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Momo was telling the truth; he had indeed helped Illya find her father. This man was indeed Illya's father, a man named Kiritsugu Emiya.

The discovery of Kiritsugu Emiya was both an accident and an inevitability.

Given that Gilgamesh turned the Fate world into this mess, it wouldn't be surprising at all for Momo to unearth any kind of Heroic Spirit from the mud in this Fate-invaded world. Furthermore, considering the existence of a Heroic Spirit named Emiya Shirou in this world, and Emiya Shirou's protection of Rin Tohsaka, it's not unexpected that other people protected by Emiya Shirou would appear here.

Especially when Momo first entered this world and began fighting, she faced off against Shirou Emiya. At that time, Momo and Shirou made many deals, exchanging numerous promises and sharing information. As for the specifics of these promises and the information they shared, that remains a secret between them.

One of the messages and promises was that Momo must go to the designated location to rescue Kiritsugu Emiya, who was buried in the black mud, then remove the mud from his body and give him a new identity so that he could live like an ordinary person.

The other promise was to save Shirou Emiya's older sister, Illya, and then bring her to Kiritsugu Emiya's side so that the two of them could depend on each other and have a new life.

Momo is about to fulfill these two promises.

Mo Mo's words had just resolved Haruhi Suzumiya's doubts, and then they heard Illya's father, Kiritsugu Emiya, roar as his daughter went berserk, "Damn it, what have you done to Illya? Let Illya go!"

After saying that, Kiritsugu Emiya instantly drew a strangely shaped pistol from his waist and aimed it at the two Fourth Division Shinigami beside Illya. Momo recognized the unusual pistol; it was a Thompson/Center Thompson Contender, and the ammunition was .30-06 Springfield sniper rifle cartridges, a pistol specifically designed to fire Origin rounds.

As for the Origin Bullet, it's a bullet made using Kiritsugu Emiya's ribs as an additive. This is because Kiritsugu Emiya's magical power possesses the dual attributes of "fire" and "earth," carrying the connotation of "origin." Its specific effect is a composite attribute of "severing" and "binding."

This effect, which aligns with the attribute, involves first severing and then recombining. This doesn't mean repair, but rather leads to chaos. Its effect can be simply understood as follows: magicians hit by the Origin Bullet have their magical circuits severed first, then rearranged in a disordered and chaotic manner.

This will disrupt the magician's magical circuits. Once the magician mobilizes magic, the magic that was originally flowing smoothly along the established circuits will rush into other circuits, reaching places and locations that shouldn't be there. This will cause the magic within the magician's body to go berserk and out of control, and those with bad luck may even be burst by the magic.

This is also the key reason why Kiritsugu Emiya was able to easily defeat the enemy mages. Right now, he doesn't know if his power will be effective against those who kidnapped Illya, but at this moment, Kiritsugu Emiya can't care about that anymore.

In reality, Kiritsugu Emiya is still in a state of collapse and chaos.

In his memory, he had just had a lovely daughter and was preparing for the Fourth Holy Grail War. Just as he was struggling with the fate of his daughter and wife, and was about to face the Fourth War amidst hardships and determination, the entire world suddenly collapsed and was destroyed.

The world was destroyed, humanity perished, and the black mud devoured everything, even the major magic families could not escape it.

In this way, the so-called Fourth Shinobi World War is no longer relevant, and there is no need to participate. All Kiritsugu Emiya can do is try his best to escape disaster and avoid death with his daughter and wife.

However, faced with a global catastrophe, Kiritsugu Emiya, whose magical abilities were not particularly strong to begin with, naturally couldn't hold out for long. Even before his fears about his wife reaching the end of her lifespan were realized, he became one of the mortals swallowed by the black mud.

Before he lost consciousness, the last things he cared about were his daughter and his wife. Faced with the destruction of the world, his ideal of saving it had long since vanished. His only obsession was to live on with his daughter and wife, but even this humble ideal was destined to remain unfulfilled.

And this, naturally, became Kiritsugu Emiya's strongest obsession. After Momo dug him out and cleaned the black mud off his body, the first thing he did after regaining his senses was to find his daughter, find his wife, and reunite his family.

Now, facing an enemy who dares to kidnap his daughter, Kiritsugu Emiya's ability to remain rational and refrain from firing immediately is already a testament to his self-control.

"Give me back my daughter!"

071 I promise you, big brother

The saying "A gentleman can be deceived by his principles" is not entirely derogatory in Mo Mo's view.

This statement implies that one can deceive a virtuous person with seemingly reasonable things. Some might interpret this as the virtuous person being foolish or easily deceived. However, in Mo Mo's view, it also demonstrates that virtuous people are trusted, even by their enemies.

And isn't this precisely what a virtuous person pursues—the pursuit of self-realization in morality and behavior?

Whatever pursuit you make requires sacrifice; to gain something, you must lose something. A virtuous person pursues moral and behavioral self-realization, thus sacrificing some, or even many, benefits—this is the price a virtuous person must pay. On the other hand, a petty person abandons all moral dignity, gaining the greatest benefits, but also losing the trust and respect of others.

This is not a purely material exchange; it is an exchange between matter and spirit, and even between spirits. Such an exchange is still a transaction, only the form and the object of the transaction are different.

At this moment, Kiritsugu Emiya's appearance has undoubtedly placed the SOS Brigade in the position of being bullied. Clearly, the SOS Brigade is different from Momo, a businessman; compared to the pursuit of profit, they value the will of the group and the unity among comrades. And such will and unity absolutely need the protection and regulation of faith or law.

Clearly, the SOS Brigade is led by Haruhi Suzumiya's will, and there's nothing that can be called law. Even Momo suspects that they don't even have anything like a covenant; the group is held together entirely by a shared goal and trust in Haruhi Suzumiya.

This convinced Momo that when the moral judgment was directly aimed at Haruhi Suzumiya, the SOS Brigade could not refuse such a challenge. They had to stand up and confront it head-on, and they had to deal with everything using the rules of order and justice.

This challenge was even more threatening than having Momo set up guns and cannons, unleashing 20,000 of his sisters and all the Heroic Spirits to attack Haruhi Suzumiya. Kiritsugu Emiya's seemingly powerless and even humble accusations allowed Momo to penetrate deep into the core of the SOS Brigade, even reaching the heart of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Mo Mo watched with great interest the SOS Brigade members, whose faces showed embarrassment and even confusion. She was eager to see if Haruhi Suzumiya could maintain her image as the trustworthy leader of the SOS Brigade until the very end.

This was the first time that Haruhi Suzumiya and the SOS Brigade had been dealt a fatal blow, leaving them extremely uncomfortable yet forced to take a serious and direct approach. However, for Momo, this was merely her first small test, the second obstacle Haruhi Suzumiya had encountered—the first being the theft of Academy City right under her nose.

Come on, Haruhi Suzumiya, our game has only just begun!

Suzumiya Haruhi felt a chill run down her spine. Without thinking, she glared fiercely at Mo Mo, then turned her gaze to the sorrowful-looking middle-aged man, Emiya Kiritsugu. This man had no strength, no manners; Suzumiya Haruhi found almost nothing about him that interested her. If she could, Mo Mo really wanted Teresa to knock him unconscious with a chop to the neck and leave him lying around in some corner.

But she can't.

"Commander, why don't we break out and escape now? The main force of the commanders hasn't arrived yet..."

"Sister Lie."

Instead of responding to Ryoko Asakura's words, Haruhi Suzumiya turned her head back and said to Retsu Unohana, "Bring that little girl over here."

"Commander!"

The SOS Brigade members all spoke up, seemingly wanting to stop Haruhi Suzumiya's order, but seeing Haruhi's determined eyes, they could only swallow their words.

“Our goal is to save this girl, not to do anything bad to her. Therefore, we have no right to make any decisions for this girl, especially with her father possibly in front of us right now. We certainly cannot forcibly take a father’s daughter away from him.”

"Unless, this father is a scumbag."

Haruhi Suzumiya glanced at Kiritsugu Emiya briefly. She didn't have a particularly good impression of this person she had just met. In Haruhi's mind, Kiritsugu was in a state of calm madness; such a person definitely possessed a powerful obsession, and it was impossible for him to live a normal life.

This means that, in Haruhi Suzumiya's view, Kiritsugu Emiya would never be a good father.

Unfortunately, this time, Haruhi Suzumiya was destined to misjudge.

After Retsu Unohana removed the restraints from Illya, Illya looked around somewhat blankly. The first thing she wanted to do after realizing she was free was to gather her magic power and launch an attack on Retsu Unohana.

This wretched, large-breasted woman dared to let that disgusting monster swallow Ilya whole; this was clearly an unbearable ordeal for Ilya. It was an insult to Ilya, and she felt that in her current state, she was no longer worthy to serve the great Gilgamesh.

At that moment, Ilya was so desperate that she wanted to die, so she showed no mercy in her attack.

Unfortunately, Retsu Unohana was no ordinary person. With a simple chop to the neck, she shattered all of Illya's barrage of magic missiles into nothingness. She continued to look at Illya calmly, even wearing a smile as if she were looking at a mischievous child. However, it was this smile that instantly made Illya furious and scream in agony.

"You bastards, what are you doing bringing me here! No matter what you do to Ilya, Ilya will absolutely, positively never betray the King!"

Illya's resolute gaze, coupled with the fact that she seemed to have suffered terribly, left Haruhi Suzumiya and the SOS Brigade speechless. Thankfully, the SOS Brigade was treating your injuries. While Retsu Unohana couldn't completely remove the black mud, she at least made you feel a bit better, otherwise, how could you be so lively and energetic now?

Can't you have even a little bit of gratitude?

Illya's behavior left the SOS Brigade feeling bitterly betrayed, as if their good intentions had been taken for granted. Ironically, as the parties involved, they were clearly unable to explain why Illya was resisting so fiercely. Such resolute resistance and struggle, in the eyes of the administrators, clearly indicated a reaction to abuse.

"Hey, kid!"

Haruhi Suzumiya could no longer contain herself. If Illya continued spouting nonsense, the entire SOS Brigade would instantly become villains. This was something Haruhi absolutely could not allow. She pointed at Kiritsugu Emiya and said, "Letting you go is so you can see who this is. Do you recognize this man? If you don't..."

Haruhi Suzumiya still clung to a sliver of hope, wishing it were all a trick by Momo. However, it turned out that Haruhi Suzumiya's desire was destined to fail, because Illya's red eyes suddenly lit up, and without thinking, she rushed towards Kiritsugu Emiya, shouting "Daddy!"

"Ilya, my daughter, I've finally seen you again!"

In an instant, tears streamed down Kiritsugu Emiya's face. At that moment, his emotions overcame his reason, and the ideals he had once obsessively pursued. Now, he poured all his feelings into Illya and released them completely.

He suddenly hugged Illya tightly, pulling her into his arms and rubbing his stubble-covered face against hers. Illya didn't seem to mind the sting of the stubble, clinging to Kiritsugu Emiya's neck and sobbing uncontrollably, as if trying to release all her pent-up emotions.

In the original work, after the Fourth Holy Grail War, Illya suffered a lot of abuse in the Einzbern family in order to ignite her anger towards Kiritsugu Emiya, make her stronger, and then seize the Holy Grail in the Fifth Holy Grail War.

This experience successfully changed Illya's attitude towards Kiritsugu Emiya, at least at the beginning of Fate/Grand Order. In Illya's eyes, he was a pitiful child abandoned by his parents, who then adopted a guy named Shirou Emiya. This was the reason for her initially tense relationship with Shirou, and even her desire to kill him.

However, what Momo knew was that at this time, Kiritsugu Emiya hadn't even participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War, nor had he left the Einzbern family for Fuyuki City; he was still in the closest stage of his relationship with Illya. Since the two were separated at this time, Illya's memory of Kiritsugu Emiya was naturally that of a perfectly close and fatherly figure.

Seeing this, Momo's smile widened, while Haruhi Suzumiya and the rest of the SOS Brigade fell silent. At that moment, they realized they truly couldn't explain themselves. If Momo insisted that the SOS Brigade had deliberately tried to kidnap Illya, then they would have to take the blame.

Unless, unless Ilya Ken turns around and defends them...

Obviously, this is impossible.

This situation is infuriating and frustrating. They made so many good intentions and put in so much effort, only to be treated as utterly wicked villains. It's fortunate that the SOS Brigade members are aligned with the Order of Good; otherwise, they might have turned on each other and fought over this injustice and anger.

"Do you have anything else to explain, Haruhi Suzumiya?"

Mo Mo asked Haruhi Suzumiya with a light laugh. Haruhi Suzumiya stared deeply at Illya and Kiritsugu Emiya for a few moments, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes. Then she transformed into the Haruhi Suzumiya Emperor mode, crossing her arms, never reasoning, and insisting that the world must revolve around her.

"There's no point in explaining. You wouldn't believe us or listen to our explanations anyway. We're enemies, so what's the point of explaining?"

"Speak! What do you want? Do you want to fight or kill, or do you have some other purpose? Just tell me. Let me see the filthy, seductive face beneath your facade!"

Mo Mo didn't take Haruhi Suzumiya's malicious words to heart. He rubbed his chin and said, "The means of bewitching people... well, that's not wrong. I am indeed very good at bewitching people."

"They actually have the audacity to admit it?"

Momo shrugged and said, "Whether you believe it or not, I believe it myself. Also, don't think of people as so unreasonable. In fact, I believe that you did not intentionally target Ilya or want to kidnap her."

Mo Mo's words startled Haruhi Suzumiya, leaving her completely bewildered. Mo Mo was the one shouting for attack, the one calling for death, and yet, in the end, the one pleading for mercy, forgiveness, and mercy was also Mo Mo. It seemed like she had taken on all the roles and responsibilities all by herself?

"Don't believe me? That's normal. There's no trust between us. But whether you believe me or not, I truly believe you mean no harm."

After saying that, Momo waved lightly at Kiritsugu Emiya. Kiritsugu Emiya, with Illya clinging tightly to his leg, walked over with a somewhat helpless gait and said, "My lord, what are your orders?"

Ilya looked timidly at Momo, a surge of malice rising within her making her want to immediately attack this smiling, beautiful person. However, she restrained this impulse. On one hand, the appearance of Kiritsugu Emiya greatly reduced her mental stress, and on the other hand, it must be said that Retsu Unohana's treatment was quite effective.

Do you remember what I told you?

Momo said it casually, and Kiritsugu Emiya's face instantly lit up with ecstatic joy. He took Illya's hand and presented it to Momo, now covered in black magic markings, saying, "Please save my child. She... she shouldn't have to suffer like this. If possible, I want her to live a life of light forever!"

"dad……"

Illya didn't understand what Kiritsugu Emiya was saying, but tears streamed down her face. She instinctively sensed that Kiritsugu had made an important decision for her, and that it was all for her own good.

"As per my agreement with that person, I will completely cure the black mud in your bodies, allowing you to live normal lives as ordinary people. I can guarantee that your new home will be completely peaceful, prosperous, and allow you to enjoy a comfortable life."

"Right now, I've basically fulfilled this agreement. In other words, if you really decide to do this, it won't be that I haven't kept my promise. However, I can promise that I will give Ilya the treatment she deserves, according to our deal."

Kiritsugu Emiya nodded heavily. He knelt down again, looking at the tearful Illya, and tried to force a kind smile.

"Daddy, Ilya doesn't want to leave you. Ilya wants to stay with you forever, Ilya..."

Illya murmured to herself, wanting to continue, but Kiritsugu Emiya shook his head slightly and said, "Illya, don't you want to see your mother?"

Ilya shuddered, her tearful eyes widening in shock.

"Mommy, Ilya's mommy... Ilya wants to see her mommy. Ilya wants not only her daddy, but also her mommy!"

At that moment, Ilya seemed to understand something. She looked at Momo and asked, "Can you take me to see my mother?"

In response, she received a large hand holding her small hand, and Mo Mo's kind smile, saying, "Don't worry, come with me and become my heroic spirit. I will eventually get there and let you see your mother."

Illya glanced back at Kiritsugu Emiya, seeing the tenderness and support in his eyes, then turned back and nodded firmly, saying, "Yes, I promise you, big brother!"

In response to Momo was Ilya's radiant smile, a smile that even the black mud couldn't conceal.

072 Sell me everything you have

Ilya agreed. At this moment, Ilya was just a baby who had just walked out of the nursery. She had not experienced any complicated life or setbacks.

In this respect, Ilya was unfortunate, because just as she began to understand this world, it was destroyed. Her parents left her, leaving her alone to be corrupted by the black mud, struggling against it in a life-or-death battle while teetering on the brink of ruin.

This is also why she became so devoted to Gilgamesh, because Gilgamesh could ignore these pains, manipulate them, and even transfer them to other worlds and other people. For the lonely and helpless Illya, this was undoubtedly a great power, and it also made Illya feel some psychological relief.