After completing his daily phone call with Tokiomi Tosaka, Kotomine Kirei came to the basement he built.
"Master."
Before he even stepped through the door, a warning came from the assassin behind him.
Sure enough, after opening the door, an uninvited guest was already lying on the most comfortable sofa in the small house.
The fine wines that Kotomine Kirei had collected out of pure hobbies in the past were also placed on the ground casually, and most of them had been drank. It was obvious that this evil guest had been drinking to himself for a long time.
"archer? What are you doing?"
Kotomine Kirei asked with some surprise. Although he knew that Tohsaka Tokiomi didn't know what his servants were doing during the day because of his excellent ability to act alone, but he took the initiative to come to him. This was still first.
The golden heroic spirit did not wear armor as usual, but changed into a more modern combination of jacket and leather pants.
"It's just that I can't stand that boring guy. I'm tired of hearing his wailings of punishment."
"After suffering such a serious injury, the master still managed to use magic potions to heal the wound, maintain basic mobility, and deal with the turmoil caused by the aftermath of the battle between you and Lancer. I think the master's reaction It’s already good enough.”
That day, after being recalled by Tokiomi Tokiomi, Archer, filled with rage and nowhere to vent, launched an attack on Tokiomi without hesitation. Several Noble Phantasms penetrated Tokiomi's body and nailed him to the ground. on the wall.
Although out of anger, Gilgamesh did not kill him because of Tosaka Tokiomi's respectful attitude in the past, but he did not intend to take the initiative to rescue his master until Kotomine Kirei's daily call failed. In response, after discovering the abnormality and coming to Tohsaka's house, he finally rescued Tohsaka Tokiomi, who was nailed to the wall like a roasted duck.
Even if the other party's attitude remained the same afterwards, there was still a rift between the master and slave that could not be ignored.
But Gilgamesh clearly had no intention of letting Tohsaka Tokiomi go.
"When I heard that man's wish, I knew he was a boring guy. He didn't even chase things within the world to the end. He tried to chase things outside the world. Even if he got it, he couldn't get it. What’s the point? At the end of the day, having power without being able to shine in front of the world is worthless.”
This kind of statement is enough to make the magician furious. Countless families who have succeeded him, and countless inheritances from ancient times to the present have devoted all their efforts to their goals, but Gilgamesh has reduced them to nothing.
But Kotomine Kirei, who had long known that the other party was a tyrant and didn't think he was a magician, listened with interest.
And this was exactly what Gilgamesh wanted. He drank the wine in the cup with a smile.
"Speaking of which, Kirei, what is your wish? And that little mouse that hides its head and tail. You two don't seem to mind obeying Tokiomi Tohsaka. You are obviously here to pursue the Holy Grail."
"I don't have any wishes. The master's will is the criterion for my actions."
"A good and loyal dog," Gilgamesh turned to Kotomine Kirei: "So, Kirei, what about you?"
"Originally, I wanted to pursue answers, but now, I doubt the direction of salvation..."
"Are you so rigid? You would actually consider things like redemption. You are obviously burning with desire in your heart." With a wicked smile, Gilgamesh laughed and said, "Isn't it enough to just let yourself go and pursue pleasure? ?”
Kotomine Kirei fell into silence, and this behavior made Gilgamesh even more satisfied.
"Originally, I didn't care about this game, but I didn't expect that guy to come. Tokiomi's bold advice was a bit strange, so I went to learn more about this so-called wishing machine, and then I found out Something unexpected happened."
Gilgamesh tilted his head, the smile on his lips faded, and his tone became cold.
"Answer me, Kirei, for Tokiomi's boring wish to reach the source, are there six or seven souls that need to be sacrificed?"
Even though the King's Treasure was not activated, the murderous aura emitted by Archer was enough to make the atmosphere in this space tense, causing Assassin to immediately turn into a physical entity and stand in front of Kotomine Kirei.
But even so, Kotomine Kirei's expression did not change.
"You have discovered that if you just want to fulfill your wish, six heroic spirits are enough. But if you want to reach the source, you must sacrifice seven heroic spirits to fix the door to the outside of the world. From the beginning, You are not qualified to make a wish."
"Ha, so calm. It seems that your old-fashionedness is not useless at all," Gilgamesh said, and the murderous intent in Gilgamesh's eyes disappeared immediately, and he lay back on the sofa.
"So, Tokiomi's loyalty to me from the beginning was fake?"
"Teacher, he is a traditional magician."
Kotomine Kirei did not answer this question directly, but based on Archer's evaluation of the magician just now, his answer is already very clear.
"What a treasonous man. Considering his loyalty and humility as a subject, I still tolerated it and did not take his life."
Archer was already furious when he interrupted his meeting with Enkidu, but seeing that the other party had served as an introduction for him to get together with his best friend, Gilgamesh still showed his kindness. .
But after knowing that Tosaka Tokiomi had been pretending and deceiving himself, this behavior undoubtedly touched Gilgamesh's bottom line.
"Originally, Tokiomi who did such a foolish thing should die to apologize, but in order for me to reunite with my best friend after a long absence, a master responsible for the supply of magic power is necessary, so I plan to find a more interesting guy. "
Listening to this almost explicit statement, Kotomine Kirei also raised his head slightly.
"King of Heroes, do you want to instigate me to betray my mentor?"
"No, I just plan to make that man's death more valuable. If the boring him can inspire a more interesting you, his death will be of some value."
Gilgamesh said coldly: "Kirei, who do you think is more worthy of following me or Tokiomi?"
"Of course it is you. Even if the teacher is an excellent magician, compared with the legendary King of Heroes, it is like the difference between a reptile and the sun."
"Exactly," Gilgamesh crossed his arms across his chest, "How can we successfully conduct the Holy Grail War with such insects?"
"So, Kirei, let's choose. For the sake of your own loyalty, should you choose to leave here at all costs and warn Tokiomi, or should you choose to betray, or let me bring you more pleasure?"
Gilgamesh poured himself another glass of wine without haste and looked at Kotomine Kirei expectantly.
And the other party's reaction was without hesitation, without any unnecessary movements. He slowly bowed and lowered his head.
The solemn priest said: "There is no sun in the sky, and you are the only sun in my heart."
But it was precisely because of this that Gilgamesh never noticed that even at this moment of showdown, Kotomine Kirei's eyes were still calm, as if the so-called pleasure was just a passing cloud.
King of Heroes, you are just the best in this world. Even if pleasure is my answer, falling into it blindly will be like drinking poison to quench my thirst, unable to give me peace of mind.
The only thing that can make me feel happy now is something that transcends the world, is more sublime than any mortal law, and belongs to God's law. Other than that, it is meaningless.
In order to reach that place and follow his footsteps, I can restrain everything and give up everything. Only Roland, only {Heaven}, is our only salvation.
