Hisau Maiya was driving calmly towards Einzbern Castle, while Saber was sitting in the passenger seat, looking at the doll in the back seat through the rearview mirror, feeling a little worried.
Ai Li seemed to have become different. The one-armed doll now exuded a strange emotional will from its soul fluctuations, a bit like... Kiritsugu Emiya.
Although the person lying next to her was her dead lover, it was as if Airi saw through the corpse and saw something that Saber could not see.
Thinking back on their conversation in the ruins of the Toosaka residence was even more bizarre.
"Ellie, do you really want to continue the Holy Grail War?"
Saber, who had recondensed her body, did not expect that there would be a moment to re-sign the contract. She looked at her hands with a little confusion.
"Yes, Saber, come and help me."
"Do you know how powerful the enemy you are facing is? Iskandar's heroism, Gilgamesh's antiquity, Noah's... invulnerability."
"I know all of this, but I still have to continue this war. Kiritsugu's dream has not yet been fulfilled."
"So what exactly is that man's dream?"
Saber has never talked to Emiya Kiritsugu about why she is so persistent in seizing the Holy Grail, and that man doesn't look like someone who wants to get to the root of it.
"His great wish is to save mankind, to completely eradicate all wars and bloodshed, and to achieve permanent world peace."
Even the Knight King felt stunned when he heard this wish, as it would completely change the habits and way of life of the human race.
Noah had already reprimanded him for wanting to continue Camelot's history. If this was an act of directly interfering with humanity... no wonder Noah had to kill him.
“Ally, how about I go to Germany to bring Illya back, and then you two can live a good life.
As for the final Holy Grail War, since you and I have signed a contract, let me win this war."
“No, I will go and fulfill Kiritsugu’s wish with my own hands. No matter who stands in my way, I will definitely win, even if it means doing it in the ugliest way possible.”
Saber could no longer dissuade them with such determination, so they took Emiya Kiritsugu's body and left the Tōsaka residence.
The ruins were eventually handed over to the Holy Church to deal with, including notifying Tokiomi's family and passing on the Magic Seal.
The car was silent for a long time.
"What are we going back to the castle for?"
The current Einzbern Castle has basically no deterrent power except for the minefields laid by Noah.
Hisau Maiya explained the problem to Saber while driving.
"Go get Alice Fell's previous body. Our only advantage now is the Holy Grail.
Kiritsugu had previously made the decision to transfer the Holy Grail and had taken action, but after going around in circles it still remained in a secret room in Einzbern.
We were already on guard against Noah at that time."
Saber did not comment on what her former master had done. In fact, in her opinion, this move might not have been enough to defend against that terrifying man Noah.
Only when you face him can you know how unfathomable that man who radiates the gentle light of a lamp is.
When they arrived at the secret room, they unexpectedly discovered that Irisviel's body was lying there quietly, but the inherent magic tide erupting from it had already made the servants feel uncomfortable.
"There were too many changes in this battle of the Holy Grail. There were several super-standard Heroic Spirits, and even the intervention of the power of the outer gods.
So the Lesser Holy Grail is almost full. As long as one more Heroic Spirit returns to the Throne of Heroes, the magic ritual can be activated to summon the Heavenly Grail."
After all, Ellie is the doll created by Einzbern to summon the Holy Grail, so she is naturally very familiar with the progress of the Small Holy Grail.
She placed Kiritsugu's body here as well, and her eyes were filled with nostalgia as she looked at the two dolls lying side by side.
"Now, tell me all the details of the battle where Kiritsugu died at the Tohsaka residence."
The Knight King looked at this strong soul and respected him. It might be cruel, but it was what he had to do when he entered the battlefield.
So she recounted every detail she had noticed about the battle from beginning to end.
The doll's body trembled several times, as if the image of the lover who tried to survive but was eventually killed by Noah flashed before its eyes again.
In the end, she stood firm.
"In fact, the puppet as the carrier of the Lesser Holy Grail has a strong ability to learn and imitate, but I, who have always been protected, don't have that awareness."
Airi said calmly, and her tone was really similar to Kiritsugu's...
"Saber, don't you hate Kiritsugu's betrayal and his trampling on the dignity of the Knight King?"
"good."
"Now that we and Noah are enemies, it doesn't matter if we do something like this again, right?"
"……Yes."
"Take the container of the Holy Grail and let's go."
At this time, Hisau Maiya asked.
“That body of Kiritsugu…”
"Let's bury him here. If I'm still alive after the war, I'll come here to accompany him. If not, let him sleep quietly here."
Leaving without looking back is a farewell to the past.
Fuyuki Civic Hall.
The total cost of this building facility is more than 8 billion yen, and together with the Central Building in front of the station, it can be said to be the two symbols of the Fuyuki New Metropolis development plan.
The building covers an area of 6,600 square meters and a construction area of 4,700 square meters. It is a reinforced concrete building with four floors above ground and one floor underground. The two-story concert hall can accommodate more than 1,300 people.
The new image designed by a famous architect is more like an ancient temple than a modern civic center. From its magnificent scale, it can be seen how much effort Fuyuki City has put into the development of the new capital.
Currently, only the exterior has been completed, and the interior decoration is now being rushed to prepare for the upcoming inauguration ceremony, but the official opening will be a matter of some time in the future.
Apart from the minimum necessary disaster prevention facilities, even the power distribution equipment has not been installed. Once the workers leave late at night, the cleanliness and grandeur of the building highlight the deserted tranquility, forming a space with a strange sense of unreality.
Of course, the city government's construction plan did not take into account any factors related to magic, and the reason why the newest spiritual vein point in Fuyuki was chosen as the construction site for the civic hall was simply a coincidence. However, if you look at it from another angle, perhaps it is the spiritual peculiarity of this place that caused this rare coincidence.
Chapter 59: Continue to cooperate, calm madness.
And Ellie and others came here.
Yes, among the four spiritual veins, the Kiri family and the Tohsaka family have already suffered devastating blows. The only one left is the first spiritual vein, Enzo Mountain, which is not a suitable battlefield due to the special nature of the Holy Grail.
So Ellie boldly chose this place, and it was also a precaution against Noah's modern weapons.
In the battle against the Tohsaka family, Noah never tried to use these large-scale weapons no matter what the situation was, which shows that he still cared about ordinary humans.
At this moment, Airi reminded Saber of her former Master, and she hoped that she would not be disappointed again.
One of the reasons for responding to the Command Spell was that the Knight King himself wanted to continue to seize the Holy Grail.
At the top of the hall, Ai Li commanded Hisahi Maiya to break open her own body, draw the magic ritual with blood, put it into the carrier, and then hide the magic circle.
"Now let's go find some help."
"Do we have help?"
"Isn't it Kotomine Kirei? I just don't know where they are right now."
"Alice Phair!!!"
Saber warned her Master very seriously. That was an extremely evil combination.
Noah is half responsible for Emiya Kiritsugu's death, and the other half is these two bastards.
“I know all of this, and I hate them very much, but Kiritsugu’s dream must be realized, and our greatest enemy will always be Noah.
The only one who can defeat him now is Gilgamesh, and if we are defeated in the final battle, we will lose everything."
Looking at the unfamiliar Master, Saber fell silent again. She really didn't understand why humans were so complicated.
And it was a humiliation that the second Master still did not believe that he could bring victory.
The atmosphere became extremely depressing until Hisau Maiya broke the rhythm.
Her idea was simple. It had nothing to do with her dream. She just wanted to kill Noah to avenge her lover and teacher.
"When to set off?"
“Maiya, do you know where they are?”
After Noah's report, Kotomine Kirei has now become a traitor hated by everyone in the Holy Church, a sinner who murdered his father and teacher.
Although they cannot intervene on a large scale during the Holy Grail War, this villain will definitely suffer the bloodiest purge after the Holy Grail War.
Therefore, in order to conceal his aura, he would definitely hide very deeply.
"I know where they are. They are in the underground space where Caster hid before. Kiritsugu left a warning signal there saying it might be useful."
Come to think of it, there is no obvious place for Kotomine Kirei to hide in the entire Fuyuki City right now.
As a mysterious person, he would definitely go to a place with spiritual energy and hidden deep inside. The ready-made magic workshop is a good choice.
"Well, let's go."
Very decisively, the three of them left here.
At this time, Saber suddenly asked a question.
"Ally, have you ever thought that everything we are doing now may be in Noah's sight?"
“It’s just a gamble. The Heroic Spirit may have seen Kiritsugu’s dream a long time ago and has been admonishing and warning him, but he didn’t fight back until this time when he took the initiative to betray and kill him.
This shows that he is a normal human being, not a magician like us.
He should have a certain tolerance towards me until I do something that clearly harms humans or attacks him.
And there must be a reason why he responded to the call of the Holy Grail. He just refused to accept the modification of human will, but he did not want to completely oppose the Holy Grail. "
Arriving at the underground space, Hisau Maiya walked in the darkness holding the doll.
An alien familiar was watching the two people together above the sewer pipe.
Kotomine Kirei admitted that he was once again fooled by the changes in this world.
It turned out to be you? He could tell at a glance that one of the two people was Alice's soul body, and the other was Emiya Kiritsugu's follower.
It turns out that the Holy Grail had been stripped away by them a long time ago. No wonder the woman with silver hair and red eyes didn't appear in the second half.
The magical thing is that the Command Seal patterns belonging to the Master can be seen on the doll's arms, so did she inherit Kiritsugu Emiya's last wish, or did she inherit the hatred for Noah and herself and others?
And it takes a lot of courage to come looking for me without bringing my servants with me. Even Emiya Kiritsugu may not have that courage.
This is all so fun.
Just as Hisau Maiya had guessed, this man hid in the underground space where Caster used to be in order to avoid being hunted down by the Holy Church.
As for Gilgamesh, it was impossible for him to stay in such an environment for even a second.
The fact that it has not been discovered by the church until now proves the high secrecy of this place. As long as Noah, the only person who knows about this place, has not come here, then it is very safe.
But being in the middle of it made Kotomine Kirei a little anxious, as if he was... trapped.
The betrayal that was originally planned ended up with his ally Emiya Kiritsugu falling for him. And Matou Kariya and the crazy Berserker, who he originally regarded as puppets, fulfilled the obsession of the Knight King.
Now the only card in his hand was the Hero King Gilgamesh. The core Holy Grail had disappeared in the middle period, and he couldn't find a way to kidnap it.
There is no way out of the predicament. There is only one person who is the culprit for all this, and that is the eighth heroic spirit Noah.
Not only did that strange heroic spirit's combat power and willpower surpass the norm, but he was also more professional in tactics and manipulating people's hearts and minds than a human like him who considered himself evil.
He was fooled and had no power to fight back. He racked his brains but still had no idea how to fight on the last day of the Holy Grail War tomorrow.
Even though he has the strongest servant in his hands, he is still so unconfident. This shows how much pressure Noah has put on him.
The uninvited guest that night also made him alert immediately. Could it be that Noah came again?
What came to the door was a surprise.
The few people met in a cold and damp place.
"Cooperation? Hahahahahahahaha... Inheriting Emiya Kiritsugu's last wish to continue the Holy Grail War, this is such a ridiculous thing, a mere puppet actually has faith."
Kotomine Kirei was extremely disdainful of this so-called Einzbern puppet.
In his opinion, only someone as interesting as Emiya Kiritsugu is worthy of being his opponent or teammate, and puppets are not qualified at all.
"...Woman, what exactly are you to Emiya Kiritsugu?"
"I gave birth to his child as his wife. For nine years I have always protected his heart and watched him suffer... even his love is my love, his ideal is my ideal."
