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

"How about this?"

With a wave of his hand, the scene changed once again.

However, this time the scene involves two railway tracks, one with ten people tied to it and the other with fifty people tied to it.

"Now there are two railway tracks in front of you."

"One of the tracks has ten good people tied to it, people who have dedicated their lives to doing good deeds. The other track has criminals tied to it. The train is coming soon, and you have the chance to change tracks. So make your choice: do you want the few good people to live, or do you want the many more bad people to live?"

Looking at the control room, Kiritsugu Emiya's hand trembled as he reached for the control lever.

Would you choose the lives of ten good people or the lives of fifty evil people?

Should value be determined by the number of people involved, or by good and evil?

At this moment, Kiritsugu Emiya was caught in the most intense internal struggle.

"I see, I see... I understand now."

Kirei Kotomine nodded thoughtfully, then reached out and pulled out the black key, severing the control panel to prevent Kiritsugu Emiya from making a choice.

"What are you doing?!!"

Immediately afterward, amidst Kiritsugu Emiya's frantic questioning, Kirei Kotomine smashed the glass of the control room without hesitation, then rushed towards the end of the tracks without looking back, heading straight for the direction where the train was about to arrive.

"There's no need to make any choices... just stop the train, right?"

"Are you crazy? Do you think it's too late to brake? You can't possibly climb onto a speeding train and stop it!!"

"You're kidding me, Kiritsugu Emiya..."

Kirei Kotomine shook his head, extended the two black swords in his hands, and then, under Kiritsugu Emiya's gaze, instead of trying to climb onto the train from the side to stop it, he charged straight at the train.

His calm eyes reflected the silhouette of the rapidly approaching train. The piercing whistle and the immense wind pressure that swept in made his robes flutter wildly. Even though the train was almost upon him, and he could feel its terrifying momentum closing in, he did not retreat an inch.

"There's no need to make a choice, because we are not gods and have no right to decide the fate of others. If you make a choice, you are no longer a savior, but a judge..."

"If you really want to save people and become a partner of justice, then go and start saving people. Even if you fail, even if you have to pay with your own life, you must never back down. It is better to work hard until you die than to make a sacrifice or judgment that you think is right."

"The only outcome that awaits us is... success or working ourselves to death!!"

After saying his last words to Kiritsugu Emiya behind him, Kirei Kotomine's figure disappeared without hesitation.

He stared at the massive train hurtling towards him, and then, thinking of his own impending doom, he vaguely recalled once again the words his father had spoken to him in the Middle East…

The act of redemption itself is more meaningful than judgment and punishment.

"Is it more meaningful...?"

At this moment, Kirei Kotomine seemed to have understood something.

His eyes were incredibly determined, his heart began to pound, he gripped the black keys tightly, and then charged towards the oncoming train.

"Perhaps, this is... my salvation..."

—BOOM!!!

After a devastating explosion, the train vanished into nothingness the instant it touched Kirei Kotomine.

"Has it... disappeared?"

Kirei Kotomine walked through the train, looking around at his surroundings with some confusion.

"Are you alright?!"

Kiritsugu Emiya, who had been watching from the platform, rushed down from above upon seeing this. Looking at the priest he had recently insulted as an evil person, a storm raged within him.

"I'm fine, but what about the train?"

Kirei Kotomine shook his head in response to Kiritsugu Emiya's concern. He was more concerned about the train and the innocent people than himself.

"They're all fine. It seems that what happened just now was just an illusion."

Kiritsugu Emiya breathed a sigh of relief, because Kirei Kotomine had shattered the illusion that had been troubling them, making him realize that he hadn't killed that many people. As a result, his previously heavy body suddenly felt much lighter.

"Oh, that's great. You didn't kill that many people with your own hands."

Kirei Kotomine was also happy for him.

As a clergyman, seeing that even a lost sheep still has hope, he should offer his blessing.

"Your disgusting willpower shattered the illusion, you wretched priest! You've ruined all my trials!!"

Irisviel's figure reappeared, but this time her face was filled with unprecedented anger. She stared at Kirei Kotomine in front of her and questioned, "Do you really think you can save everyone? There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. You've only broken through an illusion!"

"No, I've already succeeded..."

Faced with her questioning, Kirei Kotomine calmly replied, "Because I'm already dead. In that situation, I couldn't have climbed onto the train to stop it, or shouted at the driver to stop it, so I chose... to use my own life to remind the train driver to stop."

“If he realizes that he hit me, he will definitely stop. This is the best I can do and the best solution so far. I only need to sacrifice one person I want to save to have the opportunity to save everyone. I have no right to interfere with other people's lives, but I can decide my own life.”

"You bastard..."

Upon hearing Kirei Kotomine's calm reply, both Irisviel and Kiritsugu Emiya understood his true intention in going to face the train to his death.

This man was never naive enough to think he could stop the train without any sacrifice; rather, he had already chosen his target for sacrifice, and that target was... himself!

"There's... such a way?"

In an instant, Kiritsugu Emiya opened his eyes wide as if he understood everything.

Irisviel, on the other hand, completely broke down; she knew she had lost.

"You're not just an enlightened one, you're a martyr too?!"

She questioned loudly.

"No, I am not a martyr, nor an enlightened one, nor a judge; I am merely a redeemer. I simply want to do my best to save everyone, to try until the very end. That way, even if I fail, it will only be a regret, not a pain, because I have already done my utmost."

Kirei Kotomine looked at Kiritsugu Emiya and calmly replied, "Do you understand now?"

"We are all human beings, not gods, so at this time we do not have the ability to save everyone's life, nor do we have the right to decide their lives. Salvation based on sacrifice is not salvation. Those who survive will live with the guilt and torment of the dead for the rest of their lives. So if you really want to save people, then go ahead and do it."

"Perhaps struggling is pointless, and sometimes even trying until death cannot change the outcome. But we should not arbitrarily decide the fate of others. We have no right to decide who should die. All we have is the belief to risk our lives to save others. Perhaps the result and process are far less efficient than sacrificing two hundred people to save the majority, but ah..."

Kiritsugu Emiya lowered his head, his fingertips already deeply embedded in his flesh, blood flowing continuously from his palm.

At this moment, Kirei Kotomine had already taken out the Bible from his pocket and gently opened it. His figure seemed to be a saint reappearing, giving Kiritsugu Emiya and this gray world a small blessing.

“I don’t want to give up on anyone who deserves to be saved, whether they are kind or have made mistakes. They all have the opportunity to live in this world. So even if I have to work until I die, I will try to help everyone find salvation. This is the most right thing to do, and it is also the salvation I can offer to myself and to humanity.”

"The salvation of all mankind... salvation..."

Upon hearing this, Kiritsugu Emiya could no longer hold on. He knelt down and tears began to stream down his face.

"Yes, this is salvation... this is true salvation... what have I been doing all this time?!"

It was precisely because I was constantly being pushed forward and constantly yearning for a miracle that I made such a huge mistake, only to understand such a simple truth at the very last moment.

"You bastard, that's sophistry! Just the sophistry of you missionaries!!" Irisviel roared furiously. "What kind of redemption is it if you didn't save more lives? Kiritsugu saved far more people; he's the true savior! You're nothing but a hypocritical redeemer!!"

"Perhaps, but... you're wrong about one thing."

"what?!"

Kirei Kotomine pushed aside Irisviel in front of him and extended his hand towards Kiritsugu Emiya.

"None of us are saviors, and humanity has never needed a savior; we only need..."

"Being a kind person is enough."

Kirei Kotomine gently pulled Kiritsugu Emiya up from the ground and spoke to him with compassion.

"Now that things have come to this, you sheep who have been wandering in the past and lost in the future, do you understand everything now?"

"You are not the only one in this world who wants to be a partner of justice. Don't think that you are the only one who has paid a heavy price to save something."

"From beginning to end, humanity has never longed to be saved, nor has it longed to return to the Garden of Eden from which it was once expelled. Whether it is sorrow, joy, destruction, or resentment, humanity has been constantly moving forward and progressing ever since it left the Garden of Eden. After so many years, humanity has come to this point, and now, because you alone cannot bear it, you want to use miracles to deny all of humanity and impose your so-called salvation... Have you asked for the opinions of all of humanity?"

"You are far too arrogant, Emiya Kiritsugu."

Grabbing Kiritsugu Emiya's arm, Kirei Kotomine clenched his fist tightly and then punched him in the face without hesitation.

"Now, shouldn't you realize this at this moment?"

This punch almost distorted Kiritsugu Emiya's entire face, and made him burst into tears.

"I...I understand..."

"Now... let's run away together."

Seeing Kiritsugu Emiya wailing and crying, Kirei Kotomine opened his arms and gave him a comforting embrace.

Even if you can't save the whole world, start by saving what's in front of you, start by saving yourself.

"Save myself..."

“That’s right, let’s start with saving ourselves.” Kirei Kotomine nodded.

"You two don't actually think you can escape from here, do you?!"

Watching their nagging performance, Irisviel's face showed a look of disgust.

The gentle smile gradually disappeared, and the pure white body began to dissolve continuously, with black liquid flowing out of the world.

"The sacrifices are enough. The Holy Grail will inevitably descend, and I am destined to descend upon your world. The outcome of this Holy Grail War has already been decided. Even if the two of you do not make a wish, you cannot change anything. This world will still experience its own endless malice!"

"I see... No wonder the King of Heroes said there was something wrong with the Holy Grail."

Kirei Kotomine nodded slightly. "So it was contaminated."

"You absolutely cannot destroy this world!"

Kiritsugu Emiya took a deep breath and then raised his gun. "We'll stop you here!"

"Heh... Just you guys?"

As if she had seen the funniest joke, Irisviel smiled.

"This is humanity's own wish, and what do you two, who don't even have Servants, think you can stop me? Stop the evil of this world?!"

How do you want to stop it...?

--call out!!

Before he could finish speaking, a golden sword beam suddenly shot into the sky, piercing through this illusory world and creating a huge gash.

"what?!"