"Hello, Emiya-san." Merlín greeted curiously.
"Hello, the man destined for tragedy from past to future." Sora smiled.
Kiritsugu naturally did not get angry.
The ability to see through the future?
Such a Servant would indeed be formidable.
There were legendary figures in history with such abilities.
For example, Zhuge Liang, the master of strategic foresight.
"You can see my past and future?" Kiritsugu walked over, one hand resting on the gun at his waist.
"Yes. A tragic childhood led to a misguided idea, which resulted in even greater mistakes, mistakes that lasted a lifetime." Sora shook his head.
In his plan, Kiritsugu was very important.
After all, in the Fourth Holy Grail War, it was this man who ultimately won and survived for five years after the war ended.
He wasn't killed by anyone… he died of illness.
This showed how formidable he was.
It was just because he lacked crucial information that his convictions turned into a tragic joke.
"Mistakes? Obtaining the Holy Grail will allow me to rectify the mistakes I've made." Kiritsugu understood that the man truly knew his past.
He had once personally used a surface-to-air missile to kill his own mentor, the only family member on that plane, all to avoid causing more casualties.
"You have always believed that sacrificing the few to save the many is the right thing to do."
"However, I tell you, if a method can only save a certain number of people by sacrificing others, then that method itself is evil."
"An evil method can never achieve a just outcome… it will only taint justice." Sora shook his head.
"Hmph, you don't understand anything." Kiritsugu frowned. "My pain and experiences surpass yours."
"Haha, another Nagato?" Sora shook his head. "You are the one who doesn't understand."
"The life of a killer and the struggles of a magus have narrowed your perspective. Do you truly believe obtaining the Holy Grail will grant your wish?" Sora shook his head.
"What else?" Kiritsugu felt a subtle implication in the other party's words.
"Heh, we'll see. Reality will teach you the lesson I'm telling you." Sora naturally knew that empty words alone wouldn't convince this man.
This was a man with such strong willpower that he could execute his own biological father and blow up his mentor, his only family!
Just then, in the dining room, the cryptic conversation between the two men caught the attention of the three women.
Irisviel whispered, "Are men's topics always this heavy?"
"They are discussing important matters." Artoria understood, being a king herself.
At that moment, Kiritsugu stopped trading barbs with Sora.
He looked at Artoria and said, "Since we have such formidable strength, we can simply crush our opponents."
"We'll move out together and eliminate the other Servants. That should do it."
At this point, he still didn't know that seven Servants needed to be absorbed for the Greater Grail to grant a truly powerful wish.
Like 'world peace'.
"Do we have to kill all the other Servants?" Irisviel asked, a little reluctant.
"If we don't kill them, we can't win and obtain the Holy Grail." Kiritsugu was resolute.
Sora thought to himself, 'The Holy Grail is right beside you… it just needs to be filled.'
"We could defeat them one by one and patiently persuade them to cede the Holy Grail to us." Sora deliberately pretended to be naive.
"You're truly naive. Do you think the three founding families, Einzbern, Tohsaka, and Matou, would agree to that?" Kiritsugu shook his head.
If you didn't kill your enemies, they wouldn't truly submit.
Only the dead never voiced opposition.
That was the creed of an assassin.
"But we could defeat them first and capture their Servants." Sora put on a facade of righteousness.
"Exactly! After all, we have three Servants, and we're strong enough to capture them alive without killing." Merlín chimed in, backing her boss.
Their stance resonated with Irisviel and Artoria.
"Yes, that would be better." Irisviel said firmly.
Sora thought: If everyone were captured, he'd be curious to see how the three founding families, the masterminds behind this, would then handle the conflict. Would they kill these people to fulfill the conditions for the Lesser Grail to activate the Greater Grail?
And when they saw the Greater Grail corrupted by the black mud, Kiritsugu would realize the enormity of his mistake.
"Alright, shall we discuss our strategy then?" Sora asked with feigned excitement.
Kiritsugu nodded.
He figured it didn't matter. After they captured the enemies, he could just kill them secretly.
For the sake of his future goal, it was worth it.
He firmly believed this.
"Let's assess the situation. The most powerful Servant is undoubtedly Gilgamesh." Sora calculated.
"His Master is Tohsaka Tokiomi. Defeat Gilgamesh, and the other Servants won't be a concern."