As the supreme god, I choose to watch movies in the multiverse.

A loud voice came from behind the hotel receptionist, but the receptionist turned around and was puzzled. The person speaking to him was a Japanese man wearing a black trench coat.

That's going too far with this kind of joke. The file clearly lists a foreigner's name, Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald. What are you, an obvious Asian, doing here?

The angry receptionist was about to reprimand him when she was drawn to the man's gaze.

There was an inexplicable, strange attraction in the man's eyes; the receptionist couldn't escape his gaze and couldn't even utter a word.

"Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald has gone to seek refuge with his wife, Solaviy."

The Japanese man, whom no one recognized, spoke in a loud voice.

However, just as the staff member was about to say something, he paused slightly when he met the man in the black trench coat's gaze, a hint of magic flashing in his eyes.

"...I see, ah, yes, that's right."

Then, he bent down and crossed out Kenneth's name in his notebook, indicating that he had confirmed Kenneth's safe arrival.

.........

Eriri: "Holy crap, hypnosis!"

Kurumi Tokisaki: "Oh my, this kind of magic is so boring to use on men~~"

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "It's pretty boring. Oh wait, this guy, if I remember correctly, should be Saber's true Master."

Conan: "As expected, it's the Saber duo launching a night raid. But judging from the looks of it, Saber isn't with him. Is she hiding?"

L: "His screen time is very limited, so it's too early to judge his strength and methods. Let's keep watching."

.........

[On the screen, after watching the hotel staff continue to attend to other guests, Kiritsugu Emiya left the throng and walked to a dark place some distance away from the hotel.]

While confirming that no one else was watching, he took out his mobile phone from his pocket.

First, we need to contact Maiya, who is in a surveillance position.

"Is everything ready over there?"

"Nothing unusual. Be on standby."

Maimi's location was in a high-rise building under construction diagonally opposite the hotel, from where she could clearly observe the room where Kenneth and his group were.

Kiritsugu Emiya sighed briefly, took a cigarette case out of his pocket with one hand, and dialed a number on his mobile phone with the other.

Kiritsugu dialed a number that was not in service, but there was no response from the phone.

The modified communication circuit was not connected to a telephone signal, but to the detonator of a C4 bomb.

The bomb exploded on a very small scale; the sound didn't even reach outside the hotel.

However, what echoed in the night sky instead was the terrifying sound of reinforced concrete beginning to crumble and collapse.

The refugees, noticing the abnormality around them, cried out in terror as they saw the towering buildings suddenly change.

"The hotel! The hotel is collapsing!"

The high-rise hotel, which was over 150 meters tall, collapsed as if it had been sucked into the ground, maintaining its upright posture. Because all the exterior walls collapsed inward, not a single piece of debris went outside; only the dust generated by the collapse buried the surrounding streets.

Directional blasting—an advanced blasting technique primarily used to destroy large, high-rise buildings. It involves damaging load-bearing walls and key pillars, causing the building to collapse inwards due to its own weight. Using minimal explosives, it achieves complete destruction. For Kiritsugu Emiya, a master of all blasting techniques, past and present, he was exceptionally skilled in this art of explosive destruction.

All the buildings in Fuyuki City that serve as bases for magicians are on Kiritsugu Emiya's destruction list, and this hotel is one of them. Because he had already obtained the building's blueprints and located the detonation points for the bombs, with thorough preparation, the actual operation would take less than an hour.

Despite having moved as far away as possible from the area that the building might be affected by the collapse, the refugees were still covered in dust from the fall and were gripped by panic.

“Maiya, how are you doing over there?”

"There was no movement until the last thirty-two floors. The target did not escape from the building."

The thirty-second floor, where Kenneth was located, lost its support due to the chain reaction caused by the directional explosion, essentially falling 150 meters to the ground. Even the most robust magical barrier couldn't protect those inside the room from such destructive power.

Chapter Thirty-Two: You Think You Can Run Away After Bombing the Building?

In the multiverse, after witnessing Kiritsugu Emiya blow up the building, countless people were astonished, once again feeling Kiritsugu Emiya's ruthless methods.

Not to mention using modern weapons in the Holy Grail War, they were so ruthless as to blow up the entire building in order to deal with the Lancer duo.

Without a doubt, this is a man who is truly capable of using any means necessary to win.

Eriri: "Directional explosions... Why would a magician possess such knowledge?!"

Conan: "Completely disregarding life, resorting to any means to achieve their goals, simply to win the Holy Grail, they blew up an entire building, leaving hundreds of innocent lives around it!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "He must be very confident in his abilities. Although he is unscrupulous and despicable, he gave ordinary people time to escape before he did."

L: "He has his own bottom line, but that's not a reason. An explosion at such close range is bound to cause casualties. It's just that he cares more about the survival of the Lancer Master than about those casualties."

Bishop of Schicksal: "I have a feeling that, from the perspective of a Master alone, this man's ability and awareness are among the best in this Holy Grail War."

.........

The town of Midnight, alarmed by the recent anomaly, finally began to stir. Watching the crowd gradually gather by the roadside, Kiritsugu Emiya took a deep drag on his cigarette, preparing to pick up his mobile phone to give Maiya the order to retreat.

At that moment, a pink figure suddenly appeared in his eyes.

Alicia—

This mysterious woman, who appeared on the first night of the Holy Grail War, is now wandering among the crowd, walking towards him.

She looked... a little angry. Kiritsugu Emiya was puzzled; even in a crowded place, how could she still spot him so quickly...?

Kiritsugu Emiya stubbed out his cigarette, his mind racing through everything about Alicia. According to the intelligence, she was a very outgoing and lively person. So far, she had only clashed with that arrogant King of Heroes, and her relationship with Irisviel was currently good.

During their first meeting, due to insufficient information and Alicia discovering his hiding place in an instant, Kiritsugu Emiya decisively chose to retreat.

This time, however, it was different. Having already learned about Alicia, Kiritsugu Emiya made a judgment: if she was coming to find him, then running away would be pointless. Now, he needed to figure out why she was angry before making any other decisions.

Just as Kiritsugu Emiya was racking his brains, Alicia arrived at his side and asked in a cold voice, completely different from her usual outgoing self, "Did you plan this explosion?"

"..."

Kiritsugu Emiya did not answer, but silently observed the situation. The Command Seals in his hand had begun to emit a red light, so that if Alicia made any dangerous move, he could instantly summon Saber to his side.

Kiritsugu Emiya's tacit acceptance only made Alicia angrier. "Is victory that important to you? Look at them, these people are just innocent bystanders."

Alicia had considered that Kiritsugu Emiya might have come for the Holy Grail War, but she did not expect him to be so decisive as to blow up the entire building.

The Holy Grail War meant nothing to Alicia. Although the Holy Grail was said to be able to grant any wish, she did not believe that it could allow her to return to her original world or completely eliminate the Honkai.

Normally, if such a battle did not involve the lives of innocent civilians, Alicia would never have intervened in the war.

However... she underestimated these people's desire for the Holy Grail. Although Kiritsugu Emiya set the fire in advance, allowing most of the people to escape, many were still injured by the rubble from the building explosion.

This was unacceptable to Alicia. This was not their cruel and hopeless world, where people were living their own happy lives, yet they suffered an undeserved disaster because of something so ridiculous.

Kiritsugu Emiya clearly hadn't expected that Alicia would care about ordinary people. So that's how it is. Is she that kind of person?

"...It's a good deal to exchange the injury of a small number of people for the life of Master Kenneth Lancer."

A righteous person... Aside from being outgoing and having a carefree personality, she was also a kind and righteous person, Kiritsugu Emiya made that judgment in his heart, but such kindness and righteousness were superfluous.

This world is cruel. Alicia has never seen the cruel scenery of those regions. Sacrificing a small number of people for the happiness of the majority is a necessary but unavoidable thing.

Kiritsugu Emiya thought to himself, but what he didn't know was that the cruelty the girl in front of him had experienced was beyond his imagination.

"Is this the reason you're going to set fire to and blow up the building?"

Alicia's voice gradually turned cold, causing a few beads of sweat to appear on Kiritsugu Emiya's forehead. He was constantly on guard against Alicia's every move.

Alicia sighed deeply, then slowly raised her hand and pointed at him...

Are we going to make our move? Now, perhaps!

“Sab…”

"Officer, this is the man who set the fire inside the building just now—"

Before Kiritsugu Emiya could even utter the word 'Saber' using a Command Spell, Alicia pointed at him with one hand and called out to the police officers who had just arrived to disperse the crowd with the other.

This sudden reversal startled Kiritsugu Emiya, who looked at Alicia in disbelief. He was about to call out Saber to fight, and Alicia pulled this stunt on him.

The audience on the screen were also taken aback. Kiritsugu Emiya was drenched in cold sweat, his Command Seals tightened to an unnatural degree. He'd practically taken his pants off, hoping to witness King Arthur's battle against Alicia, but instead, he was shown this...

"Hey you in the black trench coat, stand still and put your hands up—"

Alicia's voice was loud enough to be heard by many onlookers and police officers. Although the identity of Kiritsugu Emiya as the arsonist could not yet be confirmed, the police still planned to take him into custody in order to maintain order.

Kiritsugu Emiya never imagined that he, as a champion of justice, would one day be invited to the Metropolitan Police Department for questioning.

As for Alicia, after handing herself over to the police, she disappeared in the chaos...

Chapter Thirty-Three: Kirei Kotomine

Eriri: "6. I think Kiritsugu Emiya should be the first magician in history to go to jail for arson."

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "I don't know if there will be no one like her in the future, but she should be the first person like her in the past."

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Arson plus bombing is a serious crime, even in Japan. He would be locked up for at least half his life, and even the death penalty would not be excessive."

Obviously, when everyone saw that Kiritsugu Emiya was wearing a pair of silver bracelets, they couldn't help but complain, "What happened to the Holy Grail War? Why is he in jail?"

Besides Kiritsugu Emiya, Alicia's handling of the situation also surprised many. They had never seen Alicia angry before. Everyone assumed that things would escalate to the point where Alicia would fight Saber and Kiritsugu, but it ended this way. This led many to exclaim, "What a wonderful girl! I want to marry her!"

Of course... besides these, some people also discovered Alicia's intelligence...

Aizen: "What a brilliant solution..."

Bishop of Destiny: "Ah, indeed, a very clever solution..."

Raiden Mei: "Um...what solution? Is there some deeper meaning behind this?"

Kiana: "Mei, ignore them, that's just how riddle people are."

L: "It's fate. If we kill Kiritsugu Emiya, then Alicia will affect the outcome of the Holy Grail War, which will indirectly affect the world. But if we let Kiritsugu Emiya go, it will make her very unhappy. That's why she chose to disgust Kiritsugu Emiya in this way."

Conan: "That's right. Although arson and bombing the building are enough to sentence him to death, with his magician skills and abilities, plus that outside help, the prison simply can't control him."

.........

Meanwhile, Emiya Kiritsugu was in jail.

As Conan said, the police's handling of the situation was nothing compared to what Kiritsugu Emiya had done. Nevertheless, he obediently gave a statement, confessed to his crimes, and then went to the police station.

This was unexpected by everyone. They had assumed that Kiritsugu Emiya would choose to run away on the way, but instead, he actually went through the motions like an ordinary criminal.