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Chapter 21: Emiya Kiritsugu’s Private Life Is So Messy

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  Keh: "..."

  Keh was momentarily speechless after hearing Chihiro's words. While he wouldn't call himself a good person, he wasn't about to admit to being a viliher.

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  Chihiro: "And you, Gilgamesh, why did you kill the Bull of Heaven in the first pce?"

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  Chihiro: "Was it to save the suffering people, or was it merely for your own pride?"

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  Chihiro: "If it was for yourself, then I pity you. It makes you entirely unworthy of Enkidu's sacrifice."

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  Gilgamesh: "You mohis king has tolerated your insolence for too long!"

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  Chihiro's words had iruck a h Gilgamesh, hitting him where it hurt most.

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  Chihiro: "I've been putting up with you for long enough."

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  Chihiro: "Holy, Tohsaka Tokiomi, you have my dolences."

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  Chihiro: "Of all the times you could summon Gilgamesh, you had to get this haughty and arrogant version of him."

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  Gilgamesh was indeed known for his brash nature during his younger years. It was only after meeting Enkidu, sent by the gods to guide him, that he began to mature into a more banced ruler.

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  Tohsaka Tokiomi: "??!!!"

  Tokiomi was caught pletely off guard. How did he get dragged into this flict? Chihiro was definitely putting him in a difficult spot, especially with Gilgamesh standing right o him.

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  Gilgamesh: "You i cur! Chihiro, I'll make sure you die a most miserable death!"

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  Chihiro: "Go ahead, try."

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  Though Zhang Jiao and Red Hare couldn't match Gilgamesh one-ohey didn't have to face him alone. Besides, they had an advahat Gilgamesh cked: regional affinity bonuses.

  Servants summoned during the Holy Grail War often received bonuses based on their fame and legends in the area where they were summohis was because the power of a Heroic Spirit depended heavily on the collective reition and knowledge about them.

  In familiar territory, where their legends were most known, Servants could receive signifit enhas to their abilities. A prime example was Vd III in Fate/Apocrypha, who received a double local reputation bonus in Romania, allowing him to tend evenly with Karna without using "Kazikli Bey."

  While Zhang Jiao and Red Hare weren't in their homend, they still beed from the widespread popurity of Romance of the Three Kingdoms in Japan, which grahem a notable boost in strength.

  As long as they didn't face Gilgamesh head-on, they didn't have much to fear.

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  Emiya Kiritsugu: "..."

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  He hadn't anticipated that his dream would set off such heated disputes within the group. It was clear to everyohat Chihiro and Gilgamesh were truly at odds now.

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  ["Since you couldn't do it, I'll do it in your stead,"]

  [Shirou Emiya spoke up suddenly.]

  ["Hm?"]

  [Emiya Kiritsugu g Shirou in surprise.]

  ["Dad, you're an adult now, so it's too te for you. But I'm still young."]

  [Shirou said resolutely, "So, I'll carry on your dream for you!"]

  ["..."]

  [For the first time, a faint smile appeared on Emiya Kiritsugu's face. "I'm relieved to hear that."]

  [The se shifted to a bright beach.]

  [A young boy and a teenager pyed in the sand, their ughter eg in the distance.]

  [The boy bore a striking resembo a young Emiya Kiritsugu.]

  ["Hey, Kiritsugu, what do you want to be when you grow up?"]

  ["I want to be a hero of justice!"]

  [The young Emiya's face shoh the innod enthusiasm of childhood.]

  [The video ended.]

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  Irisviel: "Kiritsugu..."

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  Irisviel's voice held a trace of sadness as she watched the s. It was the first time she'd seen Kiritsugu look so genuinely happy. What had he endured over the years to bee the hardened man she knew now?

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  Emiya Kiritsugu: "Shirley..."

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  Seeing the girl in the video, he ulled bato painful memories. She was his first love and the source of some of his deepest regrets.

  He hadn't expected to see her again, even if it was only in a memory.

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  [Questiarding the retionship between Shirou Emiya and Kiritsugu Emiya, which of the following descriptions is correct?]

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  [A: Shirou Emiya is the son of Kiritsugu Emiya and Irisviel.]

  [B: Shirou Emiya is the illegitimate son of Kiritsugu Emiya and Maiya Hisau.]

  [C: Shirou Emiya is Illyasviel's brother.]

  [D: Shirou Emiya is a student of Waver Velvet.]

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  Waver: "Huh? Why am I involved in this?"

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  Waver: "A student? Does that mean I'll be a teacher iure?"

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  Iskander: "Hahaha, Waver, wouldn't that suit you just fine?"

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  Keh: "Hmph, only if option D is the correswer."

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  If Waver did bee a teacher at the Clock Tower, it would mean that he survived the Fourth Holy Grail War, and possibly even triumphed in it. Was it thanks to Iskander?

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  Damn it, that should have been my Servant, Kehought bitterly.

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  Tohsaka Tokiomi: "This question is pletely specutive."

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  He had no idea about Hisau Maiya's retionship with Emiya Kiritsugu, but the name Illyasviel hi a familial e. Could she be Kiritsugu's daughter?

  If option C were correct, then wouldn't A also be true? But this question was not a multiple-choice question. There could only be one correswer.

  Thus, option C had to be ruled out. As for D, there were no hints in the video to support it; it seemed like a distractor.

  The real choices boiled down to A and B, which presented opposite sarios. It was hard to believe that Shirou wasn't Kiritsugu's biological son. That seemed too outndish.

  If A were the ahen the question would be too easy. The logical choice was B.

  So, was it true? Did Emiya Kiritsugu have a chaotic private life after all?

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