Chapter 82 The Confrontation Between the Agent and the Android

That was this morning.

"Kotomine Kirei... Madam, why are you suddenly talking about him?" The young man with golden eyes handed Saber the snacks he bought on the roadside, wondering.

"Well, although it's a bit despicable to get information this way, after all, you are the only one who has come into contact with Kotomine Kirei, so..." Irisviel blushed slightly and took a deep breath, "I want to know what kind of ability the man who even Kiritsugu is extremely wary of has!"

"Roar~~" Sakutsuki narrowed his eyes and said pointedly, "Isn't it because you noticed that the man is closer to Emiya Kiritsugu that you feel jealous?"

"No, no, no! How could it be possible!" Irisviel waved her hands and tried her best to deny.

"Irisviel, the forbidden relationship between two men is not allowed." Saber whispered to the side.

"How could this be possible, Saber!" The secret in her heart was revealed, and Irisviel's face flushed, and she gave the Knight King who didn't know what was going on a little pink fist.

"Hahahaha... Okay, I won't tease you anymore." After laughing for a while, Sakutsuki got back to the point, "Kotomine Kirei is a very dangerous person. If you don't count me, his strength in this Holy Grail War is one of the best, comparable to Kayneth."

"Kayneth... What about Kiritsugu? Who is stronger, him or Kotomine Kirei?" asked the silver-haired, red-eyed android. Her puzzled expression was like a child asking if Uruto Raman could beat a monster.

In response, Sakutsuki shook his head mercilessly: "Unfortunately, no."

"No way..."

"He's right, Irisviel." Saber on the side chimed in and gave a fair evaluation, "In any case, Kiritsugu is a killer who wins by catching the enemy by surprise, and since Kotomine Kirei is called the agent of the church, he must be better than Emiya Kiritsugu in terms of comprehensive quality."

"That's right." Sakutsuki nodded, "Kotomine Kirei is not a genius, he just put in dozens of times the effort of others, but because of this, his qualities in all aspects have reached the first-class level."

"There are the Black Keys of the church's agent in the distant past, and the Chinese martial arts Bajiquan in the recent past. The robe he wears is not only bulletproof but also magic-proof. What's more, his will is as solid as a rock, and ordinary illusions are useless. Unless you are like Saber and me, and you can absolutely crush the opponent in terms of hard power, it will be difficult for you to find a chance to win."

"You can't say that. What Kiritsugu taught me is not just driving skills." Irisviel puffed up her cheeks in dissatisfaction.

"I know, there is also the magic of refining that you Einzbern are best at, right?" The young man with golden eyes exposed Irisviel's trump card in one sentence, "But the problem is, as the representative of the church, hasn't Kotomine Kirei come into contact with enough magicians?"

The magicians who can be wanted by the church are all those who have gone too deep and too far on the path of magic, and even endangered the world, so the church ordered them to be killed-no matter how talented Irisviel is, she can't be compared with those wanted criminals who have been immersed in the magic for decades.

"If you have to encounter Kotomine Kirei, and there is no Saber to protect you, Irisviel, you have only one choice." Looking at Saber, the young man raised his index finger, "Throw out all your magic, restrict Kotomine Kirei, and then... run!"

"Run as far as you can!" Shuoyue's expression was firm.

"It's better to come to my side!" Saber's tone was firm.

The seamless connection between the two made Irisviel laugh and cry, and she said after a while.

"You two...are so good at understanding each other."

"Eh? Yes, yes?" Saber's ahoge shook.

"I'll take it as a compliment." The young man with golden eyes smiled slyly and nodded solemnly.

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The memory ended here. Irisviel stared at Kotomine Kirei with her beautiful red eyes. The numerous magic circuits in her body worked together to summon the unique skills of the Einzbern family.

"Shape ist leben!" (Shape, get life!)

The magic was completed in one breath with just two bars of chanting. The silver threads went back and forth, drawing arcs and forming complex outlines. They were entangled and tangled with each other, forming a complex three-dimensional object like a woven rattan. Majestic wings and sharp beaks, and feet with sharp claws. The refined silver thread work imitated a huge eagle.

No, it was not just an imitation of the appearance—

“Kyeeee!” The silver-threaded eagle let out a sharp cry like the friction of metal blades, and flew off from Irisviel’s arms. This was a quick artificial life form created by alchemy. Irisviel was now facing a life-or-death situation, and she placed her life on this “weapon”.

The eagle flew as fast as a bullet, far beyond Kirei’s imagination. He immediately twisted his body and barely dodged. The razor-sharp beak just brushed the tip of his nose.

The first attack missed, and the silver alchemical product immediately flew high and circled above Kirei’s head, as if it were a real goshawk hunting on the grassland, with its claws spread out on its legs, grabbing quickly and aiming at Kirei’s face.

But the agent was not just defending and not attacking. He was not afraid of the sharp claws, and used the Bajiquan boxing technique to swing hard, trying to shoot down the eagle.

The eagle that rushed down rapidly could no longer change its trajectory, and the iron fist hit the eagle’s abdomen.

“Hmm!?” But the one who cried out in surprise was Kirei. The moment his fist hit the eagle, its body twisted at the same time, returning to an amorphous silver thread, entwining his right fist like a vine.

Kotomine Kirei immediately tried to pull it apart with his left hand, but the silver thread rolled up, causing him to put his left hand in. The silver thread that had previously soared in the air in the form of an eagle now tightly bound Kirei's hands like handcuffs.

“… Hum.”

As a warrior who had experienced life-and-death battles with many magicians, Kotomine Kirei just snorted coldly and suddenly rushed towards Irisviel.

It was just that his hands were blocked, there was nothing to be afraid of, as long as he got close to the woman and kicked her, the battle would end.

“You underestimated me!” Irisviel shouted, pouring more magic power into the silver thread. A handful of silver thread untied from the ball of thread, this time flying in the air like a long snake, entwining the trunk of a nearby tree.

Even a strong agent must follow the basic rules of mechanics. When Kotomine Kirei lost his balance and stumbled, the silver thread became more and more entangled in the tree, dragging him over, and finally tied his hands tightly to the trunk.

It was a big tree with a trunk more than 30 centimeters thick. For ordinary people, it was as unshakable as a cement pillar, but even so, Irisviel almost succumbed to Kotomine Kirei's wrist strength - she originally planned to use the pressure of the silver thread to crush Kirei's hands, but her muscles and bones that were trained like steel were really strong beyond imagination. Her metal thread was stretched to the limit and almost broke at any time.

In order to prevent the thread from breaking, Irisviel had to continue to use all her magic to strengthen the metal and keep it taut, but this meant that she could not escape and even lost the strength to move.

The scene fell into a stalemate for a while.