lost narrative poem

Chapter 286 Reaching a Consensus

Chapter 286 Reaching a Consensus

Inside a certain room of the Hyatt Hotel, the tallest building in Fuyuki City.

The atmosphere at this moment is not quite right, to be precise, it is very unfriendly, very discordant, so cold that it seems that a life-and-death duel will break out at any time.

"Another... method? I don't quite understand..."

Emiya Kiritsugu's already extremely ugly complexion became even uglier now. After he took a few deep breaths, he seemed not to understand, and forcefully squeezed out a smile with a slight hint of flattery and pleading. Come smile.

For a man with his way of life, this must be a very unbearable thing.

Even Hisu Maiya on the side seemed a little moved, and slightly turned his gaze away as if he couldn't bear to watch.

However, Kenneth did not intend to give the two of them some buffer time at all, nor did he intend to give Emiya Kiritsugu any steps, but just looked contemptuously at the magician killer across the table with a kind of haughty eyes.

At this moment, both parties are sitting in the conference room as equals, but he actually insists on giving people a condescending feeling, as if he is looking down on the two opposite people from above——

"Pretending to be stupid won't solve the problem. Of course, if you are really stupid, I can say it again...Mr. Emiya Kiritsugu, you are worthless now, and naturally you are no longer qualified to sit on an equal footing with me."

This kind of naked slap in the face is simply crackling.

Emiya Kiritsugu didn't turn red all of a sudden, but his breathing obviously became heavy in an instant, and his hands on the table were clenched into fists in an instant, as if his veins were about to burst out.

It's just that he suppressed his anger very rationally, and also suppressed his voice, emphasizing his previous views somewhat bluntly:

"Your Excellency Kenneth, I think it is necessary to reiterate to you how bad the current situation is. We should not fight among ourselves now, and we must first resolve internal conflicts before hitting the enemy..."

"Of course this is not an internal strife. I said that you are not qualified to sit on an equal footing with me now..."

Kenneth spoke flatly in an aristocratic tone, and the feeling of contempt and arrogance almost overflowed.

"After all, there is no internal relationship anymore, and you are not in my camp, so how can this kind of conflict be an internal strife? I am just informing you of this fact..."

"you……"

"Of course I agree with you. Things are indeed very bad. My camp is already at a disadvantage. This is obvious... You emphasize this issue time and time again, just to give me the illusion that I seem to agree with you. The condition is the only choice, but if this is the case, I will pay the most—"

Kenneth said with a sneer, pointing straight to the essence.

"You are worthless now, and after losing Saber, you can't even help at all, but you still want to ask me to do my best to help you regain Saber and your wife, Mr. Emiya, as an equal ally? I can't do anything, but I still want to sit back and enjoy the benefits, isn't this thinking too ideally?"

"But we are indeed allies, we have already stated in the contract signed before..." Emiya Kiritsugu held his breath, humiliation and anger seemed to be uncontrollable.

"Not now, we are just temporary allies, and now the alliance relationship can be terminated..." Kenneth laughed contemptuously, "There is no magic contract saying that we will maintain this relationship forever, and the way we cooperate now needs to be changed. It's..."

"..."

"..."

"Well, we are not allies now...Your Excellency Kenneth, what do you want me to do."

Emiya Kiritsugu and Hisau Maiya glanced at each other quickly, confirming some information in each other's eyes, then he raised his head, the expression on his face seemed to be forcing himself to calm down, and he gritted his teeth and swallowed his anger. asked.

"If you really thought we were worthless, you wouldn't be wasting time with us here, would you?"

Of course he can't be angry, he doesn't have the capital to be angry now.

Saber was taken away, and his wife was also taken prisoner. This man who devoted his life to justice has stepped on the edge of the abyss. Basically, it can be said that he has completely failed in the Holy Grail War this time, and he was just lucky enough to get it back. a life.

If it was in the past, Emiya Kiritsugu would probably be very grateful for this result, he has nothing to lose, as long as he can continue to live, he will continue to run to save all mankind.

——This man who thinks he has the duty of a savior to all mankind will definitely do so.

But now it's completely different from before...

Perhaps it was really a wrong choice to accept the request of Einciberen's family nine years ago. This man who had dedicated his life to ideals and justice in his heart was forced to this point without knowing it.

"I really want to say something smart, but unfortunately I can't, because your stupidity makes you understand how to get to the point now, wasting at least 1 minute of our time, Mr. Magician Killer..."

Kenneth smiled grimly.

Emiya Kiritsugu's choice was not beyond his expectations. No matter how angry the other party was, it would not be wise to break with him here. The reason is very simple. Here is Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald territory.

Even if his fiancée Sola doesn't want to get involved in this kind of thing, not in the conference room, even if he doesn't want to see Lancer, so Lancer is not in this building—

It seems that because of the previous Command Seal, the relationship between the two parties deteriorated again.In addition, when he came back, his fiancée, Sola, actually cared for and cared for Lancer, a kind of tenderness that even he himself had never enjoyed.

The inevitable jealousy makes Kenneth not want to see Lancer at all now, and even less wants Lancer to have the opportunity to spend time alone with his fiancée in this building, where he can't see.

This is not persecution paranoia, but it has happened a few times, his fiancée is always not interested in being with him, saying that she "takes a shower first" and "goes to bed first", and then she is in a place he didn't see. In the blink of an eye, he ran to find Lancer.

His hairline was already so dangerous, wouldn't it be even worse if it was dyed green?

This is a mid-life crisis, and it is something Kenneth cannot accept, so he simply ordered Lancer not to enter the building, and just stay on guard outside—it’s not very rational, but no man can react to a man who seems to be planning to cuckold himself. People stay friendly.

As for his own safety, Kenneth didn't think there was anything worth worrying about. Although he cautiously brought Lancer by his side when he met Emiya Kiritsugu before, that was because at that time, Emiya Kiritsugu still held Lancer. There is such a card as Saber.

But now, in front of him is an ordinary woman, and a heretic whose vitality is seriously injured, who can't even release magic...

Even if he is called a magician killer, Kenneth does not take him seriously, and is very contemptuous of him.

After all, he is Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald. If he doesn't have such self-confidence, how can he live up to the name "Elmello"?

This kind of thinking is indeed conceited and arrogant, but this is his consistent character and concept, so there is nothing surprising about it.

——Even coming to a remote place like Fuyuki City to participate in the Holy Grail War was not for the Holy Grail or to pursue the third magic. Well, it's just a reason of this level.

He didn't think there were any opponents worthy of his attention in such a small rural place, so he took a honeymoon trip with his fiancée, and then took a small competition trophy independently held by such a remote place as an embellishment, and then Just the naive idea of ​​going back to my hometown to get married.

Well, it is precisely because he underestimated the desperation of the original Yusanjia and overestimated his own ability from a big city, that's why he suffered repeated setbacks in his original destiny, and finally died miserably and aggrieved by the people he looked down upon. Small places and the hands of country people he despises.

After all, the Holy Grail War has always been extremely dangerous and deadly. No matter how careful one is, death is possible.Some people plan with a time unit of 60 years, but they cannot guarantee absolute success.

And Kenneth didn't know anything at all, yet he was still so arrogant, thinking that the small competitions in small rural areas were just laughable, and the country people couldn't possibly threaten him, the monarch from the world's magic center——

It's like a hardcore game that is not popular. Cloud players outside the circle think that such a niche game, which they have never even heard of, can have any difficulty, and hold "First of all, I haven't played it, and second, I think it's very difficult." Simple, in the end you can't beat it because of your food" mentality...

And then wait until the player Yun himself gets involved, of course, no matter how miserable he is, he will die miserably. It is normal for Kenneth to have such an ending.

It's the same now, he doesn't want to specifically bully his valueless allies and show his mean face, but to use this kind of meanness to convey a clear statement, that is, to make these two people deeply understand the cruelty of reality.

You've already fallen to this point, and you still want to instigate and use him, Professor Kenneth? !It's really whimsical, and it's just a poor person who can't recognize reality.

If the other party can immediately understand his new position, show his loyalty to him from the beginning, and swear that he is willing to be Kenneth's lackey, if he can be driven by him at will, he will also show a more or less polite and corporal attitude.

At that time, wouldn't it be nice for everyone to reach a consensus happily?

However, the other party just had unrealistic expectations and careful thinking, constantly reiterating how bad the current situation is, constantly asking him to do his best to help the other party get back Saber, and never mentioning what price he was going to pay...

Kenneth naturally lost his patience and decided to help the other party figure out his own position.

He coldly put forward his main condition, that is, after taking Saber back, it is impossible for her to work for Emiya Kiritsugu again. On the contrary, even Emiya Kiritsugu needs to work for him, and fully assist him to win the final victory. Victory's request, and after forcing Emiya Kiritsugu to agree in humiliation.

"...Then, let's discuss tactics now, Mr. Magician Killer, I don't care too much about your title, only a low-level magician will become your record."

Kenneth narrowed his eyes slightly.

"But since you can get this title, you still have some special means to deal with magicians, right? Show me now."

(End of this chapter)