Public executions started with King Adonai

As a result, he became a fake priest here.

What exactly did Kotomine Kirei experience in the Fourth Holy Grail War?

And there is...

Isn't Toosaka Rin too honest?

The Holy Grail War is an 'activity' where everyone cheats and breaks the rules. As the daughter of Tōsaka Tokiomi, you actually followed the rules so well and even had to report to the Cathedral Church?

Don’t you know that in the last Holy Grail War, even Waver, an honest magician, only sent a familiar to report?

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The style of this Holy Grail War is indeed completely different from the Fourth Holy Grail War!

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The image on the light screen also changed rapidly at this moment, showing the process of Shirou Emiya putting the heart-shaped gem necklace in a drawer and storing it away.

Obviously, Shirou Emiya is not aware that this necklace belongs to Rin Toosaka. Although for people with strong observation and detective skills, they can directly infer from the existing clues that the heart-shaped gem necklace is likely to belong to Rin Toosaka.

But Shirou Emiya is obviously not such a person. His talent points are not allocated to related abilities, so he is not aware of these situations.

Wearing a black sports jacket, Emiya Shirou set off with Tousaka Rin.

As for the two servants, they all turned into spirits.

Whether it is Red A or Mordred, they all became Heroic Spirits or Guardians after death, so they all have the ability to transform into spirits after being summoned as Servants.

This is different from King Arthur.

King Arthur did not have the ability to become a spirit because he responded to the call of the Holy Grail as a Servant while he was still alive.

Soon, everyone arrived at Kotomine Church.

This place is still the same, no different from the Kotomine Cathedral during the 4th Holy Grail War.

However, because there are no street lights, the Kotomine Church is pitch black at night, and there is a cemetery behind it, so it looks eerie and scary.

And Toosaka Rin brought Emiya Shirou into the church.

Then, before Kotomine Kirei appeared, that iconic voice had already sounded.

"I repeatedly warned you to come but you ignored me. And now you've come with a strange guest..."

As he spoke, the screen showed Kotomine Kirei putting down a Bible, then turning around and looking over.

He has shoulder-length hair parted in the middle, a faint smile on his face, and eyes that are neither indifferent nor dark, as if without highlights. He is wearing a black coat, and underneath is the black priest's uniform that he wore in the last Holy Grail War. The cross on his chest is also so familiar.

In terms of age, he is obviously a man in his thirties, with a mature temperament of an uncle.

This was Kotomine Kirei, who was in his thirties during the Fifth Holy Grail War.

Then, Kotomine Kirei, with his hands behind his back, looked at Emiya Shirou and said, "Is he the seventh Master, Rin?"

Toosaka Rin: “…”

With his arms folded across his chest, without saying a word, Emiya Shirou glanced around and finally looked at Tōsaka Rin, who gestured to Emiya Shirou to go talk to Kotomine Kirei himself.

To be honest, this scene made many people with social phobia suffer from PTSD. After all, being brought to an unfamiliar environment and asked to talk directly to strangers in person is really terrifying for people with social phobia.

Fortunately, although Emiya Shirou did not have social anxiety disorder, he was not a social phobic either. He immediately took a few steps forward and faced Kotomine Kirei directly.

Kotomine Kirei also introduced himself directly, and he and Emiya Shirou got to know each other.

However, after hearing Emiya Shirou's self-introduction, Kotomine Kirei narrowed his eyes: "Emiya... hehehe..."

Suddenly, Kotomine Kirei let out a joyful humming laugh, which made Tōsaka Rin and Emiya Shirou frown. The people in the real world got goosebumps and exclaimed - this was definitely the joyful version of Kotomine Kirei!

Just a laugh was enough to confirm his personality. This shows how deep an impression the perverted and cheerful version of Kotomine Kirei left on people.

Then, Kotomine Kirei put away his smile and asked Emiya Shirou in a formal tone of confirmation whether he was Saber's Master.

Obviously, this is a necessary process. As a supervisor, it is a routine task for the Masters who come to register, and it is a professional performance.

As a layman, Emiya Shirou's answer was not so professional: "I did make a contract with Saber. But to be honest, I don't understand anything about Masters and the Holy Grail."

"If the Masters are all orthodox magicians, it would be better to choose another Master."

Kotomine Kirei listened expressionlessly and nodded, "I see. It's very serious."

Toosaka Rin also spoke at this time: "You should teach him those things from the beginning!"

Hearing this, Kotomine Kirei made a surprised sound: "Wow~ This is the first time you've asked me for a favor, Rin."

Toosaka Rin immediately shifted her gaze to the side. Although her face was expressionless and her expression didn't change much, one could still sense that she was a little shy and embarrassed by Kotomine Kirei's words.

Then, Kotomine Kirei walked up to Emiya Shirou and looked around him. There was clearly no one there, but he seemed to have seen something. He smiled and said, "This Servant is Saber, right?"

Upon hearing this, Emiya Shirou and Tōsaka Rin were very surprised, because the two Servants should be outside the church.

Then, accompanied by a burst of blue light, Mordred, who was fully armed, appeared on Emiya Shirou's right hand, even wearing a bull head horn helmet, which shocked Emiya Shirou and Tohsaka Rin.

Emiya Shirou: "Saber, you..."

Mordred raised his left hand coolly, signaling Shirou Emiya to be quiet, and directly transmitted the message between Servant and Master: "There is a nasty aura here, just let me stay like this, Shirou."

Obviously, Mordred, who was waiting outside, obviously sensed something, or her intuition told her that there was a problem here, so she followed in quietly.

Chapter 380: Invisible flirting is the most deadly

There's something wrong with Kotomine Church!

Or perhaps there was something inside that disgusted Mordred so much that he had to be fully armed and on guard.

For people in the real world, this kind of thing is not surprising at all. After all, people who have watched the Fourth Holy Grail War know very well that the 'normal' Kotomine Kirei is not a good person, and he cannot even be treated by ordinary bad people. describe.

That's a really twisted guy.

However, Shirou Emiya in the image on the screen was obviously unaware of this, or perhaps this young man who grew up in a peaceful environment was a good guy and did not like to make malicious assumptions about others.

Therefore, Emiya Shirou did not realize the deep meaning contained in Mordred's words.

After scratching his head, he turned his head and showed Kotomine Kirei an apologetic expression: "Sorry, Saber seems to want to stay here and listen together."

Kotomine Kirei nodded upon hearing this, "It seems that Your Excellency Saber has his own ideas, so let's stay. The Church of the Holy Church has no rules that followers cannot follow."

As he spoke, he glanced at Toosaka Rin inadvertently. Although the latter was surprised by Mordred's appearance, she was only surprised for a moment and didn't think much about it.

After all, she had seen before that Mordred had a strange temper, so Toosaka Rin felt that there was nothing to be surprised about no matter what Mordred did.

Then, Kotomine Kirei began to explain the Holy Grail War to Emiya Shirou.

Unlike Tohsaka Rin's superficial and straightforward explanations, Kotomine Kirei's explanations are very clever, very much like the NPCs in traditional RPG games telling legendary stories.

Emiya Shirou's questions interspersed from time to time, coupled with the deep BGM "Dark Clouds", make the atmosphere more intense.

When he fully realized that the Holy Grail War was a cruel competition, in which the contestants would definitely kill each other and only one person would be left as the final winner, Shirou Emiya expressed his firm disgust and aversion, unable to accept this cruel fighting.

This kind of attitude is not surprising for Shirou Emiya, because that's just the kind of person he is.

Of course, this also caused ridicule from many people in the real world, who felt that Shirou Emiya was a naive guy, and that participating in the Holy Grail War with such a mentality was undoubtedly an act of seeking death.

However, this kind of sarcastic remarks were quickly countered by others, and those who countered were usually people who also disliked this kind of fighting, that is, those who supported Shirou Emiya. The existence of the final guardian Shirou Emiya also proved that Shirou Emiya survived to the end in this cruel Holy Grail War.

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In the image on the light screen, Kotomine Kirei was naturally disdainful of Shirou Emiya's naive attitude, and he even verbally provoked Shirou Emiya, saying that if Shirou Emiya continued with the attitude of not wanting to fight with others, he would die sooner or later.

Then, he changed the subject and said that if Emiya Shirou really did not want to participate in this Holy Grail War, he could simply give up the Command Seals, thus losing his qualifications as a Master and automatically withdrawing from the Holy Grail War.

Regarding this situation, Mordred remained silent throughout the whole process, and even now that Emiya Shirou was provoked, she did not speak.

Obviously, this seemingly impulsive young knight is also a rough but delicate type. She had long seen that Shirou Emiya was a complete layman involved in the Holy Grail War and had no intention of fighting with others for the Holy Grail.

Honestly speaking, as a Servant, such a Master is definitely a bad sign, but now that things have come to this, Mordred will accept it and do his best to fulfill his mission and obligations as a Servant.

So, now a choice is placed before Shirou Emiya. No matter what choice Shirou Emiya makes, Mordred will respect Shirou Emiya's choice.

If Shirou Emiya wants to withdraw from the Holy Grail War and give up his qualifications as a Master, then Mordred will leave on his own and look for another suitable person to become his Master.

When a Servant of the Holy Grail War loses his Master, he can find another participant to form a new contract.

Of course, if one has a high level of magical attainments and can use some special means, one can also conclude contracts with people who are not masters. Such servants do not even require the master to have magical powers, and even ordinary people can conclude contracts with them.

However, this second type of servants is extremely rare. After all, there are not many people who can bypass the rules of the Holy Grail War in terms of magical attainments.

Then, on the screen, under the somewhat nervous gaze of Tousaka Rin and the invisible gaze of Mordred, Emiya Shirou refused without hesitation, stating that he would not withdraw from the Holy Grail War.

Then, the highlight came.

Shirou Emiya thought that the Holy Grail War had just begun, but Kirei Kotomine said that the Holy Grail War had already been fought four times. He finally mentioned the fourth Holy Grail War ten years ago in front of Shirou Emiya for the first time, which shocked Shirou Emiya.

As the conversation deepened, memories came to mind. In Shirou Emiya's memory, a great disaster occurred in Fuyuki City ten years ago. It was a disaster like a big fire. A large area of Fuyuki City was destroyed, and Shirou Emiya lost his relatives and his own memory in the disaster.

Finally, when Shirou Emiya was about to die, Kiritsugu Emiya appeared and saved Shirou Emiya at the critical moment. Therefore, Shirou Emiya always regarded Kiritsugu Emiya as his benefactor.

He is his adoptive father and benefactor, so Emiya Shirou chose to inherit Emiya Kiritsugu's ideals and become a partner of justice.

Then, now, Kotomine Kirei told Emiya Shirou that the disaster was caused by the Holy Grail War, and at this time mentioned Emiya Kiritsugu, saying that Emiya Kiritsugu was the participant of the last Holy Grail War and survived to the end.

At this moment, Emiya Shirou understood why Emiya Kiritsugu appeared in that disaster and why he was able to save himself.

It turns out that, in a sense, the disaster was caused by Emiya Kiritsugu, or it could be said that Emiya Kiritsugu was also one of the creators of the disaster.

Suddenly, Shirou Emiya suffered a great blow, his face changed completely, cold sweat instantly broke out, and he fell into a state of confusion. He collapsed directly on the church bench next to him.

This scene frightened Toosaka Rin, and she hurried forward to ask. After being surprised, Mordred thought that Kotomine Kirei had used an evil spell, and was furious and ready to attack Kotomine Kirei.

In the end, it was Shirou Emiya who came to his senses, immediately stopped Mordred, and said that he was fine.

Although he was deeply shocked and his understanding of Emiya Kiritsugu instantly became complicated, Emiya Shirou was still able to withstand it and accept it all.

In fact, because of this huge impact, he was even more determined to participate in the Holy Grail War and strengthened his ideal of wanting to protect justice.

It’s not for victory, nor for the Holy Grail, it’s just that I don’t want the disaster that happened ten years ago to happen again, that’s all!

This answer, full of a sense of justice, instantly reminded people in the real world of the protagonists in various RPG games and glorious dramas, all of whom are people with lofty ideals.

Similarly, he is also a person who is completely inconsistent with the style of the Holy Grail War.

Such people become cliché characters in various stories.

However, after watching the Fourth Holy Grail War first, people admired Shirou Emiya's choice and will very much, because he was completely a clear stream in the Holy Grail War.

However, it is unknown whether this desire to protect can be maintained until the end, and whether it is possible to truly protect what one wants to protect, because the cruelty of the Holy Grail War will not change because of a person's thoughts and will.

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In the light screen image, after Emiya Shirou determined to continue to participate in the Holy Grail War, Kotomine Kirei showed a happy smile on his face and registered it.

After all the work through formal channels was completed, Shirou Emiya and the others said goodbye and left. No one had a good impression of Kotomine Kirei, the fake priest. Even the good-natured Shirou Emiya felt very uncomfortable when facing Kotomine Kirei, so naturally he would not stay as a guest.

As they walked out of the church, Kotomine Kirei, who was standing at the door to see them off, spoke again, his voice full of meaning: "Be happy! Young man, your wish will finally come true."

Emiya Shirou was stunned and turned back in confusion.

Kotomine Kirei smiled with a faint sense of pleasure: "You understand yourself that without clear evil, your wish will not come true."

Emiya Shirou was stunned for a moment, his pupils shrinking slightly.

Kotomine Kirei stared at Emiya Shirou with joy, as if he saw through everything: "You have the same ideals as your adoptive father, Emiya Shirou. Even if you don't want to admit it, for a righteous ally, defeating evil is indispensable."

"So-called justice requires evil to serve as a foil."

Upon hearing this, Shirou Emiya subconsciously wanted to refute, but because he had received too much information tonight, his brain had been in an overclocked state. Now he heard information that challenged his ideas, and his brain was overloaded for a moment. He didn't know how to refute.

It was at this time that Toosaka Rin spoke in dissatisfaction, saying that Kotomine Kirei was spreading rumors to confuse the public, and warned Kotomine Kirei not to say weird and unpleasant things.

In response to this, Kotomine Kirei simply maintained a faint smile of pleasure and did not refute.

Afterwards, Kotomine Kirei returned to the church, while Emiya Shirou and the others walked out of the church, preparing to go back first.

The main reason is that Shirou Emiya learned too much tonight and made his own decision, so he needs to go back and digest it carefully.

However, at this moment, facing Mordred who had been silent since before, Emiya Shirou suddenly spoke, saying very seriously: "I have decided to join the war as a Master. I am sorry for making a decision without authorization just now, but I still want to ask - can you accept me as your Master, Saber?"

Hearing this, Mordred was stunned and immediately felt the emotion called 'respect', which surprised her greatly.

After all, the relationship between a Master and a Servant is, in essence, that of a master and servant, and the information Mordred received from the Holy Grail is that the Master has a high degree of control over the Servant.

In such a relationship, there are definitely not many masters who respect their servants, let alone Shirou Emiya's true respect from the bottom of his heart, his completely equal attitude, and his mentality of respecting their wishes, all of which make Mordred feel very comfortable.

This was something that even Mordred had never felt in his lifetime - after all, when he was alive, Mordred was initially controlled by the enchantress Morgan le Fay, and later joined the Knights of the Round Table. She completely regarded herself as a tool of King Arthur, doing whatever she was told to do. Others also disliked her as a hot-tempered person who hid her head under her helmet all day long.