——1 year ago——

This boy was a fanatic - at least in the eyes of others. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

After coming to Western Europe from the Far East four years earlier, he skipped two years from St. Inachus' Theological Seminary in Manresha and graduated as a principal student.

His teachers and classmates were full of praise for him, and no one could find fault in this serious and humble teenager, whom Father Simon regarded as a true "believer...... This is not for the sake of his adoptive father, who died four years ago, but in fact, he has achieved anything less than his adoptive father, and if it were not for Father Simon's knowledge of the boy's past, he would even suspect that the boy is his best friend.

The boy's name is Shirou Yanfeng, and he is an Oriental and a "Fake,...... That's what he calls himself.

From "that day" onwards, he simply aspired to be like an adoptive father, to follow the glory of the Lord and to help others—an ideal that every child has in childhood, and then gradually give up on other interests as he grows up.

But he's different, maybe there's something wrong with his brain, or maybe he's really the destined "Sage". He had achieved the present honor with extraordinary efforts that others could not comprehend—but strangely enough, in the process, he did not feel God's favor or happiness.

But by the time Shirou found out, he had become an honorable student, a genius, and a good senior...... It was incomprehensible to him, and it left him in a state of confusion.

However, he did not doubt God, he just blamed it on his lack of faith and that's it. Because his adoptive father, Yan Feng Qili, had taught him, and his father said that he did find meaning and happiness in the pursuit of the Lord's path.

Shameful of his immaturity, Shirou once again threw himself into the maelstrom of faith, but on the occasion of his graduation as a faithful servant of the Lord today, a "stigma" appeared on his right hand.

Although the way stigmata appears varies from person to person, and most of them have circular wounds on the left and right palms and ankles with unequal amounts of bleeding, Shirou's is very different, except for the appearance of a mole-like pattern on the back of his right hand.

Perhaps, this is the answer the Lord gave me? - For the first time, Shirou's heart felt a sense of "anticipation".

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A church somewhere in Barcelona, Spain

On the evening of the graduation ceremony, Shiro was summoned by Father Simon in the name of future induction.

It looks like an ordinary church, but it's a tourist attraction in a tourist destination like Barcelona, and of course, there are no tourists at this time.

In addition, it is known only between magicians and some special clergy that it is also a stronghold of the "Templar Church".

The Templar Church is a large armed organization established for the purpose of hunting heretics, magicians who abuse magic, and inhuman monsters.

…… Shirou knew about the existence of the Templar Church because his adoptive father, Yan Feng Qili, and his adoptive father's father, Yan Feng Lizheng, were both substitutes for the Templar Church.

There were only two people present: Father Simon and Shirou. Even though he was a priest, Father Simon's muscular frame looked more like a martial artist - in fact, Shirou had honed his martial arts with his father for years over the years, and had devoted himself wholeheartedly to his devotion to the Lord. Therefore, even the people, who were a little afraid of his appearance when they first met, gave him complete trust in him after a while.

After appreciating Shirou's achievements, he began to explain the origin of the "stigma" on the back of Shirou's hand.

"More than 200 years ago, Einzbelen, Makili (Ainu for "knife"), Tosaka. Known as the founding three families, they aspire to recreate the "Holy Grail" mentioned in countless legends. In order to summon the Holy Grail, which can grant all wishes, the magicians of the three families exchange their secret skills with each other, and finally make this Holy Grail, which can be called the "Cauldron of Almighty", manifest.

…… However, this Holy Grail can only fulfill one's wishes. The moment this fact was revealed, the partnership immediately turned into a bloody battle.

This was the beginning of the "Holy Grail War". Every sixty years, the Holy Grail reappears in the Far East, Winterwood, which was once summoned. The Holy Grail will then select seven magicians who are eligible to own it, and give a portion of their vast magic to the seven people, so that they can summon the Heroic Spirits known as "Servants", and the summoned Heroic Spirits will be provided by the magicians, and together with the magicians, they will decide who is truly qualified to hold the Holy Grail through deathmatch. ”

Father Simon's voice was calm and calm, but with a hint of anticipation. But what surprised him even more was that although Shirou heard this kind of thing that was almost a barren night, he was hardly surprised, and just accepted it as a fact.

"But...... According to the report, we found that the leylines of Fuyuki in Japan also have similar signs of magic gathering as nine years ago, although it is a bit surprising, within a year, the competition for the Holy Grail will probably start again, and the 'Spell' that appears in your hand is the proof that you have been chosen by the Holy Grail, which means that you can command the 'Servant' and obtain the qualification for the Holy Grail competition. ”

"Held in Fuyuki City?"

Shirou was a little surprised, the name Fuyuki was familiar to him, he had lived there for ten years, and had lost his parents in the Fuyuki fire nine years ago, and was adopted by his current father, Kiri Yanfeng, until his death four years ago.

Fuyuki City is not a large commercial city in Japan, but it still has a population of tens of thousands, and all magicians share the common idea that they must hide their existence as magicians.

- Of course, the duel must be held in secret, this is an unwritten rule. In order to ensure the thorough implementation of the regulations, there are special personnel responsible for supervision. Because it was a battle between magicians, the people in the Magic Association were somewhat trapped by sectarian opinions and could not achieve fair judgments, so from the beginning of the Third War, it was decided that our Templar Church would send someone to supervise it, in order to control the damage caused by the Holy Grail War to the greatest extent, to cover up the existence of the war, and at the same time to urge the magicians to follow the principle of fighting in secret. ”

In order to dispel Shirou's doubts, Father Simon nodded and explained.

"During the Third and Fourth Holy Grail Wars, the Overseer was none other than your grandfather, Yan Fenglizheng...... Unfortunately, he was killed by those abominable magicians during the Fourth Holy Grail War, and we had decided to have your father serve as the Overseer of the Holy Grail War a year later, but unfortunately he died of illness four years ago. ”

As he spoke, Father Simon became a little sad, but he immediately took a deep breath, shook his head and regained his composure, stating the arrangements of the Templar Church.

"The Holy Grail is a powerful man, and if it falls into the hands of those who do evil, it may bring untold calamity. Therefore, we have decided to transfer you to the 'Eighth Secret Society', where you will practice for one year, and one year later you will be the Overseer of the Fifth Holy Grail War, at the time of the Fifth Holy Grail War...... Wait for an opportunity to capture the Holy Grail. ”

As he spoke, Father Simon pulled out a document signed by the Templar Church and approved by the Magic Society. The spell had been cast in the afternoon, and it had only been a few hours since it had been arranged and approved in detail, and the speed was surprisingly fast - or had something like this happened before?

“……”

Shirou has a rough idea of his role, but he has a lot of questions in his mind, such as what happened during the Fourth Holy Grail War? Why would the Holy Grail, thousands of miles away, bestow a spell on him who had been in Western Europe for four years? Why did the Holy Grail, who has always chosen orthodox magicians, favor him as a half-magician?

"Okay, any other questions?"

Shirou stared at the lines on his hand that seemed to be full of demonic power, was silent for a while, and finally decided to keep the question in his heart and decided to find the answer in this Holy Grail War himself. He took this spell as a gift from the Lord to relieve him of years of confusion, and he had to unravel the gift himself in order to get the answer he wanted.

Therefore, Shirou decided to prioritize how to win, and if this battle for the Holy Grail was a trial given to him by the Lord, then he would have to pass it before he could get what he wanted.

“…… There are two points, you said, after the Heroic Spirit is summoned, the magicians themselves will provide the magic power, and in this regard, I am afraid that I am overwhelmingly deficient compared to the rest of the magicians, especially the Imperial Three Family. Also, if the Overseer himself is supposed to be a neutral candidate, right? If he was a war-torn himself, wouldn't this cause opposition from the Magic Association? ”

Although the document just now did have the consent of the Magic Association, Shirou also found that there was no news on it that he had obtained the spell, and the matter of his "stigma" was also ordered to be tightly sealed. It is known that the Templar Church must have concealed from the Magic Society the fact that it had become a combatant.

At this point, Father Simon smiled, and in his opinion, Shirou was indeed full of enthusiasm for the Holy Grail, which is why he asked these questions.

"It's really a blind spot in the rules, and that's what we used to win. We've decided to have someone else take your place to provide magic and participate in the Holy Grail War as a combatant. ”

In other words, the neutrality of the Templar Church has become an empty phrase, and this time the Church is involved in the Holy Grail War for its own sake.

"Karen, come in."

Father Simon used an official tone to let the other side come out.

It was a young nun, who looked younger than Shirou, and under the generous nun, she looked a little petite, her face was pale and sickly, and her body exuded a strong smell of water.

…… Shirou's gaze was completely taken away from her, and his breathing increased slightly.

It's beautiful – it's better to use the word "showy". She has long hair as white as snow, and she has a beautiful face...... But the most important thing is that she exudes this "gorgeous" feeling that is completely beyond her age, and she also has a childish face, although she does not show any expression, but with a touch of charm.

The mere appearance of this young girl dressed in a nun dress representing the sacredness is extremely abnormal, producing a sense of contrast, in rough terms, the so-called SE-emotional feeling. It's like a chang-prostitute in a quiet and holy church, it's an unusual blasphemy.

But if Shirou were to describe it, he would use another word to describe this girl-

Saint.

PS: Shirou launches the Ke Father attribute! It's a pity that I decided to let Mapo out early, but ...... His spirit is immortal! Because Shirou has indeed passed on his spirit, although Shirou is still in a period of confusion. But he is like a sporadic spark that will surely ignite the fire of the Fifth Holy Grail War.