Genshin Impact, but the chat group

"Wait, a short sword?"

“That’s right, the Azoth sword, the graduation gift that Tokiomi Tohsaka gave to Kirei Kotomine.”

Rin Tohsaka froze on the spot because after Tokiomi Tohsaka's death, she had been taken care of by Kirei Kotomine for a period of time, and Kirei Kotomine had even given her an Azoth sword as a gift.

But now, she probably understands where Kirei Kotomine's Azoth sword came from; it was the sword that Tokiomi Tohsaka gave her!

"That bastard!"

Rin Tohsaka turned around immediately.

"Wait, what are you going to do?"

Emiya quickly restrained Rin Tohsaka.

"I'm going to settle accounts with that guy! He killed my father! And he even used a gift my father gave him to deliberately humiliate me!"

"Not only that, he also harmed your mother, Aoi Tohsaka."

"What?! He's the one who caused Mom to become like that?!"

"And he has been in cahoots with Archer all along. During this Holy Grail War, Archer and he have been secretly observing you. Everything about you was arranged by him, including his concern for you."

"Damn it! That bastard!"

Rin Tohsaka stood up again.

"Hey, Master, calm down and listen to what I'm saying."

Reluctantly, Emiya pressed Rin Tohsaka down again. He didn't want Rin to impulsively go to Kirei Kotomine. As someone who had been through it all, he knew that there was not only Archer Gilgamesh in that church, but also Lancer. If he went alone, he wouldn't be able to defeat both of them.

"No need to rush. They are our common enemy. If we want to defeat the Holy Grail, we must eliminate the Archer from the last Holy Grail War. Kirei Kotomine won't be able to escape either, so there's no need to rush."

Li Yue also spoke up to soothe Rin Tohsaka, who calmed down—or rather, she simply suppressed her anger temporarily.

With Li Yue's words, Rin Tohsaka completely controlled her anger and began to build it up, preparing to unleash it properly in her battle with Kirei Kotomine later.

"So, our enemy is actually the supervisor of this Holy Grail War?"

"That's right, they also know the truth about the Holy Grail War, but they just don't want to tell you."

Having learned the inside story of the Holy Grail War, the participants at the scene were at a loss for words.

"This Holy Grail War seems to be full of problems."

Shirou Emiya, who was unexpectedly drawn into the Holy Grail War, couldn't help but ask.

"Shirou, you're right, the Holy Grail War is such a strange thing."

Li Yue's affirmative words left everyone around speechless. What did she mean by "strange things"? It made it sound like they were being silly for seriously preparing to participate in the Holy Grail War.

"Anyway, we'll deal with Kirei Kotomine and Archer tomorrow. Today, let's take care of Illya's safety first."

"it is good!"

Shirou Emiya nodded in agreement. He himself wanted to stop the Holy Grail because his own situation was caused by it. He was raised by Kiritsugu Emiya and wanted to become a champion of justice. He couldn't allow such a tragedy to happen again.

"Let's go, Ilya, let me take care of your problem first."

Li Yue and Emiya Kiritsugu got up and led Illya out of the castle hall and into the room where Illya usually rested.

Just like when he removed the Lesser Grail from Irisviel's body, Li Yue pulled out his dagger and stabbed it into Illya's chest, directly tearing the Lesser Grail out of her body.

After all, if the Lesser Grail is not separated, once a Servant dies, the Servant's soul will enter the Lesser Grail, thus increasing Illya's burden.

With the removal of the Lesser Grail, Illya, like Irisviel before her, was officially freed from the destiny of becoming the Lesser Grail.

All that's left is to wait until the next day to deal with Kirei Kotomine and Archer.

Once these two are dealt with, there will be virtually no threat in this Holy Grail War, and the remaining people are hardly a concern!

339. Bombardment of the church

"I said, is it really okay to use this?"

"Don't worry, I've disguised it as a high-explosive shell inside, and I've compressed a lot of magic into it. When the shell explodes, it will instantly kill all living things within a radius of several hundred square meters centered on the point of impact!"

"I'm not talking about whether your shells are powerful enough, but whether you're really sure it's okay to use something like this to bomb Fuyuki City!"

In the forest outside the church where Kirei Kotomine was, Rin Tohsaka pointed at the huge howitzer in front of her and loudly complained to Li Yue.

"Um, Kiritsugu, I also think this thing is a bit too much. It's so big, it's bound to cause a huge commotion."

Emiya Shirou also agreed. He was dumbfounded when he saw Li Yue conjure up this heavy howitzer. Could this thing really be here?

Will there be a big commotion?

Li Yue frowned, her face expressionless.

"Of course! How could this thing not make a big commotion? Once it explodes, the entire church will be destroyed. It'll definitely cause a huge commotion!"

Rin Tohsaka clenched her fist and emphasized that she thought the assassin in front of her was out of his mind. How could he have thought of using a grenade launcher to blow up the church?

"I felt that the firepower and explosive power were not very strong, which is why I chose to use it."

"This firepower isn't that great!"

Li Yue looked at the Heroic Spirit Emiya and Saber beside her.

"Ask those two if this thing is considered powerful."

"It's not that big, I think. In terms of Noble Phantasm level, this can only be considered a small-scale anti-army Noble Phantasm at most."

"Well, if it's only a few hundred square meters, it shouldn't be considered large; at most, it's an anti-military treasure."

Emiya and Saber nodded in unison, giving their assessments. One was a nuclear-powered swordsman, and the other was a city-wide beam cannon. A grenade launcher really wasn't that big of a deal for them.

"What do you mean? What do you two mean by that? Are you implying that your actions were actually even more significant than his?!"

Rin Tohsaka was very surprised.

“That’s right. If I were to unleash my Noble Phantasm, the commotion would definitely be much greater than his.”

"Yeah, that's right."

The two honest men nodded very firmly. Rin Tohsaka was shocked. Obviously, she had never participated in the Holy Grail War, and because her father died early, she did not know much about the world of magic. She did not know the extent to which the Noble Phantasms of Heroic Spirits could achieve, and even thought that the cannon was too loud.

"Wouldn't that cause a huge commotion that would be difficult to cover up?!"

"Don't worry, there were far bigger events during the Fourth Holy Grail War."

Li Yue pointed to Saber. Back then on the sea, Saber even used her Noble Phantasm during the day to kill the monsters summoned by Caster, and there were still no problems.

"Don't worry, Rin, nothing will happen."

Saber understood what Li Yue meant and immediately agreed.

"How can I possibly feel at ease about something like this?"

"It's okay. Just tell the police tomorrow that there was a natural gas explosion here."

Rin Tohsaka and Shirou Emiya were dumbfounded.

"Is this okay?"

Emiya Shirou couldn't help but ask, while Li Yue looked at Tohsaka Rin beside him.

"As the head of the Tohsaka family, you should understand what I mean."

"I know what that means, but it's one thing to use this kind of excuse normally, but is it appropriate to use it in the Holy Grail War? And can this kind of excuse really cover things up?"

As the manager of the Fuyuki City ley lines, Rin Tohsaka naturally knows how to cover up the traces of a magician. Natural gas explosions are the most common method, but can such a huge commotion as the Holy Grail War really be covered up with a natural gas explosion? Are you serious?

"Of course, that's what we did in the last Holy Grail War."

"Okay, I'll take your word for it."

Rin Tohsaka didn't know if that was true, but given the current situation, it seemed she had no choice.

"Archer, you should also prepare to use your Noble Phantasm."

"what?"

Li Yue did not fire immediately, but instead looked at the Heroic Spirit Emiya beside her.

"As an Archer, you must have a Noble Phantasm with long-range bombardment capabilities. Use it all at once and make sure to kill them in one hit. Especially the last Archer, who was caught off guard and killed them all at once."

"I see, no problem."

With a flick of his left hand, the Heroic Spirit Emiya produced a black bow.

"You're finally starting to look a bit like Archer, instead of pulling out two knives right off the bat."

Rin Tohsaka couldn't help but comment as she watched the Heroic Spirit Emiya draw his longbow.

"After all, I can't possibly face Lancer with just a bow."

As he answered, Emiya made a grasping motion with his right hand, and a longsword that appeared to be wrapped in spirals appeared in his hand. He placed the longsword on his bowstring and then pulled back the bow. After Emiya drew the bow, the spiraling longsword began to lengthen and thin, becoming like an arrow.

"This is your Noble Phantasm?"

"That's right, this is my Noble Phantasm."

After speaking to Rin Tohsaka, the Heroic Spirit Emiya fixed his gaze on the distant church, and Li Yue also looked at the church.

"When to make a move is up to you."

Heroic Spirit Emiya addressed Li Yue, handing over the authority to fire to her.

"Then, that's fine now!"

Li Yue immediately opened fire, and the massive howitzer fired, sending shells flying towards the church. The instant the shells flew, Heroic Spirit Emiya also fired an arrow from his hand.

"Pseudo-Spiral Sword!"

The cannonball hit the church first, smashing through the church wall and entering the church. The arrow, after the cannonball had smashed through the wall, also entered the church through the hole it had created, and then exploded in sequence.

The shell exploded first, and the shock and flash of the explosion ignited the arrows that followed, resulting in an even more violent explosion.

The entire church was instantly engulfed in flames. From the outside, the church windows suddenly turned bright gold before exploding.

The enormous sphere of light replaced the original church, expanding outwards until it reached its limit, then transformed into flames and shot directly into the sky.

The massive impact spread outwards, completely uprooting the forest and cemetery outside the church. Li Yue and the others, who were hiding in the forest, were also affected by the impact. Fortunately, Li Yue had built a rock wall after firing the cannon, which allowed them to barely withstand the impact.

After about ten seconds, the impact finally subsided, and Rin Tohsaka peeked out from behind the rock wall.

"Solve it!"