This is the most basic physiological reaction. It is something that everyone experiences every day, and it is also something that must be experienced to survive.
But for the Masters and Servants who participated in the Holy Grail War, this behavior has a deeper meaning.
here it is?
Kotomine Kirei was in a daze.
Was that during - fighting?
This is a lake.
Huge, black, lake.
Kotomine Kirei was standing in the middle of the lake.
But when he looked down, what he saw was not the lake, but floating corpses.
Large areas, large areas, floating corpses.
This is - Kurokawa Mountain.
So, they are fighting there.
"Assassin?"
Standing in the center of this black "lake", Kotomine Kirei looked at the battle taking place on the Kurokawa side and murmured to himself.
That was young Zuo Cun, roaring and roaring, cutting off the head of the huge and terrifying monster.
Is this the eradication of the great monster Tengyinki?
Kotomine Kirei was in a daze.
But what is this doing?
Anno Zuomura cut off the head of the Ame Hidden Ghost twice, and the human pillar shattered, revealing a small skeleton.
Why? Why do you do this?
Kotomine Kirei stood behind Samura Ano, looking at Samura Ano and the small tombstone, puzzled and confused.
But before Kotomine Kirei could figure out this doubt, the scenery in front of him changed.
This is it again.
Assassination?
So this is, the eldest brother Masahiro Abe? He was really assassinated by Ano Samura.
Samura thrust the dagger in his hand into Masahiro Abe's mouth and asked coldly, but such a question did not require an answer.
He pulled out the dagger, stabbed it into Masahiro Abe's head, wiped off the red and white stuff on the dagger, and left in a leap.
Kotomine Kirei stood in front of Masahiro Abe's body with his eyes still open and tears still in his eyes, still confused.
The concept of saving the country?
Suddenly, the scene changed again.
Everything about Samura's life flashed quickly in front of Kotomine Kirei.
Samura went to the Natural Rishin-ryu Examination Hall in Edo and parted ways with his childhood friend.
Zuo Cun's subordinates always refuted the lofty ideals of various vassals and suppressed the increasingly fierce wrong ideas.
Samura cooperated with Takeshi Hanheita in Tosa and founded the Tosa Kinou Party together.
Samura and Issei Koike went to assassinate Tosa Yoshida, a Tosa official who disagreed with him. However, due to guilt and suffering afterwards, he adopted Issei Koike's daughter Sona Koike.
Why make such a decision? Why make such a choice among so many choices?
Kotomine Kirei looked at the back of Zuomura, who was walking step by step with Koike Sōna, who was walking step by step, to visit Suikoko's beautiful face, and frowned.
The life of this man, Anno Zuomura, is actually so complicated.
So complex and so fascinating.
His fingers trembled slightly, Kotomine Kirei was confused, but amazed.
Ryoma Sakamoto's departure from the feudal domain.
Tozenji Temple was attacked.
The establishment of the new writing group.
Communication with Crown Prince Mutsuhito, later Emperor Meiji.
One incident after another keeps coming. Even if Kotomine Kirei looks at it from the perspective of a bystander, he still feels depressed, heavy, busy and struggling to the point of breathlessness, but Samura is still like this
struggling in the gaps.
"It was you who killed my father."
Looking at the scene in front of him, Kotomine Kirei's pupils narrowed slightly.
Koike Souna pointed the gun at Samura's head.
Because he killed the other party's close relative, it is natural to bear the hatred.
But - why didn't you take action?
Koike Souna had a reason to kill Samura.
Samura also had a reason to kill Koike Souna again for the sake of justice.
But the final result was that neither of them took action.
They are still a father and daughter.
Why?
Because, love?
Kotomine Kirei gradually became confused.
But the scene in front of him would not stop Kotomine Kirei from being confused.
In the Ikedaya incident, Samura was seriously injured and was treated by doctors.
But it didn’t take long for Kyoto to be in flames. Choshu Domain was defined as the enemy of the imperial court, Samura was also responsible for arms smuggling at sea, and Satsuma Domain and Tosa Domain also had to find a position in such turmoil.
Then, Wu Shi Ruishan died.
Zuo Cun shed tears when he saw Takeshi Ruishan's death, but in the end he was indifferent.
You must also remain indifferent.
And what happened next——
In 1866, the Tokugawa shogun Tokugawa Iemo was assassinated by Ano Samura in his home.
In the process of escaping, Samura Anno was pursued and killed by the key members of the Shinsengumi.
Kotomine Kirei naturally knew about the relationship between these Shinsengumi members and Samura.
They are close friends.
But now the swords are facing each other.
It's really cruel.
The end of the Tokugawa period.
Kotomine Kirei thought so.
but.
Watching Zuo Cun and his former companions slash each other with knives, he couldn't help but feel a throbbing feeling.
What does this feel like?
Is this considered excitement? Or excitement?
Kotomine Kirei couldn't understand.
The scene continues.
The death of Tokugawa Iemo caused an uproar in the world, and the name of Anno Samura also resounded throughout the world.
But what happened next was still cruel.
Emperor Takamei died and Emperor Meiji ascended the throne. The death of the emperor and the shogun at the same time brought greater chaos. During this period, his companions who fought side by side with Samura also died one by one.
Takasugi Shinsaku died of illness, and Sakamoto Ryoma was assassinated.
The last director of the Shinsengumi, Isamu Kondo, died under Samura's sword.
But Zuo Cun must do this.
He wanted to use this method to ensure the dignity of this close friend in the end.
but--
Zuocun, what is left?
On the bank of the river in Rensheng Village, under the cherry blossom trees that were not yet in full bloom, Zuo Cun hugged his lover who was wearing white clothes and cried loudly.
Is this why you collect California Clear Lights?
Don't understand.
I really don't understand.
Such feelings.
He has seen Zuo Cun's life and still can't understand such feelings.
But even if he didn't understand Kotomine Kirei, he couldn't help but tremble.
Samura, who had lost everything, picked up the sword again and went to Ezo under the invitation of a letter.
The last leader of the wolf pups, Hijikata Toshizo, also died under his sword.
He really had nothing left.
He lived in seclusion in Mibu Village and became a university professor at the invitation of Saito Kazuichi.
All of this is no longer attractive to Kotomine Kirei.
He just stood next to Saito Kazuo who was sitting on the ground at the end, looking at the back of the eagle with broken wings who was toasting to the sky.
——Leap down.
Then, he opened his eyes.
What I saw was the ceiling of the hotel.
He sat up and clenched his fists.
This is true.
Incomparable.
It’s puzzling.
The corners of the priest's mouth, which is not human inside, slightly raised, but he was still suppressing it.