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Elena is dead.

Carl judged.

Although she was still breathing, although her eyes were vague and she could still see the look, ...... She's dead.

The toxin, called Mana, had spread throughout her body, and blue-black veins spread all over Elena's pale skin, like melon lines, intricate, and irregular.

The veins used to transmit the magic twitched, and the overload of mana continued to pulsate under her skin.

As mentioned earlier, for magicians, the body is the container of magic, so most magicians will choose one or two self-defense techniques, or one or two physical exercises to strengthen their physical fitness. It's as if how much water a cup can hold depends on the cup itself, not the quality of the water.

On the other hand, if you forcibly inject a container with a stream of water that far exceeds its capacity, then the container will be squeezed by the magic and finally completely destroyed.

Elena is such a container.

She...... It's impossible to live anymore.

Fenrir, who had previously served to liberate the power of the gods, every inch of her skin, every bone, every tendon, and even every cell of her body was eroded by magic, and she was completely alienated into a channel specially created to supply magic power.

That's right, [specialized] a passage that supplies mana.

That is, blood cannot flow through blood vessels, which is fatal for humans. The principle is similar to snake venom, which causes the blood of the fluid to condense into a solid, thus blocking the body's functions.

The scariest thing is...... Because this is a problem caused by [Mana Rampage], it is impossible to heal with mana.

Carl, if he uses healing magic, will only exacerbate Elena's injuries.

Elena's hair is silvery-white, and such a smooth hair texture brings out the ugliness of the skin blood vessels. The breathing became more and more rapid, but it became more and more slight.

"You...... Any other wishes. ”

The current location of the two of them is a supermarket far away from the battlefield.

With Surut's exaggerated attack range, there is no place in the city that is safe. From this point of view, there is not much difference between fleeing or not escaping.

Moreover, Carl didn't know why he hadn't left now.

Perhaps, it's a little sympathy, right?

After all, Carl and Elena are both people who have no ego, and their lives are not their own, but a continuation of Emiya Kiritsugu. That is destined to be a tragedy. A person without ego can only be a puppet. It's just that Carl is more of a doll than Elena, that's all.

Probably, it's the one between the dolls, the pity of seeing the same kind.

Although the two have known each other for a short time, they have experienced a lot of things together, and it is likely that others will not encounter that level of adventure once in their lives.

And......

Carl silently felt the back of his hand underneath the armor, and the scorching marks on it made him aware that it was Elena's spell.

When a man is about to die, his words are good. Elena knew that she was going to die, but she didn't think about asking Lakar to go into the water together, but gave her the spell to herself with pity, and let herself live as the heir of Emiya Kiritsu.

She...... There really is no value of one's own life.

Thinking so, Elena suddenly opened her mouth.

The name that came out of the white chapped lips was naturally the most familiar name.

"Kiritsugu ......"

"I'm here. ”

He replied, leaning down and bringing his face close to Elena's palm, so that her fingers, which were clutching in mid-air, could touch him.

"Kiritsugu...... Stay alive. ”

She said so.

It seems to have an inexplicable connection with Emiya Kiritsugu.

In the Holy Grail War, the Einzberren family was tasked with providing the Holy Grail. In the first three times, the Holy Grail was prone to problems, either sabotage or functional damage, so the Einzberren family thought of an doctrine.

That is to make the Holy Grail in human form.

That is, Alice Phil in the Fourth Holy Grail War and Illyasfil in the Fifth Holy Grail War.

Since then, the androids of Einzberen have been endowed with the trait of being able to become a Holy Grail Vessel. In this regard, Elena is also completely consistent.

Carl will not know, will never know, after all, this is the biggest secret of the Einzberen family, Carl only knows that these two people have a great connection with the Holy Grail, but he does not know what the [Holy Grail] provided by Einzbelen is.

Since the Great Holy Grail was dismantled, the containers of the Holy Grail War have lost their meaning, so the Great Elder has not bothered to adjust them, and directly transformed them into Emiya Kiritsugu to vent his anger.

That's what Elena saw, where the discarded parts came from.

And there is a faint connection between the fragments of the Holy Grail. It's like twins will have a slight telepathy, and by chance, they will understand what is going on in each other's minds in a moment, and even be clear enough to guess each other's secrets.

Alice Phil, who once became the vessel of the Great Grail. Although her consciousness dissipated, it was transmitted to her sister as a hazy thought.

Of course, this mind is very weak.

Therefore, only when Elena's ontological will is weak enough to be inferior to this thought...... will be revealed.

For Alice Phil, the name Kiritsugu Emiya has a completely different meaning.

That is, her beloved husband, that is, the saint who wants to save the world. That's a child, who is stronger than anyone else and at the same time more vulnerable than anyone else.

She...... Trying to save him.

And yet she failed.

The Fourth Holy Grail War left nothing but regret.

But...... So what does it matter?

Elena...... Or rather, Elena, who inherited Alice Phil's memories, gently and forcefully, stroked Carl's smooth chin.

Where, there should be hard stubble, but the smooth feeling is not bad.

"Kiritsugu...... Stay alive ......"

She repeated it again.

“…… I will. ”

Carl could only comfort her with such pale words.

No matter who you are, when you see a monster like Surut, you won't feel that you still have a way to live, right?

That guy, as a servant, is out of the ordinary, and can't be fought against.

Therefore, there is only one course of battle left.

Find the Master and cut off the source of Surut's magic.

But its master was very cunning, and summoned Surut not in the center of the battlefield, but far away, allowing Surut to come on foot.

To be honest, Karl could not understand what kind of strategy this was.

It's easy to understand that you're hiding in the distance, so you don't let the enemy find out.

But wouldn't it be more efficient to have Surut come over and materialize directly inside the Ice Castle?

This time, Lu Bu and himself were able to escape, largely because they were witnessed when Surut came over. The Heroic Spirit can sense the opponent's magical power, and the Master can clearly see the opponent's body data.

In this way, you will definitely choose to escape, right? Who wants to fight against a guy with EX-level versus EX-level magic power?

Could it be that his purpose was not to kill people, but to establish his prestige? It doesn't make sense, if so, there would be no need for him to continue the pursuit after killing the Lancer. Moreover, he can also choose to use the Noble Phantasm from a distance, depending on the attack range of the Noble Phantasm, I am afraid that no one in the Ice Castle will be able to escape.

Be...... Is it a coincidence?

Carl shook his head and attributed everything to coincidence, a mistake made by a novice, and a fatal one.

Behind all this, there must be a necessity, a necessity to compel him to do so.

It's just that Karl doesn't understand now, and he's not in the mood to understand.

Now, he just picked up Elena's head and quietly accompanied her through the last period of his life.

"Anything else, would you like to say?"

Carl didn't understand how he was going to comfort her, so he could only ask in plain language.

He lives in a world where there are no sentimental emotions. He has seen the death of countless comrades-in-arms, and he has also used his teammates as bait, and of course, he has also seen the wounded who wailed at that moment of death. But among everyone, there were no words of comfort, just a cold expression: You are still alive, you are about to die. Something like that.

Now, what do I need to make her finish the last journey of her life with peace of mind?

"I ...... See...... Ilya ......"

"Sorry, I don't know that person. ”

That's all Karl can say.

"Ah...... That's right...... After all...... Aren't you Kiritsuji......"

Her words made Carl feel distressed for a while.

is not only the pain of being denied, but also the pain of being seen through Elena's lies.

"Sorry......"

He could only apologize like this.

Elena, no voice.

Her wrist slipped off Carl's cheek and fell quietly on the floor, her fair skin, ugly black nets all over it, Carl sighed indifferently, hugged her body, and slowly left the convenience store.

The clerk was hinted at by him, and didn't even say a word of welcome to come next time.

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The place chosen by Carl was a river.

Artificial river.

As a city of leisure and entertainment, the city of Qianxi naturally has the best entertainment, and the scenery of nature and artificial rivers is indispensable.

Since ancient times, northerners have been yearning for the scenery of the warm water towns in the south, and the artificial river can not only regulate the air humidity to a certain extent, but also make visitors pleasing to the eye, why not?

Karl surveyed the structure of the man-made river, which is a segmented channel that uses an internal circulation system to allow the water to flow through veins.

Carl wasn't going to send her body back to Einzbelen, the family was crazy, and Elena didn't want her to return to the impersonal world of ice and snow.

The final burial place is the grave of Emiya Kiritsugu, but unfortunately, Karl does not know the location of his grave. Otherwise, he would have dug up Emiya Kiritsugu's grave and ground his bones into powder to make the Origin Bomb.

Then, only the most primitive method can be used.

Water burial.

Such a person should have a burial place that suits him.

If the ashes are raised in the sky, then you yearn for freedom. But Elena was not free. She, like herself, is the epitome of Emiya Kiritsugu. It's not appropriate.

The burial is too dull, and neither of them is the type to stay in the same place for long.

Then, let Flowing Water take away her corpse, and hope that she can see the world with Flowing Water.

Carl chose the end of the river, which, according to the blueprints, was connected to a river that Carl hoped would be able to connect to the ocean.

Slowly lowering Elena's body to the surface of the water, the beautiful figure slowly sank into the crystal clear water.

Karl snapped his fingers silently, and the magic rune engraved on Elena's back in advance activated, obviously in the water, Elena's body burst into a blazing red light, and the calm sleeping face disappeared in the water.

Her last remains will surely flow down the water into the ocean to see the world she has never seen. It's not too free, and it's not fixed in one place.

"I can only bless you, you don't have to be Emiya Kiritsuji in that world. ”

He said so.

"To become the heir of Emiya Kiritsu, it is enough to have me. ”

He stood up.

"I actually like you. Quiet character, brilliant mind, values similar to mine, and a pleasure to work with. If I have the opportunity, I want to continue to be teammates with you. Above. ”

As if the army was reporting, after he finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves, didn't even bring a disguise, stared at the black hair and yellow skin, and he quietly walked towards the battlefield that belonged to him.

The deceased is gone, and the rest is naturally the task of the living.

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The smell of disinfectant water is strong.

This smell is annoying.

This was Abner's first feeling.

Squinting, I vaguely saw an unfamiliar ceiling, and a lonely lamp hung on the pure white. The aesthetically devoid roof gave Abner a rough judgment in his heart.

(Is it an apartment building or a rented hotel?) ）

He still remembers very clearly the last thing of that night.

In order to supply Leonidas as much mana as possible, he cut everything off and used all his mana to connect the magic circuits, and now ...... He didn't feel that burden anymore.

Well, the conclusion is obvious.

Leonidas was defeated and himself was taken prisoner.

Gather as much information as you can before anyone finds out you're awake.

This is obviously not a hospital, because there is no connecting rod to the ground on the ceiling, and in the hospital, there is a curtain between the beds.

Feel your back, under the hot sting, you can barely feel some soft support. I guess I slept in some soft place.

For example, a feather bed?

This doesn't look like the treatment of a captive.

Abner sighed in his heart.

Having lost his servant, he had a sense of detachment.

That person, until the last moment of his life, was working hard and fighting...... Yourself, what reason is there to be lazy?

It's just the loss of servant, and the magic circuit that I'm proud of?

He searched his body carefully.

The conclusion is encouraging. Although the body has an overload reaction, mainly reflected in the scorched muscles, the scorched tendons, and the flames of Surut, there are extensive burns on the body, but the core magic circuit is still in proper operation.

Although it is empty and has no magic power now, as long as you give Abner three or five days of rest, you can completely restore yourself to the young generation of the clock tower.

Thinking of this, EBNER opened his eyes decisively.

The light, a little harsh.

I guess it's close to noon.

Everything in the room gives people a formulaic feeling, just like a hotel that can be found anywhere, without the slightest mood, it is all routine and the furniture necessary for rest.

But this simplicity made Abner very relaxed, who had already scoffed at the magicians' aristocratic possessions.

"You're awake. Take what you know and say it. ”

Sure enough, as Abner opened his eyes, someone in the room asked. He held two short knives, one black and one white, and the black one was pointed diagonally at him.

The man had gray hair, an old countenance, and eyes as sharp as an eagle, giving people a sense of incongruity, and at the same time, there was also a kind of awe-inspiring majesty, he must have been a man who had fought as a warrior all his life.

He was wearing a red suit, but it was already a little shabby, and the water stains were clearly visible on it, and the shallow stains made it difficult to look away.

If you guess so, he is probably the one who fished himself up.

"What do you want to know?"

Abner smiled, in his usual amiable manner, but his mind was already working.

Get as much information out of his mouth as possible.

EBNER was ready.

"First of all, who are you. Why participate in the Holy Grail War. ”

The old man's eyes flashed as if he was about to impale Abner.

"Abner. ”

"Abner?"

The old man wondered.

"Why, haven't you heard of it? I thought I was pretty famous. ”

EBNER took the opportunity to joke, while remembering in his heart that this man did not know the meaning of the name EBNER.

The Winifred family has produced the youngest leader, which is explosive news in the Magic Society, that is, this person does not know himself, which means that he is not from the Magic Association. Although Abner himself is a bit cheeky to say this, there is no one in the Magic Association who does not know him. You may not be familiar with it, but you will understand the meaning of the name Alberner Fergus-Winifred.

At the same time, he is not European, although many European magicians are idle clouds and wild cranes, and do not participate in the affairs of the Magic Association, but these families still have some friendship with the Winifred family. When he succeeded to the throne, he remembered very well that there were people from all over Europe who came to offer their blessings.

Then combined with his own superb fighting prowess...... It can only be understood that it is a combatant specialized by some family, or rather, a bodyguard.

Generally speaking, the larger the family, the more dirty certain means are involved, and in order to solve the trouble without knowing it, they need an insurance means, or [cleaner]. And this cleaner must have nothing to do with his family. This is also known as "temporary work". It's best to do it this way. In the event of an accident, you can also dissociate yourself from your family.

So the magic he used ...... It seems to be a modified magic based on projection magic. Projection is a widely known inefficient magic trick, and few families have studied this. Then it is easy to understand that once this person has a problem, no one can analyze which family he is a cleaner from the projection magic he uses.

It's just a simple question, but Alberner has led to so much information in one go.

Considering the previous joking tone, Abner continued to say in a joking tone: "Abner Fergus Winifred. That's my name. Participate in the Holy Grail War, of course, in order to obtain the Holy Grail and reach the roots. ”

There is no lying here, and if the other party uses the magic trick of snooping lies, it will not have any effect. Because Abner just wants to get to the root, find out the cause of the Holy Grail War, and help Rin Tosaka find his granddaughter, these are all reasons.

He just didn't tell the truth, not lying.

Use a joking tone to make the other person let down his guard, and then, let him look down on himself...... In this way, people will unconsciously expose more information in a state of laxity.

He could have died.

As long as he is dead, as far as he knows, there is no way to take knowledge out of the heads of dead people, but there is a way to drive the dead into corpses, but it is basically impossible to obtain knowledge. That way, he wouldn't have to worry about the old man getting the confidential information he knew.

But that's too simple. He promised Rin Tosaka to find her granddaughter back, and he also seriously wanted to explore the reason for the resumption of the Holy Grail War. Once he died, none of that could be talked about.

Leonidas' death shook Ebner's heart. That person died so great, so glorious.

As his friend, how could he use such a mutilated body to die on such an indishonorable occasion?

Abner is going to fight.

It was as if Leonidas had been pierced through the heart by Levatin and lost his life, but he still stubbornly crawled back from hell and gave him the final blow.

Albert will also follow his example and fight until the last moment.

“…… Are you, really EBNER?"

There was obviously two more doubts in the old man's tone, which made Alberner feel strange.

"yes. What is there to disguise this. ”

"What are you good at?"

"Water. ”

"The magical qualities of the Winifred family?"

"Precise operation. ”

“……”

The old man's face was visibly shaken.

Could it be......? Actually, [know] me?

It occurred to Abner that this possibility occurred to him.

It's not for nothing, this possibility, he came to find himself, but he didn't know himself......

No, no, no, is there really such an unreliable person?

Forget it, let's ask first.

"Sir, dare to ask your name?"

Abner tried to ask questions, both curious about what he meant by his name and tentatively to see if he was willing to accept his own inquiry.

The old man raised his head, and tears flashed faintly in the corners of his eyes. After a pause, he said word by word.

"I'm Shirou Tosaka. ”

[Volume 8 - The Roar of the Fire Demon God - END]