Type-Moon, the Path of a Magician

The century-old Matou family was burned down again by him overnight.

The soul of Machiri Zolgen was buried in the sea of ​​fire along with the past.

Good night: Machiri Zorgen.

……

……

"So you set my old house on fire again?"

"There's nothing we can do about it. There's a huge insect nest hidden under the mansion. If the eggs and insects inside are released, it will cause big problems."

"The best option is to just burn it down."

In the afternoon, Xia Yuan and Jiantong Yanye were walking and chatting in the park. At this moment, Jiantong Yanye's face was no longer as pale as before, and even his complexion had recovered a lot.

“That’s true. The old bug has already transformed that mansion into a worm den. The best solution is to burn it down directly.” Matou Kariya smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"It's just a waste of the valuable antiques stored in the mansion. My brother will definitely be so upset that he will go crazy."

He didn't care too much. Compared to a mansion and wealth, he cared more about the fact that the damn old bug had died again. From now on, no one would disturb his life or hurt Sakura's life anymore.

"Berserker, how did Lancelot end up? Did he fulfill his wish?"

"He also went back the same night you left, but he was smiling as he left, looking very satisfied. In this Holy Grail War, both of you, the master and servant, have fulfilled your wishes."

"Is that so... It's great that everyone has fulfilled their wishes." After hearing Xia Yuan's words, Matou Kariya breathed a sigh of relief.

"How about you, how does it feel to be resurrected from the dead? Is there anything you want to do next? Do you want to travel around the world or continue to be a writer?"

“This… Actually, I’m not too sure either.” Matou Kariya said after a moment of silence.

"The old bug is dead, and Sakura has returned to her old life. After what happened, that idiot Tohsaka Tokiomi won't make such a mistake again. Aoi-san and Sakura should be living happily now. In fact, I don't have any regrets anymore. I haven't even decided whether to say goodbye to them."

"You really have no regrets? In fact, you just don't want to see Tōsaka Tokiomi again."

Xia Yuan shook his head slightly, then spoke up and pointed out Yan Ye's inner struggle.

"Do you feel a little embarrassed to suddenly go back now after saying such cool words and leaving so gracefully before?"

“…Hmm.” Matou Kariya gave a bitter smile.

"You really can't hide anything from me. Although I really want to go see Sister Aoi and Sakura again, I really don't want to see Tohsaka Tokiomi again. Although I have already defeated him, when I think of the stupid things he did before, I am afraid that I will still not be able to help but beat him up."

"...Really? Even though I've been resurrected once, you're still worrying about this kind of thing."

Xia Yuan patted Yan Ye's shoulder and said, "But don't leave any regrets. You once gave up your own happiness to protect her. Now that you have no worries, what is there to hesitate about?"

“Go and say goodbye to your first love and Sakura. At least leave a trace of you in their hearts before you leave, a trace of the existence of a man named Matou Kariya.”

"..."

After saying that, Xia Yuan smiled and left the park, leaving Matou Yanye alone leaning on the bench, staring blankly at the blue sky.

"Will it leave any traces..."

"Really? I've already done this kind of thing."

Chapter 60: The Trolley Problem?

What is life? What does it mean to be truly alive?

Emiya Kiritsugu had long lost track of what was and was not alive.

He had been lost since the day he killed his father with his own hands.

The moment he was enveloped by the angel's light, his mind was freed, and everything he had experienced so far replayed in his mind like a kaleidoscope.

The meaning of life, human will, and everything he expected were released at that moment, and his soul seemed to be truly liberated at that moment...peace of mind, everything he had been pursuing so far was to gain true peace of mind.

But when he was resurrected again and his soul was forcibly summoned back to this world by a miracle called the Grail of Heaven, he was confused and in pain.

He didn't even know whether he was dead or alive now?

Looking at the intact city, the busy streets, and the busy neighborhoods, an emotion called despair and loneliness has surrounded him tightly, oppressing him to the point of suffocation.

Looking at the restored city around him, he just felt unfamiliar.

Everyone is back, and the seven days of life and death struggle seem like a dream.

The dead were reborn, the broken buildings were restored to their original state, but only his lover disappeared forever.

"Ally!!!"

The pathetic man, Emiya Kiritsugu, knelt on the edge of the road and cried bitterly, his desperate cry like a child who had lost his beloved.

The man who had experienced another loss was completely in despair. All he could do was to utter weak cries.

The wailing of Emiya Kiritsugu resounded throughout the street, attracting the attention of the surrounding residents and pedestrians. They didn't know who Emiya Kiritsugu was, why this man was crying, in their eyes he was just a mentally ill patient in ragged clothes. No one dared to step forward to ask about the situation, most of them ignored him silently and chose to leave, while the kind ones called the police.

But this situation did not last too long. Maiya, who had just been resurrected and was constantly looking for Emiya Kiritsugu, followed the crowd and found him wailing.

“Kiritsugu…”

Hisau Maiya looked at the young man with heartache. He was the one who had rescued her from the devil's cave and was full of hope and determined to save everyone, but now he has become like this.

Despair, sadness, powerlessness, all kinds of emotions shrouded his heart. When all the farce was over, he knelt here and wailed and cried.

"I'm sorry, Kiritsugu."

“If I could be more useful, if I could help you more, this wouldn’t have happened. I’m sorry… Kiritsugu, I’ll take you away from here right now.”

Hisau Maiya also had tears in her eyes. She leaned over and hugged Emiya Kiritsugu's neck, letting his head rest on her, trying to bring the last bit of warmth to this man.

Even though she knew these actions were in vain.

Afterwards, Hisau Maiya used her slender hands to support Kiritsugu Emiya's body and led him away from the crowd. Pedestrians lined up on the roadside to look at the couple, and some asked if they needed help, but she refused. Just like that, she left here with Kiritsugu Emiya, who had completely lost hope, before the police arrived.

until……

An unexpected figure appeared in front of the two of them.

As the sun set, the blurry shadow continued to lengthen with the sunlight, and the slender figure stretched out his hand and greeted them.

"you are?"

"Hey, long time no see, my righteous partner and his reliable assistant."

The figure waved at them from a distance.

"You're in such a hurry to leave. Don't you even plan to have a good talk with your savior?"

"Savior? Are you the one who resurrected everyone?"

Xia Yuan’s words made Jiu Yu Wuya stunned.

"That's right, but there's no reward. I'm the winner who cleaned up your mess myself, and made a wish to revive everyone."

"In order to clean up the mess you left behind, I died a miserable death. The pain was really horrible. I even watched with my own eyes as my body was shattered by magic power bit by bit, and it started from my brain."

Xia Yuan raised his lips to smile, pointed to his forehead, and then laughed at Emiya Kiritsugu mercilessly.

"But what on earth is wrong with you, Emiya Kiritsugu? As a ally of justice, why are you suddenly depressed? Didn't you succeed in making a wish?"

"Are you looking like this now because you are despairing after seeing your dream shattered? Or are you repenting for the mistakes you made? After all, you are the biggest accomplice who pushed humanity to the brink of destruction this time. The entire Fuyuki City, or rather the entire world, has been turned upside down by you."

"Stop talking!"

Seeing Xia Yuan constantly provoking Emiya Kiritsugu behind him, Hisau Maiya hurriedly spoke out to stop him.

"Hush, be quiet, Miss Accomplice. I'm here to see this partner of justice. You have no right to speak here."

"you……"

“Wait, Maiya, let him continue. I also have something I want to confirm with him.”

"Kiritsugu...Okay."

Looking at Emiya Kiritsugu gradually standing up with the help of Hisau Maiya, Xia Yuan smiled.

"What's the matter? My friend of justice, are you willing to have a good talk with me now?"

In fact, Xia Yuan was not surprised when he saw Emiya Kiritsugu, whose spirit was almost collapsed.

The greatest punishment for a guy like Emiya Kiritsugu is to have his head pressed down and force him to witness with his own eyes the destruction of everything he has done, making him deny the meaning of himself, and torturing him both mentally and physically.

However, even when he saw Emiya Kiritsugu fall into this state, he did not feel as happy as he had expected. Instead, he felt a hint of indifference and pity.

"It's so sad."

This is his most intuitive feeling.

During the time of his resurrection, in order to resolve the hidden dangers of those who were resurrected with the help of the Holy Grail, he first rushed to the Matou family to kill the old bug, and then found the murderer Ryunosuke and broke his limbs and threw him in front of the police station.

It can be said that all the people who needed to be dealt with were being dealt with in an orderly manner, and now the only one left was Kiritsugu Emiya, who was the most miserable person in the Holy Grail War.

Now he has obviously received the punishment he deserved and has fallen to the brink of mental breakdown.

"You are the final winner... So your wish is to revive everyone?"

Looking at the person who appeared in front of him, Emiya Kiritsugu looked at him and spoke with difficulty.

"Yes, my wish is to revive everyone."

"That……"

Guessing what Emiya Kiritsugu wanted to ask, he shook his head.

"Don't tease me, Emiya Kiritsugu, I know what you are thinking."

"The scope of all people only includes humans. At that time, Irisviel had already completely become the container of the Holy Grail, so she was definitely not considered a human, so she was completely dead."

Hearing this question, Xia Yuan grinned and laughed: "And the guy who forced her to completely become the Holy Grail and give up her human identity, why don't you guess who it is? How about it?"

Hearing this reply, Emiya Kiritsugu couldn't help but widen his eyes, and his hands and voice began to tremble uncontrollably.

Just now, Xia Yuan's words completely shattered the last bit of possibility or hope in his heart.

"Yes... yes... it was me. I killed Ellie with my own hands again... I am the murderer..."

"Emiya Kiritsugu, how does it feel to push the one you love into the abyss once again? This time, what you did was such a pity that even the miracle of the Holy Grail could not save it. Until now, are you still looking forward to your delusion of saving humanity?"

Emiya Kiritsugu's eyes narrowed and he subconsciously clenched his fists.

After learning the answer, his mood was hit again.

Salvation for humanity?

Losing loved ones over and over again, putting them on the scales as bargaining chips.

Use their sacrifice to save humanity.

He saved and then killed, killed and then saved, over and over again, and in the end he didn't even know what he was doing.

So-called human beings are nothing more than numbers dancing in his eyes.

Can this really be considered saving humanity?

What on earth have I been doing so far? The reason I have been able to persevere until now is because there is light silently illuminating me.

And now, that last ray of light, the only remaining light, was extinguished by his own hands.

“What the hell am I doing! Aaaaaah!!!”

He grabbed his hair tightly, his nails digging deep into it, and his whole body was like a wailing child, crying heart-wrenchingly.

At this moment, after losing his beloved things again and again, he finally understood everything, but now it was obviously too late.

"It seems that you have finally figured it out, Emiya Kiritsugu." Looking at Emiya Kiritsugu kneeling on the spot with a distraught look on his face, Xia Yuan sighed and walked towards him.

"It's a pity it's too late."

"It's like the trolley problem. There is a train running fast on the track, and it is difficult to stop the train immediately at this speed. There are two tracks on the road that must be passed. There is a person tied to the left and five people on the right. As the decision maker, you can only change the track once. Which side will you let survive?"

"If it were you, you would definitely choose the majority without hesitation. Sacrificing the minority to save the majority was your choice from the beginning to the end, wasn't it? But... Emiya Kiritsugu, what do you regard life as? A bargaining chip? Something that can be measured?"

Emiya Kiritsugu raised his head and looked at Xia Yuan in disbelief, but he could not refute it because he knew that he would really make the same choice if faced with such a situation.

But...what if we don't do this?

Sacrificing the majority to save the minority, isn't this even more wrong...

So what is the correct answer? Is there any better answer besides sacrificing the minority to save the majority? What should I do to be right?

"Idiot, is it still hard to understand now? You put your life on the scales to seek balance, but how can there be balance with one hand on top?!"