In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

It was as if she knew in her heart that as long as this old man was by her side, she would not encounter any danger.

"The old man feels so warm, Sakura is suddenly not scared anymore."

She said happily.

"Hehe, it's good that you're not afraid. I have just silently killed the fear that was lurking in your heart, so you should feel better now, right?" The old man smiled, and then continued to ask Xiaoying, "Little girl, what is your name?"

“Sakura, Tohsaka Sakura… No, Father said I’m not called Tohsaka Sakura anymore. Now I should have the same surname as my older brother. My older brother’s surname seems to be Crowley, so… should I be called Sakura Crowley? Hmm, that name sounds really strange.” After thinking seriously for a moment, Sakura answered. Because the old man had killed her fear, her mood had returned to its usual cheerfulness. “And what about Grandpa? How should I address Grandpa?”

"My name... well, I seem to have quite a few titles. Since you're in the Far East, you can just call me Yama."

The old man thought for a moment, and finally said a name that was obviously a bit strange.

"Enma? Is it the Great King Enma? Hmm, what a strange name..."

Sakura tilted her head curiously, then continued to ask, "Was the old man a god?"

"Well, I am not a god, but just a lonely old man living in a secluded valley. My name is just a title to me. If Sakura is willing, you can just call me Grandpa."

"Okay, Grandpa."

Sakura's face lit up with a bright smile.

"Um, Grandpa, are you a foreigner? Your clothes are so strange... Sakura feels like you're from another era."

"Foreigners, and time travelers... that's not a bad way to address them. I was simply summoned by this world to come here specifically to see what kind of problem has occurred in this timeline, and to confirm whether my Death Blade is needed to handle the situation before it gets completely out of control. I just left Fuyuki City."

The old man who called himself Yama smiled, seemingly in a good mood. "It seems that some changes are quite positive now, and it appears that I no longer need to take action personally."

"Eh? Grandpa was also from Fuyuki City? Sakura was too."

Upon hearing that the old man had also come from Fuyuki City, Sakura's eyes suddenly became excited. "Grandpa, do you know what happened in Fuyuki City? Big brother said he has something very important to do, and Fuyuki City will become very dangerous during this period, so he told me, Touko-neechan, and Uncle Lemonhead to leave there and not come back."

"..."

Upon hearing Xiaoying's words, the old man slowly stood up, and his originally cloudy eyes became clearer at that moment.

“Crowley… he’s an interesting young man. Don’t worry, I recently confirmed that he hasn’t caused any real damage to the world. So Sakura doesn’t need to worry, his final days are yet to come.”

"Grandpa's words are so hard to understand, but... does it mean that Big Brother is still safe?" Sakura blinked.

"Is it safe...?"

Upon hearing this, the old man stroked his chin and pondered seriously for a moment, which was uncharacteristic of him, before giving his answer.

"Well, although I can't see his fate, the current situation doesn't seem to be out of his control, so Sakura can rest assured."

The old man patted Sakura's head, then looked into the distance and reminded her, "It seems your family has already come looking for you."

"Really?" Hearing the old man's words, Sakura turned her head in surprise and saw Aozaki Touko looking anxious, followed by Waver, who was in charge of resisting Kenneth, as they searched for her. "I'm here, Touko-neechan!"

"Sakura!"

Upon hearing Sakura's voice, Aozaki Touko rushed over, picked her up in her arms, and then anxiously asked.

"Are you alright? Sakura, why did you come here all alone? Are you hurt?"

"Don't worry, Sakura is fine. In fact, I met a very kind old man here. With him by my side, Sakura wasn't scared at all."

"Well, goodbye Grandpa..." Sakura smiled, then turned her head to wave goodbye to the old man she had just met who claimed to be a visitor from the secluded valley.

"...Huh?!"

However, at this moment, the old man who called himself Enma had already disappeared without a trace, as if he had never appeared at all, leaving only a tattered robe given to Sakura as a trace that he had been here.

"Hmm, what a strange old man..."

Sakura carefully put away the fragments of the robe the old man had given her, then scratched her head.

"He vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye... just like the real Lord Enma."

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Another 8000 words! I'm so awesome!!

With this final build-up, Webber and Kenneth, this pair of sworn enemies, are now exiting the stage.

To complete the loop of El-Melloi II, otherwise Kenneth would have gone straight to jail as soon as he boarded the plane.

The following chapters will be the grand finale.

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Finally, I'd like to offer a poem by a fellow reader: "Azur Lane, Commander, Slow Down!"

Chapter 87 You are a lost lamb

—Everything in this world is designed to drive you to your doom.

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Everything is coming to an end.

Well……

Has it already reached this final moment in the blink of an eye?

Yes, most of the Heroic Spirits have already left the stage.

Even Fuyuki City was on the verge of collapse because of the final night of revelry by these Heroic Spirits.

At this moment, the entire city is like a small boat in a raging storm, at risk of being swept away and completely shattered at any moment.

The so-called mysterious and hidden rules, the strict principles of the mystical world that do not allow interference with the real world and the leakage of mysteries, were completely trampled underfoot during this most insane night.

Currently, the Holy Grail War's supervisor, Kotomine Ryou, is critically injured and in a coma in the hospital. The Matou family, a powerful magical clan, is on the verge of destruction due to the death of Matou Sōken, and even Tohsaka Tokiomi, the teacher, died at his own hands. Now, the entire Fuyuki City, along with its surrounding area, has completely fallen into a gray area, deprived of the protection of magical clans and the church, and can only watch helplessly as it descends into war and panic.

Even though the Fuyuki City police had immediately deployed their largest personnel and police force to evacuate the public, and had also sent elite members with high-tech modern weapons to the center of the battlefield to investigate the situation and try to stop the terrifying figures from the direction of Ryudouji Temple, who seemed to be the reincarnation of gods, from ending this unprecedented catastrophe.

However, after witnessing the first group of brave and resilient police officers, who were also defiant against the odds, being wiped out by the falling Noble Phantasm and the illusionary collapse even before they got close to the battlefield, no one dared to approach that direction again.

Because they realized that it would just be sending themselves to their deaths.

Even if they gave their lives and offered their courage, it would all be in vain. He wouldn't even be able to see what that golden wave hanging in the sky was, nor could he catch a glimpse of this mythical war. All they could do was retreat to safety, watching helplessly as the golden waves in the sky continued to churn and ravage their homes, witnessing the natural disaster spread and sweep across the area, relentlessly destroying every building in its path and reaping every life.

That night, the entire city of Fuyuki trembled because of this mythical battle, which no one except the participants knew about, and once again experienced the fear that humanity in the Age of Gods had once felt when it was dominated by the gods.

Some devout believers even regard it as a punishment from God for mankind, a sign of the end of the world.

They cried out and kept bowing their heads towards the sky above Ryudong Temple, trying to appease the anger of the gods.

However, the gods responded with the same golden wave that continued to expand until it completely dyed the night sky with the golden dawn.

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Emiya Kiritsugu.

Without a doubt, he was a very legendary figure.

If someone were to ask Kirei Kotomine who his greatest hypothetical enemy in this Holy Grail War is, the answer would undoubtedly be the intriguing figure mentioned by the King of Heroes, the magician Lovy Crowley, whom he has never truly faced. His summoned Servant is Scáthach, the immortal queen of the Land of Shadows. Even when summoning Caster, one of the weakest classes, as his Spirit Origin, he can utilize his Age of Gods magic to adjust it into Lancer, a form more suited for direct combat. Furthermore, Lancer has demonstrated unparalleled strength in the Holy Grail War, making him, without a doubt, Gilgamesh's greatest adversary.

However, compared to this hypothetical enemy whom he would have to defeat if he wanted to compete for the Holy Grail, Kirei Kotomine was still more concerned about that strange man named Kiritsugu Emiya.

In his view, this man's life was full of contradictions.

What's even more baffling is what he's pursuing. The effort he puts into everything he does is completely disproportionate to the reward, and his motives are incredibly vague. If someone who hasn't truly understood him and has a shallow mind were to evaluate him, they would likely simply see him as a mercenary driven by greed.

However, Kirei Kotomine knew very well that the man was far more complex than she had imagined.

When Kirei Kotomine and Tokiomi Tohsaka went to the Einzbern family's ancestral home to seek an alliance, which was also the first time he saw Kiritsugu Emiya in person, Kirei Kotomine sensed a unique aura about this man that was different from that of ordinary people, and he became curious about it.

It was not something superficial, like the magic flowing from a magician's body, but something much deeper, a unique aura hidden within his soul.

This feeling is similar to what I feel inside, but it is also different.

However, it was precisely because of this that Kirei Kotomine developed a strong interest in this strange man who was so similar to himself.

So when the Assassin was wiped out because of Tokiomi Tohsaka's command error, Kirei Kotomine went to investigate all the information about Kiritsugu Emiya.

And the investigation results were indeed as expected. This man named Emiya Kiritsugu, like himself, led a life full of contradictions. He was definitely not the kind of despicable mercenary who would stop at nothing to make money, as the rumors suggested.

Kirei Kotomine swears that Kiritsugu Emiya, this strange man, is not acting solely for money. If he truly wanted to amass wealth, there would be countless easier and safer ways than marrying into the Einzbern family and participating in the Holy Grail War for them, or winning the Holy Grail and making the shallow wish to obtain money.

Just as mystery attracts mystery and strangeness begets strangeness, people who are similar to each other are more likely to be attracted to one another.

As his investigation deepened, Kirei Kotomine became increasingly curious about the man named Kiritsugu Emiya.

He wanted to know what kind of feelings this contradictory man, who had experienced so many tragedies and should have given up on the world, was going through as he continued to move forward. What was his true wish? What was his purpose, his ideal?

Kirei Kotomine was eager to know the answer.

Having already taken a significant step down the path of pursuing evil and about to truly advance, his heart, which should have been dormant, began to beat again after experiencing a life-or-death moment. However, the reason was different from the pleasure he felt when pursuing evil; this time, he experienced a more complex, yet entirely different, emotion.

Many years ago, his father, Kotomine Risei, had told him about this situation, which he called "redemption."

what……

Redemption?

What unfamiliar and luxurious words these are!

For Kirei Kotomine, it was a feeling he had been seeking for over twenty years but had never been able to experience or obtain.

Just when he was about to give up seeking salvation from God and goodness from the world, and was about to turn to evil in an attempt to fill the emptiness in his heart with pleasure, a miracle he had never seen before appeared in his heart, which made him feel extremely complicated.

'Redemption...redemption...what is redemption?'

The thing I had been desperately searching for but could never obtain has now appeared before my eyes; it's as if fate is playing tricks on me.

If it had been a while earlier, Kirei Kotomine would have been delighted and reveled in the experience, but not now.

It was too late. He had already embarked on a path of evil, personally killing Tokiomi Tohsaka. He was no longer worthy of redemption...

Should I really follow that king's guidance and continue down this path of depravity? Ignore this fleeting glimmer of light and continue seeking malice?

'No, no, there must be other options!'