Type-Moon, the Path of a Magician

Xia Yuan: "I understand, teacher. I will explain it to you clearly."

"Hmph, wise choice."

Hearing this answer, Kenneth's frown relaxed slightly, and then he walked up to Weber and threw a bottle of water of life into his hand.

"As for you...drink this and then go to sleep. Your injuries will be almost healed by evening."

"Ah, what is this?"

Weber caught the plastic bottle thrown by Kenneth. It didn't contain any magical potion. Looking at the transparent liquid as clear as water, he was a little curious. Because he didn't feel anything special about it. It looked like just a bottle of mineral water.

Is this thing really useful? Did the teacher take the wrong thing?

"Don't worry, I didn't take the wrong one."

Seeing Weber's doubts, Finn spoke up to dispel his concerns: "This is the life water I made. It is very effective in healing external injuries."

"Okay, thank you, Lancer."

"No need to thank me, we are allies." Finn smiled.

"By the way, teacher, is our previous base..."

"Although I don't want to believe it, our base has been blown up by that damned magus scum Emiya Kiritsugu."

Kenneth's face turned pale.

“All gone!”

Although he had expected this, Weber was still shocked when he heard the result in person.

He knew the value of the magic materials there best. The three magic furnaces alone were more money than he could ever earn in his lifetime. Now it was just that simple... gone?

"My workshop and the magic costumes I had prepared were all blown up. Although I managed to retrieve some loot from Emiya Kiritsugu last night, it's nothing compared to my losses."

The more Kenneth thought about his magic workshop, the more heartbroken he felt. You know, not all the things in it belonged to him. Those magic furnaces were all rented from the Magicians Association. If they were damaged, he would have to pay for them.

Now it is not just damaged, it has been blown into pieces. He must pay full compensation. Although it is not to the extent that he cannot afford it, it is definitely a sum that will make him bleed heavily.

"So even though I'm reluctant to admit it, I'm going to rely on your strength in the next battle." Kenneth took a deep breath, "This time it's not the casual help like before, but a real team-up. Both of you must do your best to cooperate with me in the battle."

"Eh? Really?"

Upon hearing this, Weber's face was filled with disbelief.

He found it incredible that Mr. Kenneth, a classical magician aristocrat, was going to join forces with him, a rookie magician whose magic skills had only been passed down for three generations.

"That's right. The current situation is very unfavorable to us. The church has already gathered too much combat power." Kenneth let out a long breath and continued, "Rider and Lancer's combat power must not be separated now. If we lose one more, we will definitely be defeated."

"And Ruler's wish must not be fulfilled. No matter who obtains the Holy Grail, even if it is destroyed, Ruler's wish must not be fulfilled. We must stop him, not only for ourselves, but also for the future of all mankind. Do you understand?"

When Kenneth heard Amakusa Shiro's promise of that world, he shuddered. A future where humans were no longer human, a future with no possibilities, was not salvation.

Anyone can win except them. If the Holy Grail really fulfills that wish, it will be a major crisis that will lead to the extinction of all mankind.

There are people he cherishes in this world, so he will never let Amakusa Shiro do whatever he wants.

"Understood!" Weber nodded quickly when Kenneth suddenly looked at him with such a serious expression.

"Hahaha, you don't need me to tell you. I will stop that annoying guy. If the world is really turned into a horrible place like that, how can I conquer the world?"

"I will follow the teacher's arrangements." Xia Yuan nodded. He knew the pros and cons.

"Very good, then let's start by restoring our strength and exchanging information."

"Weber, take a rest after taking the medicine. I want to see you recover before dark. Xia Yuan, tell me all the information you know. We will also launch a counterattack next."

"Understood." The two nodded in unison.

"Lancer, go and keep watch on the surroundings. This place is probably already under surveillance by the enemy Assassin, so you must not be careless and be ready for battle at any time."

"Yes, my lord. What should we do with this android lady?" Finn pointed at Irisviel who was being tightly bound by the water.

"Um……"

Kenneth just glanced at her and replied calmly, "As for her, just get rid of her. She's just a magic puppet. I'm not interested in that."

Although Irisviel has an exceptionally beautiful face, to Kenneth, who already has someone in his heart, she is at best just a doll made by alchemy, and of course he will not be kind to her. What he wants to do most is to dismantle her and make her into magic material.

"Woooooooo..."

Hearing that Kenneth was going to dissect her into magic material, Irisviel, whose mouth was gagged, began to move around in fear.

"Kill him? I understand."

"Although I don't want to kill a beautiful woman like you, this is the order of the master, so... what are you doing?"

Finn walked up to Irisviel and was about to attack when he was stopped by Xia Yuan.

He called Lancer: "Wait a moment, teacher. She is not an ordinary homunculus. This is the Holy Grail made by the Einzbern family to realize the Third Law."

"Hmm? The Holy Grail?" Kenneth was slightly stunned when he heard that, but then he became interested.

"Let's hear the details."

"This lady is the Lesser Holy Grail prepared by Einzbern during the Fourth Holy Grail War. She is responsible for collecting and retaining the souls of Servants who have been defeated or have lost their Masters and are unable to continue to exist until the end of the war. The souls of the Servants collected will complete an important task in the final stage of the ritual performed by the Greater Holy Grail. She is also the wife of Emiya Kiritsugu."

Listening to Xia Yuan's narration and seeing the look of horror on Alice's face, Kenneth was sure that what Xia Yuan said was true, and a smile gradually appeared on his originally bitter face.

I thought I had only caught an alchemy doll with outstanding magic reserves, but I didn't expect that I had caught the Holy Grail.

Compared to the Lesser Holy Grail, the fact that the magic workshop and magic ceremonial equipment were blown up by Emiya Kiritsugu suddenly seemed less important.

Finally, he did not forget to glance at Xia Yuan.

"Please tell me in detail about the source of the information and the changes in you. What kind of experience can make a beginner-level magician suddenly become a special being with magic power close to that of a Servant?"

Chapter 40: Perfection

[It is because of our flaws that we can become perfect——]

…………

"Look what I found? A lone Kotomine Kirei."

He returned to the park where he said farewell, and this time he met the emotionally deficient Father Kotomine.

Kenneth had his scientific research spirit awakened after he caught the Holy Grail of Irisviel, and was now busy studying the secrets of Irisviel's body.

The base was also guarded by Rider and Lancer this time, so the situation was quite safe. He also told Kenneth many of his secrets.

He gave a brief account of how he became a magician, the magic mark he obtained, his experience meeting Merlin, and everything that had happened up to now, and made his position clear to Kenneth.

He even signed a second compulsory magic essay to prevent a second defection, and Kenneth was finally relieved.

When Kenneth heard that he and Merlin could be connected in his dreams, he was excited.

As a member of the British magic aristocracy, he certainly knew the story of the legendary Great Druid Merlin, the court magician of Great Britain. He was the great sage who personally trained King Arthur. Even in the entire mysterious circle, Merlin was a very famous existence.

Now, when he heard that his students could communicate with such a great sage in a dream, he was of course very excited.

If he hadn't been too embarrassed to do such a shameless act of stealing his apprentice's seal, he would definitely use Matou Zouken's seal to meet Merlin in his dream. Although he didn't know that Merlin would not pay any attention to him at all.

But at the moment, he was more concerned about the Einzbern family's Holy Grail than Merlin. So at Kenneth's request, he asked Finn to take Irisviel into the basement.

Waver was recuperating, Rider was in charge of protecting the base, Kenneth was researching the Holy Grail, and Xia Yuan was the only free man, so he decided to go out for a walk.

"I remember you. You are Caster's Master. It's still during the Holy Grail War, so why are you here? You should be hiding now."

"Caster died a long time ago. I have never been Caster's Master. You didn't hide either, did you, Father?"

"...I have my own reasons."

Kotomine Kirei remained silent, but his vigilance towards Xia Yuan did not disappear.

"You clearly don't have a Servant to protect you, so why are you approaching me? Even in the daytime, if you approach the enemy rashly, you run the risk of being assassinated..."

"Yeah, will you do it?"

Xia Yuan looked at Kotomine Kirei who had no expression in front of him.

"If you wanted to kill me, you would have asked Assassin to do it on the way. Why wait until now?"

Kotomine Kirei did not answer.

“Hey, Mr. Priest, what are you doing here? Are you here to pay tribute to Matou Kariya as well?”

"Yes……"

Surprisingly, Kotomine Kirei actually nodded. He looked at the big tree under which Matou Kariya was buried, and answered.

"I'm very curious, what kind of man can change the will of a magician and make Mr. Tōsaka Tokiomi voluntarily give up the Holy Grail..."

"So that's why you came here to take a look? Aren't you waiting for me here?"

He shook his head, "No, I've always been here."

"I see. You are confused and can't find a reason, so you keep thinking here. You don't have any clues, you are just searching aimlessly. In fact, you don't even know why you are thinking, right?"

"..."

In response to Xia Yuan's question, Kotomine Kirei answered with silence.

"In that case, are you interested in talking to me? I think I might be able to help you."

"You want to win me over?"

"Haha, it's not about trying to win over others. This is just a casual chat among the Masters participating in the Holy Grail War. The battle will be at night anyway, so chatting during the day won't violate any rules, right? If you don't want to, forget it."

"Wait a minute, I do have something I want to consult you about."

Kotomine Kirei looked seriously at this young man whom he could not understand.

When he first met Xia Yuan, the young man was still reserved and afraid of the unknown. He treated him with respect and deliberately kept his distance. At that time, Xia Yuan was no different from an ordinary person.

But when I saw him the second time, he had become a magician and was no longer afraid of the unknown.

And this time when they met, he had become a person that he himself could not understand at all. Even Assassin smelled danger from him and was very wary of him.

What exactly is going on with this change? Can such a special person give the answer he wants?

He was quietly looking forward to it in his heart.

Then, Xia Yuan asked him a question: "Hey, Mr. Kirei, do you want to see the scenery that you really want to see in your heart?"

Longing to see the scenery?

Kotomine Kirei was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at his chest. He began to think, what exactly does that peaceful heart want to see? What exactly does he desire?

The answer is that he doesn't know either.

My chest feels empty and my heart is genuinely confused, as if there is a piece missing.

He replied: “I want to see it.”

"Haha, is that so? But can you trust me a little? For example, let the Assassin hiding behind me put down the dagger first. She is so close, and I am also very nervous."

"..."

Kotomine Kirei fell into deep thought, then looked in the direction Xia Yuan pointed. He was surprised to see Assassin lying in ambush on a tree trunk, always on guard against Xia Yuan.

Because Assassin's actions were not based on his orders, but were an act of protecting Hassan the Hundred Faces, he did not know that Hassan was lurking there.

"Assassin, come down, he is not an enemy now."

"As ordered."

After receiving the order, the dark figure jumped down from the tree branch and silently stood beside Kotomine Kirei, but the look he gave Xia Yuan was more vigilant.

He was just a magician, but he easily realized that he could deceive even his servants [Breath Block A]

What kind of monster is this?

"Don't be so nervous. After all, I'm just an ordinary magician. There should be no reason for Hassan, who is as powerful as you, to be afraid of me, right?"

"Besides, don't you have many clones now? You are an assassin but you are so afraid of death. No wonder you are criticized."

"Criticism?" Bai Mao was a little confused. Why didn't she remember any criticism she had received?

"Cough cough..."

Xia Yuan cleared his throat and then imitated Kotomine Kirei's low voice.

"A hundred faces? What have you accumulated with your countless wisdom? A desire for loyalty and loyalty that a hundred souls must fight for? Foolish... Hand over your head!"

shock! ! !

This familiar tone, this unforgettable voice, suddenly made Hassan's head stiffen like a broken doll's hairpin, and his body subconsciously knelt on the ground, so nervous that he couldn't even speak clearly.