Kirei Kotomine: The Fake Priest - Epilogue
A few days later...
"Yes, that's right. I've just sent the Monokuma Incident Report that details what happened during my disappearance. It should reach London in a few days," Kotomine said into the phone,
"One thing to note though... I imagine you'll find it quite similar to Aoko Aozaki's Gotham City Incident Report and Shiki Tohno's Crossed Testimony. This is not something we can continue to ignore. If I were you, I would send someone to go investigate this disturbance further. I feel as though things are building up to some sort of grand-scale event the likes of which we could never imagine..." The priest suggested.
A few days had passed as he had chosen to return to his home world in Fuyuki City, Japan, just in time for the Fifth Holy Grail War. But before all the Masters would gather, he knew he had to submit his report to the Mages' Association, as this string of events had admittedly piqued his interest. However, he needed a break. Let someone else worry about all this. As he stood in his Church, speaking to the phone, he briefly recalled his adventures again, describing the Murder Games and his speculation that Aozaki and Tohno had also underwent a situation like this in their reports.
"Duly noted. I'll look into it when it arrives," the voice on the other end replied,
"Who would you suggest in that case?"
"Someone powerful. I barely managed to get out of there alive by my teeth," Kotomine answered, thinking for a brief moment, before an idea came to mind, "Someone like... the Burial Agency's Seventh."
The seventh member of the Burial Agency. The Church's trump card. She would be someone who they could count on to continue this tiresome job. Who else would be better for the job than someone who was stronger than Kotomine himself?
"..." The other voice remained silent for a minute, before clearing his throat,
"I see. I'll consult the higher-ups about it then after the report arrives. I look forward to reading it," it said, before hanging up, leaving Kotomine alone in his Church.
"Hmph. Yes, something is about to happen very soon..." The priest murmured to himself,
"A storm is coming. A fire is rising. Hopefully, whatever is coming, it'll prove to be as exciting as the Monokuma Incident... but without the headaches," He chuckled to himself, folding his arms behind his back and beginning to make his way towards the other room.
A man with golden armor was waiting for him, a glass of wine in his hands.
"Ah, there you are. I was almost beginning to miss you," the golden man said with a small chuckle, sipping some of the wine,
"Fortunately, this physical body renders Independent Action obsolete, so it wasn't like I had an exact time limit before I had to disappear, but this place is quite dull without you around..."
"Yes. Well, I imagine you'll be especially entertained by the little story I have for you..."
A few more days later...
The night skies were cold. But she liked it like that. It was lonely, but she didn't mind it that much. All the light, the cars, the life down there. Aside from the local curry hangout, a place of solitude was her favorite place to be. Fiddling with a Black Key, she sat like a still statue, expressionless and emotionless.
In the Church, there existed a division within it. The Burial Agency. A group of extremely powerful Executors who specialize in killing demons rather than exorcising them. Among them, the seventh member, simply codenamed "Ciel," was said to be the strongest Executor in all of the Church, surpassing even Kirei Kotomine himself.
It was no wonder that he'd recommend her to pick up this Akibahara case.
"Ciel," a man said from the shadows without even introducing himself.
"Yes. What is it?" The young woman replied, not looking at him.
"What can you tell me about the recent incident reports?"
"Tohno-kun reported, to me personally of course, that he had encountered people supposedly from other worlds, as well as a strange phenomenon known as the Crossed that could not be found in the database of the Mages' Association. It was speculated that Tohno-kun encountered the Multi-Dimensional Refraction Phenomenon, but the case would have been dropped due to lack of leads to go on... if not for the fact that Aozaki submitted her own report that detailed a similar situation that Tohno-kun went through; also running into people from other worlds," Ciel spoke coolly without missing a beat, before continuing.
"Before the Mages' Association and the Church could figure out if this was something that had to be addressed, Executor Kirei Kotomine also went through this anomaly, disappearing for three days, before returning and promptly submitting his Monokuma Incident Report. Now the old men are in a panic, and for good reason."
"Good..." The man nodded, pleased with the answer,
"The way you speak though... I imagine you can guess what we want from you, in that case, Executor Ciel?"
"Yes, yes. You want me to investigate these incidents, I presume? Very well. I'm not exactly sure what I'll run into, so right now, it feels like a waste of our time, but if you have a lead to go on, I suppose I have no choice."
"Sharp as ever. Now, let's start talking business..."
"Tch... Tying together these cases... Making sense out of this Akibahara mention... What a pain. I'll grow gray hairs in no time..." Ciel spoke.
End