Without offering any explanation, Artoria simply smiled and took Kitagawa Yu's hand. Then, to Kitagawa Yu's astonishment, she suddenly swung her right hand with the curry stick and cleaved the 'Yustiza' in two with a single stroke.
"hiss--"
"Is it that cool?"
Ignoring Yustissa's venomous gaze, Kitagawa Yu looked at Artoria with shining eyes, feeling the soft touch in his palm, and couldn't help but pull her into his arms.
Unfortunately, before he could do anything further, the surrounding sea of flowers burst like bubbles along with 'Yustissa'.
When their vision returned, the two had regained consciousness and reappeared inside the mountain.
Meanwhile, the hole connecting the interior of the Greater Grail to the mortal world expanded from the size of a ping-pong ball to the size of a basketball.
Black mud, exuding an evil and ominous aura, gushed out of the hole like a waterfall, forming a large, dark mud pool around the statue.
However, unlike ordinary mud, this black mud will turn into pitch-black flames and burn once it comes into contact with living things. Once this black mud seeps into the earth's veins and pollutes them, the entire land will be completely swallowed up by the pitch-black demonic flames that rise from the ground.
The only way to prevent this from happening is to destroy the link between the Holy Grail Space and the mortal world, or even destroy the entire Holy Grail Space.
Even a typical anti-military Noble Phantasm of A++ rank cannot achieve this without special effects such as breaking boundaries or destroying space.
But Artoria's curry sticks are different.
This ultimate divine weapon, forged from a planet and known as the 'Strongest Fantasy,' can actually increase in power infinitely with the user's will and the power of faith gathered together. Even the EX-rank cannot be used to describe the limit of this holy sword's power.
Therefore, as long as Artoria is determined to destroy this spatial passage, and even the Holy Grail space, she will definitely be able to do it.
At this moment, everyone looked at Artoria in unison, and Artoria had already raised her Excalibur high. The sword once again shone with the golden radiance that even the golden Ea, the star of creation, could only defeat in defeat.
The evil and ominous aura that had permeated the mountain's interior melted away instantly, like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun. Angra Mainyu, residing inside the Greater Grail space, seemed to sense a great crisis and desperately tried to accelerate the expansion of the hole, causing the entire space inside the mountain to tremble wildly.
Seeing this, Kitagawa Yu quickly took out Avalon and set up a barrier to protect everyone inside.
Then, having finished charging up her power, Artoria swung her curry stick forcefully towards the dark hole.
Great sound!
The entire mountain interior was completely engulfed in golden light, and even the earth trembled violently under the aftershocks of this power.
As the golden light faded, a ray of red sunset fell into everyone's view.
The dark spatial passage, along with the statue of Yustissa, had completely disappeared. Even the massive Yuanzang Mountain had been carved out with a huge passage a hundred meters in diameter that allowed one to see directly into the sky, completely avoiding the risk of a landslide.
Thus, following the two previous instances of stars appearing to separate heaven and earth, another strange phenomenon rose over Fuyuki City, visible throughout the entire Kansai region. This time, even the iconic Mount Enzo, a landmark of Fuyuki City, was almost entirely gone. This left the hundreds of thousands of Fuyuki City residents, who had been living in fear and curiosity, speechless, as if they were looking at God.
"How is it?" Kitagawa Yu cautiously did not immediately remove the barrier, but turned to Medusa beside him and asked.
Medusa knew what he was asking. After sensing for a moment, she said, "It should be successful. My contract with the Greater Grail has been broken, and I can no longer sense the presence of the Greater Grail."
Kitagawa Yu then looked at Artoria outside the barrier. Seeing that Artoria, who possessed A-rank intuition, nodded to indicate that she could no longer sense the presence of the Greater Grail, he felt relieved.
As a result, although Fuyuki City suffered heavy economic losses, with at least one-fifth of its area being razed to the ground after several major battles, there should not have been many casualties.
Anyway, it's all about saving the world~
"Let's go, let's get out of here!"
Kitagawa Yu and his group, along with Emiya Kiritsugu and Waver, then went to the Einzbern Castle in the suburbs and made a copy of the blueprints for the Jewel Sword. They then had the homunculus send it back to Haid in Germany, asking him to help study it and see if they could make the Jewel Sword ahead of schedule.
"Sakura, aren't you really going to go see your parents and your sister?"
In the European-style guest room, Matou Sakura shook her head vigorously when she heard Kitagawa Yu's question, and tightened her grip on his arm.
"I have no parents, no older sister, I only have Onii-chan!"
Not far away, Medusa's lips twitched slightly, feeling a little heartbroken, but mostly sympathetic towards Matou Sakura.
"Alright then," Kitagawa Yu patted her head, not pressuring her further.
“But you don’t only have me. You also have Medusa, Artoria, Chizuka, and Elena. They are all people you can completely trust.”
"Besides, once you get to the new world, you'll have friends your own age."
"They are all very kind and interesting people. Once you spend enough time with them, you will definitely come to like them too."
Although Matou Sakura didn't really believe it, she still nodded obediently and continued to snuggle in Kitagawa Yu's arms.
Seeing this, Kitagawa Yu could only smile helplessly, holding her in one arm and flipping through the magic book with the other.
Of course, he hasn't exchanged for magic circuits or a magical physique yet, so he can't learn the contents of the book. However, he just flips through it casually to see if there are any magic tricks he likes or is interested in. If there are, he will just pick out the book and pack it up to take with him when he returns.
There's no way around it; the magical civilization of this world is far too advanced. Not to mention the clock tower, the Einzbern family's collection of various magic and alchemy books and manuscripts alone fills a room of over a thousand square meters.
Elena's pocket isn't as big as Doraemon's, so it couldn't hold all these things. Therefore, she could only select a few that interested her to take with her.
For example, the Einzbern family's artificial human technology is something that not only Elena, but even Kitagawa Yu is very interested in.
After all, the Einzbern family's androids can even give birth! Even many science fiction universes can't create androids like that!
Kitagawa Yuu couldn't help but think of Irisviel. At the same time, after hesitating for a long time, Irisviel finally revealed her decision to Emiya Kiritsugu.
Chapter 187 There aren't enough rooms.
That's right, it's not a discussion, nor a request, but a decision!
Kiritsugu Emiya smoked a cigarette, looked at Irisviel with a resolute expression, and remained silent for more than ten minutes before finally nodding with difficulty.
“Okay, Alice, you’re right. I support your decision to send Ilya to Kitagawa Yu to raise.”
That's right, Irisviel wants to send Illya to Kitagawa Yu, and she's willing to leave this world for it.
Kiritsugu Emiya isn't like Tokiomi Tohsaka; despite his cold exterior, he still retains a fair amount of normal human emotions. So, deep down, he definitely wouldn't want to do that.
But he still has to go to parallel worlds to continue fighting the Holy Grail War, and he might even die in other parallel worlds.
Leaving Ilya alone with Haid, who already knew about Ilya's talent, would have been like throwing a wolf into a tiger's den.
He wouldn't even need to wait until he went to the other world. As soon as Kitagawa Yu and the others left, Haid would most likely make a move against Ilya. At that time, he wouldn't be able to stop Haid.
Therefore, rationally speaking, Irisviel's method of sending Illya to Kitagawa Yu was undoubtedly the most correct choice.
That very evening, Irisviel brought Illya to find Kitagawa Yu.
"What? You want me to raise Ilya?"
“Yes, Kitagawa-kun, now the only person I can trust and who can take good care of Illya, ensuring her healthy and happy growth instead of being raised to be the next me, is you,” Irisviel said sincerely, even triggering the system’s wish response.
"What about Ilya? Have you asked Ilya what she thinks?" Kitagawa Yu asked, frowning slightly.
Whether he herds one sheep or two, it's all the same. Anyway, with Chizuka, Elena, and Medusa around, he should be able to take care of Ilya if there's another one.
Moreover, compared to staying in the Einzbern family and in this world, going to his place was indeed much better in terms of environment.
The problem is that Ilya is already eight years old, and we can't ignore her thoughts just because she's a child.
Irisviel understood what he meant, and seeing how much he valued Ilya's thoughts, she couldn't help but show a relieved expression.
“You don’t need to worry, I’ve already explained it to Ilya, right, Ilya?” Irisviel turned to look at Ilya.
Ilya looked at Irisviel, then at Kitagawa Yu, and nodded gently. Her little hands unconsciously gripped the hem of her clothes as she whispered, "Yes, Mommy has already explained it to Ilya. Ilya doesn't want Mommy and Daddy to worry, and she doesn't want to be a burden to them, so... so Ilya is willing to leave with my brother and live with him."
Looking at the sensible Ilya, both Kitagawa Yu and Irisviel showed expressions of heartache.
“And if I miss Ilya, can’t I just call out to you in my heart and ask you to bring Ilya to me?” Irisviel continued.
That makes sense.
She was already a follower of Kitagawa Yu, and Kitagawa Yu could sense her call at any time and then teleport to her. This teleportation based on the follower did not require any cost.
“Alright then,” Kitagawa Yu nodded in agreement.
"But are you really going to go with Kiritsugu Emiya?"
It wasn't that Kitagawa Yu wanted to ruin the relationship between the couple; it was just that in his opinion, Emiya Kiritsugu had enough with Hisa Ue Maiya by his side.
He was more inclined to support Ilya and Irisviel, and naturally hoped that Irisviel could also stay by Ilya's side so that Ilya could grow up better.
Lovely Irisviel smiled and shook her head, saying softly, "Only I can understand Kiritsugu's distress, so as his wife, it's my responsibility to stay by his side. Besides, although I'm not good at fighting, my healing magic is quite good, you know. If Kiritsugu and Maiya get injured, I can help them, can't I?"
Kitagawa Yu gave her a deep look, sighed inwardly, and didn't try to persuade her any further.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
Kitagawa Yu and Elena have carefully selected the magic books and manuscripts they need to take and have completed the copying.
It's worth mentioning that when Kenneth was preparing to leave Fuyuki City, Kitagawa Yu approached him with Artoria and Elena.
He was truly shocked to see that Artoria was still alive after the Holy Grail War ended.
After the initial shock, a certain thought that had been extinguished in Kenneth was suddenly rekindled. Moreover, as someone who loved spirit summoning magic, he simply couldn't resist the temptation of having a Heroic Spirit in his possession for an extended period.
Furthermore, the Gem Sword also involves the legendary Second Magic and has extremely high research value. Therefore, Kitagawa Yu successfully sold a copy of the Gem Sword blueprints he obtained from the Tohsaka family in exchange for Kenneth's Moon Spirit Essence manufacturing technology.
In addition, over the past three days, with the joint efforts of Kitagawa Yu and Irisviel, Illya has gradually accepted that she will follow Kitagawa Yu to live in another world, and her relationship with Kitagawa Yu has become closer and closer.
It's worth mentioning that at first, Matou Sakura was somewhat resistant to Illya getting close to Kitagawa Yu. However, after learning that Illya was also 'abandoned' by her parents and given to Kitagawa Yu to raise, her attitude changed immediately, and she looked at Illya with a sense of shared suffering.
The two quickly became friends, which brought tears to the eyes of Irisviel and Kiritsugu Emiya, who had been secretly watching Illya from the shadows.
They didn't make their first friend until they were eight years old, which made them feel that they were terrible parents.
Meanwhile, Kiritsugu Emiya began to emotionally accept and support Irisviel's decision.
"Ilya, you must listen to your brother, okay? Mom and Dad will definitely come to see you after they're done with their work."
"Yes, Ilya will definitely listen to her brother."
After their final farewell, Kitagawa Yu led Illya and everyone else back to the main world.
The orange-red lights cast a warm glow on the walls and floor, while the steaming coffee on the bar emitted an enticing aroma. This aroma mingled with the fragrance of the wooden tables and chairs, as well as the scent of the potted plants that Chisatsu and Elena had specially bought. Every breath was filled with a familiar and cozy feeling.
Although only a week had passed, when they returned to the coffee shop, not only Kitagawa Yu, but also Chitsuka and Elena felt like they had returned home after a long trip. They relaxed and returned to their most relaxed and comfortable state.
Of course, there were only the three of them when they left, but there were quite a few people when they came back.
Artoria, Matou Sakura, Illya, Medusa—thankfully, Illya's two homunculus maids didn't come along, otherwise Kitagawa Yu wouldn't have had enough room to touch.
"Anyone want a coffee? Of course, no kids, it's too late, so we'll just have milk." Chizuka said with a grin as she walked familiarly toward the bar, her territory.
"Give me a drink!"
"I also want!"
Kitagawa Yu and Elena immediately spoke.
Seeing this, Artoria and Medusa, out of curiosity about Chizuka's skills, each ordered a cup. They then discovered that Chizuka's coffee-making skills were truly excellent, even surpassing those of the seemingly professional maids of the Einzbern family.
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