Or, why don’t you find another savior?

“I see, that’s how it is.” She gave a smile that Shiomi couldn’t understand, a smile that sounded like frustration, but also like happiness. “When you decided to intervene in this Holy Grail War, you actually ignored this crucial fact.”

There is a magical channel for mutual communication between the Master and the Servant, and each other's memories will be presented to each other through dreams during sleep.

Up to now, Morgan has only slept once. The rest of the time, because the magic power provided by Shiomi was too abundant, there would be no problem even if he didn't sleep.

But on the other hand, Shiomi needs to rest, and she will inevitably see Morgan's past memories through dreams.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to peek, I just dreamed about it after I fell asleep." Shiomi looked away with a guilty look, looking at the empty side of the ramp, "I thought you, Morgan, must have known about this. You didn't cut off the interference of your deep consciousness, you just didn't care."

However, Morgan didn't mind at all. Instead, she was very clear that she had an unreasonably long memory. What Shiomi saw and what she knew was the more interesting part.

"Don't worry about it. I'm more curious, what did you see?"

The two started walking again.

Shiomi slowed down his pace and walked side by side with Morgan again.

"It's hard to explain it clearly in one sentence. I can only say that I caught a glimpse of it." Xi Jian shook his head. "The first time was okay. I dreamed of a place where it always rained... As for the second time..."

"Second time?" Morgan raised his eyebrows slightly.

His expression was serious. "I really can't laugh. It's just a dream that keeps falling. From being in the same boat, to sharing the same hatred, to finally fighting against each other... There is no worse story than this."

"Fratrice..." Morgan murmured the word softly, and the joy on his usually calm face became stronger. "So what you saw was that feeling."

Shiomi crossed his arms helplessly. He didn't understand why Morgan was so happy. "Okay, I know it's not a good feeling to become an enemy of an old acquaintance, but you don't have to deny it on purpose, right? Or is it that you find it unacceptable that people who originally shared the same ideals have parted ways, so you habitually deny the existing facts?"

Morgan looked at his expression and knew that Shiomi seemed to be really worried about her, and began to worry whether it was because of this that she came down as a Berserker.

"Well, maybe that's true." Morgan didn't want to explain too much, so he changed his tone to a warning tone, "One of the things I hate most is being betrayed by someone I trust. You should also be careful to avoid this from happening, Tianxi."

After realizing that Morgan didn't intend to go into this topic, Shiomi stopped talking and said, "Don't worry, if it was another Heroic Spirit, it would be fine. But when I saw you, I felt that betraying trust would be terrible."

He said, smiling and turning away, "Whether from the perspective of personal feelings or from the perspective of results, it is true."

"My husband is really eloquent. Perhaps as an envoy to various countries, he can also achieve great success with his eloquence." Morgan teased.

Shiomi could only sigh and waved his hand to indicate that this was the end.

Fuyuki Church is located on a mountain southeast of the city, from where you can see most of Fuyuki City.

The cold wind blew in her face, and Morgan's long silver hair fluttered in the wind.

"My husband, since you are determined to purify the Holy Grail, in order to avoid any unexpected changes to the entire plan." Morgan looked towards the direction of Einzbern City with a faint expression, "Before that, it is necessary to eliminate possible unsettling factors."

"Are you talking about the Hero King?" Xijian asked subconsciously.

He was always wary of Gilgamesh, and Kirei, who was still in the dark, also made people feel uneasy.

Speaking objectively, purifying the Greater Holy Grail is as troublesome as the Holy Grail War itself.

"Let's put the King of Heroes aside for now. There is something you must secure right now." Morgan shook his head. "Altria and her Master must be eliminated first to prevent them from interfering with your plan."

"If we can just go straight to war, I have no problem with that." Shiomi is not opposed to fighting.

"Don't worry, I have another way." Morgan looked at Xi Jian confidently, "To defeat the enemy without fighting, this is what you taught me."

"When did I teach you that?"

Xi Jian had a lot of questions in his head, but these were secondary. He just treated it as Morgan's flirting and put it out of his mind.

Since Morgan had other ideas, Shiomi would naturally let her deal with it.

Chapter 60 Wine

"Oh? I didn't expect to see you drinking alone, Kirei."

Later, in Kotomine Kirei's own room, he took out a bottle of red wine from the cupboard and sat alone on the single sofa, drinking the red wine in the glass sip by sip, when he heard someone greet him like this.

Without looking up, he knew who the person was who had transformed from a spirit into a physical body and was leisurely leaning on the sofa and talking to him.

Gilgamesh.

Facing the golden Servant's teasing, Kirei did not respond, but just stared at the red wine in the glass without saying a word.

"Hmph, it looks like you're in trouble, Kirei." Gilgamesh picked up the wine bottle, poured it into the empty glass, and gently shook the glass. "No problem, just tell me. I have nothing to do right now, so listening to your troubles is just a way to kill time."

"Nothing to do?" Kirei felt a little strange. "Shimi Tenki summoned all the masters and servants who participated in the Holy Grail War and announced such a big event. Don't you plan to do anything?"

Gilgamesh took a sip of red wine. "Purifying the Holy Grail? The more I listen to it, the more boring it seems. A cup stained with evil is perfect for drinking. The only downside is that it will smell a bit bloody."

"...Since you are not satisfied, why don't you object?" Kirei asked.

"Because although the plan is boring, the person is very interesting." The Hero King commented with a sneer, "With just a few words, he integrated the interests of the bastards, reached the consensus he needed, and pushed everyone towards his goal. That guy has no self-awareness at all."

Regarding Shiomi Tenki, Kirei and Shiomi had some personal connections because they had worked together before, so Kirei was sure that the man could take care of Kallen.

But... Kirei didn't really know Shiomi, and all he could say was that he was very practical in his dealings with people, and never aimed too high.

Just based on this point, Kirei felt that it was enough to give Shiomi a very high evaluation.

Both as a magus and as a human being, he is much more normal than Kotomine Kirei.

"What exactly is this so-called self-awareness?" Kirei asked.

“Don’t worry about it. It’s just a topic that has nothing to do with the present.” Gilgamesh seemed to know a lot of things, but he was too lazy to explain them to Kirei one by one. “Let’s get back to the question just now, Kirei. What exactly is it that aroused your interest in drinking? Is it the guy that you are obsessed with?”

Kotomine Kirei fell silent.

Previously, in order to deal with Gilgamesh's words and deeds and cooperate with Tokiomi's actions, Kirei tentatively followed the other party's request and ordered Assassin - Hassan of the Hundred Faces - to collect information on the other masters participating in the war.

However, after all the busy work, Kirei did not get anything valuable. Only Gilgamesh, out of interest, asked more questions about Shiomi Tianxi.

“I don’t know.” Kirei took another sip of wine.

Originally, it was only due to the arrangement of his father and master that Kirei hid in the dark and listened to the meeting.

Emiya Kiritsugu gave up his covert actions and showed up here, most likely because he was forced by Shiomi to show up. Kirei could guess this.

After all, with all the other Masters present, it is hard not to wonder whether they will reach a consensus to eliminate Saber's camp first.

But rather than the fact that the Greater Holy Grail was contaminated, what surprised Kirei was Kiritsugu’s reaction.

The Greater Holy Grail is contaminated, which means that wishes cannot be granted normally, nor can it perform its function of reaching the source.

Because the facts were there, everyone present had to accept it more or less, except for Emiya Kiritsugu whose reaction was too intense.

Even though he refuted Shiomi and Berserker's words as an insult to Einzbern, and denied their entire motives, Kirei could still see that Emiya Kiritsugu's reaction was a sign of extreme hesitation.

That man must have something that can only be placed on the Holy Grail, which is why he cannot accept this fact at all.

Just realizing this, Kirei, who didn't know who Emiya Kiritsugu was, already felt a kind of incomprehensible excitement.

Thanks to this, even the wine that he had always considered boring and only collected suddenly became mellow.

Therefore, Kirei had to drink something to relieve this emotion.

"...Whenever I think of Emiya Kiritsugu's gaffe at the meeting, the taste of the wine starts to change endlessly." Kirei frowned, and although he understood the immorality of his mentality, he could not suppress this feeling.

Or maybe, it's just to cover up his inner disappointment about all this.

"Seeking a dream beyond one's capabilities, only to find that the means to achieve it are futile..." Gilgamesh laughed playfully and gave his evaluation, "Listening to the sound of dreams being shattered, even this king finds it quite pleasant to the ear. Kirei, it is understandable that you would have such a reaction. From this perspective, Saber and her Master are really the same kind of fools."

“But this… what’s the point…” Kirei was still deeply distressed.

He wanted to deny that he was taking pleasure in the pain of others, which went against the moral values ​​he had built up so far.

"Meaning?" Gilgamesh drank the wine in the cup. He seemed to be planning to explain it to Kirei, but suddenly changed his mind. "If there is any meaning, then use your own eyes to confirm it. If even that doesn't work, why not ask the contaminated Holy Grail directly?"

Kirei opened his eyes wide and looked at the King of Heroes in confusion.

"If you don't want to be in such pain for the rest of your life, then hurry up." Gilgamesh reminded Kotomine Kirei with great pleasure, "Otherwise, it will be too late for both the man you are obsessed with and the contaminated Holy Grail."

At this point, the priest had already realized what the King of Gold was reminding him of.

"You mean... there is a high possibility that Shiomi will take action against Saber's camp tonight?" Kirei did not doubt Shiomi's efficiency at all.

Kirei knew to some extent that that person had been forced to participate in the Holy Grail War from the very beginning, so he would definitely seek to end everything as soon as possible to avoid any complications.

"Perhaps." Gilgamesh did not comment. "At least in my opinion, Saber and her Master are no match for that man, not to mention that he has a fairy following him."

Kotomine Kirei put down his wine glass.

He also didn't know what he should do or what he could do.

But if you could only see Shiomi Tenkei killing Emiya Kiritsugu and see the unwilling expression on Emiya Kiritsugu's face before his death, perhaps it would be worth rushing over there under the cover of night.

Rush to the Einzbern Forest.

Chapter 61: Wish

Einzbern Castle.

The current situation of Irisviel and Emiya Kiritsugu was completely reversed from a day ago.

As the Lesser Holy Grail, her body had previously recovered the souls of Lancer and Caster, and her functions in all aspects were beginning to gradually decline.

I can still move around freely, but my body has lost all strength. Even if I try my best, I can't hold on to something like a key.

“Eri, the new base has been chosen. Let Saber take you there tomorrow.” Kiritsugu sat on the bed and said to his wife who was recuperating in bed, “Maiya will be waiting for you there tomorrow.”

“Compared to this, how did the meeting go?” Irisviel asked after opening her eyes and seeing her husband returning to the castle.

Kiritsugu's expression suddenly became gloomy. "Don't worry about it. It's all nonsense. It's just a lie to make us let down our guard and voluntarily give up the Holy Grail and hand over victory."

"Lies?" Irisviel felt very strange.

She had only spoken to Xi Jian Tianxi a few times, and her impression of him was just that he was kind and a trustworthy ally.

But if you say that Shiomi is full of lies, Irisviel doesn't believe it. Even if it comes from Kiritsugu's mouth, she will definitely have more question marks in her mind.

For Kiritsugu to make such a rude assessment, it must be that Shiomi Tenkei said something that her husband could not accept?

Like handing over the Holy Grail or something?

"It's okay. I've already formulated the next operational plan." Kiritsugu comforted his wife in a gentle voice, but did not give any further explanation about the meeting at Fuyuki Church.

Knowing that her husband didn't want to continue talking, Irisviel didn't ask any further questions.

After speaking a few more words to Kiritsugu, he left the room and went to another room to make preparations for the next step.

The one who came to look after Irisviel in his place was Saber.

"Don't talk too much, Irisviel." Altria advised.

She knew that Irisviel was not an ordinary human being, but a homunculus, a being created by alchemy.

The current situation is that Irisviel, as a cyborg, is suppressing her own ability as a Lesser Holy Grail Spirit by sealing off some of her five senses, thus ensuring that she can still perform actions to a certain extent.

But this is only a temporary solution. If she continues to collect the souls of other servants, Irisviel will sooner or later completely lose her ability to move and transform into the Lesser Holy Grail.

This process is inevitable, but——

“I say, while Kiritsugu is not here, can you tell me secretly what happened in the church during the day?”

Irisviel asked while Saber was thinking, pulling the sword servant back from her thoughts.

"Just as I said yesterday when the mission to defeat Caster ended, Shiomi Tianxi summoned all the masters who had not yet left, and together with my sister, explained the current status of the Holy Grail." After hesitating for a long time, Altria finally said it.

Originally, as a Servant, she shouldn't reveal what Kiritsugu didn't say.

But Saber, who had sworn as a knight to protect Irisviel, knew that her wish had become hopeless in this Holy Grail War, so she wanted to tell the truth before it was too late and let her make a choice.

“Current situation… So Saber’s sister, Morgan, has already grasped the complete picture of the Holy Grail.” Irisviel was not too surprised.

“Yes.” Saber nodded.

“So…what happened to the Holy Grail?” Irisviel asked.

"According to Sister Wang, and with the testimony of the supervisor of the Holy Church, the Greater Holy Grail was already contaminated during the Third Holy Grail War." Saber's expression was very heavy. "And the source of the contamination points to Irisviel's family. During the last war, they summoned an Avenger of an unclassified class, Angra Mainyu, who symbolizes all the evil in this world."

Irisviel smiled tiredly, "If that's the case, then it shouldn't be wrong."

“Did you know that? Irisviel?” Saber was a little surprised.

"I was just investigating the records of Einzbern's past participation in the Holy Grail War when I was preparing for it." Irisviel said, "Perhaps because he failed to win the last time he summoned an out-of-spec class, that's why Grandpa made full preparations so that Kiritsugu could summon you, Saber."

She smiled apologetically at Saber, "In fact, I only know Avenger's real name. In addition, the last Holy Grail War ended in vain because the Lesser Holy Grail was destroyed. I'm afraid the Tohsaka family is also unaware of this."

It was because the Einzbern discovered that the Holy Grail could easily be destroyed before the outcome was decided that they humanized the Holy Grail, endowing it with intelligence and the ability to act so that it could be better protected.

“So I’m sorry, Saber. It was Einzbern who summoned you, but it was also Einzbern who made your wish impossible to fulfill.” Irisviel said sadly, “Kiritsugu insisted that Mr. Shiomi was lying, probably because he couldn’t accept this fact.”

She knew her husband very well. If the Greater Holy Grail had really been contaminated by evil wishes, Kiritsugu's wish would surely be fulfilled in the most cruel form.