Chapter 1163 1163 The Misunderstood Knight

Chapter 1170 The Misunderstood Knight

As if in response, all the Command Seals on the already cold right wrist of Father Risei glowed faintly.

Accompanied by a dull pain, the Command Seals were transferred to Kirei's hand one by one. Kirei stared at the light of the Command Seals in silence.

There was no doubt that it was the trust that a father entrusted to his son.

Father Risei believed that the first person to discover his body would definitely be his son. That was why he wrote in blood the secret code that only those who were engaged in the priesthood could understand. He entrusted his son with the important duties of managing the Command Seals, protecting the Holy Grail, and guiding the Holy Grail War on the right path as a supervisor. He was sure that his son was the one who could take on these responsibilities, and he had no doubts about it until his death.

He didn't know that Kirei had obtained the rights as a Master by hiding the newly obtained Command Seals——

He didn't know that his son, on a whim, had planted the seeds of disaster for his mentor Tokiomi——

"——!"

Suddenly feeling tears dripping from his cheeks, Kirei pressed his face with his hands in astonishment.

Shedding tears in front of his father's corpse and will... this is natural for a human being.

Nevertheless, Kirei was almost falling into the abyss of hell at that time, and fell into fear and confusion.

He must face all of this - a majestic voice in his heart warned him.

The feelings that are welling up in his heart now, Kotomine Kirei, you must understand all of this, you must admit all of this. That's because -

tears.

When was the last time you shed tears? I still remember clearly that it was three years ago. I scooped up the tears that flowed with my hands, and the woman said: "You love me."

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The instinct of self-concealment in my heart stubbornly blocked the memories.

I can't look back. I can't reflect on myself. The tears I shed that day, the feelings I held at that time must be thrown into the abyss of oblivion.

The answer I once realized.

The truth that I once realized with great difficulty.

If it is because I didn't face all of this and took the way of avoidance that I have maintained my current state -

The tears that flowed again are completely incomprehensible. The same feelings as then call for the sealed feelings, and long for understanding.

But regardless of these rational warnings, memories continued to overflow from the gaps in the seal.

This separation was far from the result he expected - that was what he thought at that time.

At the sick woman's dying pillow, didn't Kirei realize what his will longed for?

Wanting to [beep——] this woman -

Wanting to see this woman more [beep——] -

In the deep love for Kotomine Kirei and trust in him - this point, father and this woman also have something in common.

They also have a common understanding of Kirei's nature.

Because of this, Kirei has been praying in his heart for three years...

Before his father dies, let him taste the ultimate joy in the world...

"Just like a beast chasing the smell of blood - the soul pursues pleasure -"

As if the ruby-like eyes lurking in the heart whispered with an evil laugh.

Only pleasure is the form of the soul. Isn't that what he said. This is exactly the nature of Kotomine Kirei -

"...Lord...Lord, give birth to human beings, educate human beings, make merit in the world, and obtain the true blessing prepared by the Lord. I now serve the Lord and believe in the Holy Religion for the souls of the deceased in Purgatory..."

The familiar prayer that he recited every day suddenly came out of his mouth. This may be a self-defense instinct. By returning to the duty of a clergyman in this way, he tightly restrained his heart that was about to fall apart.

"Forgive my sins as I forgive my enemies...Please don't tempt me. Save us from sin...Amen."

The fact that the tears that kept flowing down his cheeks had the power of curse was sealed to the other side of oblivion. Kirei prayed for his father's afterlife and made a cross on his chest.

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"You - incompetent guy! A waste who can only brag!"

For the dog-blooded scolding, Lancer could only quietly lower his head and silently endure it.

"I just asked you to temporarily protect a woman. You can't even do this, it's really outrageous! You, the so-called knight, are just this kind of scum!"

Kayneth was cursing with spit flying all over his body, but in terms of the degree of embarrassment, Kayneth was even more embarrassed than Lancer, who lost his composure because of shame. Due to his naturally paranoid personality, Rod El-Melloi's anger was now so intense that it was terrifying.

Kayneth obtained a new Command Seal and triumphantly returned to the abandoned factory as a hiding place, but found that Sora was not there. Logically, she should have finished the battle with Caster and returned here. In the anxious and worried waiting, Lancer finally came back alone with a heavy face.

"Although it was just a temporary replacement, Sora is undoubtedly your Master, isn't she! You didn't even have the ability to protect her to the end, what on earth did you become a Servant for! How dare you come back alone with such a thick face!"

"...I really don't have the face to come back."

"So, in the battle with Caster, were you driven by your foolish childishness again, neglecting to protect the Master, and only wanted to show your foolish heroism?!"

Lancer shook his head helplessly. His natural beauty was distorted by grief, which meant that he was also gnashing his teeth in regret for this hateful result. But now Kayneth had no time to care about this.

"Master, please allow me... Because His Highness Sora and I have not signed a formal contract, and we can't even feel each other's breath..."

"Because of this, shouldn't you be more careful and pay attention!"

Kayneth immediately shouted, interrupting the Servant's defense.

Generally speaking, no matter which side of the Master and Servant who have signed a contract is in danger, they will communicate with each other through their breath. In fact, in the Einzbern Forest, Lancer used this method to save Kayneth at the critical moment.

But this time, because Lancer and Sora did not sign a formal contract according to the rules of contract magic and went into battle. Lancer only protected Sora out of his duty to Kayneth, which became the source of the disaster.

As a result, when Lancer returned to the roof of the Fuyuki Center Building after the battle, Sora, who had been there, had already disappeared, and only the blood splattered on the ground indicated the seriousness of the matter.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that Sora is still alive. The magic supply that allows Lancer to continue to stay in this world and provide energy for his actions is still flowing into his body unimpeded. There is no doubt that she was kidnapped, but the person who did it does not seem to want her life.

If it were another Servant, perhaps he could sense her approximate location through the magic supply. But unfortunately, because Lancer signed an irregular contract - the contractor and the magic supplier are two different people, so his ability to sense the magic supplier is obviously very weak. Even if he can infer that Sora is still alive, he can hardly sense where the magic comes from. Looking for Sora in the new capital without any clues is like looking for a needle in a haystack. In the end, he had to come back alone.

"Ah, Sora... I really shouldn't have given her the Command Seals... Magical warfare is too much for her..."

"I am also responsible for not dissuading Sora-sama. But Sora-sama made such a decision because she hoped that Kayneth-sama would be able to regain his masculinity. In that case, please do it no matter what-"

Kayneth raised his eyes, which had become cloudy with jealousy, and stared at Lancer.

"How dare you say such a thing. Don't play dumb, Lancer, it must be you who instigated Sora."

"You... why did you make such a conclusion..."

"Humph, why are you still pretending! You like women, and the story of you acting as an adulterer is also quite famous in legends. You can't help but want to seduce your master's fiancée, right?"

Lancer knelt on the ground with his head bowed, his shoulders shaking violently, even to a dangerous degree.

"——My Lord, please take back what you said no matter what."

"Hmph, has it touched your sore spot? Can you not bear this anger? So you are going to show me your true ferocious face?"

Kayneth continued to laugh at the Heroic Spirit who could not control his emotions.

"You finally showed your true colors. On one hand, you swore to be loyal to me forever, and said beautiful words; on the other hand, you betrayed me driven by lust. You have been talking about the so-called chivalry with a proud expression. Do you think you can confuse me, Kayneth, with this?"

"Your Highness Kayneth... Why don't you understand my loyalty?!"

Lancer's trembling questioning, which was choked with sobs, was almost like crying.

"I just want to defend my usual honor! I just want to participate in the glorious battle with you! Master, why don't you understand the heart of a knight?!"

"Don't say such arrogant words, Servant!"

Kayneth mercilessly rebuked Lancer's crying loudly, looking cold and ruthless. His heart was already boiling over with suspicion and dissatisfaction towards his Servant.

"A puppet who overestimates his own abilities. You are just a Servant anyway. You are just a shadow that stays in the real world through magic! Your so-called honor and pride are at best just tricks used by the dead souls to confuse the world. What's more, you are so arrogant that you have to lecture your master. There must be a limit to overestimating your own abilities!"

"——"

Lancer was speechless because Kayneth said too much. Looking at him, Kayneth secretly felt a kind of sadistic pleasure in his heart. Taking this opportunity, he stretched out his right hand, which was engraved with the Command Seal pattern again, in front of Lancer, and the magician laughed proudly.

"If you are not willing to give up, then use your so-called pride and honor to fight against my Command Seal - humph, can't win? This is your true strength. Your so-called courage and reserve are simply not worth mentioning in front of the Command Seal. This is the real trick of puppets like Servant."

"... Kayneth... Your Highness..."

Lancer lowered his head feebly in the face of Kayneth who was mocking loudly, unable to make any rebuttal. The domineering spirit that he once wielded his spears in front of the heroes has long since disappeared without a trace. No matter it is from the shoulders that hang weakly or from the distracted eyes staring at the floor, there is no trace of heroism at all.

Seeing his miserable look, Kayneth finally felt relieved that he had vented his accumulated resentment.

Perhaps it was only now that Kayneth could finally establish an ideal master-slave relationship with this heroic spirit. Although it was a bit late, if we could deal with this Lancer earlier—it would be best to completely attack his self-esteem immediately after summoning him. If he had done this earlier, this self-righteous Servant would not have second thoughts and would serve him obediently.

"--Owner."

After a long silence, Lancer suddenly called Kayneth in a cold voice.

"What's the matter? Do you have anything else to say?"

"...That's not what I mean. It seems like something is approaching us. It's probably the sound of an engine with an automatic drive."

Kayneth didn't hear any sound though. However, the hearing of ordinary people is far from comparable to that of a Servant.

It was almost dawn, and there was no way that the motor vehicle driving towards this abandoned factory was just passing by.

Thinking about it carefully, when he decided to use this place as his base, the disguise barrier he had imposed around him was about to show its flaws... Kayneth laughed at himself who was no longer a magician, and a dry expression appeared on his face. smile.

"Lancer, attack immediately and defeat it. No mercy."

"clear."

Lancer nodded, immediately transformed into a spirit and disappeared.

Following the instructions of Irisviel, who was sitting in the passenger seat, the Mercedes-Benz 300SL driven by Saber gradually left Xindu and drove eastward to a deserted area.

"If you go straight along this road, you will see an abandoned factory on the left. That... seems to be Lancer's stronghold."

The location of the factory and the driving order of the roads were what Kiritsugu had just told Irisviel on his mobile phone.

After the fierce battle in Weiyuan River, it can be guessed that Lancer, who left the battlefield without saying a word, probably returned to the Master's side. After hearing Kiritsugu's report that he had obtained Lancer's whereabouts, Saber advocated taking immediate action.

"Speaking of which...are you okay? Won't it be a heavy burden for you to fight continuously?"

"No problem, Irisviel. I hope to fight Lancer tonight."

After making the solemn declaration, it was Saber's turn to glance at the passenger seat worriedly.

"It's you, Irisviel, are you okay? Your face didn't look good just now."

Saber looked at Irisviel next to her while controlling the steering wheel. Saber noticed at a glance that Irisviel's face was pale and bloodless, and she was frequently wiping the cold sweat from her forehead.