Tanuki Rise of the Yokai Clan

"Have Irisviel arrived? I see."

There were no more conversations, and it ended quickly.

In a cheap hotel room, Emiya Kiritsugu, one of the Masters in this Holy Grail, continued to smoke with absentminded eyes, yet if someone looked closely, one would be able to see how empty and cold this man was. Nevertheless, when he heard about his wife, his eyes regained a little color, returning the humanity that he had lost for so long.

"Kiritsugu, we should start."

On his side, a handsome, fair-skinned beauty who used neither eye-line nor lipstick stared at him indifferently yet with gentleness. Such a contradictory gaze shouldn't appear, yet it appeared on this short-haired beauty.

Kiritsugu didn't say anything, but he started his work because he had a feeling the war would start tonight.

With the annihilation of Assassin by Archer, there should be six Servants left within this war, yet he didn't think so. He felt suspicious and smelled a conspiracy, but he decided to hold it since he knew that nothing could be found currently.

Nevertheless, his goal had never changed.

Holy Grail.

For his ambition, he had to get it.

Because of this, he made his preparations three years ago.

Or rather, his preparation had started ten years ago when he was chosen as the son-in-law of the Einzbern family. However, during these ten years, he had lost his callousness and coldness as he felt the warmth of the people he cared about.

This feeling should be erased as it would become a hindrance.

He needed to regain the feeling that he had lost ten years ago, killing people mercilessly for peace as a "Magus Killer."

It was also because of this his assistant couldn't help but chide him as if this continued, they might lose.

Watching Kiritsugu, who tried to regain the feelings he had lost by holding the weapons she had prepared, Hisai Maiya stayed in silence by his side, like always.

However, even if he might have lost his touch, it didn't mean he didn't make his preparation.

As a Master, he should have a Servant by his side, but he didn't do that. He left his Servant to his wife's side, letting all the Masters in this Grail mistake her as a Master while he was in the dark, killing all the Masters silently, ending this Grail, and achieving his ambition.

However, when he started his preparation, suddenly, the door of the room was knocked on.

Whether it was Kiritsugu or the beauty known as Hisau Maiya, their bodies tense.

The reason why they chose this hotel was because no one knew them, and they could stay low-key.

Also, would someone ever think that they would stay in the hotel?

Moreover, who would ever think he was the Master?

Even if some Masters in this Holy Grail War learned about his information, all of them would disdain him as the existence known as a Magus was someone arrogant. They believed in their "Magecraft," and all of them believed in the upright battle.

However, that wasn't the case with him.

Tracking, assassination, and all types of modern weaponry, he would use all of them to dispose of his targets.

His motto was to eliminate the minority for the majority.

As long as one evil was eliminated, thousands of good people could live.

However, such a person was suddenly caught in the net by someone without even realizing it.

By now, Kiritsugu and Maiya realized that this Holy Grail wasn't filled with those outdated Magus who would use their proud "Magecraft" to take down their opponents.

"Excuse me; this is room service."

Kiritsugu glanced at Maiya, and she nodded.

"Room service?"

"Yes, I have heard that someone asked for room service in this room."

"But, I don't ask for room service."

Maiya walked quietly without a sound as she peeked at the peephole with a pistol in her hand. There she saw the hotel staff, but she couldn't see his expression as he lowered his head, but suddenly the door was kicked forcefully, and several people in uniform came in as they raised their weapons.

"Stand down! This is the police! Terrorist Emiya Kiritsugu, you are under arrest! Give up—"

*Bang! Bang! Bang!*

Kiritsugu didn't say a single word and shot down all the people inside. While his heart ached when he thought about killing those innocent people, he needed to do this to save more people. However, inwardly, he was enraged as he thought those "Mages" who participated in the Holy Grail involved normal civilians and police in this battle.

By now, he knew that he needed to end this battle as quickly as possible, so no people would be harmed.

Maiya, who was by his side, didn't say anything and just watched this scene indifferently since killing those people would make Kiritsugu return to how he was.

All the police and the staff hotels were killed by the bullets.

"Maiya, let's go."

"Yes."

They couldn't stay in this hotel any longer, and they needed to change their positions as they would be surrounded if they stayed any longer.

Yet, at the same time, Kiritsugu also raised a question.

Who?

Who among the other Masters would trap him like this?

Or was he thinking too much?

Was it because of his fault?

Nevertheless, he needed to run away and search for a safe place.

Facing two professional killers with long experiences, the local police were helpless, but with the death of their comrades, all of them were filled with sadness and rage.

How could they stay calm with their comrades being killed mercilessly?

Moreover, how could they let such a dangerous criminal stay in this town without feeling fear?

However, with limited weaponry, they could do nothing and quickly asked for the help of the police in other cities to help since if they let this terrorist go, then everyone in this town would be in a dangerous state!

When the police dispatched their forces, two people watched what had happened in the hotel without missing anything.

"It's a pity."

Scheherazade sighed when she saw the police were unable to capture Kiritsugu.

"If the local police can capture him, then will he be called a "Magus Killer"?"

"Well, that's true, but because of this, it is impossible for him to run away anymore. Even if he is strong, he is facing all the Japanese police."

If the opponents were a Servant, Scheherazade didn't think the police could do anything but against Emiya Kiritsugu. She felt that this man had been doomed.

When Tamazuki told her about Emiya Kiritsugu, Scheherazade didn't hesitate to tell him to call the police to capture Emiya.

While Tamazuki could kill Emiya with ease, he was still interested in his Servant, so he didn't wish for this person to die so soon.

Nevertheless, he agreed with Scheherazade's plan.

This plan might seem weird, but it couldn't be denied that Emiya Kiritsugu was a criminal. After all, what kind of civilian would bring grenades, sniper rifles, missiles, and all the modern weapons that could only be possessed by an army and alike?

Especially in Japan, where even the police had limited firearms or did not have them at all.

In a country where firearms are banned, having them alone would make you a criminal.

As for the Magus, while they were dangerous, they wouldn't use those firearms as they were confident in the "Magecraft," so they were safe, and would normal people believe the existence of "Magecraft to begin with?

However, Kiritsugu had always used that prideful nature of the "Magus" to take them down, using the latest technology to kill them, so giving him the title of "Magus Killer," yet it was also because of this, the moment he entered this country, he was already labeled criminal, and with his natures to clean up all of his opponents without mercy, his fate was already doomed by being targeted by all the Law enforcement in Japan.

A modern war needs to be fought in a modern way.

Though, the real reason why Scheherazade initiated this strategy was that she didn't need to meet the enemies and just stayed in their base camp without fighting.

Before the battle even started, the Master of Saber was already at a disadvantage, and sooner or later, even without them doing anything, he would be taken down.

Meanwhile, Scheherazade and Tamazuki had lost interest in Emiya Kiritsugu, but his eyes stared at Maiya for a moment before he looked at his new target.

The water-like screen before them quickly changed into a different scene.

"Master, they are...?"

"Yes, that's Emiya Kiritsugu's wife and Saber."

"....."

Nevertheless, when Scheherazade heard his confirmation, her eyes widened.

"Eh?"