Collapse, surrender to me!

Chapter 458: I've been caught in the rain...

Grayshut looked at the Command Seal in his hand which was gradually fading, and did not extend Lancelot's life.

After all, she wasn't that happy yet.

In a little while this knight will go with the king.

"There is only one left... But before that, we must get the real Holy Grail first."

After all, the Holy Grail in Grayshu's hand was made by Kyubey, and its magic power and quality are much better, but the heroic spirit will not return to her.

……

In a corner of the dark underground warehouse, Irisviel was lying quietly in a magic circle filled with pulsating magic power.

As Grayshuse took away the Heroic Spirits one after another, Irisviel, the vessel of the Holy Grail, could no longer move.

The wife opened her eyes, looked at Kiritsugu, and smiled gently.

“Kiritsugu…”

Irisviel reached out and stroked Kiritsugu's cheek.

Even such a simple action requires a considerable amount of physical strength for Irisviel now.

Her cold fingers twitched slightly.

"Isn't this a dream? You really came to see me again... I felt like I was dying, but Kiritsugu was about to win. Wasn't that the dream coming true?"

“…There is only one step left.”

Kiritsugu paused and said.

Saber is gone, but he is still here.

Gresh's strength did not make him despair.

After all, Grayshu had sent away the other Heroic Spirits, so he only needed to send away Grayshu...'s Master.

However, Weber didn't die even after being shot in the heart last time. It may not be that easy to kill him.

While chatting with Ellie, he organized his equipment.

From toxic biological weapons to various firearms, RPGs, drones... and origin bombs, he brought everything he could prepare.

There is only one goal, to kill Weber.

This is his only chance to win now.

Wait until I obtain the Holy Grail and fulfill my long-cherished wish of saving the world.

By that time, he will surely remember his promise to his wife.

Then, fulfill your duties as a father and love your children well.

But not now.

"I want to return this to you..."

Irisviel suddenly trembled and placed her hand on her chest, then concentrated all the magic power in her body on her fingertips.

A golden light emanated from her hands, which originally had nothing in them, enveloping the entire warehouse in a layer of warm light.

Kiritsugu held his breath and looked at everything in front of him.

The light gradually turned into an outline, and then transformed into a shining metallic object that fell into Irisviel’s hands.

Golden scabbard.

"This is something very necessary for you. It will definitely be useful in the final battle..."

Irisviel's voice sounded even weaker than before.

This is understandable. In order to slow down the speed of her destruction, Irisviel, who was hiding in the magic circle of the underground warehouse, personally separated from her body the last miracle treasure that could protect her, the utopia far away from the world as a conceptual weapon.

“I’m fine. Maiya is here to protect me so…”

"I understand."

If you analyze it calmly.

Originally a treasure owned by Saber, Utopia, far away from the world, can supply magical power to heroic spirits.

But now that Saber is gone, there is no strategic point in continuing to equip her with an utopia far away from the world.

Even if this Noble Phantasm can slow down the speed of her destruction, it will not be of any help to the overall situation.

After all, if one more heroic spirit returns, she won’t be able to hold on.

Therefore, the best decision now is to take this treasure back.

Kiritsugu took the golden scabbard, then placed his weakened wife's body on the cold floor, stood up and said.

"Then, I'm leaving."

"Take care of yourself."

……

Irisviel closed her eyes tiredly.

And when she opened her eyes again, the first thing that caught her eye was the light of the setting sun that dyed the skylights of the underground warehouse a crimson red.

Because I lost consciousness, it seemed as if the whole day had disappeared and I was in a deep sleep.

Now this gradually collapsing body is more like entering a state of suspended animation than sleeping.

But the current condition is still okay, it seems that the long rest has had some effect.

Although I still don't have the strength to sit up, at least I still have the energy to speak.

Irisviel looked to the side and saw that Hisau Maiya was still sitting motionless in a corner by the wall like a mural, in the same exact posture and position as before Irisviel went to sleep.

But there was no trace of fatigue or laziness in her eyes; she was just staring blankly into a corner of the air.

What kind of training and mental strength is required to maintain this level of concentration?

“Hey, Maiya.”

Irisviel called her softly.

Normally, when Maiya heard someone calling her, she would immediately turn her gaze toward Irisviel, just like a hound hearing a dog whistle.

But not this time.

“Maiya?”

"Don't shout, she's dreaming."

Strange words were heard.

Irisviel looked in the direction of the voice and saw Grayshure approaching.

"What a lovely girl."

This was the wife’s first reaction.

A blue and white girl and her Kewpie pet.

It looks like it came out of a painting.

Even though she realized that the other party might be her enemy who wanted to take her life, she did not have any hostile thoughts.

Even if Grayshu did not take action, she would only live for another day or two at most.

"I have a daughter, and you are as lovely as she is."

Irisviel tried to touch Grayshu.

The girl did not refuse.

It is hard not to feel the overflowing maternal love.

"You want to delay time?" Grayshu said suddenly.

Ellie's hands froze.

Apparently, what Grayshu had said was right.

That's right.

Kiritsugu told her before leaving.

The opponent's heroic spirit is likely to come to retrieve the Holy Grail. If he comes, delay him for a while, giving him a greater chance of assassinating Weber.

But now it seems that the other party saw through it as soon as they arrived.

Irisviel was a little embarrassed.

"He can't kill Weber."

Gresh shook her head.

But she didn't plan to help.

It would be nice to let Waver face off against Emiya Kiritsugu head-on.

There are not many sparring partners of this quality, and it is estimated that this will help Weber grow a lot.

The lady couldn't help but feel a little worried when Graysh said this, but she had no other choice but to trust Kiritsugu.

At least Grace hasn't left yet, so she has done her best.

"Why are you pursuing the Holy Grail?"

"I'm not pursuing the Holy Grail." Grayshu shook his head: "I just want to activate the Holy Grail. As for the dissipated heroic spirits, I helped them fulfill their dreams."

"what?"

Irisviel had not expected this development at all.

But when he saw the Holy Grail in Gresh's hand, she believed it.

That was a much purer power than her Holy Grail.

Suddenly an idea came to my mind.

Even though it was hard to say, I said it anyway.

"Can you help Kiritsugu realize justice? I'm willing to do whatever it takes!"

“…You don’t have to do that.”

Grace waved her hands repeatedly.

This gave her the feeling that she was threatening Irisviel.

Madam, you don’t want Kiritsugu’s ideals… or something like that.

“The question is, doesn’t this ideal seem unrealistic?”

"..."

Irisviel couldn’t refute it.

Emiya Kiritsugu is a husband whose ideal is to save the world.

After learning that what he was pursuing was the Holy Grail hidden in his body, can I still have the same idea as him?

"Yes. Actually, I don't quite understand Kiritsugu's ideals."

Yes, the answer is no.

In the end, I should just pretend to understand.

Maybe it's just to be with the one you love.

Just as you said, Maiya, she has almost no understanding of the world that Kiritsugu wants to change.

The ideal in her heart might just be what Kiritsugu taught her.

"That's it."

Grace looked at the gentle woman in front of her.

Does this count as living like someone else?

"Yeah. But we have to keep it a secret from Kiritsugu."