"You got injured again?"
Kirei Kotomine looked at his own Servant running back's appearance, couldn't help frowning slightly.
Clearly he just let the other party go to probe the Matou family, how come he came back carrying injuries again?
Also fortunate that now there was a healing scabbard, so it wouldn't affect the subsequent action too much.
"That should be Berserker."
"I was discovered by the opponent before excessively approaching that mansion."
"He is very strong... predicted by my own senses, even above Saber."
Regarding the matter of getting injured again, Kenshin didn't plan to defend either, but confessed truthfully.
He also saw it; dealing with opponents still within the range of "human" was no problem for himself, but once there were strong enemies with extraordinary means, current him had absolutely no chance of winning.
That kind of enemy, far exceeded him in both equipment and martial arts.
Saber's type was still okay; Berserker simply exceeded the range he could handle.
"No need to belittle oneself."
"You, who can challenge Saber with Assassin's performance, are already excellent enough."
"Perhaps this war has some transcendent existences, but as long as Masters exist, there naturally will be weaknesses."
Kirei Kotomine could see that "wavering" hidden at the bottom of Kenshin's heart, then said in a deep voice.
Perhaps the Berserker encountered by Assassin was a bit special, so that such thoughts were generated.
'Matou family, drew a good card...'
'Just don't know who the Master is.'
'If even Assassin couldn't approach, familiars would be even harder to scout.'
Although probing out the Servant Class held by the Matou family, he still didn't know who the opponent's Master was.
'The remaining one is Rider who hasn't shown up all along.'
Without excessive entanglement either, Kirei Kotomine subsequently planned to go report to his teacher.
As for how much specific news to reveal... that was hard to say.
...
"As a participant, interacting closely with the Church?"
"It seems this so-called Supervisor cannot be trusted completely."
Kiritsugu was hiding in a house and exchanging obtained intelligence with Maiya and Saber.
Who Assassin's Master was, Kiritsugu was very clear.
Kirei Kotomine!
A guy who made his heart feel horrified just by looking at each other once.
That was a dangerous element.
Knowing the other party's identity and situation, Kiritsugu had a sense of trickiness.
Not only a Master but also a person involved with the Church.
Saying there was no "backdoor" in this, Kiritsugu wouldn't believe it.
Referee and contestant hanging out together... thinking about it was troublesome.
"Operation is set for later; cannot wait for the night."
...
"Ugh..."
Irisviel, who had already woken up, wore a nun's outfit sitting on a chair, looking at Assassin healing in front very suspiciously.
On the chest, obviously touched by some huge cutting object, a cut was scratched out.
A Servant able to give Assassin such a blow, Irisviel found it hard to imagine who it would be.
Need to know even Saber found it difficult to gain an advantage from this one in battle; the opponent's agility was beyond common sense.
"This scabbard..."
Able to feel the injuries on the body being healed clearly, this "equipment" taken out from Irisviel's body by Kirei Kotomine was so magical.
If able to bring this scabbard back, then "Tomoe" could also be saved, right?
Thinking so, his thoughts returned to the moment before being summoned.
Kenshin's initial wish was actually very "mediocre," that is longing for peace in the world.
For this, disregarding his master's opposition, he went down the mountain alone to join the Restoration faction, then began years of slaughter.
Until the appearance of "Tomoe," only then did he find back the so-called "humanity."
And the other party suffered fatal injuries due to some reasons; himself who should have recognized reality was shaken by the existence of "Dragon Balls."
Whether peace in the world or Tomoe's injury, as long as he brandished the sword to participate in a struggle, he could obtain it after victory.
Like a life-saving straw, deadly making the still young Kenshin unable to let go.
But actually, after truly participating, Kenshin discovered that he really overestimated himself too much and also underestimated the opponents too much.
So-called heroes were not only him alone...
Among them were also existences far exceeding himself.
Even the Secret of Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu hasn't been touched yet, the places he could play were really limited.
Saber claiming to have the strongest performance could completely react to his speed; mysterious Berserker even stood letting him chop but couldn't be chopped.
And the magical energy bombardment faced at the seaside that day and Archer claiming to be "King."
These were all strong enemies Kenshin hadn't seen in the past.
The remaining Lancer, Rider, Caster were also unknown who they were.
Bang!
Roughly healed a part of the wound, Assassin got up and left.
Able to perceive the opponent's expression change very intuitively, Irisviel however couldn't ask more.
The opponent wouldn't answer any of her questions.
The house was sealed with special magecraft; she couldn't leave.
Thinking of this, she was more worried about Kiritsugu.
When waking up, Irisviel never thought she could still live in such a posture.
Could only say Saber's scabbard was very easy to use, but pity now it had been snatched by Kirei Kotomine to give to Assassin for use.
And after she woke up, Kirei Kotomine also didn't raise any request, just imprisoned her in this room on his own...
She had a bad premonition...
...
"Truly didn't expect..."
"You would actually have such an anxious moment too?"
"Kiritsugu Emiya..."
Kirei Kotomine encountered an attack at his own residence.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!!!
And opposite was the opponent who already set up a gun aiming at him firing continuously.
The clothes worn had bulletproof functions; he didn't care about ordinary bullets, just strove to protect the body exposed outside.
Clang! Clang! Clang!!
Bullets hit on the clothes, emitting pleasant sounds and then were bounced off.
"I know, Saber is also guarding against Assassin nearby, right?"
"Subsequently you let your assistant go to rescue that woman."
"Clearly still want to kill me, but have no opportunity..."
Corners of the mouth raised an arc unconsciously; being on guard constantly, Kirei Kotomine liked this feeling at the moment very much.
That treatment of making the opponent helpless but having to listen to him "speak" was really novel.
Making people feel delighted...
But the next caught-off-guard scene made this priest unable to react in time.
Time Alter! Double Accel!
Kiritsugu Emiya used his own "Magecraft," the power to control "Time."
Bang! Bang!!
"!?"
'Origin Bullet and ordinary bullet, one each...'
To prevent accidents from happening, Kiritsugu used his magecraft to match with firearms.
His movement was faster than Kirei Kotomine imagined; when reacting, the bullets were already close in front of eyes.
'Too late...'
Simply unable to raise hand to block, these two bullets as long as hitting could make him lose life or mobility immediately.
Clang!
But subsequently, those two bullets were swept away by a section of broken sword, avoiding Kirei Kotomine's crisis.
"Tch! Assassin?"
That so agile movement, only Servants could achieve.
And what made Kiritsugu unhappy was that Saber seemed unable to stop the opponent.
If just a bit later, he could let Kirei Kotomine exit this war in the true sense.
Pity!