"Shirou, is the direction you're sensing really this way?"
The vehicle was driving on the mountain road in the forest, and Kuon Maiya, who was driving the car, couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, as the distance gets closer, the tracker I projected becomes clearer and clearer. It is about a thousand meters ahead."
Emiya Shirou felt it carefully and gave a detailed distance.
At this time, Kuon Maiya also looked at Emiya Kiritsugu sitting in the back through the rear mirror and called out the man's name.
"Yes, he is from the Einzbern family."
Emiya Kiritsugu's face was not good-looking. He had this feeling when the armored vehicle was driving on this mountain road, because the direction the vehicle was going was exactly where Einzbern was ten years ago, in Fuyuki City. This stronghold is the suburban castle.
"Einzbern? Isn't that the last name of Sleeping Beauty's mother..."
Although he was young when he was adopted, Emiya Shirou still had some impressions from that time.
"Yes, that is Madam's family."
Kuon Maiya confirmed his memory, and Emiya Shirou looked at his father.
"The Einzbern's participation in the war is actually foreseeable, but no matter what that family wants to do, it cannot harm the current Irisviel."
Emiya Kiritsugu said with great determination, while holding the AK-47 in his hand tightly.
There was a dark cloud floating in the sky outside the car window, so gloomy that it seemed like it was about to drip water.
As the first raindrops fell, a drizzle began to pour.
In the old castle in the forest, the iron railing door was not closed, as if it had been expected, but it was welcoming the arrival of the guests.
The vehicle stopped in the front yard of the castle. There was no raincoat or umbrella, but the drizzle outside did not require anyone to put on a raincoat or umbrella.
One by one, they got off the armored vehicle.
"People of Einzbern, tell me, where is my wife, Irisviel?!"
After the heavily armed Emiya Kiritsugu got out of the car, he took a deep breath and shouted loudly.
His voice echoed in the empty front courtyard.
"Squeak~"
The door of the mansion-like castle was opened, and two maids with silver hair and red eyes, the characteristics of Einzbern androids, walked out.
"The madam has gone home, and the young lady is reunited with the madam. If the guest is here to see the madam, then please come back."
As a failed product of artificial life forms, Sera lacks fighting ability but has a perfect personality. She said this to the group of Emiya family members in the courtyard under the stairs with a cold face.
【Miss? Could it be...]
"The lady you are talking about, do you mean Illya Einzbern?"
Emiya Kiritsugu asked loudly.
"Yes."
The other android maid was also a failure, but had excellent fighting ability but some incomplete personality. Liz responded with the same expressionless expression.
"Is she...the master of the Einzbern family in this Holy Grail War?"
Emiya Kiritsugu's voice could be heard to be trembling.
"You have no right to know, Emiya-san."
Sera replied without any fluctuations in her voice.
"boom!"
There was a gunshot, and the bullet belt flew off the maid's hat and hit the door behind.
"Answer me, Einzbern's cyborg!"
Emiya Kiritsugu's mood was a little strange, but this was understandable, because before this, the man did not think that his daughter would be the Holy Grail Master participating in the Holy Grail War on behalf of Einzbern. host.
"We made a deal. I told you all the information about the Holy Grail of the Four Wars and promised not to meet Illya in the future. This is what I did.
However, you have failed to do what you promised, allowing Illya to escape from the illusory mission of the Einzbern family and become an ordinary person, peaceful and happy in a corner of this world that I cannot see. life! "
When he said this, Emiya Kiritsugu gritted his teeth. Although the Einzbern maid Sera over there did not tell whether Illya was the Einzbern Master in this Holy Grail War, but this way The answer was already self-evident when Irisviel was taken away and the other party said those words about reunion.
The Einzbern family tricked him and broke their agreement with him. The former Irisviel was used as a sacrifice for the coming of the Holy Grail. Now his and Irisviel's daughter, Illya, is about to step into the trap. How could he, as his biological father, accept the following in his mother's footsteps.
"The agreement between the Einzbern family and Mr. Emiya is not to interfere with Miss Illya's choice of her own destiny and future, whether she wants to become a magician or an ordinary person. "
Sera, whose long and silky hair fell on her lower back, bent down to pick up the maid hat with a small bullet hole from the ground, put her long hair up and put the hat back on. However, she had already changed the relationship between Emiya Kiritsugu and Emiya Kiritsugu. The agreement made by the Einzbern family was repeated.
"So, this is Miss Illya's choice. She chose this life by herself. The Einzbern family did not interfere with her decision!"
Sera said seriously.
"How is this possible? Einzbern must have used some trick. Otherwise, how could Illya choose an ending that would lead to her death and being used as a sacrifice?"
Emiya Kiritsugu didn't believe such words at all.
“Indeed, normal people would not choose the ending of death.
But what if a person has been living in pain, would he make such a choice? "
"pain?"
Sera's words confused Emiya Kiritsugu, and then he asked.
"How did Einzbern treat Illya? Why did he make her suffer?"
"Miss Illya is the offspring of artificial human and natural life, but her body functions have had some defects since birth.
The Einzbern family made a deal with you to ensure her life safety. However, the pain caused by the life-sustaining surgeries, and the loneliness of living in the Einzbern Castle. , but the young Miss Illya had to endure it all alone. "
Sera changed her title and tone slightly, and you could hear the anger in her tone.
"Mr. Emiya Kiritsugu, ten years ago, during the ten years when you lived a normal, somewhat happy and stable life, what kind of environment do you think your daughter, Miss Illya, lived in?
Are you happy, or do you have enough food and clothing?
No, in the headquarters of the Einzbern family, there is only the indifference of the androids.
When Miss Illya is cold at night, no one will cover her with a quilt.
And when your body aches after life-sustaining surgery, no one will be around to take care of you.
Loneliness is the only theme of that place, Miss Illya..."
Before the head maid's words, which gradually became more and more angry, were finished, she was interrupted by a childish voice coming from behind.
"Sierra..."
Even though he hadn't seen her for ten years, Emiya Kiritsugu recognized the girl the moment she appeared.
The short girl who walked out of the castle was his daughter - Illya.
However, Ilia who walked out looked as if she was only eleven or twelve years old.
She's still a little kid, but she's already eighteen years old...that's right!
"Pa~"
Arriving next to the head maid, the short girl raised her hand and threw it unceremoniously on Sera's face.
"You talk too much and I don't like it."
Illya said.
"Sorry, I overstepped."
The place where the cheek was hit immediately became red and swollen, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of the mouth.
However, the head maid just wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and retreated to the girl's side to remain silent.
"Illya, I..."
Through Sera's words, Emiya Kiritsugu had already thought about his daughter's ten years of miserable life. He wanted to say some words of explanation, but was interrupted by the girl.
"Since you didn't take me back, then stop acting like a father who feels guilty about my past life. This will make me feel very sick. In my eyes, you are just a scumbag who betrayed his wife and abandoned his daughter. That’s all, any hypocrisy will only increase my bad feeling.”
Illya spoke, both her words and her expression were filled with disgust for her biological father.
"Wait a minute, although I don't know what happened specifically, but for that sister over there, my father didn't bring you back. From what I just said, I can tell that he has some last resort difficulties. Can't you understand that? Give yourself a break... woo woo..."
Emiya Shirou interrupted, and then mid-sentence, his mouth was covered by Kuon Maiya beside him.
However, covering it was no longer useful, Illya looked over.
"Sister? Who is your sister? An adopted orphan and a bitch who interferes in other people's families..."
"You are not allowed to whine like this and talk about Aunt Maiya's whine. Auntie, oh..."
Still uneasy after having his mouth covered, Kuon Maiya had to give Emiya Shirou a powerful and heavy blow to the head from behind to make him squat down quietly and cover his head.
Illya's face became more and more gloomy: "Originally, if you didn't chase me and play your happy family drama, considering that you have taken care of your mother for ten years, I would not take the lead in paying attention to you people who want me to Nasty guy, but now...Berserker!"
A tall servant with gray skin and rock-like muscles appeared behind Illya, and the light from the castle caused his shadow to directly cover the girl in front of him.
"My servant, Berserker is the strongest. Let your servant kill himself. In this case, I will also guarantee the lives of you three disgusting guys..."
Illya, who has the temperament of a wicked woman, said this directly.
"Irisviel, your mother's personality was taken away by the Holy Grail. I participated in this Holy Grail to regain her personality, so I cannot agree to your request."
Emiya Kiritsugu said.
He did not argue whether he had betrayed his wife or abandoned his daughter, because he knew that he had inadvertently caused great harm to his daughter, and that kind of harm could never be remedied with just a few words.
So, he just said things that are useful now.
“Hey, I have to thank you for the information.
However, I will personally take back my mother’s personality.
I won't bother you, disgusting guy! "
Illya also gave her own reply.
“But now, in this Holy Grail War, in addition to regaining Irisviel’s personality, I also want to ensure your life safety.
I will never let you become the Lesser Holy Grail and serve as a sacrifice for the arrival of the Great Holy Grail. This is the answer I give as your father. "
Emiya Kiritsugu continued, his eyes full of determination.
"Since you are unwilling to let your servant commit suicide, then I am here to help you, do it, Berserker!"
Illya said indifferently.
"Back off!"
Arturia ran forward, and the next moment, the tall Berserker condensed a stone ax weapon in his hand and jumped directly from the girl's back. The stone ax went straight to her face, as if to kill her whole body. It's like his head was chopped into pieces.
There was a roaring sound, and the holy sword and the stone ax collided together, causing huge wind pressure and movement.
[What a heavy attack...]
After Artoria realized the power gap between herself and the servant in front of her, she decisively used the technique of offloading her power.
The figure in the skirt and armor was carried in mid-air and was about to spin. She held the holy sword tightly in her hand. In a few tenths of a second, Artoria adjusted the angle.
She wanted to fight back, and while spinning, she used the holy sword in her hand to attack the attacker in front of her, acting like an owl.
This kind of combat awareness is really good. However, the actual situation was that Berserker avoided it.
The moment Berserker's slashing attack was blocked and he felt that the enemy's resistance was not strong enough, he gave up the weapon in his hand and fell directly behind him.
When the Holy Sword made a clear cut at the original position of his neck, his hands were already on the ground, twisting his body, and kicked out a powerful and heavy kick towards Artoria who was spinning in mid-air. foot.
With the sudden change of offense and defense, the only thing Arturia could do was to defend her fatal position and block the path of the kick with her armored arm.
"Bang~"
The gauntlet was dented, a drop of blood floated in the air, and Arturia's whole body flew out like a fired cannonball.
With a rumble, it smashed directly into the flower bed in the front courtyard next to it, but plowed out a black dirt path inside the flower bed.
After getting up, Berserker ignored the three guys who were easily killed around him, picked up the stone ax that fell to the ground, and continued to pursue the guy in the direction of the guy he kicked away, but he didn't give any chance to breathe. Posture.
"Wind King Barrier!"
The momentum of Berserker's impact was blocked by a condensed hurricane. Over there, Artoria was half-kneeling on the ground, holding the holy sword in one hand and facing this side, while the broken gauntlet hung from her other hand. The already twisted and exposed arm fell off, but the serious injury was recovering quickly, and Avalon's repair power was working on her body.
"Roar!"
The roar sounded, but the battle between the heroic spirits had just begun...
