People in Type-Moon start from adopting Sakura

"You killed your biological father, murdered your adoptive mother, and blindly pursued your life, only to end up with nothing. My friend of justice, your life is truly tragic."

After saying something that made Zouken Matou across from him freeze in expression, Luo Wei stood up and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, he glanced at Matou Zouken who was about to see him off, and a strange curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Oh right... there's never just one ally of justice. Isn't there another one here? But he's already fallen into depravity."

"Matou Zouken... you who pride yourself on being smart and able to control everything, how would you feel when you discover that everything is shattered?"

As he thought so, even his steps became much more cheerful, and then he left the gate under the gaze of Matou Zouken.

"Victory?... It's truly so close. After five hundred years, my long-cherished wish is finally coming true..."

After Luo Wei left, Matou Zouken slowly closed his eyes and continued his sweet dream.

……

"How's it going, Master? Did Berserker's group agree to go?"

When Luo Wei returned to his base, the lazy purple-haired beauty, who was lying on a bench flipping through a fashion magazine, asked him. Luo Wei glanced at her, who was so bored that she rolled around on the bench, and couldn't help but worry that she would suddenly fall off.

"Yes, I've convinced him. Matou Kariya will also be attending the banquet with Berserker."

"That's quite impressive, Master, to be able to convince someone of something like this."

After hearing Rowe's answer, Scathach couldn't help but praise him.

She also didn't expect that Luo Wei could actually persuade Berserker's Master to agree to let him attend the banquet.

"It's nothing. They just happened to want to gather intelligence at this banquet."

Luo Wei shook his head, then walked to Scathach and stretched out his hand to help her up from the bench. Then he looked into her eyes and said calmly,

"And it just so happens that I have something I want to do at this banquet, so I plan to go with you, Scathach."

"Hmm? Msster, are you going there too? This is really surprising..." Scathach asked curiously, "Don't we need to hide our tracks anymore?"

"No need for that. It's only a matter of time before my Supreme Ritual is complete. Everything is already a foregone conclusion. Even if it's exposed, it won't be a big problem."

Luo Wei nodded, then said with a somewhat amused expression, "And I also want to see how the head of the Tohsaka family will react when he sees me in this situation."

"Tohsaka Tokiomi, Sakura's biological father?"

Scathach shook her head after finishing her words. "If he saw that the enemy was you, he would probably stamp his feet in anger, right? But..."

As she spoke, Scathach, who had been sitting on the bench, stood up. Her crimson eyes narrowed slightly as she stared intently into Rowe's eyes. She spoke calmly, "Ms., I know very well that you are not such a boring person. You certainly wouldn't show up in person just to tease Tōsaka Tokiomi. So... what exactly do you want to do?"

"Well... actually, I was planning to exchange some things with Saber's Master in order to ensure victory in a subsequent battle."

Scathach suddenly got close to him, and Luo Wei could vaguely smell the scent of modern expensive perfume on her body. Coupled with the gaze of her crimson eyes, he knew that he would not be able to hide his lies from the queen.

So, I can only choose to tell the truth.

"Oh? Victory in a battle? You mean the one between me and Archer?"

Scathach was not stupid, so she naturally understood what Rowe meant.

In response to this, Luo Wei nodded very decisively.

"I will help you obtain a treasure that can resist the Sword of Separation. Then, you can defeat Gilgamesh."

"A treasure that can resist the Sword of Separation..."

Scathach was a little surprised when she heard what Rowe said.

"The reason I didn't tell you was that I wanted to give you a surprise, and I was also a little worried that you would resist this kind of thing." Luo Wei explained calmly.

"Will I resist? Now, Master, if I really refuse to use the treasure you mentioned and insist on fighting Gilgamesh in a fair fight, what will you do?"

Scathach said this provocatively, narrowing her scarlet eyes and looking at Rowe in front of her and asking, "Can you use the Command Spell?"

"will not."

To this, Luo Wei's answer was very straightforward, "The Command Spell is the bond between you and me. It will only be used with your consent, that is, when you need it or when you are in danger. It is definitely not a tool to control you."

"So, even if you refuse, I will respect your opinion. At that time, I will take the second option and fight Gilgamesh in person."

Luo Wei's tone was firm, and his words were filled with an undeniable determination.

It can be seen that if things really come to that point, he will personally appear as the last line of defense to fight a decisive battle with the oldest king.

"You really are..."

After hearing Rowe's answer, even Scathach, who was always calm and composed, couldn't help but be moved. She looked at Rowe in front of her and couldn't help but smile.

"What's wrong with me?"

"No, nothing. I'm just a little happy. It's really a blessing for me to meet a Master like you."

Scathach shook her head, then looked at Rowe again with a hint of smile in her eyes. She said seriously, "But Master, please rest assured. The Holy Grail War is not just a test of strength between Servants. The competition between Masters is also an important part of each other's combat power. Since you have planned so much for me, how could I possibly let you down?"

"That's it..."

Hearing Scathach's answer, Rowe also showed a satisfied smile, "Thank you, Scathach, it is also my luck to meet you. Next, let's go all out together."

"At the end of this war, I will use all my achievements to fulfill your wishes and give you a perfect answer."

"I believe you, too, absolutely."

Hearing this, Scathach smiled brightly.

The two smiled at each other, feeling lucky to have met each other.

However, just as Luo Wei was about to go to the room to prepare some formal attire, Scathach beside him suddenly grabbed his arm.

"What's wrong? Scathach, is there anything else?"

Luo Wei asked in surprise.

Then Scathach handed him the fashion magazine in her hand, pointed at the clothes on it, and said with a smile.

"Since you're going to the King's Banquet, why not change into something more formal and modern? I've got a few I've set my eyes on, shall we go out and buy them together?"

"…dress?"

Hearing what Scathach said, Luo Wei was stunned for a moment, and his expression couldn't help but show a little surprise.

"I won't..."

He subconsciously wanted to refuse, but after seeing Scathach's excited eyes, he nodded and agreed, and replied with a helpless expression: "Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

"No problem, just leave it to me, Master."

At this moment, a smile appeared on Scathach's face again.

Chapter 57: There is no obligation to face an unbeatable enemy

Night time.

The territory of the Einzbern family.

Sensing a powerful magical force approaching this side, Artoria, who had just rested in the castle for a day and barely recovered from her injuries, couldn't help but frown.

"Kiritsugu, there's a Servant's presence rapidly approaching here."

"Ah... I understand."

Hearing Altria's reminder, Emiya Kiritsugu, who looked tired in the castle, took a deep puff of the cigarette on his fingertips, then looked up at the sky with his eyes with heavy dark circles, and sighed softly, making people wonder what he was thinking.

To be honest, he had actually anticipated the Servants' attack a long time ago. After all, he had just teamed up with Tōsaka Tokiomi to blow up their stronghold in one go not long ago.

Having committed such a crime and created such a grudge, he naturally knew that the other party would not let him go easily, so Emiya Kiritsugu was not surprised by the fact that a servant came to attack, but rather took it for granted.

What really worried him was the completely hopeless battle situation. One of his sneak attacks had indeed blown the enemy's stronghold directly into the sky, and even destroyed the building. Logically speaking, this should have been a complete success.

But unfortunately, when he was carrying out the high-rise blasting at Kenneth's base, someone on the other side seemed to have predicted his plan in advance and added external defense specialized magic to the core layer of the workshop to save the people and important things inside.

And that's not all. In the workshop they raided, there was not only Lancer as they had planned, but also two other top servants, Scathach and Iskandar, who happened to be there. What Kiritsugu Emiya and Tokiomi could never have imagined was that the red-haired man with a rough build and a tough style, who looked nothing like a magician, actually had a unique skill like the inherent barrier, which was obviously incompatible with him. This caused the situation to be completely out of control.

His inherent barrier not only protected Kenneth's base, but also captured all the Assassins who were good at assassination and numbers in one fell swoop.

This also resulted in their original plan of sending two servants to raid Kenneth's and then end the battle quickly, but at the very beginning the opponent forcibly reduced the combat effectiveness of one servant, leaving only Saber there struggling to hold on.

The result was that Saber was almost taken away by Scathach's shot. In the end, she took advantage of the internal strife caused by Berserker's unconsciousness to escape in a hurry, barely preserving her combat effectiveness.

Last night's plan undoubtedly ended in their great defeat.

Not only did they fail to make any progress, but Saber was seriously injured and a valuable Command Seal was lost, which made Emiya Kiritsugu feel worried.

The current situation is that he can't find the most important Irisviel, and he has no way to eliminate any opponent. The combat power he has is not enough to compete with the opponent, and he is almost completely trapped in a dead end.

This inevitably made him feel even more anxious.

Ever since he started preparing to participate in the Holy Grail War, all kinds of bad things have been happening around him.

First, Aozaki Touko launched a surprise attack on the Einzbern family, fending off the Origin Bomb while also stealing a large amount of data on the Third Holy Grail War. Then, El-Melloi, the Mineral Science Lord who claimed I was powerful, yet I remained extremely cautious, was beaten to a pulp. Later, the Origin Bomb was also seized, effectively blocking this killer move. And before anyone could react, Irisviel was stolen by someone unknown, and to this day, he still has no clue.

Furthermore, King Arthur of Camelot, the Guardian of Humanity, whom Ahadion had originally placed high hopes on, had proven to be far less effective in this Holy Grail War than Ahadion had promised, being completely outmatched by all manner of infernal forces. He had even been nearly shot dead by Scathach yesterday. After finally working together with Tōsaka Tokiomi, they hadn't made any progress, and instead faced a fierce counterattack. Emiya Kiritsugu's already restless heart had grown even more desperate.

He began to doubt whether he really had a chance of winning this Holy Grail War.

Really?

Is there...? No wonder, now he even has a problem of how to survive.

For a moment, Emiya Kiritsugu began to reflect on why everything he planned in advance would end up going as planned?

He could vaguely sense that there seemed to be an invisible hand manipulating the entire Holy Grail War, forcing each group to act according to his specifications. He seemed to have been living in the other party's shadow, with no hope at all, and now he was being pushed into a desperate situation step by step.

He stared at the night sky with empty eyes. The sky was covered with dark clouds tonight, and the moon and stars could not be seen, which seemed particularly depressing.

Not to mention that he doesn't know how to read the stars, even if he could, it would be impossible for him to see anything from this night sky.

In the end, he could only turn the thousands of words in his heart into a sound of longing.

"Ellie...where are you?"

Emiya Kiritsugu murmured to the night sky, as if he wanted to convey these words to the ears of Irisviel who was being examined by Aozaki Touko in the basement of Fuyuki City Stadium.

However, although the situation had reached the point where he could surrender, Emiya Kiritsugu had not given up in his heart at this moment.

It's just because he still has a wish that has not been fulfilled, and he cannot fall down no matter what until all mankind is saved.

Even if there is only endless darkness ahead, he must give it a try.

He has shouldered too much along the way. He has to respond to the expectations of his biological father, adoptive mother, wife, assistant, and so many people waiting to be saved.

It was just the Holy Grail War, just a fight against those dirty magicians. He had never lost before, and he wouldn't lose this time either!!

Slowly exhaling, Emiya Kiritsugu already had a plan in mind. He looked at Saber beside him and said calmly, "Get ready for battle, Saber. The enemy is coming for us. We have no way to avoid it. Now we have no choice but to fight."

Although his tone remained calm, Altria could clearly hear the pain and trembling that belonged only to this man from his mouth.

Of course she understood that her Master was going to go all out.

"I've already sent a request for help to the Tohsaka family, but I can't guarantee whether they'll come."

Emiya Kiritsugu put on his jacket and took his equipment. As he sorted them out, he said to the assistant who had just pushed the door open, "Maiya, leave quickly through the back door. This place will soon become the most brutal battlefield. It may also be the place where I will be buried. There is no need for you to die with me. Leave here, live well, and start a new life with the fortune we have earned together."

Emiya Kiritsugu gave what might be the last smile of his life to Hisau Maiya, his assistant who had been with him for many years and had been with him through thick and thin.

"Wait, Kiritsugu, if you want to leave, let's go together! You know, the gap in strength between the two sides is too great. This is a battle that is impossible to win."

Seeing Emiya Kiritsugu ready to go and determined to die, Hisau Maiya, his assistant, shouted hurriedly.

"Kiritsugu, you've already given it your all, haven't you? No one will blame you for fighting to this point. You have no obligation to face enemies you can't possibly defeat!"

"An invincible enemy...?"

Emiya Kiritsugu shook his head, his expression remaining unchanged, his movements unwavering. "I'm sorry, Maiya. Escaping together is impossible. The enemy possesses highly mobile units like Rider. Escaping from them is sheer wishful thinking."

"And at this point, I don't understand any more talk of invincibility. I only know that it's my turn to sacrifice for justice."

Emiya Kiritsugu said calmly, then looked at Altria who was standing in front of the door with a hesitant look on her face and nodded to her.

"Then... Saber, let's go together to face our final battle."

"I understand, Kiritsugu."

Looking at Emiya Kiritsugu in front of her, Artoria also nodded solemnly, and then replied: "Although I cannot agree with many of your actions, Kiritsugu, please remember that as long as the contract remains, I will always be your Servant."