Curse Reply: I'm going to fight the Myriad Corpse Immortal, the highest level one!

The pigeon stared at Xia Jie with its unusually dead fish eyes, its gaze revealing a human-like speechlessness.

Thank you for your speech!

Xia Jie put away the microphone and started clapping as if no one else was around. The social butterfly Flat also came over and clapped along with a big smile.

Among the group of abstainers, Enkidu, who sensed the extraordinary nature of the pigeon, put down the silver wolf and took the lead in cooperating, and then things got out of control.

First came the applause from those present, then gradually from all over the world, and then the applause grew into a tidal wave.

Although they didn't know what the Holy Son said, what he said made perfect sense!

Chapter 173 Kiritsugu Emiya

The window opens, the live stream closes, and a 3-minute countdown begins.

During this brief window of opportunity, Xia Jie focused her patience on those who abstained, and also waved to summon some characters from the original storyline who were worth talking to.

"You can ask any questions you have in these 3 minutes."

The fact that the Holy Grail War couldn't proceed as planned certainly caused Xia Jie to miss out on a lot of fun.

But the infinite world has infinite wonders, so there's no need for him to plan for the long term for the scenery in front of him; he can just let things take their natural course.

Even though the live streams and mirror space that were created for fun turned out to be empty talk, the joy Xia Jie felt at that moment was real and tangible.

The contestants are not actors; they chose to refuse out of their own free will, and Xia Jie has no objection.

Before transmigrating, he thought that after gaining power he would become a citizen of his homeland, or even an ancestor. Now it seems that he is just a person who enjoys himself with a bottom line.

"Humph!"

Gilgamesh, who had been silently watching the white dove since exiting the mirror space, snorted coldly and departed in spirit form.

He could vaguely sense the faint divinity emanating from the white dove. It wasn't immense, but it was extremely pure.

Beyond divinity lies a complex tapestry of faith and legend.

Based on the information given to him by the omniscient and omnipotent star, Pigeon's identity was self-evident.

He suspected that if he acted recklessly, his fate would not be good.

"Thank you for your mercy."

Enkidu bowed to Xia Jie... the white dove on his shoulder bowed, his long, jade-green hair swaying gently in the night breeze.

At her feet, a silver wolf bathed in the holy light of the dome circled around her, occasionally letting out a comfortable hum.

She was ultimately a weapon created by the gods, skilled in combat but unable to perform delicate treatments involving lifespan. All she could do regarding her Master Silver Wolf's short lifespan was accompany him.

But she could sense that the silver wolf's inner flaws had been made up for under the holy light.

After Gilgamesh and Enkidu spoke, the others in the arena began to speak one after another.

Three minutes is quite short, and not enough time to answer many questions. They all asked about what was most important to them.

"Why did you summon me here?"

Among the crowd, Sigma, who looked like an ordinary boy, spoke calmly.

He wasn't a contestant, but he arrived here after Xia Jie waved goodbye.

Just minutes before, he had witnessed his superiors, Faldius and Francesca, being scorched to death by light that pierced through everything.

The former's eyes turned gray, while the latter left not even a trace of ash.

Today's events are constantly challenging his worldview. If he hadn't received professional training, he would have already lost his composure.

"You, step forward!"

Upon hearing Sigma's question, Xia Jie nodded and pointed to one of the subordinates named "The Twenty-Eight Monsters" behind Orlando Reeves, the chief of Snowfield City.

To be precise, there were twenty-seven monsters, because under the previous holy light, a well-hidden undercover gangster burned to ashes.

"Ah I?"

John, seeing Xia Jie's gaze, walked out of the crowd with an incredulous expression, looking just like a runaway who had been singled out by the Nine-Headed Insect.

"Yes, it's you. Your matter can be discussed together with Sigma's problem."

"And you three, step forward!"

Among the crowd, Haruri, Shirou Emiya, and Ayaka Sajou, who were pointed out, all walked out of the crowd with doubts.

Flat was also gently nudged by Xia Jie and curiously walked over to the people whose names were called.

"The backgrounds of the six of you are all interconnected, and the one who is connected to you is the already deceased magician assassin, Kiritsugu Emiya."

Xia Jie sat on a deckchair that appeared out of thin air and threw out a little Easter egg about the Holy Grail War in Snowfield City.

If we say that Jesta, Hengfei Ji, and Fa Xiaodi are Sun Xiaochuan's three corpses—the action-oriented, the theory-oriented, and the talent-oriented—then we have gathered all three of Sun Xiaochuan's characteristics.

Kiritsugu Emiya is to Type-Moon what Danzo is to the Hokage; he played a part in many of the bad things that happened.

For the five individuals whose lives were changed by this Easter egg, it was nothing short of a bombshell.

"Father?"

Upon hearing his adoptive father's name, Shirou Emiya's eyes widened. This matter was related to his father?

Fortunately, his adoptive father is a champion of justice, so these things must be good, right?

"You're thinking of 'Partners of Justice,' right, Shirou Emiya?"

"???"

Emiya Shirou, whose true feelings had been exposed, was visibly shaken.

"I'm warning you, in this world, being a partner of justice is a high-risk profession. Having participated in the Holy Grail War and witnessed the extent of your resentment as the future Counterforce worker, you should have some understanding of the difficulties involved."

"Time is limited, so I won't beat around the bush. Emiya Shirou, your adoptive father is a fanatical person. His sense of justice is to sacrifice the minority for the sake of the majority."

"But those who were forcibly sacrificed also had families, like John, and like you."

"The Fuyuki City fire that turned you into an orphan was caused by Kiritsugu Emiya ordering Saber to split the Holy Grail, allowing the evil sludge within to leak out."

"However, we can't blame him too much for this. The Holy Grail, corrupted by the evils of this world, is indeed hopelessly twisted and needs to be destroyed as a world-destroying weapon."

"Then there are John and Haruri. John's mother died in a plane crash, Haruri's grandfather also died in a plane crash, and Kiritsugu blew up a plane."

Xia Jie, seeing the complicated expressions on John and Halloly's faces, which could only be analyzed using pie charts, continued to speak.

"That's right, it's the same one."

"Haluri, your grandfather was a bee-playing necromancer. Kiritsugu was bombed by a plane while trying to eliminate the necromancers."

"And Sigma, your mother's name is Hisamu Maiya. She was an assassin and also Kiritsugu Emiya's lover and follower. I'm a busybody, and I only sent you here to explain your background."

Having received the answer, Sigma nodded silently, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

"As for Flat, your teacher Waver was El-Melloi II, and El-Melloi I, who was your teacher's teacher, died at the hands of the magician assassin Kiritsugu Emiya and Maiya Hisau."

"And you, Ayaka Sajou, you are neither Ayaka Sajou nor a human being."

"What?"

Ayaka Sajou's voice almost came out of her throat.

This shocking fact stunned her, who had always believed she was the real Ayaka Sajou.

“You are actually the El-Melloi family’s heirloom, the Three Foundations of Magic Furnace.”

"Lord El-Melloi I took you to the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City. You used your magical powers to build a magic workshop on the upper floors of the hotel, and then Kiritsugu blew up the hotel."

"Yes, that's right, it's him again, it's him again."

"You, who were lost in the Holy Grail War, were captured by a magician, transformed into human form, and thus became who you are now."

"The magic world is so small that seemingly unrelated people can be connected by a magician killer."

"Even Servants can be linked together. Richard the Lionheart, guess what the real name of the Saber summoned by Kiritsugu Emiya is?"

Xia Jie raised an eyebrow at Richard in the crowd.

"That's right, it's King Arthur."

Chapter 174 The Will of the People

"Really? Is it really King Arthur?!"

Richard excitedly stepped forward and grasped Xia Jie's hand, his eyes practically sparkling.

"Please tell me his story! Please!"

In Type-Moon, Richard grew up listening to the legends of King Arthur, and he spent his life following in King Arthur's footsteps, searching for the things King Arthur left behind.

Even his Noble Phantasm, "Eternal and Distant Victory," is closely related to King Arthur's Noble Phantasm, "Excalibur."

Upon hearing Xia Jie utter the name of his idol, Richard the Lionheart knew that he had made the right decision to participate in this Holy Grail War.

"Let her tell you herself."

Xia Jie shook her head and gestured for Richard to turn around and look behind him.

Richard understood Xia Jie's gaze, yet he couldn't believe it. His body, like an unlubricated, sluggish gear, slowly and stiffly turned around.

Golden hair, knight's armor with blue patterns, a dignified yet pure gaze, and the sword at his waist.

Although the gender doesn't match the legend, there's no doubt that this is the knight king he's been searching for all his life!

"Ah...uh..."

Richard was momentarily speechless with emotion. A thousand words surged and echoed in his chest, but when they rushed out, only meaningless noise remained.

Longing is the emotion furthest from understanding, but Xia Jie manually cut away that distance, allowing this longing and fervent fan to finally see his idol.

However, the disillusionment rate of King Arthur "Artoria Pendragon" is almost zero. Perhaps the only one who would truly feel disillusioned because of King Arthur's gender and personality is Kiritsugu Emiya.

As a ruthless pursuer of justice, Kiritsugu Emiya's greatest desire is for a Servant who can assassinate his Master. If King Arthur were not a knight who adheres to dogma and honor, but a ruthless king who would collude with him and cooperate with his plans, he would probably feel genuine joy.

As an aside, Xia Jie did not "resurrect" King Arthur. This King Arthur disappeared after the Fourth Holy Grail War and was summoned again in the Fifth Holy Grail War by Shirou Emiya, Kiritsugu Emiya's adopted son.

In this timeline where the Holy Grail War takes place in Snowfield City, the Fifth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City seems to have ended in a positive way.

If Xia Jie were to slightly raise her perspective, she could see that the Servants in Fuyuki City, thanks to Caster Medea, had a stable supply of mana, allowing them to remain hidden in the city and continue to exist to this day.