Holy Grail War, but the Immortal Grail

After all, Einzbern's introduction of a foreign magician into his wife was already big news in the magic world, not to mention that the magician who married into his wife was the notorious Emiya Kiritsugu.

Emiya is known as the "Magic Killer". His reputation in the Clock Tower is not inferior to that of the Einzbern family, but it is negative.

It was not unusual for disputes between magicians to escalate to the point of fighting each other.

However, it is often a pure magic duel, usually resolved in the form of a duel, which has a set of norms and rules that need to be followed.

The more arrogant the magic family is, the more they abide by this set of rules and regulations. They believe that they themselves are existences outside of the laws of the world.

It is precisely because of this that we must abide by the laws we should abide by.

Tokiomi Tosaka and Kenneth are both such people.

He is arrogant about his talent, conceited, and contemptuous of ordinary people. At the same time, he also deeply restrains his behavior within reasonable rules and regulations.

If a noble magician shows off his power wantonly, what is the difference between him and those mortals?

However, what Emiya Kiritsugu did deeply offended the inverse nature of most magicians. As a magician, he did not have any self-esteem as a magician.

Sniper killings, poisonings, bomb attacks in public places, crashing passenger planes...

These are all inferior methods, and this kind of person has no qualifications to be called a magician.

Since Kenneth didn't know that the explosion was caused by Emiya Kiritsugu, Li Huang wouldn't remind him. Anyway, when he troubled Einzbern at night, he would be able to tell the clues from the enemy's methods.

Although Kenneth is arrogant and arrogant, it is absolutely impossible to say that he is stupid. With Mei Luxin together this time, he probably won't be able to overturn the situation.

The difference in strength between Muramasa and Mei Luxin is too obvious. From a purely beast-fighting perspective, Einzbern should be eliminated tonight.

Li Huang didn't want to interfere too much with this part of the plot, because he really wanted to see what would happen if a group of people were allowed to fight.

While it was still dark, Li Huang planned to take Meili to find Weber to see what he had summoned this time, so that he could make specific responses to this person's character.

Judging from the memory of the original work, he vaguely remembered that Weber should live in a farmhouse in the suburbs, right?It seems like a pair of grandparents.

There aren't many farmhouses on the outskirts of Fuyuki, so it's not particularly difficult to check them out.

Chapter 25: Don’t be a righteous partner

About thirty kilometers straight west from the bustling streets of Fuyuki City, there is an east-west national highway that crosses the inaccessible mountains far away from the village.

On both sides of this national road is a dense forest that seems to have been forgotten by the turbulent land development boom.

Only a few people who have set foot on the magic path have never understood that this is actually the castle of Einzbern. It only welcomes an owner who enters the castle to participate in the war every 60 years.

This castle is shrouded in multiple layers of illusions and magic enchantments. It will never be exposed except in extremely rare circumstances. It is a strange space. People who know the existence of this castle call this dense forest " Einzbern Forest".

At that time, the Holy Grail War was being held in Fuyuki City. The patriarch of the Einzbern family, Yubstaku Hayid, felt that it was inappropriate to establish a stronghold in the direct territory of the rival Tosaka family.

Therefore, he made full use of the family's financial resources and bought out the spiritual land closest to Fuyuki City as the base of the Einzbern family.

This vast primeval forest was covered by an enchantment and completely isolated from the outside world. The Einzbern family moved all their original castles to this forest.

This shows that the Einzbern family's huge financial resources and persistence in chasing the Holy Grail are indeed extraordinary. In every Holy Grail War, they will change their methods to create their own advantages.

Compared to Einzbern's various risqué operations that appear in every term, this time the Holy Grail War only allowed the church to give him a black whistle when allowed by the rules. Tokiomi Tosaka seemed so honest.

In this old castle, the dull air made Irisviel sigh several times, and Kiritsugu told her various information about Fuyuki City.

From the opening of the Holy Grail War last night until now, Emiya Kiritsugu has been busy without rest.

Manipulating familiars to monitor various forces, confirming the movements of supervisors, and the explosion at Caesars Hotel, Kiritsugu was always in a state of mental stress.

But what Irisviel sighed about was not only Kiritsugu's state, but also Emiya Kiritsugu's strange attitude towards getting along with Saber.

Chiko Muramasa is not that kind of particularly noble heroic spirit. He treats his master like his employer. Although he doesn't like some commissions, he will carry them out as long as they don't exceed his own bottom line.

This kind of personality could get along well with Kiritsugu. After all, Kiritsugu himself had been a mercenary, but it was strange that Saber seemed to care too much.

"I said Kiritsugu, you can go and rest." Muramasa said to the haggard Emiya Kiritsugu with a motherly tone.

"No, you can do anything like rest. The current Holy Grail War should be resolved first." Emiya Kiritsugu responded indifferently without any emotion and continued to analyze the war situation.

"According to the analysis of the port battle report, Saber is not strong enough to defeat any of the current Servants. We need to wait and see how it will change. It is best to put the killing target directly on the Master."

Although Senko Muramasa has no combat advantage over those special heroic spirits, this does not prevent Emiya Kiritsugu from formulating corresponding tactics. He has been prepared for the worst-case scenario from the beginning.

"You didn't hear what I said at all." Muramasa's face also became not very good. This stubborn character is really too troublesome.

Knowing that this stubborn guy would not listen to him, Muramasa expressed his dissatisfaction with his actions, left the conference room where Kiritsugu was and walked towards the kitchen of the castle. Irisviel saw this and hurriedly followed.

"Sorry, this is the first time I've seen Kiritsugu like this." Irisviel apologized to Muramasa on Kiritsugu's behalf.

The attitude of the man who had always remained cold and silent made even her wife feel disgusted. The current Emiya Kiritsugu was not the husband she knew well, but the former magician killer.

But then again, Irisviel was still very grateful that Saber could face Kiritsugu with such a motherly caring attitude.

She guessed that Saber must have seen someone similar to Kiritsugu before she was alive, so she was particularly concerned about Kiritsugu.

"I understand what Kiritsugu is thinking." Muramasa's expression was calm. There was probably no one in the world who understood Kiritsugu's thoughts better than him.

This man's ideal, the ideal of a righteous partner, will be completely inherited by a child in the future and replace the man's existence. That dream will gradually color the child's life.

Driven by the idea that he must be a helper to others, the boy grew up and met his future self, his grown self, and his completed self.

He showed himself the end of the dream, the end of the ideal that ended in the endless wilderness. He violated the ideal in order to protect the ideal, and killed others in order to protect others.

Whether it’s killing to protect others, whether it’s killing to maintain happiness, whether it’s killing to protect equality

The result has not changed. The so-called killing is still killing after all. No matter how many beautiful words are used to modify the result, it cannot change it.

All that's left... is endless regret.

With the contact with Kiritsugu, the memory of this body when he was Emiya Shirou gradually revived. Muramasa felt that he should do something for Kiritsugu. This was the wish he was summoned to.

"Let me go see Kiritsugu."

Understanding that there was no problem on Saber's side, Irisviel immediately rushed to Kiritsugu's side. At this moment, Kiritsugu was standing on the balcony overlooking the castle's front yard, leaning on the guardrail and looking at the forest in the night.

The pungent smell of tobacco came from his body, and for some reason at this moment, Irisviel felt that Emiya Kiritsugu's tall figure looked so weak and weak.

Kiritsugu could sense that his servant wanted to bring him out of the twisted state of the magician-killer.

His words all revealed worries. Kiritsugu was not very good at dealing with this type of guy. Being with him for a long time would easily expose the weakness he had developed over the nine years he had been with Irisviel.

But at this moment, Emiya Kiritsugu is like a car running at full speed. Either he is indifferent all the way to the end, and he may brake midway and never enter this state again.

Seeing the man she loved deeply suffering, Irisviel felt extremely painful in her heart.

"It's okay Kiritsugu, I will face it with you." Irisviel comforted her husband gently while stroking his trembling back.

Alice understands.Who is the person Kiritsugu needs most right now?

Only one person can awaken the tenacity deep in Kiritsugu's heart and recall Kiritsugu's ruthless personality many years ago.

But Irisviel would never mention these words to Kiritsugu.

If there was anything Irisviel could do, it would be to hug Kiritsugu so that Kiritsugu could get some temporary comfort.

But under the Holy Grail War, this kind of short-term peace is a luxury.

Irisviel's chest suddenly throbbed violently, and she couldn't help but feel tense all over.As soon as she mastered the forest's barrier in her magic, repeated and strong vibrations appeared in her magic circuit.

This is an alarm for an intruder.

Chapter 26: Want some special service?

"An enemy has appeared."

Entering the battle conference room, all the main players of the Einzbern camp gathered again - Kiritsugu, Maiya, and Saber who had just made rice balls from the kitchen.

Unable to bear Muramasa's kindness, Kiritsugu could only take out a piece of rice ball and put it in his mouth to chew. It was true that he didn't eat much anymore, so a convenient food like rice ball was very suitable for him.

In front of these three people, Irisviel displayed the image of the intruder captured by the barrier on the crystal ball.

That was Kenneth from the Clock Tower and his servant Lancer. Didn't even the collapse of the hotel end his life?

This is troublesome, that Lancer seems to be particularly powerful, and the possibility of defeating her with only Saber's power is slim.

After analyzing the battle situation, Emiya Kiritsugu turned to Muramasa and asked:

"Saber, how long can you hold on if you stop Lancer?"

"You have to try this kind of thing before you know it. Anyway, I will definitely not lose easily." Muramasa replied with a hearty smile.

How long can he hold out against the Lancer alone? During the test at the port, both sides gave each other leeway. Muramasa himself was not able to judge until he could not determine the Lancer's true combat power. He could only say that he would do his best.

"Expand the barrier towards Kenneth alone, Saber comes forward to fight Lancer, Maiya takes Alice and escapes from the castle." After receiving Saber's answer, Emiya Kiritsugu immediately made a decision on the current situation.

Before Saber is defeated by Lancer, he can solve the crisis by killing Kenneth himself.

Just use your own origin bombs.

Hearing Kiritsugu's order, Maiya nodded without hesitation.Irisviel couldn't hide her inner turmoil.

"Can't you stay here...?"

"This castle will soon turn into a battlefield." Emiya Kiritsugu gave the simplest explanation for his actions.

Although Maiya and Irisviel are both pretty good, Kiritsugu is more suitable for fighting alone, and since the opponent is an opponent like Kenneth, it would be better for him to fight alone in the next battle.

"I understand." Irisviel understood Kiritsugu's thoughts and nodded silently in response.

It was just that Irisviel felt very uneasy after finally meeting Kiritsugu again, only to be separated again.

After sending Irisviel and Maiya away, Emiya Kiritsugu stretched out his right hand with a three-stroke command spell like a Christian cross engraved on it.

This symbolizes the contract of master-slave relationship, the certificate used to restrict the servant's rebellion, and the trump card to turn defeat into victory.

He knew that with Saber's quality, it would be very difficult to hold Lancer back. If he lost this card, the three command spells would also become ineffective. Emiya Kiritsugu decided to just use it here. This was the greatest he could give. assistance.

"I declare with a command spell that Saber must defeat Lancer"

"Okay, I'm here." Responding to Kiritsugu's order in a bold tone, Muramasa also left Einzbern Castle.

......

"Muramasa, isn't Grimm with you this time?"

Seeing that the only person coming was Muramasa, Mei Luxin was a little disappointed under her mask. Muramasa felt good when chopping, but it felt better when two people chopped together.

"Don't talk about me being so close to that guy." Muramasa responded disgustedly, and famous swords forged by him appeared on the ground.

"Then let's wait until later to cut him." Without further ado, Mei Lushen attacked Muramasa with both blades in hand, and released her Noble Phantasm as soon as they met.