Because he was fighting in his homeland, Romania, Vlad III received both homeland and fame bonuses. Without using Legend of Dracula, his strength was barely enough to fight Karna to a draw.
Although Zhang Jue and Red Hare were not fighting in their homeland, the immense popularity of Romance of the Three Kingdoms in Japan also gave them a fame bonus, considerably increasing their strength.
As long as they did not clash head-on with Gilgamesh, they did not need to worry about losing to him.
Kiritsugu Emiya: "..."
He had not expected his dream alone to fill the group with such hostility.
Everyone could see that Feng Xi and Gilgamesh had truly declared war this time.
["Yeah. Since you can't anymore, I'll become one for you."]
[Shirou Emiya suddenly spoke.]
["Huh?"]
[Kiritsugu Emiya looked at Shirou Emiya in surprise.]
["You're an adult, Dad, so it's too late for you, but I'm still a kid."]
[Shirou Emiya said firmly, "Leave your dream to me, Dad!"]
["I see..."]
[A hint of a smile finally appeared on Kiritsugu Emiya's face as he said, "Then I can rest easy."]
[The scene shifted to a brightly lit seaside.]
[A little boy and a youth were playing on the beach.]
[The little boy was clearly Kiritsugu Emiya as a child.]
["Hey, Kiritsugu, what kind of adult do you want to become?"]
["Me? I want to become a Hero of Justice!"]
[The young Kiritsugu Emiya smiled brilliantly.]
[The video ended there.]
Madam: "Kiritsugu..."
Irisviel felt a little sad as she watched this scene.
This was the first time he had seen Kiritsugu Emiya smile so happily.
It was hard to imagine just what he had experienced over the years to become the way he was now.
Kiritsugu Emiya: "Shirley..."
Looking at the girl on the screen, he could not help sinking deep into his memories.
That girl was the first girl he had fallen for, and the pain of his lifetime.
Kiritsugu Emiya had truly never expected to see her again in this video.
[Question: Which of the following statements about the relationship between Shirou Emiya and Kiritsugu Emiya is correct?] [A: Shirou Emiya is the son of Kiritsugu Emiya and Irisviel.] [B: Shirou Emiya is the illegitimate son of Kiritsugu Emiya and Maiya Hisau.] [C: Shirou Emiya is Illyasviel's older brother.] [D: Shirou Emiya is Waver Velvet's student.]
Waver: "Huh! Why am I involved in this?"
Waver: "A student? Does that mean I become a teacher in the future?"
King of Conquerors: "Hahaha, little Master, wouldn't that suit you quite well?"
Kayneth: "Hmph, only if option D is correct."
Still, if D really was the correct answer, Waver was very likely working at the Clock Tower.
Then how had he managed that? After all, not just anyone could become a teacher at the Clock Tower.
And that would also mean Waver had survived the Fourth Holy Grail War, and might even have won.
Was it because of the King of Conquerors?
Damn it, that should have been his Servant.
Tokiomi Tohsaka: "This question comes down entirely to guessing."
He did not know what relationship Maiya Hisau had with Kiritsugu Emiya, but that name, Illyasviel-could she be Kiritsugu Emiya's daughter?
Then option C was correct.
Wait, no.
If C was correct, wouldn't A also be correct?
This was not a multiple-answer question. There was only one correct option.
In that case, C could be eliminated first.
There were no clues at all about option D in the video. It was probably a distractor.
A and B were opposing answers, which meant one of them was correct.
Surely Shirou Emiya could not be unrelated to Kiritsugu Emiya by blood? That would be too ridiculous.
If the answer was A, wouldn't this question be far too easy?
Then the answer was B.
He really had not expected Kiritsugu Emiya's private life to be such a mess.
Chapter 22: The Emiya and Tohsaka families became in-laws
(Waver Velvet)
"Your Majesty, we should choose B for this question."
Tokiomi Tohsaka spoke respectfully to Gilgamesh, also reminding Kirei Kotomine and the others beside him.
"Tokiomi, are you telling me what to do?"
Gilgamesh glared at him and spoke with great displeasure.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty..."
Tokiomi Tohsaka immediately lowered his head.
Gilgamesh: "Hmph!"
This fellow was no fun at all. He really would have to find some amusement himself.
"Irisviel, are you all right?"
Over by Irisviel, Artoria noticed that her expression had seemed a little off for a while and asked in concern.
"Ah, it's nothing."
Irisviel forced a smile.
Although she did not know the answer to this question, there was one thing she could be certain of.
Shirou Emiya could not possibly be her child with Kiritsugu Emiya.
After all, by the time this Holy Grail War ended, she would probably no longer be alive.
"Could Shirou really be Kiritsugu and Maiya's child?"
Looking at option B, Irisviel felt rather strange, a trace of comfort mixed into her discomfort.
"That's fine too. At least someone will stay by Kiritsugu's side after I'm gone."
"And Shirou seems like a good child. He'll surely get along well with Illya."
After a long silence, Artoria said, "Um, Irisviel, what should we choose?"
Irisviel came back to her senses as well and said, "Let's choose B and D, one each."
[Time is up. The answer will now be revealed.]
[Roaring flames first appeared on the screen. Then the camera pulled back, and only then did everyone see what was burning.]
[It was an entire city!]
Waver: "That's Fuyuki City! What on earth happened?"
Everyone was more than familiar with the burning city on the screen. Wasn't it Fuyuki City, where they were right now?
Kayneth: "Could some Heroic Spirit have caused this?"
Tokiomi Tohsaka: "To think it caused so much destruction."
[The camera focused on a dazed figure amid the ruins. It was Kiritsugu Emiya.]
[He held Avalon in his hand, his eyes lifeless, his entire body like a walking corpse.]
[Suddenly, as though he had discovered something, he rushed to a pile of rubble and began digging frantically.]
[A moment later, he carried a little red-haired boy out of the rubble.]