"It's coming! Who ...... so early" rang the doorbell on the side of the gate, and soon there was an answer from behind the door. With the sound of footsteps from far and near, the other party's voice became clearer and clearer, until the gate of the courtyard was opened, and a child appeared in front of Ye Yu who looked a little pure and overly good, but was energetic enough.

"That...... Who are you? "I originally thought that it would be Dahe, the woman who was also a teacher and sister to me, but I didn't expect that what appeared in front of me was a young man with a rare golden hair color, but from his temperament, it was a little difficult to tell his age, like such a special existence, Shirou asked himself that as long as he saw it once, he would never forget it, but he never existed in his impression, which means that the other party is someone he doesn't know?

Then the possibility that the other party was actually in the wrong place took the lead in the young man's mind, as for Kiritsugu's friend...... It's not that Shirou didn't guess like this, but thinking of the fact that Kiritsugu had never contacted anyone since he lived with him, and even went out only a handful of times, it immediately made him dispel such a guess, plus if it was Kiritsugu's friend, then Ye Yu's age was really too young, after all, how old was he ten years ago?

"Ye Yu," lightly reported his name, Ye Yu did not look behind the door rudely, but after looking Shirou in front of him up and down, he picked up the souvenir in his hand and continued, "Are you at home?" I'm here to visit him today......"

"Huh?" The impact of the speculation that was denied by himself turned into reality made Shirou immediately flustered, but he quickly realized his faux pas, and apologized while letting Ye Yu in at the door...... The strange thing was that he didn't notice at all that he didn't have the slightest doubt about Ye Yu's words, even if he was used to trusting others, but like now......

Ye Yu had no intention of saying anything more to this young man, and after nodding at him with a smile in response, he walked straight to the location of the main house...... The curse imposed on Kiritsugu has not been lifted by Ye Yu until today, and it is not too easy to follow the breath of the curse to find Kiritsugu.

Even in the daytime, almost all the light in the room with thick curtains is obscured, if it is not the sting caused by the light, even a man like Kiritsugu who has lost his heart will definitely lose his mind completely, and the curse that can never be lifted and the resentment that will never be relieved have tormented this man deeply in the past ten years, so that Ye Yu almost couldn't recognize him when he saw him for the first time......

If the word decadent is needed to describe the wild goose night ten years later, then the word that belongs to Kiritsugu is probably only ...... Words like withered or stagnant hearts are right.

"Emiya...... Kiritsu? It's been a long time, it looks like you've had a bad time in the past few years......" Without waiting for the heir of the master to greet him, Ye Yu sat on the ground opposite him. Shirou had stepped back before he entered the house, and although he was in awe of his adoptive father who raised him as an adult, this kind of loneliness that was always hidden in the house doomed Kiritsugu to be difficult to get close to Shirou...... But if it only exists as the successor of the idea, it is not very necessary to have these things.

“…… It's you? "The sudden visitor is also a bit of a surprise for Kiritsugu, he has already made up his mind to slowly decay in this place alone, he has nothing to worry about Shirou, the only wish to support his survival in recent years has been fulfilled, so even if he dies in obscurity like dead grass everywhere, it's no problem.

However, when the spell resurfaced on the back of his hand, Kiritsugu suddenly wanted to laugh for some reason, the Holy Grail that had given him all hope had now become a nightmare that he had in every dream...... But when Kiritsugu covered his eyes and looked up and laughed, he ironically found that he couldn't even laugh at some point.

"See me...... Surprised? Ye Yu stared at the man who was wrapped in a blanket in the corner of the room, compared to the self-confidence of a cold-blooded killer ten years ago, now this man has long lost the vigor of the past, and the cruelty of reality has long since wiped out all his ambitions and hopes...... But this is not what Ye Yu wants to see.

So when he was talking, Ye Yu didn't forget to show the spell on the back of his hand to Kiritsugu, "Unlike the last time, this Holy Grail War I participated as a party to the war~~"

"That'...... What does it have to do with me? "If it were another person, I can't say that at this time, I am afraid that they are already thinking about how to form an alliance with Ye Yu, or how to get the most benefit from him, but Kiritsugu still asked lightly, "Holy Grail War...... Does it still make sense to a wretch like me? ”

"Waste, really...... Both physically and mentally, I think you would have turned into a pile of bones in the past few years without Maiya and the child I just met as your support. Ye Yu shrugged his shoulders and didn't mean to deny it at all, but this level of sarcasm was impossible to make Emiya Kiritsugu even more interested. He was not disappointed about this, but continued to say,

"But wouldn't the Holy Grail War be so boring without you?" Squinting his eyes slightly, even Ye Yu couldn't help but start to fall into the memory, compared to the love of children in the Fifth Holy Grail War, the Fourth Holy Grail War can be called a real multi-party competition, both in terms of strength and strength, it is far more than a big chip, and this is also the main reason why Ye Yu plans to invite Kiritsui into the game, as he said, the Holy Grail War without Kiritsui is too boring.

"Besides, the pattern of the Holy Grail War this time is very different from what you know, maybe you really have a chance to defeat me." Ye Yu, who had already made up his mind to play a unique Holy Grail War, had naturally planned everything a long time ago, so it was completely nothing to reveal to Kiritsugu in advance, "What's more...... Don't you want to resurrect Alice Phil? Also, this time, the Einzberen family will definitely send someone over, as for that candidate...... Illyasfil von Einzberen, I don't know if you still have any impression of this name~~"

"You say...... What the? Sure enough, after hearing the news of his wife and daughter, Kiritsugu finally lost his previous composure, and he got up from the ground all of a sudden, so that Ye Yu felt the remaining spirit of this rabid dog for a long time.

"I didn't lie to you, although Alice Phil is dead, her soul is still kept in the Holy Grail, I think if you win this Holy Grail War, it shouldn't be too much of a problem to make a wish to the Holy Grail to reshape her body~~" Ye Yu looked at Kiritsugu who had rekindled his fighting spirit and smiled slightly, so it's not interesting to always bully children, no, "I'll help you get rid of the curse for the time being, so ...... Please do your best, let me enjoy this rare war~~" (To be continued.) )