My name is Lin Hao,
I was captured by Kiritsugu...
285:16:32
Emiya Kiritsugu has three pieces of materials that Kuu Maiya collected for him.
The first is about a woman from Country C named "Lin Hao". She was born in a family of magicians there, or a family of cultivators in local law. She was originally very talented, but she was paralyzed in bed because of a magic accident. She lost all feeling below her neck. After long-term treatment, her arms regained the ability to move and she was able to use magic. However, her family had given up on cultivating her. Three years ago, she came to a famous medical school in Japan for further treatment. Records show that she is still receiving treatment and has not left.
The second one is a girl with the same name and identical appearance who is hospitalized in Fuyuki General Hospital. She was admitted to the hospital a year ago. Her symptoms are paralysis from the waist down. She is accompanied by a maid who takes care of her daily life. Sanqian is monitoring this place. The familiar took photos of her drawing the magic circle alone in a wheelchair on the stage, photos of the magic circle glowing, and photos of the maid who was not on stage pushing her wheelchair away from the stage. This document also comes with a comparison of the similarity between the photo of the maid's back and the vague image of the woman who invaded the Einzbern Annex before.
The third is the medical records of Fuyuki General Hospital over the past year. Judging from these records, not only did Lin Hao's paralysis not improve, but he continued to suffer from serious illnesses. At first glance, there is nothing special, but if you compare it vertically, you will find a shocking fact: every Every time she "gets sick", a patient with the same illness will be cured and discharged from the hospital. Some of them are even diseases that are impossible to cure based on Fuyuki's medical conditions. Follow-up investigations show that these recovered patients all recover after being discharged from the hospital. Very healthy, and some diseases that are easy to relapse have not relapsed.
"I tried to let the familiars fly in to find the target, but as soon as they entered the hospital, they lost control and behaved like wild bats. They only returned to normal after leaving the hospital by chance." Kuu Maiya looked at Kiritsugu. The hospital building seemed thoughtful, so he took a step closer to explain.
"Let's go." Emiya Kiritsugu didn't respond. He put away the information and walked straight to the hospital door. Although it was irrational to step into a caster's position, the short-haired woman who never doubted him immediately followed him. .
The entire hospital is full of magic tricks that operate on their own and are triggered by conditions. Not only are they completely undetectable from the outside, but even inside, if they are not determined in advance and carry out targeted inspections, they will be missed. There is no doubt that this hospital has already It was transformed into an excellent magic workshop by Caster using the [Position Creation] class ability.
However, this workshop did not have any offensive spells at all, which made the defensive spells that Kiritsugu had originally set up in vain. The only thing that could be barely called it was that after someone asked about the situation in Ward 401, it made this person forget. After finding the answer and giving up the intention to ask again, Kiritsugu directly determined the location of Lin Hao's ward after discovering this magic trap that contained 300 taels of silver.
"What's wrong?" When he heard Maiya's confused voice, Emiya Kiritsugu realized that he was standing in front of the elevator in a daze without pressing the button to call the elevator.
"I'm hesitating." The Magician Killer admitted that his previous judgment on this master was wrong: "The decision that was made when I heard your report of 'discovering Caster's master' may no longer be implemented."
While caster puts his master inside the magic workshop where he thinks it is safe, he breaks in and seizes his master's command spell or directly banishes him.
That was originally the case, but now things are out of control.
Emiya Kiritsugu's wish for the Holy Grail is to "save the world." He is a gentle man, but because he is too gentle, he becomes unable to forgive the cruelty of this world. Therefore, in addition to killing to stop killing, he uses the number of human lives to I don't know any way to realize this wish except to judge which side is more worthy of saving, so I have to place my hope in the Holy Grail that can produce miracles.
And now, someone is showing another way as if they were laughing loudly at him - taking all the sorrow, misfortune, pain, despair, and regret that need saving in the world on their own shoulders, truly saving the world, and only one person will sacrifice, To achieve this kind of carrying requires the power of miracles.
"If your wishes are the same, why not form an alliance with her?" Although Kuu Maiya understands Kiritsugu's wishes and is willing to support him, she is not as fanatical as him. All her actions are just to achieve Kiritsugu himself. wishes, and has calmly analyzed it at this time.
"I need to talk to her." Maybe the girl didn't know the ultimate meaning of her behavior at all. She just wanted to save others, but because magic was not convenient to display in front of the world, she simply used Caster's power to divert other people's pain. Just give it to yourself and then heal secretly.
In Ward 401, Emiya Kiritsugu, who walked into the room quietly, carefully checked the room to make sure there was no magic trap before walking towards the bed, while Maiya stood guard at the door.
The girl named Lin Hao was sleeping soundly in the hospital bed. Although the medical record card stated that she was 22 years old, the wide hospital gown made her look more like 15 or 6 years old despite her thin body.
Compared with the photo data, her originally rosy face has turned pale, her round face with baby fat has also slimmed down into a pointed chin, her thin eyebrows seem to be drooping due to discomfort, and her messy ear-length short hair is slightly... Withered and yellow.
"Well..." The girl's sleep was very light. She was awakened as soon as Kiritsugu walked to the bed. She opened her eyes and looked at the tall man in black in front of her. There was an unconscious blur in the dark, completely non-reflective eyes. and doubts.
Brush, Kiritsugu took out a gun and put it between her eyebrows.
The girl's pupils dilated slightly, her eyes swept over Kiritsugu and Maiya, and then she closed her eyes again with an expression that showed she knew this was the case and had no choice.
"You can summon caster to save you, Sister Lin." Kiritsugu pointed to the back of her right hand with a bright red mark. Although the strange patterns of the four rings nested inside each other were exactly the same as the biochemical warning signs, the magic power fluctuated. There is no doubt that it is a Command Seal.
"No." The girl's voice was a little low, hoarse and determined due to illness.
Buzz——
"Many preset magic formulas have been activated." Although Maiya's magic skills are not high, it is still possible to judge that such an upright and effective magic formula is possible: "But the magic power fluctuations come from other wards."
Although Maiya couldn't judge the effect, Kiritsugu was different. This kind of transfer magic... He thought he was going to kill her, so he just cured everyone else's disease first?
"Do you want to die?!" As a magician killer, it was easy to interrupt this straightforward preset magic with a wave of his hand, but Emiya Kiritsugu was still palpitated by the number of magic spells that were triggered in an instant, which basically destroyed the entire The huge scale of the transfer of symptoms from all patients in the hospital and even around the hospital.
The caster would actually be willing to help her master create such useless workshops and spells?
Lin Hao opened one eye, glanced at the muzzle of the gun still pointed at his forehead, and closed it again.
Does this mean "It's obvious that you want to kill me" and "I don't want to talk to you"?
Kiritsugu smiled before he could get angry: "Maiya, go bring the car over." "Yes."
Under the horrified gaze of the girl in a hospital gown, the tall man in black picked up his female companion in black and wrapped her in a bedsheet after she left, and then walked straight outside.
Lin Hao, who could only move his arms, hit him with his weak fists.
"Either you bring Caster back, or I take you away." Emiya Kiritsugu kept saying at his feet.
The girl was stunned and turned to grab his hair. This time, her hands were restrained.
After that, she kept struggling and even used some magic, but she was resolved one by one by Kiritsugu, who had experienced many battles.
In the end, she couldn't move anymore because of her anemia and dizziness, so she succumbed and was put into Maiya's car and quickly taken away.
The doctors and patients at the hospital found nothing wrong throughout the whole process under the influence of Kiritsugu's hint of magic.
274:35:56
In the guest room of Einzbern Annex, Irisviel was taking care of the girl brought back by Kiritsugu.
Although this girl named Lin Hao should be the enemy in this Holy Grail War as the master, but after reading the information that Kiritsugu forwarded, she has completely regarded the girl as one of her own.
When she once again tried to smooth the girl's frown even in her sleep, her eyelashes trembled, and then she opened her eyes.
"Ah, good you're awake," Irisviel casually touched her forehead: "If you're not feeling well, don't force yourself to use that kind of magic."
"Excuse me, are you..." Lin Hao blinked and looked around, seemingly surprised that he was taken away but not restricted at all.
"Irisviel von Einzbern, has Caster told you about our identity?" Irisviel asked softly.
Caster's ability to collect information is even better than that of Assassin. Presumably, the information of Masters who did not deliberately hide themselves has been known to this child.
"Well... my name is 'Lin Hao'" the girl raised her hand and looked at the command spell on the back of her hand, and replied with a sigh of relief.
It seems that she cares about her servant, but not as a fighting force in the Holy Grail War, but more like a friend or family member? Seeing this, Irisviel smiled even more gently.
"You...woo!"
Lin Hao raised her arms and seemed to want to sit up and reply, but suddenly she was like a puppet with its strings cut off and moved to the bottom of the bed. Her eyes widened in horror, but she was completely unable to control her limbs.
"Okay, you can't get up now," the wife quickly supported the girl who almost fell out of bed: "Your magic circuit is still exhausted due to excessive consumption of magic power."
According to Kiritsugu, the child seemed to be frightened by him yesterday and rashly activated a spell that only a caster or a very high-level magician could activate. As a result, her already poor physical condition became more serious.
"You should know... I am Caster's master, right? Are we enemies?" Lin Hao seemed to try to use force but failed. In desperation, she let Irisviel help her lie down again.
"I know~ But I'm a good child, so it doesn't matter~" Irisviel smiled at her and reached out to touch her head.
Lin Hao looked very disapproving but had nothing to say.
"I..." She seemed to finally think of what she wanted, but as soon as she spoke, her eyes suddenly lost their luster, her breathing stopped, and her arms hung down softly.
"Okay?!" Irisviel was startled and quickly used healing magic on the suddenly unconscious girl.
Because it was not an injury but an attack of disease, especially some diseases that were not possible to coexist together, the effect of healing magic was very limited. Lin Hao resumed breathing only after a thin layer of sweat appeared on Irisviel's forehead.
"I'm sorry...my healing magic can only cure 'external' injuries and diseases..." Irisviel put away the magic light in her hand and said a little apologetically.
Not only was she paralyzed by a chronic disease, but she also had various diseases that she didn't know how to transfer to her body. Although many of them have been cured, the damage caused still left traces. This time, although the "shock" that had just occurred was cured ”, but the other disease became more serious.
To use the terminology of the handheld game that Illya likes to play, if Irisviel's treatment is "replenishing HP", Lin Hao's current state is "reducing the upper limit of HP", which is completely inappropriate for professionals.
"Take me back to the hospital... there's Caster there..." Lin Hao said weakly after regaining consciousness.
"No, Caster's workshop has been destroyed. When you were unconscious..."
"What! Did that guy blow up the hospital!...Cough cough cough cough!"
The girl suddenly struggled violently to remember, causing a violent cough. Finally, blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, and she fell back and fell into a coma.
"good!!"
274:04:11
"It seems that I am completely hated by both Caster and her Master."
Emiya Kiritsugu was checking the completion of the magic circle painted on the chapel floor. After listening to Irisviel's explanation, he showed a self-deprecating expression.
"Caster has an advantage in intelligence gathering. He may already know your past deeds. That child has just become a master and is about to fight a person known as the 'Magician Killer'. It's natural for him to be scared." Alice Fei Since Er had spent a lot of magic power to treat Lin Hao before, his tone was a little weak at this time.
"She was born in a family of magicians from country C. Even if she didn't get an education due to illness, she must have heard a lot of anecdotes about the magician world," Kiritsugu said while carefully checking whether the pattern drawn with mercury was distorted or mottled. While analyzing: "This means that there are people with similar behavior to me in the country where she is, because I can guarantee that I have never done anything like 'blow up a hospital' - it is obvious that I just dispelled all magic It’s just a technique.”
"But Kiritsugu is completely different from them," Irisviel approached her husband and said in a proud tone: "Creating a world where she no longer needs to bear the sorrows of others, isn't this what you dreamed of? Your ideal? That child will definitely understand you."
"I am not qualified to ask her to understand now." After confirming that the magic circle was in good condition, Kiritsugu shook his head and stood up: "I prayed to the Holy Grail for such a miracle because I didn't know how to save the world, and she firmly believed that she The right way to save the world and to make a wish to the Holy Grail and make it come true, if this were a race, I would still be halfway there and she would be at the finish line.”
Hearing this declaration that was almost admitting defeat, Irisviel actually smiled.
"But you didn't stop." She held Kiritsugu's arm: "Even if you admit that the child's way of 'saving the world' is correct, you still haven't changed your mind, right?"
"..." Kiritsugu was silent.
Irisviel has always been the only one in the world who can understand Emiya Kiritsugu. Even Kuu Maiya, who has been fighting side by side for many years as a master and apprentice, only supports his actions unconditionally, but Alice But Phil understood and accepted everything about him. Just like at this moment, when even Kiritsugu himself was shaken, she could see clearly into his heart.
"Although Kiritsugu, you will use the number of human lives as a flat indicator of 'who is more worthy of saving', but that is an expedient measure when there is no 'miracle'. What you really want is for 'no one' to sacrifice for it." World, this 'anyone' includes that child. Your wish is for one more person than her." Kiritsugu saw the smile in Irisviel's eyes becoming more obvious, as if he was thinking about being able to teach him. happy.
"It's so embarrassing to be taught..." Emiya Kiritsugu turned his attention to the holy relic placed on the altar. It was a golden stick decorated with dazzling blue enamel, with the long-lost fairy engraved in the middle. The words, like the scabbard of a work of art: "Thank you, Ellie, I have already thought of how to get along with that 'King of Knights', although it may make the girl named 'Lin Hao' hate me even more."
"No~" Irisviel shook her head: "What a good boy."
