Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Little Grail
Well? That sounds like a poor woman, could it be that she was abandoned by her husband......
Medea was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said with a point.
She hadn't paid attention to the night of the Battle at Seaside Park, so she naturally knew about Alice Fair's existence.
Although that woman had been suspected before, it was very likely that she was not the true master of Saber, but just a bait thrown by the representative of the Einci Belen family, one of the three royal families.
And after Emiya Kiritsugu was exposed tonight, it confirmed this suspicion that everyone had, it seemed that Alice Phil's value had dropped sharply all of a sudden, and no one cared about this lady anymore.
However, for Medea, she felt that maybe this was really a breakthrough, especially for someone like Saber who obeyed the way of knighthood. At least it's more useful than the bondage of the contract and the power of the spell.
"Ahem, after all, her husband himself is now a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and it is difficult to protect himself...... You can't force too much of this. β
Xia Ran coughed lightly, thought about the scene where Emiya Kiritsugu was just embarrassed to be carried away in an ambulance, and decided not to slander the relationship between the two of them, and after a simple word, he turned around and walked towards Liudong Temple.
"I've done some arrangement, but to avoid accidents, I'd like to ask Caster to bring her back as soon as possible...... This one is a real guest, and he can't afford to slack off. β
"Oh? Real guests? Medea raised an eyebrow, as if in confirmation.
"That's right, real guests." Xia Ran nodded as a matter of course and gave a definite answer.
"That's a bit of a surprise...... Could it be that Master, what do you think of her? Do you need my help? β
Medea asked meaningfully, turning her head to look at the young man's back.
"After all, if that's the case, it may be a little troublesome, although that lady seems to be a very naΓ―ve person, but it doesn't mean that she is easy to deceive, such people tend to be more determined......"
"No, what are you thinking, Caster?" Xia Ran stumbled suddenly, he stopped, glanced back, and said helplessly, "Do I look like such a bad person?" β
"Bad taste? What does this have to do with bad taste, I think it's normal, there's nothing strange about it......" Medea seemed to be more surprised than he was, and it seemed to her that it was just a normal inference, "Wait, isn't that lady beautiful in your aesthetic?" β
"It's beautiful." Xia Ran thought for a moment, and then replied very honestly.
"What do you think of her character?"
"Very good." There is no need to hesitate at all about this question, if Alice Phil's character is not good, there will be no good women in this world.
"And what do you think of her charm?" Medea became more and more confused, staring into her master's eyes, confirming that the other party did not seem to be lying at all, but did not have any other thoughts because of this.
"Of course, the charm is very nice!" Xia Ran nodded again and again, and gave a thumbs up directly.
"Well, it seems like you're telling the truth...... Then why don't you have an idea, Master......" Medea not only did not relieve her confusion, but became even more strange, if she wanted to deny her own question, it should not be such an answer.
"Of course I'm telling the truth, and it's not something to be said about it, but just because I admire that lady doesn't mean I have to do something...... After all, the kind of logic behind is really problematic, right? β
After Xia Ran looked at her quietly for a while, she probably had a deeper understanding of the conceptual gap of the times, and finally sighed and explained.
"And don't underestimate the true value of this lady, know that her full name is Alice Phil von Einzberen...... Emiya Kiritsugu represented the Einzberen family, and this lady is his wife, what kind of interests do you think this is? β
"Einzberen......"
The great magician of the god generation frowned slightly, thought about it quickly, sorted out the relationship, and combined with the information that Xia Ran gave her before, he keenly captured the key place.
"She loves the artificial humans of the Inzberen family? Wait, isn't it just the little chalice for this great ceremony? β
"Exactly." Xia Ran said concisely, confirming Medea's guess.
"That's really interesting, so Master, you had such an idea...... But it's really worth researching, maybe we can start with the secrets of the Little Grail first, and then map the relationship to determine some of the things of the Great Grail......"
Medea fully understood it at this time, and immediately became interested, in her opinion, the secret of Alice Phil was more valuable than the time magic of Emiya Kiritsugu.
"It's up to you, but ...... Well, it's better not to hurt her. Xia Ran hesitated for a moment and added.
"I know this, if she's a little grail, it's not a good thing to be ruined now......" Medea nodded, not showing any confusion about the matter.
Xia Ran smiled and didn't explain his proposal, in fact, it was not from such a utilitarian perspective.
He still had some sympathy for Alice Fell, a woman who was an artificial person of the Einzbehren family, the wife of Emiya Kiritsugu, the mother of Elijasfil von Einzbehren, and Saber's acting master......
However, these identities can be said to be completely insignificant compared to the essence of her existence, which is to play the role of the Little Holy Grail in the Fourth Holy Grail War.
It can be said that as an artificial person, she has already been determined in the design stage, or the sad ending-
He is responsible for retrieving and detaining the souls of servants who have been defeated or who have lost their masters and are unable to maintain their existence until the end of the Holy Grail War.
When she serves as the "Vessel of the Grail" and collects enough Servant Souls, she will complete the most important task in the final stage of the ritual performed by the Great Grail. She will disintegrate, losing her short life in exchange for the true coming of the Holy Grail.
An artificial human that has been created, which is positioned by tools, has only lived for nine years on the same level as a human being......
It's good if it's really a pure tool, but she has a relationship because of her husband and daughter.
This is a very cruel thing, and what is even more cruel is that because of objective reasons, this Holy Grail War will inevitably fail, and her husband and daughter will inevitably not end well. The Einzi Belen family are not good men and women, they are the most orthodox magicians, that is, interests come first.
Don't talk about it, he is stained with other people's blood, and he is not strong enough to overwhelm everything, of course, there will be a day of repayment, even if he dies in this Holy Grail War, it is a matter of course.
And their daughter Illya will also be implicated and pay the price-
In the original fate, it was Ainci Belen's inability to tolerate defeat, and the betrayal of Emiya Kiritsugu, who did not let their father and daughter see each other again until Emiya Kiritsugu died in the forest.
And on the eve of the Fifth Holy Grail War, the Einciberen family decisively prepared for waste use, and after the death of their mother Alice Phil as a little Holy Grail, they reactivated their daughter Illya as a Little Holy Grail and threw themselves into the ritual of the Holy Grail War.
After all, all the androids of this demon family were basically created based on this design concept.
They abandoned her in the Winter Forest, in the hungry beasts, even sent her to the spirit-possessed corpses, and threw her into the dump they used to pile up their failed works...... In the face of countless tortures that can no longer be called training, the tools that survive are valuable.
Although the cultivation of the Demon Path in this world, like the mystical system of other worlds, ultimately pursues inhuman values.
But to the extent that the three royal families are so frustrated, Xia Ran does feel that it is a bit excessive, he does not have the will to accumulate and inherit from generation to generation, and he can't understand the obsession of those magicians...... I don't want to understand either.
"Okay, if there's no problem, let's go and go back quickly......" Xia Ran stretched and yawned.
"Well, there's one more thing, Master......" Medea stopped him, and asked an important question, "aren't you going to let me transfer Saber's contract to you?" β
"This one...... I don't think there's any difference, it's all the same, at most, my mana supply has an extra transit program, first to you, and then to hers. β
Xia Ran didn't seem to care too much about this form, in his opinion, there was not much difference between it, and he shook his head and said.
"This is not good, Master......" Medea insisted inexplicably on these things, probably thinking that this was already very good, and she did not want to leave any bad signs that might affect the master-slave relationship.
The relationship between the two parties needs the actions of both parties to maintain, she doesn't want to be betrayed again, and she doesn't want to betray others, since Xia Ran has shown such trust in her, then she must also show trust.
The Master didn't always look at her with a defensive attitude, so what about her leaving Saber on her own? Don't worry about the master, want to master a hole card?
There is no such reason, so Medea also insisted, saying that she also began to trust Xia Ran in these small details, and did not have any dissent......
The process of transferring the contract is not complicated, and it seems that in the eyes of this great magician, tampering with the invisible magic contract is not much more difficult or troublesome than scribbling and modifying some text content on paper.
After a few words, she turned around and walked down the mountain path, her purple robe fluttering in the cold night breeze on the Enzo Mountain, and soon disappeared into the night.
"Good evening, Sasaki...... Are you still ready to keep the goal tonight? It's so cold......"
Xia Ran greeted the ancient swordsman in front of the mountain gate.
"Good evening, Master. After all, the duty of the next is to guard the door, and besides, this mountain gate is a thing to rely on in the next present world, and it can't be protected by the she-fox's technique alone, and it is already very risky just now......"
The swordsman nodded slightly, not seeing anything wrong with it.