Magician in Type-Moon

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Kiritsugu accepted her as well.

"Wait a minute, I feel something is wrong. Tokiomi Tohsaka has barely moved since he jumped down, which is not normal."

In just a few seconds, Kiritsugu Emiya finally realized something was wrong. Tokiomi Tohsaka jumped down from that Noble Phantasm, but instead of hiding or going to support the battlefield, he waited in place.

What exactly is he waiting for?

He removed the sniper scope from his body and began searching for inconsistencies on the battlefield.

Kiritsugu Emiya steadily set up his sniper rifle, brought his eyes close to the scope, took a deep breath, held it, and lightly placed his finger on the trigger. Through the scope, he carefully observed every detail of the battlefield.

The view through the scope was shrouded in thick smoke and flames, making the battlefield resemble a hellish scene.

Amidst the ruins, the battle of the heroic spirits continues, light and darkness intertwine, and the fluctuations of magic sweep across the land like a raging storm.

His gaze first fell on Matou Ike. The fighter jet covered in black mud was circling rapidly in the air, and the Berserker's figure was vaguely visible on the jet.

They were engaged in a fierce aerial battle with Gilgamesh, with flashes of fire and explosions constantly appearing in the sky.

Kiritsugu's scope moved slightly, and the next moment it caught the figures of Iskandar and Weber.

The Conqueror King's chariot sped through the air, and Webber gripped the edge of the chariot tightly, his brow furrowed with unease.

In stark contrast, Iskandar maintained his fearless and domineering presence, remaining calm and composed in the face of the chaos on the battlefield, showing no fear whatsoever.

The camera continued to move, capturing Gilgamesh, the hero-king, floating in the air.

He stood atop the flying ship crafted from gold and emeralds, surrounded by countless glittering magical artifacts. Disdain and ruthlessness gleamed in the eyes of the Hero King as he surveyed the battlefield below, as if the fighting and chaos were merely part of his entertainment.

No, it seems that the range of the King of Heroes' airship has never gone too far from Tokiomi Tohsaka. Is it still distracted by protecting him?

It seems this is the problem...

If Tokiomi Tohsaka had been shot dead immediately, it might have attracted Gilgamesh's attention and caused unpredictable consequences.

He weighed the options in his mind and knew that he needed to be more cautious at this moment.

Although he had roughly figured out the problem, Kiritsugu Emiya's sniper habits led him to continue observing the missed targets.

Lancer had been showing signs of low mana from the very beginning, and just now, she was almost successful when Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm suddenly interrupted her.

With one arm missing, Assassin, despite having the power of his Master's magic, is still far behind Lancer in terms of pure performance?

Master? Lancer doesn't have a Master right now. And Assassin? Who is his Master?

Matou Ike, Tokiomi Tohsaka, Waver Velvet, Kenneth, and Kiritsugu Emiya, which is myself.

Kirei Kotomine!!!

All Masters and Servants have been assigned to their respective positions.

At this moment, Kiritsugu Emiya's inner alarm bells were ringing loudly.

Where is he? Where is that man? Is this the man Tokiomi Tohsaka was waiting for?

Damn it, how could I have missed him?

The intense combat plans of the past few days had been piquing Kiritsugu Emiya's nerves, causing him to overlook a man who had disappeared for the past two days.

He was like a venomous snake, lurking in the shadows.

After a flurry of brainstorming in his mind, Kiritsugu Emiya arrived at a conclusion...

"Run! Maiya, run!!!"

Chapter 67 Kirei Kotomine in Action

"Run! Maiya, run!!!"

Kiritsugu Emiya shouted urgently, his voice filled with fear and anxiety. He quickly raised his sniper rifle, trying to provide some cover for Maiya.

However, according to the original plan, he and Mami were originally separated at two corners of the battlefield so that they could better monitor the entire battlefield.

Now it has become a death warrant from the Grim Reaper.

There was no response from Hisayu Maiya through the earpiece, and Kiritsugu's mood had already turned sour.

This is an unnamed steel-framed building complex, a newly developed residential area with a wide view, suitable for reconnaissance and sniping.

Maimi was diligently carrying out her surveillance duties here, with magazines and gun cases lying at her feet.

Not long ago, she noticed something unusual.

It wasn't a sign like a smell or a sound, but a more abstract change in aura, which only the intuition of warriors honed through life-or-death experiences could truly sense.

As soon as she sensed something was wrong, she hurriedly reported the situation to Kiritsugu Emiya, who was on the other side.

But there was no response from the earpiece, and she found herself trapped.

The building had been soundproofed, she quickly deduced. Although not a traditional magician, she had received magical training from Kiritsugu Emiya for some time.

Especially after Kiritsugu Emiya 'married into' the powerful Einzbern family, her magical abilities also made a leap forward under the training of those at a higher level.

"Your senses are sharp, woman."

As Hisayu Mami was packing up her equipment, a deep and cold male voice came from behind her. The voice echoed among the surrounding steel pillars, and it was impossible to tell where it came from.

Maiya didn't ask any questions. Instead, she focused her mind as calmly as a blade, searching her surroundings while drawing a 9mm Glock pistol from its holster at her waist.

There was a third person present, and that person was specifically targeting Maiya—for that reason alone, she already considered him a target who had to be shot.

"Ha, and she's a decisive woman at that."

The man who had not yet appeared spoke with a hint of mockery and a smile.

An object traced a gentle parabola from the shadow of a steel pillar and landed at Maiya's feet.

Maimi quickly aimed her gun at the projectile, but when she realized it wasn't dangerous, she immediately turned to aim at the location of the thrower.

But out of the corner of her eye, she kept a close eye on the object that had fallen to her feet, because she simply couldn't help but notice it.

That thing was the carcass of a small animal.

It was a bat, and a miniature MINOX camera was strapped to its abdomen.

That bat was the familiar released by Maiya. It had disappeared after being sent to the edge of the battlefield to await orders. Initially, it was assumed to have been carelessly destroyed by the fighting mages and heroic spirits, but unexpectedly...

The fact that the other party deliberately showed her the bat carcass makes their identity self-evident.

Moreover, the man didn't seem to intend to hide. He slowly emerged from behind the shadow of the iron pillar where he was hiding, appearing in front of Wu Mi's line of sight and the muzzle of her gun.

It was a tall man, exuding an indescribable sense of oppression. The man was dressed in a jet-black monk's robe, and he seemed to have risen from the shadows on the ground into three dimensions.

Mai was no stranger to that person.

“Kirei Kotomine…” Mai said in a low voice, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.

"Oh? Is this the first time we've met, or is there some reason for you to get to know me?"

Kirei Kotomine smiled faintly, his tone tinged with amusement.

"Why are you here?" Wu Mi asked coldly, the gun barrel steadily pointed at him, her finger already on the trigger.

Kirei showed absolutely no fear of Maiya's gun, and without answering her questions, calmly continued:

"You seem to be targeting my teacher, Tokiomi Tohsaka."

Maiya fell silent, but her mind was completely absorbed in pondering why one of the summoners of the Holy Grail War...

Moreover, Kirei Kotomine, who had previously kept a low profile, would brazenly appear here.

Looking at the sniper rifles laid out on the ground, he let out a long sigh of surprise.

"I never expected you would try to get rid of my teacher using such methods. Such ruthless tactics are not like those of a magician. If my teacher were here, he would be furious."

"Don't leave me alone talking, woman. Just answer one question - where is the man who was supposed to take your place?"

Kirei Kotomine had been waiting near the battlefield, but soon received orders from his teacher, Tokiomi Tohsaka—a familiar had been discovered at the edge of the battlefield, and the direction of the magic lines pointed towards this floor.

When Kirei Kotomine captured the familiar and saw the object tied to it, he knew who had come.

He was the man he had always wanted to understand. If he could find out the man's purpose, he might also gain some enlightenment in life.

It's a feeling that comes from nowhere; if you had to give it a plausible explanation, it would be better to call it divine revelation.

But the man was not here at this moment; instead, a strange woman appeared in his place. Kirei Kotomine did not care, because even if it was God's arrangement, there would still be thorns blocking the way to the end.

Upon hearing Kirei Kotomine's question, Maiya stopped speculating about him.

Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger repeatedly, and gunshots rang out one after another in the air.

While the 9mm Glock pistol has sufficient lethality, it is not enough to kill with a single shot.

Therefore, professionals often choose to fire three shots into the abdomen to ensure serious injury.

Rather than aiming at a small, vital area, it is better to attack a larger, easier-to-aime area; this is the ironclad rule of lethal shooting.

However, the bullet did not hit the internal organs beneath the monk's robes, but instead struck the hard concrete ground.

Kirei Kotomine's dodging movements were incredibly fast, but they weren't actually faster than bullets.

His movements were simply a step faster than Maiya's reaction speed after aiming at the target and pulling the trigger.

What's remarkable is Kirei's tactical judgment. He read the aiming point through Maiya's gaze and judged her firing timing from her limbs tense to prevent recoil, thus successfully dodging the bullet.

With a quick move, the person who hid behind the cover was actually Maiya.

Her free right hand was covered in sticky blood, and the Glock pistol that was supposed to be in her hand fell to the ground with a hollow sound.

Her surprised gaze fell upon a cold, black key embedded in the steel pillar that had been behind her.

Immediately afterwards, Kirei Kotomine snapped his fingers.

"Crack~"

The soundproof barrier surrounding the building collapsed rapidly, and the magical light generated by the shattering barrier quickly made Hisayu Maiya understand the intentions of the person before her.

She cried out in her heart, "No! I can't let Kiritsugu..."

"Hello, are you Kiritsugu Emiya? I'm Kirei Kotomine. There's something I'd like to discuss with you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Kirei stopped, because the woman in front of him pulled the communication device out of her ear and stomped on it repeatedly until only some broken electronic components remained on the ground.

"You're really naughty, woman."