Chapter 138
He was willing to gamble his last hope!
227. Unfulfilled Wishes
"Saber, are you ready?"
Kiritsugu Emiya looked at the [Emiya Kiritsugu] who walked out of the room and asked Saber beside him indifferently.
"I am ready."
Saber waved her arm, unleashing a burst of Magic Power that transformed her into a silver-white armor, accompanied by an invisible blade, as she entered battle mode.
"It seems you are ready."
[Emiya Kiritsugu] looked at Saber, who was about to make her move, and spoke indifferently.
"That's right, I will defeat Berserker with all my might, and then I will defeat you!"
Saber pointed her sword at Emiya Kiritsugu, her face contorted with Wrath.
"I will absolutely not let you destroy the Greater Grail!"
"Is that so? Then come with me."
[Emiya Kiritsugu] turned around and walked towards the back mountain.
This situation surprised both Saber and Kiritsugu Emiya.
What do you mean? Isn't the battle about to begin?
"Kiritsugu, saber."
Irisviel also came out of the room, looking at the puzzled Kiritsugu Emiya and Saber.
"Irisviel, are you alright?"
Saber looked at Irisviel with concern.
"Saber, I'm fine. I'm better than ever before."
Irisviel smiled and shook her head.
"Irisviel, where is he going?"
Kiritsugu Emiya asked Irisviel with a puzzled look. When he came over, he planned to have Saber restrain Li Yue as much as possible so that he could take Irisviel away. But now Li Yue had turned her back to him and left. He could have just taken Irisviel away, but curiosity made him choose to ask Irisviel.
"He must be going to the location of the Greater Grail."
"The Greater Grail!"
Saber was taken aback, then immediately followed Li Yue towards the back mountain. The Greater Grail was still very important to her.
"Kiritsugu, let's go too. Kiritsugu is going to end this Holy Grail War that will bring disaster."
Irisviel and Maiya Hisau followed behind Li Yue, heading towards the back of the mountain.
Kiritsugu Emiya frowned. He didn't quite understand what Irisviel meant, but from her simple words, he could tell that there was something wrong with the Holy Grail.
However, what he cared more about was what this person impersonating him, Kiritsugu Emiya, actually wanted to do!
End the Holy Grail War? He doesn't believe it!
With doubts in mind, Kiritsugu Emiya also went to the back mountain.
A group of people set off from Ryuudou Temple and arrived at the back mountain. They entered the interior of Mount Enzou through a cave entrance that was completely undetectable to outsiders.
The cave interior, which should have been dark, appeared quite bright due to the presence of the Greater Grail spell.
"This is the Greater Grail."
[Emiya Kiritsugu] stood at the crater-like opening of the Greater Grail, turning to look at Saber and Kiritsugu Emiya.
"The Greater Grail that you desire, used to fulfill your wishes."
"So, what's the meaning of bringing us here?"
"I simply want you to know what the Greater Grail really is."
[Emiya Kiritsugu] In front of everyone, he took off the glove on his left hand, revealing the Command Spells on the back of his hand once again.
"Is it finally time for battle?"
Saber became alert, but Emiya Kiritsugu ignored her and instead issued a command through Command Spells.
"In the name of the Command Spells, Berserker, commit suicide!"
"What!?"
Both Kiritsugu Emiya and Saber were stunned for a moment.
Berserker, who had been hiding in the shadows, immediately drew his demon sword and stabbed himself in the chest.
As a result, the only remaining Servants in the entire Holy Grail War are Assassin and Saber.
"Alright, now the only servants left are you, Saber, and the Assassin hiding Ryuudou Temple, but the Assassin doesn't matter anymore."
[Emiya Kiritsugu] put his gloves back on, then turned to look at the Greater Grail.
"The Greater Grail is ready to descend."
The Greater Grail seemed to sense the call of Emiya Kiritsugu, and its Magic Power began to surge outward.
Having absorbed Magic Power from the Ley Lines for a full 60 years, the Greater Grail's Magic Power had reached a terrifying level. This sudden surge of Magic Power caused everyone present to be pushed back several steps.
However, what appeared after the surge of Magic Power was not a golden Holy Grail, but a large amount of black mud that gushed out of the outlet like a mudslide.
After the black mud fell to the ground, it immediately began to burn, just like lava, burning everything it touched in its path as it surged toward the exit.
"What... what is this!?"
Kiritsugu Emiya stared wide-eyed at the black mud surging towards him.
"This is what you wanted, the Holy Grail that can grant your wish."
[Emiya Kiritsugu] replied with a cold face.
He then stomped his feet on the ground, and a thick row of rocks suddenly rose up, blocking the emerging black mud and preventing it from overflowing.
"Kiritsugu, I'm very sorry."
Irisviel also Kiritsugu Emiya.
"Irisviel, why are you apologizing?"
"Because it's all the Einzbern family's fault."
Irisviel recounted the information she had received from Kiritsugu regarding the Emiya Kiritsugu Holy Grail's corruption.
Both Kiritsugu Emiya and Saber were dumbfounded upon hearing this.
"So, everything I've done has been in vain, and all my wishes will come to nothing?"
"Irisviel, is what you're saying true? Has the Holy Grail been completely corrupted?"
Neither of the two people who pinned their hopes on the Holy Grail were willing to believe Irisviel's explanation.
"Irisviel, where did you hear this news from?"
Kiritsugu Emiya, still wanted to find the source of the information.
Irisviel, however, looked at [Emiya Kiritsugu].
"Is it him?"
Kiritsugu Emiya looked at [Emiya Kiritsugu].
Who exactly are you?
He doesn't believe the person in front of him is his future self, absolutely not!
"I have no need to explain myself to a piece of trash like you. Because of your ignorance and your useless obsession, you have killed everyone around you. You killed Irisviel, you killed Maiya, Illya will die because of you. It's all because of your ignorant ideals!"
Emiya Kiritsugu did not answer who he was, but his words indirectly revealed his identity.
"Impossible, impossible, Illya can't be in trouble, how could anything have happened to her..."
"Kiritsugu."
Irisviel looked at Kiritsugu Emiya.
"Illya and I are both vessels for the Lesser Holy Grail."
"We, the Einzbern family, will not allow the existence of special androids unless that special android has special functions."
Irisviel's explanation became the final straw that Kiritsugu Emiya.
Even Irisviel's death was Kiritsugu Emiya was mentally prepared for, but Illya was something he simply couldn't accept.
Kiritsugu Emiya's expression was one of despair, and Saber beside him was also filled with despair.
Kiritsugu Emiya's wish to save the world and Saber's wish to save Great Britain were both shattered, not because they lost the Holy Grail War, but because they were never even possible from the beginning.
The feeling that all their efforts had been in vain was a huge blow to them.
"Alright, now let's destroy the Greater Grail."
228. Vanish, Greater Grail!
"How do we do it?"
Next to [Emiya Kiritsugu], Kiritsugu Emiya stood up.
"What? Have you thought it through?"
"Ah, Irisviel just said that if these things are allowed out, the malice within them will destroy the world."
Kiritsugu Emiya stared at the churning black mud before him, his eyes filled with determination.
"I will save the world!"
While the Holy Grail cannot save the world, it certainly cannot be allowed to destroy Holy Grail! Preventing the Holy Grail from destroying the world is also a form of saving it, isn't it?
"Kiritsugu Emiya".
Saber looked up, somewhat bewildered, at the resolute Kiritsugu Emiya, then at the [Emiya Kiritsugu]. Why, why are you able to so easily solidify your beliefs?
Emiya Kiritsugu is one thing, but he comes from the future, so he knows about the Holy Grail and wants to destroy Holy Grail.
But Kiritsugu Emiya, you are a person of this era, so how could you so quickly resolve to destroy the Holy Grail?
What Saber didn't know was that Kiritsugu Emiya was not only determined to destroy the Holy Grail, but would even use Command Spells to order Saber to use her Noble Phantasm to cut down the Holy Grail!
Although the final result was that Saber's slash caused the Lesser Holy Grail to explode and the black mud to gush out, we haven't experienced that situation yet.
"Have you given up on your ignorant ideals?"
[Emiya Kiritsugu] looked at Kiritsugu Emiya.
"Hmph, I will never give up my desire to save the world!"
Kiritsugu Emiya snorted coldly and gave his answer.
"Then let Saber use her Noble Phantasm to clean up the black mud that has surged out. That is the malice of the world, and we cannot let it overflow."
"I see."
Kiritsugu Emiya looked at Saber.
"Saber, did you hear that? If any black mud overflows from here, use your Noble Phantasm to wipe it off from this world!"
However, Saber, who has never been in a relationship with Shirou Emiya, is currently in a state of confusion.
Seeing that Saber had no reaction at all, Kiritsugu Emiya couldn't help but frown. He looked at the back of his hand, where all three Command Spells were still on.
If all else fails, use Command Spells to force Saber to unleash her Noble Phantasm.
While Kiritsugu Emiya was staring at Saber, [Emiya Kiritsugu] was also doing something.
He is chatting with Aizen via private message.
[Meme Lord: Godfather, how's it going?]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: It's going very smoothly. I'm using the Hōgyoku to absorb the malice in the Holy Grail. I have to say, the amount of malice here is quite high, but it's far from reaching the level of all the malice in the world.]
[Meme Lord: Didn't I say before that this world loves playing with concepts? It's impossible for it to really reach the point of global malice. As a human being, I know best how terrifying human malice can sometimes be. This so-called evil of this world isn't enough for all of Japan, let alone the whole world.]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Moreover, this thing is somewhat similar to the Karmic Debt you gave me before. However, unlike that Karmic Debt which doesn't consume anything and only acts as a catalyst, this malicious black mud does consume. Consuming some means losing some. Although I absorbed the malice within, it's not inexhaustible.]
[Meme Lord: Although it's not endless, I think it should be enough for you, Godfather. If it's not enough, there's another one in that big Rin Tohsaka world next door. We can go there again in a month.]