Emiya Kiritsugu said calmly, "Since you think so highly of that homunculus—
Shirou Amamiya, let me tell you the truth about the Holy Grail War that you still don't know."
Shirou: "...?"
Emiya Kiritsugu began explaining, "The miracles that occur on the 'inside' of this world cannot affect the 'outside' of the world.
The struggle for a wish-granting machine was merely a farce. The true goal of the Three Founding Families in seeking the Holy Grail did not lie there.
The Fuyuki Holy Grail War was originally a ritual intended to gather the souls of seven Heroic Spirits as sacrifices and open a passage to the 'Root.'
The promise of 'achieving a miracle' was nothing more than bait to lure Heroic Spirits into being summoned.
Because only rumors about that 'bait' spread wildly, the present form of the Holy Grail War was the only thing passed down.
This was the truth known only to the Matou, Tohsaka, and Einzbern families. It was never revealed to outside magi or the seven Servants.
The ultimate purpose of the Einzbern homunculus—Irisviel—was to kill the seven Servants and activate the 'Greater Grail.'
The seven Servants. Do you understand now? This was why Einzbern transformed its homunculus Master into someone covered from head to toe in Command Spells—
So that, in the end, she could ensure that Saber, who possessed the highest level of 'Magic Resistance,' would be ordered to kill herself."
Shirou's face remained expressionless, but he was deeply shaken inside.
"Then Irisviel and Saber..."
Noticing the red-haired boy's change, Emiya Kiritsugu revealed a faintly mocking smile.
"—They were all lies.
The way that homunculus acted in front of you and Saber was all an act, a performance.
A pure and innocent doll?
That was merely wishful thinking on your part. That homunculus had