Have You Heard of the Outer Gods?

"Honestly, I thought Master would have some interesting reaction. Unfortunately, the timing isn't good."

Seeing Rovey's serious expression, Scáthach realized she couldn't continue fooling around, and she quickened her pace once again.

Soon, she traversed a third of the city in just a few minutes.

After a few more breaths, the purple figure descended from the sky, bringing the person in its arms to the front of the Fuyuki City Gymnasium.

"We've arrived, Master."

"Thank you, Scathach."

The moment he landed, Rovey sensed the peculiar magical power emanating from within, along with boundless malice. This strange feeling immediately made him realize that the All the World's Evil had overflowed.

"Thank goodness, they're still here... It's good that they're alright."

However, upon seeing the intact stadium in front of him, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the stadium didn't explode directly, it means that Saber hasn't yet performed the pre-arranged scene of splitting the Holy Grail with her sword in the Holy Grail War, which means there's still time.

"Scathach, let's go inside quickly!"

Then, just as he was about to take Scáthach inside to stop Saber, the two suddenly stopped in their tracks. Immediately afterward, a chilling sensation arose behind them, and Rovey and Scáthach whirled around, summoning their weapons and Mystic Codes, their expressions turning fierce.

"Oh? You noticed me really quickly... You were detected as soon as you showed your presence? As expected of the Queen of the Land of Shadows. Of course, your strength and vigilance are not bad either. It's worth it for me to keep an eye on you for so long. You have really achieved a lot of unexpected results. I originally planned to meet you in person, but because of my bet with Merlin, I cannot take the initiative to guide you before everything is settled, so it has been delayed until now."

It was as if some foreign substance had suddenly been mixed into sugar water; it was a feeling that was hard to describe precisely. An old man suddenly appeared behind Rovey and Scáthach.

The tall, elderly man, with his hands behind his back, was someone Rovey was meeting for the first time, but who was not unfamiliar to him. He spoke in a tone as if greeting an acquaintance.

"A person who should never have appeared in this world, an outsider, who brought countless changes to this World Line, and perhaps even its destruction..."

Chapter 94 Have you ever heard of Outer God?

"Saber, what are you waiting for? Destroy the Holy Grail now! If you let it continue to spread, the entire Fuyuki City will be in disaster!!"

The gymnasium in Fuyuki City.

Looking at the black liquid continuously overflowing from the golden Holy Grail hanging on the high platform, Emiya Kiritsugu was filled with anxiety.

Compared to Saber King Arthur, who had just appeared, he and Kirei Kotomine had experienced a complete Holy Grail War adventure, and they knew better than anyone else the danger of that strange thing.

The two of them were practically tormented to death by the All the World's Evil inside the Holy Grail (Kirei Kotomine wasn't actually). So when he thought about the consequences of letting that thing escape, Emiya Kiritsugu couldn't help but feel a chill.

Especially when he saw that the other party was still using his wife Irisviel's face, he knew that he had to put an end to this matter.

Just as Kirei Kotomine said to himself, humanity does not need redemption, but he does. Before redeeming humanity, he should first complete his own redemption, and ending this disaster that he himself caused would be the greatest redemption for him.

However, Saber had no such thoughts at this moment. She simply gripped the hilt of her sword and stood there quietly, her gaze fixed on the Holy Grail that was constantly overflowing with Black Mud, and on Irisviel standing in the dark mud, smiling at her, completely ignoring Emiya Kiritsugu's shouts.

This scene made Emiya Kiritsugu feel extremely uncomfortable. He subconsciously wanted to use the Command Seal to order Saber to release her Noble Phantasm and forcibly destroy the Holy Grail, as he always did. However, when he raised his hand, he realized that his contract with Saber had long been broken. With the Command Seal gone, he could no longer forcibly command Artoria.

So at this moment, he was completely helpless in the face of this situation, and could only watch helplessly as the Black Mud continued to spread, and the King of Knights stood there watching but refused to make any move.

However, compared to the conflicted Emiya Kiritsugu, Kirei Kotomine frowned and began to think about how to minimize the losses, before gesturing for Emiya Kiritsugu to retreat.

Since Saber has no intention of destroying the All the World's Evil along with the Holy Grail, they can withdraw first and establish a buffer zone around it to prevent the All the World's Evil from having too much of an impact on the surrounding area.

Where are you going?

Just as they were about to make a strategic retreat, Artoria stopped them both.

"Since you're unwilling to take action, then of course we'll go out and think of other ways." Faced with Artoria's questioning, Emiya Kiritsugu frowned slightly and replied with a somewhat displeased expression, "He'll go make a containment barrier, and I'll go back to the car to bring the remaining C4 and explosives. We'll blast a deep enough crater here to bury the All the World's Evil along with the stadium underground, and wait for the professionals from the Church to come and purify it."

After saying that, Emiya Kiritsugu turned his head and looked at the All the World's Evil, who was still in the appearance of his wife, with disgust and a very complicated expression in his eyes.

Although he knew that the real Irisviel had already sacrificed herself when the Holy Grail descended, he still couldn't help but feel a struggle when faced with this imposter who looked exactly like his wife.

Having killed his biological father, murdered his adoptive mother, and witnessed the death of his partner, he is now about to personally bury his wife.

Is all of this truly fate's punishment upon me...?

Recalling the mistakes he had made in the past, Emiya Kiritsugu felt unparalleled pain in his heart.

"Are you going to destroy the Holy Grail...?"

"Otherwise what? Don't tell me you still dream of using this obviously strange Holy Grail to realize your dream of saving Britannia?!" Emiya Kiritsugu looked at her warily.

"I've already let that matter go, and..."

Upon hearing Emiya Kiritsugu's words, Artoria shook her head.

"No need for that much trouble, because the matter is almost resolved."

"What did you say?"

Under the puzzled gazes of Emiya Kiritsugu and Kirei Kotomine, Artoria stepped back a few paces, revealing the entrance to the gymnasium once again.

Immediately afterwards...

Da da da...

Two undisguised footsteps entered, and Luo Wei, holding a megaphone he seemed to have pulled out from somewhere, Rovey his throat and shouted to the people inside.

"Ahem... Attention all terrorists inside! Don't you dare touch my Holy Grail! Get out of here, and let the professionals handle this."

"That voice is...?"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Emiya Kiritsugu slightly taken aback, clearly already knowing who had arrived.

Upon hearing that familiar yet irritating voice, Artoria couldn't help but smile. Her previously tense heart relaxed, as if everything could be resolved simply by the appearance of the voice's owner.

Similarly, upon hearing this voice Kirei Kotomine unconsciously frowned.

"Is he... the miracle-bringing man the King of Heroes spoke of?"

Unlike Emiya Kiritsugu and Artoria, who were both tricked or educated by Rovey, Kirei Kotomine never actually met Rovey. His understanding of him was only from the King of Heroes's accounts, and he only knew that Loewy was someone the King of Heroes valued highly.

"Honestly, I am the victor of the Holy Grail War, yet you strange bunch show no remorse whatsoever as losers. Instead of obediently leaving the stage, you gather here to discuss how to destroy the Holy Grail. Did you even ask for my opinion as the master of the Holy Grail?"

He, the true victor of this Holy Grail War, Rovey Crowley, makes his dazzling debut.

Rovey, leaning on his cane, led Scáthach in openly. With each step he took, powerful magic was intentionally released from time to time, surprising Emiya Kiritsugu and Kirei Kotomine, who couldn't help but frown. The same strange thought involuntarily arose in their minds.

This immense magical reaction...

'Is this guy even human?'

If Rovey knew that these two guys had arbitrarily expelled him from the human race, he would definitely jump up without hesitation and beat them both to the ground with a stick. But right now, he had more important things to do.

After all, the reason he stepped in this time was to solve this most troublesome problem.

"The Holy Grail... no, hello, Irisviel, or may I call you... Angra Mainyu, or the All the World's Evil?"

"Hey, don't go near that Black Mud!"

As he walked in, Rovey completely ignored the surprised looks of Kirei Kotomine and Emiya Kiritsugu, and disregarded their loud reminders to stay away from the All the World's Evil. He went alone to the center of the overflowing Black Mud and stood there.

He looked at Irisviel on the altar, who was giving him an unfriendly look, and his expression was somewhat helpless.

"They shouldn't be that hostile towards me, right? I only took a tiny bit of your magic, didn't I?"

"A tiny bit of magic? You call forty years of accumulated magic a tiny bit?!"

As Rovey offered his nonchalant excuses, Irisviel frowned, a flash of anger crossing her eyes.

If Justeaze hadn't allowed this guy to drain her magic and weaken herself, she would have already swept out with endless All the World's Evil and submerged the city. Why would she need to start flowing so slowly? In the end, it's all this kid's fault!!

Only...

When Irisviel saw the Philosopher's Mace in Rovey's hand and sensed the immense magical power compressed within it—the very same magical power that had been extracted from her—her eyes immediately lit up with excitement, and the Black Mud beneath her feet began to boil.

"Your name is Crowley, right? Although I don't know what kind of tricks you're up to, and my target has never been you, you despicable thief, but... since you've come to me willingly, don't blame me for being impolite."

Irisviel narrowed her eyes, then glared fiercely at Rovey and said, "I will reclaim the magic you stole, and drag your soul into the All the World's Evil to corrupt it, making you nourishment for its All the World's Evil as well!!"

"Oh? You want to assimilate my soul? Fine... provided you can do it."

"You're just a mere human, nothing more than a despicable thief. What are you so smug about?"

As her words fell, the Black Mud that had been flowing in the stadium boiled up completely once again, and Irisviel's figure turned into a puddle of Black Mud, suddenly surrounding Rovey.

"This is bad!"

This scene Emiya Kiritsugu, who immediately drew his pistol and fired, attempting to stop the Black Mud from engulfing Rovey. However, the bullet pierced through the Black Mud in an instant, having no effect whatsoever. Rovey's figure, along with Irisviel, disappeared into the Black Mud in the next moment.

Only the four people present remained, each displaying a different expression, awaiting the outcome.

"Then, make your choice, Rovey Crowley..."

"Here you will see everything that belongs to your life, and you will make your choices again... Wait, what choices?"

In the pitch-black Holy Grail chamber, Irisviel delivered her almost unchanging opening remarks as always, smiling as she looked at Rovey before her. Her intention was to use the malice of this world, along with countless choices and a heavy past, just as she had done with Emiya Kiritsugu, to crush and torment him.

However, when she finished her opening remarks and was about to do so, she found that the surrounding environment did not distort or change as she had expected; it remained completely empty. This left Irisviel stunned. She repeatedly raised her arms, trying to summon the painful memories hidden in Rovey's heart, but she found that no matter what she did, she could not use the same trick as she had with Kirei Kotomine and Emiya Kiritsugu.

"What on earth is going on?!"

After several unsuccessful attempts, Irisviel finally couldn't hold back any longer. She looked at the young man in front of her, whose expression remained unchanged, and questioned him, "Why don't you have any painful or regretful memories? Has there never been anything in your life that you regret?!"

"Things I regret..."

Upon hearing her question, Rovey thoughtfully stroked his chin and then asked her in return.

"Does it count if I forget to put sausage in my instant noodles, forget to use discount coupons when I buy things, or fail to take proper precautions when doing Magecraft experiments, causing chaos in the teacher's classroom because of my familiar?"

"... What regrettable things are these?"

Upon hearing Rovey's answer, Irisviel felt that Rovey was playing a trick on her, and she questioned him with a puzzled look.

"Where are your parents? Why don't you feel any remorse for what happened to them? Their deaths should be your biggest source of grief! Wasn't your obsession with Magecraft solely because of their deaths?! You participated in the Holy Grail War not for them..."

"Hey, you actually read my parents' information?" Rovey's expression was a little strange as he listened to Irisviel's shouting.

He hadn't expected that this guy could actually read some of his memories. However, at this moment, it seemed that what the evil could read was only the memories of Rovey from the past, and not the memories of his own soul.

Moreover, since he arrived in this world, his rebellious parents had already died somewhere in the rainforest. His memories of them were limited to those few recollections; where would he get any real feelings for them? As for the original Rovey ...

That guy was an absolute freak of nature. His parents had just died, and he couldn't help but use his family head authority to study the Law Book left by Aleister, to the point that he sacrificed his soul, possibly summoning himself to it. As for where his soul, as a sacrifice, went, Rovey himself doesn't know.

In short, that family either brought this upon themselves or brought it upon themselves; it had absolutely nothing to do with Rovey himself, so of course he had no regrets. The only people in this world he cared about were Kenneth, his teacher who had spent the most time with him and had raised him like a son, his nemesis junior brother Weber, and a few friends like Aoko.

But this time, thanks to his masterful management, Kenneth was unharmed, Weber resolved his inner conflict, and Aoko got what he wanted. He could be said to have done everything perfectly, so there was nothing to regret.

"You... that's right, oh, I see. You're different from Kiritsugu. You're a complete Magus, a monster without humanity. It's normal for you to be emotionally detached."

As Irisviel relentlessly perused every detail hidden in Rovey's memories, and after repeated verification, discovered that Rovey remained remarkably indifferent to each and every one of them, she finally broke down completely.

She couldn't help but wonder, where did this cold-blooded creature come from?

"Since that's the case, then let's not make any choices at all. Let me just devour your soul!"

However, after several unsuccessful attempts, this doubt turned into disgust.

Unlike Emiya Kiritsugu, Irisviel didn't really want to see Rovey make any choices or answers. She just wanted to see Rovey forced into a state of painful begging for mercy to slightly satisfy her own desires. But in essence, she wanted to devour his soul along with the stolen magic power in the end.

So even if we fail, there's nothing to regret; it was just a pastime anyway. Right now, let's devour his soul and then control the All the World's Evil to teach humanity a harsh lesson!

"Just die already, you damned thief!!"

Irisviel looked at Rovey with disgust, then gently lowered her hand and gave a vicious command in a voice full of hatred.

An invisible curse surged toward Rovey, who was standing there, but it had no effect.

It's as if Rovey had a natural blessing and immunity to curses.

"I can understand how you feel. After all, in a sense, you are quite pitiful as someone who is misunderstood and labeled as Angra Mainyu. If possible, we can have a good talk."

"Talk my ass! I have nothing to talk to you damned humans!!"

Irisviel stared wide-eyed, completely ignoring Rovey's suggestion. She continued to cast curses with malice, but found that when her attacks struck Rovey's soul, they were like a few grains of sugar thrown into a pot of boiling water, melting away in the blink of an eye and having no effect whatsoever.

"What on earth is going on?!"

"What do you think happened?"

Looking at Irisviel's increasingly distorted face, Rovey asked calmly. To be honest, he didn't think her face was particularly ugly or twisted. In fact, anyone who knew a little about what Angra Mainyu had gone through could understand why he hated humanity so much.

Innocent monsters, victims of humanity.

They were unauthorized to be given the name of an evil god, to bear the evil of mankind, to lose their own lives and meanings, to be nothing more than sacrifices, and thus to die.

Originally, after his death, he had fallen into a deep sleep along with the malice of humanity. However, the Einzbern Family used his original texts to forcibly awaken and summon this innocent monster, and then pushed him to participate in the Holy Grail War, just to satisfy their desires. As a collection of evil human desires, he could not return to the Throne of Heroes even after death. He could only be trapped in the Holy Grail to fulfill the wish imposed on him by countless humans. After experiencing so much torment, he could only take revenge on humanity as a manifestation of malice.