Following the guidance given by the contract, Artoria easily found the location of Kiritsu. The man's back was gloomy, as if he had aged a lot.

"It seems that the winner has been decided here. ”

Artoria spotted Yan Feng Qili lying motionless on the ground at a glance, and she clearly saw the fatal part of the other party, the wound that pierced the heart. Obviously, it was a wound caused by the Origin Bullet of Emiya Kiritsugu.

“.........”

Kiritsugu ignored Artoria, it wasn't that he was deliberately snubbed, but that something caught his eye.

Artoria looked as far as Kiritsugu's could see, what was supposed to be a palatial music auditorium, but now it was no different from the rest of the world. The same ruins, but because of the auditorium, it is more empty.

But none of this was the main thing, there was something else that really made Emiya Kiritsugu lose his mind and caught Artoria's attention. It was the Holy Grail that floated in flames and shone with dazzling golden light.

Legend has it that it is a universal wishing machine that can bring miracles to life.

How ridiculous the rumors...

This is the feeling of Artoria after seeing the Holy Grail with her own eyes, because the black mud full of evil and sin of the world is flowing from it. An aversive aura, Artoria didn't know what it was, but it should never be associated with the Holy Grail. But the truth is desperate, the cup of omnipotence that everyone is looking for is such a thing.

What kind of irony is that......

"Saber, destroy it!"

Coming back to his senses, Kiritsugu Enomiya resolutely ordered Artoria, much to Artoria's surprise.

"I know that filthy black mud is too dangerous, but are you really sure?

"Besides, I'm afraid I won't be able to release the Noble Phantasm anymore, I'm sorry I've run out of mana. ”

Shrugging, Artoria expressed her powerlessness. She was right, despite possessing the most powerful magic in this Heroic Spirit, she still couldn't withstand Artoria's profligacy. It's not necessarily true that you can't liberate the Noble Phantasm, but that's what Artoria said.

"Order Saber to immediately restore the mana of his whole body!"

Emiya Kiritsugu raised his right hand, revealing the spell engraved on the back of his hand. This caught Artoria off guard, and since Kiritsugu had never used a spell, Artoria gradually forgot about the Heroic Spirit's controller. Artoria's abrupt use at this time left Artoria helpless, and she already felt her withered magic begin to grow like spring grass.

"Order Saber to use the Noble Phantasm and destroy the Holy Grail!"

From within the body arises a desire for absolute obedience, which comes from the binding force of the incantation. Despite her discomfort, Artoria still pressed it down, and with her top-level magic resistance and Avalon's absolute isolation, she could even ignore the shackles of the Spell.

"It is something that is desired without knowing the circumstances, but now it must be destroyed. And it's just a shell, there's no point in caring about that, Ellie has already become one with the Great Holy Grail. ”

This was deliberately said to Artoria, but it was also true. He thought that the reason why Artoria was reluctant to destroy the Holy Grail was because of Alice Phil, and he didn't know what kind of feelings Artoria had for Alice Phil, but he sensibly felt that this would loosen the other party.

Emiya Kiritsugu knew full well that Alice Phil would never return.

There is nothing that cannot be sacrificed anymore.

"We can't let this black mud leak out, innocent people have sacrificed too much, and we must stop it. Besides, I don't think you want to see the ruins of the new capital continue to expand. ”

Emiya Kiritsugu continued, and Artoria was helpless, in fact, she did not resist the destruction of the Holy Grail. Now that Emiya Kiritsugu said so, she really didn't want to see innocent casualties continue to expand.

On the way here, although the speed was very fast, even though the wind whistling by her ears was extremely noisy, Artoria could still distinguish the cries and cries of the survivors mixed in.

"Order the destruction of the Holy Grail, Saber!"

The last spell had also been used up, and Emiya Kiritsugu lowered his arm. Now he has done everything he can do, and the rest can only depend on Artoria's actions.

"That's something you can't let go. ”

Raising her head to look at Emiya Kiritsugu, Artoria smiled helplessly. "That's sensible, Kiritsugu, if you're really determined, then..."

Giving up the soul's suppression of the body, the power of the spell suddenly swarmed up, and the Wind King enchantment rolled up a violent storm, and the golden holy sword showed its true identity.

“excalibur！”

All things are destroyed, infinite light...

Emiya Kiritsugu was gone, and his contract with Artoria had ended from the moment the spell was gone. Artoria fulfilled all that she had promised when she was summoned, and she did take the Holy Grail, but in the end Kiritsugu gave up.

Now that there are no bonds, Artoria doesn't bother to care what Kiritsu does, and in terms of that man's temperament, Bacheng is saving the victims in the ruins again. But even his wife can't protect him, and he can't save his daughter, so what's the point of what he's doing?

Artoria sneered.

At the moment when the contract ended, she really had the intention of killing. Artoria's morality is extremely simple. Sustain the good and destroy the evil. However, good and evil in the world are not always so clear, and Emiya Kiritsugu is out of such an embarrassing intermediary. He is not someone Artoria wants to help, nor is he someone to eliminate. But for a moment, Artoria really wanted to kill him.

It's just an instantaneous killing intent, and Artoria didn't do that after all.

After that, Alice Phil still needs him to take care of him, but he can't let him die here in vain.

Although you can rely on Avalon's absolute isolation and not return to the Valhalla Throne for the time being, the magic power of maintaining Avalon is limited after all, and the most important thing now is to find a way to replenish the magic, and then finish the unfinished business, and finally return to your true body, relying on Avalon to resurrect yourself in the true sense of the word, and not be subject to the Immortal Throne.

It would have been nice to leave quietly, but for a moment, she was fascinated by the survivors that Kiritsugu had dug out of the rubble.

The red-haired boy, though she had only seen one of them, had a terrible memory for Artoria, and it was impossible for her to forget this strange child. I don't even know the name, but I have a bond for no reason, where does this come from, so it's really annoying to be overly sensitive to fate.

Gently stepping forward, Artoria lowered her head and quietly stared at the fainting boy.

"His family is gone. Emiya Kiritsugu hugged the child tightly and said with tears of joy.

"What are you going to do with him?"

Asked one last time to Kiritsugu Emiya, Artoria wanted to know if the righteous would be able to follow through on his beliefs.

"If he has no relatives alive, I will adopt him as an adopted son. ”

It's hard to say what the meaning is here, Emiya Kiritsugu also had the same experience, did he see his shadow in this boy again.

Someone will inherit our beliefs, Natalia...

"Well, that's too bad, this kid shouldn't be like you. Artoria said with a meaningless smile.

Then he watched Emiya Kiritsugu stumble and disappear into the distance with the unconscious child in his arms.