The accident came very suddenly. The Little Holy Grail suddenly appeared in front of him, appearing from the fallen Irisviel.
The brilliance of Avalon's scabbard emerged almost at the same time. This is a situation that only occurs when the repair ability is stimulated to the extreme.
"how come?!"
Emiya Kiritsugu was a little in disbelief.
"Pa~"
The chair fell to the ground. He rushed over like crazy, not looking at the small Holy Grail floating in the air. His hands were trembling and he picked up the body of the woman who fell limply on the ground.
Irisviel's weight seemed to have become lighter, and her vital signs had weakened. Although she was still breathing, her chest was only rising and falling at an extremely slow frequency.
"Ally, wake up, this is not the time for you to tease me..."
Irisviel used to tease him with some jokes, but now that the Little Holy Grail, which was the core of the opponent's artificial life, had come out, she could not use a joke to explain the current situation.
. . . .
The setting sun used its afterglow to gradually dye the western part of the castle facing the light into a somewhat orange-red golden color.
In the room, Artoria and Kuon Maiya have already arrived, and a complicated magic circle is carved on the ground.
With the sound of a gunshot, another orange bullet shell appeared at Emiya Kiritsugu's feet.
The Little Holy Grail, which was destroyed by the origin bomb and reorganized in an instant, was quietly located in the center of the magic circle, like a dead object, showing no reaction to what had just happened. The magic circle below also had no reaction. movement.
Emiya Kiritsugu's hand holding the gun drooped, and the short rifle fell to the ground with a clatter. His knees fell to his knees as if the bones had been removed. His tear ducts were like open faucets, and tears could not stop flowing from his eyes.
This little Holy Grail that suddenly appeared from Irisviel's body had neither the souls of the defeated servants that were supposed to be collected nor the false personality consciousness named 'Irisviel' on it.
It seemed like a blank product that appeared here unexpectedly and took away his wife...
. . . .
"Bastard, bastard, what kind of joke is this? What the hell are you kidding me about?"
After a moment of silence, Emiya Kiritsugu, who had a mental breakdown, yelled, looking like he had been ruined.
He crawled towards the small Holy Grail and grabbed it: "Ai Li, she is still dreaming about seeing Ilia again, why did you show up? Why the hell are you?"
The small Holy Grail was thrown out with great force by him. It hit the wall with a bang, then fell from above with a clang, bounced to the ground, and rolled to Artoria's feet.
Arturia was silent, watching the somewhat absurd scene in front of her. She looked at this man who didn't change much even if he was taken to the police station and beaten hard all night, and came out in a very embarrassed state. At this moment, he was worried about his wife. Crying and crying.
He beat the ground with his hands like crazy, letting out a cry of grief. Anyone who heard his cries of grief would be able to quickly detect the pain of the tearing feeling in his heart.
Next to her, on the bed, Irisviel lay quietly with her eyes closed, like a sleeping beauty who was unaware of the sounds of the outside world, even the sound of her husband crying in pain.
Although the vital signs of the other party there at this moment have been restored to normal human levels by Avalon's powerful repair ability, it cannot change the fact that it is an empty body.
There is not much difference in essence from the blank artificial human bodies created by the Einzbern family. Irisviel's personality and consciousness have long been missing...
. . . .
"Squeak~"
The door was pushed open.
He lost all his relatives and was taken in. However, when the giant sea demon invaded, the orphanage building in Dongcheng District was destroyed. The little boy who had not yet arranged it was standing with his hand on the door handle, standing at the door. She asked timidly: "Excuse me, what's wrong with the young aunt with white hair? Is she sick?"
Emiya Kiritsugu's cries stopped, and the scene fell into silence, which was a little awkward for a while.
Emiya Kiritsugu's grief was interrupted by the little boy's intervention, and the man quickly put his mind into order.
Gradually recovering from his emotional collapse, he wiped away the tears on his face as if nothing had happened. His hoarse voice became cold again and replied: "No, Ellie, Irisviel is just sleeping." She's fine, she's not sick, you don't have to worry..."
"But I heard you crying, and I heard you calling you a bastard. When I came in, I saw you crying, and you were also calling you a bastard..."
Emiya Kiritsugu didn't want to talk too much to this child. He said to Kuon Maiya next to him: "Maiya, please take good care of this child, and also take good care of Airi's body."
"Yes." Kuon Maiya replied.
"Saber, you come with me. The arrival of the Little Holy Grail in advance means that this final battle is destined to begin in advance.
We have to be quick, we have to decide the venue for the final battle before others notice the abnormality, and even summon the Holy Grail before others can react. "
Emiya Kiritsugu came over, picked up the cup he had thrown away, and held it tightly in his hand.
"Isn't the Holy Grail in your hand?"
Artoria was a little confused.
"The real Holy Grail refers to the Great Holy Grail that was involved and arranged on the spiritual veins of Fuyuki City to absorb magic power and accumulate magic power.
And this is a ritual instrument created by Einzbern to connect to the Great Holy Grail. It is not the real Holy Grail until it is completely linked to the Great Holy Grail.
It's just a ritual instrument that absorbs and stores the souls of defeated servants, and it's a magic device that completes the final ritual of the Holy Grail..."
With a cold voice, Emiya Kiritsugu answered Artoria's doubts. He didn't know why the Little Holy Grail suddenly arrived, when there were still many servants who had not been defeated and had withdrawn.
But the early arrival of the Small Holy Grail only means one thing, and that is the fact that it has been able to link to the Great Holy Grail.
Now, there is no need to consider dealing with other servants. As long as you complete the linking ceremony of the Small Holy Grail to the Large Holy Grail at the major spiritual nodes in Fuyuki City, then regain the Small Holy Grail and make your wish, the entire Holy Grail ceremony will be completed. Declare it done and done!
There is no extra time to be sad for himself. Emiya Kiritsugu understands that the only thing he has to do now is to obtain the final qualification to make a wish and obtain the Holy Grail obtained by sacrificing the life of his wife Irisviel...
The black car roared out of Einzbern Castle. The driver was still Artoria, a female knight with riding skills, but the person in the passenger seat was no longer Alice with a peaceful smile. Mayfair.
Emiya Kiritsugu stared ahead with an indifferent expression, the back seat of the car was filled with modern weapons, and his voice was a little frosty: "Let's go to the Civic Hall in Fuyuki City.
That is the location of the major spiritual node in the direction of any master that is not close to the city.
The external terrain is wide and easy to observe, making it safe for intruders to defend. The internal path is complicated, and traps can be laid out in multiple passages..."
. . . .
Behind the speeding black car, a black-robed figure with a skull mask suddenly appeared on a big tree in the forest. It was Assassin who was responsible for keeping an eye on this place.
At this moment, the black-robed Hassan was keeping up with the times. He took a mobile phone that did not consume magic power and started to dial a number. After the number was connected, the other party started to report: "Saber has taken action. The purpose is Unknown, but the followers have been dispatched..."
Tokiomi Tosaka, who learned the information, was thinking like this, but as the black car gradually approached the city's Civic Hall and the big spiritual node there, something changed.
As the symbol of the Master, the Command Seal on the back of his hand gradually heated up and began to feel a little warm. Only then did Tokiomi Tosaka suddenly realize what the Einzbern were doing...
. . . .
"The Holy Grail is coming, and this ceremony is actually coming to an end?"
Weber couldn't believe it, but as a Clock Tower student in the Advent Department who had studied certain ritual magic, his knowledge was enough for him to determine what the current situation was.
"Where is the specific direction? We have to rush there. I'm afraid tonight will be the final battle for the Holy Grail."
There was a sound of thunder, and the wheels of divine power trampled the ground.
"Is it going to be a decisive battle?"
Waver took a deep breath, suddenly raised his hand, and faced Iskandar, who had jumped on the bullock cart and was waving to him, and used the command spell.
"My follower, Weber Velvet, orders him with the command curse. Rider, you must win the final victory and order him with the command curse again. You must get the Holy Grail and fulfill your wish."
As the last Command Seal disappeared, the summoning contract between Waver and Iskandar had ended.
"Boy Weber, what are you doing?"
"I can't help the servants in the battle, and as a master I'm not strong enough, so this is the only thing I can do.
Go, I am no longer your master, you can fight for the Holy Grail without any worries! "
During the Holy Grail War, Waver gradually saw his own strength, drifting with the crowd and not being of much help, and he knew this very well.
As for the sudden decisive battle now, I am afraid that he would only hold back Iskandar in the past. It is better to use the command spell directly to strengthen the opponent and let the opponent act independently, so...
"Huh?"
His feet suddenly left the ground, but someone grabbed him by the collar, and he was picked up by Iskandar like a kitten.
"I said, don't you want to prove yourself? Why are you ready to back down now?"
"Hey, what do you want to do?"
"Since you have given me such lengthy orders, of course you are mentally prepared to witness all this, right?"
"Are you an idiot? I lost my command spell and gave up my identity as a master. With my weak magician strength, I definitely can't help you. Why did you take me there?"
"Even if you are not my Master, you are still my friend. This will not change just because you no longer have the Command Seal. It is not good to see your friend cowering and not having confidence in himself but doing nothing. That’s what I’ll do.”
"I'll hold you back!"
"Yes, you will be held back."
The corners of Weber's eyes twitched: "Although this is the truth, don't admit it right away. This will make me even more sad..."
"Good advice hurts the ears, but unpleasant truths help people grow. Although you are still an immature magician now, I think you will become a great guy one day. I guarantee this."
"Thank you very much, then." Weber said with a somewhat moved expression, "But what does this have to do with you taking me there now? Just because you will be great in the future, doesn't mean you are great now..."
"Maybe I think that if you stay by my side, I can show greater strength!"
"True?"
"The truth."
"I feel like you're lying to me."
"Then do you want to go with us? If you don't want to go, you can get off by yourself."
"Go, you've said this, of course I want to go!"
Soon, the bullock cart carried the two people and drove towards the distant sky.
. . . .
In the Sabins Hotel, Kenneth, who was absorbing the magic power of the magic furnace in the top room and making a false command spell, suddenly stopped.
He frowned a little, but he judged the current situation more accurately than Weber, who was a student.
"I really saw Solomon. Are all the magic rituals in the Far East so irregular?
Before the winners and losers among the participants in the ceremony can be determined, the prizes will be summoned by others? "
Kenneth ended the production of the fake Command Spells with some displeasure. At this moment, there were nine gray marks on his right arm. Although these fake Command Spells were much weaker than the real Command Spells, they could not hold up enough of them.
He walked out of the room and called Lancer to come over, and he came to Sora's side.
"Sora, I swear in the name of the Archibalud family that I will bring back the so-called Holy Grail and present it to you as a testimony of the love between us.
After this Holy Grail War is over, I will hold a grand wedding for you and give you the most romantic marriage. "
"It doesn't matter what the Holy Grail is, but you must come back alive."
Sora tidied up his appearance like a wife.
"I will definitely come back with victory."
"However, you'd better not move around until I come back. I'm afraid someone who doesn't follow the rules may attack you."
"I gotta go!"
Like an old general on stage, Kenneth threw several death flags unceremoniously on his head, and then took Diarmuid, who had also been killed by the death curse, out of the hotel door.
Since Diarmuid has no riding skills and no mount-type Noble Phantasm, they can only use the most normal way of traveling.
In order to save mana and ensure that he was in the best mental state to participate in the final battle, he asked the driver to drive the car in the direction where the command spell on the back of his hand could feel the attraction.
. . . .
Unlike Kenneth's side, which took the land route and had to wait for traffic lights from time to time, the Iskandar side, which was the closest and took the air route, was the first to reach the Citizen's Hall.
"Indeed, the closer you get here, the more you feel an inexplicable throbbing."
At night, the Civic Hall in Fuyuki City seemed quiet.
The orange lights are on, but there is no trace of warmth, making the building feel empty and lonely.
