Crossover Anime: Starting with Adopting the Homeless Melon God

If he could, he certainly wouldn't want to relinquish control of Artoria, as that would undoubtedly be a slow death. Moreover, even if a magical contract were formed, the possibility of Kitagawa Yu bypassing it through other means could not be ruled out.

However, considering the 'pedantry' that Kitagawa Yu and the others had just displayed, he thought that Kitagawa Yu would probably keep his promise.

Of course, the most crucial point is that he now only has two choices.

He could either take a gamble given his perceived less than 10% chance of winning, or weather the immediate crisis and look for a better opportunity to turn things around later.

Kiritsugu Emiya is a rational person.

In dire straits, one would certainly not lack the courage to take a gamble, but given a choice, one would definitely choose the option with a higher probability of success.

Seeing Kiritsugu Emiya deep in thought, Yu Kitagawa continued to apply pressure, directly assuming a sword-drawing stance. His entire body was wrapped in golden lightning, making him look like a god descending to earth. Although it wasn't magic, the strange energy fluctuations were extremely powerful. Not to mention Kiritsugu Emiya, an unorthodox magician with only average magical talent, even Artoria and the Demon King Nobunaga couldn't help but take notice.

This pressure undoubtedly fell on Kiritsugu Emiya's side.

As for Artoria...

Although it might seem to go against the code of chivalry, she didn't feel any aversion to it and joined the ranks of this Master who seemed much more righteous and kind than Kiritsugu Emiya and who was also recognized by Lancelot.

At least this way she wouldn't have to fight Lancelot to the death, but could fight side by side again, right?

As for Lancelot's wish to die at her hands, she would grant it if he insisted, but if possible, she would persuade him that fighting with all his might could also atone for his sins.

So no matter how you look at it, being able to join Kitagawa Yu's team is obviously the best outcome.

"Okay! I agree with your suggestion!"

Kiritsugu Emiya glanced at Iskandar and Nobunaga, who were still fighting not far away. Seeing that Nobunaga was no match for Iskandar without using his Noble Phantasm, reason prevailed in the end, and he agreed to Kitagawa Yu's suggestion.

To show his sincerity, he didn't even ask Kitagawa Yu to sign a magic contract, only making a verbal agreement with him.

However, this was also because he knew that if Kitagawa Yu really broke his promise, neither Artoria nor Lancelot, who believed in the way of chivalry, would agree, especially Artoria, who would definitely fight to the death to stop him.

As for Kitagawa Yu, he had already roughly anticipated Kiritsugu Emiya's choice based on his understanding of his personality.

But a few minutes later, looking at the cross-shaped Command Seal he had transferred from Kiritsugu Emiya on the back of his left hand, and the new rules about the use of Command Seals in his mind, he couldn't help but show an excited expression.

To be honest, at this moment, Kiritsugu Emiya was almost tempted to activate his Time Control and launch a sneak attack on Yu Kitagawa.

However, seeing Lancelot standing right next to Kitagawa Yu and Artoria who had clearly switched sides to Kitagawa Yu's side, he abandoned the dangerous idea.

What he should do most now is to stay calm, learn more about Kitagawa Yu, find his weaknesses, and plan carefully before making a move!

Head-on confrontation and desperate sneak attacks are not the actions of a wise person!

He endured it all for his ultimate ideal!

After a period of intense and rapid fluctuations, Kiritsugu Emiya's mind returned to calm.

Kitagawa Yu's excitement showed no signs of waning.

"You will be loyal to me and obey my orders, right?" Kitagawa Yu asked, looking at Artoria.

“Yes, Master, but only if you do not violate my code of chivalry,” Artoria said very seriously.

Although she had the Command Seals, meaning she probably couldn't resist whatever Kitagawa Yuuma asked her to do, she still expressed her opinion.

However, Kitagawa Yu's next words left her somewhat puzzled.

"Is it enough to simply not violate the code of chivalry?"

"this."

Perhaps it was a reminder from her innate skill, Intuition, that Artoria vaguely sensed something was amiss. But after thinking about it carefully, she realized that as long as it didn't violate the code of chivalry, Kitagawa Yu, as her Master, would obey even if she were asked to commit suicide. So, it didn't seem like there was anything wrong with saying that.

“That’s right!” Artoria nodded, confirming again.

Kitagawa Yu could barely contain his excitement, especially since Elaina and Chizuka hadn't arrived yet.

"What if I asked you to marry me? You can take that as an order."

"???"

Artoria froze, while Lancelot, who had already sensed something was wrong, couldn't help but widen his eyes in disbelief.

Even Iskandar, Nobunaga, and Kiritsugu Emiya, who were standing nearby, were taken aback by Kitagawa Yu's words.

"Damn it, he wants control of Saber, is that all he's after?! How dare he?!" Kiritsugu Emiya couldn't help but mentally scream.

Kitagawa Yu, however, maintained his smile and continued, "This doesn't seem to violate your code of chivalry, does it?"

"This...although...but..."

When Artoria came to her senses, she showed such a vivid expression of inner turmoil for the first time. Even Lancelot, who had followed Artoria in battle for many years, had never seen her like this before.

"Even when my king was forced to attack me by Gawain, Mordred, and others, he probably wasn't this conflicted, was he?"

"But if our king marries, won't he no longer have to bear the curse of being a king alone, and shoulder everything by himself?"

"Um"

"I'm doing this for the sake of our king!"

Lancelot couldn't help but think about it, and then a strange excitement welled up inside him.

After some hesitation, Artoria said helplessly, "You're right, this does not violate my code of chivalry."

"So that means you agreed?"

“Yes! I will obey your orders!” Artoria glared at Kitagawa Yu with a hint of gritted teeth. “But I still need to return to Camelot to save my country!”

"What if I command you to follow me forever and stay by my side?" Kitagawa Yu asked. "As a master, it's normal to require your knight to follow you forever, isn't it? Just like the Knights of the Round Table followed you. As long as they didn't violate the code of chivalry, they would follow you forever, wouldn't they?"

"This"

Artoria was completely dumbfounded.

Because theoretically speaking, Kitagawa Yu's request seems to be perfectly reasonable.

If there were no other things she absolutely had to do, she would readily agree to stay by Kitagawa Yu's side.

Unlike other Heroic Spirits, she, who follows the code of chivalry, never believed that this master-servant relationship was limited to the seven days that the Holy Grail War lasted.

The problem is, she also has to save her country!

Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind, and she quickly said, "Saving my country is also my responsibility as a knight! So I must save my country first!"

Immediately afterward, Artoria seemed to see that Kitagawa Yu wanted to say something more, and quickly interjected, "However, I can swear by my chivalry that as long as my country is saved, I will obey orders, cross time and space, find you, and follow you!"

After speaking, Artoria stared intently into Kitagawa Yu's eyes, her expression showing as if she was afraid he would refuse.

However, Kitagawa Yu's next words once again exceeded her expectations.

"Will you believe me?"

Artoria was taken aback, but then said without hesitation, "I'm willing to believe you, Master!"

"What if I told you that the Holy Grail has been corrupted by evil, is broken, and can no longer grant your wish to send you back to the time of the King's Election?"

"what?!"

Before Artoria could even speak, Kiritsugu Emiya, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but change his expression and exclaim in surprise.

There was no other way; he had pinned all his hopes on the Holy Grail, this omnipotent wish-granting machine!

If the Holy Grail is truly broken, as Kitagawa Yu claims, how can he possibly fulfill his ideal and wish to save the world?!

Kitagawa Yu glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, then looked at Artoria, who was biting her lip, and took the initiative to explain: "The Holy Grail's destruction is also related to the Einzbern family. In the last Holy Grail War, the Einzbern family, just like this time, summoned the eighth Heroic Spirit, Angra Newman, whose class is Avenger, through cheating."

"But this heroic spirit is a bit special. He was just an ordinary person with no special abilities, but he was burned at the stake by the Zoroastrian Church at the time as a demon god who bore all the sins of the world."

"This, on the contrary, allowed him to become a heroic spirit after his death and truly gain the ability to bear all the sins of the world, so his heroic spirit soul was already filled with sins."

"The mechanism by which the Holy Grail grants wishes is to inject the souls of six defeated Heroes into the Greater Grail as a spark, igniting the vast magical power absorbed by the Greater Grail to grant the victor's wish."

"But after Angolan Newman was defeated and entered the Greater Grail, the endless sins carried within his soul polluted the immense magical power within the Greater Grail, distorting the Grail's wish-granting mechanism."

"Therefore, now that the Great Grail has absorbed enough Heroic Spirits, its internal independent space will connect to the mortal world, using the Heroic Spirits to ignite the vast, turbid magical power that is as large as the ocean, turning it into world-destroying black mud to destroy the world."

"Impossible! How could you know these things? Have you seen the Greater Grail with your own eyes?" Before Artoria could speak, Kiritsugu Emiya asked first, his tone revealing anxiety and even a hint of madness.

“I don’t need you to believe me. No matter what I say, you’ll definitely go and verify it yourself, or even see for yourself if the Greater Grail is broken. So all I need is for Artoria to believe me,” Kitagawa Yu glanced at him and shrugged.

He then turned to Artoria, whose face was growing paler, and said softly, "Although the Greater Grail can no longer grant your wish, I can. As long as you sincerely pray and make a wish to me, I can tell you how to return to Camelot, and even help you fulfill your wish."

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Chapter 171 The wife is a bit unhelpful.

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Even though Artoria was already shaken and somewhat despondent, she still couldn't help but have a big question mark pop up in her head after hearing Kitagawa Yu's words.

Out of intuition and loyalty, she actually believed Kitagawa Yu.

Lancelot's reaction seemed to confirm that Kitagawa Yu was right.

Why is he praying and making wishes to Kitagawa Yu? Is this guy some kind of humanoid Holy Grail?

"Why don't we just try and see? It's just a matter of praying, there's no harm in it, right?"

"You're right!" Artoria realized, thought about it, and it seemed to make sense. After all, it was just a prayer, and what if it actually came true?

"Do I need to prepare any rituals?" Artoria asked.

“Nothing is needed, sincerity is enough,” Kitagawa Yu said.

Artoria nodded and closed her eyes. Just a few seconds later, Kitagawa Yu received the new system notification as he had hoped.

"I succeeded! I received your wish!" Kitagawa Yu said, taking a deep breath to make himself look much more serious.

"Let me formally introduce myself. My true identity is actually a god from another world. My ability is to accept and grant wishes in order to enhance my own power."

"Because the Greater Grail in this world has been replaced, it can no longer fulfill your wish. The simplest solution is to replace it with a different Greater Grail."

"In most parallel worlds, the Holy Grail system actually exists. For example, in one parallel world I know, the Einzbern family did not summon Avenger Angra Mainyu in the last Holy Grail War, but instead summoned Ruler Amakusa Shiro Tokisada."

"Although the Einzbern family's Master was defeated in that Holy Grail War, and even the Greater Grail was taken away by a Romanian family of mages with the help of a mortal army, the mechanism of the Holy Grail remained perfectly intact."

"Furthermore, because the ley line magic it draws is not limited to Fuyuki City, but extends to the entire country of Romania, the wishes it can fulfill are much greater than those of a typical Holy Grail."

"This magician family plans to use the power of the Greater Grail to overthrow the existing Mage's Association and dominate the entire supernatural world. To this end, they have gathered seven Masters from within their own family so that they can directly occupy the qualification to make a wish."

"However, what they didn't expect was that this action triggered the Greater Grail's hidden balancing mechanism, causing the Greater Grail to grant their rival Mage's Association seven Master slots, resulting in a 7 vs 7 Holy Grail War."