Emiya on the screen, Aozaki Public felt extremely uncomfortable.

In other Nasuverse, firearms are not as powerful in Magecraft battles.

Even if a battle-hardened soldier were to fight Magecraft with a gun, he would only end up defeating himself.

Kiritsugu Emiya was able to be invincible with firearms because he was Magecraft himself and knew when to deliver the most crucial bullet to the opposing Magecraft.

Just look at Fate/Zero, where Kiritsugu uses a submachine gun to attack the Master, but he can't even break through the Moon Cell Jelly's defense. This shows that firearms aren't that effective against mystical enemies.

While Magecraft with the ability to withstand bullets like Kirei Kotomine are rare, Magecraft unpredictable methods give them a huge advantage when facing ordinary people.

However, in this world, Magecraft's Magecraft skills have declined significantly, which has changed the probability of winning against Magecraft with firearms from 1:9 to 8:2.

Moreover, the win rate for ordinary people is eight, while for Magecraft it's only two.

If the Magecraft in other worlds simply disdain Kiritsugu Emiya, then the Magecraft in this world are somewhat enraged by Kiritsugu Emiya behavior.

To put it more vividly, it's just like how film critics dislike Shinji.

"Shameless, despicable scoundrel!" Aozaki Public cursed, his lips trembling. "To be called Magecraft by someone like that is the shame of my life!"

[So, your sister is your shame for two lifetimes? Shinji Matou is your shame for three lifetimes? Are you playing the game of three lifetimes?]

Aoko suppressed the urge to roll her eyes and tried her best to focus her attention on the television.

But this was no easy task, because what followed was a long series of dialogue scenes.

Perhaps feeling that the series of plot developments had been too concentrated and needing to give the audience a break, the following episodes were mostly set during the day.

As everyone knows, the Holy Grail War is a clandestine war that takes place at night; naturally, there won't be any battles or important plot developments during the day. (The Second Master smiles without saying a word)

So what the audience sees is the Emiya family's "harmonious" breakfast—Saber and Taiga fighting over food, Shirou and Rin leisurely discussing tactics, and Medea's married life with the People's Teacher.

In the original Heaven's Feel movie, the handling of C Team was very sloppy, even disjointed.

Although Caster Medea's group in the Heaven's Feel route received similar treatment, the playthrough order requirement of FSN meant that by the time players reached the Heaven's Feel route, they had already completed both the FSN and UBW routes.

The relationships between Caster Medea, the People's Teacher, and the gatekeeper, as well as their dynamics, are information that players already knew.

Therefore, the game can skip character introductions and proceed directly to the storyline.

But by doing this, the movie clearly didn't consider the feelings of casual viewers, assuming that everyone watching HF was a fan.

Shinji certainly couldn't create a work purely for fans, so he would inevitably have to introduce the members of C Team.

However, having the actors deliver the lines would be too dry, so Shinji referenced the that episode of Caster Medea from Carnival Phantasm and filmed a scene Caster Medea sending People's Teacher to work.

On one hand, Medea's feelings for Kuzuki are conveyed to the audience through Caster Medea's portrayal of a virtuous wife and loving mother. On the other hand, Kojirou's complaints about his "Mother Fox" also reflect the relationship between the three of them and the two pairs of master and servant.

Of course, Shinji's sole purpose in doing this was to create a dramatic twist for the audience in the later plot.

As the saying goes, tragedy is the destruction of something beautiful. The sweeter C Team was at that moment, the more ruthless the knife would be when C Team was destroyed.

However, those viewers who watched this segment without fast-forwarding to the second half were unaware that they had entered a slaughterhouse.

Their only feeling was that they were overwhelmed by HF's displays of affection.

"Good grief, what's gotten into Shinji Matou this time?" Shibamatsu yawned and complained. "First he showed us the pure love between students, and now he's showing the happy married life of a couple in love?! Did he collaborate with the Civil Affairs Bureau, or does he have a problem with us single dogs?!"

Another Magecraft next to Shibamatsu chuckled wickedly, "This might be a good thing. This is Restricted rating animation; who knows, there might be Replenish Magic scene later on? Hehehe~"

Any Magecraft knows what Replenish Magic means, and upon hearing his partner say this, Shibamatsu suddenly felt a surge of anticipation.

[Yeah, there might be Replenish Magic scene, I wonder who it will be...]

Before Shibamatsu could finish his daydream, the girls began casting disdainful glances at the boys.

"Is this all that guys think about?"

"Tsk tsk, do they think Shinji Matou is one of those trashy Director who only know how to use actresses taking their clothes off to gain attention?"

"It's terrible to judge others based on your own level; it's the worst thing you can do."

Seeing that the person who had just spoken had been labeled public enemy of women, Shibamatsu was glad that he hadn't said anything in agreement.

But he still secretly glanced at the girls with displeasure.

[If Shinji Matou had said something like that, I don't believe you would all have collectively looked down on him; you'd probably be more likely to flock to him, right?]

After all, Shinji Matou is incredibly sought-after among female Magecraft. Whether he has money or not is secondary; his... well, that alone is enough to drive female Magecraft crazy.

Even without a formal title, having a child with the likes of Shinji Matou would be great; who knows, he might be a genius like his father.

[I wonder how lucky Shinji Matou is with women. Could these love stories be based on his own experiences?]

When Kuzuki return to Ryuudou Temple, and Medea took the purse from him and shyly asked, "Master, do you want to eat first, take a bath first, or do you want me first?" Shibamatsu had to admit he was jealous.

[Ah, I also want a wife like Medea —gentle, virtuous, loving, and incredibly skilled in Magecraft!]

Smack

Shibamatsu felt someone tapping his shoulder, and when he turned his head, he saw the "public enemy of women".

"Wake up, Shibamatsu." The other person gave Shibamatsu a thumbs up. "Your old man is calling you to get up and study Magecraft."

It seems he saw through Shibamatsu's wishful thinking.

"Thank you so much..."

Shibamatsu sighed deeply.

"I understand, I wish I had a wife like that too." The other person chuckled awkwardly, "It's a pity that such an excellent man like me goes Human Order, while this clueless guy actually gets Miss Medea's favor. There's really no justice in this world!"

Seeing that Kuzuki simply said, "I'll finish my exam first before I eat," and then left Medea to head to the main hall of the temple, the Magecraft clearly felt a little resentful.

Shibamatsu chimed in, "Yeah... it feels like a waste of talent... but this atmosphere... it feels really strange..."

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but Shibamatsu felt that the background music in the story had become strange. It was supposed to be a heartwarming scene of a couple—the husband was working and the wife was preparing dinner.

The unsettling background noise seemed to constantly remind Shibamatsu that something bad was about to happen.

"This feeling... damn! Isn't this a horror movie?"

Shibamatsu complained loudly.

Although Shibamatsu wasn't a professional film buff before getting into Fate, he had at least seen quite a few movies.

Most horror movies are like this: a group of people live happily in a seemingly safe environment, then suddenly the background music turns eerie, the plot and style change drastically, and people start dying one after another.

People are starting to die?!

Shibamatsu's eyes suddenly widened; he seemed to have guessed what was about to happen.

Then, what he feared actually happened—

The moment Medea decapitates a fish with a knife, the camera immediately cuts to Sasaki Kojirou at the entrance of Ryuudou Temple.

Pfft

Like an alien bursting from its body, a large hole was torn open in the swordsman's chest, and a dark figure emerged from it.

"Holy shit!!"

The art style changed so quickly that no one expected Shinji Matou to pull such a stunt.

Even the usually Azu Yuju unconsciously swore.

"It's actually... some kind of demon or monster..."

On the television screen, Sasaki Kojirou knelt on the stone steps, watching helplessly as his long sword fell to the ground.

At this moment, his wrists fell to the ground, his sleeveless coat stained with blood, which, against the backdrop of his elegant clothes, became a magnificent crimson flower.

In contrast to his blood-soaked body, the swordsman's lips were waxy white and his face was ashen.

The man named Sasaki Kojirou has lost all his physical functions.

The swordsman swallowed the blood that was about to spit out from his mouth, a nonchalant smile on his face.

"Whatever... whatever bursts from my belly can never be good..."

At this point, the swordsman couldn't even commit suicide; he could only watch his tragedy unfold with a smile on his face.

In terms of sheer tragedy, the swordsman at this moment was probably even more tragic than the alien's host.

"Hehe--hehehehehe!!!"

The shadowy figure that emerged from the swordsman's body let out a mocking laugh, whether it was taunting the swordsman or celebrating its own birth was unclear.

Without hesitation, the shadowy figure, born through a grotesque process, needed the flesh and blood of Heroic Spirit to fill itself.

At this moment, the harmless swordsman becomes the perfect meal for the shadowy figure.

"Ah--"

The dark figure opened its mouth towards the fallen swordsman...

"Tsk tsk~~ Disgusting."

Shibamatsu certainly knew that such sudden deaths were a common trope in horror films, but the same trope could have completely different effects when used by different Director.

Especially since this Director has never made a thriller before!!

"Damn it, this feeling of my hormones instantly switching to adrenaline is awful!"

Shibamatsu complained.