Why fight the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

"Don't worry, I won't come looking for you now."

The man continued. The cautious Emiya Kiritsugu certainly wouldn't easily believe his lies, but Kiritsugu didn't dare to throw the headphones away outright, as he was worried about not being able to get Maiya.

"It seems you're still so cautious. So, what if I tell you that the reward for this game is not only Hisau Maiya, but also the Lesser Holy Grail?"

Hearing these three words, Emiya Kiritsugu's breathing quickened.

"Hahaha!"

The man said in a nasty voice, "Once you've made your decision, come to the station security room within ten minutes. That's where you'll have the clearest view. I can't guarantee what will happen if you're late."

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Chapter 1. Talk about revision 4 (Part 3) after days.

Emiya Kiritsugu did a tactical roll and leaped into the security room, his finger on the trigger, ready to fire at any time.

But there was no one in the security room. Emiya Kiritsugu had already prepared for the magic traps. Only a few brand new display screens were glowing brightly, indicating standby mode.

At this moment, the phone rang nearby. Emiya Kiritsugu carefully picked up the receiver.

"Mr. Justice Partner, welcome to the game. This game is called the trolley problem, I'm sure you've heard of it. And you are the one at the joystick."

As the man spoke, Emiya Kiritsugu saw the two display screens in the front light up. The images on the screens were all railroad tracks and many people tied to the tracks.

The man seemed to be trying to suppress a laugh. "How about starting with the simplest one? Twenty people on the left, ten on the right. The leftmost lever is a fork in the road. If you do nothing, the twenty people will be run over by the train. But if you pull this lever, the train will turn right and crush the other ten people. You have five minutes to think it over. Let's see what you, the messenger of justice, will choose, okay?"

Kiritsugu knew he had no chance of rescuing these people directly. Having lured him here, they certainly wouldn't leave such an obvious flaw. But for Kiritsugu, this wasn't even a consideration. He pulled the joystick without hesitation, sacrificing 20 people for 10.

"No need to think at all? Looks like you have a lot of experience."

There was a laugh coming from the phone.

Then, five minutes passed in silence. A train roared past the ten people.

"It seems that this thing is too easy for you. Let's increase the difficulty a little bit."

Two more displays were lit up. The difference from the last time was that there were a lot of people on one side, while there was only one person on the other side.

"That's right. Now there are 25 people on your left, and on your right is your assistant and lover, Hisau Maiya. Hahahahahaha—well, Mr. Partner of Justice, another five minutes of thinking time. What is your choice?"

This scene reminded Kiritsugu Emiya of the forks in his life: one with Xia Lei, the other with his adoptive mother, Natalia Kaminsky. Those two different choices dramatically altered the trajectory of his life. One made him resolve to never hesitate, the other made him realize that there are no perfect outcomes in the world, and that saving some requires sacrificing others.

Kiritsugu Emiya didn't understand what the intentions of the person behind the scenes were, but he knew what was the "right" choice.

He pulled the joystick again, and this time the target of sacrifice was: Maiya.

"How heartless."

The tone on the other end of the phone suddenly became quite serious. "You had already considered this kind of thing when you slept with her, right?"

Emiya Kiritsugu still did not answer the other party this time, but he slowly curled himself up, as if suppressing his expression, and no longer had the calmness he had when he made his previous choice.

The train passed by the surveillance camera, and Maiya's head rolled down, staring directly at the surveillance screen with lifeless eyes.

This time, Emiya Kiritsugu finally whimpered, but he didn't regret it. Maiya had always understood what he was doing. If their roles were reversed, Maiya would have made the same choice!

"How dare you play this kind of game with human lives."

Killing intent filled Kiritsugu's heart. Although he was unwilling to admit it, a large part of his anger came from Maiya's death. After everything was over, he would definitely find the person behind the scenes, pour him into a concrete pillar, and sink him into the Pacific Ocean.

Kiritsugu did not let his voice reach the receiver; he could not expose his weakness in front of the other party.

But the other party's next words made it impossible for him to maintain his indifferent expression.

"I'm almost tired of this, so here's the third option. There are 50 people on the left, and only one on the right. That person is—your daughter, Illya! The time is still the same five minutes."

The voice from the other end of the phone came again, and then the display screen on the far right lit up. Illya stood in the middle of the railway with blank eyes. In five minutes, the railway would run over her body.

"This time I thoughtfully set the joystick to pass from the right. Illya is alone, while the other side has 50 people. Tell me the answer! This is the final decision, come and choose!"

"What a joke!"

Emiya Kiritsugu replied for the first time, his voice trembling with urgency.

"You want the ingredients for the Holy Grail, don't you? Illya is the Lesser Holy Grail! How could you do this?!"

"Four minutes left."

The other party did not answer Emiya Kiritsugu.

"You want the Holy Grail, right? I'm a participant from the previous session, and I can provide you with information!"

The other party still did not respond, and then in the third minute.

"There are still three minutes left."

"Please, stop the train!"

Emiya Kiritsugu was really at his wit's end. He had nothing precious that the other party would be interested in. "As long as you can stop the train, I will do anything!"

"We're still in the game, Kiritsugu-san."

The voice on the other end of the phone was neither hurried nor slow, and he tapped the tabletop with his fingers, making a tapping sound that made Kiritsugu Emiya's heart beat to the rhythm.

"All you can do now is pull the lever or not, that's all. There are two minutes left."

“Damn it—”

Emiya Kiritsugu fired randomly, venting his frustration. The other party hadn't used any powerful means, yet they had forced him into a desperate situation. This was a tactic he often used, and now, using it on himself, the effect was even more pronounced.

"There's still one minute left."

The person on the other end of the phone started counting down one by one.

"60, 59, 58..."

Time passes by second by second.

"9, 8, 7, 6..."

At this moment, Kiritsugu Emiya finally made up his mind, roared and rushed towards the joystick. This time, he decided to sacrifice 50 lives to save his daughter!

Then, because of the perfect timing, the first car of the train had already entered the right track, while the following cars entered the left track. So, the train made the decision to take everything.

Emiya Kiritsugu: "..."

Jiang You: “…”

Fireworks exploded from all around Emiya Kiritsugu, showering him with spray. Jiang You, Yao Cui, and the remaining Baimao walked in, applauding.

"Congratulations! You've achieved the feat of leaving no one alive."

Then, a sullen-faced Illya and an expressionless Maiya walked in. Incidentally, Illya was holding the tablet she'd brought from the Fifth War, and Irisviel was watching the live broadcast on it. Kiritsugu then realized that the surveillance footage was incredibly high-definition for this time of day.

"Emiya Kiritsugu, I hate you!"

Although Kiritsugu ultimately chose his daughter, he spent too much time pondering. Illya wondered if 50 people were like this, what about 100 or 200? Should Emiya Kiritsugu still choose to save someone else? She kicked Emiya Kiritsugu down with a flying kick, then stormed out. Maiya didn't know how to face Kiritsugu now, so she quickly caught up with Illya.

"What a great show! It's more interesting than a movie."

Yao Cui likes to watch this the most, but she has not forgotten the purpose of her visit.

"So what do we do next?"

"What? Beat him up until the coins explode, of course."

Jiang You pointed at Kiritsugu who was kneeling on the ground without any mercy.

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Chapter 275: The Last King Gilgamesh.

"Aren't you here to destroy humanity?"

Gilgamesh had also thought so, because Jiang You and his servants said that they wanted to be enemies with Tiamat, but he pointed to the guard who had just been slaughtered by Baimao, and the man's eyes were still looking at the sky.

"You, a random cultivator, go downstairs and talk to these soldiers."

"Don't worry, I'll go talk to him later."

Jiang You searched through the densely packed rewards in his email and finally found the most important one among them: [Anti-Genesis]

【Anti-Genesis】Perpetual magic card.

This card cannot be destroyed by card effects. While this card is face-up on the field, the effects of both players' Servants, except for [Beast] and [Master], are negated.

Increases the attack and defense of Tiramat on the field by 2000 points.

This card doesn't limit the number of face-up Servants on the field, meaning it can't activate even Servants in your hand or the Graveyard. It's a very powerful card, but it's also very restrictive, making it a poor choice for Jiang You.

The thought of Tiramat pulling this card gave Jiang You a headache. As a beast, Tiramat's attack power would definitely start at 4000. He had originally thought of relying on Wang Ha's ultimate attack in the plot, but this card could even block Wang Ha's effects. How would he get through that time? But there was no point in thinking about it now. He would just take it one step at a time.

"That miscellaneous cultivator, just commit suicide!"

Gilgamesh was speechless. Jiang You had already won, but he was still acting pretentiously here. He didn't have the demeanor of a king at all.

"I want to see how you're going to talk to him."

At this time, Jiang You also received the reward from the defeat of Ushiwakamaru and his group. The mission in Uruk had been completed at once.

"Of course it is—help me, Kukulkan!"

Jiang You shouted directly to the sky.

"Big sister is here!"

Kukulkan leaped down from the sky. "Jiang You, do you remember the wrestling techniques I taught you? I'm here to check on your progress!"

"Can I say I haven't learned anything?"

Jiang You had no interest in wrestling, so he just watched Kukulkan falling freely from the sky with an expressionless face.

"why is it like this--"

Kukulkan slammed heavily onto the ground with a resounding roar, and the impact created a massive crater.

"Big sister, I'm afraid I can't do it."

Kukulkan lay motionless in the crater.

Jiang You knew that this person was obviously playing tricks. Her treasure was the meteorite impact that destroyed the entire Jurassic period. She used this trick to fight against Tiramat. How could she not be able to climb up because of this height?

"My dear sister, once we're done here, I'll take you out to watch a professional wrestling match. Don't try this now."

Jiang You directly scratched Kukulkan's itchy spot, and she couldn't stay still.

"You can still do this kind of thing?"

Kukulkan then realized that Jiang You seemed to be able to take others to other worlds to play online. She jumped up from the ground and jumped in front of Jiang You.

"Then get me an identity so I can participate in the competition!"

"This……"

Jiang You thought, "With your physical panel, whether you go to the men's or women's group, wouldn't you be bullying the weak?" Although with this person's strength, wrestling with most heroes is also bullying.

"That `s a deal!"

Kukulkan commanded the flying dragon to move the Sun Stone Calendar over and began to activate his own power. As the power covered Uruk, all the killed soldiers were successfully resurrected.

"..."

Seeing this scene, Gilgamesh was confused for a moment.

"So why did you come to attack my Uruk? Is there any point in winning and then resurrecting? And you too, Quetzalcoatl! You actually did something so boring!"

Jiang You took a look at the [Anti-Genesis] in his hand and found a better way to explain it.

"It's not boring, you can treat it as a ritual."

Jiang You threw [Anti-Genesis] into Gilgamesh's hands. Anyway, as long as it was not given away explicitly, this thing would return to Jiang You's hands.

"You should know about the power of the beast. This is how I took away Tiamat's power."

"Your Noble Phantasm can achieve this?"

Gilgamesh looked at the card again and again, thinking that this Noble Phantasm was incredible. Why didn't he have a prototype of this thing in his royal treasury? Otherwise, he would drag Enzi to play cards every day to see whose bond was deeper.

"But the effect was far from ideal. You know I have three full Noble Phantasm cards, right? This thing only has one, so it was a success, but not a complete one."

Jiang You lied with open eyes to justify his behavior.

"I will commend you a little, but your crime remains unforgivable. I will grant you permission to come and apologize after everything is over."