Magic world

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"What I want to tell you is that the reason why Kotomine Kirei became your father's apprentice and your senior brother is that the origin of all this lies in a conspiracy, a conspiracy about the Holy Grail War." Ito Cheng crossed his legs. , crossed the fingers of his hands and rested lightly on his thighs, leaned back, leaned his back on the back of the sofa, looked directly at Tohsaka Rin opposite and said softly.

Then, without waiting for Rin Tosaka, who was frowning, to ask questions, he continued to talk on his own.

"I once told you that when the Great Holy Grail chooses a master, it does not simply rely on the strength of the magician's desire, but also depends on the strength and suitability of the other person's subconscious needs, as well as some luck. In the Fourth Holy Grail War, Kotomine Kirei, who had no idea what he wanted in his heart, became a chosen one under the influence of this rule."

"The person who served as the administrator of the Fuyuki City Church and the supervisor of the Holy Grail War at that time was Kotomine Rimasa from the Eighth Mystery Society. He is just as you thought, Kotomine Kirei's father, and yours. My father, Tokiomi, has a very good relationship. After I learned that Kotomine Kirei was selected as the master, I asked the church for permission, and after receiving the church's permission, I reached an alliance with my father on the issue of the ownership of the Holy Grail."

"Who owns the Holy Grail?" Tohsaka Rin said with twinkling eyes.

"Kotomine Kirei will do his best to assist Tokiomi Tokiomi in winning the Holy Grail War and help him fulfill the Tosaka family's long-cherished wish." Ito Cheng said with a smile.

"I have to say that your Tohsaka family has a very good relationship with the church, and you can even do this kind of thing... Although some church members think that it is dangerous to hand over the Holy Grail to those who want to use the power of the Holy Grail to realize uncertain wishes. Heretic, we might as well hand over the Holy Grail to Tohsaka Tokiomi, who aims to go to the outside of the world, for the sake of safety.”

“After all, for the church, the outside of the world that is ‘gone never to return’ will not have any impact on the inside of the world.”

"So Kotomine Kirei became my father's apprentice?" Tohsaka Rin asked. But the tone was full of affirmation.

"Yes." Ito Cheng confirmed, "His servant at the time was Assassin. A noble phantom with the ability to split itself into eighty independent individuals, which is very suitable for surveillance."

"And the guy covered in glittering gold that I killed before was your father's servant, archer—Gilgamesh."

"My father's Servant!? How is that possible!? Didn't the Servant dissipate on its own after the death of the Master and the end of the Holy Grail War? Return to the Hall of Valor? How could it still be in the present world and stay there for ten years!?" Yuan Ban Rin said loudly with disbelief on his face.

"Have you forgotten, the existence of the Holy Grail?" Ito Cheng said quietly.

"Are you saying that Kotomine Kirei finally won the Holy Grail War, and then used the power of the Holy Grail to keep Archer in the world!?" Tohsaka Rin said in shock.

"Almost." Ito Cheng smiled softly and said, "But the winner is not him, but someone else. It's just that he used the power overflowing from the Holy Grail to keep Archer in the world. .”

"Others? Who? Also, what is all the evil in this world?" Tohsaka Rin asked with a frown.

"The master of Saber, Emiya Kiritsugu, who is employed by the Einzbern family and has a magician killer. As for all the evil in this world, it is the conceptual substance of all the evil in human beings in this world, a kind of black as mud Something like that. It is now stored in the Great Holy Grail, waiting for the Holy Grail to come to the world at any time." Ito Cheng explained.

"Emiya Kiritsugu... Emiya? He and Emiya Shirou..." Tohsaka Rin squinted his eyes and murmured, then paused, looking sharply at Ito Cheng opposite and asked.

"His father." Ito Cheng chuckled.

"Hmph." Tohsaka Rin snorted coldly.

"You don't think he killed your father, do you?" Ito Cheng asked with interest.

"It is possible. But I know that the Holy Grail War is full of accidents, just like the situation between you and me now...so it is also possible that other masters killed my father." Tohsaka Rin said rationally.

"Do you want to know who the murderer of your father is?" Ito Cheng asked softly.

"You know?" Tohsaka Rin frowned. At the same time, the words Ito Cheng once said before coming back came to mind involuntarily: 'It's time to tell you something', and I couldn't help but feel nervous.

"If you know who the murderer is, what are you going to do?" Ito Cheng asked with interest.

"Since my father chose to participate in the Holy Grail War, he must have been prepared to die. As his daughter, I respect his decision. But equally, as his daughter, I am also qualified and obliged to avenge him. "Tohsaka Rin clenched his right hand into a fist and said in a solemn tone.

"Of course, if the enemy is too powerful, I will not die in vain. I will quietly accumulate strength and wait for the right time to seek revenge on that person!"

"A very rational judgment. As expected of Rin." Ito Cheng praised.

Tosaka Rin smiled faintly, raised his head and looked directly into Ito Cheng's eyes.

"The person who killed your father was none other than your senior brother, Kotomine Kirei." Ito Cheng said quietly.

"What!?" Tohsaka Rin stood up from the sofa and exclaimed in disbelief.

"Remember the azoth dagger he gave you at your father's funeral? He used that dagger to kill your father from behind and then obtained Archer's contract." Ignore Tohsaka Rin Ito Cheng, who was in a different mood, continued to add information.

"...How do you know this?" After a moment of silence, Tohsaka Rin asked in a deep voice.

Although she was somewhat skeptical of Ito Cheng's words, based on her own speculation, she vaguely believed it. Otherwise, Archer, as her father, would have stayed in the world for ten years? While there are many more reasons available here…

"Of course I have my own channels." Ito Cheng smiled. Then the conversation changed and he said again, "Rin, do you want to go and ask in person?"

…

Late at night, Fuyuki Church.

With a muffled sound of "bang", the closed church door was pushed open fiercely, and then under the bright moonlight, she wore a red top, a black pleated skirt, and black knee-high stockings wrapped around her legs. Rin Tosaka, who was wearing twin ponytails, walked into the church panting.

"Kotomine Kirei, come out!" Tohsaka Rin shouted loudly.

"Kotomine Kirei, come out!"

"Kotomine Kirei!"

"Isn't this Rin? You don't want to come over no matter how I call you. Why are you interested in coming to my place this time? It's still at this time." After several calls, there was a sound of slight footsteps and a sound of footsteps. A magnetic and gentle voice sounded in the church.

"Yan, Feng, Qi, Li!" Tohsaka Rin turned around and glared at the person who came to him, shouting every word with hatred.

"Rin, you seem to have some misunderstanding about me." Kotomine Kirei said with a frown.

"Misunderstanding? I hope it is a misunderstanding." Tohsaka Rin sneered, "Kotomine Kirei, let me ask you, how did my father die?"

"Didn't I tell you already?" Kotomine Kirei's eyes flashed slightly and he said quietly.

"I want to confirm again." Tohsaka Rin said.

"Died by a surprise attack by an opponent from the last Holy Grail War." Kotomine Kirei replied.

"By whom? In what way?" Tohsaka Rin asked.

"I don't know about that. When I arrived at the scene, your father was already dead." Kotomine Kirei replied.

"What happened to Archer?" Tohsaka Rin sneered and asked again.

"What archer?" Kotomine Kirei pretended to be stupid.

"My father's servant, archer. I saw it. So my senior brother, can you tell me why?" Tohsaka Rin said.

"You also said it was Archer, so he was probably summoned by someone." Kotomine Kirei said.

"Then let me ask you, can two Archers be summoned in one Holy Grail War?" Tohsaka Rin sneered.

"No." Kotomine Kirei's eyes flashed slightly and he replied. He knew that the servant Tohsaka Rin summoned in this Holy Grail War was the Archer, so he knew exactly what Tohsaka Rin meant by asking this question.

"Then I'm wondering, why after I summoned an archer, another archer appeared?" Tohsaka Rin looked at Kotomine Kirei with increasingly cold eyes.

Kotomine Kirei looked back at Tohsaka Rin and said nothing.

"Kotomine, was my father killed by you?" After looking at each other for a moment with Kirei Kotomine, Tohsaka Rin suddenly asked.

"...Yes." Kotomine Kirei gently raised the corner of his mouth, revealing an inexplicable smile that no one could tell, and replied softly.

"Why! Why did you kill him!? Didn't you promise me that you would protect him!?" After hearing Kotomine Kirei's admission, Rin Tosaka clenched his hands into fists and trembled violently all over. questioned.

"Because of the pleasure. Seeing the other person's expression of grief due to betrayal, pain, suffering, and various things, that feeling is a supreme enjoyment that makes people want to stop. But unfortunately, that feeling is too short-lived, so in order to be able to appreciate it To feel that supreme joy, I need to create it myself." Kirei Kotomine said with an intoxicated expression.

"So you killed my father!?" Rin Tosaka said loudly.

"Yes, with the dagger he gave me. The expression on his face at that time is really memorable. Every time I think about that time, my body can't help but tremble." Kotomine Kirei smiled.