Public executions started with King Adonai

"However, as a Servant representing all evil in this world, Angra Mainyu is itself a great curse. What do you think will happen when the Holy Grail absorbs the soul and magic power of that avenger?"

"Or rather, do you know how the last Holy Grail War ended? Emiya Kiritsugu."

Chapter 237 Matou Zouken: Choose! Emiya Kiritsugu, a partner of justice

In the real world, online.

"What? What does this old bug want to say?"

"New information regarding the Holy Grail War has been revealed."

"What?! The Holy Grail is cursed? That black thing is actually the consciousness that overflowed from the Greater Holy Grail? What does this mean?"

"Hiss~ It's terrifying when I think about it. It seems that this Holy Grail is really not a good thing. It is a very bad thing."

"Who is Angora Mainyu? He claims to represent all the evil in the world?"

People spoke one after another, but most of them were asking questions.

At the Yaoguang-Chaldea headquarters, Wuliangta Jizi had already obtained the information about Angora Mainyu and quickly read through it with a very solemn expression.

Because Angra-Mayu is the main god of darkness in ancient Persian mythology, originated from Zoroastrianism, the supreme god of the evil world, opposed to the supreme good god - Ahura-Mazda, who is also the creator god, and one of the absolute supreme gods.

In mythology, this evil god fought against Ahura-Mazda, the supreme god of good, for more than 10,000 years, and was eventually defeated and thrown into endless darkness, representing all the evil in the world.

There is no doubt that according to the strength in mythology, Angra Mainyu is absolutely extremely powerful. It is hard to believe that such a supreme god would appear in the Holy Grail War. It is completely unreasonable.

Moreover, he was defeated at the very beginning of the Third Holy Grail War. He doesn't look like the dark god in mythology at all.

After all, Angra-Mayu was fighting against the Zoroastrian creator god.

However, Zouken Matou also said that Angra Mainyu truly represented all the evil in this world, and was even absorbed by the Holy Grail. And from his words, it can be guessed that the reason why the things overflowing from the Holy Grail were cursed was related to Angra Mainyu.

This is very strange.

What is going on?

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The light screen images, accompanied by the BGM of "Can You Save Her", and Zouken Matou's verbal output to Kiritsugu Emiya brought great mental shock and pressure to the latter.

The picture becomes blurred and abstract at this moment, showing that Kiritsugu Emiya is feeling uneasy because of Zouken Matou's words.

“你… … “Is it true?”

Seeing this, Matou Zouken grinned and said, "It seems that you really are completely unaware of the details of the last Holy Grail War. Or rather, as a representative of the Einzbern family, you haven't found any relevant records within the Einzbern family."

"After all, summoning the Avenger Angra Mainyu doesn't just mean losing the Holy Grail War; it also means allowing all the evil in this world, represented by Angra Mainyu, to taint the Holy Grail."

"During the last Holy Grail War, the Holy Grail was also contaminated. The Greater Holy Grail System was greatly affected and collapsed, leading to the premature closure of the Holy Grail War."

"Yes, this is the truth about the Third Holy Grail War, a Holy Grail War that ended prematurely due to the foolishness of the Einzbern family."

"Then, Emiya Kiritsugu, do you know if the Holy Grail, after being contaminated, can still grant the wish of the wisher in the normal way?"

Cold sweat dripped down, and Emiya Kiritsugu's breathing became slightly rapid.

Although he was trying hard to hold it back, it was clear that Emiya Kiritsugu's thoughts were greatly affected. This pessimistic man was already thinking about some pessimistic things in his mind.

Matou Zouken was very pleased with this and continued, "I am very satisfied with the daughter of the Tōsaka family."

Emiya Kiritsugu was stunned.

Matou Zouken: "Now, Servants are just fodder in front of her. They are the nourishment that will allow her to become complete and truly belong to the old Black Holy Grail!"

Emiya Kiritsugu: “…”

At this moment, the scene flashed through Kiritsugu Emiya's memories, which were information belonging to the Matou family. One of the files was about a girl who was adopted into the Matou family. She was formerly named Tousaka Sakura and is now named Matou Sakura.

"Matou Zouken, you, are you really...?"

Matou Zouken: "Hehehe~~ I implanted a fragment of the Holy Grail into his body. This fragment of the Holy Grail was obtained from the last Holy Grail War, when the Holy Grail was contaminated by all the evil of this world."

"I spent a year cultivating the Holy Grail, which belongs to the Matou family and to me. That child, for a year, struggled painfully within my wormhole, and yet, instead of dying, he successfully endured a transformation that even an adult could not endure, ultimately becoming an excellent tool."

"Now, Sakura has devoured four Servants, and the power she possesses is beyond your ability to resist."

"However, as it devoured more and more magical power, a problem arose. Sakura, or rather the black shadow that appeared because of Sakura, had an increasingly strong appetite, and Servants alone were no longer enough to satisfy it."

"It craves more and more magic, more and more life, and shows a desire to devour the entire world."

"So, my friend of justice, Emiya Kiritsugu, are you now determined to stop that black shadow?"

"Hehehe~ Actually, it's very 'simple' to stop that black shadow. All we have to do is kill Sakura, kill that little girl. This shouldn't be an unacceptable choice for you, right?"

"Emiya Kiritsugu."

The malicious words were spoken like this, and Emiya Kiritsugu remained silent, but the dull look in his eyes already revealed his inner thoughts.

Yes, Emiya Kiritsugu would take action, and he would do it without hesitation - if that black shadow really wanted to devour the entire world, then he must stop it.

However, Kiritsugu Emiya's heart is definitely not as calm as it seems on the surface. He has an unparalleled murderous intent towards Zouken Matou - especially when he heard that the old bug threw Sakura into the bug cave for transformation for a year, his murderous intent was difficult to suppress.

Matou Zouken was very satisfied with Emiya Kiritsugu's reaction, however, this old worm wanted to say more than that.

Accompanied by the somewhat sad background music, Matou Zouken spoke again: "Indeed, for you, killing a little girl you don't know and who is not important to you, doesn't put any psychological pressure on you."

"A cold-blooded partner of justice never cares about the life or death of others. All he cares about is justice."

"Then, Emiya Kiritsugu, you know that Sakura, having devoured four Servants, is practically immortal. All your weapons, including the special bullets you use, are incapable of effectively killing her. Furthermore, you are unable to stop the shadows that coexist with her from hunting humans. What will you do?"

"What I mean is - Emiya Kiritsugu, are you prepared to kill your wife to save more people?"

Emiya Kiritsugu: “!?”

Matou Zouken: "Hehehe~ Don't be surprised. This is why the black shadow attacked your wife tonight. I was just playing a supporting role. Because, as long as I devour your wife and obtain the complete part of the Lesser Holy Grail, Sakura will achieve perfection and become a vessel of infinite evil."

"As you know, the result will be transformed into a monster with an insatiable thirst for magic power at that moment, continuously devouring lives, and will not stop even if it transforms into a complete Holy Grail."

"After all, this is the root of all evil in this world, a flower of evil blossoming with endless desire. And when that time comes, Emiya Kiritsugu, you will completely lose the chance to save everything."

"Of course, if the core tool that powers the Holy Grail War is destroyed, the Holy Grail War will be forced to end, and Sakura, as the Black Holy Grail, will also suffer functional collapse due to the forced end of the Holy Grail War."

"As for your wife, Irisviel, as the carrier of the Holy Grail, you only need to kill her, destroy her heart, which serves as the core of the Lesser Holy Grail, and burn her body. The Holy Grail War will be forced to end due to the damage to the core tool."

“Without a doubt, this is the simplest, most direct and effective method.”

"So, Emiya Kiritsugu, make your choice! Will you sacrifice your wife and eliminate the possibility of the flower of evil blooming in order to save the majority of people?"

"Or...will you choose to protect your wife, sacrifice more people, and try to eliminate Sakura?"

"Hehehe~ Emiya Kiritsugu, I look forward to your choice. After all, you are a righteous ally, with a dream of saving the world, which is an extremely noble and selfless ideal, hehehe~~"

At this moment, the climax of "Can You Save Her" sounded, and the cold-hearted man, Emiya Kiritsugu, had a completely changed expression. Cold sweat kept pouring down his face, and Zouken Matou's last words echoed in his mind.

Sacrifice your wife to save the majority.

Or sacrifice the majority of people to protect your wife?

Matou Zouken, not satisfied with this, continued his delightful verbal outburst: "I suppose sacrificing your wife is a very good option, right? After all, judging by your past experiences, you believe in the correct course of action, sacrificing the few to save the many."

"Your wife must have been content to die at the hands of the one she loved so deeply. After all, she was just a living puppet at best."

Bang bang bang bang～～～

The sound of continuous submachine gun fire rang out.

It was Kiritsugu Emiya. He glared with his eyes, took out a submachine gun and fired at Zouken Matou, smashing his body into pieces with bullets.

When the magazine was empty, Emiya Kiritsugu was panting as if he had consumed a lot of energy.

However, Matou Zouken was still alive. His body was beaten to pieces, and the broken parts turned into many insects. He now retained half of his human face, and the insects lingered around him, making a buzzing sound that made one's scalp tingle.

Matou Zouken, meanwhile, continued to maintain a malicious smile as he said, "Time is running out. That black shadow has already devoured four Servants, and Sakura, as a perfectly transformed form, will be able to fully adapt to the magic of the four Servants in at most an hour."

"At that time, that shadow will transform into a monster that no Servant can possibly match, devouring all life with an endless desire to devour."

"Perhaps, the people of this city will be completely devoured by then!"

"So, my friend of justice, Emiya Kiritsugu, you don't have much time left. You must make a choice quickly. Hehehe~~"

With this malicious laughter, Matou Zouken transformed into countless insects and flew away, leaving only Emiya Kiritsugu who was already in a fierce mental shock and struggle.

Chapter 238 Black Jeanne: French Disdain

In the real world, Matou Zouken reveals his true intentions and reveals his malicious purpose.

At this moment, countless people felt their scalps tingling and got goose bumps.

"Screw it, this old bastard has been going around in circles for so long, only to actually want Emiya Kiritsugu to kill his wife?"

"Fuck, killing someone also requires destroying their heart?"

"Yes, shrimp and pig's heart!"

"Fuck, fuck, fuck! This evil old bastard, you really can't expect this guy to do good things!"

"This is hell, Matou Zouken..."

"Shit, do we even need to think about this? It definitely won't go the way this guy wants! Emiya Kiritsugu will definitely choose to protect his wife!"

"Well, if it were anyone else, they would definitely choose to protect Irisviel. A more passionate protagonist might choose to save everyone, but Emiya Kiritsugu..."

"I'm starting to panic. Looking at Emiya Kiritsugu's expression, do you feel familiar? Do you think you've seen him somewhere before?"

"He's not going to kill Irisviel, is he? No! Emiya Kiritsugu! She's your wife!"

"Hiss~ Judging from Emiya Kiritsugu's previous actions of killing his father and mother... there's a high possibility that he killed Irisviel."

"Yes, after all, if what Matou Zouken said is true, killing Irisviel and ending the Holy Grail War early is the right choice. At the very least, this way we can minimize the number of deaths!"

"Damn it! Were you all deceived by that old bug? You actually believed what he said. He must be lying! It has to be like this!"

"Hmm... Although the old bug is not doing anything, I feel that this guy is not lying, because that black shadow does have the ability to devour servants."

"Furthermore, this old worm simply wants to see Emiya Kiritsugu, his ally in justice, make a painful decision. It seems this kind of thing is very pleasurable for him. So, he must be speaking the truth directly in order to force Emiya Kiritsugu to carry out justice."

"Fuck, what's wrong with this old bug? Why is he so malicious after knowing that Emiya Kiritsugu is a righteous partner and wants to save the world?"

"Indeed, I can clearly sense a deep malice. It seems that for Matou Zouken, the ideals of righteous companionship and saving the world are things that must be ruthlessly trampled upon."

"Isn't there still Jeanne? Even at this point, why hasn't she taken action? Has that old bug not violated the rules even after all this?"

"That's right! If Joan of Arc doesn't take action even after all this, I'm going to be a black man for the rest of my life! What kind of a lousy saint is she?"

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In the Napoleonic Empire, Emiya Kiritsugu looked at the situation on the screen, his muscles tensed, his expression serious, and his teeth clenched.

Although on the surface, this man was still as indifferent as ever, his heart was just like the 'self' in the image on the screen, extremely restless, even boiling.

Countless thoughts and wills were transformed into the only words he wanted to say at this moment: "Protect Irisviel. Nothing else matters..."

This is the will of Emiya Kiritsugu. He is not the messenger of justice, but an agent who loves his family deeply.

Even if he has his own responsibilities and missions, they must be put after protecting his family. If the two conflict, Kiritsugu Emiya will not hesitate to transform himself into the male protagonist in Hollywood movies who can defeat all enemies for his family.

Therefore, Emiya Kiritsugu could not accept the 'self' in the image on the light screen sacrificing his own temperament in order to protect more people.

However, what made Emiya Kiritsugu furious the most was that he had seen through what kind of person the 'himself' in the image on the screen was. He knew very well that there was a high probability that 'himself' would choose to sacrifice his wife in order to save more people.

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In Tokyo, at Yaoguang-Chaldea headquarters, Irisviel was furious. She was so angry at Zouken Matou forcing her husband to make a life-threatening decision that she wanted to step on his face with her high heels.

However, this kind of atmosphere and idea was just an idea. She couldn't do such a thing at all and could only be angry.

However, Irisviel actually wanted to know what choice the husband in the image on the screen would make.

To be honest, she was a little nervous and a little scared. She had vaguely guessed what her husband in the image on the screen would do.

Sometimes, the answer is already on paper.

In another room, Kotomine Kirei was so happy that he couldn't stop eating.

After finishing the Mapo Tofu, this mentally ill priest has started eating spicy strips, and they are the ultimate hell spicy version. After a normal person eats them, his butt will definitely be burning and painful the next day.

However, even with such spicy food, Kotomine Kirei kept eating it, and his face flushed and his body was covered in sweat. He just wanted to say "pleasure".

Moreover, Kotomine Kirei is looking forward to Emiya Kiritsugu making the next important decision.