Bang! Bang!!
Two bullets were fired. One grazed Kirei Kotomine's cheek as he twisted, leaving a conspicuous trail of blood. The other grazed the edge of his left shoulder.
"Tch, not completely successful?"
Seeing that the two bullets only grazed the face and shoulder, Kiritsugu Emiya frowned, feeling the difficulty.
Even though Kirei Kotomine's right leg had lost mobility, the opponent's tenacious will and agile thinking hadn't weakened or dulled.
'Is Assassin dead already?'
'If I drag this on any longer, Saber might rush over.'
Hiding behind a barrier, disregarding his bleeding right leg, Kirei Kotomine sensed Assassin's exit.
The Geass symbol flashed in his eyes for an instant.
Kirei Kotomine struggled, attempting to stand up.
He couldn't go on like this...
Before Saber arrived, he had to kill Kiritsugu Emiya. Otherwise, he would break his promise to "His Majesty," which was absolutely impermissible for Kirei Kotomine.
A flaw...
Ordinary means wouldn't work on that extremely cautious man; a more significant "bargaining chip" was needed to make him enter the game.
He had to use his own life as bait to make Kiritsugu Emiya take the hook!
His bulletproof vest had been partially destroyed by grenades, so he couldn't charge forward while tanking bullets like before.
'Bringing this was indeed the right choice.'
Glancing at his side, covered by the tattered clothes, where the thing he originally brought was still strapped, Kirei Kotomine's expression looked a bit crazy.
"?!"
Suddenly seeing Kirei Kotomine pushing off with one leg, swinging his arms to balance his body while hopping and charging frontally, Kiritsugu Emiya was stunned.
He didn't understand what the opponent was thinking.
Such a blatant posture, charging frontally with an injured right leg and inconvenienced body, was simply giving him a golden opportunity.
Even knowing there might be a trap, Kiritsugu Emiya wouldn't let it pass.
He raised the gun in his hand, aimed at the hopping priest, and pulled the trigger.
Bang! Bang! Bang!!!
Whoosh! Whoosh!!
Having already sensed the opponent's movements, Kirei Kotomine barely avoided the bullets aimed at his left leg and brain.
However, his chest was hit, leaving a bloody hole.
Suffering the impact, his body paused slightly.
But just for that instant, he began to move forward with difficulty again.
'Seven normal bullets left...'
Estimating the bullets in the gun, his mind began to spin wildly.
The wall behind him offered no retreat. Facing Kirei Kotomine, who jumped at low altitude waving his fist, he made a judgment.
Time Alter: Double Accel!
As if his heart was being squeezed tight, his body bore an unnecessary burden.
His already heavy body dodged the fist smashing into the wall with extreme speed.
Bang!!
The impact sent Kiritsugu Emiya flying. Debris smashed onto his cheek, causing significant scratches.
But at this moment, he glanced at the opponent's feet. Two grenades with their pins removed were floating in the low air...
BOOM!!
An explosion occurred at close range, involving both of them.
"Pfft... gah!"
Even knowing he wouldn't be unscathed, Kiritsugu Emiya did it anyway.
Cough... cough...
Pitch-black smoke generated, making it impossible to see what happened ahead.
Kiritsugu Emiya struggled to crawl up from the ground, opening his blurry eyes to watch.
"Cough, cough..."
Until the smoke dispersed, he never let down his guard, the gun in his hand ready to be raised at any time.
'It's over.'
Witnessing Kirei Kotomine lying on the ground, his legs missing and covered in blood, Kiritsugu Emiya knew he had secured the critical advantage.
Click!
"Pfft... wah!"
Lying on the ground, spitting out blood, Kirei Kotomine didn't speak, but he knew Kiritsugu Emiya beside him had raised his gun aiming at him.
Blood covered the ground like a carpet...
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!!
Splurt!
Continuous gunshots rang out, and the feedback sound of hitting flesh also resounded.
To prevent Kirei Kotomine's sudden movement, he specifically "double-tapped" key parts like the brain and heart.
Only after emptying the remaining bullets and confirming the opponent was lifeless did Kiritsugu finally heave a sigh of relief.
This struggle... if not for preparing so much in advance, it would have been really hard to take down this difficult guy.
His raised hand paused in the air; he sometimes always made such a move. That posture and habit of wanting to smoke still hadn't changed.
"You were right... Saber."
"I have to make a change."
Smiling bitterly for a moment, Kiritsugu stumbled forward.
He still had to check if this guy Kirei Kotomine had brought the Dragon Ball out.
Although this guy was already barely clothed... he still had to look.
Clatter!
But when he saw clearly the orange orb hanging on the opponent's side waist, he hesitated.
Such an important item... he found it hard to believe he would get it from Kirei Kotomine so easily.
Theoretically, according to this "duel setup," the opponent should have given the Dragon Ball to Tokiomi Tohsaka for safekeeping beforehand.
Although carrying the orb could be understood as confidence in winning, no matter what, Kiritsugu Emiya found it hard to convince himself.
Although the opponent's brain and heart were shot through and he was dead, Kiritsugu Emiya always had an unreal feeling.
That guy who was thorny for him, the enemy of his wife and assistant, was now...
"!?"
But the instant he let down his guard, the already scar-covered body moved.
"For His Majesty!!"
Red light that Kiritsugu had never seen before emitted from his eyes, shocking him.
'Impossible! I clearly shot through his brain and heart!!'
Subconsciously wanting to pull away, it was already too late.
That terrifying "corpse" raised the orange orb and proclaimed loudly.
"All Glory Be to Lu..."
The red light only lasted for an instant, and the moving body fell to the ground again.
At same time, the orange orb exploded.
'A dissimulated bomb?!'
Reacting, Kiritsugu was truly stunned at this moment.
Although he had guessed Kirei Kotomine would have "abnormal" means, he completely hadn't expected this suicide attack of "swearing loyalty."
One must know that just now when he and Kirei Kotomine fought so fiercely, the opponent didn't take out any means other than magecraft.
As a result, after "dying," he played dead and performed such an act?
It didn't fit this guy's style and personality at all!
Especially those two sentences...
"For His Majesty!!"
"All Glory Be to Lu..."
There was something he didn't know...
But realizing it now was too late.
Exploding at such close range, he couldn't dodge at all, not even having anything to use as cover.
BOOM!!!
A massive roar rang out at the pier.
That was the vilest gift prepared by Kirei Kotomine for Kiritsugu Emiya.
To let him feel the pain and despair of his loved ones...
A "Specialty" with the same method of death as his wife and assistant!!
PS: Here, one can only say that Kirei Kotomine was forced to have a 'flash of lucidity' by "Geass" and played ruined corpse. Normally, if dueling with Kiritsugu, he wouldn't do this. Unfortunately, he was given a death order by Lelouch before, that he must kill Kiritsugu no matter what. So he went with the will that even if he died, he must kill Kiritsugu. Even if Kiritsugu confirmed the kill, he didn't expect this guy to play dead, and his behavior was so crazy it didn't match previous understanding.