When the white light dissipated, Chu Xuan found himself in the corridor of a European-style castle.

Although there are many incandescent light bulbs installed on both sides of the corridor, the old gray stone walls and old tan wood panels make the corridor a little dark.

On Chu Xuan's side, there stood an Oriental man whose age was difficult to distinguish, and his appearance was only characterized by a pair of godless eyes like a dead fish, probably the heir of Emiya.

And not far in front of Chu Xuan and Wei Gong Kiritsu, there was an old man in a white robe with his back to the two of them, and at this time, this old man was standing in front of two huge wooden doors that seemed to be very heavy, looking as if he was about to open them.

"Knock Knock ......"

The still picture moved again, and the white-robed old man paused with the crutch in his hand...... Or the magic wand, and the two closed doors in front of him slowly opened with a "creak", and no one pulled the handle on the side of the door.

Then, the white-robed old man passed through the door, and there was a fluctuation in the air at the door, and the figure of the white-robed old man suddenly disappeared.

However, neither Emiya Kiritsugu nor Chu Xuan showed any surprised expressions, and both of them followed expressionlessly, and after passing through the magic barrier, Chu Xuan found that they had come to a huge and empty hall—or an indoor martial arts arena and an indoor magic practice ground.

At this time, the white-robed old man who had been facing away from Chu Xuan and Weigong Kiritsui turned around and said to them in a low voice full of majesty:

"Emiya Kiritsugu...... And Chu Xuan, the two of you are the son-in-law candidates chosen by my Einzberen family, and any one of you can make up for the weakness of my Einzberen family's lack of fighting.

Ten years later, in the Holy Grail War, there was only one master of my Einzberen family, so the two of you had to compete for the position of master, do you have any objection to this? ”

"Nope." x2

Emiya Kiritsugu, who had a numb expression and indifferent eyes, replied in a voice as calm as stagnant water, while Chu Xuan, who had a poker face, pushed down his reflective glasses, and also made an answer that was the same as Emiya Kiritsugu in a smooth and uninhibited, boring voice as if it were a machine.

The two Asian men feel so similar in every way that the uninformed might mistake them for brothers, but if it weren't for the competition for the sole master's seat, the "brothers" might have married the "daughter" of the Einzberen family at the same time.

Because-in the Einzberen family, there are many "daughters" who look exactly the same, and they are no different from the one that Emiya Kiritsugu and Chu Xuan plan to marry this time.

"Very well, then the two of you will decide here who you can join me in Einzberen.

You can use your own weapons, or you can use the weapons displayed here, and the one who finally walks through this door is the master of my Einzberen family. ”

After the white-robed old man finished speaking, he put the long magic staff on the ground again, and after he activated the multi-protective magic array arranged in the room, he simply threw Weigong Kiritsugu and Chu Xuan here, and left the room alone.

"Phew!"

The heavy wooden door closed back together with a dull thud, and the two men standing near the doorway did not immediately start fighting, but turned to face each other, silently staring at each other.

"Emiya Kiritsugu, I must marry the daughter of the Einzberen family, but I have no interest in the Holy Grail itself, and the right to use the Holy Grail to grant your wishes can be given to you."

Chu Xuan, whose glasses were reflective, suddenly said something that surprised Weigong Kiritsugu, his brows twitched slightly, focusing his indifferent gaze on Chu Xuan's body, and asked in a light tone:

"So, you mean to let me quit voluntarily?"

"Although I think that's the best...... But if you don't fight, there's no reason to give up the chance to get the Holy Grail and make a wish, but instead put your hope in the fact that I will keep my promise.

- Even if it is a 'self-imposed testimony', it is not completely safe, and it is also possible to be cleverly bypassed.

If, after the battle, you lose your chance to become the master of the Einzberen family, I hope to work with you – whether or not you can become a master through other channels in the future.

But before we get started, I'd like to say a few more words to you. ”

Chu Xuan replied in the same calm and indifferent tone, and immediately made a new request, Wei Gong Kiritsu nodded imperceptibly, quietly waiting for Chu Xuan to continue.

"Emiya Kiritsugu, I know very well that your ideal is to be a 'partner of justice', and your principle is to save the 'majority' and never skimp on the sacrifice of the 'minority'.

But I believe that the standard of a person's behavior is by no means 'good' or 'evil', because there is no clear criterion for judging 'good' and 'evil' in itself, and it cannot be used as the lowest logic that drives human action.

And what really drives human action is 'profit' – pure 'profit', whether it is good or evil, is to satisfy someone's own material or spiritual interests.

Even if you think that you have always insisted on 'justice' without desire, it is also for your own spiritual interests - because of time, I will not make a specific analysis here, in short, if there are neither material interests nor spiritual interests, you will not insist on justice.

Although the word 'profit' is mentioned in most people's negative impressions, I hope that you can objectively look at and think about 'profit' as a middle name. ”

Before the battle, Chu Xuan did not try to directly persuade Emiya Kiritsugu, and the paragraph he said seemed to be a bit out of bounds, nor did it seem like some kind of psychological tactic.

There was no reaction on his face after hearing this, and it even made people wonder if he had listened to Chu Xuan's words.

However, Chu Xuan, who was always expressionless, didn't seem to care if his words had an effect, and after saying that, he pushed down his reflective glasses and said calmly to Emiya Kiritsugu:

"I've said all that I'm going to say, and while I hope to cooperate with you in the Holy Grail War after this battle is over, for the sake of my own life, I won't spare my hand in the battle, and I guess you will do the same.

So, do we start the fight here, or do we choose the right weapon first? ”

"As long as you're alive after the battle, I'm willing to talk to you in detail about cooperation."

Weigong Kiritsugu nodded expressionlessly, and then he didn't even say "start", and suddenly shot at Chu Xuan...... (To be continued.) )