My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

He sensed the immense magical energy emanating from the Weiyuanchuan Bridge.

However, the magical fluctuations quickly disappeared.

Before he could even think, the barrier he had set up around the Civic Hall was activated, and a moment later, Kiritsugu Emiya, dressed in black, appeared before him.

Kirei Kotomine stared fervently at Kiritsugu Emiya, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit: "You've finally arrived!"

Emiya Kiritsugu's haggard face was expressionless, and he did not speak.

The two men looked at each other, silently understanding each other's meaning through their eyes.

Without further ado, the two sides clashed.

……

at the same time.

Right above where they were fighting.

On the stage of the Great Hall, there was a table, and on the table lay Irisviel's body.

So far in the Holy Grail War, excluding Rider and Berserker who were devoured by Hoshiguma, and Saber who is still alive, a total of four people have left the stage.

The souls of these four heroic spirits have been incorporated into the Holy Grail as a medium for the activation ceremony.

Although the conditions for starting the Holy Grail ritual are said to require seven Heroic Spirits.

However, this assumes that the seven summoned Heroic Spirits are the weakest Heroic Spirits, which is why seven are needed.

Now, Lancer, Caster, Rider, and Assassin, who have already left the stage, are not the weakest Servants. The quality of their Spirit Origins has met the conditions for initiating the Holy Grail Ritual.

Therefore, the Holy Grail ritual began.

Irisviel's body transformed into a golden cup, shaped like a trophy, engraved with intricate patterns, and floated silently in the air.

The ceremony began, and the Holy Grail opened a small hole connecting to the outside world.

Once the small hole is opened, the contents inside squeeze into the hole and enter the interior of the world.

The Holy Grail began to overflow with dark red liquid, which in the blink of an eye covered the table and then flowed onto the dance, covering the stage in just a few breaths.

These liquids are merely a diluted version of the black mud, a cursed magic solidified into a tangible form.

To be precise, they should be called fluid-like particles because the microscopic particles that make them up are not molecules, atoms, etc., but highly concentrated magic.

Because they are magic, they are even smaller than quarks.

They can easily penetrate to the microscopic level of matter, such as penetrating between molecules and severing the van der Waals forces that connect them, or even penetrating between atoms and directly breaking chemical bonds...

At a macroscopic level, this manifests as corrosiveness!

Unparalleled corrosivity!

Fibers, tables, plastics, steel bars, cement... without exception, everything began to corrode.

With a loud "bang!", the entire floor from the stage to the underground parking garage was corroded away, leaving a large hole about five meters in diameter on the stage.

The liquid that kept flowing from the Holy Grail found an outlet and filled the huge hole.

In an instant, a large amount of liquid poured into the empty garage at the bottom of the hole like a flood.

This interrupted the life-or-death battle between Kiritsugu Emiya and Kirei Kotomine.

The two were instantly enveloped in liquid, their consciousness entering the Holy Grail, where they began negotiations with the consciousness of the evil in this world.

……

The great hall fell silent, and the Holy Grail floated quietly, awaiting its master.

Bang!

A sword-shaped treasure blasted a hole in the roof of the auditorium, and Hui's body fell from the sky, passing through the hole in the roof and landing in the auditorium.

Upon entering the hall, Hui's gaze was immediately drawn to the quietly floating Holy Grail.

"This is the Holy Grail!"

Hui sighed, and without hesitation, leaped over the large hole in the stage and grabbed the Holy Grail.

Hui examined the Holy Grail in her hand. It weighed about three pounds and was made of a material similar to aluminum alloy. The surface was very smooth, and the inside of the cup was empty, but the patterns on the surface were very exquisite.

At this time,

click!

The auditorium doors were opened.

Artoria entered the hall, looking travel-worn.

Previously, she and Kiritsugu Emiya had fallen out and disliked each other. Therefore, they tacitly agreed to act separately without discussing their plans, simply doing their own thing.

In any case, you can use Command Spells to move long distances when you encounter danger.

After the two separated.

She continued her search for Irisviel throughout the city of Fuyuki.

Emiya Kiritsugu waited for Kotomine Kirei at Ryudouji Temple.

Then they all saw the smoke signals in the sky.

They immediately rushed towards the Civic Center where the smoke signal was located.

Ryudouji Temple is closer to the Civic Center, so Kiritsugu Emiya arrived first.

At that time, she was in the suburbs of Fuyuki City, far from the City Hall, and halfway there, she felt the terrifying magic that erupted from the Miwakawa Bridge.

So they changed direction and headed towards the Miwon River Bridge.

However, when she arrived at the bridge...

The battle was over, and all that remained was a collapsed bridge; there was no trace of any heroic spirits.

Helpless, she turned to the Civic Center.

At that time, Hui had already taken control of the black phantom, which flew from the air towards the Civic Center.

Ultimately, this resulted in Hui being one step ahead of her.

As soon as Artoria entered, she saw Hui.

She was taken aback at first, exclaiming in surprise, "Berserker!?", before noticing the Holy Grail in Hui's hand.

Her gaze was drawn to the Holy Grail, unable to look away. A voice seemed to beckon her: Get it, get it! With it, any wish of yours can be fulfilled. What are you waiting for? Your long-cherished desire is right before your eyes…

Artoria became agitated, completely disregarding why Hui was there; her eyes were only on the Holy Grail, which was her entire world.

Clang!

She raised the holy sword towards Hui, her voice trembling: "The Holy Grail is... mine..."

"……thing!"

By the end, Artoria's voice had become hysterical, her emotions completely out of control, as if she had been given a stimulant and had fallen into a kind of frenzy.

The king's former aloofness seemed to have vanished, and the chivalrous demeanor he had always upheld was also gone.

At this moment, Artoria seemed to be one of those European navigators who discovered gold mines during the Age of Exploration: Whoever dares to steal my gold, I will kill their whole family!

Hui watched Artoria's excited state with great interest.

Previously, Artoria had always presented herself as a woman full of justice, which led Hui to believe that this woman would not have a dark side.

As a result, it still behaves honestly when faced with the all-powerful wishing cup!

After roaring, Artoria was about to draw her sword and attack Hui.

call out!

Gilgamesh, the scholar, took the initiative and launched a Noble Phantasm from the Gate of Babylon.

Artoria was emotionally agitated, her attention completely focused on the Holy Grail, her warrior's vigilance was at its lowest, and this was compounded by the attack at such close range.

She didn't even have time to dodge and was shot directly in the thigh.

The long sword was stuck in her leg, staining her skirt red, and blood flowed out, like a blooming blood-red flower.

Artoria cried out in pain, lost her balance, and fell to the ground.

She still didn't give up, gritting her teeth as she looked at Hui: "You won't take my Holy Grail away!"

Hui snorted and said, "Hmph, who gave you the confidence to think you can snatch the Holy Grail from my hands?"

Ignoring Hui's words, Artoria struggled to stand up.

shhhhh!

The Gate of Babylon opened again, shooting out an axe and a halberd. The two Noble Phantasms sliced ​​through the air and flew to Artoria in the blink of an eye.

With a clang, Artoria raised her hand and swept her sword horizontally, deflecting the halberd, but the axe struck her waist.

To make matters worse.

For a moment, she lost the strength to stand up.

right here.

Kiritsugu Emiya appeared at the entrance of the auditorium at some unknown time.

Previously, in the underground parking garage, his consciousness entered the Holy Grail.

During this so-called conversation with the Holy Grail consciousness, he learned the true nature of the Holy Grail and also realized that the Holy Grail could not grant his wishes in the same way he could.

Therefore, based on the principle of sacrificing two people to save all mankind.

He directly killed the Holy Grail consciousness disguised as Irisviel and rejected the Holy Grail.

Having woken up first, he shot Kirei Kotomine dead, then went to the auditorium, intending to have Saber destroy the Holy Grail.

Upon entering.

He saw that Hui had already obtained the Holy Grail. He was surprised at first, but then he immediately understood Hui's trick of faking his death.

He knew the chances of destroying the Holy Grail from Hui were slim, but now he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

So he raised his hand and showed the Command Seals on the back of his hand.

"In the name of Emiya Kiritsugu, and in the name of a Command Spell..."