Holy Grail War, but the Immortal Grail

However, regardless of these rational warnings, memories continued to overflow from the gaps in the seal.

This time, the separation was far away from the result I expected. At that time, this was what I thought.

On the bedside of the sickly woman's death bed, didn't that mean that Kotomine Kirei had awakened to what his will desired?

As a priest, why would I be excited about their deaths, and even feel a sense of sinful joy in my heart?

He tentatively touched the corner of his mouth, and the slightly upward angle confirmed Kirei's true mood at the moment.

As if tasting the delicacies of the world, I have never been so happy.

【Contractor——】

The wooden crutch fell gently to the ground, and an old voice interrupted Kirei's thoughts.

"assassin?"

The old man wearing a cloak appeared in the church, exuding the aura coming from the valley. Kotomine Kirei recognized the assassin he had summoned.

Jusudra disappeared since he was summoned, and he reappeared just when Kirei almost forgot the existence of Assassin.

[Chasing the Holy Grail War is not what I want, but I will never forget your identity as a contractor. With these three oracles, I will treat you as if I owe you three favors]

As he spoke, Kirei noticed that two of the three command spells in his hand began to burn automatically, as if they were consumed, leaving only the last one.

When Kirei realized what was going on and explored Risei's life characteristics again, his heartbeat miraculously revived.

The sudden ups and downs made Kirei unsure of how he should express his emotions.

He didn't feel sad about his father's death, and he didn't know whether he should be happy when his father came back from the dead. The complex mixture of emotions made him extremely confused.

Looking back again, I wanted to ask Assassin who he was, but the mist in the valley had disappeared with the old figure, as if it had never appeared before.

...

"I didn't expect that you would be so enthusiastic sometimes, but would you really not do bad things with good intentions?"

Hidden in the gap between life and death, the figure that should not have been noticed by anyone was stopped by a blond man wearing sunglasses.

"This is an exchange of contracts." The old man replied calmly, not wanting to give any explanation for his behavior.

Of course, this does not mean that the old man is dissatisfied with Smoke Mirror's behavior. He has always been like this, and even leaving without answering is normal.

"I know, you hate falling, so you want to bring him back on track, but this is torture for him, suppressing his nature like this."

The smoke mirror didn't care about the old man's attitude towards him, as his personality was more casual.

"It's not a fault to pursue pleasure. What I hate is the decay of the soul." The old man replied simply and clearly.

Kotomine Kirei's problem is fundamental. The more he suppresses it, the more serious it will be. Even abstinence prohibits not all desires, but transitional desires.

In other words, the old man's views are actually the same as Kirei's father, and there will be nothing wrong as long as he sticks to that bottom line.

"This commission of yours is really tiring. Remember to owe me a favor? Remember to be more cheerful in the end and put in my share of the effort."

Although he said that, Smoke Mirror just said it casually. In fact, he was actually enjoying it.

Kotomine Kirei is undoubtedly qualified as a warrior, and he is very happy to conduct trials. Although he is a bit rigid in getting along with him, he also likes him.

On the other hand, the Chinese guy named Li Huang is also very interesting. He is probably the opposite type to Kirei.

It's easy to get along with me, but I don't feel like a warrior, but I'm still trying to transform. I didn't expect that there are so many interesting people in the Holy Grail War.

Caught between life and death, smoke mirrors appeared in the streets with people coming and going, and the old man in robes disappeared without knowing when.

"Forget it, let's go and give the trial protection to that boy later." A mysterious smile flashed across his face, and he walked towards the former Emiya residence in Miyama Town with smoke and mirrors.

......

On the other side, in a small and hidden house, Emiya Kiritsugu was smoking a cigarette and looking at Goyanskaya in front of him with complicated emotions.

During the battle last night, even though I held my gun and took aim for a long time, I still couldn't pull the trigger due to various reasons.

It's not that I'm merciful or anything, it's just that my opponent is too powerful, and the expressiveness of those servants is simply so powerful that it's disappointing.

To be honest, even with this strange fox assisting him, Emiya Kiritsugu was vaguely thinking of giving up this Holy Grail War at this moment.

Chapter 72: Whoever falls into the trap, I will laugh at him for two and a half years

After being repaired by the lancer yesterday, Gaoyanskaya felt uncomfortable all over her body.

To put it bluntly, it hurt everywhere. When the female dragon started fighting, she really didn’t know what it meant to keep her hands. She was released 13 times in an instant just by using the Noble Phantasm [Innocent Lake Light].

What is the concept of releasing an A-level Noble Phantasm 13 times in an instant?Even if the Greek hero Hercules came, he would owe her his life.

I felt that I had suffered a big loss this time when I came to Fuyuki. Not only did I get no benefits but I kept getting beaten up, and the NFF service has since been ruined.

"It's okay, it's just a small setback. Didn't we accomplish our goal very well?"

Looking at Emiya Kiritsugu who had almost lost confidence in victory, Goyanskaya did not forget to cheer him up despite the pain.

Indeed, if we only look at the purpose, at least Goyanskaya's strategic goal has been achieved.

While ensuring their own advantage, they weakened and strengthened the strength of all parties, allowing the two balanced groups to fight each other and end up dying together. Last night, three Servants were eliminated in one fell swoop as planned.

If it weren't for the fact that Lancer suddenly appeared and caused trouble, Goyanskaya would have taken Gilgamesh away with her, which was a pity.

But then there was a very real problem in front of Emiya Kiritsugu.

What should I do next?

In fact, when he participated in the Holy Grail War, Emiya Kiritsugu had already thought up a perfect strategy for himself.

No matter how strong the servants are, it doesn't matter. As long as I steal the masters of these servants, if I lose the demons, isn't that what I want to do?

However, the reality is cruel, and his tactics are useless.

Take the master intelligence collected on Kenneth, Tokiomi, Kariya, and Kotomine Kirei. Among them, Kenneth, Tokiomi, and Kariya have already disabled themselves and do not need to be targeted again.

Logically speaking, with more than half of the Masters eliminated, this Holy Grail War should be coming to an end, but unfortunately it is not.

Because this Holy Grail War is made up of 14 servants, half of whom do not have a master, and almost all of them do not need a master to provide magic.

On one occasion, Emiya Kiritsugu felt that he was being targeted by the mechanism.

Kotomine Kirei himself didn't want to face it, and Li Huang's master was hiding in the dark. Even if he stole the master, he couldn't solve the fundamental problem. Emiya Kiritsugu racked his brains and couldn't figure out how to win next.

Not to mention if it was simply a comparison of the Servant's combat power. Goyanskaya was beaten violently by Lancelot and she almost wouldn't be able to come back if she had run slower.

"How about forget it." Emiya Kiritsugu took a long breath and said tactfully.

What!never mind?That won't work!Hearing Emiya Kiritsugu's tone of losing his fighting spirit, Goyanskaya became anxious.

"Wait a minute! I have other plans to win." She quickly rejected Emiya Kiritsugu's proposal and Gaoyanskaya came up with other plans of her own.

Just as Emiya Kiritsugu thought, they were actually in a very disadvantageous situation.

The other half of Goyanskaya's authority over beasts is completely blank, and it's much worse if she only relies on weapons.

So under normal circumstances, unless they stay still, they will basically miss the finals.

Therefore, the top priority is to improve our strength. It is best to deceive allies who can cooperate with each other to target Li Huang and Lancer.

......

While Goyanskaya was preparing to continue causing trouble, Li Huang led the Chaldean army back to the stronghold.

According to Arthur, he suspected that the Holy Grail this time might be related to the beast, but he had to ask Merlin herself to know the specific situation. After all, she was an expert in this field.

However, when Li Huang went to Mei Li's room to look for her, the woman who got the news from nowhere had disappeared, leaving only a note.

[I'm going on a trip, don't come looking for me]

Silently putting away the note with a faint floral scent, Li Huang said to Arthur on the side: "It seems that she already knew that you were coming."

Seemingly fed up with his boss's willfulness, Arthur closed his eyes and remained silent at this moment, obviously suppressing his emotions.

"Then what should we do now? The only clue is gone." Matthew had a distressed expression on his face, not knowing what to do next.

"Perhaps we can deduce where Merlin went from the traces left behind." El-Melloi II knelt down and said seriously.

It doesn't matter if the person disappears, he can still simply analyze the traces of magic power, and he is a professional counterpart.

"There's no need to go to such trouble." Li Huang pulled up the second son who was lying on the ground and analyzed carefully, and showed the command spell in his hand.

"The command spell can sense her position, and then——"

As if she had received an order, the figure of Mei Luxin who was originally staying next to Li Huang disappeared immediately. Within a few seconds, she was back where she was, and there was a white-haired creature in her hand.

"The lancer can catch her."

Seeing this scene in front of them that seemed to only appear in funny comics, almost everyone was so surprised by Meiluxin's speed that they were speechless. Some of them were slow to react and didn't even realize what had just happened.

"Alas? Alas? Alas?"

The first person to express doubts was Roman from Chaldea.

Even if the Lancer's speed is abnormal, it is a matter of personal characteristics, so there is nothing surprising.But when he saw Merlin in Lancer's hand, he really couldn't help it.

"Is this Merlin?" he asked in confusion.

This Merlin's gender is wrong. Could it be that Merlin finally got bored and degenerated to the point where he pretended to be a woman and deceived other people's feelings?

It sounds outrageous, but when you think about it carefully, it seems like something Merlin would actually do.

If that was really the case, Roman would have to laugh at them for at least two and a half years, whether it was Merlin or the idiot whose feelings were deceived.

"Do you think this Merlin is a green kid?" Fujimaru Ritsuka was more concerned about Merlin's auxiliary combat ability than his gender.

"It's not Merlin! It's Ms. Avalon. She looks a lot like Merlin because I am Merlin's sister." Melly, who was caught, defended her identity.

It's a very convincing statement. If Arthur hadn't been there, people in Chaldea might have believed her lies.

"It's not Merlin, it's Lady Avalon. It just looks a lot like her."

Repeating Melly's words, Arthur showed a kind smile on his face and tried to lull himself into believing Melly's lies. Unfortunately, he intuitively told himself that this woman was Merlin.

"How is this possible? You are obviously Merlin!"

Chapter 73: This damn intuition

It's a pity that the excuse of being Merlin's sister didn't work. The moment Arthur saw Merlin, he seemed to understand everything.

It stands to reason that when he senses traces of beasts in this world, he should rush over as soon as possible, but the fact is that his summoning ritual is stuck.