Using the process of returning to Valhalla to open the way to the root is easy to say, but very difficult to do. In order to achieve this goal, the three families at that time spent a lot of effort and manpower and material resources to complete this system.

In order to provide enough magic power for the Holy Grail (Hole of the Root) to be born, the Tosaka family used their family's spiritual land, and Fuyuki City, where there is a powerful leyline, as a source of mana, and under the operation of the circle they designed, the leylines of Fuyuki City could absorb enough magic power for the Holy Grail to descend once every sixty years.

In order to summon and control the Heroic Spirits, Sorgen Machiri at that time devised a spell system that could enslave the Heroic Spirits. Because the advent of the Holy Grail requires the Heroic Spirits of the Heroic Spirits who have "died" in this world to return to Valhalla, so at the last moment, the Master can order the Heroic Spirits to commit suicide and start the Coming of the Holy Grail.

On the other hand, Einzberen's "Winter Saintess" and the perfect artificial person who can reproduce the materialization of the soul of the "third magic" and make people immortal, Estisa Rizleich von Einzberen, uses her own body and magic circuit as the hearth of the Holy Grail system.

The three of them have finally formed the Great Grail, a magic system built to reach the roots.

However, the magic of the Great Grail is too powerful, and in order to control the Great Grail, each Holy Grail War also needs a control device and a key - the artificial man of the Einzberen family is responsible for collecting the souls of the fallen heroes and the necessary equipment for the achievement of the third magic - the Little Grail

That is, the beautiful girl in front of him - Alice Phil von Einzberen.

Created as a small chalice, androids are actually nothing more than devices and artifacts with a human shell.

After each servant dies in battle, his soul will be stored by the Little Grail, and as the number of heroic souls collected continues to increase, the Little Chalice will decline more and more as a human part, and finally it will completely lose its human function, and completely become a Little Chalice - a lifeless artifact that only exists to open the Great Grail.

Tonight, with the deaths of Lancer, Assassin, and Caster, Alice Phil's body reached its limit almost instantly.

Now she is quite reluctant to even stand. Not to mention surgery on other people.

In fact, if Alice Phil hadn't been an artificial human who could control her pain system, but a normal human, she would have fainted from the load on her body in no time.

"Berserker, the conditions are limited, and the treatment of your master needs to be delayed."

Zhao Yun nodded without joy or sorrow,

"No problem, but I will only fulfill the agreement after the Einzberen family has completed the treatment of this child."

Alice Phil held Saber's shoulders and barely straightened up:

"There is no problem with this, and I agree on behalf of the Einzbelen family. By tomorrow at the latest, other magicians from the Einzberen family will come to operate on the child. ”

Seeing this, Emiya Kiritsugu on the side also nodded.

The Einzberen family, as an artificial human family, is a rational and rigid artificial person in the family, and does not know how to be flexible. However, in the case of the Holy Grail War now that it is four-legged, it is obviously a profitable business to be able to use medical technology to win over a servant who has no demand for the Holy Grail.

The Einzberen family would never refuse a deal so favorable to them, and on this point, Emiya Kiritsugu and Alice Phil share the same opinion.

"In that case, the deal is sought, please inform me before the doctor of your Einzberen family arrives, and I will come to you with this child. As soon as the treatment is completed, our agreement will take effect immediately. ”

"Wait, Berserker, now that we've given our sincerity, how can you guarantee that you'll keep your promise to help us get the Holy Grail?"

The deal was about to be concluded, and Emiya Kiritsugu asked the final question.

"I'm just a servant, not a magician, and I can't use self-coercive testimony, so I can only swear by my credibility. This is obviously not convincing, and if Mr. Emiya Kiritsugu has any better suggestions for mutual restraint, I am willing to do whatever I can assure. ”

Zhao Yun threw this question to Emiya Kiritsugu. He did come with the intention of completing the transaction agreement normally, but Emiya Kiritsugu, as a weathered killer, would never trust the hearts of others, and he would inevitably need more reliable insurance measures to ensure the implementation of the agreement.

"The healing magic of the Einzbellen family is based on the principle of replacing damaged organs and tissues with new ones that are magically constructed. When we are treating this child, we will take out the child's heart and replace it with a temporary heart made of magic. ”

Emiya Kiritsugu stared at Zhao Yun closely,

"This heart only lasts for a month, and if you betray us, then in a month this temporary heart will collapse and the child will die on the spot."

"No way!"

Zhao Yun roared angrily,

"I will never allow you to do this to this child."

"Then how can I be sure that you are sincerely allied with us, and not with some ulterior motives?!"

Emiya Kiritsugu did not give an inch, and through the conversation just now, he was able to confirm that in Berserker's heart, protecting his current master, the matter of this purple-haired girl was more important than Berserker's own victory and safety.

This heartfelt concern is a fatal weakness for battlefield combat.

Emiya Kiritsugu's mind was racing, and he immediately had the idea of taking Sakura Maki as a hostage.

Even if Berserker still doesn't compromise after a long dispute, he can make Berserker compromise in exchange for Sakura Maki staying with him.

"It's okay, Uncle Zhao."

I don't know when, the purple-haired girl has woken up, perhaps awakened by the fierce dispute between Zhao Yun and Emiya Kiritsu, she pulled Zhao Yun's shirt and said amazingly:

"I accepted it."

"Sakura-chan, you ......"

"I said I accepted it."

The girl's voice is tender and delicate, but it is so firm that people can't refuse.

"Sakura doesn't understand what you're talking about, uncle, but Sakura knows that it's because of herself, Sakura has already caused a lot of trouble to Uncle Zhao, if Sakura agrees, won't you have to quarrel?"

"Sakura-chan, that's heart, not child's play!"

"It's okay!"

Sakura looked at Kiritsugu Emiya,

"This uncle, is it that as long as I say yes, Uncle Zhao doesn't have to continue to bother?"

“……”

Emiya Kiritsugu hesitated,

The child in front of him reminded him of his daughter, who was about the same age as Alice Field.

Burdened with a heavy fate, yet this child is so strong and sensible.

Beside him, Saber Artoria looked at him, and Alice Phil also gently tugged at his sleeve, showing a little unbearable on her face.

"Ding!"

The sound of the metal lighter opening the lid was extremely crisp, and Emiya Kiritsugu lit a cigarette and took a heavy puff, exhaling a cloud of blue-gray smoke:

"Forget it, I believe what you said Berserker, and you should take my proposal as null and void. Einzbellen's house where I'll explain. However, if Berserker you are lying, I will use all my power to obliterate your Master, so be ready. ”

Emiya Kiritsugu took Saber and Alice Phil to the Mercedes that Saber was driving when he arrived, and returned to the castle of the Einzberen family by the same route.

"Uncle Zhao, why don't you continue?"

Jian Tong Sakura tilted her head, but was hit on the head by Zhao Yun.

"Sakura-chan, why are you messing around? If they didn't have a conscience, your heart would have been replaced. Replacing the heart, do you think it's fun?! ”

was flicked by Zhao Yun and scolded again, Jian Tong Sakura hugged the top of her head, and her eyes immediately turned reddish.

Seeing Jian Tong Sakura like this, Zhao Yun sighed, squatted down and faced Jian Tong Sakura.

"Sakura-chan, you're important. Not only for me, but also for your Uncle Yanye. We have all done so much for you, if you don't care about your own life and body, then what I and your Uncle Yanye do will be all useless. ”

"What about you, Uncle Zhao?"

"Me?"

"Uncle Yanye is dead, grandpa is dead, if Uncle Zhao is gone, what should Sakura do?"

Zhao Yun couldn't help but be speechless.

Admittedly, he never really took his life as an important thing.

After all, inside this heroic spirit, there lives a soul from another world.

The world in which Sakura lives is just a small stop on his journey.

"I'm sorry, Sakura-chan."

Zhao Yun held the cherry blossom in his arms. It seems to be to Kirizakura, and it seems to be apologizing to some people who can't be seen.

Not long after, Zhao Yun straightened his waist and hugged the cherry blossom into the saddle of the jade lion in the night.

"Let's go back. I remember, Sakura-chan, you don't seem to have dinner yet, do you? ”

"Hmm."

Sakura muttered softly, and when she lifted it to eat, her stomach screamed slightly.

Because of the changes in the family of Makiri, it is now close to the night, but Sakura has not eaten a grain of rice since noon.

Due to the contract signed with Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun's inherent ability effectively suppressed the impact of the marker insect on the body, and after sleeping for a while before, Kirizakura's physical condition has greatly improved compared to before.

His physical condition has recovered, and his appetite has become more vigorous. Now the cherry blossoms are indeed hungry.

"Okay, then I'll go back and make you something delicious. What do you want to eat? ”

"I ...... Is it possible to choose? ”

The girl asked in a whisper.

"Of course you can, if you have anything you like to eat, you can tell me what you want to eat."

Sakura suddenly remembered what she had heard from her classmates of the same age, a food called "hot pot".

I don't know what it tastes like, but I've heard that the so-called hot pot is freshly made and eaten. A large family gathered around the table, the table was steaming, the family chatted together, watched a boring but noisy TV show, suddenly a child knocked over the plate with spices, everyone let out a good-natured laugh, only the mother in charge of the laundry pointed to the child's nose and counted......

"That'...... Is hot pot OK? ”

Jian Tong Sakura grabbed the corner of Zhao Yun's clothes, her big eyes flickered, revealing a bit of hope.

"Hmm...... It's a little cold now, so let's eat hot pot tonight. ”

Zhao Yun muttered to himself, suddenly looked at Kirizakura, smiled and stretched out his hand: "Do you want to go with me to buy materials?" Go see what you want to eat. What do you think? ”

Sakura smiled widely, took the man's hand, and responded loudly:

"Hmm!"

Actually, Sakura doesn't care about what she eats. She just really wanted someone to be with her.

The concept of family has been separated from her for a year.

Changing into modern daily clothes, Zhao Yun, who looks clean and refreshing, leads Kirizakura to move around the supermarket.

"I see, the price of cabbage is very cheap today, and there are some green onions and chrysanthemums...... Choose cod for fish, and shrimp and some clams can add freshness to the soup...... What's wrong? Sakura-chan? ”

Growing up with a demon family like Tosaka and the Kiri, who lived in a simple place, the first time he came to a crowded place like a supermarket, Sakura seemed to be a little scared of life, and she kept following him closely.

Hearing Zhao Yun's question, Jian Tong Sakura spit out a few words in a low voice with some dodginess:

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. ”

"Huh? Are you sure? ”

Zhao Yun was a little suspicious and looked left and right.

It's still a normal supermarket scene. It's late and the supermarket is about to close, but in order to keep the vegetables and meat fresh every day, the supermarket will carry out the last price reduction promotion of the day. Therefore, there are not many people in the supermarket, especially the housewives of various families.

Although these housewives are ordinary, they are all good at running the house thriftily. If you need to save as much time as possible on a given day, look at these housewives.

They may seem ordinary, but they know everything about which supermarket is the best, when it is cheapest, and how to get coupons and loyalty cards for which supermarket.

Originally, the financial resources of the Imaki family actually didn't need to be saved at all, and they bought whatever they wanted. Although the Maki family has declined, it is only a decline on the magic level, and the financial resources in the real world are still strong.

However, there were a lot of changes tonight, so Zhao Yun didn't bring too much money, so he was thinking about how to use the only two 10,000 yuan banknotes on his body to solve the hot pot materials.

Of course, for ordinary families, 20,000 yuan for a dinner is already quite a luxury food expense.

Soon, Zhao Yun sensitively found the reason for the timidity of the cherry blossoms.

Without him, after changing into refreshing men's casual clothes, he and Sakura Makiri, one big and one small, can be said to stand out from the crowd.

A clean handsome guy holding a cute little girl stands out even more in the middle of a group of housewives. And the middle-aged woman who has become a housewife will not add any concealment in terms of sight, although it is all a kind sight, but for the Kirizakura Sakura, who has not seen anyone for almost a year, it is a little uncomfortable.

Zhao Yun leaned on the shopping cart with his upper body and looked down at the cherry blossoms with interest.

"How...... What's wrong? ”

Sakura also lowered her head when she was seen.

From the corner of Sakura's vision, two large hands reached out from under her armpits and lifted her up.

"They don't look at Sakura because they hate it, it's because they like to look at you that they will stare at you, be confident."

Zhao Yun smiled and placed Sakura on his left shoulder.

Suddenly sitting on a high place, Jian Tong Sakura was startled, her body shook and almost fell, but she still sat down with Zhao Yun's support.

"It's a stateroom, how does it feel?"

Zhao Yun teased a little angrily, and the housewives around him also laughed kindly when they saw the appearance of Sakura.

One of the housewives closest to him came up and accosted:

"What a beautiful little girl. Young man, did you get married and have children at such a young age? ”

"Of course not, this is the child of an acquaintance of mine, let me take care of it for a while for the time being. Sort of me as my niece. ”

Zhao Yun patted the calf of Tong Sakura that was hanging down on his chest, and pushed the cart forward with his left hand.

"Gone! Go and see what's going on now! ”

Zhao Yun made his voice as brisk as possible.

All children deserve the world's tenderness.