Chapter 9: Emiya Kiritsugu's Opinion

The tallest building in Fuyuki City.

    As the name suggests, this eye-catching building is a tower that serves as an observation tower. It is famous for being able to easily see the entire Fuyuki City's amusement park, shopping mall, and Fuyuki Bridge from above, so many people come here every year.

    At noon on this day, Kiritsugu Emiya, wearing a black windbreaker, looked at the pedestrians below who were shuttling around the city like ants. He was standing on the observation tower and writing something in a notebook in the form of a sketch.

    At this time, the voice of the nameless heroic spirit he summoned suddenly came from Kiritsugu Emiya's intercom.

"Kiritsugu, have you decided what to do next?"

    While observing the surroundings of Fuyuki City, which was already somewhat unfamiliar to him due to the time factor, Shirou Emiya asked the lord on the other side of the machine.

    "The Holy Grail War has not officially started yet, so the current situation is still mainly about collecting intelligence."

    Kiritsugu Emiya temporarily stopped the work at hand and picked up the intercom.

"Now, in addition to the Tosaka family, the Clock Tower, and the church, there are still many lords whose identities we don't know, not to mention that you are an extra-official Heroic Spirit. There are probably 8 Heroic Spirits in this Holy Grail War, so we can't rush in and should wait for the right time."

    "The right time?"

    "The time when the opponent's lord is exposed."

    Hearing this, Shirou Emiya suddenly realized, and couldn't help but chuckled with a low and magnetic voice and said: "Indeed, I have both eagle eyes and long-range sniping. Don't worry! Within 2,000 meters, no matter what lord it is, I can shoot through his head."

    "..."

    "What's the question? "No, nothing. I'm just a little surprised that you don't care about doing something that is reasonable and unethical, such as sniping the Lord of the Knights." "Ha, I'm not a glorious hero like the Knight King. After all, I'm just a scavenger." "...Then let's decide on the initial plan." [Although the unknown Heroic Spirit summoned is definitely not as powerful as the original one, compared to the legendary Knight King, I'm afraid that the current Heroic Spirit is more suitable for me] Thinking of this, Kiritsugu Emiya turned off the intercom and ended the call. ......

    The seniors had already booked a hotel in a remote corner of Fuyuki City. After arranging the newcomers, they gathered together again and began to discuss the mission again.

    After listening to the various intelligence collected by Eve, Elena pondered for a moment and said with a slightly uncertain tone: "Why do I always feel that this mission gives me a strange feeling!"

    "Elena, you may be overthinking! Could it be your illusion?" Chu mu said with a dry smile and a little trepidation.

"I think this is unlikely."

    At this time, Steve, who was standing aside wearing a cloak and listening to the two people's conversation, said in a neutral tone: "I think everyone knows that Elena's strengthening and cultivation is the way of blood. Even if she is not on the path of the prophet, and this world also suppresses our power, we can't pretend to be deaf to her premonition."

    "What do you think, Jingyuan!"

    Although Chu mu's words were refuted by the captain, he did not have any extra emotions, but immediately asked for other people's opinions.

"According to the information we checked before entering this world, we know that although the Moon World can be said to be a very, very dangerous place for us, from the six- and seven-star Heroic Spirits and the ancestors of the Dead Apostles everywhere, the eight-star Crown Heroic Spirits and the Magic Marshal, to the nine-star Gaia and Alaya that envelope the entire world, and even the ten-star roots that only appeared in legends, but these are actually very far away from us."

    Jingyuan analyzed slowly and calmly.

    "What do you mean?!"

Jingyuan's words attracted everyone's attention, and Chu Mu was the first to ask.

"After all, the mission we are participating in this time is the Holy Grail War. Although it is a higher intensity and a modified version of the Fourth War, no matter how we break the rules, it is difficult for us to provoke a being above seven stars. Although we are now suppressed to the level of four stars, as long as we follow the prompts and let the captain replace the rank of a certain heroic spirit, we can restore our usual five-star strength without any problem, not to mention further improvement in strength. So as long as we are careful, this scene will actually be only a little more difficult for us than usual.

    Jingyuan looked around at the people around him and explained slowly.

    "Is that Elena's feeling wrong? "Aif's tone was still very calm, and her doubts could only be heard from her speaking speed.

    Hearing these analyses, Elena next to her also began to doubt herself.

    "No... Elena's feeling is actually correct."

    Steve's tone suddenly gave people a solemn feeling: "I think her feeling should come from the intruding Manaka and the enemy's Reincarnation team.

"..."

    "That girl called Sajyou Manaka, let's not talk about how strong she is after reading the original novel. In fact, even if she is an unknown character in the plot, we can know how difficult she is just from the rich rewards of the Nightmare Space mission." Feeling the confusion of the team members, Steve spoke out his guess: "And I have roughly guessed our opponent in this team battle."

    ......

    ......

    At this time, even Kiritsugu Emiya, who had crossed countless Shuras and hells, looked a little dazed.

    As for why this happened? This has to start from before.

Emiya Kiritsugu, who had just finished the call, put down the intercom and used a telescope to survey the city for the 32nd time.

    "Hey... Uncle, what are you doing here?"

    At some point, a childish and light voice came slowly, a voice more beautiful than the chirping of a yellow oriole, and it rang in Emiya Kiritsugu's ears. It was the voice that could tell that the other party was a naive and ignorant girl.

    When Emiya Kiritsugu turned his eyes, he saw a girl who could not be described by all the pale words in the world.

She was like an elf bathed in sunlight, like a gorgeous flower in full bloom, or even pure and beautiful herself.

    After just one glance, Kiritsugu Emiya could not move his eyes. At this moment, he seemed to see his unfulfilled wish itself, as if he was redeemed by an angel. The negative emotions that had accumulated in his heart for many years actually had a tendency to melt away like ice and snow at this moment.

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(End of this chapter)