“…… I've heard that. Seven Masters killing each other, ridiculous! When it came to this issue, Emiya Shirou showed his persistence as always, and he was very much against this kind of competition!

"That's right. But for us, it's not our own pleasure that we do this kind of thing that goes against the right path. It's all a ritual to select someone worthy of the Holy Grail. Because it's the Holy Grail, it takes a few tests to choose an owner. Yan Feng replied.

"Wait a minute. I've been talking about the Holy Grail since just now, what the hell is that. You wouldn't say it was really the Holy Grail, would you? Are you talking about the Holy Grail really the Holy Grail? "Emiya Shirou is very entangled, could this holy grail be the one used by the Son Jesus in history?

"Of course. The products that appear in this town are genuine. One proof of this is the miracle of the Servant. Yan Feng Qili's expression was still very happy, and he did not have the slightest awareness of being a priest, and he explained to Emiya Shirou: "Call out the heroic spirits of the past and enslave them." No, this miracle that is close to reviving the dead can be called magic! With the Holy Grail of this power, it can give the holder unlimited power. The authenticity of an item is worthless before this fact! ”

“…………………………”

That is, this guy wants to say, even if it is fake, as long as it has the power to surpass the real thing, it doesn't matter whether it is true or not? Emiya Shirou thought to himself.

Emiya Shirou sighed: "...... Good. Let's just assume that the Holy Grail exists. But why the Holy Grail War? If you have a Holy Grail, you don't have to kill each other. Since it's such a powerful thing, it would be nice for everyone to share a point, right? ”

"That's a good idea, but we don't have that freedom." Yan Feng Qili showed a sly smile: "There is only one person who can get the Holy Grail. That's not what we decide, it's the Grail itself. ”

"Whether it's the election of the seven Masters or the call of the seven Servants, it's all the work of the Holy Grail itself. It's called a ritual. The Holy Grail chooses those who are worthy of holding it, and allows them to compete to choose the holder who has only one. This is the Holy Grail War, a séance ritual in which the chosen ones of the Holy Grail kill each other in order to get the Holy Grail! The priest said lightly.

After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, Emiya Shirou looked down at the spell on the back of his hand and said, "...... Can't agree to that. Even if I only had to choose one person, I would still be unhappy that I could only kill the other masters! ”

“？ Wait a minute. You can only kill other masters.,This is a misunderstanding.,Oh Weigong-san.。 It doesn't have to be to kill the Master, either. "Yan Feng Qili discovered a blind spot in Emiya Shirou.

"Huh? But don't you want to kill each other? That's what you said. Emiya Shirou suddenly realized that he had made a mistake.

"It's killing each other......" Yan Feng nodded with a smile.

"Qili, shut up." Rin Tosaka couldn't help but exclaim, "I said, the holy grail circulating in this town is a spirit body. Therefore, it is not possessed in the form of an object, but can only be called out by a special ritual - that is, a séance. We magicians can call it out, but since it's a spirit, we can't touch it. You know what that means? ”

Emiya Shirou nodded hurriedly: "I understand." Spirits can only be touched by spirits. - Ahh......h ”

Emiya Shirou suddenly realized.

"That's it. Frankly, the Holy Grail War is all about destroying the Servant other than your own Servant. So there's no rule that you have to kill the Master. Rin Tosaka also breathed a sigh of relief, and finally explained it clearly to this stupid person.

"Huh......" Emiya Shirou was also relieved after learning that he didn't necessarily need to kill.

"I see, can you think like that? So Emiya Shirou, I ask you one thing, do you think you can defeat your own Servant? I don't know if it was to deliberately pour cold water on him, Yan Feng Qili threw out a new question.

“？” Emiya Shirou thought about it in his heart for a moment, and although he didn't speak, the answer was already obvious.

"Then ask one more thing. It's a boring question, do you think you're better than your Servant? ”

“……………… Yes. Emiya Shirou seemed to understand something.

"It's hard to defeat even with the Servant. So how to do it. Look, it's actually quite simple, right? Servant cannot exist without a Master. Even if the Servant is strong, if the Master is defeated, the Servant will disappear. Then ......" Yan Feng Qili did not finish his words, but what he was about to say could not be more obvious.

Emiya Shirou: "...... Ah, if you want to destroy the Servant, it will be quicker to defeat the Master first, I see. However, if you defeat Servant first, the Master won't be the Master, right? The only one who can touch the Holy Grail is the Servant. Well, there is no value in losing the Master of Servant! ”

Yan Feng Qili: "No, as long as there is a spell, it refers to the person who can make a contract with the Servant. As long as there is a command, you can make a contract with a few servants. ”

"Losing the Master doesn't mean that the Servant will not disappear immediately. They will stay in this world until the magic in their bodies is exhausted. If there is such a 'Servant who has lost his Master', he may be able to make a contract with the 'Servant Servant'. Then you can go back to the battlefield. That's why Master wants to kill Master. Because he didn't do it well, if he was allowed to live, there was a possibility that he would become a new obstacle. ”

After listening to Yan Feng Qili's words, Feng Jie coldly threw out a question, "...... What about when the spell runs out? In this way, you can't make a contract with other servants, and the free servants will go to other masters, right? ”

Emiya Shirou had a flash of inspiration, and he also thought of this, "Wait a minute, that's ————"

"Well, that's right. If you run out of spells, you can be liberated from the obligations of the Master," Yan Feng Qili nodded: "...... However, I don't think there is such a magician who can use a powerful magic spell casually. If there is, it's not a rookie, but a simple idiot, right? The priest smiled as if he had seen through Emiya's thoughts.

"............" Emiya Shirou looked at his smile and always felt unhappy for a while.

"Got it. That rule says it ends here. -- Now, let's go back to the beginning, Shirou Emiya. You said you didn't plan to be a master, and now is it? ”

"If you say you're going to give up being a master, that's fine. Just do what you just thought, and use the Light Spell to sever the contract with Saber. At that time, I will keep you safe until the end of the Holy Grail War. ”

“……？ Wait a minute. Why do I have to keep you safe? My body I will protect myself. Emiya Shirou felt that he was being underestimated.

"I'm not idle enough to bother with you. But that's what it's supposed to be. I was sent to oversee the repetitive Holy Grail War. Therefore, the sacrifices caused by the Holy Grail War must be kept to a minimum. Yan Feng Qili explained.

"———— the Holy Grail War, which is being repeated ......?!"

A noun that made Emiya Shirou's heart beat suddenly.

"That's what's going on. Didn't the Holy Grail War start now? Emiya Shirou hurriedly asked.

"Of course. Otherwise, do you think you'd send someone like the Overseer? This church is the end of the Secret Service with the task of recovering the relics. Originally, it was mainly for the investigation and recovery of the main cross, but now it has the responsibility of identifying the 'Holy Grail'. Investigate the 726th Holy Grail observed in the Far East, and if it is genuine, it will be recovered, otherwise it will be denied, and that's it. Yan Feng replied as a matter of course.

"Seven hundred and twenty-six...... Is there so much of a chalice? ”

"Who knows? At least, there are so many similar things. And one of them is the Holy Grail observed in this town, that is, the Holy Grail War. The first recorded war was two hundred years ago. After that, the battle of the masters was repeated on a cycle of about 60 years. The Holy Grail War is the fifth this time. The last time was 10 years ago, and it was the shortest cycle so far. ”

"W-are you serious, this has been repeated four times in the past......?" Emiya Shirou was shocked.

"I totally agree. As you said, they've repeated this several times. - That's right. In the past, they were driven by their own **, forgot the dogma of magicians, and killed each other regardless of the object...... I think you also know that for magicians, using magic for general society is the first sin. Because magicians can't let people know who they really are. However, the masters of the past broke this rule. Although the Magic Society sent overseers to restrain them, it didn't catch up until the third time. It was my father who was sent at that time, understand? Juvenile. ”

"Ahh But from what I just said, isn't this Holy Grail War a terrible thing? Emiya Shirou said through gritted teeth.

"Oh. What's bad? ”

"Because the previous masters were the ones who broke the rules of magicians. Even if there is a Holy Grail, what if the winner in the end is the guy who will use the Holy Grail for personal gain. It would be bad to just give that kind of thing to someone who can kill. Since it's the guild's job to supervise magicians, you're supposed to punish those guys, aren't you? Emiya Shirou said with a little expectation.

However, Yan Feng Qili smiled politely, as if it was funny......