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Chapter 460 The Evil of This World (Original)

“This isn’t the trolley problem.”

Ke Xinjie shook her head and said, "The trolley problem is about actively deciding one party's death, but this is obviously not the case."

The trolley problem is a very famous anthropological and ethical thought experiment.

That is to say, a madman tied five civilians, five innocent people, to the tram tracks, and you drove a tram over and were about to run over those five people.

However, as a driver, you can choose to pull the lever to let the tram change tracks and switch to another faulty track, where there is also an unknowing worker working.

Faced with this situation, what would you choose?

To pull the rod or not to pull the rod?
If you pull the lever, it means you are saving five more people, but it is also equivalent to you actively choosing to kill an innocent person.

This is obviously immoral and against social laws.

But if you don't pull the lever, it would be tantamount to sitting back and watching, allowing those five equally innocent people to die.

This means that no matter what, the person who made the decision was wrong, it’s just that the casualties caused by the two decisions are different.

The problem Kiritsugu faces is somewhat different from the trolley problem.

Because he has a more extreme option.

That is to do nothing.

Both ships sank together, and the lives of the five hundred people in total depended on their own abilities.

So this is a pseudo trolley problem.

However, there is a more extreme option.

But obviously Kiritsugu would not do that.

"Of course it's the ship with 300 people on board."

Kiritsugu made the decision without hesitation and said.

In order to prevent the Demon Bee incident from getting worse, he once shot down a plane carrying 300 people including his master Natalia Kaminsky.

Even what he said not long ago, "Let the blood shed in Fuyuki be the last drop of blood shed by mankind", and then he directly violated his faith and killed Kayneth and Sora, which showed that he is the kind of person who will sacrifice the minority for the majority.

As for the sins and infamy he bore, he didn't care at all.

He is an extremely realistic idealist who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals!

however……

"After you made the decision, 200 people on another ship captured you and asked you to repair their ship first..."

"what would you do?"

This question obviously made Kiritsugu fall into deep thought.

In fact, he doesn't care about his safety.

But in this case, he is the only one who can solve the crisis.

So if he refused the people on the ship and killed him, all 500 people would die as martyrs.

This was obviously not what Kiritsugu wanted to see.

So he now began to think about the answer to this question.

But at this moment, deafening gunfire sounded outside the window of his room.

He stepped outside and saw the answer.

There were corpses everywhere outside, and everyone on the boat was lying in a pool of blood.

At this time, the sound continued to come from the TV.

"Kill all 200 people... Correct."

"This is the choice Wei Qili would make."

Kiritsugu was shocked. Is this the choice he would make?
It seems to be true, sacrificing the minority for the majority.

That's what he would do.

It's just like this Holy Grail War.

In order to win the Holy Grail and wish for world peace, he is willing to kill and sacrifice everyone involved in this Holy Grail War!

His wife, Ellie, Kenneth and Sora...

These are all sacrifices made to prevent future human bloodshed!
Kiritsugu actually felt that doing so was worthwhile.

Sacrificing a few people for the sake of the whole world is an arithmetic problem that everyone can do.

But after seeing this scene, he couldn't help but start to doubt himself.

Because this is not a 2:300 multiple-choice question, but a 200:300 multiple-choice question.

In such a comparison, even sacrificing 200 people would be an option he could hardly accept.

But then his cell phone rang and the sound from the TV came again.

"Then the 300 survivors abandoned the damaged ship and boarded two new ships to continue sailing..."

"This time there are 200 and 100 people on the two ships respectively..."

"However, holes were found in the bottoms of the two ships at the same time..."

"You are kidnapped by 100 people sitting on a small boat, and they ask you to repair their boat first..."

"what would you do?"

……

This was another train problem, and it was the first time Kiritsugu felt panicked.

"I will...but..."

He was very clear about the same problem. If he used the same method just now, 100 people would be sacrificed again.

So he hesitated.

At this moment, Ke Xinjie, who heard Kiritsugu's voice and the voice on the phone this time, suddenly discovered it.

“This… turns out to be Kiritsugu’s own voice.”

She said with sudden enlightenment.

"So, this also implies that this is what Kiritsugu would do."

Zhou Wenwei nodded and said, "For the sake of the majority, sacrifice the minority. Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, everything is for justice...but this justice is distorted, just like the Saiyu in Zhan Akari, it is wrong after all."

Sure enough, the next scene changed again and Kiritsugu arrived on a ship.

Just at this moment, the ship on the opposite sea exploded, which meant that this should represent the existence of the will of the Holy Grail, which once again helped him make a decision.

Kiritsugu watched all this in disbelief.

At this time, the existence that seemed to be the will of the Holy Grail continued, "Yes, you are right."

Kiritsugu was completely defeated, and his normally expressionless face suddenly revealed an angry expression. He said, "You must be kidding... Are you kidding me? There's nothing right about this!"

"Only 200 people survived, but 300 died!"

He shouted around, "The needle of the scale is pointing the wrong way!"

"No, there is no mistake at all."

The voice reappeared and said, "You did choose to sacrifice the minority in order to save the majority... Isn't that right? Mamoru Kiritsugu."

"I understand."

At this time, Zhou Wenwei said, "This actually refers to what Kiritsugu did in order to obtain the Holy Grail."

"what?"

However, Ke Xinjie did not understand.

"The two choices of 300 and 200 people at the beginning actually represent the entire world and everyone participating in the Holy Grail War respectively."

Zhou Wenwei explained, "Kiritsugu will choose to obtain the Holy Grail for the sake of world peace, and to obtain the Holy Grail he must be prepared to kill all those who participate in the Holy Grail War."

"So the decision he made at the beginning was just like the one in the question at the beginning, choosing to sacrifice a few people."

"Just looking at it this way... it's not a good idea to wish for world peace from this Holy Grail."

This is exactly what happens in the animation...

The will of the Holy Grail continued to speak—

"You have been personally destroying the few people who failed to tip the scales in your direction, even if this will create a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood." "But as long as lives can be saved, the number of lives that are protected is more precious."

Kiritsugu thought back to everything he had done in the past, but he was powerless to refute these words.

"Is this... the answer you wanted to show me?"

He asked through gritted teeth.

“Yes, this is your truth.”

The Will of the Holy Grail continued, "The answer in Kiritsugu's heart is that this is what the Holy Grail should do as a wish-granting machine."

"No! I don't want that!"

Kiritsugu quickly defended himself, "I just hope there is another way. That's why I can only hope for a 'miracle'."

He joined the Holy Grail War because he hoped that there would be no more bloodshed in this world and that he would not have to kill anymore.

As a result, the Will of the Holy Grail is likely to maintain world peace in his way - this way of endless killing. Then wouldn't he have participated in the Holy Grail War in vain?

"You cannot include in your wishes methods that you yourself do not know."

The Holy Grail's will says, "If you wish to save the world, your wish can only be achieved through the means you know."

"Don't be kidding!"

Kiritsugu became even more angry and said, "This... is not a miracle!"

"Of course it's... a miracle."

The other party continued, "This is a great wish you once made... but ultimately failed to achieve on your own. The Holy Grail can accomplish it for you on a scale that is unattainable by human power."

"If this isn't a miracle...what is it?"

Then suddenly, the scene around Kiritsugu changed again.

The people he once knew appeared before him again.

He shot and killed his father Wei Juxian, his master Natalia Kaminsky... without hesitation.

But in front of him, three familiar figures appeared again.

"Kiritsugu Mamoru, you are the real Angra Mainyu, the best person to bear 'all the sins of the world'."

Just when the audience was wondering what Angra Mainyu was, the explanation of "Angra Mainyu" appeared in the upper left corner of the screen.

"Angra Mainyu is the transliteration of the Persian word Angra Mainyu, also translated as "Ahriman" (Greek Ahriman).

Zoroastrianism refers to the supreme god of the evil world, that is, the evil god or the evil god. It is the personification of lies, injustice, impurity, destruction, death and other evil deeds and darkness.

At the same time, in the setting of "Fate Zero".

In this episode, the information of another Heroic Spirit was updated——

Angela Mainu
Originated from Zoroastrianism in ancient Poland, in Zoroastrianism, Angra Mainyu is considered the chief of evil gods, and they believe that all the evil deeds in the human world are the work of Angra Mainyu.

A Heroic Spirit of the Eighth Class "Avenger" who was illegally summoned by Einzbern during the Third Holy Grail War.

Angra Mainyu was weak and was defeated at the beginning of the war. His soul was sucked into the Holy Grail according to the rules, and then contaminated the Holy Grail.

The Third Holy Grail War ended in a "voided match" without a winner because the Lesser Holy Grail was destroyed during the battle, but the "pollution of the Greater Holy Grail" continued to have an impact on the next war.

The Holy Grail is believed to be an omnipotent vessel that will grant the victor's wishes, and its functions remain intact even after being contaminated.

However, that implementation method was filled with endless "malice." 】

This is naturally a setting explanation made to help the audience understand that the Holy Grail has been contaminated.

In the animation, most viewers are still watching the show and don't notice this.

At this time, Maiya, Airi and... his daughter Illya appeared in front of Kiritsugu again.

Maiya stood alone on his left, while Airi and Illya stood on the right.

"There are three people left. Should we save two or choose one?"

At this time, Kiritsugu came to his partner Maiya without hesitation and killed him.

Just like when he killed his master.

His eyes were dull at this moment until the scene changed again.

We arrived at...the castle where the Einzbern family lived.

"You are finally back..."

Illya jumped directly into Kiritsugu's arms.

But facing his intimate daughter, Kiritsugu still had a dull look in his eyes, like a puppet.

At this time, Ellie was looking at him and said with a smile, "How about it? Do you understand? This is how the Holy Grail will help you realize your wish."

"All you have to do next is make this wish."

"Make a wish to revive my wife, and make a wish to get my daughter back."

……

Yes, if the Holy Grail cannot fulfill Kiritsugu's wish, then he can just make a wish to fulfill his own needs.

but……

What would happen if I made a wish to this Holy Grail... this extremely strange Holy Grail?
The audience felt something was wrong.

"As expected of you, old thief Qingshan. World peace will always be a distant and unattainable ideal."

"I really wish for world peace. I hope this Holy Grail won't kill everyone else in the world."

"Great! As expected, if humans are exterminated, there will be world peace! Great! I am gradually understanding everything!"

"Hahaha, I've figured it out too! Let billions of people make elixirs! Then the world will be united!"

"Great Harmony in the World - means everyone will turn into elixir together!"

"Oh, I understand now. The sacrifices in the previous question were meaningless. The people Kiritsugu killed in this lousy Holy Grail War were also meaningless. It's totally not worth it for this lousy Holy Grail!"

"It's all the fault of the old thief Qingshan! The old thief Qingshan is extremely evil!"

"You old thief Qingshan... you are the real evil in this world!"

"That's right! The old thief Qingshan is the evil of this world!"

……

Facing Illya and Airi, Kiritsugu chose...

After the final conversation with his daughter Illya, he took out a gun and pointed it at Illya.

"Goodbye... Illya."

In Illya's confused look, he pulled the trigger.

Then Illya fell in a pool of blood.

"Ilia!"

Ellie jumped up from the bed instantly, shouting, "Illya... Illya! Illya Illya! Why... why did you kill our Illya!"

However, Kiritsugu aimed at "Airy" again and pulled the trigger.

But the gun was out of bullets, and there was no response when he pulled the trigger several times.

So Kiritsugu reached out and grabbed "Airy" by the neck.

"Ellie" looked at him with difficulty and asked, "Why...why did you reject...us? Why reject the Holy Grail?"

However, Kiritsugu looked at her, exerting his strength, and said firmly, "Compared to 80 billion humans... two family members, I... I..."

"Aili" understood immediately, and then she stopped struggling, and used all her strength to say, "Curse you... Wei... Kiritsugu..."

"All the sins in the world...will...curse...you..."

"It must be painful... You will regret it until you die..."

"Absolutely..."

"I absolutely...will not forgive you!"

However, Kiritsugu made up his mind in the end, "I... will kill you! Save... the world!"

Tears kept flowing from the corners of his eyes, but he still used all his strength to strangle "Aili"'s neck.

Finally, with a crisp sound, "Airy" was strangled to death by Kiritsugu.

(End of this chapter)