The Endless Shuttle

Hisau Maiya took out a document and looked at it.

"His place of residence has been investigated, and it is in a cheap hotel. However, the place of birth, magic history, and background forces of this person are unknown, as if it appeared out of nowhere, only 'Rope' A Chinese name."

"Joker... huh?"

Emiya Kiritsugu closed his eyes wearily.

The strange magician who killed Kenneth was like a joker to Emiya Kiritsugu.

Powerful enemies are not scary, what is scary is always unknown.

"Continue to investigate, and let me know if there is any new progress. Don't act rashly against Lancer's Master for the time being."

"clear."

After finishing speaking, Emiya Kiritsugu walked out of the room directly.

Through the gorgeous cloister, the walls are covered with precious paintings. As ancient aristocrats, the Einzbern family is still very demanding on taste. Even an executioner like Emiya Kiritsugu who doesn't understand art can feel a certain spiritual influence that transcends reality.

Pushing open the door of the living room, two beautiful ladies were already waiting for Kiritsugu, but compared to Irisviel's happy expression, Saber's expression was much more serious.

"Lovely King of Knights, I wonder if this war satisfies you?"

Emiya Kiritsugu pulled out the chair, sat down opposite Saber, and took out a cigarette again.

As he lit it, he said mockingly.

"The exchange of names between knights, the reckless attack on the enemy, does it feel like returning to the medieval battlefield?"

Emiya Kiritsugu felt sincerely disappointed with the reckless performance of the Knight King.

"I know what you want to say, Emiya Kiritsugu."

Saber turned her head, scorning the man in front of her with glazed pupils.

"Make a plan and do whatever it takes. This is the victory you should want, right? But sorry, even if you are my Master, I will not cooperate with your low-handed methods. I will use my own way to win the Holy Grail War, If you're not satisfied, use Command Seals..."

I will kill you when you run out of Command Seals, to wash away your stain on chivalry and my desire for the Holy Grail.

Saber remembered that in the end, when he was one step away from the Holy Grail, he was given a command spell by this damned man, and personally destroyed the realization of the dream with his own sword.

A killing intent was brewing quietly in his heart.

"Saber..." Irisviel worriedly dissuaded her from the side. "I don't want to say that, in fact, Kiritsugu..."

"Irisviel."

Saber interrupted the silver-haired woman and continued.

"You don't need to explain Emiya Kiritsugu to me anymore, I know his style very well."

Seeing Saber's performance, Emiya Kiritsugu didn't answer, but just took a deep puff of his cigarette.

Slowly expelling the smoke from his lungs, he said with a little regret——

"Sure enough, the upright King of Knights and I don't get along very well. It would be great if it was Assassin..."

After speaking, he raised his palm, and the scarlet light of the Command Seal began to shine.

"Saber, command her with a command spell, and no matter what you do next, you must obey my command."

"Well……"

Saber clutched her chest and half knelt down.

When something like the command spell was made, it represented the meaning of 'controlling the servant', and it could even achieve 'space transfer', which can only be done by magic.

Of course, command spells are not omnipotent. If the scope of the order is too wide, the effect will be reduced, and the reverse will of course be increased. So commands like "obey everything I say" are pretty much useless.

Not to mention that Saber has an outrageous A-rank magic power.

Artoria has anti-magic power that can nullify magic circles and instant contract magic. Even the highest-level magician of the contemporary era cannot directly harm Saber with magic. If the master only uses one command spell, she can even resist the order——

"Do you think such an order will work for me... Emiya Kiritsugu..."

"Ah, who told you to be Saber..."

Emiya Kiritsugu closed his eyes in distress.

"Saber, command her with the command spell again. In future battles, she is absolutely not allowed to make arbitrary claims."

The two consecutive Command Seals were enforced with the core of 'obedience to Emiya Kiritsugu's orders during battle', so that even Saber would be unable to resist.

But facing this situation where the freedom of fighting is restricted, although Saber frowned on the surface, she was jumping with joy in her heart.

...Emiya Kiritsugu only has one Command Seal left, so even if he wanted to force himself to destroy the Holy Grail as before, it would be impossible.

"In the final analysis, Saber, why do you resist me so much?"

Emiya Kiritsugu breathed a sigh of relief after using the two Command Seals, and leaned his body on the soft back of the chair, relieving the pain caused by the overload of the magic circuit.

"This is what I can't figure out. You and I are fighting for the Holy Grail. No matter what my means are, as long as my wish for victory can be realized, why are you so uncooperative? Don't you want to realize your wish?"

"Sorry, I don't want to answer you."

After the magic power effect of the Command Seal ended, Saber left the room directly without any further explanation with Emiya Kiritsugu.

After a long time, Emiya Kiritsugu sat on the chair and sighed.

"This Holy Grail War is really more difficult than I imagined."

"Actually...Miss Saber is a very good person." Irisviel also said rather dejectedly.

"She must have misunderstood you, Kiritsugu. The two of you could have gotten along well."

"No, her beliefs are fundamentally different from mine."

Emiya Kiritsugu got up and came to Irisviel's side.

"I can see that that attitude is not a simple disgust of ignorance, but more like a reaction after seeing through 'Emiya Kiritsugu'."

"How could it be... If she sees through you, shouldn't she support you more? After all, Kiritsugu's wish is world peace."

"Who knows... the stubbornness of a hero is really incomprehensible."

The snow season this winter is expected to be very long. Emiya Kiritsugu thought so.

PS: Let me explain here, Saber is a knight and cannot lie, but this does not mean that she has to say everything, which is why she avoids answering.