Magician in Type-Moon

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Chapter 47 "Irreversible" (Please add to your favorites! Please recommend!)

Inside Liudong Temple.

Matouchi looked at the courtyard, now reduced to ruins, and smiled bitterly. Perhaps today he wouldn't even have a place to sleep.

Entering the dilapidated hall, and seeing the Berserker whose entire armor had been stained black, he fell silent.

Although he had prepared some words to liven things up, he couldn't bring himself to say them when he saw the scene before him.

Silence filled the air, broken only by the hissing sound of Caster resealing the 'Snail Annihilation City Tome'. This tranquil, desolate place exuded an indescribable sense of oppression.

Gilles de Rais broke the silence:

"Master, you're back?"

"Well, how are you guys? How are you feeling?" Matou Ike's voice sounded tired, but he was still concerned about the Servants' condition.

“That Lancer is really strong. Even with the teachings of the City of Desolation, Caster and I together could hardly suppress her.”

Just by looking at the dilapidated state of Ryudong Temple, one can imagine what kind of battle took place here.

"Lancer? Her Master should be dead by now."

"You solved it? No wonder Lancer was running out of mana towards the end."

Caster then turned to look at his Master and continued his question.

"No, I was only involved with him for a while. After I left, Assassin attacked from the shadows and took his life."

"Lancer might join Rider's side."

“Rider?” Caster was a little confused, not understanding why this was being brought up, even though she knew that Rider had arrived at the top of Mount Genzo before the battle began, ready to watch the excitement.

"Rider's Master and Lancer's Master are master and apprentice, no, they should be teacher and student."

"In the end, he also tried to save Lancer's Master, but he was unsuccessful."

“Therefore, Lancer will most likely join Rider’s side,” Matou Ike explained.

"Then what's the point of your previous strategy?"

Matou Ike's strategy before the Holy Grail War was to "ally with Wu against Cao", and Rider was Matou Ike's intended ally.

However, the possibility of Lancer joining Rider's side makes this strategy difficult to implement.

"Yeah, and you, Jill? How are you feeling right now?"

Upon hearing Matou Ike's question, the black-armored knight slowly stood up, an aura of blasphemy emanating from him.

After using the book, he seemed to have come to understand some of the meaning of what his close friend François Plelatti had said to him.

"Me? I feel fine now, no, maybe even better."

"Is it better...?"

......

"That's none of your business, Rider."

"You're not thinking about revenge, are you? That would be really..."

Lancer remained silent, his expression serious, as if the servant before him would pierce his heart with his spear if he uttered a single wrong word.

"Hahaha, of course it's wonderful. The story of a Heroic Spirit willing to avenge its Master after only a few days of master-servant contract is almost on par with the chapters in 'Iliad'."

"Humph."

Lancer was unmoved by the praise from the person in front of him, and simply watched silently as Webber Velvet collected the body.

Noticing the gaze behind him, Weber said without turning around:

"I'll take care of Mr. Kenneth's body. Do whatever you want, Lancer."

As she finished speaking, Lancer nodded and transformed into her spirit form, departing now with a new goal.

After noticing Lancer's departure, Waver forced a smile and joked with Iskandar behind him.

"Rider, I never thought you'd be afraid of someone else's threats?"

"Boy, I spoke from the heart; only you would think I'm afraid..."

Iskandar sensed something was wrong with his Master, so he continued in a softer, gentler voice:

"Cry if you want to. It's only natural for a man to cry. Even I, the king, have cried my heart out in the dead of night."

Tears rolled down her cheeks like pearls. Her teacher, who had just been scolding her on the podium not long ago, was now a corpse lying quietly in front of her.

Overwhelmed by unease and guilt, Weber could no longer contain his emotions, and tears blurred his vision.

"Rider, I'm so scared..."

......

The Tohsaka family residence.

After witnessing Assassin's assassination of Kenneth, Tokiomi Tohsaka severed his connection with the familiars monitoring him at Mount Sonozo.

The mission was successfully completed, achieving the biggest result of the night: the head of Lancer's Master.

Even if Lancer and the newly appeared Rider Master form a contract, judging from that brat's performance, one person cannot support the magical energy needs of two Servants.

Didn't you see that even Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald, the monarch of the Clock Tower, was almost drained of his life force?

With the major threat eliminated, the Holy Grail War is essentially halfway won.

Tokiomi Tohsaka turned around and took a bottle of champagne from the liquor cabinet behind him, as if this was the kind of liquor that Toki no Naka used to celebrate victories. He then turned on the record player next to him and selected a record that looked good.

"Kirei, drink! We have finally come closer to the Tohsaka family's long-cherished wish once again."

After finishing his drink, Kirei asked the question that had puzzled him most that day.

"Teacher, where is Archer?"

......

Upon returning to his residence, Kirei noticed something was amiss; his room had been disturbed.

Following the trail, we made our way to the cellar.

"Yo, Kirei, you're back!"

The golden servant, as always, brazenly occupied Kirei Kotomine's room, his face always bearing a bored and amused expression.

Kirei had no intention of paying him any attention; this person was undoubtedly a troublesome presence for him.

Archer, however, did not fly into a rage at Kirei Kotomine's indifference; instead, he chatted with him with great interest.

"Even if the wine here can't compare to the fine wines served to me, it's still far more abundant than Tokiomi's collection, Father Kirei?"

Seeing the servant in front of him casually opening his collection and pouring him a full cup of wine as if he were the master, even Kirei felt somewhat helpless.

"Archer, why didn't you go to Ryudouji Temple today? Aren't you the one who loves to have fun the most?"

"That place? It's nothing but a farce. Even this Holy Grail War is just a boring drama deliberately staged by someone."

After pondering those words repeatedly, Kirei's heart stirred slightly, and he continued to ask:

"You don't have any intention of pursuing the Holy Grail either?"

"The Holy Grail? You mongrel, that was originally my treasure. All the precious things in this world are my treasures."

"But you, Kirei, what is it that you wish to express your desire to my treasures?"

"I...I don't know..."

......

Garden hidden mountain.

Big void.

A strange atmosphere filled the air.

"Does he have to die?" Angra Mainyu asked, looking into the empty space.

"Yes, this is the singularity of fate, an irreversible process."

"What a terrible, awful fate."

After saying that, Angra Mainyu kicked a stone to the side and began to vent his anger.

Chapter 48 "Emiya Kiritsugu" (Please add to your favorites! Please recommend!)

"According to the local television station, a bright light suddenly appeared in the sky over Fuyuki City, Japan last night, followed by a loud bang. A meteorite fell in the Sonozoyama area in northern Fuyuki City, sparking widespread attention and discussion."

On the television screen, the announcer was reporting the breaking news with a serious expression.

The scene shifts to the meteorite impact site. Reporters are conducting on-site reporting in the Yuanzangshan area. The surrounding trees and rocks have been damaged by the shockwave, a huge crater has appeared on the ground, and the air is filled with the smell of sulfur.

Local residents said they heard a loud explosion last night, followed by a bright flash across the sky. Many people thought it was a plane crash or a volcanic eruption, but after on-site investigation, it was confirmed that it was caused by a meteorite falling.

"Now, let's invite Mr. Kotomine Risei, an eyewitness from the Fuyuki Church, to describe the situation to us."

The television screen then shifted to a man dressed in traditional formal attire, whose expression appeared solemn and serious.

"Dear viewers, I am Kotomine Risei." He bowed slightly to acknowledge the situation. "Last night was indeed unusual. I was taking a walk on Mount Sonozo when I suddenly heard a loud bang, followed by a flash of light in the sky."

"I believe that this meteorite fall is both a warning from the gods and a test for us. We should maintain a sense of awe for the power of nature, and at the same time be prepared to deal with emergencies."

His voice was steady and powerful, as if he were describing a punishment brought down by the gods.

Seemingly fearing that the priest might suddenly begin preaching, the television station abruptly cut off its connection with the local area.

"Mr. Heiji Kozen, do you have any different opinions on this meteorite event?"

"Thank you. This meteorite event is indeed an astonishing one." The man was middle-aged and seemed to have just woken up from a hangover, appearing somewhat dazed.

"As a media professional, I believe our first priority is to provide the public with accurate and objective information to dispel panic and suspicion."

"Everyone, don't panic. This meteorite event didn't cause any casualties...we..."

Kiritsugu Emiya picked up the remote and turned off the emergency news report on the television screen in front of him. The emotionally charged announcer was reporting on the unexplained impact on Mount Sonozo in Fuyuki City last night.

About five hours ago, fire trucks were dispatched to the scene after receiving a report from residents that they had seen an unidentified flying object crash.

Although it wasn't reported, the police officers collecting evidence at the scene were probably overjoyed, picking up the scattered meteorite traces that were being used to deceive people.