Type-Moon: Root Seiko

Although she had no intention of complying.

But after Luo Zhen covered up her entire past life, the girl really had no interest in anything from the past, and it didn't leave a deeper impression than the anime she usually watched with Rin and Sakura Tohsaka.

This made Luo Zhen sigh, "Okay. I'll go, I'll go take a look."

“But I’m taking Karen with me. If that cheapskate father recognizes Karen and atones for his sins against her, I’ll let him go for now. Otherwise, I’ll kill him. Is that alright?”

"Hmm, that makes sense."

The two beautiful magicians from Luo Zhen's family accepted it, and they didn't find it strange at all that he killed her father in front of his daughter.

Even Karen herself had no objections at all; she got annoyed after being asked several times.

"Magicians are still too terrifying," Luo Zhen thought to himself.

Could I find a blonde beauty with normal values, a strong sense of propriety and morality, who also shows a bit of girlishness in her daily life, and preferably a bit of an airhead, to live with me?

"If only I could summon such a heroic spirit," Luo Zhen thought to himself.

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After dinner, Luo Zhen cleaned up the dishes and then took Karen with him to the new capital.

Speechless all the way.

Luo Zhen drove across the Mien River Bridge, traversing most of Fuyuki City, and arrived at the church in the southeast.

He lifted Karen into the back seat and took his first step up the stairs...

"Wait, a Servant with a Spirit Origin reaction?"

Luo Zhen's eyes sharpened, and he immediately leaped forward!

He pressed down on Karen's hair in his arms to protect her from the turbulent air, and they crossed the hillside, which was over a hundred meters high, in just a few seconds.

The Fuyuki Church is right before us; its doors are already open.

Then, Luo Zhen heard the sound of a piece of meat being crushed.

*Sizzle!*

Like a juicy fruit bursting open, followed by rotten flesh falling to the ground.

Inside the church, a man dressed as a priest collapsed with a thud, blood flowing everywhere.

Behind him, a woman in a black robe crouched on the platform, her cold pink eyes meeting Luo Zhen's.

She said, "Our God does not hold any cup in his hand."

Chapter 28 Hassan Who Isn't Hassan

A little earlier, just two minutes before Luo Zhen arrived.

Superintendent of the Holy Church, Kirei Kotomine, just confirmed the opening procedure for the sacred relic with his son, Kirei Kotomine, to prevent it from being stolen by outsiders.

Kirei Kotomine listened patiently until the end, then asked the obvious question: "Father, are you really ready?"

"Loaning high-ranking sacred relics from the Holy Church headquarters for the Tohsaka family's use constitutes a serious breach of duty. If the Church finds out later..."

"I'll probably be dismissed. After all, I'm getting on in years. The higher-ups will probably spare my life and let me disappear with dignity."

As he said this, the robust old man with gray hair was still smiling, clearly not regretting it.

Kirei Kotomine didn't say it, but he still didn't understand his father's insistence.

They are the overseers of the Holy Church, so why would they personally intervene and take sides in the disputes between those magicians?

“Because I think it’s the right thing to do.”

Kotomine Risei clearly saw his son's doubts, so he patiently guided him: "I experienced the Third Holy Grail War sixty years ago. Back then, the magicians were engaged in an ugly struggle, harming many innocent civilians. For the sake of secrecy, the Church had to step in and clean up the mess."

"But cleanup is just cleanup; the dead can't come back. Seeing so many tears, I felt that the Lord was giving me a trial, asking me to think of a solution."

"Now, sixty years later, the best way to minimize sacrifice has finally arrived. Even if it becomes a stain on my status as a clergyman, I am happy to accept it."

"Is the good method Father mentioned helping the Tohsaka family win the war?" Kirei Kotomine asked.

The old priest immediately nodded: "The Tohsaka family are the administrators of Fuyuki City, and they have proven their reliability over two hundred years. In particular, I am familiar with Tohsaka Tokiomi's character; he will do everything he can to protect everything in Fuyuki City—that is his principle."

"If we just let him defeat all the competitors and achieve victory as soon as possible, the Holy Grail War can end peacefully. Then we can..."

“Despicable heretic!”

Kotomine Risei was still eloquently discussing his ideas, convinced that his thoughts were correct.

His shameless cheating provoked intense resentment from the eavesdropping assassin, causing her to voluntarily relinquish her spirit form.

Human reaction speed is like slow motion in front of heroic spirits; the female assassin's dagger immediately pierced the old priest's abdomen.

She deliberately avoided hitting the vital points, kicking the old priest to the ground: "Hand over the sacred relics you've hidden. As so-called overseers, you've colluded with those heretical magicians; you all deserve to die."

"This so-called Holy Grail War is a blasphemy against our doctrines. Our God…"

Before the assassin could finish her arrogant declaration, Kirei Kotomine interrupted her by firing several black keys.

The assassin slightly twisted his body and dodged the magic-infused blade.

However, Kirei Kotomine showed no intention of lingering in the fight and immediately fled outside the church after attracting attention.

He knew he couldn't possibly stand against the heroic spirits.

Therefore, even if it's as quick as possible, he must make the outside world aware that the church was attacked by Heroic Spirits, especially the Tohsaka family.

"……Who are you?"

Before Kirei Kotomine could rush out of the church, he suddenly froze and stopped.

He saw the man who had climbed onto the church door, a young man who looked to be about 20 years old.

And in his arms was a strikingly beautiful girl with long, snow-white hair and golden eyes.

Born with albinism, an immune system deficiency, and premature sensory degeneration, she was destined, like her mother, to a life filled with misfortune.

Kirei Kotomine recognized her at a glance; she was his daughter.

He was born to that pitiful woman whom he had abandoned.

A pitiful woman who was not loved by God, yet devoted her life to worshiping Him.

A pathetic woman who, in an attempt to prove the love of a boring man, defied God's teachings and ended her own life.

This child looks exactly like her mother.

Is the kernel the same?

Was she suffering as much as her mother? Was she just as foolishly in love with a man?

The man dressed in the robes of a priest even forgot the presence of the heroic spirit behind him.

He took a step toward Luo Zhen.

He reached out his hand, as if wanting to touch and confirm something with his own hands.

This became his final dilemma in life, as he pondered what he truly wanted.

Behind him, the assassins who broke into the church issued a declaration, severing his last thoughts.

"Let the bitterness overflow €€€€【Delusional Heart Sound (Zabaniya)】."

A demonic hand made of magic created an ethereal block, which mirrored the priest's heart before being crushed without hesitation.

*Sizzle!*

The man's heart, along with its mirror image, turned into mud, like a bursting, juicy fruit.

The body, having lost its power, collapsed to the ground, and a large amount of blood gushed from its throat.

"..."

Like a toy, Karen thought.

The body and limbs twisted and contorted by gravity showed that the will within that body had been completely extracted.

Death is so easy, and we never see the soul leaving the body.

So, was this how your mother acted when she committed suicide?

...I will never have the chance to make a comparison with my own eyes again. This is what is called the regret of life.

As Kirei Kotomine fell, the assassins shrouded in black cloth inside the church were also exposed to Rozen's eyes.

She coldly declared:

“Our God is not holding any cup.”

“Hold me tight and bury your face in me,” Luo Zhen whispered.

There was no safer place in the world than in Luo Zhen's arms, so Karen obediently gripped Luo Zhen's clothes tightly.

next second.

Luo Zhen shattered the bricks beneath his feet and burst into the church at an astonishing speed.