[FateZero] Air and water droplets

...At least this brief solitude let me know that Kiritsugu is still the same as when he was eight years old, cute and gentle, but the value of awkwardness seems to have risen.

But it's fine --

I think everything is moving in the right direction.

The only thing that made me a little bit dissatisfied was that after finally coming out, I didn't seem to see the target's face from the beginning to the end.

I got on the plane and looked back at Kiritsugu who was standing at the bottom of the stairs and still looking into the distance.He noticed my gaze and looked up at me.

I packed my bags and got on the plane.Kiritsugu looked like he had other things on his mind, and sat five rows away from me.

Hmm...that's not right, I can't see anything about his expression all the time.

Probably because I intuitively feel that I am not the same kind of person, so I don't want to have too much contact.

Fortunately, I have a thick skin.

I'm not boasting, I really have a thick skin, otherwise how could I unbuckle my seat belt and go directly to Kiritsugu.

The boy showed a rare shocked look, with a pair of cat ears pricked up, and the whole background board was short of a tail with fried hair.

Cat ears, cute, want to pinch.

"I'll sit next to you." I said shamelessly.

"...the plane is so big—"

"I want to sit here."

"..."

It's useless to persuade people when they are wayward. This is the same reason as you can never wake up someone who pretends to be asleep.Kiritsugu fell silent, stared at me for a while, closed his eyes and began to take a nap.

I winked at him, then asked about the departure time and went to get him a blanket.

"Kiritsugu..." I called softly.

The boy didn't respond, his breathing was very steady.

Generally asleep.

But he is the same as Natalia... if he stays vigilant outside, he will wake up if there is any trouble, not to mention someone talking in his ear.

But that's fine.

If you pretend to be asleep, I'll just pretend you're asleep.

"Ten years have passed if I didn't pay attention... I've grown up so much." I gently stroked the bangs on my forehead, "Obviously you don't remember, why did I still look for you—"

Kiritsugu would hear it, but he wouldn't react.

I took advantage of that, as well as his perception of me as an "innocent young lady".

"At that time, there was no way to comfort you... and I regret that I didn't leave with you and Natalia." I whispered, with my head slightly raised, "so I returned to Natalia in ten years. That got Charlie's body back...buried in the backyard. Unfortunately, I found Natalia's crashed plane...but not her body. "

It was in the third year that I returned to the island.There are corpses of the Dead Apostles that the magicians and agents have cleaned up on the island. I was lucky and managed to find Xia Li.

Although most of them showed signs of bite and decay, they were relatively intact compared with other corpses.

But I had no luck finding Natalia.

The sea is too big... Finding the plane is already the limit, let alone find her location, even if you find it, you can't dive to salvage it.

From the corner of the eye, he caught a glimpse of Kiritsugu's eyelids that seemed to twitch.

I slowly recounted the experiences of these years, but felt sad for no reason.

"I envy them so much—they are always in your memory."

Good and painful.

It was like a thorn firmly stuck there, constantly hurting, but he was reluctant to pull it out, and even buried it deeply, hiding it in his own flesh and blood.

Don't give up, don't forget.

"...a bit jealous."

I said in a low voice.

But I like them very much.

"I've been in touch with Natalia all the time, secretly inquiring about you, and the current scene...is really unbelievable."

I squinted my eyes, feeling that what I said at the moment was very selfish.

Yes... talking about this will only make him uncomfortable.

He pretended to be asleep, and he would never respond to me, and finally suppressed all his emotions.

But I like him so much, even if the memory left for him is like this... a memory that cannot be described as beautiful, I will feel joy from the bottom of my heart and feel trembling at the top of my heart.

And sincerely - feel happy.

38

The plane was still on the flight route, and I, who had been chattering all the time, only realized that I had fallen asleep when I woke up.I rubbed my eyes and looked to the side.

...Well, Kiritsugu changed positions.

Although I don't know when, but he has already sat away from me again.

I yawned but suddenly tightened my seat belt.

The reason was that the plane began to shake violently.

It's still daytime, and I can clearly see the outside. I'm not in the clouds, and I haven't encountered any strong air currents. There is no reason for this kind of shaking.

I quickly unfastened my seat belt and ran towards Kiritsugu, a few shakes on the way almost didn't make me fall to the ground.I was about to call out his name when my voice caught in my throat.

The boy's face was very red, as if he had a fever.He gripped the armrest tightly with his hands, muttering something in his mouth.

... not good.

There is still a difference between a magician's body and an ordinary person's body... and I don't really believe that he can get sick so easily after running around with Natalia for so long.

After several confirmations, I realized that this was a curse.

Curse is also a kind of magic... Right now Kiritsugu just has a fever, if left unchecked like this, there will definitely be bigger problems.I searched for the root of the problem, and used the magic of spatial fixation to prevent this small area from being affected by the shaking of the plane, and then unbuckled Kiritsugu's seat belt.

I took off his coat and felt that his body was very hot when I touched the skin separated by a layer of shirt.

"......call."

I haven't been in therapy...and don't have much experience caring for people.

Curses can come in many ways, but magic is fundamental.As long as Kiritsugu is still using his magic power, the curse will not be cleared.But it is impossible for Kiritsugu to let his guard down and temporarily empty all the magic power in his body.

Unless it's Natalia here.

I took a deep breath to calm myself down.

All he can do now... is to use his own magic power to clean Kiritsugu's magic circuits once.But correspondingly, Kiritsugu's original magical power must have a place to go.

It is definitely not acceptable to release it directly in the air. On the plane, I am afraid that the cursed magic power will flow back in the end, polluting Kiritsugu's magic circuit again.

and so--

"...What kind of debt do I owe?"

I yelled as if complaining, but my hands were not vague, and I immediately took off Kiritsugu's shirt.The boy's originally fair skin was now flushed, and even faintly steamed.

Cleansing magic circuits is different than replenishing mana...and now I'm doing more than just cleaning.

It's an exchange of magic.

From my point of view, who have gone to Fuyuki Church to retrieve mother's engraving within ten years, Kiritsugu's magic power is not too much, and it only takes a little time to exchange it.

The premise is that this shaking plane can give me so much time.

I contacted the captain's room, and the captain with an unfamiliar voice told me that he could maintain this altitude for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, the plane will start to fall.

39

It went smoothly unexpectedly, but the timing seemed to be too accurate.

The feeling of weightlessness has already begun.

I went to find the parachute backpack before Kiritsugu woke up, but there were only two parachute bags... What should I do, don't I give it to the captain?

Well, it definitely won't work.

Or I'll forcefully smash it into the sea with strengthening magic——

No way.

I won't fall to death after being strengthened, but I will die of pain!How can I call for help when I fall from the pain and lose consciousness!

Or use the same umbrella bag with Kiritsugu?

I seriously considered this possibility.

And still having direct skin-to-skin contact...seems like a great idea!

While I was still thinking about it, Kiritsugu woke up.

"Kiritsugu—"

I was about to tell him the situation when he put on his coat and made a "shh" gesture to me.

"Baichuan Haiyin." His voice was a little hoarse due to the previous incident, "Don't go back to the Magicians Association."

"..."

I seem to hear the sound of gears jamming.I was vaguely aware of something before...but that layer of thoughts never surfaced, but at this moment Kiritsugu's words directly revealed the last fantasy.

"You should have realized it when I said we'd go back separately... you still have to go with me." He paused, "Do you think I'm mean?"

"—"

From the moment he showed me the target's license plate, things went wrong.

The target was a very vigilant person. He had prepared four cars in this area, but none of the four cars had license plates.When Kiritsugu asked me to look at the car, I realized it was an inducement.

It's not the kind of inducement that thinks I'm going to cause trouble, but it's like...

Like I was the target.

I don't think that's an illusion.

But I didn't leave, didn't point this out, and didn't show any vigilance or suspicion in front of Kiritsugu.

The other is to return early.

I didn't choose such a difficult target as the content of the contract, but I also didn't choose the kind of guy who doesn't need a magician killer like Kiritsugu at all.

Solving it in two days, one of which was even just installing the tracker... there is no way.

finally--

"curse