As the supreme god, I choose to watch movies in the multiverse.

In an instant, the blood pressure of countless people outside the light screen began to soar; the mere sight of this old bug was truly repulsive.

However, many people also felt that something bad was about to happen. After all, Zouken Matou was a piece of trash, an indescribable rubbish, and he never did anything good when dealing with Kariya Matou.

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Walking slowly with a cane, Zouken Matou's small, thin body seemed harmless, yet it instilled a deep-seated fear in Kariya Matou.

Looking at the awakened Matou Kariya, he tilted his head and smiled with great interest, saying, "You look really pitiful, Kariya."

"..." Matou Kariya remained silent, only staring at Matou Zouken with cold eyes.

The appearance of this old man is never a good thing. This is not only what the audience outside the light screen thinks, but also what Matou Kariya in the light screen thinks.

The old man used his cane to lift Yan Ye's chin, forcing him to look up. Yan Ye no longer had the strength to curse him, but he still stared intently at his opponent with his remaining right eye, filled with hatred and murderous intent. Just looking down at his opponent had already exhausted him.

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't blame you at all. It's amazing you survived such serious injuries and came back here alive—Kariya, I don't know who saved you. But this time, it seems you were quite lucky."

Smoke-drenched inkstone, speaking softly to his "child" as if petting a cat, was in an exceptionally good mood today—so his smiling face was tinged with malice. Then, that unpleasant voice rang out again: "To be honest, I didn't expect you to hold out this long. So, I'm going to give you the 'good stuff' I've been saving for important situations."

Then, Matou Zouken suddenly poked Matou Kariya's neck with his crutch, causing Matou Kariya to open his mouth with a painful expression under the sudden blow.

However, at this moment, a disgusting black insect came out and drilled directly into Matou Kariya's mouth.

Matou Kariya suddenly groaned in pain, obviously not expecting Matou Zouken to do this suddenly.

This scene made the audience outside the screen feel extremely nauseous and disgusted, but compared to the disgusting things that Zouken Matou did in the past and the disgusting things that happened during the Holy Grail War, it seemed to be nothing.

All we can say is that many people's psychological endurance has been trained.

Then, some kind of element seemed to be injected into the body of Matou Kariya, who was forced to swallow the insect. The bulging veins extended inward from his hands and feet, and soon spread to Matou Kariya's entire body.

Throughout the process, Matou Kariya endured immense pain, letting out low growls like a wild beast and struggling incessantly to break free of the chains, but to no avail.

Seeing this scene, Matou Zouken let out a joyful laugh that made your scalp tingle and you wanted to slap him.

Then, this disgusting old bug said something that almost drove Kariya Matou and countless people outside the light screen to madness.

"Look, the effect is immediate! Hahaha~~"

"Also, Kariya, I forgot to tell you, what I just gave you to swallow was the first Crest Worm that stole Sakura's purity."

As the old insect finished speaking, Matou Kariya's screams of pain suddenly fell silent.

Time seemed to stand still for his body at that moment; his entire body was stiff and unable to move, and the immense pain in his body could no longer make him move.

His only remaining, still functional, pair of glasses trembled violently and contracted, ultimately transforming into endless madness and fury.

Then... came a frantic struggle, a frantic roar, an attempt to break free of the chains, an attempt to kill Zouken Matou completely.

Matou Kariya has completely fallen into endless madness and anger, but Matou Zouken feels that it is not enough, or he is very happy with this scene.

So, Matou Zouken smiled happily and said, "Your spirit has recovered very well! It seems that this crested insect that has accumulated magic power in Sakura's body for a year has a very good effect."

Kariya Matou's rage intensified, escalating into a hysterical frenzy. He only wanted to risk everything, to rush forward and tear Zouken Matou apart.

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Disgusting, indescribably disgusting, Zouken Matou—this old worm has repeatedly crossed the line for the audience.

Compared to him, Ryunosuke Uryu and Bluebeard actually look somewhat pleasing to the eye.

Light Yagami: "That lowly scum, if I have the chance, I will definitely make him feel real pain."

Tendou Souji: "Children are the treasures of the world, and this insect has completely enraged me by committing such an unforgivable act against them."

Daigo: "Even though I know that Sakura in real life didn't experience these things, but... but I still can't accept this feeling of witnessing tragedy and being unable to change it."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Zouken Matou!!!"

At the Tohsaka residence—Tohsaka Tokiomi, his fists clenched tightly, reached the peak of his rage. Even though the old bug in reality had been killed by the King of Heroes, Tohsaka Tokiomi was still consumed by deep anger.

His intense rage prevented him from noticing Gilgamesh, the hero-king, who had arrived at some unknown time.

"It seems I made his death too easy—" Gilgamesh unleashed his killing intent with unbridled fervor from his crimson pupils.

Pleasure? What a joke! Such a low-level thing can be called pleasure? He knew nothing about pleasure—

Fuyuki City in a parallel universe—

Emiya Shirou slowly lowered his trembling hands, took a deep breath, and wondered if Sakura had ever suffered such pain.

No wonder, no wonder she didn't want to go back to the Matou family so much, so that's why? So Sakura has been enduring this kind of pain all along?

A partner of justice? No... that once innocent partner of justice is gone. I'm sorry, Kiritsugu, I will become Sakura's "partner of justice" alone.

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After exchanging information with Alicia at Saber's base, Kiritsugu Emiya will begin to deal with Caster.

It's unrealistic to target Solomon directly, but even the strongest Servant is useless without their Master. Solomon probably doesn't have a potion like Archer that allows him to replenish his mana.

Even if there were a way, there wouldn't be one. Eliminating Marisbury was the best solution Kiritsugu Emiya could think of. The other option was to wait for Archer and Solomon to fight, and then let Saber reap the benefits.

But that's not realistic; currently, apart from them, no other group knows anything about Caster.

Could we simply ignore Caster and deal with the other Servants instead...?

Oh right, why didn't I think of that? The Holy Grail only absorbs so much magic power; it doesn't need to kill all the Servants. After all, the Holy Grail container is still in their hands.

Kiritsugu Emiya suddenly realized that he still had the advantage and was not yet in a hopeless situation.

Looking at the afternoon sunlight, Kiritsugu Emiya found Irisviel: "Irisviel, how are you doing now?"

Irisviel hesitated for a moment, then said, "Kiritsugu, I, I don't feel unwell..."

Upon hearing this, Kiritsugu Emiya pondered for a moment: "Is the scabbard that effective? Two Servants have already been eliminated..."

Saber and Alicia glanced over, since the scabbard had been mentioned, and it was clearly Saber's scabbard.

Irisviel shook her head: "No, Kiritsugu, I don't feel any magical energy entering my body..."

Kiritsugu Emiya frowned: "So, the fake Caster and Assassin didn't leave the stage? Or is it that the fake Caster's magical power won't be absorbed by the Holy Grail?"

Irisviel shook her head again: "No, Kiritsugu, I don't know why, but while Assassin and the fake Caster did leave the stage, their magical energy has completely disappeared."

Emiya Kiritsugu's eyes widened slightly and he fell silent.

Alicia, standing nearby, was completely confused, but she still grasped the most crucial question and asked, "Irisviel, why is your magic absorbed after a Servant leaves the battlefield?"

Saber and Lancer also listened intently, hoping to get an answer from Irisviel. Upon hearing this, Irisviel subconsciously looked at Kiritsugu Emiya, who remained silent as always.

Therefore, presumably because Irisviel's Grail container malfunctioned, Kiritsugu Emiya did not stop Irisviel from beginning her explanation.

Originally, the three founding families of the Holy Grail War—the Einzbern family providing the Holy Grail and Heroic Spirit summoning technology, the Matou family providing the Command Seals system, and the Tohsaka family providing land and spiritual veins—formed the complete Holy Grail War system.

In each Holy Grail War, the Einzbern family, as one of the three founding families, is required to provide a vessel for the Holy Grail. When a Servant is defeated in the Holy Grail War, their soul and magical power are absorbed by the vessel.

When the amount of soul and magic power accumulated reaches its limit, that vessel will transform into the Holy Grail, which is the greatest reward of the Holy Grail War!

Upon hearing this, Alicia glanced at Irisviel silently and said, "So, you are the vessel? Irisviel!"

Then she asked, "Kiritsugu Emiya, do you know the identity of Irisviel's Holy Grail vessel?"

Before Kiritsugu Emiya could say anything, Irisviel nodded and said, "Yes, Kiritsugu knows."

Then, Alicia fell silent; she had probably guessed what was going on.

Lancer, who had always been at odds with Kiritsugu Emiya, couldn't help but show anger on his face: "So, he knew about this, but still chose to participate in the Holy Grail War? He's even willing to sacrifice his own wife to obtain the Holy Grail? He truly is an unforgivable person."

Irisviel shook her head: "No, Kiritsugu did know about it, but he once chose to take me away from the family's mission and the Holy Grail War, but I refused."

For a moment, everyone was stunned.

Irisviel smiled gently and said, "Because I don't want Kiritsugu to live like a walking corpse. If he really abandons his ideals and chooses to take me and Illya away, he will only be a walking corpse who has lost himself."

“I didn’t want him to become like this, so I chose to support him and help him achieve his dreams.”

Chapter Sixty-Seven: The Meaning of Alicia's Arrival in This World

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Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Irisviel... really, does love make people stupid? To actually think of sacrificing herself to fulfill Kiritsugu Emiya's wishes?"

Eriri: "This can't really be called a relationship. She's married. At most, it's about selfless devotion to her husband."

Magical Girl Illya: "Mom... why? What is Kiritsugu's wish for the Holy Grail to grant that he would sacrifice even you?"

Kaz: "Humans are truly amazing creatures. There are women who are this stupid. But... Ko no Kaz respects this woman. Not everyone has this kind of awareness."

Muzan Kibutsuji: "Tch, what's so respectable about such an ant? She had a chance to live, but she gave it up for a man. As expected, women are creatures that only think with their emotions."

Tanjiro: "Shut up, Muzan Kibutsuji! You have absolutely no idea how great Irisviel is—"

Kars: "Whoa—you actually contradict me? Contradict me, Kars? Those Ripple users who once contradicted me, Kars, have been extinct for thousands of years."

Muzan Kibutsuji: "And what are you anyway? What's the point of refuting you?"

Valum: "Ya-lou—how dare you speak to Kaz-sama like that! I won't let you get away with this!"

Katz: "It's alright, Valum, it's just a talking little bread, nothing to worry about."

In the Demon Slayer world—when Muzan Kibutsuji, who was in the Infinity Castle, saw Kars's address to him, the veins on his face bulged. "Little bread?" To use such a thing to describe the Demon King, Kars... No matter who he is, the Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji will not let him off easily.

However... the fact that the other party is not afraid of me at all means that he is still powerful. Hmph—once I find the Blue Spider Lily and overcome the weakness of the sun, no one in the world will be his match.

The exchange between Muzan Kibutsuji and Kars was just an interlude. Amidst the real-time chat comments filled with images on the screen, besides admiration for Irisviel's selfless sacrifice, there were also people speculating about what would happen after the images appeared.

Conan: "We've got a job, so it turns out the Holy Grail is in trouble, and it's not a small problem. It's very likely that Marisbury did it."

L: "Marisbury said before that the corrupted Holy Grail was not what he wanted and that Solomon needed to restore it to its original state. It seems that the magical power of the Servant after death is very likely with Solomon."

Bishop of Destiny: "With the Magic King's abilities, this would be a piece of cake. However... the Holy Grail War has always used the Einzbern family's homunculus as vessels from the very beginning. Where will Solomon find another vessel? And... what secrets does that corrupted Holy Grail hold...?"

Otto continued to slack off in his office at the Destiny Headquarters. Ever since the appearance of the light screen image, he had basically been slacking off every day. Anyway, his plan had not yet started, so he could leave those trivial matters to Amber.

For Otto, the Holy Grail War was a very interesting game from which he could learn a lot, but he cared more about the warrior from the previous civilization than about the Holy Grail War.

There is only a little information about her in the records of Void Archives, but even the arrogant Void Archives would be shocked just by mentioning her name.

What exactly happened in the previous civilization, Alicia... Stop hiding the Honkai energy within you, let me see... You were the second-best fusion warrior in the previous civilization after Kevin.

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