Although his emotions didn't seem to fluctuate much, Kenneth's appearance could almost be described as horrible, and he didn't look like a human at all.
"Well, Father. What do you think of my request?"
"Lancer did play an important role in the battle against Caster. This has been confirmed by reports from several monitors."
"Then I am indeed qualified to receive a Command Spell, right?"
"Regarding this matter, the Lancer's Master can certainly get paid according to the agreement... But Mr. Kenneth, I'm not sure if I can consider you a Master right now."
"Due to strategic considerations, I will temporarily hand over the Command Seals to Sora for safekeeping, but the dominant position of the contract between Lancer and me is still in my hands."
Hearing Kenneth's words full of determination, Kotomine Risei finally nodded and said:
"Okay, I admit that you are qualified to obtain the Command Seal. Come on, Mr. Kenneth, please stretch out your hand."
After giving the Command Seal to Kenneth, Kotomine Lizheng turned around and said loudly:
"Then please continue to fight a dignified battle as the summoner—"
"Okay, of course."
As he said this, Kenneth took out a pistol hidden under his wheelchair with a smile on his face!
“Bang!”
The old priest didn't even have the chance to react before he collapsed completely.
Kenneth murmured with a smile:
"The situation is still unfavorable. I must not allow other Masters to obtain new Command Seals."
Having said this, he left the scene.
Next, Kenneth returned to his base and saw Diarmuid at first sight.
Furthermore, Diarmuid did not return with Sora, who suddenly disappeared after the Battle of the Mion River.
Upon learning this fact, Kennedy immediately became furious and cursed Diarmuid. Even the audience felt a little dissatisfied with his words.
…
"Is Kenneth crazy?"
"He was severely injured and mentally disturbed, right?"
"If he were a Servant like Gilgamesh, he would have been killed long ago if he was still cursing at his own Servant in this situation."
"Kenneth is a man who will do anything to achieve his goal. Father Risei may have a different stance, but he was able to kill him so decisively..."
"The magicians in "Fate Zero" are all guys without normal morals."
The comments from the audience rang out, with the vast majority expressing disdain for Kenneth's actions.
There was nothing that could be done about it. After all, although Diarmuid's chivalry was too straightforward, it was still admirable and he was very popular among the audience. Now Kayneth was scolding Diarmuid without knowing right from wrong, which naturally lost his favor.
Coupled with his indiscriminate killing of Kotomine Risho, some viewers who originally sympathized with Kenneth are now completely against him.
…
Compared with ordinary audiences, the magicians of the Imperial Magic Academy have more sympathy for Kenneth.
After all, they knew very well that if they were to put themselves in Kenneth's situation and lose the ability to cast magic, they would be doomed to be unable to withstand such a blow and would be on the verge of collapse.
"Kayneth really has no other options. It's basically impossible for him to win the Holy Grail War now."
"Honestly, he'd be better off dead now. As a magician, he can't use magic. He's basically useless."
"Emiya Kiritsugu's origin bullet is too fierce. I really hope that there is no such horrible thing in reality. Otherwise, it is too scary. No magician can accept a future where he can't use magic."
"Alas, there must be something pitiful about a hateful person. I just hope he can have an acceptable ending."
The magicians who were in the audience were discussing this.
Just when people were wondering whether Diarmuid would eventually lose control and kill Kayneth, the plot of the movie changed again.
…
Artoria and Irisviel came to the base where Kayneth and Diarmuid were.
The two were confused by the mess at the scene. Before they could figure out the situation, Diarmuid arrived.
After a brief exchange, Diarmuid and Altria quickly engaged in a head-on battle. Both sides adhered to their own chivalry and fought each other with glory and martial arts.
Saber even did not use her recovered left hand to avoid suspicion.
If it were an ancient war, this kind of general-to-general contest might have been a glorious event, but alas, in this modern Holy Grail War, open glory and folly are undoubtedly the two.
…
When the direct battle broke out, Kenneth, who was already anxious to escape, picked up a note that suddenly flew at him.
—If you want your lover to live, be silent and look back—
Faced with the above content, Kenneth widened his eyes and saw Kiritsugu Emiya who was like the god of death in the dark night, with the muzzle of his gun pointed at his fiancée Sora.
"It turned out... it was him..."
Facing Kenneth's panic, Emiya Kiritsugu threw a piece of parchment at him.
Kenneth was shocked when he saw the contents of the paper.
"Self-imposed certificate..."
Kenneth knew very well that this was the most demanding type of spell contract, and would only be used when an agreement was made that could not be violated.
The content of the contract given by Kiritsugu Emiya was very simple, that is, on the condition that he would no longer harm Kayneth and Sora, he would order Diarmuid to commit suicide.
Faced with the choice between life and death, Kenneth finally gave in.
He looked at the last remaining Command Seal on his right hand with his dim and empty eyes, and then issued his last order as the Lancer Summoner.
“Crack!”
Without any warning, Diarmuid's body was pierced by the spear in his own hand.
Everyone was shocked, not only the people in the picture, but also the audience outside the picture.
No one was prepared for this result.
"ah… "
Two bright red tears flowed from Diarmuid's wide-open eyes, and he looked back instinctively.
What came into view was Kayneth, Sora, and Emiya Kiritsugu standing beside them.
"You guys... just like that..."
Diarmuid wailed in despair:
"Do you want to win so badly? Do you want to get the Holy Grail so badly? You even trample on me... the only wish in my heart... Don't you feel any shame at all!?"
"Unforgivable... I will never forgive you! You dead who are obsessed with fame and fortune and trample on the dignity of knights... I will use my blood to taint your beautiful dreams! May the Holy Grail be filled with curses! May your dreams bring disaster! When you fall into the abyss of hell, remember the anger of Diarmuid!"
Diarmuid's roar before his death shocked everyone.
The audience also fell silent at this moment. No one expected that Kiritsugu Emiya would use such cruel means to achieve the final victory.
What they didn't expect was that this was not the end yet, and the real cruelty was yet to come.
"—Will this restrict you?"
Facing Kayneth's remaining expectations, Emiya Kiritsugu nodded:
"Yes, the contract is established. I can no longer kill you."
The moment Emiya Kiritsugu finished speaking, numerous bullets shot from a distance and completely pierced through Kenneth's body.
"I can't, but... it's just me."
Emiya Kiritsugu's cold behavior completely shocked everyone.
“… Gah… Kill… Kill… Me…”
Facing Kayneth's last breath and the almost hellish pain, Emiya Kiritsugu did not even glance at him and replied calmly:
"I'm sorry, because of the restrictions of the contract, I can't kill you."
In the end, it was Altria who took action and ended Kayneth's life.
At this point, the Lancer team was completely destroyed, and it also completely triggered the conflict and estrangement between Kiritsugu Emiya and Altria.
…
The cinema fell silent.
The audience felt horrified for a moment as they looked at the cold-blooded and ruthless Emiya Kiritsugu.
"This is too much. Wouldn't it be enough to kill the Servant? Why kill Kayneth and his fiancée as well?"
"Yes, yes, although using hostages to threaten Kayneth to kill Lancer is quite excessive, it is at least understandable. Why kill Kayneth and Sora together when they have already lost their servants?"
"Emiya Kiritsugu's actions are too cruel. Doesn't he have any emotions at all?"
"What exactly does he want? Is Emiya Kiritsugu really seeking justice by obtaining the Holy Grail? I don't believe it at all now."
"Lancer's death was so miserable. So far, he is the servant who died the most miserable death."
"It's such a tragedy."
"… "
Various voices were heard, and people generally disagreed with Kiritsugu Emiya's actions, thinking that his methods were too cruel and that killing Kayneth and Sora was purely unnecessary.
Of course, not everyone thinks so. Some viewers feel that in a life-and-death war like the Holy Grail War, it is necessary to eradicate the enemies completely.
Otherwise, it is possible that Kayneth would regain the Command Seals like Kotomine Kirei did.
Of course, there are still too few such voices. Most people condemned Kiritsugu Emiya's cruel methods, believing that his methods were too despicable.
At the other end of the cinema, the king and many knights of the kingdom were also shocked by the scenes in the movie.
"This is truly an unexpected move. Although it is not a mistake and is indeed very effective, the method is too undisguised. This behavior can easily shake the morale of his subordinates. It seems that Emiya Kiritsugu lacks the mentality of a leader."
Wilhelm nodded to His Majesty Hubbard's speech. He had similar ideas to His Majesty the King, both looking at it from a leader's perspective.
Wycliffe's evaluation of Emiya Kiritsugu was quite straightforward. He spoke directly:
"I agree with Emiya Kiritsugu's approach. His means of winning were quite good. He won with the highest efficiency and the least sacrifice, but I don't agree with his purpose. Killing people just to end the war is the same as sending his soldiers to die just to win the war. In the end, nothing will be gained. Even if the war is ended and victory is achieved, what's the point? Who will appreciate his cruelty? It will only add to his reputation!"
"But if the Holy Grail can really fulfill any wish, what Emiya Kiritsugu did is indeed a benefit to mankind."
In response to General Wilhelm's speech, Wycliffe said indifferently:
"That's hard to say. After all, when a pure realist like Emiya Kiritsugu pursues something as idealistic or fanciful as the Holy Grail, this story is already very far-fetched and is destined to be a tragedy."
"Yes, it's like a fairy tale that symbolizes beauty. A highly intelligent criminal who will do anything to achieve his goal appears in it. The moment the creator of the story designs him, the whole story is doomed to become fragmented and there will no longer be any beauty."
The discussion ended with words from His Majesty Hubbard.
Both politicians and generals have made their own evaluations of Emiya Kiritsugu.
…
At the same time, at the Imperial Academy of Magic.
The magicians were discussing what had just happened.
"Kenneth is so stupid. He was fooled by such a simple trick."
"There was no other way. He actually had no choice at that time. There was almost no possibility of survival. He could only pray that Emiya Kiritsugu would spare his life."
"Self-enforced certificate, there seems to be something similar in reality, right?"
"Soul Contract, the effect is similar to this. This thing originally seemed to be something transmitted from the Chaos Realm. In fact, few normal people have the courage to use it."
"The lancer team deserved their death. Now there are only four teams left to fight for the Holy Grail."
"What on earth does Kotomine Kirei want to do? He shouldn't be the Master anymore, right?"
"See, now I want to know what outrageous things Emiya Kiritsugu can do."
"… "
The magicians were talking loudly, and everyone was looking forward to the subsequent plot.
Even though they knew they were destined not to see the true ending this time, they could do nothing about it and could only pray in their hearts that this chapter could be extended a little longer.