My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

He only stopped paying attention to Saber after confirming that she was serious.

Take the initiative?

Crazy!

Kiritsugu could understand Saber's willingness to risk her life for her ideals, but he would never agree with it.

Saber's greatest value to him is not his combat ability, but his qualification to participate in the Holy Grail War.

His goal has always been to save the majority, even if it means sacrificing the minority.

The millions who have died are a minority compared to the entire population of the planet; they are beings that can be sacrificed, and this is an indispensable sacrifice on the path to peace.

To lose the right to participate in the Holy Grail War, the chance to obtain the Holy Grail, and the hope of saving all mankind for the sake of these few people.

This is a single-choice question that requires absolutely no thought!

Artoria watched as Kiritsugu ignored her, her lips pursed, her eyes became indifferent, and her hands clenched into fists.

Kiritsugu Emiya began to draw on the map with a pen. First, he drew red circles around the location of the church, and then, based on the area of ​​the mysterious object that had flashed across the sky earlier that day, which they had learned from people, he drew a straight line.

This straight line passes directly through the Matou family's residence.

"Is it the Matou family?" Kiritsugu Emiya murmured, his tone as if he had expected it.

Hui's Master has always been a mystery, because until now, she has never appeared with Kariya.

However, as all the Heroic Spirits appear one after another, the information that Kei belongs to the Matou family will be exposed sooner or later.

"Maiya, find the information on that Matou Kariya from before," Kiritsugu instructed.

"Isn't that person just a smokescreen put up by the Matou family?" Maiya asked doubtfully.

“No, all the signs now indicate that he may indeed be the Master that the Matou family has chosen,” Kiritsugu Emiya said.

When he was still in Europe with the Einzbern family, he had gathered intelligence on the three main families through the Einzbern intelligence department.

Every Holy Grail War is attended by representatives from the three founding families, and this time is no exception.

However, he discovered from the information.

The Matou family's magic tradition has run into problems in this generation.

None of Zouken Matou's descendants inherited the talent for magic engraving.

As a result, the Matou family had to adopt a young girl from the Tohsaka family as the successor to their magic.

Under these circumstances, the Matou family will either have to forfeit in this Holy Grail War, or the old man himself will have to participate.

The information also mentions that the Matou family has seemingly introduced a Matou Kariya who has absolutely no magical talent to join the battle.

However, Kiritsugu was skeptical of this information.

After all, how could one possibly take information leaked by the enemy seriously?

Moreover, how could someone like Kariya, who clearly looks like cannon fodder, possibly control a divine-level Heroic Spirit?

Maiya quickly placed Matou Kariya's information in front of Emiya Kiritsugu.

Kiritsugu Emiya opened the document and began to read it word by word.

These materials were collected by the Einzbern family beforehand, including information on not only Kariya Matou, but also Shinji Matou, among others.

The document details Matou Kariya's life story, his ambiguous relationship with Tohsaka Aoi, and even the reasons why he participated in the Holy Grail War.

Kiritsugu finally fixed his gaze on the photo of Matou Sakura.

At this time, Matou Sakura was still a little girl of about six or seven years old, but her face no longer had the innocence and naivety of a child; instead, it was filled with gloom and silence.

Kiritsugu Emiya didn't care why the little girl had become like this.

He's currently only considering whether threatening Matou Kariya with this little girl could make her commit suicide.

With the Master dead, even the strongest Berserker is like boundless water, destined to disappear soon.

Seeing Kiritsugu Emiya staring intently at a photograph of a little girl, Irisviel asked, "Kiritsugu, is there something wrong with this child?"

“No, it’s nothing.” Kiritsugu said, quickly turning the page. He didn’t want Irisviel to know that he was trying to use a child as a threat.

Moreover, he thought that Ilya was about the same age, and worried that Irisviel might start to miss Ilya.

So he quickly changed the subject: "Alice, have you mastered the magic formula for the barrier in this forest?"

"Yes, I've got it."

“Watch the forest carefully. Things like servants, which are not natural spirits, can only enter through the main gate steps.”

"Hmm." Irisviel paused, then asked doubtfully, "Now that the Church has been destroyed, will the other Masters still want to defeat Berserker?"

"They will, there's no need to worry about that. We have an advantage in this regard."

Kiritsugu glanced at Artoria and continued, "Previously, Caster was delirious and mistook Saber for Jeanne d'Arc, then thought that it was a curse from God that caused Saber to lose her memory."

Caster will definitely take action against Berserker, and the other Servants will likely seize the opportunity to join the battle against Berserker.

At this point, Kiritsugu's lips curled slightly, and the hard lines on his face relaxed a little. "That's perfect for us. We just need to wait and see."

“Kiritsugu.” Irisviel turned to look at Saber’s hand. “However, the more important issue now is the curse on Saber’s left hand. If the curse cannot be removed, Saber’s combat power will be greatly reduced.”

"It's alright. Just have Saber put on a fighting stance and be careful to escape during the actual battle."

Hearing this, Saber, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but tremble a few times with her already clenched fists, and the ahoge on her head stood up in anger.

"Aren't you going to let her fight the Berserker?" Irisviel asked in surprise.

"The other Heroic Spirits will go and fight Berserker."

At this point, Kiritsugu Emiya paused, "In fact, Saber's injury to her left hand is the perfect excuse to conserve her strength. We just need to wait until the other Servants and Berserkers are both severely weakened, then we can launch a surprise attack from the side..."

However, this was only Kiritsugu's Plan A.

He also had a backup Plan B: to have Maiya take the opportunity to kidnap Matou Sakura.

In that case, even if Berserker wins the battle, Matou Kariya will have no choice but to comply.

Kiritsugu began to refine the details of these two plans in his mind.

At this moment, Artoria, who had been suppressing her anger, could no longer hold back.

"Master, when will you stop insulting me?"

Saber's voice grew louder and more urgent, his surging anger like a raging storm.

"You are insulting the spirits of fallen heroes."

"Why not let me take charge of the battle?"

"Do you think that I, as your servant, am completely untrustworthy?"

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became serious.

Irisviel, naturally not wanting her husband's relationship with Saber to become too strained, began to mediate between the two: "To deal with Berserker, the more combat power the better."

Kiritsugu's face showed a hint of sorrow, and he remained silent for a moment before replying:

"No, the number of Servants is no longer important in order to defeat Berserker."

"This Holy Grail War has spiraled out of control, and the balance of power has been severely disrupted."

"Putting aside Berserker's abnormal physical abilities, she also has at least three troublesome abilities: teleportation, stealing other Servants' Noble Phantasms, and detonating Noble Phantasms in some way."

"For her, Noble Phantasms are consumables, so naturally the more the better."

"Therefore, she will definitely set her sights on Archer, who possesses many Noble Phantasms."

"At the same time, Archer's chain Noble Phantasm can clearly counter her; it should be a rare anti-god Noble Phantasm. Therefore, Archer is the main force in this battle, and the other Servants can only disrupt Berserker. Even without Saber's combat power, it will not have a significant impact on the outcome."

Irisviel listened in silence, and therefore felt that Kiritsugu's words made a lot of sense.

Artoria remained silent, having nothing to say.

"Let's dismiss everyone." Kiritsugu looked around and then left the room.

Chapter 388 Women

The lookout point atop the castle.

It was dark and cold here, with only a faint moonlight filtering through the thick clouds onto the snow.

Kiritsugu Emiya stood there alone, his eyes filled with melancholy and his mind heavy with worries. He let the icy wind whip his face again and again, his body slightly stiff, and a small pile of snow had already accumulated on his shoulders, but he didn't care at all, like a statue.

blah blah...

A series of crisp footsteps sounded behind him.

Kiritsugu Emiya did not turn around, because he knew from the voice that it was Irisviel.

"Kiritsugu..."

Irisviel slowly approached Kiritsugu, her eyes filled with worry. As his wife, she keenly sensed that something was wrong with Kiritsugu's demeanor.

Emiya Kiritsugu was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "If..."

His voice was no longer the usual calm and ruthless one, but full of expectation, while he crossed his arms, appearing somewhat nervous.

"If I..."

"If I decide to abandon everything and run away now."

"Alice, will you... come with me?"

Irisviel froze on the spot for a moment, and then she immediately thought of her daughter, Ilya.

"What about Ilya... and the child who's still in the castle?"

Kiritsugu had already considered this question. A murderous glint appeared in his eyes as he blurted out, "Go back to the castle, take her away, and kill everyone who stands in our way."

After he finished speaking, he gazed at Irisviel, the woman who was the first in his life to give him the concept of "home".

A rare tenderness appeared in those cold eyes, and she said firmly in a vow-like tone, "In the future, I will dedicate everything I have left to you and Ilya!"

The scene suddenly fell silent.

Kiritsugu began to await Irisviel's reply.

He seemed to have made up his mind to run away.