Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 200 My Lord, Times Have Changed

His words made Diarmuid, who was standing to the side, frown slightly.

He hadn't even faced that Avenger head-on yet, but he was going to attack the Avenger's Master first...

Moreover, he recalled the middle-aged woman who was in a panic in the dock area; she must have been the Avenger Master's mother.

To drag these people, who are clearly ordinary people, into this... is truly against chivalry.

Seeing his expression, Kenneth stood up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and looked down at the night view of Fuyuki City.

"Dirmund, I know you crave a chivalrous duel, but please don't romanticize the war of magicians too much."

"In the Holy Grail War, only flawless preparation is the shortcut to victory."

He pointed to the floor: "I have transformed this entire floor into an otherworldly magic workshop."

"The corridors are filled with sensory barriers, dozens of evil spirits lurk in the ventilation ducts, and even the elevator shafts are equipped with trigger-activated imaginary number traps."

"This is our fortress, a testament to the magician's skill."

"Don't be like that swordswoman, playing some princess and knight game with her master. It's ridiculous."

Diarmuid bowed slightly. Although he did not entirely agree with his Master's tactic of hiding in the hotel, his loyalty as a knight made him choose to obey.

"My lord, your defenses are indeed impregnable. Any magician within this workshop who tries to break through head-on is simply dreaming."

"But..." Diarmuid hesitated for a moment before speaking, "I have a very bad feeling about that Avenger."

"He's filled with...pure malice, his entire being exudes an aura of destruction...Are conventional magical defenses truly effective against an opponent like him?"

"Are you doubting my judgment, spearman?" Kenneth's face darkened.

"I wouldn't dare."

"Hmph, then do your job as a guard." Kenneth turned away with a flick of his sleeve: "As long as I don't step out of this fortress, even if the other Masters join forces, they won't be able to harm me in the slightest."

"Kenneth, your magic fortress is indeed ingenious, but Diarmuid is not wrong either," Sora suddenly spoke up, her voice clearly biased: "After all, the Avengers are Servants capable of directly confronting Berserkers, so we should be cautious."

Her gaze remained fixed on Diarmuid, her fingers unconsciously stroking the gemstone ring on her ring finger that symbolized their engagement, her eyes captivated by the beauty mark at the corner of his eye.

Diarmuid also noticed Sora's intense gaze and subconsciously turned to the side, creating a small distance between them.

He lowered his head slightly, not daring to look Sora in the eye.

Since being summoned, the lord's fiancée's attitude towards him has made him increasingly uneasy.

He knew perfectly well that this was a curse brought about by the black mole at the corner of his eye; this sign of a recurrence of his past life's tragedy caused him immense pain...

Kenneth frowned slightly.

He certainly noticed Sora's excessive attention to Diarmuid, and understood that it was mostly due to the charm effect of the Lancer's [Love's Beauty Mark] skill, which was completely unintentional.

As the monarch of the Clock Tower, he believed that his fiancée would not truly develop any extra feelings for a servant... the soul of a dead person.

But as much as I believe, that subtle bittersweet feeling is real.

Just then.

Ring ring—!

A piercing alarm suddenly blared in the corridor, followed by an urgent announcement over the loudspeaker: "Fire alarm! Fire alarm! A fire has broken out on the ground floor of the building. All residents are requested to evacuate immediately via the emergency exits..."

""

The piercing alarm shattered the tranquility of the presidential suite, and even cast a hint of doubt across Kenneth's previously confident expression.

Sora frowned, covering her nose in disgust. "Fire? Should we evacuate?"

"It's not that simple." Kenneth chuckled confidently. "It was arson, wasn't it? Trying to drive away unrelated people, and even trying to force me out?"

Diarmuid, however, was extremely vigilant and immediately went into battle mode: "My lord, is it an enemy attack?!"

"Don't panic, Diarmuid."

Kenneth strolled to the center of the room and poured a vial of silvery-white liquid he was carrying onto the floor.

The crystal-clear, metallic silver liquid quickly came to life and flowed slowly under his control.

This is his most prized magical artifact—Moon Spirit Essence Liquid.

"This thing combines my magic with an automatic defense mechanism. It can react to minute changes in pressure, temperature, and even air density. It's perfect; neither physical attacks nor magical tricks are anything but child's play in front of it."

"Unfortunately, even if this hotel burns to ashes, it won't harm us in the slightest."

Meanwhile, in an abandoned building across from the hotel, Kiritsugu Emiya coldly observed everything through his sniper scope.

This sudden fire was, of course, his doing.

He is willing to use any means necessary to uphold the justice he believes in.

Although he had used a fake fire alarm by Maimi to evacuate all the guests and staff from the hotel.

Now, the entire building is empty except for Kenneth and his group, who remain on the top floor.

"Maimi, detonate the foundation," he commanded in a low voice.

He never thought he would compete against Kenneth in the Magic's arena.

Boom!

In that instant, the once peaceful night sky of Fuyuki City was torn apart by an extremely dazzling flame.

The Hyatt Hotel's supporting pillars were detonated at the same time by precisely placed plastic explosives!

"What's going on?!"

The violent tremor traveled instantly from the ground to the top floor, and Sora screamed and fell onto the sofa.

"The foundation and the middle section of the building were destroyed?!" Kenneth's pupils contracted sharply.

His brilliant mind, after combining the information from the familiar, instantly analyzed the current situation.

It was precisely because the analysis was too fast that he felt an unprecedented sense of absurdity: "They actually want to blow up the whole building?"

What a despicable fellow! Does he have absolutely no regard for a magician's dignity and secrecy?

His carefully prepared magic arrays and traps were now meaningless.

At the same time, the speed at which the building collapsed wouldn't give him any time to complain.

With a tremendous roar, the building, hundreds of meters tall, began to slowly tilt to one side, and dust and debris instantly enveloped the surrounding streets.

"Dirmuth! Sora!" Kenneth roared, "Moon Spirit Fluid! Change form! Withstand the impact!"

The Moon Spirit Essence that had been surrounding him suddenly expanded violently, turning into a thick layer of liquid armor sphere that tightly enveloped him, Sora, and Diarmuid at the center.

As the silvery fluid plummeted, it continuously adjusted its pressure, acting like a giant shock-absorbing cushion, forcefully creating a small, safe space amidst the rubble of tons of reinforced concrete.

This was truly a fall from grace.

With that deafening roar, the hotel was completely reduced to a jumbled mess of ruins, and the billowing dust even obscured the moonlight.

Deep within the ruins, silvery mercury spheres slowly flowed out.

"Cough cough... Damn it..."

Kenneth's figure reappeared, and he impatiently waved to disperse the dust in front of him.