[Kirei Kotomine] didn't care at all, slowly suppressing his smile, reverting to his deadpan expression, raising the cross on his chest with his hand, and bowing his head to enjoy the pleasure:

 “This is exactly my duty.”

 "The fire ten years ago was caused by a man who, out of selfishness, ultimately caused a great disaster."

 "That man's name is... Emiya Kiritsugu."

 Shido Itsuka looked at Shirou Emiya; he had heard this name before during Doten-gu's casual conversation with the professor.

 Isn't this Shirou Emiya's adoptive father?

 "..."

 Emiya Shirou clenched his fist and said coldly:

 "continue."

 [Kirei Kotomine] watched his reaction as if he had encountered some rare treasure, savoring it slowly, and finally closed his eyes and smiled slightly:

 "I didn't expect you to have such self-control, huh?"

 "Then I'll tell you, this Holy Grail War was a mistake from the very beginning, and you want to stop this war."

 The Grail must be destroyed from two directions: the Greater Grail and the Lesser Grail.

 "Compared to the former, the easiest thing to obtain and destroy is the [Minor Grail]. Moreover, this will also allow you to gain the Lord's favor, open the gates of heaven, and return to the Lord's embrace. This is the Lord's final mercy to the unclean."

 Kazuma Sato finally understood, but sensed something was amiss.

 Kirei Kotomine explained two evacuation methods using the language of a charlatan.

 The phrase "[Great Grail Escape]" is vague, and the most crucial element is "[Ultimate Evil]", but it's not clearly explained. It's as if they don't want them to escape in this way.

 The "Lesser Grail Escape" was the escape method he strongly recommended, but it just didn't feel right no matter how you looked at it.

 Kazuma Sato grasped the crux of the problem:

 "So, what exactly is the Lesser Grail?"

 Is it some kind of special prop?

 Judging from Shirou Emiya's expression, it didn't seem like it.

 Hear the question.

 Kirei Kotomine couldn't help but burst into laughter again, looking at Shirou Emiya and saying:

 "In the last Holy Grail War, Kiritsugu Emiya participated as the representative of the Einzbern family."

 His wife, Irisviel von Eindzbern, also fought in the war...

 And [Irisviel] is precisely the [Minor Grail] used in the Holy Grail War ritual.

 "what?!"

 Kazuma Sato was stunned for a moment.

 [Kyū: "???"]

 Kagura: "???"

 [Kyon: "Isn't this game supposed to be lighthearted and fun?"]

 [Sora: "Using living people as sacrifices in a magic ritual, huh? That's... a really dark game setting."]

 [Conan: "This is a game based on reality, proving that such things have already happened, or are about to happen, in a certain world."]

 [Ruri Gokou: "Wait, if Irisviel is Kiritsugu Emiya's wife, then isn't she essentially Shirou Emiya's mother?"]

 [Ruri Gokou: "And her daughter, Illya, is Shirou Emiya's nominal...older sister."]

 Ichigo Kurosaki: "..."

 [Tatsumi: "..."]

 Naruto Uzumaki: "..."

 [Kirei Kotomine: "Hahahaha"]

 Medea: "The dark side of this war is far more than this; the darkness of the magician's world is not as simple as you imagine."

 Medea: "Kids, I've said it before, this is a war, not a game like we can play around with every test."

 Chu Xuan: "Is that so?"

 Medea: "Although there's been a slight... minor mishap, after causing such a catastrophic disaster, what means can they possibly use to turn things around this time?"

 Chu Xuan: "Heh, foolish and ignorant people always like to jump to conclusions. How boring."

 ……

 The Lesser Grail actually refers to a living person?!

 It's not that Kazuma Sato lacks intelligence and can't think of this.

 Rather, he... simply didn't think about it that way.

 and many more?

 If the Lesser Grail from the last so-called Holy Grail War was a living person...

 What about this time?

 Kazuma Sato realized something and looked at Shirou Emiya's terrifyingly solemn expression.

 No way? !

 Shido Itsuka also realized a possibility, and the gentle smile that had been on his face disappeared.

 His hand was on his waist, and he had already silently prepared to unleash his Noble Phantasm to deal with [Kirei Kotomine].

 Kirei Kotomine glanced at the expressions on the three of their faces and thought it was as if they had drunk a large cup of honey, which was absolutely delicious.

 "Hahahahaha."

 Kirei Kotomine couldn't help but laugh a few times; he was so delighted that he couldn't resist saying a few more words:

 "As mentioned before, the Eindsbern family has also sent their Lesser Grail this time, named... Illyasviel von Eindsbern."

 Sato Kazuma and the others remained silent, their gazes fixed on him.

 "Back then, Kiritsugu Emiya and Irisviel came here to fight, but they both died in the end, leaving behind a daughter."

 "Peng!"

 Emiya Shirou punched a church pew, sending splinters flying and blood seeping out.

 But he felt no pain at all, he said in a seemingly calm but unusually cruel tone.

 "—Continue."

 Kirei Kotomine watched this scene with pleasure, then issued an ultimatum:

 "Just as you guessed, their daughter's name is... Illyasviel von Einzbern."

 "But it's also possible that it's just a coincidence of names, hahahahaha."

 After saying that sentence.

 He then turned to look at the statue of the Virgin Mary and made a utterly hypocritical prayer.

 "Amen."

 Shido Itsuka approached Shirou Emiya and patted him on the shoulder.

 "Are you alright?"

 "I...I'm fine, sorry, I lost my composure."

 "There's nothing we can do in this situation."

 Kazuma Sato stared at Kirei Kotomine, feeling increasingly annoyed by him.

 He glanced at Shirou Emiya's expression, frowned, and spoke directly to the priest in the silent church:

 How many mothers do you have?

 "What are you babbling on about for so long, pretending to be something you're not?"

 "Fuck your mother! You're just a stupid boss, how dare you act so arrogantly in front of us players?"

 "?"

 Emiya Shirou and Itsuka Shido immediately looked at him.

 Kirei Kotomine, who was pretending to pray, twitched at the corner of his mouth.

 Kazuma Sato patted his waist and took out his Prayer Bow.

 "Brothers! Stop thinking too much! Just grab your weapons!"

 "—Get him!"

 [Kyū: "Damn, that felt good!"]

 [Ichigo Kurosaki: "It's so satisfying to be scolded like that"]

 [Tatsumi: "Alright, alright! (Pumps fist)"]

 [Ruri Gokou: "For the first time, I feel that swearing is a good thing"]

 [Rin Tohsaka: "Awesome! That felt so good!"]

 [Tohru: "My grandfather said that Kazuma Sato is a remarkable person."]

 [Cú Chulainn: "No wonder I felt we got along so well, this is really good."]

 Red A: "Very...good"

 [Sera: "You're welcome to visit the castle; I'll cook for you myself."]

 ……

 "Sera?"

 "Miss, I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself."

 "It's ok."

 Ilya suddenly laughed.

 "Haha, I never expected it to be like this."

 She looked up at the ceiling, trying to see through it to the sky and beyond, and said with a smile:

 "Sera, do you know?"

 "Ok?"

 "Truly great beings complete their plans from the very beginning."

 "Do you know why this thing that can change everything is just a game, and why they were the ones chosen for the initial testing?"

 "Forgive my ignorance, but I simply cannot fathom the thoughts of such a being."

 "It's very simple, but I... am just making my own guess."

 Ilya watched the live stream, seeing three people who had never met her before, confronting Kirei Kotomine because of her.

 "What He wants is someone who can discover... a perfect ending in a world like ours."

 "That's why He chooses these players who can achieve perfection."

 "Um?!"

 Sera understood a little, and she clasped her hands together.

 She apologized to Allah for her previous disrespect.

 Also for these lovely players.

 —A prayer for blessings.

Chapter 0046 Little sister, do you know an older sister named Ilya?

 "and many more!"

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