Chapter 12: Consultation and Commitment
"You're awake. Hearing Wang Yue's voice, Misaka opened her eyes and looked at Wang Yue, she who originally wanted to say hello, but when she saw that he was holding a trembling red ball of flesh in his hand, and she had seen the memory of Ma Cangye, she saw through the heart of a human being at a glance.
The confused eyes, after recognizing the heart, shrank suddenly, frowned, looked at him in surprise, didn't understand why Wang Yue was holding the heart, and asked, "That's..."
As soon as she spoke, she saw the change in her face, handed the lump to her, and explained with a smile, "This is the replacement heart I made." β
Looking at the lump of flesh that was no different from a human heart, he didn't understand why he wanted to make such a thing, and whispered suspiciously, "Instead of a heart, is it for that android?"
"Hmm. The little chalice is the heart of an android, and if the chalice comes, she will lose her heart and die. In order to prevent her from dying, her heart had to be replaced. β
Wang Yue nodded and said, informing Misaka of his purpose. If you don't, it's no different from killing her with your own hands, so it's better to break away from the berserker and kill her again.
Although Gensho didn't have a way to deal with a power similar to Berserker's, he did have a way to make the Holy Grail descend and avoid the death of the android.
Through the window next to him, Misaka saw a green leaf outside, which looked even more dazzling and shining in the silver-white moonlight. Outside, there are some wooden buildings full of ancient smells, and the bustling night scene in the distance, the city lights at night reflect her eyelids.
Knowing what kind of place this was, she let out a slightly exclamatory voice, "We're already in Liudong Temple." β
After sighing, he stood up from the bed and stretched, "When are you leaving?"
It's the night of the second day, and it's getting closer and closer to their deadline, although there is only one Heroic Spirit in Berserker now, but it is also the most difficult Heroic Spirit to deal with, and after last night's battle, the treasures of the two of them are basically unable to cause damage to him.
The only way is to introduce the android into the formation, forcibly cut off the contract, and make him quit.
"You're the only one. Seeing that Misaka had regained his spirits, Wang Yue put the replacement heart back into his system backpack, then opened the door and motioned for her to follow.
The two of them reached the center of the temple courtyard and found Rin Tosaka and Illya already standing there. Illya was wearing a regular dress that would make it easier for her to move, and she closed her eyes and raised her head to bathe in the soft moonlight, and her long silver-white hair was bathed in the bright moonlight, dyed with a layer of brilliance that was enough to attract everyone, which made people feel relaxed and embarrassed to open their mouths to hinder her.
Rin Tosaka, who was next to her, was wearing the same clothes as before, and from the clean and tidy clothes, it was not difficult to tell that she had changed into a different set. Seeing the two of them coming, Rin Tosaka didn't let Illya return to reality, but put her finger in front of her lips, signaling them not to make a sound, and then walked up to them as little as possible to make a sound.
Although the two did not understand her intentions in doing this, they stood still and waited for her arrival.
Noticing the sorrow on Rin Tosaka's face as she walked towards her, Misaka, who didn't know what she was worried about, asked, "What's wrong?"
"Do you really have a way to deal with that berserker?" she was still a little skeptical about Wang Yue's formation of forcibly cutting off the contract.
"I didn't have a lot of confidence, but caster's face against Lancer's master convinced me that the formation would work. β
"Really?" staring at Wang Yue's confident face, Rin Tosaka clasped her hands on her chest, her brows condensed slightly, and she still held a skeptical attitude.
"Hmm. Absolutely. Knowing that she was just worried about her failure and had no malicious intent, Wang Yue smiled and nodded in response.
"Okay. Wang Yue did not hesitate and was confident, which made Rin Tosaka sigh and nod in recognition of his words.
But after she nodded, she continued, "If the Berserker is settled, which of you two will be the final victor?"
The Holy Grail War, originally only the last group could survive to the end, if they really solve all five Heroic Spirits, then the two of them will have to divide the winner, although the purpose is the same, but it is still necessary to fight it out and let the Holy Grail come.
β.....β
"I'm going to kill myself and let Misaka survive to the end. β
Just as Misaka was thinking about how to avoid such a situation, Wang Yue spoke.
"Is this good?" didn't expect Wang Yue to say such a thing, Misaka said in surprise.
Ignoring the look on her face, Wang Yue nodded heavily in response, "Hmm." My master has lost the Spell, the moment the Holy Grail descends, after Uncle Xuan's resurrection. Your master can enhance your Phantasm with a Spell that allows you to destroy the Holy Grail. β
Before waiting for Misaka's answer, Rin Tosaka pointed at Wang Yue in shock and asked, "What did you say!?"
"Let you use the Command Spell..."
"It's not this sentence, it's the previous sentence. β
"At the moment of the Holy Grail's fall, after Uncle Xuan's resurrection. β
"Yes, that's it. β
Hearing Wang Yue's repetition again, Rin Tosaka interrupted with a heavy nod. Wang Yue, who didn't understand why she was making such a fuss, asked puzzled.
"What's wrong?"
"Didn't you say you didn't have any desire to participate in the Holy Grail War?"
"My purpose is only for the Holy Grail to come down, and I have no desire to make it happen. β
"But didn't you just want to resurrect that Uncle Xuan? Isn't that your wish?"
In Rin Tosaka's cognition, if you want to resurrect people, you want to make a wish to the Holy Grail with the universal wishing function, and she learned from Illya that Wang Yue is a wish that she does not want to fulfill, and it will not affect their plans, and her own servant is also, in the beginning of the exchange, she herself repeatedly told that she did not have any wishes that she wanted to rely on the Holy Grail to fulfill.
But from their conversation, it was learned that their purpose was to resurrect the Uncle Xuan just mentioned, which made Rin Tosaka feel bad at once.
Looking at the spell that was already glowing slightly, she knew that if they didn't explain, I'm afraid she would use the spell directly. Although he didn't know the content of the order and let himself directly attack Wang Yue with the treasure, he still let himself tell the truth directly, but Misaka, who didn't want to waste his time on this, hurriedly explained.
"You're mistaken, Master. Wang Yue's uncle was a participant in the last Holy Grail War....."
Concealed the affairs of the traverser.,And then made up a story about a parallel world.,To the effect that Asakura Ye was killed by the enemy in a parallel world for some reason.γ
However, since it was a participant in the last Holy Grail War, there is a remnant soul left in this Holy Grail, and once the Holy Grail comes, then his soul can be repaired and he can be resurrected directly, not by making a wish to the Holy Grail, but this has a time limit and must be completed within the first three days.
Misaka, who has the experience of Makura Ha's skillful lies, told everything that made Rin, who had never experienced human sophistication, quickly defeated under her sincere eyes and sincere words.
Although the light on the spell had dissipated, Rin Tosaka's floating eyes showed that she was still a little suspicious.
In order to make her believe her words completely, Misaka continued, "If the master doesn't believe us, you can use the spell to ask us what our ultimate goal is?"
It's not that she lets herself tell the truth, but that she lets herself tell the ultimate goal, eliminating the process, and avoiding more information from being held by her.
"....." Misaka didn't have any false smile, and his sincere eyes made Rin Tosaka silent.
No wonder I haven't heard of them, no wonder they're so desperate to decide.
Remembering their rapid assault on the Holy Grail War, and the fact that I had never heard their names, I understood that they were the guardians of parallel worlds, and now they just wanted to use the Holy Grail to resurrect their dead partners.
"No need. I believe in you. After a moment of silence, she put away her suspicions, nodded and smiled.
"Thank you very much for your understanding. Seeing that the other party did not have any suspicions, Misaka nodded sincerely.
β......β
Wang Yue watched Misaka skillfully mix lies and truths, allowing the other party to slowly cancel his suspicions, and follow his own words step by step, believing in himself. I couldn't help but feel a chill, in his impression, Misaka would not do this.
People change, and we can never look at everything in front of us the way we used to.
I couldn't help but think of a sentence I had heard before, Wang Yue at that time just took this sentence as the wind in his ears and didn't care about it. Looking back now, I can only say that I was still indulging in my own imagination at that time.
Someday I'll change too.... It's better to say that I've been changing, but I'm not aware of it, and I even think it's a normal thing.
Just as the three of them were about to call Illya back to reality and prepare for the battle with her, the door of the temple suddenly opened, and Shinji limped out of it, and it was not difficult to see that his injuries had not yet recovered, and he should have come out immediately after waking up.
Slowly speaking, a voice full of sincerity came into their ears, "Please.... Save Sakura. β
Although he said it with all his might, his voice was still very weak in the eyes of others.
"Sakura?"
"Sakura Makiri?"
"Sakura-chan, she's still alive!?"
Just when Misaka and Wang Yue were puzzled, Rin Tosaka looked at him in disbelief. At the same time, he stepped forward and helped him to sit on the stairs, so that his behavior would not cause his bandaged wound to open again.
"Of course she's still alive. Faced with Rin Tosaka's shock, Shinji frowned and said in displeasure, "You shouldn't be naΓ―ve enough to think that I can summon a Heroic Spirit." β
"But..."
Remembering that she had seen the grave of her sister who had succeeded the Kiriri family, this was the reason why she helped Illya destroy the Holy Grail, which not only took the lives of her parents, but also indirectly killed her own sister.
In order to satisfy his boring and mutated habits, the old man experimented with Sakura's body. β
Ignoring what Rin Tosaka wanted to say, Shinji angrily slammed his fist on the wooden staircase, although he was angry, but his weak body did not provide him with much strength, just made the staircase make a soft sound.
Although he didn't know what happened to Shinji and Sakura Makiri, he would have wanted to rescue Sakura from the sea of suffering, but from the attitudes of Illya and Rin Tosaka towards him, it is not difficult to see that Shinji did not go in the direction he knew, but went to another path.
"I'm not against saving people, but can I wait for the Holy Grail War to end?" did not refuse his request, but everything has a stake, and they should have their eyes on the Holy Grail War.
"After the Holy Grail War is over, you will ....."
"We are Guardians, and we don't have to worry about the Holy Grail War ending and we will disappear. β
Not angry because of his attitude, Wang Yue just replied lightly.
Then she said to Rin Tosaka, who knew that her sister was still alive and was suffering somewhere, and wanted to persuade them to save Sakura first, "If Uncle Xuan is resurrected, he can also increase his extraordinary combat power." β
"Really?"
"Hmm. β
"What experiment are you talking about?"
"I don't know, I can always hear the old man say that the gods will break the seal, and he will be the closest being to him among the humble disciples who greet him. β
In the face of Misaka's question, Shinji just shook his head and said. In the end, it turns into disdainful ridicule. In his eyes, the gods or something were just a joke.
"Will the gods break the seal?" Hearing his answer, Misaka's brow furrowed, and the words of the fantasy came to his mind, "So did he say anything about what will happen to the gods when they break the seal?"
"It seems like you said you'd save all the worlds... bar. Trying to recall, Shinji replied with little certainty.
"Save all the worlds?
"Hmm. β
Misaka understands that the other party is a member of the Death Cult, and he also understands that this world is not as simple as he thinks, I am afraid that even if they don't plan to stay, the world will force them to stay and solve the instability of the Death Cult.
"When the Holy Grail War is over, we'll save Sakura. β
Shinji looked at her non-negotiable expression, and finally sighed helplessly, "Okay, I'm here for your good news." β
After that, go straight into the room.
The three of them came to Illya's side and brought her back to reality, who was still bathed in the moonlight.
"Let's start fighting. β