The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

However, it was only at this moment that Irisviel realized that she was completely limp and powerless, and she couldn't even pull off the blanket covering her!

"My body..."

Noticing the abnormality in her body, Irisviel's heart sank instantly.

As the vessel for the Lesser Grail, the souls of defeated Heroic Spirits return to her, and the more Heroic Spirits return, the weaker her body becomes.

Given how weak she is now, to the point that she can't even pull the blanket up...

"I'm sorry, Irisviel..."

Just when Irisviel thought the situation was bad enough, Artoria's inability to look her in the eye and her guilty tone made an extremely absurd conjecture surface in Irisviel's mind.

"No, that can't be, right?"

Banishing that ridiculous conjecture from her mind, Irisviel turned to look at Artoria by the bedside, hoping to get a positive answer from her.

However.......

There has been no response.

Upon hearing Irisviel's words, Artoria lowered her head and fell into a brief silence.

Kiritsugu is really in trouble...

The power within her body vanished instantly, and Irisviel collapsed onto the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

"Please pull yourself together, Irisviel, don't forget you still have Illya..."

Seeing Irisviel as a walking corpse, devoid of any hope of living, Artoria quickly used Illya, her daughter with Kiritsugu Emiya, to rekindle her will to live.

"You wouldn't understand, Saber..."

Upon hearing her daughter's name, Irisviel's mind flashed with her daughter's adorable smile.

But then she realized that it was absolutely impossible for her to return to Germany, and a bitter smile flashed across Irisviel's face.

Although it's unclear how many Heroic Spirits returned to her body last night, judging from her current condition, it's only a matter of time before she becomes a Lesser Grail.

"Why am I still alive?"

Suddenly, Irisviel realized what had happened.

If Kiritsugu Emiya is already in trouble, does that mean they've already lost?

If that's the case, why are Saber and she still alive?

"Saber, lunch is ready."

Just as Artoria was about to answer Irisviel's question, there was a knock on the door, and then Hachiman Hikigaya's voice came through the door to the two people in the room.

"Mr. Hikigaya?"

Irisviel turned her head and looked at Artoria with a puzzled expression.

"Last night, after escaping Archer's attack, we encountered Lancer and his group. During our battle, Assassin and his crew controlled Hisa-san and launched a sneak attack on Emiya..."

"Miss Jiu Yu?!"

Upon hearing that Kiritsugu Emiya was killed by Maiya Hisau, Irisviel was completely at a loss as to what kind of expression she should wear.

"And what about Miss Jiuyu?"

"After discovering that she was the one who killed Emiya, she committed suicide... I'm sorry, she acted too quickly, I couldn't stop her..."

"No, I think this is what Miss Hisa would like to see..."

Recalling the woman who always stood silently behind Kiritsugu Emiya, never smiling, Irisviel's face showed a bitter smile.

I imagine that when Hisayu Maiya found out that she had killed the person she loved with her own hands, she must have felt just as much pain as she does now.

"Saber?"

Standing outside the door, Hachiman Hikigaya received no response from Artoria, so he knocked on the door again, this time harder.

"Go and invite Mr. Hachiman in, Saber..."

Hachiman Hikigaya's voice successfully awakened Irisviel from her own world.

She looked at Artoria, who was sitting motionless beside her, and asked her to bring Hachiman Hikigaya in.

"Mrs. Irisviel, you're awake..."

Artoria opened the door, and after Hachiman Hikigaya entered the room and saw Irisviel already awake on the bed, a knowing look flashed in his eyes.

No wonder Artoria ignored him; it was because she had woken up.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Hachiman. You can just call me Irisviel; there's no need for any honorifics after me."

Irisviel lay on the bed, forcing a smile on her pale face as she spoke to Hachiman Hikigaya.

Although her husband was killed by an assassin during a battle with Hachiman Hikigaya, she did not intend to blame Hachiman Hikigaya for Kiritsugu Emiya's death.

After all, if Hisamu Maiya was already under control at that time, regardless of whether there was a battle or not, Emiya Kiritsugu would probably not have escaped his fate...

Moreover, it was after that that Hachiman Hikigaya temporarily took her and Saber in...

"Then just call me by my name, Irisviel."

Hachiman Hikigaya did not refuse Irisviel's suggestion. He nodded and then explained the method he had already thought of for dealing with Irisviel.

"Now that you're awake, how about taking the flight to Germany tonight?"

With Kiritsugu Emiya dead and Artoria now his Heroic Spirit, the Einzbern family has undoubtedly lost this Holy Grail War.

Since that's the case, Irisviel naturally has no reason to stay in Fuyuki City any longer. Also, for her personal safety, Hachiman Hikigaya decided to use his connections to send her away overnight.

Chapter 250 The Holy Grail is With Me

"Thank you very much for your kindness, Hachiman, but it's no longer necessary..."

Faced with Hachiman Hikigaya's good intentions, Irisviel shook her head with a wry smile.

If she could, she would certainly like to just leave and go, to leave this heartbreaking city forever.

But how could she, as a vessel, leave? How could she possibly leave?

"No need?"

Hachiman Hikigaya exchanged a puzzled glance with Artoria, and seeing that she also looked bewildered, he turned his gaze back to Irisviel.

"Could you explain this a little more clearly? Why can't we leave?"

Did the Einzbern family give Irisviel a death order: she must become Jin if she fails?

If that's the case, Hachiman Hikigaya could give her some money so she can live in anonymity in Japan...

"Saber, I'm a little hungry. Could you please bring me some food?"

When Irisviel heard Hachiman Hikigaya's question, she didn't answer directly. Instead, she looked at Artoria beside her and found a suitable reason to send her away.

"........"

Artoria naturally understood that Irisviel was about to say something she didn't want her to know.

She nodded, stood up, glanced at Hachiman Hikigaya, and then went downstairs.

"Ah, Saber, you're down here. Where's your brother?"

In the hotel's first-floor restaurant, Sakura and Karna were sitting at a table laden with food.

Seeing that only Artoria came down, Sakura tilted her head and asked curiously where Hachiman Hikigaya had gone.

"Hachiman is currently chatting with Irisviel."

Thinking about how Irisviel had deliberately sent her away, a hint of worry appeared on Artoria's face.

"Hey, is your brother chatting with your aunt?"

Upon hearing Artoria's words, a hint of surprise appeared on Sakura's face.

Aside from a few special cases, Hachiman Hikigaya never kept any other information from Sakura.

Therefore, Sakura knew very well what the relationship was between Irisviel, who lived in the room next to theirs, and Kiritsugu Emiya, who was there yesterday.

Those two were alone together...

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."

When Artoria saw Sakura's surprised look, she assumed that Sakura was worried that Hachiman Hikigaya would be retaliated against by Irisviel.

"No, I'm not worried about that."

After all, Sakura was quite aware of Hachiman Hikigaya's strength. Even ordinary Heroic Spirits couldn't defeat him, and even though Irisviel was a very powerful magician, she couldn't possibly hurt him in the confined space of a room.

On the contrary, Sakura was more curious about what the two of them were going to talk about, especially since even Artoria had been kicked out...

"Gulu~"

Suddenly, a loud bang rang in Sakura's ears.

"Eh?"

Looking up in confusion at her side, Artoria tried her best to appear as if this had nothing to do with her, but her flushed face and rumbling stomach betrayed the fact that the sound had come from her.

"Is Saber hungry?"

Recalling that Artoria had eaten a lot of food during breakfast that morning, a knowing look flashed across Sakura's face.

"No, I just..."

Artoria opened her mouth, about to explain why her stomach was making strange noises, when suddenly a delicious aroma of food wafted to her nose.

“Gurgle…”

Artoria's eyes instantly fell on the food on the table, and she swallowed.

"Haha... Let's eat first then."

Sakura covered her mouth and chuckled a few times, then took Artoria's hand and pulled her to sit down on the table.

"Actually, I..."

After half-heartedly sitting down in the chair, Artoria still wanted to make one last struggle.

"If you don't eat now, the food will get cold."