I am a Type-Moon comic artist!

Such a favorable situation is unlikely to be seen again. We absolutely cannot miss this opportunity!

"Hehehe... I was just thinking, why hasn't that 'partner of justice' arrived yet? Honestly, I'm getting tired of waiting."

"Ugh—" Kiritsugu Emiya quickly turned around and pointed his gun at the old man who had appeared behind him and blocked the only exit—Zoken Matou.

And the Heroic Spirit Berserker Hercules beside him!

"Matou Zouken...!"

"Oh, that's right, but don't look at me with such a fierce gaze, it's terrifying, truly terrifying..."

"Seriously, what are you doing here, you old bug?"

"Oh, I see. So this is the Heroic Spirit you summoned. Not that little girl from the Knight King's quest, but one that matches your taste perfectly... um... fake! Hehehehe. Hmm, that word really suits you. A Heroic Spirit whose abilities and desires are all fake..."

Kiritsugu Emiya wasn't angry, or rather, he knew very well that getting angry here would be the end of him...

There is no doubt that he will die.

"Phew—Archer, we should be able to stop them, right?"

"Hmm? No problem, no problem. Is there something you need?"

"Ah, that's right..."

Kiritsugu Emiya said, ignoring the two behind him, "I need to... investigate the Greater Grail first, and then I'll think about how to dismantle it when I get back. For now, I'm leaving Berserker and Zouken Matou to you. Just keep them in check."

"Okay, I understand. But, it's okay if I accidentally kill someone, right?"

"Ah, do as you please." Kiritsugu Emiya chuckled and walked inside.

With that, Emiya smiled and took a step forward: "Sorry, old bug and... Berserker. It seems I'll have to keep you here."

"Oh? You? You should know that even if you go all out, you're no match for Berserker." Zouken Matou said with a smile... After all, in Kurokawa and Ya's Fate/HF route, there was no story of Archer (Red Archer) single-handedly killing Berserker's five lives...

"You don't actually think you can be like that comic book character, do you? But speaking of which, that comic book only killed Hercules without the Twelve Trials!"

"Who knows? How will we know if we don't try?"

As he spoke, Shirou Emiya stretched out a hand, glanced at Kiritsugu Emiya behind him who was already walking towards the Greater Grail, and said, "I am the bone of my sword—"

Chapter 110 Meeting 19/22

"This...this is—?"

Kazuya Kurokawa, who was drawing a manga, suddenly stood up and looked in the direction of Ryudouji Temple: "The magical energy fluctuations of Heroic Spirits? That means there are Heroic Spirits fighting at the location of the Greater Grail? This is... bad!"

His unease wasn't because the Holy Grail might be destroyed.

Rather, it's because he couldn't witness the battle firsthand!

This was quite frustrating for him. He didn't have a specific wish to fulfill by participating in this Holy Grail War, but if he had to say what he wanted to do...

It means fighting each and every Heroic Spirit once.

Witness the battle scenes of each Heroic Spirit with your own eyes!

This is what he wanted to do. But now, he can't even see the battle taking place at the location of the Greater Grail.

It's too far, and most likely underground. Even if he found a high vantage point and activated his Eagle Vision, he wouldn't be able to see it...

Perhaps... we have to rush there immediately to have even the slightest chance of success.

"I have to get there quickly! Damn it... If only I could become a spirit!" Kurokawa Kazuya said as he rushed out.

That's right, Kurokawa and Miya actually can't become spirits. After all, even the bodies of ultimate life forms are flawed, meaning they can't simply transform into birds and fly over.

Let's just drive there.

His car is located downstairs here.

He bought the car from someone after he became like this, or rather, he stole it.

He threw down the money and drove off.

That's the process.

Even the place I live in now—the previous owners gave me a bunch of money, used hypnosis, and let them leave Fuyuki City to go traveling. After all, it wouldn't be good if they found out my location and my real identity. I still need to hide myself a little.

.......

boom------

"This is... a Reality Marble!!"

Zouken Matou's already unpleasant expression darkened further as he looked at the situation: "So that's how it is, so that's what he was planning... Go, take him down—Berserker!"

"roar------"

Berserker roared and charged at Archer.

"Hmph—" The Heroic Spirit Emiya smiled slightly, and countless swords soared into the sky, blocking Berserker at the same time—flying towards Matou Zouken!

"Die, you old bug!" the Heroic Spirit Emiya roared. If Illya had been standing there, even if that was Berserker's only weakness, he definitely wouldn't have attacked.

But—now, standing there is that old bug!

He felt absolutely no guilt about killing this old bug—no, quite the opposite, he even felt a sense of exhilaration!

Given that, how could he possibly let go of this Berserker's weakness?

First, kill this old worm who is Matou Zouken!

"Damn Archer!" Zouken Matou's face turned ugly.

"Hmph, your Matou residence has been burned down, and there's nothing left. Although I don't know if the Brain Worm is here now, if your current physical body is destroyed, you won't be able to move for a long time, right? At least you won't be able to do anything until the Holy Grail War ends! Zouken Matou!"

"Come protect me—Berserker!" Zouken Matou shouted. Berserker, who had been charging forward, paused for a second, then went to protect Zouken Matou.

but...

Emiya smiled.

That's enough.

All I need to do is project the next level's Noble Phantasm, which will allow my Reality Marble to last a little longer.

......

"It really has been corrupted, the Greater Grail..."

Emiya Kiritsugu looked at the large void in front of him and let out a soft breath, then began to carefully observe his surroundings.

Although I don't know if it's possible to just blow this place up...

But just in case, let's think of another way and see if we can find the node. If not, we'll have to have Archer use his Noble Phantasm to blow this place up.

No, just in case... it wouldn't be good if the sludge contaminated the Archer.

Let's just blow this place up with bombs!

The chances of success are unknown. If it fails, it will be terrible; all the black mud inside will surge out. Although the amount isn't large, it will still cause significant damage to the area around Ryudong Temple...

However, it should be fine as long as the monks of Ryudouji Temple are evacuated, since... it is said that Ryudouji Temple is now owned by Kurokawa Kazuya.

He bought this place. Now he's just having the original monks keep it running. Wow... that guy's really rich.

"That's about it..." Kiritsugu Emiya began retracing his steps back the way he came in...

Archer is nearing his limit, and the magical fluctuations here should be attracting other Servants as well.

This time, he didn't bring Hisayuu Maiya and Irisviel... Only he and the Heroic Spirit Archer came to Fuyuki City. Therefore... even for Illya's sake, he had to dismantle the Holy Grail this time!

"Archer, that's about enough." After leaving the Great Hollow, Kiritsugu Emiya said through the connection with his Servant.

"Understood, Master..." The red Heroic Spirit within the Reality Marble smiled slightly at the two people before him: "As expected of Berserker, you were only killed by me three times while protecting Master with all your might." Of course, this was also because he didn't attack with his full strength.

After all, his goal is to extend the duration of the Reality Marble, so he naturally needs to conserve mana and project low-level Noble Phantasms that can injure Zouken Matou as much as possible, and then occasionally use them on Berserker. That should be enough.

Even so, the inherent barrier still has to withstand external pressure.

Even if Kiritsugu Emiya hadn't called him, he would have had to stop after about a minute, but things are just as they are now.

By showing that he seemed to be in complete control and that the Master didn't need him to fight, he could also make the old bug wary. Otherwise, if the Berserker attacked him right away, he would be in a lot of trouble.

"Then let's end this time, Zouken Matou." The red-clad Heroic Spirit said, dispelling the Reality Marble.

"What? Are you going to run away?" After returning to this familiar place, Zouken Matou breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You've probably reached your limit by now. The Reality Marble has a limited lifespan."

"Who knows, or do you want to try? Try to see if I can still use the Reality Marble?" With that, he vanished in spirit form.

Zouken Matou watched the red Archer disappear with apprehension, then laughed: "Heh heh heh, these young people these days... you really can't underestimate them."

Chapter 111 Transformation 20/22

"As expected, we're too late."

Ryudouji Temple, Kurokawa and Mi looked around. Now, only the residual magical energy fluctuations from the battle remained.

Boom boom————

“Alalalalala——————”

This was accompanied by shouts and the roar of thunder.

Kurokawa Kazuya looked up, and the next moment, he saw a white figure fall straight down from the sky and crash to the ground, kicking up countless specks of dust.

"Rider...and Saber too?"

"Oh ho, looks like Caster." Rider said from his oxcart in the sky. "You weren't the one fighting here before, were you? Looks like you've already left. But it doesn't seem like you're too late. You've encountered a Heroic Spirit you haven't met before. So... what are you going to do when facing both me and Saber at the same time?"

"Rider...you're not planning to fight here, are you?" Waver asked in surprise. "It's daytime now, you saw it when we arrived, right? So many people at the entrance of Ryudou Temple!"

“Well, so why don’t you just set up a barrier?” Rider asked.

"I'd love to! But I don't know how!" Weber said, dissatisfied. "I know a little bit about barriers and stuff, but that's all I know. Actually using them is too much for me right now! I can't do it!"

“This is going to be difficult…” Rider said, rubbing his head.

"Besides, didn't I tell you not to make such a commotion? People outside might already be able to hear what's going on here."