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

If Matou Sakura comes into contact with the Holy Grail, the Holy Grail vengeful spirit Angra Mainyu, stimulated by the encounter, will awaken. After devouring Matou Sakura, with his status as the evil of this world, coupled with the complete Holy Grail, he could absorb the evil thoughts of the world and transform them into a continuous source of magical power.

Thus, the Holy Grail's glory will be restored. In this way, even without the support of Servants' magical power, the Holy Grail can still grant wishes. However... whatever the wish that the Holy Grail, filled with evil, grants... will lead this world to destruction.

He can save his life by controlling Sakura's soul. At that time, everything in the world except him will be destroyed, and the evil god will lose his purpose and leave the world because of the destruction of the world.

Just thinking about when all of this would be done, a smile involuntarily appeared on the old bug's lips. Sure enough... seizing the fragments of the Holy Grail in the Third Holy Grail War was the right choice.

"Hehehe~~ Actually, stopping me is quite 'simple,' just kill Sakura, kill that little girl. That shouldn't be an unacceptable choice for you, right?"

Even though victory was already assured, the old bug continued to verbally provoke Kiritsugu Emiya's heart as a partner of justice.

Yes, Kiritsugu Emiya will make a move, and he will do so without hesitation—Angola Manu devouring Sakura's flower, which could truly bring back the evil of this world, must be stopped; the current situation cannot be allowed to become even more chaotic.

However, despite this, Kiritsugu Emiya's heart was not as calm as it appeared on the surface. He harbored an unparalleled killing intent towards Zouken Matou—especially when he heard that the old insect had thrown Sakura into the insect pit and modified her for a year, his killing intent was hard to suppress.

Matou Zouken was very satisfied with Emiya Kiritsugu's reaction, however, this old worm wanted to say more than that.

He spoke again: "Indeed, killing a little girl you don't know and who is not important to you won't give you any psychological pressure."

"A cold-blooded partner of justice never cares about the life or death of others. All he cares about is justice."

"So, Kiritsugu Emiya, do you know that Sakura, who has already been modified, doesn't even need to be a corpse? As long as she achieves her goal of being devoured by the vengeful spirits in the Holy Grail, the evil of this world will be fully revealed. Knowing this, Kiritsugu Emiya... you know, right? You should make a more prudent choice..."

"—Emiya Kiritsugu, are you prepared to kill your wife to save more people?"

Emiya Kiritsugu: “!?”

Zouken Matou: "Hehehe~ Don't be surprised, because no matter what, Sakura will not lose her original function because of death. Even if her heart is pierced and her body is burned, the remaining ashes can be absorbed by her Holy Grail vengeful spirit."

“Unlike the lovely Inzbern, as the vessel of the Holy Grail, you only need to kill her and destroy her heart, which is the core of the Lesser Grail. Then the Holy Grail itself will be destroyed, and even the vengeful spirit Angra Mainyu inside it will die. Naturally, it will be impossible to achieve the result of devouring Sakura.”

"Emiya Kiritsugu, this is all the evil in this world, a flower of evil blooming from boundless desires. Its harm... is no less than that of the evil god in the distance..."

"If you want to avert yet another world-destroying catastrophe, this is undoubtedly the simplest, most direct, and most effective method."

"So, Kiritsugu Emiya, choose! Will you choose to sacrifice your wife to save the majority and eliminate the possibility of evil manifesting in this world?"

"Or... should you choose to protect your wife, even at the cost of more lives?"

Zouken Matou's words were filled with pleasure, while Kiritsugu Emiya, the usually indifferent man, had completely changed his expression, cold sweat pouring down his face, Zouken Matou's last words echoing in his mind.

Sacrifice your wife to save the majority.

Or sacrifice the majority of people to protect your wife?

Not content with that, Zouken Matou continued his delightful verbal outburst: "I think sacrificing the Einzbern family would be a pretty good choice, wouldn't you? After all, judging from your past experiences, the correct approach you've always adhered to is to sacrifice the minority to save the majority."

"Your wife must be content to die at the hands of the man you love, right? After all, she's just a living doll now."

Bang bang bang bang~~~

The sound of continuous submachine gun fire rang out.

It was Kiritsugu Emiya. He glared with his eyes, took out a submachine gun and fired at Zouken Matou, smashing his body into pieces with bullets.

When the magazine was empty, Emiya Kiritsugu was panting as if he had consumed a lot of energy.

However, Matou Zouken was still alive. His body was beaten to pieces, and the broken parts turned into many insects. He now retained half of his human face, and the insects lingered around him, making a buzzing sound that made one's scalp tingle.

Kiritsugu Emiya did not doubt the old insect's words. The other party had no reason to deceive him. Alicia could resist the Outer Gods, but what if the evil of this world were added to the mix? The harm caused by the simultaneous manifestation of two forces capable of destroying the world was not as simple as one plus one.

Damn it... What should he do? Kill Irisviel? But how could he possibly do that?

Isn't this exactly what that old bug wanted to see? He wanted to see him collapse, he wanted to see the world shatter...

"A partner of justice... Dad, let's give up on this! Before you do something you'll regret."

Just as Kiritsugu Emiya was agonizing over his decision, even contemplating killing Irisviel before committing suicide, a voice rang out.

The voice wasn't unfamiliar, but... Dad? Kiritsugu Emiya should only have one underage daughter, so when did he get a son?

The sudden sound drew the attention of Kiritsugu Emiya and the old insect, who looked toward its source. A tall and handsome figure appeared before them. That's right... it was the red Archer—the Heroic Spirit, Shirou Emiya!

Chapter 86 Kiritsugu Emiya: Ah, I betrayed you.

Daddy???

No misheard, the audience outside the screen was sure they hadn't misheard, the red Archer called Emiya Kiritsugu "Dad".

Isn't this a huge amount of information?

Could this Heroic Spirit from the future be the son of Kiritsugu Emiya and Irisviel? No, they don't look alike at all.

From a genetic perspective, Red Archer and Emiya Kiritsugu have absolutely no resemblance, and although Emiya Kiritsugu and his allies have acknowledged having a daughter.

But she has never admitted to having a son, so what is the true identity of this son? Is he an illegitimate child...?

The audience outside the screen was filled with doubt, even forgetting what the old bug had told Kiritsugu Emiya, and began to discuss the identities of Red Archer and Kiritsugu Emiya.

Even Kiritsugu Emiya, who was outside the light screen, couldn't stand the gaze of his wife Irisviel. He could swear to God that he had never betrayed Irisviel. So what was the relationship between this Heroic Spirit and himself?

Does the light screen image have a grudge against him? No matter how you look at it, he has no blood relation to that heroic spirit.

Eriri: "Excuse me, my eyesight isn't very good, but I just couldn't tell that Archer and Kiritsugu Emiya are father and son."

In Eriri's opinion, the only similarity between Emiya Kiritsugu and Archer is that they are both men, and that's about it.

Conan: "You can't say that. As we all know, the Holy Grail War will have many branches, and each branch will be different. Perhaps Archer doesn't know about the son of Kiritsugu Emiya in that timeline."

Everything should be done scientifically. Although the two of them do not look very alike, no one can deny their father-son relationship without a paternity test.

Bishop of Schicksal: "Is there a possibility... just a possibility, that Archer might not be Kiritsugu Emiya's biological son, but rather an adopted one?"

That's right, adoption... Given the intensity of the Fourth Holy Grail War, the probability of Irisviel surviving is extremely low, and it's unlikely that Kiritsugu Emiya would be with another woman after Irisviel's death, so this is the only possibility.

As we all know, humans are creatures that understand inheritance. What predecessors failed to accomplish will be passed on to successors. Kiritsugu Emiya considers himself a partner of justice, and his belief in saving the world even at the cost of his wife and daughter is something that Otto admires.

Therefore... the concept of justice has been engraved in Kiritsugu Emiya's heart. Even if he cannot realize this ideal, or even abandons it, he will still try to find the next generation to inherit his ideal.

Shirou Emiya is very likely such a product. Perhaps it is not the right thing to do to instill one's ideals into an unsuspecting child, but Kiritsugu Emiya's unwavering belief will inevitably drive him to do so.

Like his Theresa and Durandal, both of whom Otto placed high hopes on and treated as family, they were not Otto's direct relatives, especially Durandal...

She was not only not a relative of Otto, but could even be considered Otto's enemy.

Even so, Otto still raised Durandal as his own daughter, giving her all his support except for the truth. In a sense, he could indeed be called Durandal's adoptive father and teacher.

And wasn't his purpose in doing this so that after his death, someone would be able to erect an unmarked tombstone for him?

Heroic Spirit Emiya: "..."

Bishop Otto, the Destiny Bishop, it's him again. Just how far has his wisdom reached? Although I really don't want to admit it, from the beginning until now, Otto's predictions have almost never been wrong.

To be able to know so much about oneself without ever having known one before... this man is truly terrifying.

As Emiya, a Heroic Spirit in the Fifth Holy Grail War timeline, thought to himself, the only thing to be thankful for was... Otto was not a character from their world.

.........

Light screen image——

Abandon your sense of justice, old man!

These words rekindled the light in Kiritsugu Emiya's eyes, which had been gradually losing their luster, and he looked toward the source of the sound.

The red Archer, whom I've seen before. If he hadn't shown mercy, I, along with Maiya and Irisviel, would have died at his hands.

Wasn't he disappearing? How did he end up here?

Kiritsugu Emiya was somewhat puzzled. In fact, not only him, but the audience outside the screen were also quite puzzled, since Saber was the Servant who had set off first to find Kiritsugu Emiya and the others.

The first one to arrive here is Archer, who just finished fighting Berserker. This is too strange. Could it be that Red Archer also has a teleportation ability similar to the Joestars' once-in-a-lifetime ability?

The biggest problem right now is... where did Saber go? As Kiritsugu Emiya's Servant, she should be able to sense Kiritsugu Emiya's location, but she is nowhere to be found.

The projection on the screen—Emiya Kiritsugu silently looked at the suddenly appearing Heroic Spirit, Emiya.

More curious than why he was there was the way the Heroic Spirit Emiya addressed him.

"Father? A Heroic Spirit from the future? Hehehe, this Holy Grail War has really not disappointed me, bringing me so many surprises."

The old bug is indeed an old bug. Although he deserves to die, he still has the knowledge he should have. He saw through Shirou Emiya's background with just one glance.

However... although he has a keen eye, the gap between Heroic Spirits and humans cannot be changed by these things.

Even though the Heroic Spirit Emiya suffered some injuries in his battle with Berserker, his strength is still far beyond what the old bug can match.

Therefore, the old bug was already considering retreating. After all, this guy was the kind of person who would do anything to survive; he was a true scumbag.

Faced with the old bug's escape, the Heroic Spirit Emiya made no reaction. After all, the old bug's main body wasn't even here. He wasn't the King of Heroes, who could come up with a bunch of strange and unusual things to deal with the old bug.

Even so, the Heroic Spirit Emiya was still trembling with rage. If he could, he really wanted to pull out the old bug's true form and let it suffer and die.

If we're talking about who has the best feelings for Sakura here, then without a doubt it's Shirou Emiya.

In Kiritsugu Emiya's eyes, although Sakura is a child, she is the daughter of his enemy Tokiomi Tohsaka, and has no relatives or friends. In order to save the world, he might feel guilty, but he would kill Sakura without hesitation.

But Shirou Emiya is different. Sakura is his junior. Even though in that timeline he ended up as a subordinate of the Counter Force, Sakura is still a junior he cares about!

Any senior student would find it difficult to remain calm upon seeing a close female student being tormented like this.

Unfortunately, the old insect's true form was not present, so Shirou Emiya could only suppress his anger and choose to first try to reason with his father.

He had also been a partner of justice, and he knew the meaning of the word and what it represented.

Making him choose between a human being and his wife would be far too cruel.

For Kiritsugu Emiya, Irisviel represents love, family, humanity, and is his last haven, the only remaining tenderness and warmth of a man whose heart is already scarred.

The other innocent civilians represent the ideals that Kiritsugu Emiya upheld, the obsession of a comrade-in-arms, and what he persisted in throughout his life despite sacrificing so much.

Choosing to sacrifice Irisviel means abandoning her last bit of emotion and humanity, turning her into a mere tool called a 'partner of justice'.

Choosing to protect Irisviel is to betray one's own ideals, to betray the obsession of one's allies in the fight for justice, and to betray everything that he has sacrificed to get to where he is today, despite all the hardships he has endured.

Trying to persuade Kiritsugu Emiya under these circumstances is no easy task.

It's really tough... That old bastard Zouken Matou, what he did was truly disgusting.

Emiya Shirou thought helplessly to himself, but still looked at his adoptive father who had raised him with a resolute gaze.

After a while, he said, "Father, if you don't want to live your whole life in regret, then give up your tragic dream. As a heroic spirit from the future, I already know everything..."

Shirou Emiya paused, as if to make sure Kiritsugu Emiya could hear him clearly, and raised his voice slightly, saying, "Continuing to cling to your pathetic dream will not only fail to protect the world, but will also lead to the death of your wife and daughters."

"Do you remember... Ilya? Ilya is still waiting for you in the castle. Do you want her to undergo those inhumane magical trainings and become the vessel for the Holy Grail in the Fifth Holy Grail War?"