Secret Realm Guide: Who said the danger of Xingyue is extremely low?

Maiya hid behind a pillar.

There is only one pistol in hand.

The automatic rifle was nailed to the ground with a black key

"In other words, is he good at doing things that magicians don't expect?"

"Kotomine...Kirei."

Maiya knows the man who attacked her.

The representative of the Holy Church, who is suspected to be the master of Assassin, the man Kiritsugu judged to be extremely dangerous.

"Huh? Should I be meeting you for the first time, or do you have a reason to get to know me?"

"Then I can almost imagine your identity!"

Kotomine Kirei said, turned around and looked in the direction where Kuu Maiya was hiding.

Emiya Kiritsugu, that man's assistant!

"Don't leave me alone, woman! You just need to give me an answer. Where is the man who was supposed to come here instead of you?"

Maiya quickly came out from behind the pillar, raised his pistol and shot quickly in the direction of Kotomine Kirei.

But a black key flew over quickly.

Kuu Maiya couldn't avoid it, his left hand was scratched, and the pistol fell. fell on the ground

"Your skills are quite good. It seems that you have received strict training!"

Six more black keys appeared in Kotomine Kirei's hand.

A smoke bomb was thrown in.

Kuu Maiya took advantage of the smoke bomb to block Kotomine Kirei's sight and escaped from the elevator shaft..Kotomine

Kirei picked up the smoke bomb

"Wasn't that woman throwing it out? Forget it, as long as she is sure that someone is helping her, then tonight will be rewarding."

After returning to the church,

Kotomine Kirei saw an unexpected figure

"Archer!"

Gilgamesh, lying on the couch in his room.

Surrounded by bottles of wine scattered around

"Although the quantity is smaller, there are more fine wines in your room than those in the hour room. You are really an unworthy disciple."

"What are you doing?"

Hearing Kotomine Kirei's question, Gilgamesh replied:

"I just think I'm not the only one who's bored"

"boring?"

"Otherwise, the Master who is protected by the Church will not leave the Church casually, right?"

Gilgamesh swayed the wine glass in his hand, raised the corners of his mouth, and looked at Kotomine Kirei.

Obviously he knew what he had just done.

"what are you saying? Are you dissatisfied with the contract now? Gilgamesh."

Kotomine Kirei said as he squatted down and started to sort out the wine bottles that were still intact.

"Tokiomi summoned me so that I could maintain my physical form in modern times. More importantly, he treated me with the courtesy of a minister. I must have something in return."

"But, I didn't expect him to be such a boring man. What a boring wish to reach the source!"

"The longing for the roots is a thought that every magician has. Access to the source, transcendence to the outside of the world, is not something that those of us who are interested in the inside of the world can understand."

"So it turns out that I am satisfied just by pampering this universe that is my garden. No interest in areas beyond reach"

"The Holy Grail is called omnipotent. It is not a unique device that leads to the source. It hides infinite possibilities for changing the world. What most people pursue is secular internal interests"

"oh? So what is your motivation for the Holy Grail? Kirei"

"I...have no wishes"

"Doesn’t the Holy Grail only choose those who are qualified to receive it?"

"It should be so, but I don't understand why I, who have no ideals or long-cherished wishes, were chosen to join the Holy Grail War."

"If you don’t have ideals and long-cherished wishes, then pursue pleasure."

Gilgamesh looked at Kotomine Kirei and said

"Are you kidding me? Pleasurable? I will not get involved in that kind of sinful depravity!"

"Why is pleasure associated with sin? Pleasure gained through evil deeds? This may be sin. But people can also feel pleasure through good deeds, so why do we conclude that pleasure itself is evil?"

"There is no joy in my heart. I've been looking but never found"

——Kirei, actually you love me.

In Kotomine Kirei's mind, that sickly and thin woman suddenly appeared again.

"Kotomine Kirei, I suddenly became interested in you."

Gilgamesh's words interrupted Kotomine Kirei's memories.

"What's the meaning?"

"That's what I mean literally, sit down. The so-called pleasure is not a matter of presence or absence, but awareness or ignorance."

Gilgamesh said, put down his wine glass, looked at Kotomine Kirei, and said:

"Kirei, you haven’t seen the shape of your soul clearly yet! That’s why you say you don’t feel happy inside"

"King of Heroes, do you want to preach to me?"

As a follower, preaching to him, the representative of the Holy Church?

"Don't be ignorant of praise, you miscellaneous cultivator! These are the words of the king who has enjoyed all the luxury and happiness in the world. shut up and listen to me"

"Kotomine Kirei, you should understand what entertainment is and focus on external things first. How about you start by entertaining me?"

"I don't have time to waste on having fun."

Kotomine Kirei sat upright and said in a serious tone.

"Don't say that, this can be done in your free time from the work Tokiomi assigned you. Your duty is to monitor the other five Masters, right?"

"Don’t just investigate their intentions and strategies, but investigate them along with their motivations. Then tell me"

"Why...Archer, why would you want to hear this?"

"Probably, because there will be one or two interesting guys among them. At least it will be more interesting than Tokiomi"

"I promise you, Archer. But it takes time"

"It doesn't matter, I'll wait for you."

After Gilgamesh finished speaking, he put down his wine glass and left in spirit form.

Only Kotomine Kirei was left in the room.

"What motivation to pursue the Holy Grail...I actually said so many words! This is definitely not for pleasure."

Kotomine Kirei closed his eyes and leaned on the sofa.

But... that man.

If I can figure out his motives, will it be clearer what I am pursuing?

In Kotomine Kirei's mind Among them, a man's figure quickly emerged.

Emiya Kiritsugu!

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