Anime: Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon, picked up by the Knight King

"Then what should we do?"

"Cancel this Holy Grail War temporarily? And then destroy the Greater Holy Grail System directly?"

Tōsaka Tokiomi's brain was spinning rapidly.

From an outsider's perspective, it would be a shame to destroy the Greater Holy Grail system created by the three great families - but if Tōsaka Tokiomi were to express his feelings, he would simply "breathe a sigh of relief."

"Our family... no, the wish of the three great families is to win the Holy Grail War."

This was once a beautiful vision for the three "original magicians", but when it was passed on to their descendants, it became a "curse", restricting their direction of progress.

"The wishes of a magician family are all sad wishes."

"A magician's destiny is to sacrifice everything for the elusive [Gate of Truth]."

Therefore, in Tōsaka Tokiomi's view, if he could win this Holy Grail War, it would of course be the best thing - but if he could destroy this Greater Holy Grail system and free his descendants from this [Curse], it might also be a good option.

But, unfortunately—

"Once the Holy Grail War begins, it can never be stopped."

The person who said this was Irisviel.

She was an android of the Einzbern family and the Lesser Holy Grail of this Holy Grail War. She had absolute authority on matters concerning this matter.

"It is indeed a very sophisticated system... Perhaps the fact that it can accomplish this is itself a great miracle of magic."

"Honestly, I think the Clock Tower should include this magical phenomenon in the history of magic—at least the students of the necromancy department should carefully study the relevant materials."

After a detailed investigation, Kenneth also put aside his contempt for this "magic ceremony held in the countryside of the Far East".

And the more I watched, the more frightened I became.

To be honest, he is not actually a "combat" type of genius - magician itself is not a profession born for "combat".

His area of ​​expertise is "scientific research".

It might sound strange, but for these magicians, there's really no real difference between "magic" and "science." They're both objective phenomena, not subjective idealism.

And when Kenneth observed this super-large magic ceremony covering the entire Fuyuki City for the first time through the means of [Magic Detection]... the shock in his heart was no less than that of a believer who saw a god with his own eyes.

"The entire underground spiritual vein of Fuyuki City has been utilized, like a huge and sophisticated machine."

"And, after accumulating enough magic power, this machine can start on its own."

"Honestly, this magic ritual gives me the feeling that it's a living being. Those complex veins are like the magical circuits in a human body!"

Kenneth revealed the biggest core secret of the Fuyuki family with a voice of praise that sounded very exaggerated.

Irisviel and Tōsaka Tokiomi, who also knew this secret, exchanged a glance—and then simultaneously chose to say nothing.

Since it is a secret, let it remain hidden as a reward for those who explore it.

"And now, it's clear that's the case."

"In this Holy Grail War, we will not be enemies. Instead, we will gather here as comrades to solve the great problem of [All Evil in This World]."

"I guess this is why the little saint brought us here..."

Kenneth said as he turned his eyes to Jeanne Lily who was sitting at the children's table.

Jeanne Lily saluted him with juice.

To be honest, Kenneth enjoyed this feeling a little bit - even in front of these heroes who had made great names in history, he was not afraid at all and could still shine with his own brilliance.

"Then, please ask the teacher."

"How exactly should we end this Holy Grail War and reveal the tainted Holy Grail?"

"From what I understand... the condition for the Holy Grail to appear is that the magic power of five Servants must be accumulated. Then the last two Servants will fight each other, and the final winner will hold the chalice, right?"

Waver asked seriously, as if he was asking his teacher in class.

This made Kenneth even more proud.

As a big shot in the academic school, it is really boring for a person to give a research report on the stage - but if there is someone in the audience to "support him"... then he can talk for a long time.

"Observe more, Mr. Velvet. Have you forgotten what I told you before? Observe more."

“The goal is one, but the paths to it are countless. This is true for truth and for everything else.”

"Just as you said, the condition for the Holy Grail to manifest is [accumulating the magic power of five Servants] - note, the 2.6 points are not [five Servants], but [magic power]."

"In other words, as long as we can gather enough magic power, even without paying the price of five Servants, it will be enough to summon the final Holy Grail."

Kenneth talked freely.

At the end of the discussion, he turned his attention to the little saint and the Roman emperor who was arguing with Artoria.

"According to my estimation, the amount of mana consumed to hold a competition like yesterday's is roughly equivalent to the mana of one Servant."

"In other words, she uses this kind of competition to determine the true winner while also solving the problem of [having to kill the Servant]."

"I think we should pay tribute to Her Majesty the Saint once again."

"--At least on behalf of the human beings living in this city, we should sincerely thank her for her generosity."

Chapter 127: The little saint has a bad conscience!

The excitement at the Tohsaka family lasted for nearly five hours.

——Tell me some little-known fact.

The aristocratic concept of "lunch" is definitely not as simple as "having a lunch".

It was a rather tedious affair that included a series of activities such as lunch, salon socializing, afternoon tea, and small games.

Or, you can use a more understandable word to explain:

"It's the preparation time before the official competition begins."

"Dang Dang Dang——"

When the sun finally set, the last ray of sunlight between heaven and earth finally disappeared.

Her Majesty the Emperor, who had been unable to wait any longer, had already changed into her most gorgeous attire and made a grand entrance.

"Welcome to the second game!"

"Let me see, what is the theme of this competition?"

Nero reached into a completely closed box. Inside the box were many white paper balls with words such as [race walking], [high jump], and [tug of war] written on them.

Her hands kept groping inside, as if she was trying to find a theme she liked - but unfortunately, without using the [Imperial Privilege], even the Roman Emperor could not make everything go smoothly.

"Hmm, this is the one with 03."

"The theme of this picture is... uh, who put this theme in there?!"

His Majesty Nero on the platform let out a strange cry.

When the others learned the theme of today's competition, they all chose to remain silent.

"[Parent-child]."

……

【Parent-child games】

There are many types of parent-child games, but the essence of these games is the same - they are relatively easy to operate, focus more on two-player collaboration, and pay more attention to the process than the outcome.

However, in order to play this game, there is a major premise that must be achieved:

"The contestants have to be parents and children, right?"

Everyone looked around... Although there were indeed some Masters or Servants with "parent-child" relationships present, no one would accept it if the victory was determined in this way!

"Of course, I had already anticipated this situation!"

At the critical moment, the voice coming from the referee's seat made everyone realize who came up with this "good idea" and actually stuffed this competition item into the box.

"So, I gave each of you two balls."

"One red ball and one green ball."

"If you think you are the [parent], keep the red ball; if you think you are the [child], keep the green ball."

"Then we will form groups according to this pre-set list."

"Note that before forming a group, everyone does not know each other's choices. After forming a group, if two balls of the same color appear, they will be eliminated."

Jeanne Lily explained very seriously.

In order to make it understandable to the children who are still in kindergarten, she also specially drew some vivid and vivid simple drawings - I don’t know whether those little girls understood them or not.

"In short, please start choosing!"

……

Shirataki held two balls of different colors in his hands.

But he did not make a choice at the first time, but first looked at the so-called "list".

He found that this list did not seem to be arranged randomly.

[A: Illya Irisviel]

[Group B: Tosaka Tokiomi-Tosaka Sakura]

[Group C: Kenneth Webber]

[Group D: Rider-Caster]

Group E: Lancer-Berserker

Group F: Archer-Assassination

Byes: Kallen, Saber

Looking at this list, I feel a little sorry for that little nun.

But there was nothing that could be done about it—even though her biological father was sitting right next to her, he was not an official participant in this Holy Grail War after all.

As for Nero... she was very unhappy, but then she was cheered up by Joan of Arc Lily's words, "The emperor is the emperor of this country, the emperor is the common father of all Romans, so the emperor does not need to participate in this competition."

"They put me and Daimao sister together."

"Lily, I never realized your intentions were so vicious!"

Looking at the two balls of different colors in his hands, Bai Long gradually realized the sinister intentions of the little saint.

——Would he rather be a [parent] or a [son]?

Is that even a question?

What about Sister Daimao? Does she prefer to be the [parent] or the [son]?

Is there any need to ask?

"If you want to be eligible to continue participating in the competition, you have to put yourself in a difficult position."

"If you insist on taking advantage, you will be eliminated."

"This little girl... after not seeing her for hundreds of years, how could her heart have become so evil?"

Shirataki thought with gritted teeth.

——But he still chose the red ball representing [Dear] without hesitation.

There's nothing much to say, it's just a game, if you don't want to participate then don't participate.

But if you choose the green ball... you'll lose your dragon for life!

……

Five minutes passed quickly.

All contestants also made their choices.

The first to announce the result was the "real father and daughter" pair of Tohsaka Tokiomi and Tohsaka Sakura - the result was without a doubt, Tohsaka Tokiomi was the "relative" and Tohsaka Sakura was the "son".

The second to announce the result were the master and apprentice duo Kenneth and Weber - even if you gave Weber a hundred guts, he would never dare to keep the red ball.

The third to announce the results were Caster and Rider—they lost the match.