Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

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Artoria: "...No, this Alice is fake!"

Mrs:"..."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "That's right, this isn't Irisviel."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "If this isn't the Einzberns, then who is it?"

Kenneth: "Judging from the tone of her voice, she doesn't seem like a machine, but rather someone with her own thoughts."

Waver: "What do you mean? Is there other life forms within the Holy Grail?"

Feng Xi: "Alright, just keep watching and you'll find out."

"So please, hurry up and give it 'form'."

[Irisviel embraced Kiritsugu Emiya, her face alluring, and said, "Kiritsugu, only you are qualified to define its form."]

"What are you?"

Kiritsugu Emiya stared intently at Irisviel, who was standing inches away.

Irisviel would never do such a thing.

"I am Irisviel."

"Irisviel said softly, 'Didn't you already know how to save the world? So, I will follow your methods, uphold your principles, and fulfill your wishes.'"

"What are you saying?"

[Emiya Kiritsugu remained completely unmoved.]

"There's really no other way; the only answer from here is to ask your own heart."

Seeing that Kiritsugu Emiya wasn't so easily fooled, Irisviel curled her lip.

Waver: "That thing seems to want Kiritsugu Emiya to make his wish as soon as possible. Why?"

Kenneth: "Idiot, your observation skills are obviously terrible."

Kenneth: "Didn't it say before that only a wish can bring things to the 'outside world'?"

Kenneth: "It seems like he's referring to the Holy Grail, but he's actually referring to himself."

Kenneth: "That thing wants to leave the Holy Grail through Kiritsugu Emiya's wish."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "No wonder he dragged Kiritsugu Emiya into this before the outcome was even decided."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Because it makes no difference who the final winner is."

[The scene shifts again, and Kiritsugu Emiya finds himself in a hotel room once more.]

【"here it is?"】

Just as Kiritsugu Emiya was wondering what was going on, the old-fashioned television in front of him suddenly turned on by itself.

"There are 300 people on one ship and 200 people on the other, making a total of 500 people including crew and passengers, plus Kiritsugu Emiya."

[“Suppose these 501 people are the only humans left in the world, and both ships have a hole in their hull that would cause them to sink, and only Kiritsugu Emiya can repair them, then which ship would you choose to repair?”]

The Conqueror King: "What's going on? It's turned into a question and answer session again."

King of Heroes: "Hehe, this is an interesting question. Looks like there's going to be another good show to watch."

Kenneth: "Isn't this problem just a variation of the trolley problem?"

The Conqueror King: "The trolley problem? What's that?"

Weber: "A problem posed by a scientist named Philippa Ford in 1967 still has no correct answer."

Zhang Jiao: "What is this question?"

Feng Xi: "It's almost the same problem as in the video. A madman has tied five people to the railway tracks, and a tram is about to run them over. There's a lever in front of you that can turn the tram onto another track to save the five people, but there's also someone on that other track helping them."

Zhang Jiao: "In other words, is it a matter of killing one person to save five, or standing by and watching those five people get crushed to death?"

Artoria: "This question is simply..."

For her, this was definitely the most difficult question.

Because she wanted to save all six of them, she simply couldn't choose.

Feng Xi: "This question is difficult for you, but it's very easy for Emiya Kiritsugu."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "...That's right, just choose the side that's worthwhile."

Artoria: "Value! How can you describe a human life with value!"

Chess: "Everything in the world has value, which is why sacrifices exist."

Emiya Kiritsugu: "..."

"Of course, it's the one with 300 people."

Without any hesitation, Kiritsugu Emiya gave his answer directly.

"So, after you make your decision, 200 people on another ship arrest you and demand that you repair their ship. What would you do?"

The voice on the television suddenly raised an even more pointed question.

【"I can..."】

This time, Kiritsugu Emiya's answer carried a hint of hesitation.

Just then, a flash of light outside the window caught his attention.

Kiritsugu Emiya walked over and pulled back the curtains, his pupils contracting.

[He found himself standing on a ship littered with corpses.]

[Every single person on board, young and old, was present.]

Seeing the bloody scene before him, Kiritsugu Emiya was completely stunned.

[And on the bed behind him, weapons were piled up at some point.]

"Kill all 200 of them, right?"

The voice quipped, "Correct, that's the choice Kiritsugu Emiya would make."

Kenneth: "...Emiya Kiritsugu, you're really ruthless."

He thought he understood Emiya Kiritsugu's ruthlessness well enough, but he was still too conservative.

Artoria: "Kiritsugu Emiya, you!"

Kiritsugu Emiya: "This is the best option."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "If this drags on, I'm afraid none of these 500 people will be saved in the end."

Sliced: "This is the most rational choice."

Artoria: "..."

Conqueror King: "But what exactly does this voice want to do? What's the point of this question?"

Ninja: "This is guidance, using these questions to guide out Kiritsugu Emiya's truest thoughts."

Second Prince: "However, it seems that he also wanted to express another meaning."

The Conqueror King: "What do you mean?"

Second generation: "Uh, I haven't figured it out yet."

[The television turns off, and Kiritsugu Emiya's phone rings.]

It's still that same voice.

"Next, the 300 survivors boarded two boats and continued their voyage."

"This time, there were 200 people on one boat and 100 people on the other. However, both boats had holes in their hulls at the same time. You were kidnapped by the 100 people in the small boat, who demanded that you repair their boat first."

【"what would you do?"】

"I will...but..."

[Emiya Kiritsugu was even more hesitant this time.]

Before he could finish speaking, the call ended, and Kiritsugu Emiya reappeared at the dock.

Looking back, they saw a ship that had been destroyed.

[Emiya Kiritsugu lost his composure and became very flustered.]

"Yes, you are right."

Weber: "So, they killed those 100 people again! What was the point of that previous problem then?!"

Weber: "Isn't this no different from simply killing 300 people!"

Rin Tohsaka: "This question is completely unreasonable."

Rin Tohsaka: "Given the previous experience, how could those 300 people be divided into different ships?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "What exactly is the person who set these questions trying to achieve?"