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

His blue eyes met Altria's emerald green eyes - although it was only a brief moment, it was enough for him to understand many things.

This is also the reason why Artoria had kept her eyes closed before.

The two of them are so familiar with each other that they can know what the other is thinking just by glancing at each other.

And now, what is Shirataki thinking about?

Altria, who had already read the answer from his eyes, looked at the man standing on the platform with a smile on her face.

"Don't be so proud, woman."

"I'm not asking you to help me!"

"——I just want to fulfill your wish."

Chapter 131: The Holy Grail War of Unity!

Shirataki fulfilled Altria's "wish".

The perfect cooperation between the two allowed them to add five points to both teams.

——This also became the only combination in this round of competition that satisfied each other's tastes/desires at the same time.

Irisviel and Illya, mother and daughter, originally had the opportunity to take the second place.

But Irisviel deliberately "messed up" this matter.

Her wish was that Illya could tell her a fairy tale, but the little angel thought that her mother's wish was to "reconcile" with her - she was already prepared to pretend to be an adult and hug her mother.

In the end, this "hug" turned into a waving pink fist, constantly hitting the mother's body.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

"Let me go, let me go—"

"I don't want you to hug me!"

Illya, who was picked up from the ground by Irisviel, pouted unwillingly, struggling and acting coquettishly - from a certain perspective, they did "reconcile".

"Shall we go home then, Illya?"

"No, I'm not going back."

"We have your favorite honey barbecue and strawberry sundae."

"...You didn't do that, did you, Mom?"

"Although it's true that I didn't do it...but your words really hurt me, Illya."

"But the food you cook is so bad!"

"Then Illya, grow up quickly and cook for mommy, okay?"

"Well... well, you are my mother after all."

Accompanied by the laughter of mother and daughter.

The illusion called "Rome" gradually dissipated, and the reality called "Fuyuki City" reappeared in front of everyone.

It was eight o'clock in the evening, not too late. Before the late night came, they could still enjoy the leisure time during the war, or prepare for the next battle.

——As for the results of this round of competition?

Who really cares about that kind of thing?

……

An hour and a half later.

In the far suburbs of Fuyuki, Einzbern Castle.

A large group of people gathered at the castle gate.

The Master came, the Servants came, and even Kotomine Risei and Kotomine Kirei, two "insiders" who had nothing to do with this Holy Grail War, came.

This is also all the power of the "mysterious side" that can be summoned in Fuyuki City in a short period of time.

"All the evil in this world."

"If it weren't for Her Highness the Saint's guarantee... to be honest, I still wouldn't dare to believe it."

"Such a troublesome thing actually happened."

Kotomine Risho, a priest who used to be dignified and firm in faith, but since Kallen came to this city, his image has gradually changed towards a "kind-hearted" one.

When he was young, he was also an agent of the church, and he took it as his responsibility to eliminate demons and defend the way.

But to be honest... can these people really deal with an opponent of the level of [All the Evil in This World]?

"That sounds terrible."

"Although it may be disrespectful to say so, the last person to take on such a concept was... that His Majesty!"

Kotomine Risei said with some worry.

Although he didn't say the name, everyone knew who he was talking about.

The incarnation of God, the founder of the Holy Church, the savior walking on earth, the Messiah who took all the sins of mankind on himself - he used his own life to atone for the sins of all mankind.

"But doesn't this also indirectly prove that the god is definitely not omnipotent?"

"Even if humans are truly born with sin, that sin does not require redemption from God."

It was Kenneth who said this—a little arrogant and a little sarcastic.

This doesn't sound very "elegant".

But morally and logically, this is the "statement" he should make.

In his words, it is only in this remote Eastern region that the harmonious coexistence of "magicians" and "church" can be seen.

In Europe, especially in Southern and Western Europe where the power of the church was strongest, the situation between magicians and them could be described as "water and fire".

As for Kenneth, although he is so young, he is the real head of the El-Melloi family, one of the twelve monarchs of the Clock Tower, and the new leader of the conservatives.

His influence on the magic side is the same as that of a cardinal in the Cathedral Church. Both represent the highest leadership of their respective forces.

——Above them, there is only the magician/Pope.

Kenneth's earlier taunting of the Holy Church was actually a statement on behalf of the "magic side"—this incident was caused by the three mage families of Tōsaka, Matou, and Einzbern, so the main force to solve the problem must be these magicians.

As for the contribution of the Holy Church... in the investigation report on [Research and Protection of the Greater Grail System in Fuyuki City], he would add words such as "Thanks to the local forces in Fuyuki City for their help and support" as appropriate.

"Caster, I'll leave the rest to you."

Kenneth turned his head towards the middle-aged magician again.

"it is good."

The magician nodded without further ado, then opened his [Eyes of Insight] and began to observe the structure of the underground spiritual veins beneath the castle.

——A little knowledge: the residence of the magician family will be chosen at the node of the underground spiritual vein in order to better absorb and utilize the magic power contained in the earth.

There are four underground spiritual vein nodes in Fuyuki City, which are occupied by the three major families and a temple called "Ryuudo Temple".

Among them, the Tosaka family and the Matou old house are located in residential areas; Ryudo Temple is completely unfamiliar and is considered an "outsider".

Therefore, out of considerations of "protecting secret events" and partly "protecting civilians", everyone agreed to choose the remote Einzbern Castle as the battlefield for the fight against "all the evil in this world".

"Then for the next period of time, I and the Saint will construct the magic formation here."

"It will probably take about four days, so there's still enough time—"

It was Caster's magician who took the lead and took on the task of building the position.

Jeanne Lily's job is to arrange the key [Baptism Chant] in this magic formation - that is a "magic" exclusive to the Holy Church, which has a special effect against enemies such as the evil of this world.

"With this, the basic defense circle against the evils of this world is complete."

"Then comes the second mission objective."

"How can we purify this world of evil while preserving the Greater Holy Grail system?"

"as well as--"

Shirataki turned around and glanced at Irisviel, who was playing with Illya in the garden, and lowered his voice slightly.

"How can Irisviel, the Lesser Holy Grail, survive after the Holy Grail War ends?"

Chapter 132: Daimao: You are too weak!

This is a fact known to everyone except children like Illya:

The android named "Irisviel von Einzbern" is the small Holy Grail prepared by the Einzbern family specifically for this Holy Grail War.

In essence, she couldn't even be called a human being, because from the moment she was born, the entire meaning of her life was already determined.

"When her magic power accumulates to a level sufficient to activate the Greater Holy Grail system, all of her magic circuits will be activated, allowing her to perform the ultimate [Human Alchemy]."

That is what the mage side calls "forbidden" knowledge.

Turning a living being into pure inorganic matter—even a selfish magus would not normally do such a thing.

But because Irisviel herself is a android... this situation is subtly "allowed".

Human alchemy is of course not allowed, but it doesn't matter if it is a pure alchemical product from the very beginning - that's roughly what it means.

By the way, this 04 is the reason why Gilgamesh in the original world line hates Illya so much.

In his eyes, Illya was nothing more than an object, her only valuable possession being her heart, which served as a source of magical power. Yet, this object, posing as a human, claimed to possess human emotions and even to be a true human—who do you think you are? Enkidu?

As a divine weapon, Enkidu does have many similarities with the so-called "Little Holy Grail".

But even Enkidu never called himself a human being, okay?

Until the last moment of his life, Enkidu regarded himself as a tool to assist the king in ruling the country - even though Gilgamesh had long regarded him as a true human being and friend.

"How dare you do something that even Enkidu didn't do? There's a limit to how disgusting people can be!"

This is Gilgamesh's true thought.

Including the current Gilgamesh, his view of Irisviel is actually the same - it is simply because Irisviel can recognize her mission as a "tool", so Gilgamesh's attitude towards her has changed from "disgusting" to "indifferent".

"Of course, Gilgamesh's attitude doesn't matter."

"What really matters now is Enkidu's attitude."

"If I'm not mistaken, the Assassion's Noble Phantasm should be the [Heaven's Chain]."

Shirataki revealed to Altria the information he knew and the tactics that could be deployed using this information:

"His Noble Phantasm is the Noble Phantasm of Purification, and it has a powerful effect against all evil in this world."

"Also, that little saint should have a baptismal chant specifically designed to combat the evils of this world—the Holy Church specializes in this, so there's no way she doesn't know it."

In fact, Shirataki had reason to suspect that this duo from the Holy Church was sent by the Suppressive Force specifically to deal with this Holy Grail War.

To the Holy Maiden of the Righteousness and the Noble Phantasm of Rectification—their existence is like the natural enemy of [all the evil in this world].

"But even so, we must not be careless."

"The most troublesome thing about the evil in this world is definitely not how powerful it is, but that it is impossible to eliminate it."

This is also the characteristic of evil in this world.

As long as humans exist, it will never be eliminated - not even suppressed.

Shirataki's original plan was to once again transform into the beast that governs the [sublime] principle and bring all this malice into that [false utopia].

But now, since Artoria is willing to help, the battle plan can indeed be changed.

【Longominiard】.

This holy spear used to fix the surface of the world can even penetrate "concepts", so it may not be a big problem to deal with the evil of this world.

This means that they have done their best.

The remaining question was whether Irisviel could maintain her self-awareness and persevere until the end of the Holy Grail War under the dual impact of the Greater Holy Grail System and the evil of this world - but this was not something they could help with.

In this matter alone, she can only rely on herself.