Manager, give me a membership card too!

"..."

"Actually, it's not that there's no way at all."

Kiritsugu Emiya's expression, which had become somewhat blank due to despair, paused. He abruptly raised his head to look at the man who had spoken, and asked with a hopeful expression:

"Lord Odin! Do you have a way to travel back 60 years?"

Rorschach gently shook his head, then nodded:

“I think you’ve been misunderstanding something all along, Kiritsugu Emiya. As I said before, an ideal is only meaningful if it is achieved step by step through one’s own efforts.”

"What the Holy Grail can't do doesn't mean you can't do it. If you can't do it, it just means you're not strong enough. Become stronger, strong enough to surpass the Holy Grail. Then, achieving your ideals will be a piece of cake, won't it?"

"I'm not strong enough?" Staring blankly at the impassioned man on the throne, Kiritsugu Emiya gave a wry smile and shook his head. "If this is your way of comforting me, then there's no need for it. If I could do it myself, why would I need the Holy Grail's help?"

Looking at the weathered man before him, who had once again become dejected and dejected, Luo Xia revealed a mysterious smile:

"If I told you I could make you as strong as me, or even stronger than I am now, what would you do?"

"Me, become as strong as you? Lord Odin, you're not joking, are you?"

"Matou Kariya, you've heard of that name, haven't you? Emiya Kiritsugu?"

"Matou Kariya?" Emiya Kiritsugu's expression faltered slightly, then he recalled the scene he had witnessed in the secret chamber of Einzbern Castle. The domineering purple magical power that occupied the entire magic circle still seemed unbelievable to him, and he even considered it the biggest variable in the Holy Grail War.

With a gentle wave of his hand, a virtual screen appeared between Rorschach and Kiritsugu Emiya. On the screen, a young man wearing a gray-white hooded jacket stood indifferently atop a colossal beast that resembled a mountain. Judging from the beast's motionless body, it was undoubtedly dead.

"Matou Kariya, the current head of the Matou family. A few months ago, ten of him combined probably wouldn't have been enough for you to kill, but now, you'd probably be defeated the moment you see him."

"So that's how it is. The Matou family... has already pledged allegiance to you, Lord Odin? Heh, no wonder the Matou family gave up on this Holy Grail War so easily. It turns out they had already found a 'treasure' that is even more precious than the Holy Grail."

Luo Xia gently shifted his body, adjusting himself into a comfortable position, and smiled as he spoke to the man before him:

"Our Chaldea is an organization founded on the principle of 'preserving human civilizations in the multiverse and continuing the existence of pan-human history'."

"Our Chaldea brings together the most outstanding talents carefully selected from various civilizations, worlds, and universes. It is an organization that gathers the top talents in all fields, regardless of whether it is magic or science."

"And all of this is for the better continuation of human civilization."

"Magic alone cannot handle this properly, and science alone cannot solve it completely. Only by bringing all possibilities together can we have a chance to achieve our Chaldea's ultimate goal."

"Preventing the concept of humanity from disappearing from the multiverse, that is, the extinction of pan-human civilization."

Rorschach raised an arm and pointed at Kiritsugu Emiya, who was somewhat stunned by his words, and continued:

"Kiritsugu Emiya, you are a fine talent and qualified to join Chaldea. But before that, you must pass my test, or else you will drown in your ideals."

Without hesitation, Kiritsugu Emiya knelt on one knee, demonstrating his choice through his actions.

"I'm willing to do anything you ask me to do, as long as my tragic wish can be fulfilled."

"Is it really okay to do anything?"

"I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

“Very well, now set off back to Germany and bring back your wife and daughter who are being imprisoned in Eindsbern Castle. Oh, and don’t forget your daughter’s two maids, bring them back with you too.”

"Wh-what?" Emiya Kiritsugu, who was kneeling on one knee, was stunned. He looked up at the man on the throne in disbelief, wondering why the other party would make such a condition.

"How can a man who can't even save his own wife and daughter save the world? How can someone who doesn't cherish his own wife and daughter genuinely care for all of humanity? If you can't even protect your own family, what right do you have to talk about protecting others?"

"Go, Kiritsugu Emiya, prove to me that you are worthy to be a member of my Chaldea."

The weathered man's face gradually changed from surprise to determination, and he nodded solemnly in response:

"Yes!"

Five minutes later, watching the weathered man leave through the portal, Luo Xia sighed softly and spoke in a calm voice, "Are you satisfied with this ending, Irisviel..."

Chapter 153 The Black Grail

Chapter 153 The Black Grail

Are you satisfied with this ending, Irisviel?

"Thank you, Lord Rorschach."

With a sigh from Rorschach, surging black magic surged within the Holy Grail beside him, gradually coalescing into a graceful body amidst a low, muted light.

Her skin was fair, her neck slender, and her black and red evening gown contrasted with her silver-white hair. Her crimson eyes gazed longingly in the direction where the teleportation portal had disappeared.

"Why bother, Irisviel? You should know that he is not your husband. He has his own wife and daughter. No matter what you do, no one will know."

Looking at the woman holding the golden Holy Grail, tears of blood silently streaming from her eyes, Luo Xia shook his head helplessly, unable to understand her behavior.

In fact, Rorschach did not initially intend to help Kiritsugu Emiya. Although the man's ideals were always positive, his methods were too extreme and his ways of doing things were somewhat radical.

Rorschach always followed two principles in doing things:

1. Equivalent exchange.

2. No one has the right to make the choice of sacrifice for someone else, not even him.

The reason he saved the Chosen Ones and cleansed the Black Bullet World was because many people in that world had crossed Rorschach's bottom line. If those children had willingly chosen to fight, to resist the invasion of the Anti-Venom...

Narosha would feel sorrow and regret, and would actively choose to help others in this world protect human civilization.

Unfortunately, apart from a very small minority, most children were forced, deceived, and coerced into facing those terrifying monsters in brutal battles where their lives were at stake. Meanwhile, humans enjoyed the peace that these children had bought with their young lives, while wantonly oppressing these true heroes and contemptuously calling them 'monsters'.

They dared not face the powerful Gastrea themselves, yet they dared to bully these children at will. The humans of the Black Bullet World disgusted Rorschach. So now they have either become the Gastrea they once hated the most, or they have become the excrement of other creatures beneath the sea. Because they are no longer 'human' but beasts in human skin, and beasts have no right to live in this world.

Only a select few who can still be called 'human beings' are qualified to live in the new world they have created, waiting for the light of human civilization to shine forth once more.

While Rorschach wouldn't help Kiritsugu Emiya, he also wouldn't harm him. However, just as he was about to withdraw from the trivial matters of the Type-Moon world, someone he never expected approached him.

Irisviel von Eindzbern

To be precise, it was the manifestation of Rorschach's (Sakura's) personality from the first five-star card he drew, the 'Black Grail'. Without the interference of Angra Mainyu from the Fuyuki Greater Grail, Irisviel, as the Grail's true form, controlled its power and appeared before Rorschach.

She begged to help Kiritsugu Emiya, to protect Irisviel and her most beloved daughter Illya from this world, and in return for this request...

“It’s alright, Lord Rorschach. As long as Ilya can live happily and healthily, that’s the best outcome for me. That’s enough, that’s enough… I’m sorry, Ilya, Mama couldn’t see you one last time…”

The woman, clutching the golden Holy Grail, murmured softly, then suddenly looked up at Rorschach and gave him a breathtaking smile.

The next second, the woman draped in a black and red gauze dress disintegrated into an amorphous ball of black magic, hovering above the golden Holy Grail.

Immediately afterwards, the magic ball seemed to unleash an astonishing suction force, drawing countless filthy and dark magic energies from the golden Holy Grail, forming a 'cloud' above the Holy Grail that made anyone feel uneasy just by looking at it.

As the dark magic gradually dissipated, the Holy Grail floating in mid-air began to emit dazzling light, appearing so sacred and inviolable, without the sinister aura that had previously lurked beneath its sacred surface.

The evil of this world has been stripped from the Holy Grail by Irisviel. The Grail has regained its purity. Without Angora Manuel, Irisviel is now the controller of the evil within the Grail. Driven by her love for her daughter and husband, this woman uses her meager will to resist that almost irresistible force.

As the price for defying her own 'instincts', Irisviel's soul, already corrupted, was shattered and could collapse completely at any moment.

"Lord Rorschach, please put away the Holy Grail immediately! I... I can't control myself anymore!"

With a complex look in his eyes, Rorschach glanced at the twisting, writhing mass of magic before him, then waved his hand, retrieving the Holy Grail from his system space. He looked up at the dark magic that struggled even more violently after he removed the Grail, and asked softly with pity:

"Without the Holy Grail as your vessel, your personality and will will soon dissipate. Do you have any unfulfilled wishes? I will find a way to help you fulfill them."

"No, Lord Rorschach. I have no regrets about being able to see Kiritsugu again. The evil of this world is a filth that should not exist in the human world. Its existence will only cause tragedy and misfortune. I hope that Lord Rorschach can completely purify the evil of this world and stop it from causing trouble."

“Is that so? I understand. I will find time to deal with the contaminated Greater Grail located at the foot of Mount Enzo and end all of this.”

"Thank you, thank you..."

A gentle female voice struggled to utter her final words of gratitude, and the bright, white space fell silent once more. The man silently gazed at the now still mass of magic before him; he knew that the respectable woman who loved her husband and cherished her daughter was no longer there.

Women are weak, but mothers are strong.

Without the Holy Grail as its support, a homunculus's soul is powerless against the corrosive influence of the evils of this world. And the evils of this world, now free from the control of their adversaries...

Luo Xia raised his head, looking at the twisted magic mass that was suddenly rushing towards him but was firmly locked in place by the system space, and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

"I didn't attack you just now because I was looking out for Irisviel. You're just a mindless evil thought without any will of your own. Do you think I wouldn't dare to deal with you?"

The dazzling lightning shone brilliantly.

...........

In a cozy room within Eindzbern Castle, shrouded in a blizzard, a woman with dazzlingly long, silver-white hair slept peacefully, cradling a petite and adorable girl in her arms. Suddenly, a tiny, blue-white spatial rift, no bigger than a fingernail, flashed by, and a faintly glowing point of light was sent into the white-haired woman's mind by a bolt of lightning, causing her previously closed crimson eyes to snap open.

"What happened, Mommy?"

"It's alright, Ilya. It's just that Daddy will be back soon; he's coming to take us away from here."

"Really? Kiritsugu is coming back? I'm so happy, Illya hasn't seen Kiritsugu in so long."

Her slender arms gently cradled the tiny child in her embrace, as if she were holding her most precious treasure. The silver-haired woman looked up and cast a grateful glance in the direction where the portal had opened.

Thank you, Lord Rorschach.

I wanted to take a nap at 9 o'clock to recharge for writing, but when I opened my eyes it was already 5 a.m.... I set five alarms...

Chapter 154 The Bell Tolls

Chapter 154 The Bell Tolls

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[NO: 48 The Black Grail → NO: 35 The Heaven's Feel]

Looking at the card in his hand, which had been changed from Black Alice to Justeza (one of the creators of the Holy Grail) with a similar face but a completely different temperament, Rorschach shook his head and put it back into the system.

Kiritsugu Emiya is incredibly lucky to have a wife like that; perhaps he really did save the world in one of his past lives. But it's okay, my Rorschach's sister isn't bad either.

Thinking about whether he should take his girl out for a trip to improve their relationship, Rorschach stood up, deactivated the system space, and returned to Mata Hari's tavern in Yggdrasil.

After chatting for a few minutes with the landlady, whose figure was as voluptuous as a ripe fruit, Rorschach, Tony, and Ethan drank and talked until the moon was high in the sky. When the young master was about to sleep on the sofa if he didn't go home soon, they parted somewhat reluctantly, promising to continue the party at Tony's place next time.

After instructing Natalia to look after Kiritsugu Emiya, who was in Germany playing a spy game to rescue his wife and daughter, Rorschach went to the Isle of the Unseen to visit the Gorgon sisters before returning to the Type-Moon villa and falling into a deep sleep while embracing Medusa.

*************************harmonious******************.

That's great, that's great! It was so wonderful to be able to summon Medusa back then.

*****************************, Luo Xia, who was holding the beauty in his arms, suddenly heard a 'ding' sound in his ear and a system notification appeared in front of him.

[A significant difference between the host's soul strength and physical strength has been detected. Proceed with a soul trial?]

A soul trial? No, no, lying down is more important. Once I'm in bed, cuddling with my wife, who cares about all this nonsense? Tomorrow, tomorrow.

[Host, please do not worry. The soul trial can be conducted in your dreams and can be interrupted at any time without affecting your normal rest.]

You can get stronger just by sleeping? Is that even possible?!

[The soul trial has been confirmed and will begin after the host enters a deep sleep. Sweet dreams, shopkeeper.]

This system has actually become polite? That's rare. You're in for a good dream.

After exchanging goodnights with the system, which was somehow somewhat humane, Luo Xia gently drifted off to sleep, holding Medusa, who had already fallen asleep from exhaustion, in his arms.

.............................

'Clang~~~~~Clang~~~~~Clang~~~~~'

The long, lonely tolling of the bell echoed in the empty sky, startling a flock of unknown birds into flight. Amidst the desolate ruins, a slumbering consciousness gradually awoke.

"Its daybreak?"

"Why do I feel like I just fell asleep?"

He groggily opened his eyes and instinctively reached out to hug himself. But today, instead of touching that thing, he felt something hard and cold.

Rorschach: ? ? ?

what's the situation?

Still somewhat groggy, Rorschach opened his eyes and found himself lying in a rectangular stone box. Beside him was a lid that was half-open; it looked like… it looked like a…

coffin?!

Slowly sitting up, Luo Xia was covered in ash, which made him frown slightly as he brushed it all away.

Looking around, Rorschach discovered that it was a cemetery-like building, surrounded by coffins and tombstones of all sizes, with an eerie and gloomy atmosphere. Next to his 'bed', there was even a strangely shaped dead tree growing, which looked like a man-eating monster from a horror story.

He slowly stood up, shaking off a cloud of dust. Only then did Luo Xia realize something was wrong; his body was weak and powerless, completely lacking the vibrant, energetic energy that usually coursed through his veins. Did this feel like how he was before he got the system?

"System, what's going on???"

[Welcome to the Soul Trial instance. This is a world of souls, where souls are the currency. Enjoy your hunt!]