Or, why don’t you find another savior?

It was as if the Holy Grail War had nothing to do with him anymore, and the only thing that mattered now was Irisviel.

"What are your plans next?"

In the guest room of the castle, after Altria settled the still unconscious Maiya, she came over to ask Shiomi and Morgan.

"First of all, of course, we need to inform Waver Velvet and the King of Conquerors of this matter. As for Toosaka..." Shiomi frowned.

"The Servant would act alone with others, and do such a thing, which completely violates the agreement reached in the church during the day." Morgan said, "Perhaps the magician has been betrayed by the Servant."

"It's hard to say, maybe not." Shiomi knew that he should confirm it immediately.

But with this 50-50 probability, if you fail, it would undoubtedly be a waste of time.

Especially the fact that Kirei and Gilgamesh conspired to take away Irisviel's heart.

Judging from the original plan, Kirei most likely intended to take the entire Holy Grail away, but was forced to choose to take only the core due to obstruction.

"What is their purpose?" asked Altria.

“That’s what I want to know as well.” Shiomi pursed her lips, smiled bitterly and shook her head, “In any case, they don’t intend to purify the Holy Grail and end this Holy Grail War.”

"But in this case, Einzbern also loses its function as the Lesser Holy Grail." Morgan pointed out another point, "At least she won't completely perish with the departure of the Servants and the process of soul recovery."

"Really..." Altria actually felt a little happy.

Perhaps this is the best outcome for Irisviel.

"There's no point in staying here any longer." Shiomi said, "I need to find a way to contact the King of Conquerors first. After all, Tōsaka Tokiomi is likely to have been murdered."

After much deliberation, he decided to give priority to the side with weaker interests.

On one side were Tokiomi's disciples and servants, and on the other side were the students of the Magic Association and their servants.

It’s not too late to win them over if you can, and then discuss the next step.

"Then, let's go back first. It's really a fruitless crusade." Morgan said teasingly as he stood up.

Shiomi raised an eyebrow, "Are you blaming me?"

"No, I'm comforting you." Morgan smiled.

"You're such a comforter."

Shiomi grinned, turned around and nodded goodbye to Altria, and said:

"Tomorrow morning, please come to my house as soon as possible to meet us and discuss the next steps."

"I'll tell Kiritsugu and Irisviel."

After nodding in agreement, Altria watched the two leave.

It was not until the two of them left that she remembered that there was something she had forgotten to ask Morgan.

We can only talk about it later.

Chapter 69: Nature

The Fuyuki Church at night was even quieter than usual. After Kotomine Ri had finished her business as usual, she was checking the situation inside the church when she saw her son Kirei coming back from outside.

Father Risei did not find it strange at all that Kirei was out.

Although the Holy Grail War has temporarily come to a halt due to new abnormal circumstances, a temporary ceasefire agreement has been reached with the mutual approval of all parties.

But this does not mean that Kirei must stop assisting Tōsaka Tokiomi in gathering intelligence.

After all, it is just a verbal agreement and has no binding force.

Moreover, there was a Master who did not participate in the armistice negotiations at all, and had no obligation to align with the other camps.

“You’re back, Kirei.” Father Risei asked Kirei.

Although he looked a little tired, as if he had just returned from a long distance, there were no signs of fighting on his body, and even his robes were not wrinkled. Naturally, the old priest did not think much of it.

"I just came back from the forest of Einzbern." Kirei nodded in response, and then talked about his own situation. "As expected, Shiomi Tenkei and his servants launched an attack on Einzbern and Saber."

Father Risei was not surprised, but showed a look of understanding, "So, in order to prevent the plan to purify the Greater Holy Grail from being prevented, you decided to strike first."

“It looks like that,” Kirei agreed.

Father Risei turned and walked towards the office in the basement of the church. "What was the result? You came back so soon. Was Saber killed by Berserker?"

"Father, do you think Xi Jian Tianxi will definitely win?" Kirei asked.

"Based on the current situation of the Holy Grail War, even Kenneth of the Clock Tower was killed. I'm afraid that person is the biggest opponent in this Holy Grail War." Father Risei said, "But fortunately, the Greater Holy Grail has already had problems, and there is no need for a life-and-death battle next. This is a blessing in some ways."

As the supervisor of the Holy Church, after reporting the situation to his superiors, the old priest was only tasked with continuing to supervise subsequent progress and witness the purification of the Greater Holy Grail and the cessation of the Holy Grail War.

It can be said to be a fairly easy job.

"Thank you for your hard work so far. When all the work is finished, you should take a break and have a good rest." Father Li Zheng turned around and said to his son kindly, "I have arranged everything for you."

He originally wanted Kirei to visit Claudia's grave after the matter was settled, but he didn't say it when the words came to his lips.

It would be more appropriate to let Kirei decide on this matter himself.

"Yes." Kirei said expressionlessly, "Thank you, father, for your arrangement."

The old priest was very satisfied and proud of this.

His proud son always kept the Lord's teachings in mind and was not keen on pleasure. In the future, he would surely become the most outstanding member of the church and walk a path that would be better than his own.

"So what is the result?" Father Li Zheng did not forget the key point.

Although he unilaterally prefers Shiomi to win, it is not impossible for a black swan event to occur.

In any case, it was necessary to confirm and record it, and discuss the next steps with Tōsaka Tokiomi.

"No, the winner was not decided. Both sides interrupted the battle due to some external reasons." Kirei said.

Father Li Zheng was slightly surprised, "Interrupted?"

"Yes."

"Have you confirmed the details?" Father Risei asked naturally as he opened the door to his office.

"I was close enough to confirm the details."

From beginning to end, Father Risei had never been wary of his son.

Kotomine Kirei is excellent, calm, and serious. Everything about him is enough to make him a saint.

Therefore, Father Risei did not think too much about it, and did not even take seriously the fact that Kirei was too close to him.

The old priest, who had once been a combatant, should have realized that this was an extremely dangerous distance.

Even someone who had no combat training could cause enough damage by attacking from behind. Not to mention that the one standing here was Kirei, who had been tempered through numerous tough missions.

"I want to know...what kind of existence am I to my father?"

After entering the room, Kirei asked from behind.

The old priest was surprised that his son would ask this question. He couldn't help but stop and start thinking on the spot.

In fact, there were few in-depth exchanges between father and son. It was rare for the naturally intelligent Kirei to ask such a question, which made him feel indescribably relieved.

"My proud son, there is nothing more to say." Risei gave a very direct and unambiguous answer, "I think you are a role model for many people. From a father's perspective, your love for the Lord is genuine. No matter what difficulties you encounter, you can overcome them with an indomitable spirit and then open up a path as a seeker. I am proud of you..."

At this point, Father Li Zheng was also thinking whether he had praised too much. After all, the Lord's teachings often emphasized that we should not pay too much attention to these vain praises.

He was about to turn around and ask Kirei if he was satisfied, but his body was already unable to move.

Three sharp, slender sword blades pierced through Father Risei's chest from behind, piercing his heart and lungs precisely at the same time, fully demonstrating Kirei's killing skills.

That is the favorite weapon of the agents of the Holy Church, the "Black Key", which can be fully utilized in both hand-to-hand combat and long-range containment.

If a special spell is added, it can even temporarily block the target's actions.

This was exactly what happened to Kirei; simply piercing his father's heart was not enough.

As for Risei, who had also served as his agent when he was young, Kirei would not let down his guard until he died.

In the end what happened?

Why did Kirei do this? Instead of anger, endless confusion flooded his mind, and the old priest coughed up blood from his throat with every breath.

whoosh-

The sword was pulled away, and Yan Fengli seemed to have lost all strength. He fell to his knees helplessly, lying on the ground and stopped breathing. In the blink of an eye, a pool of blood accumulated under him.

Looking at his father, who was confused and unwilling until the last moment of his death, a smile of joy appeared on Kirei's face unconsciously.

The common point between my father and that woman is that they both deeply love Kirei.

Therefore, they all misunderstood the true nature of Kirei.

But compared to the feeling of killing his wife in the illusion, killing his father with his own hands and bringing pain and confusion to the old man made Kirei feel extremely happy.

The soul seeks pleasure as the beast seeks the taste of blood.

No one could have predicted what the "Garden of Disappointment" would awaken.

Chapter 70 Betrayal

At dawn, Tōsaka Tokiomi woke up.

Even though he had developed a regular schedule, he still couldn't change the fact that Tokichimi was always in a bad mood when he woke up.

Although not as serious as his daughter Rin's.

The only person who knew this was Tokiomi's wife. He didn't want Rin to know, otherwise he would never be able to act so great in front of Rin again.

from now on……

Thinking of this, Tokiomi felt both happy and melancholy.

The Holy Grail War could no longer continue, and the family's long-cherished wish to reach the root could not be realized in his generation. The next time would have to wait another sixty years, and Rin would not need to bear the burden.

When he got up, washed, dressed, and entered his usual elegant state, Tōsaka Tokiomi, he couldn't help but think of Shiomi Tenkei.

Two days ago, Kirei's servant sent back information saying that Shiomi asked for leave from Sakura during the day and took her and Kallen to the street to play for the whole day.

Instead of blaming Shiomi for being lazy about educating his children, Tokiomi felt very gratified.

With such a father raising Sakura, Tokiomi felt more at ease.

“I just wonder if Shiomi-kun has such a serious bad temper when waking up.” Tokiomi said jokingly to himself.

However, just as he reached the door of the study and was about to contact Father Risei to make a detailed plan for purifying the Greater Holy Grail, Kirei appeared in the corridor of the mansion.

“You’re here, Kirei.” Tokiomi didn’t think much about it, thinking that the old priest had asked Kirei to deliver the message.

Since all parties have reached a ceasefire, Tokiomi does not think that Kirei should mind choosing this time to come.

He turned around, opened the study door, walked in, and asked Kirei to follow him in.

Gilgamesh has already been here in spirit form.

Tokiomi was not surprised that this free-spirited Servant appeared anywhere.

"Teacher Tokiomi, may I take up a little of your time?" Kirei asked.

“What’s the matter?” Tokiomi stopped and turned around.

"My father is dead."

Kirei reported the facts in his usual calm tone, causing Tokiomi's pupils to shrink suddenly.

“Father Risei is dead?!” Tokiomi’s elegance was shattered, and he roared out in anger, “Now that all parties have reached a truce, who on earth would do such a thing!?”

Was it Emiya Kiritsugu? That person had no dignity as a magus from the beginning?

Or was it Shiomi Tenki? But compared to the people who killed the Holy Church, the young man who was favored by the monarch of the Creation Department of the Clock Tower Democratic Party must understand the consequences of doing so better than anyone else.

Rather than provoke the Holy Church, the young man would definitely choose to do something that the Magic Association would tolerate.

——For example, he took advantage of the opportunity of fighting in the Holy Grail War and decisively and legitimately killed the noble monarch Kenneth. This would definitely bring enough benefits to his faction and make his position in the faction more solid.

So who is that person...

Tokiomi had no answer. He gradually calmed down his inner anger, and the calmness of wanting to find out the truth reoccupied Tokiomi's mind.

"Kirei, do you have any idea about this matter?" He looked at his disciple.

Having lost his father, Kirei's heart should be even more sorrowful than Tokiomi's loss of his friend.