Skadi, returning to infinity

"Once this group survives, they will be made to treat all other agents as enemies. They will need to build their own circles, and..."

Kill any proxy who is not part of your inner circle, regardless of where you encounter them.

"Go down layer by layer, and only those who survive to the end are truly needed by the [Game of Gods]."

"The name 'Agent' comes from this."

“A messenger who carries out the things that the gods will do is called an agent.”

"All agents are merely players in the [Game of Gods], ranging from newbies, beginners, advanced, proficient, masters, and even those who have transcended the ordinary."

It's just a ranking system based on strength or similar factors.

"If you want to break free from the shackles of the [Game of Gods], you must undergo the final trial that the gods have given you."

"That trial was basically a matter of life and death."

"And this glimmer of hope is fleeting."

"Even without taking this trial, those who climbed the ranks step by step have essentially experienced countless near-death experiences. One can imagine..."

"How terrifying would a proxy be if they could emerge from such intense competition?"

"Every surviving agent is both lucky and strong..."

"When you encounter such agents, if you don't go all out to eliminate them, you might end up being defeated by them despite being weaker."

Killed.

"I'm being so cautious only in order to complete the mission and survive."

This was the first time Skadi had spoken so clearly to an outsider about the cruelty of the Agents.

Even the origin of the term "proxy" was explained.

Hearing her say that, Ali tightened her grip on her waist.

It's as if you're worried that the person you're embracing right now will leave you.

Sensing her worry, Skadi gently kissed her forehead.

"You don't need to worry about me, Ali. I am the strongest proxy."

"They're not qualified to hurt me."

That's what she said, but she would never let her guard down.

Because the careless agents wouldn't have survived until now.

PS: Update 1/6

Chapter Fourteen: Fairness, Fairness, and Fairness Again

The next morning, after informing Aoi Tohsaka that he would pick them up and take them to the villa in the afternoon.

Skadi arrived at the church as if she hadn't been discovered, and went to Kirei Kotomine, who was sitting in a room behind the main hall.

"Mr. Kotomine, can we have a talk?"

She sat gracefully opposite Kirei Kotomine, looked at him, and asked.

Are you here to declare war on me?

Kirei Kotomine's observation of Skadi's behavior yesterday was anything but discreet.

Skadi could feel it perfectly.

In addition, he already had strong doubts about whether Skadi was the murderer of those fourteen people, or whether she was the one who kidnapped his daughter.

Therefore, after seeing her arrive and doing this on her own, he became very curious about her purpose.

"No."

Shake his head.

Skadi was surprised to tell him directly that she had taken Karen away.

"Your daughter, Karen, is someone I took away."

Hearing her say that, Kirei Kotomine remained calm.

"Oh, you want to use her to threaten me?"

He wanted to laugh, but his lips twitched and he didn't manage to.

Don't you care about her life or death?

Skadi asked a question.

"Her life or death has little to do with me."

"do you understand me?"

Kirei Kotomine shook his head, then asked Skadi a question in return.

"I understand. You are a person who lacks emotions, a pleasure-seeker who enjoys seeing others suffer, and a pervert."

Completely disregarding the fact that the other person was right in front of her, Skadi directly stated her assessment of him.

Is that all?

I'm a little disappointed. So this is how it is.

"You are also a martial arts master, a schemer, and have your own thirst for the Holy Grail."

"You want the evil of this world to truly emerge, and for this world to be baptized by the evil of this world."

"You are very clear about your goals and long for that kind of future."

"Is it right?"

What Skadi said was true, yet not entirely true.

But such rhetoric is the easiest to deceive people.

When Kirei Kotomine heard her say that, he genuinely laughed this time.

He took a pistol from the drawer and gently raised it towards Skadi.

"Are you magicians this good at gathering this kind of information?"

"But I want to know, is it you magicians who are faster, or my gun?"

Kirei Kotomine tilted his head slightly; he had studied magic with Tokiomi Tohsaka for a period of time.

But since he had never actually fought a magician, he didn't know whether these magicians' abilities were really as rumored.

"You can give it a try..."

The words had barely left his mouth when the bullet was fired.

Skadi sat there, and a transparent ripple appeared in front of her.

The bullet was aimed at her head, but it missed.

Skadi seemed to be protected by an invisible wall; even with the power of the bullet, it only created a ripple.

"Is this magic?"

"But I didn't see the medium through which you performed the magic, which is very interesting."

Kirei Kotomine had barely finished speaking when the bullet bounced back.

He didn't have that ability; his arm was pierced through.

Fortunately, Skadi had no intention of killing him, otherwise that bullet would have landed on his forehead.

“I know you don’t react much to pain, so I don’t really care what you think.”

"I just want to know, don't you feel anything at all about me kidnapping Karen?"

Skadi was curious.

"Karen is my daughter..."

"Right?"

Kirei Kotomine looked at his bleeding hand, feeling extreme pain emanating from it.

But he didn't frown, nor did he show any sign of pain.

His hand was so calm it didn't even seem like his.

"so what?"

This kind of person is really scary, but it's good that he doesn't know any magic tricks.

If his magic is powerful enough.

That would probably be a world-destroying entity.

No, even if he wasn't a magician, he intended to summon the evil of this world.

It's practically the end of the world.

"She is my daughter."

Kirei Kotomine gave a low reply.

Then he shook his head.

"So you're trying to use her to threaten me?"

He asked again.

"No, I'm threatening you that you don't need her. I can do it right now."

Skadi is very confident about this.

Kirei Kotomine knew from that one bullet that he was no match for the girl in front of him.

Let alone an opponent, if she even has a thought, I have absolutely no chance of survival.