Emiya Shirou looked at Kotomine Kirei sitting opposite him, and he always felt that something was not quite right...
Originally, we were discussing matters related to Ryudong Temple, but what happened next...
"Your servant asked me to do it."
"Last time, I should have explained that Saber Anno was also summoned in the last Holy Grail War. In addition, I also participated in the last Holy Grail War and fought against him.
, so we can be considered to have some understanding of each other."
Kotomine Kirei touched the cross on his chest and said to Emiya Shirou.
"Ah...well...if this is the case, I do have an impression..."
After all, this topic brought up the Fuyuki Fire...
"By the way, the servant I contracted, Assassin Samura Anno, was eliminated by Saber."
"Huh? Ah, ah...?"
Emiya Shirou was a little confused.
What does Kotomine Kirei mean by saying this...?
"Emiya Shirou-kun, what do you think Saber Anno is like...if you look at it from the perspective of a servant."
Kotomine Kirei crossed his fingers on the table, and Emiya Shirou seemed a little overwhelmed by the aura of a priest.
"Well...he is a very strong servant and gives people a sense of security."
Emiya Shirou expressed his simple understanding of Anno.
"Yes, he is a very strong servant."
"The three servants Assassin, Archer, and Lacner in the last Holy Grail War were all eliminated by him. In other words, he single-handedly eliminated half of the servants in the Holy Grail War, so...
.... Simply using 'powerful' to describe Saber is not even appropriate."
"It can be said that, Emiya-kun, you have drawn a trump card in this Holy Grail War."
"......Um."
Emiya Shirou didn't know why, but he just nodded subconsciously.
Mr. Annuo, it turns out that he is so strong...
There were a total of seven Servants participating in the Holy Grail War, six except for himself. In the last Holy Grail War, Mr. Anno really broke through half of the Holy Grail War by himself.
"Emiya-kun, a few days ago, you told me that you wanted to become a [partner of justice], right?"
"Um."
"That's the dream I got from Kiritsugu... and will never waver."
Emiya Shirou nodded again.
Only with this, he will never be at a loss.
"So, that's the problem."
Kotomine Kirei stretched out one of his fingers.
"In fact, Saber asked me to have this conversation a few minutes ago. Emiya-kun, you have to know that you who signed a contract with Saber, Britain's White Knight and the strongest knight Anno, are actually already
A person with a considerable degree of power in his hands. After all, a servant is the existence of the master in a certain sense."
"You said you want to be a partner of justice, but do you know what justice is?"
Kotomine Kirei's eyes looked unmoved, but in fact they gave Emiya Shirou quite a...sense of oppression.
Faced with Kotomine Kirei's question, Emiya Shirou pursed his lips.
He couldn't give an answer.
At least... we can't give it now.
He couldn't find the so-called road.
It seems that all he can do is...do some small things within his ability based on his heart.
Annuo sat outside the confessional and sighed.
Shirou Emiya saw him in his dream, and saw him standing in front of the Sword of the King's Choice. Naturally, he also saw Shirou in his dream.
I saw Shirou, sitting under the moon with Kiritsugu in the courtyard, and [borrowed] a dream from Emiya Kiritsugu.
This is the origin of the so-called "Partners of Justice".
It must be said that Emiya Kiritsugu is an extremely special person among all the people Anno has come into contact with.
He is righteous.
At least his goals are absolutely righteous.
But is such cruel justice really justice?
There is no lack of justice among the Knights of the Round Table, but there are guys whose hands are stained with blood. Anno is one of them. Their so-called justice... in some sense, is more of a defense of the royal power.
Because for the era they lived in, under a stable rule, the people did not have to experience more cruelty, so it was "justice".
It sounds a bit unworthy of the name. If we analyze this matter from a more modern perspective, this method may just be another person to exploit ordinary people, and there is no justice in the act.
But even so, this "justice" seems so merciful compared to Emiya Kiritsugu's justice.
Therefore, such a dream will eventually be shattered and destroyed.
Annuo...witnessed it all.
Because of what happened to him, Emiya Kiritsugu did not want Emiya Shirou to inherit his dream, but in the end, after that heart-to-heart talk under the moonlight, Emiya Kiritsugu still realized that - he knew that even if he wanted to pursue his colleagues,
As long as he reaches a goal, Emiya Shirou will never become someone like himself.
After that, Emiya Kiritsugu officially recognized Emiya Shirou's dream.
but--
It was also after that that Emiya Kiritsugu's life came to an end in a very short period of time.
His body had been soaked in the weird black mud, and he had been cursed. Being able to survive for so many years was already a sign of great destiny.
As for the other Shinji Matou who was also soaked in the black mud, his magic helped him avoid the curse of the black mud. Although there was a slight impact, the problem was not big.
From then on, until now, Emiya Shirou has always dreamed of becoming a partner of justice, but as he himself said, what is justice...even Emiya Shirou himself cannot give it.
A definition, what he can do is to be down-to-earth and start from the little things around him, that's all.
This is why he is known as the "good guy" in school.
so--
What did Emiya Shirou think when he learned that "evil" activities like the Holy Grail War were unfolding?
Maybe, he also knows it in his heart.
That's [chuckling].
[It was as if I was expecting the evil that was about to be defeated] - Such thoughts inevitably appeared in Shirou Emiya's mind. He himself knew that such thoughts should not occur, but they did.
Even if you don't admit it with your mouth, you definitely have such thoughts in your heart.
"Before becoming a partner of justice, Emiya Shirou."
"Under the current situation, you are first of all a person with great power."
"What should you do in this situation?"
"You stand on the shoulders of giants and see more than you imagine. Look, think, and come up with your own answers."