Chapter 68

Kayneth: "Emi, ya, Kiritsugu!!!"

Now Kayneth is about to explode with anger.

It's one thing to attack me, but you didn't even spare my fiancée.

The faces of Diarmuid and Sola are also very ugly.

For the first time, they were truly disgusted by Emiya Kiritsugu.

[Video continues.]

[On the plaza of the abandoned building, Artoria and Diarmuid go back and forth; the battle is extremely intense, making the viewers feel hot-blooded.]

[But Kayneth upstairs clearly doesn't have such a mood.]

["Useless things, if you don't have the certainty of victory, shouldn't you be running away with your Master?"]

[Kayneth hides in the dark, complaining continuously.]

["And now the most important thing is to rescue Sola, but this guy..."]

["Trash, don't you even have this bit of judgment?"]

[Kayneth now finds Diarmuid an eyesore no matter what he does.]

[No matter what the other party does, he can always find fault.]

[However, Kayneth's complaints were not without reason.]

[Diarmuid leaving his crippled Master behind to run off and duel Artoria was indeed ill-considered.]

["Da-da-da..."]

[Just then, a bullet suddenly landed at Kayneth's feet.]

[Kayneth, coming to his senses, broke out in a cold sweat and looked back subconsciously.]

[He saw that Emiya Kiritsugu had appeared behind him at some point, and Sola, covered in wounds, was also thrown aside, unconscious.]

[Emiya Kiritsugu held a gun to Sola with one hand and held a finger to his lips with the other, signaling him not to speak; the threat was very clear.]

[Although Kayneth was about to explode with anger, for the sake of his fiancée, he could only force himself to shut up.]

[Emiya Kiritsugu then threw him a Self-Geis Scroll.]

[The content on it was already filled out; Kayneth just needed to sign it.]

["This is!"]

[Kayneth's pupils shrank as he looked at the contract's requirements.]

[The contract was simple: Emiya Kiritsugu guaranteed he would never harm Kayneth and Sola again, and in exchange, Kayneth had to use his Command Spells to make his Servant commit suicide and withdraw.]

[And Emiya Kiritsugu's gun was still pressed against Sola's head.]

[This wasn't a negotiation; it was extortion.]

Diarmuid: "Emiya Kiritsugu, to think you would insult a knight's duel like this!"

Artoria: "Kiritsugu, you guy!"

Waver: "Too terrifying, this man; it seems I need to protect myself well."

Rin Tohsaka: "Me too."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "As expected of the notorious Magus Killer; I have finally witnessed your methods."

Gilgamesh: "Hahaha, this is quite a good show."

[Under Emiya Kiritsugu's relentless pressure, Kayneth finally signed the contract.]

[Between the Holy Grail War and his fiancée, he chose his fiancée.]

[However, after signing the contract, Kayneth cried.]

[This once incredibly arrogant man now had a dull expression, his face covered in tears.]

[It was unclear if he was crying for his own failure or for his Servant.]

[With a face full of tears, Kayneth recited the order.]

["I use my remaining Command Spells to order my Servant Diarmuid to commit suicide."]

["Pfft!"]

[Diarmuid, who was fighting Artoria, suddenly and subconsciously stabbed his own spirit core with Gae Dearg, his face blank.]

Waver: "Teacher, he actually cried..."

Iskandar: "It seems he was hit pretty hard."

Kayneth: "..."

It's over; another dark history added to the list.

[Diarmuid's act of self-stabbing not only left him bewildered, but Artoria, who was fighting him, and Irisviel, who was watching, were also stunned.]

[They hadn't known what happened, but after seeing Emiya Kiritsugu walk out of the building with Kayneth, they understood immediately.]

[Emiya Kiritsugu had released Sola as promised.]

[At this moment, Sola was held tightly in Kayneth's arms, not daring to let go.]

[And Kayneth was acting like a madman, muttering the contract's contents over and over.]

[Everything that had just happened was too much of a blow to him.]

[His honor, his arrogance, his self-esteem—all had been shattered by Emiya Kiritsugu just now.]

[Kayneth was completely ruined.]

["You bastards, do you want to win that badly!"]

[Understanding what had happened, Diarmuid knelt on the ground, blood flowing from his seven orifices, his face twisted and gnashing his teeth, no longer the gentle and elegant man he once was.]

["To use such despicable means to obtain the Holy Grail, even ruthlessly trampling on my only wish..."]

[Diarmuid's eyes were blood-red, staring fixedly at Artoria.]

[Clearly, he considered Artoria an accomplice of Emiya Kiritsugu.]

[He only felt that his sincere heart had been fed to the dogs.]

[Artoria wanted to explain, but didn't know how to start.]

["I won't forgive you, I absolutely won't forgive you..."]

["You spirits who are mired in fame and fortune, defiling the honor of knights..."]

["I curse you; my blood will also pollute your dreams!"]

["I curse the Holy Grail; I curse that your wishes will bring great disaster!"]

[Accompanied by a roar of unwillingness, Diarmuid faded away into ashes.]

Feng Xi: "Too miserable; Lancer lost from start to finish."

Kayneth: "..."

He wanted to refute, but was powerless to do so.

Because what Feng Xi said was the truth.

In the video, he had clashed with the Saber team from the beginning; except for the first time, when Diarmuid used his Noble Phantasm to ambush Artoria, he had suffered crushing defeats in the subsequent exchanges.

It was no wonder that he in the video would be hit so hard and end up in such a state.

If it were him, he probably wouldn't be able to bear it either.

Waver: "However, regarding Diarmuid's curse, does everyone remember the video from the second quiz?"

Rin Tohsaka: "I remember; it was the one where Fuyuki City was engulfed in flames, right?"

Waver: "Looking at the situation at the time, the Holy Grail War in the video should have already ended. Could it be..."

Rin Tohsaka: "Oh my god, Diarmuid's curse took effect!"

Diarmuid: "???"

Diarmuid, who was in a fit of rage, was now also confused.

Is this thing really that magical?

Feng Xi: "Pfft, this is indeed very magical."

Although the corruption of the Holy Grail had nothing to do with Diarmuid, those who didn't know the truth would probably really link these two things together.

One can only say that Diarmuid's mouth was blessed.

Waver: "So Diarmuid could also use curse magic."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Could this be Diarmuid's hidden trump card?"

Gilgamesh: "To be able to even curse the Holy Grail, this guy has some tricks."

Iskandar: "Indeed, I underestimated him a little."

First Emperor: "Hmm, I really didn't see that before."

Kayneth: "Diarmuid, you had this trick up your sleeve? I didn't even know."

Diarmuid: "My Lord, please don't listen to their nonsense; I don't know any curse magic."

Diarmuid: "The me in the video was just venting my unwillingness before I died."

Rin Tohsaka: "Oh my, since it's already been exposed, you don't need to hide it anymore."

Ishtar: "That's right, that's right; continuing to hide it is just hypocrisy."

Diarmuid: "..."

Now it's truly a case of "mud falling into your pants—if it's not shit, it's still shit."

[Emiya Kiritsugu smoked expressionlessly, not taking Diarmuid's curse to heart at all.]

[Video paused.]

[Question: Who will kill Kayneth and Sola later?]

Sola: "I... died..."

Kayneth: "I still died?"

Waver: "Ahem, Teacher, you already knew you would die before the Holy Grail War."