Type-Moon, is this really not the Reverse Side of the World?

"Are any of these women normal?"

In the forest between the Einzbern castle and Fuyuki City, the newly escaped Lin Jiuan muttered indignantly as he walked. "Who is the Beast here, me or them?"

One hour! He had been ridden like a horse by that pervert Artoria for a full hour! It was only at the end, when Artoria had probably absorbed too much of his chaotic and corrupting mana and passed out, that he was finally able to escape the humiliating fate of being ridden by a knight.

Though it had been pleasurable, Lin Jiuan still felt deeply humiliated. He was a mighty Beast, a Beast of Calamity destined to destroy human civilization! Being fought over by several women and then used as a mount... if word of this got out, would he have any face left? Even that crybaby Kama would probably laugh at him.

"Hm?"

A faint sound reached his ears. Lin Jiuan looked to his right.

SWISH!

Instantly, the sound of the wind seemed to slow. Strictly speaking, it wasn't that the wind slowed, but that the figure was too fast. It was a figure in a black combat suit, wearing a red coat. Because it had no mana fluctuations and had perfectly concealed its presence and even its killing intent, by the time Lin Jiuan noticed him, he was already less than ten meters away.

In the next instant, the figure's body exploded with a speed unattainable by humans, leaving afterimages as he closed the distance in a flash.

So fast? Lin Jiuan's pupils shrank slightly. He subconsciously raised his arm, his mana surging.

Pfft!

A dagger instantly pierced his raised right arm, followed by a series of rapid stabs into his left arm, abdomen, neck, and other vital nodes of his magic circuits, with the final blow piercing his chest. Only then did Lin Jiuan see his attacker's face. His jaw was wrapped in bandages, and under his red hood, only a pair of emotionless eyes were visible.

"Kiritsugu... Emiya."

A flicker of confusion crossed Kiritsugu's eyes. Partly because this boy had recognized him instantly, but mostly because... he wasn't dead yet. Just now, the moment the boy had mobilized his mana, he had struck multiple vital nodes of his magic circuits with a knife infused with his dual Origin of 'Severing' and 'Binding'. For a magus, such injuries were more fatal than having their heart crushed.

But if he wasn't dead, then he just had to be destroyed more thoroughly. Kiritsugu didn't hesitate. He reached for the short gun at his waist to blow Lin Jiuan's head to pieces. But the moment his hand gripped the holster, he stopped. Not out of mercy, but because a hand—Lin Jiuan's hand—was already on top of his, preventing him from drawing the gun.

How is that possible? Kiritsugu looked at the hand, a sense of absurdity rising within him. He was using 'Time Alter', a combat application of his family's time-manipulation magecraft, altering his internal organs and blood flow to achieve speeds several times his normal physical limit. Combined with his now Servant-level body, not even many Lancers known for their speed could keep up with his burst. And... for such a small child, wasn't this strength a bit too exaggerated? What kind of being was this?

This all happened in an instant. The second his draw was blocked, Kiritsugu made the most correct decision he could: he drew his knife with his other hand to sever the wrist of the hand holding his, then rapidly retreated while drawing his gun and aiming at the boy's head.

BANG!

Lin Jiuan suddenly tilted his head. The bullet, trailing smoke, grazed his cheek. His severed hand fell to the ground and dissolved into a puddle of black mud. A sickening sound of growth and regeneration came from his stump, and in an instant, his hand had grown back. All the fatal wounds on his body were completely healed. Only the holes in his clothes and the bloodstains proved what had just happened.

Lin Jiuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and sighed. "Honestly, why does every Tom, Dick, and Harry think they can kill me?"

Kiritsugu gave him a deep look and, without a shred of hesitation, turned and fled. As an assassin, if the first strike fails, one must retreat a thousand miles. He certainly wouldn't be provoked by such obvious taunts.

"Running?" Lin Jiuan tilted his head, a boyishly innocent yet exceptionally cruel smile on his face. He pushed off hard with his right foot.

BOOM!

The ground beneath his foot visibly collapsed. Lin Jiuan shot forward like an arrow, rapidly closing the distance to Kiritsugu. Although the mana of this land was controlled by that thing in the local Grail, and he, a 'Dragon', couldn't snatch much from its mouth, with the 'Heart of Níðhöggr' and the 'Lesser Grail' he had obtained from Irisviel, his internal mana reserves, even without drawing from the leylines, were now enough for Artoria to fire her Noble Phantasm multiple times. And his physical abilities, boosted by that immense mana and the Heart, had long since reached the level of a Heroic Spirit.

"You stabbed me so many times. You have to let me hit you back at least once, right?"

"Come, Kiritsugu Emiya, face me!" Lin Jiuan roared with a savage grin, swinging his right fist at Kiritsugu's back.

Kiritsugu's eyes remained cold. Knowing he couldn't dodge this monster's attack, he immediately turned and crossed his arms to block. The fist slammed into his forearms. After a brief pause, a cloud of vapor exploded at the point of impact.

BOOM!

Kiritsugu's body was sent flying backward like a cannonball, snapping countless trees and then sliding and tumbling for dozens of meters before coming to a stop. And then... there was no then. By the time Lin Jiuan arrived at the spot where Kiritsugu had fallen, he was gone. Probing with his mana, he couldn't sense his life force either.

"Time Alter, huh?" Lin Jiuan stared expressionlessly at the patch of grass, now stained with a pool of dark red blood. Then, as if thinking of something fun, he looked around, a slight smile on his lips, his red eyes once again filled with amusement. "Alright, I admit I can't find you in a short time. But what do you think will happen if I just destroy everything here?"

"Ki-ri-tsu-gu... E-mi-ya."

The next second, Lin Jiuan's red eyes instantly transformed into the vertical slits of a golden dragon.

"ROAR!!!"

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