Things are easy after that.
Because of her attachment to Kiritsugu, Xia Lei became a rare pacifist among vampires. She does not kill, nor does she suck blood directly. She only maintains her body's needs to a limited extent through methods such as blood packs.
This naturally caught Natalia's attention, because she was the same. The two of them, both of whom were different, became closer and closer. After a long talk, they were surprised to find that they were thinking about the same person. Is there anything more coincidental than this
The shared concern made the two of them close partners, and also made the emotions that kept them from turning into monsters. The two began to inquire about Kiritsugu's news.
However, Kiritsugu married Irisviel shortly after bombing the plane, and has been missing ever since. He was only active briefly during the Fourth Holy Grail War in 1994, and then retired again. This created a great obstacle to their search and made them discouraged again and again.
Fortunately, both of them were as perseverant and persistent as Kiritsugu, and would not look back once they set their sights on a goal. As long as there was a chance to go out, they would do everything they could to continue to explore.
Hard work pays off. During this mission to the Far East, in this small city in western Japan, they finally got news about Kiritsugu.
When they passed each other by chance while getting familiar with the environment, the white-haired mother and daughter in white clothes inadvertently uttered a certain pronunciation - "Kiritsugu", which attracted the attention of both of them.
I quietly followed the mother and daughter to a classical Japanese courtyard, and the Chinese characters "Emiya" were clearly written on the door.
Kairitoku is Kiritsugu, a very rare name, and coupled with the equally unique surname Emiya, fate has connected all of them together.
With a little trickery, they got the household registration information of the Emiya family. Seeing that thin face that had become mature but still familiar, Xia Lei and Natalia were completely sure that this man was their only concern and their last relative in this world.
Since Kiritsugu was not at home and humans and ghosts were on different paths, they were in a hurry to appear in front of Irisviel and Illya, but they just observed secretly and watched over the Emiya family silently.
Xia Lei was still a young girl when she became a vampire, and her mentality was relatively immature, so she went to Emiya's house more often. Natalia had strong self-control and went less often.
Originally, the two should have waited until Kiritsugu came back, and then watched him from afar to see if he was doing well. However, they did not expect that an enemy would suddenly appear and cause chaos in the Emiya household.
At that time, Xia Lei happened to be outside the wall, and she immediately informed Natalia who was staying behind. She arrived just in time to save Irisviel when Berserker was about to kill her.
Natalia said Xia Lei was stupid, but in fact, she was just as stupid. The two dead apostles who were no longer human had already made the worst plan. It didn't matter if this body that had long been dead and was just driven by blood and obsession was gone. If this remnant left in the world could do something for the last relatives, it would not be in vain for their perseverance for so many years.
Of course, just as Kiritsugu survived the ordeal and finally found happiness, the two women with ill-fated lives did not continue to suffer. The good connections Kiritsugu made in the second half of his life appeared one after another and resolved the crisis.
It was at this time that the person they were concerned about appeared in front of them.
"Ah, what a mess of coincidences. It doesn't sound real at all."
After listening to the two people's stories, Shinji commented.
"But there is no problem with the logic. I can't see any flaws. Master, what do you think?"
"They didn't lie, at most they hid something."
Scathach gave a faint smile to show her appreciation for Xia Lei and Natalia. They did not bow to this damn fate, they strangled fate by the throat.
"That's fine."
Shinji chuckled. There were really not many things in this world that could be hidden from Scathach. He didn't think that these two new Dead Apostles had this ability.
"The following is your internal affairs of the Emiya family. It is not appropriate for outsiders like us to interfere. Well, one more thing to say. You'd better control your instinctive reaction. They have not been standing firm for so many years because they want you to point a gun at them. Moreover, according to recent surveillance, they have indeed not attacked others for blood. Even a professional vampire hunter like me will turn a blind eye to such a way of existence."
"It's nothing. This is the kid's style." Natalia smiled and took out a pack of cigarettes from her pocket. She took out two cigarettes, one to her lips and one to Kiritsugu. "If he hadn't done this, I wouldn't be in this state where I don't know whether I'm dead or alive. I know him too well, just like he knows me too well."
"... "
The man, who remained silent throughout the story, took the cigarette and lit it without saying a word.
It was still a familiar brand, a familiar smell. In fact, he learned to smoke because of Natalia.
After exhaling a puff of smoke, the man spoke with difficulty, whispering with some trepidation and fear.
"You, don't you hate me?"
"Hate? What do you hate?" Natalia asked, "How can a mother hate her own child?"
"I—I'm going to kill you!"
That was the most painful murder in Kiritsugu Emiya's life, even more painful than killing his own father.
"Idiot." Natalia just smiled calmly. "I just said it. I know you, just like you know me. You know I will do whatever it takes to survive, and I also know you will sacrifice a few people to protect more people. It's just that my reaction was a little slow. I didn't expect you to be so fast. I really should retire, and you have surpassed me. I am very relieved about this."
"Natalia..."
"It's not that I don't hate you at all. At the beginning, I really hated you. I wanted to tie you to a rocket launcher and launch you out with the missile. However, after hearing your last words to me, I suddenly felt that nothing mattered anymore."
"... "
"You said to me at that time - I am your family. It was the first time someone said that to me. So kid, as long as you still treat me as family, I will never hate you, even if you still want to kill me."
"You... are my family, always have been." Kiritsugu repeated what he had said once before, "Although I no longer have the qualifications."
"Stupid, whether you are qualified or not is not up to you alone. If I say yes, it's yes."
Natalia slapped Kiritsugu on the head with a skilled slap. She had done this to him countless times before.
"Come on, kid, call me mom."
PS: I recommend a book "Itachi Reappears in Konoha" after a long time. The reason for the recommendation is very simple. First of all, the protagonist is Itachi, and he is reborn, without tragedy, which is in line with Jian Shao's fan fiction concept. Secondly, the author is an old author who is almost the same period as Jian Shao, and is also one of the first signed authors in the two-dimensional area. Jian Shao's "The Trail of Master Li" is 1.3 million words on the shelves, and his first book is also more than 1 million words on the shelves. So far, he has completed two books, which is faster than Jian Shao. The speed is guaranteed. In the current situation where eunuchs and unfinished works are everywhere, this is simply a breath of fresh air.