Chapter 14: The Human Heart
From the day of the incense in the Jingnian Monastery, a few days have passed, at the beginning, Gao Shuyun went to visit his daughter every day, but soon, her body was a little unable to bear the fatigue of the journey, only let Shi Qingyi work for him every day, the temple for its own reputation, did not allow female guests to stay in the temple for no reason, only the eldest grandson Wurong, because of the illness had to stay in the temple, that is, Shi Qingyi and the empty acquaintance, must also leave before dark. In this way, every morning, Shi Qingyi would come to the door of the temple early, knock on the door of the temple, and then go to see the eldest grandson Wurong, talk to her, see the air for her to dredge the body with true qi, and stay for a long time every day before leaving, and during this time, Shi Qingyi will keep telling the eldest grandson Wurong those stories that she has never heard. And now, what Shi Qingyi is talking about is the prequel to the story of the night of fate that was told not long ago, that is, the war between the protagonist's fathers, and it has reached the end stage.
There is no doubt that Iwamine is the most formidable enemy that Emiya Kiritsugu has ever encountered, and in the previous battle, he has never encountered such a terrible opponent, yes, Iwamine is not a magician, but the same as Emiya's magician killers, magician hunters trained by the church, they are all the way, and therefore, the same frightens the other party, and as soon as the battle begins, the tide of battle is developing in the direction of Kiritsugu's disadvantage. The Origin Bullet, a one-time consumable that can destroy a qiē magic circuit, and is also Kiritsugu's biggest secret weapon, was instantly put into the launcher, and in front of Kiritsugu, it was rushing towards him, holding three pairs of thin blades of Iwachi, bang, the Origin Bullet was hit, blocked by the thin blade, and with a bang, the thin blade shattered, and the young Iwachi rushed forward, and the free right hand had already hit Kiritsugu's heart.
Is it over?! Seeing the fallen Emiya Kiritsugu, Iwamine was a little disappointed, in his imagination, this man should be very difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect that so soon, the winner had already been divided, Iwamine was very sure, Kiritsugu, who was crushed by himself, was dead. Thinking of this, he turned and left. The slight sound behind him aroused his alarm, and before he could turn around, he saw Kiritsugu, who was supposed to be dead, stand up again, and raised the launcher, shooting out the ordinary projectiles made in advance, and there was no time to dodge, Iwamine could only block with one right arm, and the magic talisman on the arm was activated, making the arm as hard as iron in an instant...... The shooting stopped, Yan Feng didn't care about his right arm, which was already full of holes, he just stared at the figure of the monster opposite, and he didn't die if he broke his heart, since this is the case, then next time he shot his head. The right hand can't be used, but only one left hand is enough.
Kiritsugu touched the position of the heart that should have been broken, sensing the beating of the heart, and his eyes became more and more fierce, Avalon, the strongest guardian treasure, King Arthur's legendary ideal hometown away from the world, no matter how severe the injury can be healed, it was originally placed in his wife's body to suppress the continuous deterioration of his wife's body, and now for the final battle, it has been taken out and put into Kiritsugu's body, and now his wife has been made into a container to welcome the arrival of the Holy Grail, so, for his wife, For the sake of their common ideals, the Holy Grail must be captured! Even if it costs with your life.
Avalon can heal a qiē injury, even if it is self-harming, in this case, the inherent time of the imperial system, Kiritsugu was ruthless, and increased his speed by three times in one breath, and launched an attack first, the faster he forcibly lifted, the greater the load on his body, and the speed of three times is no different from committing suicide immediately, but with Avalon, Kiritsugu has been able to grit his teeth and hold on for a while, his speed is so fast that Iwamine has almost no time to react, Iwamine is also ruthless, lifting his injured right arm, and forcibly connecting Kiritsugu's boxing, The injured right arm immediately twisted out of shape, Kiritsugu pulled out a dagger, slashed at Iwamine, and was blocked by Iwamine, Iwamine deserved to be an excellent substitute cultivated by the church (to the effect that he seems to be the acting executor of God) Only one left hand remained, and he defused Kiritsugu's all-out attack, and while Kiritsugu was busy attacking and his feet were unstable, a sliding step destroyed the balance of Kiritsugu's body. Inherently Imperial - Quadruple speed, Kiritsu gritted his teeth, increased his speed again, avoided Iwamine's left fist, his body exploded, and the dagger in his hand was also thrown, inserted into Iwazuki's right leg, the injury of self-harm has reached the extreme, and he must stop, but the other party will never give him such a chance, and Kiritsugu's chance of victory is only a trace left.
With the last shot, the origin bullet was reloaded, facing the body of the surrogate who was approaching quickly, the other party had a far advantage over him, always paying attention to the magic pattern on the back of his hand and the thin blade between his fingers, that was Kiritsugu's only chance. With a thud, Kiritsugu pulled the trigger......
In the room separated by the wall between the two of them, Kiritsugu's wife's body glowed dazzlingly, and in the light turned into a gorgeous cup, the light disappeared, but the cup was suspended in the air out of thin air, and the inside was quickly filled with a dark red liquid, and overflowed until it filled the entire room, and when Kiritsugu finally pulled the trigger, the wall was blown open, and the dark red liquid splashed out......
And then what? The eldest grandson Wurong anxiously asked, Shi Qingyi paused at this time, and as a result, the little girl who was fascinated by the hearing felt like a kitten scratching, and impatiently asked Shi Qingyi about the final result, Shi Qingyi took a sip of tea and moistened his throat, and looked at the anxious appearance of the eldest grandson Wurong for a while before asking, "Do you really want to know the ending?" "Uh-huh!" Rong'er nodded hurriedly, "Later, Che Si won, but it didn't fulfill his wish, why did he cause a fire later and save only one coyote?" "Because Shi Qingyi has already told "Night of Destiny", so when talking about the prequel, Rong'er has already understood the ending of this story, but she doesn't understand why a person who wants to save the world still brings a disaster in the end." Also, this time it's not black mud, it's dark red! Shi Qingyi smiled: "Because as time goes by, some things will change!" Okay Rong'er, since you want to listen to it, then I'll go on. Shi Qingyi said.
Kiritsugu saw a beach, and at this time, the Holy Grail came to him in the form of his wife, showing him the power of the miracle that the Holy Grail can show, it turns out that the Holy Grail can only achieve the possibility of fulfillment, but it needs a miracle beyond the ability of the wisher, and the Holy Grail is also powerless for the miracle that the wisher does not know how to achieve, and because it is polluted by the desires of the participants in the Holy Grail War, the essence of the Holy Grail is biased towards the evil side, so no matter what kind of wish is made to the Holy Grail, will turn into a huge disaster. Faced with such an ending, Chesi was disappointed and even a little desperate, losing his wife, confidant, teacher, father and even Yiqiē to the present, but was told that all Yiqiē was meaningless, and who could he tell about the pain in Emiya Kiritsugu's heart, and at this time, the Holy Grail gave him a new wish, and told him that this is what it can give to Kiritsugu as a holy grail, and it is also the wish that Kiritsugu wants to fulfill the most:
It was in the cold castle in the north, looking at the returning wife of Kiritsugu gently, and the daughter who was happily calling her father's name, Kiritsugu reached out to hug her lovely daughter, tears rained down, indeed, it was not the ideal of saving the world, his wish, just to live happily with them, that was enough. The voice of the Holy Grail rang in my ears: See, this is the most desired wish in your heart, as long as you make a wish, you can get it. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" The man choked up. Then, he reached out and broke his daughter's neck. "Kiritsugu, you're crazy!" Madame shouted with horror on her face, but her throat was immediately clenched and tightened..."Why, why do you refuse us, refuse the Holy Grail!" Madame had to speak with difficulty, and Kiritsugu's eyes never left the face of his beloved wife, for the sake of those who protect those innocent, this is Kiritsugu's answer. Madame's eyes were full of resentment, and her (and perhaps the Holy Grail) voice distorted, and she screamed sharply: "Emiya Kiritsugu, I curse you, curse you, curse you......" and then she died, and Emiya Kiritsugu woke up from her dream......
Then he killed the failed Iwamine, and used his remaining two magic talismans to order his contract spirit to blow up the Holy Grail, but he didn't expect the container to be destroyed, but the black mud inside flowed out, devouring countless lives, and causing a huge fire, everyone nearby died, and Emiya Kiritsugu searched for the fire like crazy, until finally, he met the seriously injured and dying coyote......
After the story was finished, the eldest grandson Wurong looked at Shi Qingyi speechlessly, she didn't expect that the ending of the story would be so miserable, she couldn't get anything, and finally killed her wife and children with her own hands, "Sister, what is he for?" Nothing was gained in the end, and the most important thing was lost? Shi Qingyi's voice came faintly: "Because character determines fate, from the time he began to decide to pursue this miracle, his end was doomed." Shaking his head, Shi Qingyi looked at Rong'er: "But this is not the point, there are many people with different personalities in this story, Rong'er, who do you think you are like among them." ”
Me? Eldest Sun Wurong thought for a long time and shook his head, "I don't know, but I hope to be able to be like Mrs. Emiya Kiritsugu, she is so perfect!" Shi Qingyi was noncommittal, because this is indeed the case. That lady is indeed qualified to make all women bow down. "Indeed, although that lady is an artificial person created by magic, she is perfect in character and appearance, but unfortunately her fate is a tragedy that has long been doomed, and so is her husband."
The eldest grandson Wurong's eyes looked at Shi Qingyi, and said hesitantly: "Sister! "Huh? Is there anything Rong'er wants to say? Seeing Rong'er's expression of wanting to speak and stopping, Shi Qingyi asked. The eldest grandson Wurong's voice hesitated, and then said what he had always wanted to say in his heart: "Sister, after listening to your story, I have a feeling that in fact, Emiya Kiritsugu is really like you. You should be all the way. Shi Qingyi looked at the latter with some surprise, but the latter looked away and didn't dare to look at her. What a smart girl, Shi Qingyi praised in her heart.
Making a relaxed tone, Shi Qingyi said to Rong'er: "It's nothing, but as far as this story is concerned, in fact, Yan Feng and Kiritsugu are also people all the way, they are all the same ruthless, aren't they?" "Then why did they end up choosing two completely different paths? Rong'er couldn't understand. After speaking, he looked at his sister in front of him hopefully. Shi Qingyi sighed: "Because from the beginning, their perception of the world was completely different. Shi Qingyi said: "One has never felt love at all, for the young agent, the task is just a task, and the world is meaningless to him, and the other is just the opposite, he has been given too heavy love from the beginning, therefore, Kiritsugu's killing is actually saving the whole world, you say that he is not tired." Rong'er seemed to understand a little, and she nodded slightly. I see, that's right!
Rong'er raised her head again, "Sister, I still want to ask a question, can you answer me?" This time, her little face was tense and very strict, which made Shi Qingyi a little surprised, "Of course, you can." After a pause, Shi Qingyi finished speaking. That is, if my sister is Kiritsugu, at that time, what was my sister's decision? Shi Qingyi was shocked, and when she saw Rong'er's face again, she found that Rong'er was also looking at herself with her bright eyes. Shi Qingyi was silent. What is his answer, Shi Qingyi understands in his heart.
After a long time, Shi Qingyi finally spoke, her voice was slow and low, "If it's me, then I will make the same decision as Kiritsugu, and I won't change!" Rong'er's eyes immediately swelled with deep disappointment, "Why?" Why ...... even my sister "Because that's what I was supposed to do!" Shi Qingyi said, "Including in the eyes of Madame, Wei Gong Kiritsu, in fact, is like this, it is strange not to make such a choice." "Do it as it was?" Rong'er muttered to herself, "No, no, they obviously love each other so much, why can't Kiritsui give up the world for the sake of his wife?" Rong'er's expression was as if she was about to cry, Shi Qingyi couldn't bear it when she saw it, but she still said all the words cruelly at once: "Because what Madame loves is such a cut heir, as an artificial life, what Madame envies the most is the kind of life that ordinary people live, if it were Madame, she would definitely make such a decision." So, it's not how Kiritsugu wants to do it, but Kiritsugus must do it. If Kiritsugu really traded the world for a life with his wife and daughter, not only Kiritsugu, but even his wife would fall into endless self-blame and could not be extricated. "Fate has always been cruel, Shi Qingyi knows that the reason why Rong'er is seriously ill is also because of the confusion about the great changes in life, and for a young girl who lost her father, no matter what, she must learn to be independent and strong.
Rong'er listened to all Shi Qingyi's words with an ugly face, although she was still uncomfortable, but at least her face was much better, because she loved her wife, did she want to kill her wife, although she didn't understand the complicated reasons very well, but at least she understood, if she didn't do it, neither Mrs. nor him would be happy. This is the end of their fate, which cannot be changed. Woo woo, the eldest grandson Wurong cried in a low voice, not only for the unfortunate couple, but also for his own experience, Shi Qingyi sighed and hugged her into his arms, "If you want to cry, cry will be better." Shi Qingyi comforted the unfortunate girl softly, and the girl finally couldn't hold back her feelings and cried. Shi Qingyi hugged the girl like this, quietly watching her cry. Until much later.
"Thank you, sister, I'm sorry to get your clothes wet," Rong'er's face was a little red, and Shi Qingyi shrugged her shoulders indifferently, "It's nothing?" She replied. Rong'er's voice was full of gratitude: "I know that my sister has always been for my good. Actually, I'm really happy to hear you tell these interesting stories. Rong'er said: "I have also figured it out a little these days, my sister's story is always telling me that the world is beautiful and the persistence of never giving up, so I am really grateful to my sister, thank you for enlightening me and letting me come out of the shadow of my father's death, now I am just a little orphan girl, unable to repay my sister's kindness......" "Don't say polite, we are sisters, why bother to see each other like this!" Shi Qingyi interrupted her words and said categorically. Hearing this, the eldest grandson Wurong's face was full of joy, "Are we sisters!" She happily hugged Shi Qingyi's body tightly, and shouted with joy, "Sister, sister!" Shi Qingyi didn't resist, let her hold her, speaking of which, although Shi Qingyi ignored this girl at the beginning, but after getting along these days, Shi Qingyi has completely regarded her as his sister, and now she is recognized as a sister, which is good. Shi Qingyi thought, gently stroking the girl's soft green silk.
On this day, Shi Qingyi has been accompanying the eldest grandson Wurong, until the sun is about to set before leaving, when going down, Shi Qingyi looked at the sunset, which was dyed into a red and glamorous world, because of the recognition of a sister and felt warm heart, a little bit cooled down, the troubled times are coming, and then what will happen to the three of the eldest grandson Wurong's mother and daughter, Shi Qingyi wants to take them back to Xishu to live in seclusion, but after thinking about it, it is not realistic after all, their origin determines that they cannot have the possibility of seclusion, even if they are down, their bloodline is also first-class and noble. This is something that Shi Qingyi can't deny no matter what. Let's go, when the time comes, do your best and try to save the three of you, Shi Qingyi secretly made up his mind. At the same time, she remembered the conversation she had with this sister after she recognized her as a sister.
"Sister still remember the wolf and spices, you haven't finished telling that story yet?" Rong'er said to Shi Qingyi that since the two recognized their sisters, Rong'er has obviously become much more affectionate to Shi Qingyi, and her tone of voice is not calm, but with a hint of coquettishness. "Does Rong'er want to hear the ending?" Shi Qingyi asked, "If you want to hear it, then I'll talk about it now." Rong'er shook her head, "No, I want my sister to forget about it, and it's better never to talk about it." "Well, why is that?" Shi Qingyi said strangely. "Because the journey never stops!" The little girl smiled slyly, "Because this is our story on the road, and the ending can only be told at the end of the first qiē, isn't it!" Shi Qingyi understood what she meant, and couldn't help but make a promise, "Don't worry, I will always accompany you all the way." "Well, this is our agreement" Rong'er looked at Shi Qingyi, then stretched out the little finger of her right hand and pulled the hook! Shi Qingyi smiled, and also stretched out the little finger of his right hand, so that the two fingers were hooked together, pulled the hook, hanged, and did not change for a hundred years.