Beneath Einzbern Castle, Kiritsugu Emiya looked at the Holy Relic before him.
A scabbard, the sheath of the holy sword wielded by the legendary King Arthur-Avalon.
Jubstacheit von Einzbern stood behind him. The white-haired old man was the head of the Einzbern Family and the one directing this transaction.
The old man made himself very clear. "As we agreed before, all you need to do is win the Holy Grail. As for what wish you want to make, I have no interest, nor will I ask."
Kiritsugu Emiya did not answer.
He stared at the scabbard, but another face surfaced in his mind-white hair and red eyes. It was his daughter, Illya. And his wife, Irisviel...
This man was suppressing himself. From the day he killed his adoptive mother with his own hands, he should never have wavered.
Happiness was a luxury, even proof of weakness.
"To save everyone, a few must be sacrificed."
Even if those few included his wife...
"Let's begin."
"I declare-"
The Command Spells on the back of his right hand shone scarlet.
"Your body shall heed my command."
"My life shall be with your sword-"
The magic circle erupted with dazzling golden light.
"Answer the summons of the Holy Grail. If you heed this will and reason, answer me!"
"I am the one who shall accomplish all the good in this world. I am the one who shall embody all the evil in this world. Seven heavens, entwined with the three great words of power-"
"Fill, fill, fill, fill, fill!"
"Repeat the cycle, five times in turn-"
"Yet when it is filled, let it be broken!"
"Let the wind descend from heaven, let walls divide it, let the gates open in all four directions, and let them all be closed!"
"From the Crown, circle endlessly