One what?

What did he just say?

Little Holy Grail?

But didn't the little chalice fall in the process of transferring? When did he ——?

No, it's not. That "ark" was prepared before the Holy Grail began. What's more, he just said that this is a "complete little chalice", which means that there are enough Servant souls inside!

What the hell is going on?

To answer these questions, we must start with the Subspecies Holy Grail War.

After the Third Holy Grail War, Fuyuki's Holy Grail War system became known to magicians around the world, and for more than sixty years, the Subspecies Holy Grail War was widely held around the world.

Although the all-important core Grand Grail is missing, the rituals of the Subspecies Holy Grail War are not complete, and the maximum number of servants summoned is only five horses. Even if the ritual is successfully completed, it will not be able to become a universal wishing machine, let alone open the door to the "root".

However, the number of five horsemen is exactly the condition for creating a small chalice, as long as the ritual built by the three families is not casually changed, the subspecies holy grail war will end with the achievement of the small chalice.

Shirou is part of the Eighth Esoteric Order and is responsible for overseeing the relic's recovery and recovery, including the growing subspecies of the Holy Grail War. The Middle East, where Shirou is active, is particularly frequent for various complex reasons, which also provides enough opportunities for Shirou to collect information about the Holy Grail War and witness the birth of the Little Holy Grail.

In a certain subspecies Holy Grail War, the five groups of participants fought the same fate, and of course this little Holy Grail was taken into the pocket by the Overseer Shirou, and preserved with the "Holy Ark" seal that had been prepared long ago, so that the magic and soul in it would not be lost, until today.

"Even though it's two different ceremonies, it's normal that they can't be used together. However, the production of this small chalice strictly follows the rules of Fuyuki, so it is almost indistinguishable from the original small chalice. Connecting the two through my Noble Phantasm would be a perfect replacement for the original Little Grail - ahahahaha, I really admire my brain for coming up with such a perfect idea. ”

"Don't laugh, it's ugly. ”

Semiramis poured cold water on the triumphant Master.

"You just said 'replace', then the souls of Spartacus and Vlad III contained in the original little chalice—"

"—Unfortunately, there is only one small chalice that goes with the Great Grail, and their souls can only stay in that little chalice forever until it naturally dissipates. ”

"In other words, there are only five Servant souls, and there is one one less than the almighty wishing machine—or, as I said, kill that useless writer as a sacrifice. ”

"Woo woo woo !!"

Feeling Semiramis's ill-intentioned eyes, Shakespeare, who was speechless, shook his head desperately.

"There's no need for that. Shirou waved his hand, "A servant, you can make it up anything." Joan of Arc can sense the changes in the Great Grail through the privilege of the ruler, and they will not let me 'destroy the world' alone, and they can kill anyone when the time comes. ”

"That's why you deliberately use the phrase 'destroy the world' and deliberately delay the time to let them go. ”

"Sort of. ”

"But let all the nine horses go, isn't there too much?"

"I'm afraid they won't dare to come. ”

"Not really. The so-called heroes, even if they are alone, even if they know that they will lose, will fight for their beliefs. ”

With his back to the pillar, Karna looked at Shirou with godlike eyes. The gesture full of heroic style even produced the illusion of being stripped naked by his gaze.

"You won't be unclear about this – so you're lying, at least not quite telling the truth. ”

"Master, what the hell is going on?" Semiramis's eyes immediately widened, "What the hell are you up to?"

Shirou desperately resisted the urge to bang his head against the wall: "I'm @###@¥." You humanoid lie detector must be so sharp, you can see through it even like this, and you can still play happily together. ”

"I'm sorry. Karna bowed his head and apologized, which was his only character flaw, because his eyesight was too tricky, and he often pierced the surface mercilessly, going straight to the essence, making people feel too cold, sharp, and difficult to get along with.

"Forget it, it's all said, you can continue. ”

Karna didn't shirk either, and continued: "You give me very conflicted feelings. There is a lot of preparation for the desire, almost everything is in control, but deliberately slackening at the critical moment, even delaying time, giving the enemy a chance - I really don't understand what you want? You don't want to stop yourself by the hand of the enemy, do you?

"Just take your time and guess. Shirou said no more, and said more and more wrong in front of Karna.

Karna didn't ask any more questions, leaving a sentence of "I'll leave first, something will call me", and the spirit disappeared.

“Master——！”

Semiramis wanted to ask again, but was interrupted by Shirou first.

"Now, Semiramis, is this Holy Grail battle still interesting?"

"Well, interesting, interesting. Semiramis was slightly stunned, and then a smile that had nothing to do with the demon Ye bloomed.

She understood what Shirou was trying to say. What she is pursuing is just fun, and her own lord and this Holy Grail battle have given her more pleasure than she can imagine, although her own lord makes her angry from time to time, and Achilles and Atalanta are also a bit of an eyesore, but this is also part of the fun, at least much more interesting than the unchanging court life, but-

"I still want to know what you really think. ”

"Well, all I can say now is that I don't plan to lose...... The rest is just a puzzle, and if you do solve it, I'll tell you everything, and that's a lot of fun, isn't it?"

Shirou said, turning his head to look at Shakespeare, who nodded vigorously. Unlike everyone else, he had doubts, but he never asked the person concerned, just silently watched, silently recorded, and silently enjoyed the whole process.

"Solving a puzzle is also a novel experience for me. ”

Since she ascended the throne as emperor and took control of the Assyrian Empire, only those who serve have figured out her, and she has never needed to figure out others, and it is not bad to try once in a while.

"Okay, I promise. ”

"That's it, I'll start the connection and replacement of the Little Chalice and the Great Grail right away, you draw magic from the Great Chalice to repair the courtyard, Caster, you go back to the study and write a book. Joan of Arc will organize a counter-offensive, and it will take about three to five days, and this is our last leisure. ”

"I see. Semiramis glanced at the mess and activated the spatial transfer. Although the Great Holy Grail is stored here, it is not the center of the Aerial Garden, the center of the Aerial Courtyard is always the King Chamber, and only there can she mobilize the power of the entire courtyard to the maximum.

Shakespeare hurried after the empress away, and the poison in his body had not yet been cured.

When everyone had left, Shirou let out a long breath and sat down on the stone steps before the Great Holy Grail without any image, muttering in a low voice:

"But it can be regarded as a temporary fool of them, and sure enough, these heroic spirits who stand at the top of human history do not have a fuel-efficient lamp, I wonder if this is the case on which side of the Black side is also like this—what do you say?"

Shirou turned his head suddenly, looking at the golden face in the center of the Great Holy Grail with a smirk.