Chapter 222 Emiya Kiritsugu’s life and death decision
"Thank you for your hard work, please take a rest, Alice."
Emiya Kiritsugu used his arms to support himself and sat up, looked at his pale wife, and interrupted her healing magic.
"It's nothing, I'm not tired."
Irisviel hid her melancholy eyes and forced a soft smile on her haggard face.
Although he is a specialized android, releasing healing magic at high intensity for several hours is a great challenge for both his physical strength and magical power.
"I have almost recovered, how is Saber?"
Emiya Kiritsugu moved his body slowly, feeling the dull pain. Nine years of experience as a freelance mercenary told him that the remaining injuries on his body were no longer enough to affect the battle. He only needed to rest for a while.
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"Saber is responsible for the security of the castle."
"Um."
Emiya Kiritsugu nodded and glanced down at the back of his right hand. The original three strokes of the command spell only left one lonely stroke. This last stroke was proof that he was a master. If this last stroke
If you also lose the command spell...
Thinking of the consequences, he couldn't help but clenched his fists, and finally loosened them helplessly, sighing deeply.
He had made adequate preparations, but he still encountered accidents one after another. Just one day after the Holy Grail War, he had already been forced to use two Command Seals. Obviously Saber should be the strongest servant, but no matter which one is currently on the field.
Not weaker than Saber, in fact even more powerful.
Even what he regarded as a trump card against magicians had lost its due effect. The girl was actually able to block the origin bomb attack with magic. This shocked him even more than the successive defeats since the Holy Grail War.
This may be what Dongfang said: "Things are planned by people, and things are accomplished by God." Is there some power in the dark that prevents me from winning the Holy Grail War?
………
Looking at Emiya Kiritsugu's haggard look, Irisviel's heart ached. Everything Emiya Kiritsugu did was seen by her. When Saber brought back the dying Kiritsugu, then
The fear and hesitation, as if the sky was falling, still remain in her heart.
She watched as Emiya Kiritsugu stood up and took off the coat hanging on the wall.
"Kiritsugu, you should rest in bed now and not engage in strenuous exercise."
Emiya Kiritsugu just shook his head, said nothing, and silently opened the door to the room.
Irisviel watched Emiya Kiritsugu leave and couldn't help but sigh softly. She had never seen Emiya Kiritsugu like this before. This was not the Emiya Kiritsugu she knew.
She knew that Emiya Kiritsugu had many secrets, but she never asked about them. After they got married, they poured their mutual love into their daughter and just lived an ordinary life like an ordinary loving couple.
However, Irisviel had no idea what kind of person Emiya Kiritsugu was and what kind of life he lived before he married into the Einzbern family. However, these past experiences did not really become a relationship between the couple.
gap.
What really made her feel melancholy was the woman named Kuu Maiya. She always said nothing and silently entrusted everything to Kiritsugu, just like Kiritsugu's shadow. Even though she was Kiritsugu's shadow.
His wife probably doesn’t understand her husband as well as Kuu Maiya.
This was the first time that Irisviel had a strong desire in her heart to know about Emiya Kiritsugu's past.
So Irisviel followed him, walked through the long corridor, and saw the figure of Emiya Kiritsugu.
He stood on the balcony, leaning against the guardrail, looking at the forest in the night, like an ancient statue that had experienced countless winds, frosts, rain, and snow.
The night wind brought a faint aroma, which was the smell of tobacco. When Irisviel met Emiya Kiritsugu for the first time, this smell lingered on his body. She hated this smell. After the wedding guard
Miyah Kiritsugu also gave up smoking.
Unexpectedly, after many years, she would smell this familiar smell again, and Irisviel couldn't help but shudder. It was never the smell of tobacco that she hated, but the smoke mixed with the smell of tobacco.
She seemed to be able to hear the devil's ferocious laughter. After nine years of evasion, war found Emiya Kiritsugu again, and he became the ruthless killer again.
"Kiritsugu——"
Irisviel called softly, and then walked slowly behind him, suddenly not knowing what to say.
Hearing Irisviel's voice, Emiya Kiritsugu slowly turned around. She expected to see the cold and sharp eyes like blades when they first met. Unexpectedly, the scene in front of her made her feel at a loss and stood there in a daze.
In place.
Emiya Kiritsugu's hand holding the cigarette couldn't stop trembling, and he was holding back tears in his eyes. The expression on his face was also so frightened and uneasy, like a child who was forced into a corner.
"Kiritsugu...?"
Irisviel has never seen Emiya Kiritsugu like this. In her memory, Emiya Kiritsugu is the omnipotent magician killer who can easily overcome any difficulties he encounters. But now he is
Like a weak and ordinary man.
Without saying a word, Emiya Kiritsugu hugged his wife. His body was shaking slightly, and the force was so strong that Irisviel felt pain.
"If I decide to leave everything behind and escape from here now, Alice, will you leave with me?"
Faced with such a question, Irisviel's mind went blank and she didn't know how to answer it. After a while, she finally asked.
"Then the child Illya is still in the castle, what should we do?"
"We return to the castle and bring her out. Anyone who stands in our way will be killed without mercy."
The simple and sharp words contained a decisive will. Irisviel knew that Emiya Kiritsugu was serious. If she nodded in agreement, Kiritsugu would really fight back to the castle and use forceful means to bring his daughter back.
"From now on, I will give everything for our family until the end of my life."
Irisviel finally understood the current Emiya Kiritsugu. He was no longer the Emiya Kiritsugu of the past. Nine long years were enough to change a lot, and an ignorant girl could become a mother. Naturally,
Can make a ruthless killer soft.
His wife and daughter were the reasons for his change.
The original Emiya Kiritsugu had nothing, so he was so strong, able to pursue his lofty ideal of saving the world, able to sacrifice everything for it without hesitation, and became an extremely cruel warrior.
He will not feel pain because of the sacrifice, because he has nothing, but now Emiya Kiritsugu has something that needs to be cherished. Every time he thinks of sacrificing them, pain and guilt are like sharp awls, deep every night.
It penetrated deeply into his chest, but he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep all night.
He can no longer be that righteous partner.
The fact that he ignored Saber also illustrates this point. He was already forcing himself to participate in this Holy Grail War, so how could he still have the energy to communicate with Saber?
"Kiritsugu..."
"Alice, don't rush to answer. Let me tell you a story."
Emiya Kiritsugu let go of his arms and seemed to calm down. He leaned against the railing, took a deep breath of tobacco, and exhaled the light gray smoke, covering his face.