The lone moon hangs high, and the church standing in the shadow looks like a haunted house.
In the cool breeze, it took three minutes for Ren to return to the hillside in a hurry.
Not far away, there was no one around Fuyuki Church. The rather quiet courtyard had been completely destroyed by the previous chaos.
Debris, branches, leaves, and sawdust were piled up everywhere, making the scene appear desolate and dilapidated.
Before Ren could enter the basement to look for someone, Saber, Shirou and Medusa walked towards him.
"It seems you have found the secret door."
Ren stared at the three people. They had obviously been to the basement.
Saber and Medusa, the two servants who were used to seeing life and death, were fine, but they seemed a little heavy-hearted.
However, Young Hero Emiya's condition was not very good. Although the expression on his face was very calm, the dull eyes showed that he had suffered a serious mental blow and was trying to hold on.
"Archer, what just happened outside?" King Da Mao asked proactively.
Although they were in the basement of the church, the noise outside was too great, the roar of artillery fire was loud, and they didn't know what to do with the children in the coffins, so they decided to come out first to take a look at the situation.
They should be thankful that they came out a little late, otherwise Mr. Jin might have been beaten by a group of people.
"Is such that……"
Ren didn't mean to hide anything, and briefly talked about his fight with the King of Heroes.
It was quite moving to hear that he had just stopped and injured the famous "King of Heroes" Gilgamesh, Saber, Medusa and Shirou at the foot of the hillside.
Arturia looked Archer up and down with her beautiful holy blue eyes, and was secretly surprised to find that the magic aura on his body was still very abundant and unscathed.
She had just learned that the annoying Jin Pika from ten years ago was the King of Heroes.
No wonder he was able to kill the "Conquering King" Iskandar and still remain unscathed, and directly suppressed her in the final battle.
However, Archer defeated the opponent tonight...
This comparison makes Saber a little discouraged and a little unconvinced.
Medusa was very calm, and it was not surprising that Archer could compete with Gilgamesh.
She was beaten up by Ren in the woods at school. Although the process and experience were terrible, she somewhat recognized the strength of this new master, but she was more curious about his identity.
"Is he the King of Heroes, Archer? Why...why is he so cruel?"
Emiya Shirou's tone was a little low, as if he was suppressing the turbulent emotions in his heart.
"I think the reason is not important. It is obvious that the lives of those poor orphans are not considered by Father Kotomine and Gilgamesh.
I just asked, guess what the King of Heroes answered?
The lives of those children have no value at all, and it is an honor to provide magic power to this king... Until the end, the King of Heroes had no intention of repenting.
As for the pervert Father Kotomine, doing this kind of thing would only make him happy. "
Ren spread his hands. There are always some people who don't have any psychological burden even if they do evil.
Not only that, they often have their own philosophical theories that they firmly believe in, and they sound reasonable at first glance.
Of course, as long as they have not been brainwashed, or their views follow their five senses, normal people can still know that the theories of Shining Shin and Father Mapo are fundamentally incorrect, and what they did is completely anti-social behavior.
Seeing what Shirou Emiya wanted to say, Ren waved his hand:
"Young man, they are already terminally ill and have long been hopeless. It is just a waste of time to accuse and question them. Instead of doing that, it is better to think about how to kill them. You don't want the Holy Grail to fall into their hands, right?"
Shirou opened his mouth slightly and swallowed back what he wanted to ask.
Of course, judging from the unwilling look on his face, after meeting Jin Shining and Father Mapo, he would probably still question them.
However, Renn prefers physical education to reasoning.
He knew very well that words were sometimes powerless. Father Mapo and Shining were both strong-willed people. Since they couldn't be persuaded, it was better to kill them directly.
"So, archer, the King of Heroes and Kotomine Kirei have been colluding secretly for a long time, and the evidence is conclusive?"
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Medusa spoke up.
Ren nodded, then his eyes changed, and his sharp, knife-like gaze glanced at a big tree on the side:
"The two members of the Holy Church have been eavesdropping for so long, so they should know the cause and effect, right?"
Anyone?
Saber and Shirou were slightly startled.
At this time, from behind a leafy tree trunk, two tall men wearing black windbreakers and silver cross necklaces hanging around their necks came out.
One of them had a thin face and sunken eye sockets, as if he had stayed up for three days and three nights without any rest, and was still coughing lightly.
The other has a face as hard as a marble sculpture. His expression is very stiff, except for a slightly funny red nose.
Judging from the aura, these two people are not magicians.
They looked at each other and walked over slowly, but one hand was hidden in a wide sleeve, holding several black keys, which could not be hidden from Ren's "Eye of Deception".
Naturally, Kotomine Kirei is not the only person in the Holy Church Church here, Mapo is only the main person in charge.
These two agents sneaked in quietly when Medusa and Cu Chulainn were dueling with their Noble Phantasms. However, the overall situation was decided at that time and they did not dare to act rashly.
Later, when I saw the battle between Archer and the King of Heroes, I was so horrified that I lost the courage to come out and question him. Now I was discovered, so I had no choice but to come out.
"The two of us probably know what happened. Kotomine Kirei did break the rules and secretly participated in the Holy Grail War."
The man with sunken eyes said in a hoarse voice, which finally settled the matter.
After all, Kotomine Kirei is the master of Lancer. As long as he is not blind, he will know it. There is no point in making excuses, but there is still a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.
"Really? I guess you didn't come here specifically to thank me for cleaning up the church."
Ren shrugged at him and glanced at the red-nosed strong man again.
"Hmph, Archer, even if Kotomine Kirei cheated, it should be left to the church to deal with it, instead of directly attacking Fuyuki Church, which damages the church's reputation."
Seeing that Archer was not an unreasonable person, the red-nosed agent emboldened himself and spoke angrily.
Ren pouted:
"No, how can I leave it to the Holy Church to handle it? Call the police? Report Kotomine Kirei on tax evasion? Will you believe it?"
The red-nosed burly man's expression was stagnant. The man with deep-set eye sockets stopped him, who seemed to be trying to speak harshly, and looked at Archer:
"Then at least you can choose the battlefield. It wouldn't be a good idea to start the fight directly here, right?"
After that, he pointed to the devastated and messy courtyard, as well as the kicked down door of Fuyuki Church.
"Oh, do you want to claim compensation from me?" Renn raised his eyebrows, his tone was a bit joking.
"It's not a claim, it's an apology plus compensation, so that the Tohsaka family can formally apologize to the Holy Church in the future," said the strong man with a red nose.
It was really embarrassing to be publicly kicked in. The supervisor also cheated, which undoubtedly brought shame to the church. He seemed to want to restore some momentum.
Archer was summoned by the Tosaka family, so the blame will naturally fall on the Tosaka family. If the Tosaka family is willing to bow their heads and admit their mistakes, the negative impact can be minimized.
"Haha, the bad guy complained first, right? Please, it was the church that made the mistake first. What if we don't compensate or apologize?"
Ren sneered, not giving any face at all.
"you……"
The strong man with the red nose turned red, but he did not dare to say a harsh word.
Archer is too strong. The two of them are just third-rate agents of the church, far worse than Mapo. They also witnessed his fight with the King of Heroes and were afraid of him.
"Archer, as long as the Tohsaka family is willing to apologize, there is no need to pay a price, just a formal one, and the church will never cause trouble for this matter afterwards... You are very powerful, but the Holy Grail War will end one day."
The man with sunken eyes spoke at the right moment.
He is much smarter than his teammates.
The implication is that if the Tosaka family apologizes, they can explain it to their superiors. With this reason or step, the Holy Church Church will be able to live up to its reputation and minimize the negative impact.
After all, the supervisor cheated, which was also disgraceful.
The Tohsaka family had no actual losses. Not only would the Holy Church not cause trouble because of Archer's attack on Fuyuki Church, they would also take the initiative to calm the matter down.
These words proposed a solution, which was sincere but also contained some threats.
No matter how strong your archer is, you can't stay in this world forever.
The Tohsaka family bowed their heads and apologized, hello, me, hello everyone...
"Apologize?"
However, Ren sneered at this, "It's you who should apologize. You're too far away. You don't know what Kotomine Kirei did in the church basement, right?"
basement?
The red-nosed agent was slightly startled, and the agent with sunken eyes was even more heartbroken.
He then remembered that Kotomine Kirei had never let them enter the basement before.
"What exactly did he do?" asked the agent with deep-set eyes.
"Hmph, let's go see it together and we'll find out."
Ren snorted coldly and called everyone down. The two representatives looked at each other and said nothing. Shirou, Saber and Medusa, who had been there once, suddenly looked a little ugly.
Without delay, everyone followed the dark stairs and entered the basement.
In the darkness, there was silence.
Dozens of slowly decaying wooden coffins, with missing limbs, and living deformed corpses appeared in front of everyone. There was a strong smell of disinfectant in the air, mixed with the pungent smell of rotting flesh and blood.
"Oh God! Kotomine Kirei, what has he done?"
The red-nosed agent wailed in a wailing voice, looking at all this with a collapsed face.
This scene almost destroyed his belief. He knew that this was definitely done by Kotomine Kirei, because these children were indeed taken in in the name of the church.
Later, the children slowly disappeared one by one. Kotomine Kirei explained that he contacted the families who were willing to adopt them one by one...
"Lord! This is impossible, cough cough cough..." The agent with sunken eyes also looked in disbelief and kept coughing.
Renn looked at the two people expressionlessly: "Should the Holy Church be responsible for this?"
At this time, the two devastated agents were silent.
This is no longer a negative impact, nor is it a problem in the Far East.
The person who did this was not a vampire, a dead apostle, a heretic, or a fallen magician, but a serious church priest and supervisor. Once such a shocking scandal was revealed, even Europe would be shaken.
"Archer, and this young Emiya boy, please keep quiet. The church will handle the follow-up matters."
The agent with deep-set eyes came back to his senses and said eagerly.
This matter is not something they can handle. They have to wait for someone from the European headquarters to come.
As for asking the Tosaka family to apologize and compensate for financial losses, they didn't even dare to mention these. Even if someone from the headquarters came, they would probably have to pay hush money to the Tosaka family.
There are many ugly things happening secretly, but once they are exposed, it is a different matter.
"Is there any way for the church to cure them?"
Before Ren could answer, Emiya Shirou asked a question first.
It's okay to keep silent, as long as they can be rescued. The young hero looked at them with hopeful eyes, but the two agents invariably lowered their heads in shame.
"Sorry, this situation is really hopeless."
The agent with sunken eyes felt a bitterness in his throat.
These orphans are not simply injured. Not to mention the mutilated limbs and rotten bodies, the key point is that even their souls are riddled with holes and mutilations!
It looks like he is still alive, but in fact he is worse than a vegetative state.
Due to the forbidden spells on the coffin, the Falling Ritual gradually absorbed the magic power of the Orphan Gate. In addition to the vitality of the body, there was also part of the soul. It could be said that these children had not completely died, they were squirming pieces of flesh.
Even changing his physical body is useless because his soul and consciousness have collapsed.
"How could this happen? There must be a way, right?"
Shirou refused to accept this fact and stared at the familiar people in the coffin.
"In this case, relieving them is the best way. Treating them will only make them suffer more for a while."
The agent with sunken eyes sighed and replied.
"Archer, do you have any idea?"
Saber suddenly asked. In her opinion, at this time, she could only see if Archer, who had many means, could find a solution.
The two agents, Medusa and Shirou, all looked at him when they heard this.
Renn shook his head, making everyone feel cold.
"Even using the third magic is useless. The body rots secondarily. There is only a trace of the soul left. It is not complete at all."
The truth is that these orphans are the living dead.
The magic power can no longer be squeezed out, and even Mapo is preparing to deal with them soon.
As for making a wish with the Holy Grail?
If the Holy Grail is not tainted, maybe you can try it.
But now, with the "evil in this world" inside, the Holy Grail's wishes are all in the opposite direction. It's just because these orphans didn't die miserably enough.
"Let them free themselves."
Ren said, Saber and Medusa nodded.
Shirou looked very unwilling and clicked his fingers, but there was nothing he could do.
"Later, we will hold a large-scale ceremony for salvation." The two representatives recognized this decision.
"No need, I can."
Under everyone's surprised gazes, Renn took out a green-gold sword.
Name: Holy Flame Sword
Class: b+
Category: Anti-personnel Noble Phantasm, Anti-army Noble Phantasm
Range: 1～20
Maximum capture: 100 people
illustrate:
Formerly the Church of Light, the "Holy White Sword" Michelle's sword.
After being transformed into a Noble Phantasm, it automatically becomes a sacred object of the Moon World Christian Church.
………
Ren inserted the green gold sword into the ground, and the sword immediately released a burst of milky white light, and countless light rains emerged.
He immediately activated the church's mysteries and rituals, and chanted:
"Declaration——
As I destroy, I also create.
I both hurt and help.
No one can escape from my hands, and no one can escape my eyes.
Return to the dust.
The defeated and the aged are called by me.
Commit yourself to me, learn from me, and be loyal to me.
Give you some rest. Don’t forget to sing, don’t forget to pray, don’t forget my name, my body is light, and I will liberate you from the heavy suffering of all things.
Get rid of the pretense.
For forgiveness, there is revenge, for trust, there is betrayal, for hope, there is despair, for light, there is darkness, and for things in this world, there is darkness.
Rest is what I bring. Burn your sins and engrave them on the brand.
Eternal life can only be granted by death.
——Forgive me here, I, the body-bearing person, swear this.
May the Lord have mercy on this mourning soul (kyrie eleison)”
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