Chapter 68 The Next Day, the Surviving Assassin

[This is really too much, Kirei. Why do you equate pleasure with sin? ]

[Because the pleasure gained from doing evil may indeed be a sin, but doing good can also make people feel happy. On what basis can you assert that pleasure itself is a kind of evil? ]

[So-called pleasure, in other words, is the form of the soul and spirit. When talking about pleasure, it is not about "having" or "not having", but "knowing" or "not knowing". Kirei, you don't understand your own spiritual world. You said that you have no pleasure in your heart, and that's actually the case. ]

[In any case, first you should learn what entertainment is. ]

[Don't say that. This can be done in your spare time after the work that Tokiomi asked you to do. Kirei, isn't it your duty to track down the other five masters? Then not only investigate the intentions or strategies of those people, but also find out their motives, and then tell me. This is a simple thing, right? ]

[Knowing that you have lost Assassin - who do you think the person in front of you is now? There are treasures in my treasure house! ]

[Didn't I say it just now? This king loves the grievances and hatreds of human beings. Now there are people here who want to reverse the laws of nature, and even rely on miracles to realize their persistent wishes. There must be one or two interesting characters among them. At least they will be better than Tokiomi. 】

【In the future, this king will still come to patronize your good wine. Although the wine here cannot be called nectar, it is all some fine wine. It is a pity to leave it in a monk's wine cabinet to sour. 】

Archer has left, the light in the room has faded, and the atmosphere in Kirei's room has returned to its monotonous and tasteless appearance.

Kirei sat on the sofa with a calm face, looking at the small props that looked like eyeballs on the table.

This is the treasure that Gilgamesh gave him. Although it is not as good as Assassin's performance, it is much more hidden than ordinary familiars, and at least it can meet Archer's requirements.

If you think about it carefully, the people who participated in this Holy Grail War, whether they were Masters or Servants, were all people who tried their best to achieve their long-cherished wishes. However, this self-willed Hero King did not do so for the Holy Grail. He only participated in the battle because he did not like seeing someone fighting for the treasure behind his back and causing trouble.

Among the Servants gathered in Fuyuki City now, there was probably no one else whose reason for participating in the war was more indifferent than that Heroic Spirit. In this respect, Kirei and him were similar - there might not be anyone else besides him who could not find a Master who did not know why he participated in the Holy Grail War.

No, there must be a reason for Kirei to participate in the war, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why he was the second person to obtain the Command Seal after Tōsaka Tokiomi. Perhaps in the depths of his heart that Kirei himself did not realize, he also longed for the miracle of obtaining the Holy Grail.

But what he wanted was definitely not the "pleasure" that Archer said. Yes, absolutely not!

Kotomine Kirei began to clean up the bottles on the table, and something came to his mind.

The person who really knew the answer was not Archer, but someone else.

Emiya Kiritsugu. That man was closer to the answer Kirei was looking for than anyone else. Kirei couldn't help but have a thought in his mind. Just like the conversation with Archer just now, if he could also have a question-and-answer session with that man——

Of course, the positions of both parties were completely different. The relationship between the two people would not be a conversation, but a gun and a sword. But it didn't matter. Kirei just wanted to understand Kiritsugu. The life-and-death struggle with life at stake could clearly show the man's spiritual world better than any words.

And... the hand that cleared the table paused slightly.

The young man who had been chasing him relentlessly from the beginning, Sakutsuki.

Where did his murderous intention come from? What was so special about me that attracted him?

Inexplicably, Kotomine Kirei felt that as long as he could understand the will of either of them, then——

He would find his own essence.

As for survival or destruction, that would be considered after finding it.

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The next day, early morning, Matō Kariya's house

After a night of mental exhaustion, Sakutsuki and Miyu got up in the same bed.

Sakutsuki sat up and yawned, scratched her hair, turned around and sat on the bed to put on her slippers.

——These actions were completely synchronized with Miyu.

She wore white children's slippers with rabbit ears, which made cute sounds when she walked - this was Sakura's treasure.

The two of them kept their movements highly consistent, walked through the living room full of books and snacks, and walked into the bathroom.

After entering the bathroom, Sakutsuki skillfully hooked out the small stool under the sink with her feet, passed her hands under Miyu's armpits, picked her up, and put her on the stool so that she could get up high enough to see her face in the mirror.

Filled two cups with water, squeezed toothpaste on two toothbrushes, one large and one small, and handed the children's toothbrush to Miyu, and the two of them started brushing their teeth in sync.

"You have to brush up and down, gurgle gurgle gurgle..."

"Got it, Onii-chan."

Looking in the mirror, it should be a very harmonious scene, two lazy people who both look sleepy are trying hard to take care of themselves.

Then Sakutsuki wrung out the small towel with hot water and spread it on Miyu's face, and she obediently stretched out her little hand to wipe it herself.

During this time, Sakutsuki also finished his own. After washing up, Sakutsuki and Miyu, who looked up at him, looked at each other.

The two reached out their hands in tacit understanding -

"Rock, Paper, Scissors."

The most effective ritual to resolve human disputes since ancient times was carried out.

The result was that Miyu continued to win the championship. Sakutsuki, who admitted defeat, retracted his open palm, while Miyu smiled slightly with pride, raised his head proudly like a princess, and declared a winner.

"Fresh milk pancakes, honey baked banana yogurt, and..."

"Sushi, sushi, by the way, I bought salmon yesterday, bring it to the sauce grill, Sakutsuki."

While talking, two guys, one big and one small, squeezed into the bathroom in sync. Kariya, who squinted his eyes, and Sakura, who nodded her little head and looked like she hadn't woken up, obviously didn't sleep well last night.

The words were interrupted, Miyu pouted in dissatisfaction, and as a result, her body lightened, and she was held by Sakutsuki and let go of the bathroom.

"You want yuzu black tea, right? I'll make it for you. I'll make it for you." Sakutsuki hooked the girl's nose teasingly, silently suppressed his ambition for steamed buns and fried dough sticks, and walked towards the kitchen.

"Let's go, we'll be busy later."

"Don't forget the grilled salmon."

"Get lost!"

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After enjoying a delicious breakfast, Kariya and Sakura went about their business, while Miyu and Sakutsuki walked down the stairs and came to the basement with several layers of barriers.

Pushing open the door, figures of different appearances, bound by magic bands and wearing skull masks on their faces, were lowering their heads, as if they were still in a coma - it looked like a den of human traffickers.

[Illustrated record updated]

[016: Hassan of the Hundred Faces (assassin)]

[Character information]: Hassan, the 19th of the Assassins, is schizophrenic and was murdered by Asami. The Assassin class itself is the catalyst used to summon Hassan. Therefore, when summoning Assassin by the orthodox procedure, Hassan Sabbah will definitely appear.

[Hidden Information]: Although Hassan Sabbah will definitely appear when summoning by the orthodox procedure, it is another matter for unorthodox procedures, such as the Assassin summoned by Caster in the fifth time, or for example, the swimsuit master, the heroine X, and Emiya Assassin...

[Record Conditions (2/2)]:

1. Find the assassin under the breath blocking (completed)

2. Kill/defeat/subdue Hassan Sabbah (completed)

[Record Condition 1 has been completed, and the reward is obtained: "Breath Blocking Ability Adaptability"! ]

[Record Condition 2 has been completed, and the reward is obtained: "First x-on:Yu # ￥%"! ]