Einzberen Castle on the outskirts of Winterwood

"So, it's not your fault?"

Listening to the old and obsessive voice of the mirror image, Darius, who has always been arrogant, can only bow his head and apologize. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"No, it's all my fault."

It came from an ancient city closed by ice, and the old patriarch Yubstakuhayid. Feng. Einzbelen's correspondence.

The wrinkles on the other end of the magic manifestation were stacked on top of each other, and the long white hair was scattered down, and it was conservatively estimated that he was probably over eighty years old, but a shrewd gaze shot from the depths of his sunken eye sockets. Darius felt that this was a collection of pure obsessions that almost rivaled the history of this castle that was almost as old as the extreme, and could no longer resemble a magician's creature.

Since the beginning of the Second Holy Grail War, Old Man Ahad has suffered more than one defeat. For this reason, it was he who made the decision ten years ago to welcome Emiya Kiritsugu, who was then notorious for the title of "magician assassin", into the Einzberen family.

Bringing in other blood from the outside - this is not a completely wrong decision, at the time of the Fourth Holy Grail War, Einzberen was extremely close to the long-awaited Holy Grail of Heaven.

The shrewd old man thought about it and thought that there was only one reason for his last failure - Emiya Kiritsugu did have a passion and obsession with the pursuit of the Holy Grail, but when he found that the Holy Grail did not achieve his goal, he did not hesitate to abandon it.

In the Fifth Holy Grail War ten years apart, Old Man Ahad has repeatedly selected people who truly "cherish the Holy Grail" and will never "destroy the Holy Grail".

"You know what? Darius, a confident guy like you, I've seen one before...... I can allow you and such an 'outsider' to lead the Holy Grail War, and make Miyu a 'Holy Grail Vessel', not to see your gaffe performance, nor to see you take any other path, you just need to fight and win obediently. ”

The old man's face was as tight as ever, and he didn't show any joy or sorrow at all, but in his words, there was a cursed fanatical and passionate command.

“…… I understand, I don't need you to remind you. ”

Facing Ahad's gaze, Darius felt as unhappy as being blown around his neck.

"Patriarch, trust the enthusiasm of Lord Darius, whether for the honor of Einzberen, or for ...... For the sake of Miyu-sama, we will definitely do our best to win. ”

Speaking in a respectful tone—it was Angelica, who stood beside Darius. Her grim posture exuded a sense of oppression, like a killing machine that cut off all feelings. One can't help but think of a well-trained hunting dog.

After a short silence, the old man's words began to reveal a sneer.

"Puppet, give me a cautious word. Don't forget who your master really is, let Ziggy escape, try to catch the spare Holy Grail and fail, don't say such arrogant things again. ”

“……”

In the face of the creator's complaint, Angelica could only hang her shoulders weakly and say nothing. Darius's expression became slightly gloomy.

"But...... I'll give you one more chance. The other [Doll] has been made and will arrive tomorrow morning, so you can use her as much as you like in place of Ziggy, and with her, you must be able to win even if you have to face all the Heroic Spirits at the same time. ”

At this, the old man of Ahad paused, and the mocking voice poured out on Darius.

"I know what you're trying to do to catch Illya, the spare grail, but I advise you not to mess around, it just adds to your chances of failure. If I fail, I'm just giving up this chance, and I still have time and other ways to get the third dharma. Instead, you're going to lose your sister, right? ”

The old man let out a damp laugh, and seemed a little smug.

"You have to work hard so that your last loved ones won't become the Holy Grail Vessel?"

Darius raised his eyes, clouded by rage, and stared at Old Ahad.

"—Don't ramble on and on, old man! I don't need you to remind you, whether it's Ruler or any Heroic Spirit, I'll kill them all for you! Just bring the Holy Grail back, right? In that case, don't point fingers at me! ”

It's just that his anger doesn't seem to have any effect on the old man in front of him.

"Oh? That's a beautiful point, so keep the momentum and keep working hard for me. If you are not reconciled, then show me victory. ”

……

……

This space is a finished world.

In the center of the wide, spherical room with the night sky blackened, a wooden chair floats.

"Hmm......"

If this room is a miniature of the universe, then the man sitting on a chair in the center of the room is the center of the universe.

The appearance is about 50 to 60 years old, and although the deep wrinkles give a sense of his life experience, the man's eyes are still full of heroism, making him look ten years younger.

"That's not right...... Is this bias completely wrong......"

The man slid his finger through the air, causing the swirling images of celestial bodies reflected on the walls around him.

"Oh, this clip is pretty ...... No, it's terrible. It's going to wake up the damn big spider, and it's a hundred years too early to deal with it. ”

Then, the pages of the book floating in front of the man's eyes flipped up in accordance with his movements, recording all kinds of "information" in real time.

The thickness of the book, about the size of an ordinary encyclopedic dictionary, is obviously so large, but every time a man slides his finger, thousands or tens of thousands of pages will be produced and disappear.

The old man continued this work for a while, and then whispered boredly.

"Sure enough, no matter how it develops, it won't end well, but I have no reason to interfere. Well, there's really no way out nowhere. ”

The man said as if talking to himself—and then suddenly asked the figure behind him for advice.

"What do you think? No matter how you look at it, it seems that you can't fail. ”

"Uh~~~ Isn't this super boring? I won't fail or anything~~~ Why don't you take it personally? If you take the clock tower and shoot it, you should be able to smash people to pieces or something, right? Just like that vampire from before. ”

What exactly exists? When did you start entering here? It was empty a few minutes ago, but it was like it had been there since the beginning, and it was perfect for the atmosphere of the room.

It was the monster in the form of a girl in a white dress, Nyaratotip, who was walking around the dimly lit room, pursing her lips unhappily.

"Really? If you're glad I've broken in, I'm even more desperate to make a move. ”

The old man immediately understood the purpose of this monster and shrugged his shoulders in refusal. The more things that make her happy, the more she shouldn't do them.

Just like a child, he will naturally lose interest when he gets tired of playing, but if he breaks into a playmate or gives him a new toy, I am afraid that he will continue to play like he is out of control.

"Phew! Cheapskate. ”

With that, the girl began to roll her fingers—and then, in the next instant, the various images in the room began to rotate.

It's as if there was a certain existence, and history began to change with her wishes—

"Even if you're a fake, you can drive the planet like this."

"Because people have also learned a lot, the magic of this world."

While talking to the old man, the girl browsed all the new images once, and finally set her eyes on a newly opened picture-

She jerked her chin with her hands, her face flushed, and she cheered in a joyful tone.

"Huh!! This one! Isn't this awesome!? How can there be such a pleasant and uncertain thing! Fast! Hurry up! That's what people want! ”