Three months later, the clock tower.

"Carl Winster, the only survivor of the Winster family, begs the Magic Society to take him in. ”

The boy with blonde hair and blue eyes said calmly.

It was as if he had lost all expression, and only one expression remained.

This is a normal reaction for a person who has just lost a family, lost both parents, and is isolated.

Probably, all his feelings burned out with that fire.

"Promise. It was a terrible disaster. ”

Simply agreed. There is no need for the Magic Society to refuse such a thing.

Exiting the main building with a serious atmosphere, the fresh air in the courtyard made Carl relax a little, and under the human skin mask, his face seemed to be a lot more relaxed.

"Yo, Carl, it's finally out!"

As soon as he went out, a boy with black hair and yellow skin under the shade of a tree, who looked like an Oriental, approached him, with a kind smile on his face, and hooked his neck familiarly.

"Don't do that, it's hot. ”

"Oops, oops, here we go again, you tsundere! tsundere or something, only blonde hair and double ponytails are cute!

"Don't do that, Tsukahara. ”

The blonde and black-haired teenager's good relationship was reflected in the eyes of the other clock tower students, and it turned into a different scene.

"It's really a low taste, and it's actually hooking up with that kind of Oriental monkey. ”

"You can't say that, after all, the Winster family just encountered that kind of thing, and they must not refuse to come, right?"

"It's pitiful, the Winsters, who have been reduced to having that kind of friend. ”

"Who says it's not, although the Winster family is not close enough to other families, but at least they are nobles who abide by the rules, and I will tell you secretly, in fact, my father originally wanted me to marry the youngest daughter of the Winster family!"

"Wow, why don't you help?"

"Help what...... I don't know what will happen to the Winster family, and I don't know who they have offended...... Forget it......"

The whispers around him, the clear harshness, were still too noisy for Carl, who had been trained as an assassin for many years.

This is...... One of the deals made with the Magic Association.

He can have either Carl Winster's pseudonym or Carl Winster's physical appearance. The guild will also provide him with enough help to fight against the Makiri family.

However, in return for the association helping him hide his identity, he dedicated his life to the association and acted as the assassin of the association.

I'm afraid that the association had such a plan from the beginning.

As for the purpose of the association, Karl is not prepared to delve into it, that is their problem. You just need to complete your own tasks.

"Tsukahara, you don't have to come here with me. ”

Carl said this falsely.

Because, he knows very well that the man next to him can't leave him alone.

He has given him a new identity, and combined with his character, he will not let go of his isolated and helpless self.

This is...... The nature of the person. And magic, hints, nothing to do with anything.

He's such a good guy who is stupid.

This is the end of this story.

A pure bad guy who spoils a pure good guy and gets him into the world of magicians.

Then came the dreamlike two years.

The cheerful boy, as a friend of the expressionless boy, intrudes into his life more and more. became an indispensable part of his life, an expressionless teenager, but there was only hatred in his heart.

At least, he himself believes that there is only hatred in his heart.

The opportunity for change was an encounter with a certain lecturer one day.

"Ah, Karl-kun, have you heard of the Holy Grail War?"

This was inadvertently heard from this lecturer when I was talking to him.

"Nope. ”

He lied.

Of course, he knew that in order to really send Aya Maki to hell, he had already investigated everything related to the word Makiri. Of course, this also includes the Three Families and the Holy Grail War.

However, that was X's behavior, and unlike Carl, who was supposed to be a man who wanted to revive the family wholeheartedly, he didn't have time to understand that kind of gossip.

The lecturer frowned and shook his head, and suddenly coughed violently.

His body is not very good, and the erosion of magic power makes his body a little worse than the average person.

"That's really, the so-called Holy Grail War revolves around the almighty wishing machine [Holy Grail], and whoever gets the Holy Grail can use the Holy Grail to fulfill any wish, have you - have you heard?"

“……”

X carefully recalled the setting and continued to say with Carl's face.

"I know, however, the Holy Grail War should have stopped, the Great Holy Grail was disintegrated, and there was no Holy Grail War anymore. ”

Yes, that's what Carl had in mind. In order to revive the family, all methods have been studied, and because the Holy Grail War has stopped, there is understanding, but there is no in-depth understanding.

X recalls his own setting.

"But...... If the Holy Grail War starts again...... Are you willing to give your life for it?"

Speaking of this, Carl couldn't help but look at his lecturer carefully.

He is a middle-aged man who is over half a hundred years old, and he is not a very famous kind of person in the Magic Association, and he has no characteristics. When people noticed him, it was basically because he happened to have an itchy throat and had a dry cough for a long time.

Moreover, he is also a very compassionate person. In the clock tower, in addition to Tsukahara Mingshi, he is the first person to take the initiative to express his sadness about Carl's life experience, and he uses exaggerated emotions like a drama actor to comfort Carl not to be too obsessed with sadness, and the great disaster will only make humanity stronger and more united.

You should be a good teacher, right?

But...... Why did he suddenly mention the Holy Grail War?

"Why...... He's going to suddenly mention the Holy Grail War?!"

Carl woke up from his dream, it was already dark, and looking at the time, he had slept for more than 10 hours since he killed Aya Kiriri last night, which was too abnormal for the assassin's regular and standard routine.

However, this is very much in line with Carl's mood.

In order to take revenge on Kiriri, he spent too much time, and finally, he got his wish last night.

Looks like I had a long dream last night.

However, also thanks to this dream, he noticed someone he hadn't noticed before.

After Carl obtained the spell, he immediately began to study how to win the Holy Grail War, because in the assassination education he had received, there was a mention of Emiya Kiritsugu's behavior in the Holy Grail War, as well as the knowledge of the Imperial Three Family, and he quickly deduced that the Makiri family would definitely participate in the war, and it was probably the Makiri Dirty Inkstone who took the initiative.

He promised the Magic Association that he would get the Holy Grail and not let it be used indiscriminately, and for this, the Association supported him with an Origin Bomb.

That is, the proof of becoming the heir of Emiya Kiritsugu.

That is, the treasure of the end of the Tong dirty inkstone.

Now that I think about it......

Why was that lecturer able to predict the Holy Grail War so early?

Carl suddenly felt as if he had captured quite a lot of information......

But......

That's the new mission.

That's me, a new life.

Because he was too empty, he made [revenge] his goal and supported his actions.

However, now that the revenge has been avenged, he buried Kiriya with his own hands, and the big stone in his heart finally relaxed.

That cute girl.

That lively girl.

That girl who loves to laugh.

That one...... The girl who was once faintly loved by herself......

Already, never to come back.

"Farewell, Ayaki Makiri. ”

He said this to himself, saying goodbye to his past.

"The days with you have been fulfilling. Yes, it's enjoyable, who knows. ”

Messy eulogy.

"But more on that, we'll talk about it when we meet. Now I have one last thing to do. Give me a little more time. ”

He silently checked his body: it was intact.

Except for the loss of an arm, everything was intact.

He is the assassin who has gone through countless tests and survived to the end.

Yourself, you will never lose to anyone, bloody hunters, predators.

You will be the one who wins in the end.

Grail.

X craves the Holy Grail.

Yes, X is not Carl Winster, and he wants to revive the Winster family, which is not his purpose, and since it is not the goal, it is a false proposition to obtain the spell because he wants to revive the family. There is no such thing.

Then, if he can be chosen by the Holy Grail, it is a sign that he has a reason to desire the Holy Grail.

"Before we meet, Aya Makiri, please wait a little longer. ”

He slowly reloaded his pistol, faced the morning sun, and walked to the window, outside, the strange scenery of the shallow stream, the street was clogged with water, and the chaos on the street continued.

The end of the Holy Grail War must be used to bring everything to an end.

[Volume 11 - The Past That I Never Forgot - END]