Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Imposter Saintess
My name is Elijah,
I'm going to give myself an Oscar.
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It was a great success to leave Kiritsugu speechless at the first meeting, but what to say next is the point, and the idea of this righteous partner is very stubborn.
Just tell him "I'm in the Grail and I know it's black" shouldn't work.
According to the character of this Heroic Spirit incarnation, coupled with Illya's age and appearance, she can only be said to be the Winter Saintess in her youth and prime, so there is no way to know that the current Holy Grail has been polluted by Xiao An.
And I'm not very good at lying, Kiritsugu has been a messenger of justice for so long, the level of polygraph skills should not be low, and if he sees it if he lies, it will be troublesome in the future.
[But you just lied and claimed to be the Saintess of Winter?] γ
'It's noisy! The original Winter Maiden sacrificed herself to the Root to make the Holy Grail, so I say I'm perfectly fine! β
Anyway, let's hear how Kiritsugu answers my accusations before reacting.
"Ellie isn't your replicant, Caster." Emiya Kiritsugu was only stunned for a moment, and quickly responded: "And you are not the original Winter Saintess, I think you know this very well." β
That's right, all Servants are strictly speaking, all of them are copies of the Heroic Spirit's body located on the Throne of the Immortal, and they are just high-level "demons" who have reappeared in the realm after adjusting their strength according to the rank they have obtained and the strength of the summoner.
For example, King Arthur, whose gender is different from what is known to most people, is said to have a powerful riding spear, well, the one that stabbed her son/daughter to death, which can be used when summoned in the Lance rank, and because she is not cursed by immortality, her figure will grow a lot.
"Of course I know," I continued to smile incomprehensibly, "but I was supposed to assimilate with my roots unconsciously, and I heard an interesting wish, she said, 'I want to save more people, even at the expense of myself.'" β
Kiritsugu's face didn't change, and it seemed that this kind of remark either failed to impress him or was expected.
"Being able to answer the call may be due to the fact that this wish is more in line with the creed of the Einzberen family, after all, it is a holy grail vessel for the realization of the third law," I continued, "But this time I was surprised to invite an outsider to be the master. β
Originally, in the previous Holy Grail Wars, it was originally the replicator of the Winter Saintess of Einzbelen's family to be the master, but the combat effectiveness and planning ability were too poor, and there was no hope of winning at all, so this time this magician killer known for his cunning was hired.
After Kiritsugu passed, he first had a little conflict of ideas with Alice Field, and then rescued her from the death trial of the android, and then they talked to each other and understood each other, and then they fell in love with each other, and finally got married and had a daughter, which is gratifying, although the next thing is that the wife and daughter are separated and the family is broken up in this war.
"Ellie, do you have a wish of your own?" Kiritsu's eyebrows moved, as if he had thought of something and his expression was a little gentle, and he asked.
"The wish that all the androids of the Einsbelen family will have is to bring down the Great Holy Grail and make the Third Law come true." I put on a proud face: "It's you, I'm amazed by this desire to save the world." β
"Stay out of the way?"
"Magician killer, huh?" I gestured to the gun in his hand: "If you judge that an action may cause a large number of casualties, stop and eliminate it, and most of this behavior is caused by magicians, so you finally got this title for killing 37 magicians." β
"33, and a lot of them just won't be able to use magic for life."
"Needless to say, crimes, but if there is a large-scale battle between ordinary people who cannot judge good and evil, you will choose to secretly assist them in winning the victory based on which side has fewer people who die after winning," I said, citing the reason why Kiritsugu always appears in war-torn areas. β
"Questions?"
"Your behavior is logically consistent, I'm afraid it's useless for outsiders to say anything," I shook my head, "but what I want to ask is, what will happen to you yourself if you win and make a wish to the Holy Grail to help the world?" Is it also relievable? β
"I see, this is what you asked for Lin." Kiritsugu, who was originally expressionless, nodded as if he was sure of something.
"Huh?" That's right, the incarnation named Hayashi Hao is under his control as the Master, and now he is temporarily allied due to a common desire, but if there is a fundamental disagreement, there will still be a war in the end.
"The object of relief can't include me," Kiritsugu shook his head slightly, "The premise of the final arrival of the Holy Grail is that Ellie disappears, and if she can't be by her side, I can't be saved anyway." β
γWow......γ
'Invisible dog food, the deadliest, I suddenly want to hit him very much'
[Mom and Dad show affection, just take it~]
'Very good, that changed to hit you'
[Don't...... Woo woo woo ......γ
"Since the wish is mentioned, what is your wish? Caster, it's not just hoping for the Holy Grail to come. Kiritsugu began to change the subject.
"Hmph, that's none of your business." Am I going to say it's a collection of doomsday elements? "The barrier I just set up can temporarily isolate the Assassins' perception of this place, but are you sure you want to talk to me here?"
"One last question," Kiritsugu looked around, quickly boarded the dinghy and started starting the engines, "Your master said you were busy and didn't answer the call without using the Command Charm?" β
"Ah, that's right, while my mana is enough to refuse a spell or two, but think that if you die it might be more troublesome, I'll stop working to save you." I got out of the engine position and walked to the bow of the boat.
"Work?" Kiritsugu started the small speedboat.
"It's just a matter of delaying the destruction of Fuyuki."
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"Fuyuki will ...... Destroy? β
I don't know if it was because the tone was too casual or the content was too terrifying, but Kiritsugu drove the block boat to the other side for a while before asking questions.
"What? Do you think that the Holy Grail War has been lost three times in a row and there are no sequelae at all? I reached out and pointed to the river below, "This is not sixty years, but two hundred and forty years of magic. β
"So?" Kiritsugu's tone was anxious.
Gee...... Could it be that he is planning to save it again?
"So if you don't let the Holy Grail appear within a certain amount of time, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, terrifying plagues, etc., will completely destroy Fuyuki," I deliberately said of the disaster he couldn't do, "The exact time, after my correction, is 176 hours and 4 minutes later." β
[Huh? How do you know, Alayah? The system imp suddenly popped up.
'Hey...... Don't let me get right, do you? I'm just reading the countdown. β
[Note: Failure to collect the Doom Elemental will cause it to explode, appearing in ways that include but are not limited to the preview, destroying the world.] γ
It's not very surprising.,Speaking of which, this countdown should be used for this.,The only difference from the original book is.,If I fail,,,There's no more talk in this world about the day after a week and half a year later.,It's directly DeadEnd.γ
[But Alayya, don't worry, even if it is destroyed, we will be fine, it's a big deal to go to the next world.] γ
'Your flag is flying...... Although we are not afraid of failure, it does not mean that we are willing to admit failure. β
Now that all the servants and masters have appeared, the relationship between each other has become clear, and it is not difficult to act according to the existing conditions to achieve the desired ending, just like playing an RPG according to the strategy!
"βseven days?" Shocked again, Kiritsugu quickly regained his ability to speak: "I believe you are using some means to spy on your Master, so what do you think about our proposal for an alliance?" β
"Hmph, although trying to speak ill of you to that girl made her have a bad attitude, but you can resist not killing her, then you can only cooperate." I glanced back at my righteous companion who was driving the speedboat, "If you killed her or snatched the Curse, there would be a 'big surprise' waiting for you." β
"I think you seem to have a prejudice against me?" Kiritsugu's tone seemed to be a little more relaxed, didn't he still think about what to do with Lin Hao?
"You're a magician killer and I'm a magician, what's the reason?" I talk nonsense casually.
"I see." He seems to have believed!
As he spoke, the dinghy crossed the Weiyuan River and docked at a small hidden pier.
"Even though the girl spent a spell to save you, she didn't say she was going to protect you all the time," I jumped out of the boat with the corner of my skirt and looked back at Kiritsugu after taking a few steps, "What are you going to do next?" β
"Let's go back to the safe house and SaberΒ· Alter converges, and the movement from the magic link shows that she is engaged in a battle, and I need to know the details of this battle. Kiritsugu parked the small speedboat and went ashore as well: "In addition, Maiya seems to have been captured by the Tosaka family, and we have to discuss a countermeasure." β
Speaking of Ryunosuke, that kid really dares, Kuyu Maiya can just face off with Father Mapo, and he actually went to sneak attack.
I've used to spoil something with Ryunosuke in a tone that makes people can't hear that this is actually a novel and anime.,Of course, tactically blocked Marshal C only to say that it was a crazy magician who wanted to snatch the Holy Grail from outside.,I don't know what conclusion he came to to do such a strange thing.γ
"Well, I'll escort you to Saber before I go back to see the Master, so you don't get hunted by the Assassin again." I dusted off the non-existent ash on my sleeve and let the Heroic Spirit become a spirit: "Besides, you'd better not take risks casually, otherwise you'll end up wasting that girl's spell." β
"Caster, you...... No, nothing. β
Although I don't know what you've made up in your brain? But you wouldn't think I'm your daughter!
Bah, I'm not his daughter!