[It was none other than Shirou Emiya.]
[This young child had shown an immense desire to survive, keeping him alive until now.]
[Kiritsugu Emiya then placed Avalon inside Shirou Emiya's body, saving his life.]
[Then he held the child tightly in his arms, sobbing uncontrollably.]
[This cold man was now crying like a little child.]
"What on earth is going on?"
By now, the video had thrown Kiritsugu Emiya into disarray, and he began speculating inwardly.
I was holding Avalon in the video, so it took place after the War of the Holy Grail.
Since I was still there, did that mean I won this War of the Holy Grail?
No, something was clearly wrong in the video. Why did Fuyuki City end up like that...?
Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Kiritsugu Emiya, so Shirou Emiya turned out to be a child you picked up."
Kayneth: "What an eye-opener. Even someone like you could cry so bitterly."
Waver: "Professor Kayneth, shouldn't we be concerned about what happened to Fuyuki City?"
Waver: "A fire that big clearly wasn't something an ordinary person could cause."
Kayneth: "Yes, that certainly warrants attention."
Reminded of this, Kayneth lost interest in arguing with Waver. After all, what had happened in the video was no small matter.
Both the War of the Holy Grail and the Mage's Association had confidentiality agreements. The existence of magecraft absolutely could not be revealed to the world.
With something as serious as Fuyuki City burning, he would certainly be implicated as a participant in the War of the Holy Grail.
Madam: "Kiritsugu, are you all right?"
Madam: "Kiritsugu?"
Irisviel called anxiously to Kiritsugu Emiya, but he paid her no attention at all.
Kiritsugu Emiya's mind was now entirely occupied with figuring out what exactly had happened at the end of this War of the Holy Grail. He had no attention to spare for anything else.
[The scene changed, and a grown-up Shirou Emiya appeared.]
[He stood outside an office door, with a girl wearing twin tails beside him.]
[It was none other than a grown-up Rin Tohsaka.]
[There was clearly something different about Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka's relationship. They were holding hands.]
Tokiomi Tohsaka: "!!!"
Rin Tohsaka: "!!!"
Kayneth: "Kiritsugu Emiya, Tokiomi Tohsaka, so your families are that close."
Feng Xi: "Congratulations, congratulations."
Rin Tohsaka: "Congratulations, my ass!"
Tokiomi Tohsaka: "..."
His daughter would actually fall for the Emiya boy in the future. It left him with very mixed feelings.
["Knock, knock, knock..."]
[Shirou Emiya knocked on the office door.]
["Come in."]
[A deep voice rang out from inside the office.]
[The two pushed the door open and entered. A long-haired, middle-aged man in a red coat sat inside.]
[It was none other than Lord El-Melloi II.]
["You must be the students joining the Department of Modern Magecraft today, Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka, correct?"]
[A trace of reminiscence flashed through El-Melloi II's eyes as he stood and spoke.]
["Welcome to the El-Melloi Classroom."]
[The correct answer is D. Shirou Emiya is Waver Velvet's student.] [Congratulations to Waver, Feng Xi, Artoria, the King of Conquerors, and the General of Heaven on receiving 5 Saint Quartz.] [Bluebeard forfeited this question.] [The remaining group members answered incorrectly. 1 Saint Quartz deducted.]
"You little rascal, you got it right again."
Zhang Jue looked at Feng Xi with some surprise.
This kid had a good head on his shoulders. He had actually answered two questions correctly in a row.
Feng Xi laughed it off. "Didn't I tell you? When you run into a multiple-choice question like this where you can only guess, just choose whichever answer you think is least likely."
Chapter 23: Quite a Few Gilgameshes, Too
(Gilgamesh)
Kayneth: "Wait, isn't that Lord El-Melloi II, who appeared in yesterday's video?!"
Kayneth: "Waver! You're Lord El-Melloi II?!"
The information revealed at the end of this video was simply too shocking for him.
The Lord El-Melloi II he had been searching for was actually Waver, the student who kept opposing him.
Waver: "Asking me about that won't..."
Feng Xi: "Judging by Rin Tohsaka's age in the video, the final part should take place ten years from now."
Feng Xi: "Waver, what exactly did you go through over those years to change so much?"
Waver: "I'd like to know that too!"
Who the hell knew how he had gone from a pretty boy to an overworked-to-death middle-aged man in just a little over ten years?
Kayneth: "Wait, if you became Lord El-Melloi II, what about me?"
That was what Kayneth most wanted to clear up right now.
If Waver had become Lord El-Melloi II, didn't that mean he himself was gone?
Could it have happened during this War of the Holy Grail?
[The second question is over. Now begins today's final question.] [This question allows multiple answers. Please view the following images and select those who are not the King of Heroes.]
Waver: "Ah, another question like this."
Yesterday's question had screwed them over so badly that they were still scarred by it.
Kayneth: "Does this question mean that, like King Arthur, the King of Heroes has many versions from different worlds?"
King of Heroes: "Hahaha, naturally. My magnificent figure can be found all over the world."
King of Conquerors: "Yesterday it was the King of Knights, and today it's the King of Heroes. Tomorrow should be my turn, right?"
Waver: "Given this system's pattern of questions, it just might be."
[A: The image showed Gilgamesh with his hair down, wearing black biker gear and riding a golden motorcycle.]
Waver: "This should be Gilgamesh, right?"
Feng Xi: "I do think that outfit looks a little too modern. It feels like misdirection."
Waver: "Yeah."
King of Conquerors: "Hahaha, King of Heroes, so you're interested in modern vehicles too?"
King of Conquerors: "In that case, shall we have a race?"
Waver: "You'd better not."
King of Heroes: "Hah, how could something like that possibly catch my eye?"
That was what he said, but...
"Tokiomi, go get me a motorcycle. It must be just like the one in this picture."
Tokiomi Tohsaka: "...Yes, my king."
[B: This image showed a child who was very clearly Gilgamesh, wearing a purple shirt, a white coat, and camouflage trousers, with long chains encircling him.]
Madam: "So cute."
Artoria: "So the King of Heroes had this side to him too?"
King of Conquerors: "Hahaha, he could give my childhood self a run for his money."
Gilgamesh: "..."
Upon seeing this picture, Gilgamesh instinctively opened his treasury and took out a bottle of medicine.