The journey of dragon transformation starting from Demon Slayer

Kirei came back to his senses, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and asked the two girls in a gentle tone: "Are you going out? Why are you carrying so much luggage?"

Kirei's question was like turning on a switch. Rin pouted unhappily and responded impatiently, "Yes, we are moving to the Zenjo family in the neighboring town from today."

It seems that Rin doesn't like living at her mother's house, and that's actually true.

"We will take the train there to attend classes, and we will stay there for about a month..."

Ying responded obediently. Her quiet appearance made her look like a good girl, completely different from her pouting sister.

Because the Holy Grail War was about to begin and Fuyuki City was about to become a battlefield, Tokiomi made this decision.

The purpose is to prevent them from being exposed to danger or being used as a target by other masters.

Rin and Sakura are different from other ordinary children. One is the next head of the Tousaka family, and the other is a little saint who is protected by the Dragon God.

In order to fully develop their talents, Tokiomi has begun to implement gifted education for them. Therefore, the sisters have a preliminary understanding of the Holy Grail War that will be launched in Fuyuki City.

The two sisters had very different expressions, the only thing they had in common was that they knew why their father wanted them to take refuge in their mother's home.

Sakura was a little worried about Lord Tatsumi whom she hadn't seen for a long time. She was a little worried because she knew that Tatsumi was a Heroic Spirit.

She is not only worried about Tatsumi, but also about her father. She can be said to be Tokiomi's most delicate little cotton-padded jacket.

As for Rin, she was dissatisfied with her father's decision.

She understood that this was the right thing to do, and she had no right to complain about her father's decision.

Just thinking about this result, young Rin felt a little unhappy.

She felt that she could be of help, could help her father win that "Holy Grail War".

Even though she doesn't know how to use magic yet, Rin feels that she will definitely not be a burden to her father and will definitely be able to help her father in some way.

Moreover, when she thought that after they left home, Kirei was the only one who could come and go freely in the Tōsaka residence with no regard for others, Rin couldn't help but feel angry.

As the legitimate heir of Tōsaka, she has great respect for her father, Tokiomi. However, because of this admiration, she has never been kind to Kirei, who first worshipped Tokiomi as his teacher.

Even Tatsumi's position in Rin's heart is higher than Kirei's.

Although she didn't know why Kirei's temperament had changed slightly in the past few months, Rin could say with certainty that she still didn't like him.

Rin chose to turn her head away, and after hesitating for a few seconds, she turned her head back.

"Kirei, you will stay with your father and fight with him, right?"

Kirei admitted simply and directly: "Yes, that's why I became your father's disciple!"

Lin immediately asked again: "Then can I trust you? Can you promise me that you will keep my father safe until the end!"

Kirei was slightly stunned, and then an apologetic smile appeared on his face.

"I'm sorry, but I can't promise you that. If this battle was so easy to handle, then the teacher wouldn't have needed to send you and your wife to a safe haven."

Kirei stated the fact calmly, and Rin became even more unhappy when he heard him say that.

She glared at her senior brother angrily, but at this moment, Lin's sister spoke.

"Then at least...try hard..."

"Ying?" Rin turned around and looked at her sister with confusion in her eyes.

"I hope Uncle Kirei can try his best to help father. Even if he fails in the end, he will work hard with father to survive..." Sakura tilted her head back and said this in a gentle voice.

"come on..."

"Sakura, sister, and mother will support you..."

Hearing Sakura say this, Kirei's heart was filled with emotion, so he raised his hand and touched Sakura's hair.

"Well, thank you for your encouragement, Sakura! I do receive your kindness!"

At this time, Sakura and Kirei looked at Rin who was standing beside them. Rin was stunned for a moment, and then a blush appeared on her face.

She turned her head away vigorously, and her black twin ponytails swung in the air.

Then, Rin said in a tsundere tone, "Of course I will cheer for father too!"

“Kirei, just work hard! If you can really win that Holy Grail War, I can praise you for it…”

"Really? Then I will work harder for your praise..."

Seeing Rin's lack of candor, Kirei chuckled and responded.

At this time, Sakura on the side also raised her little hand to cover her lips, her eyes smiling, looking very cute.

Seeing the two of them staring at her like that, Rin became unhappy. She puffed up her cheeks and shouted angrily, "W-what!!"

Forget about my sister, but how could even Kirei dare to look at me like that?

Lin felt that he was looked down upon.

then.

Rin chose to direct the attack at his senior brother.

“Let me be clear, Kirei. If your laziness causes my father to get hurt, I will never forgive you!”

Before Rin could continue, at this perfect moment, Aoi happened to walk in from the entrance.

Kirei saw that she had already dressed up, so she must have chosen to come back to see the two sisters because she couldn't wait any longer.

"Rin! What are you doing, talking so loudly."

"Ah... that... I..."

Rin grasped the edge of his clothes nervously.

"She was cheering me up before we parted, Master's wife!"

"Sakura can help prove this!"

Hearing Kirei say this, Aoi looked at Sakura who was standing beside her, and Sakura nodded slightly under her mother's gaze.

Rin was a little at a loss, and Kirei smiled gently: "Let me help you move the suitcase out. This big suitcase is still a little too heavy for you..."

As he spoke, Kirei took the suitcases from Rin and Sakura and walked out of the entrance first.

The mother, daughter and three others looked at each other, then followed Kirei and walked out of the entrance together.

After a while, Kirei placed the two girls' luggage in the trunk of the car. Just as Aoi was about to leave, she suddenly turned around in front of the car door.

"Um, I have something else to say to Mr. Kotomine..."

"Is there anything else? Master's wife..."

Aoi shook her head: "It's not a big deal... But before I leave, I also want to remind you that I hope you don't mind me talking too much..."

"Please say so..."

Aoi took a deep breath and asked solemnly, "Mr. Kotomine, please take care of my husband. Please help him realize his long-cherished wish."

"I will do my best, please rest assured..."

Hearing Kirei's response, Aoi nodded, then turned around and sat down in the driver's seat.

The car they used was not a taxi, but a private car driven by Aoi.

Now, not only is the driver absent from the Tohsaka family, but all the servants have left for vacation.

The reason for doing this is not only to avoid affecting irrelevant people, but also to prevent spy infiltration.

Tokiomi was too naive. He had never thought of taking precautions against servants. He was careless in countless ways in life, so Kirei made this semi-forced suggestion.

Finally, before the car left, Rin secretly stuck out her tongue at Kirei when her mother wasn't paying attention, while Sakura quietly waved her little hand as a final farewell.

Kirei watched the car leave like this, then turned around and returned to the empty house.

At this time, Tokiomi was still in the basement workshop. Kirei sat in the empty living room with a swagger, and reread the report on Emiya Kiritsugu.

Kirei didn't know why he was so interested in a magician he had never met. But since he wanted to explore further, he might as well take a look first.

Thinking of this, Kirei began to read it word by word.

But as Kirei got deeper and deeper, he discovered that this man named Emiya Kiritsugu was subtly similar to himself in some aspects.

Yes, even though they had never met, Kirei still made such a judgment in his heart.

It seems that Tokiomi's vigilance towards Emiya Kiritsugu was simply because he was afraid of the title of "Magician Killer".

The report he commissioned only focused on "experiences in fighting against magicians" and did not go into detail about other things.

However, with just these few words, Kirei felt that he had almost found the essence of Emiya Kiritsugu.

In the report, everything Kiritsugu Emiya did often carried great risks.

In his mercenary days before being taken in by Einzbern, he had completed several missions, and the intervals between these operations were too short.

If the preparation or planning time is taken into account, there is only one possibility: he was multitasking at the time.

Not only that, he always appears in various war-torn areas when the fighting situation there is the most intense and dangerous.

This suicidal principle of action seems to be an obsessive idea that forces oneself to die.

Kirei could conclude that this man named Kiritsugu had no selfishness. His behavior was completely unbalanced between benefits and risks. It was impossible for him to be a mercenary who was only interested in money, as his master said.

If he was really after money, he shouldn't have participated in such a fierce battlefield, but should have carried out activities in the surrounding areas.

Even if you have to fish in troubled waters, as long as you can complete the task, it is better than anything else.

The master called Emiya Kiritsugu a magus without dignity and a man who had lost his faith.

If that is true, then what about his blind and intense experience that seemed like he was seeking his own death?

Or, could this be his pilgrimage to find answers that have been lost?

Emiya Kiritsugu's repeated battles suddenly ended nine years ago. He found the Einzbern family, who were looking for a magician who could win the Holy Grail War. After that, there was no news.

If you think about it carefully, this is very similar to my previous self who was constantly learning.

Unlike himself who was confused, Emiya Kiritsugu found the "answer" on that day nine years ago, in the Einzbern family.

Or perhaps, this man found the "answer" in the Holy Grail.

Now Kirei finally knew why he was interested in this man. Perhaps it was because he saw a similar person in Emiya Kiritsugu, so he had this subtle feeling of mutual appreciation.

Now, after his personality has been corrected by that adult, he can feel most of the beautiful things in the world, and all the things or issues that troubled him before are solved at this moment.

However, having said that, Kirei now did not enjoy a good time.

He is now like a newborn baby. Although he still has his previous memories and personality, he has to immediately participate in a war where he will either die or be injured.

Not to mention experiencing joy and love, the painful memories of the past alone almost tortured him beyond recognition.

After being reborn, he did not feel satisfied as he had after learning that his nature was "evil", but instead became even worse and more empty.

Originally his heart was filled, but after the woman in his memory committed suicide, a big hole appeared in his heart again.

He was never able to master anything he learned, and the title of "Agent" made countless people disgusted.

What could make him feel real joy? What could make him feel a love worth remembering for a lifetime?

Now that his lover has passed away, where can he go home?

Although his father would also give him "love", what Kirei wanted was to give his own "love" and then truly receive "love" and "joy" in return.

If it were normal, it would be fine. Kirei had recently felt the emotions that a normal person should have from his father.

However, now that the Holy Grail War was approaching, his father's workload was about to be overloaded, so he had no time to provide him with any emotional value.

And he has his work to do, too.

The most important thing right now is to act out a play with the master, and then use the assassin's stealth ability and shared vision to collect information about the activity bases and heroic spirits of each master.

Originally, in Kirei's original plan, the best way was to see his daughter after the recovery was complete, rather than staying here to participate in the Holy Grail War.

The cruel ritual involving life and death could not make him feel the beauty of the world. Instead, it might deal another blow to his newly repaired heart.

Kirei would not easily fall because of this. Having endured training that was unbearable for ordinary people, his will was as strong as steel, and he would never waver in his pursuit of love.

But the current situation makes Kirei feel a little confused, so he can only numb himself with work.

Thinking of this, Kirei put Kiritsugu's report aside and raised his hand to pinch his brows.

Did that "Magician Killer" Emiya Kiritsugu also experience this feeling?

I kind of want to know why this man is pursuing the Holy Grail...

What do you get at the end of this road?