Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Rin Tohsaka: "I'm completely confused."

Lancelot: "Actually, I'm a little confused myself, let's just keep watching."

[Kay: "I don't know what happened to that guy's body in the end. Glastonbury insists that this place is his symbolic burial ground, and there must be some meaning to that. Because where there is human faith, there is meaning. What that guy was protecting all along was this island itself, and there's no such thing as a burial place being limited to a specific location, is there?"]

As he spoke, Kay looked at Grey.

"But it really does look like it..."

[Grey: "Huh?"]

[Kai: "No, I take that back. It's similar, but not quite. Yeah, not at all."]

[Grey: "Um, King Arthur and I..."]

[Kay: "A person's impression isn't based solely on their appearance. You're a long way from looking like that guy, no matter what your background is."]

"You want to get out of this mess, right? I'll come with you until you do, after all, that's why this guy summoned me. The working conditions are a bit rough, but it's bearable in the short term."

[Second Generation: "You didn't specify the location, but rather the situation. Is it because you know what kind of situation we're in?"]

[Kay: "Of course I know. You guys said this was the second round, right?"]

[Second King: "Did this message also come from Ad?"]

[Kay: "Yes. Although it's complicated, the box will have a good grasp of most of what this girl has heard or witnessed, and it will share that information with me."]

[Second Generation: "I have one more question. What exactly is this underground cave?"]

"Unfortunately, I am also unaware of things that Yad was unaware of. I was not brought here directly from my previous life."

[Kay said in a low voice, "However, this can indeed be considered the main part of the Blackmore Cemetery."]

Weber: "Even Yad doesn't know this place?"

Kenneth: "How many secrets does this cemetery hold?"

The scene returns to the cave from before.

"...They ran away?"

The masked girl has returned and is sitting on the rock in the center of the cave.

The rock she sat upon resembled a throne, with skeletal soldiers standing around her like guards.

At this moment, she was like a queen of the underworld.

Artoria: "Sister Wang..."

Our king was somewhat stunned, because the masked girl's posture was so similar to Morgan's.

Rebellious Knight: "Tch, it's just a fake..."

"How did you do that?"

The girl was actually talking to the skeletal soldiers, and several of them actually responded by clenching their teeth.

"A Silver Knight has appeared?"

The girl touched her chin thoughtfully for a moment, then said, "Chase them!"

The skeletal soldiers immediately sprang into action, splitting into twos and threes and entering the various paths leading into the cave.

"If you can escape... then escape."

The girl finally spoke, her voice hoarse as if a stone were scraping against the ground.

"Escape far, far away, to a place no one can reach. If such a place truly exists, then flee to the distant, ideal land of Avalon."

"...But such a place doesn't exist anywhere else, especially not for you and me."

【"Plop..."】

[A voice came from the passage behind the girl, in the opposite direction from where the skeleton soldiers had left.]

"Is that so? I heard the church has been monitoring them for a while now, and they've started taking action?"

"I understand. In accordance with the ancient covenant, I swear to wipe them out."

"The time has come for me to become her."

Rin Tohsaka: "It feels like I'm talking to someone, but it also feels like I'm talking to myself."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Judging from her appearance, it seems that other people have come down as well. It should be Priest Fernand and Sister Ilumia."

Kotomine Risei: "I see, it's surveillance. That makes sense."

This explains Fernand and Illumia's strange behavior.

They didn't want the Magic Association to interfere and cause unnecessary trouble.

Weber: "It seems the Church of Sanctuary wanted to stop all of this. So, the masked woman really did die at their hands."

Kenneth: "Hmph, don't jump to conclusions."

Meanwhile, above, at the church.

It was dusk; the setting sun was sinking below the horizon.

Amidst this sea of ​​crimson, villagers are gathering towards the church.

The church was now a scene of utter devastation; doors were smashed, stained glass was shattered, the holy water dish had been struck with blunt force, and the sacrificial vessels, including the bread dish and incense burner, were all lying on the ground.

All the religious elements brought in from the outside world were destroyed, making it seem as if the village had finally revealed its original appearance.

"...Then, I will obey your orders."

Grandma stood atop the barely undamaged lectern.

A large crowd of villagers had gathered before her, almost twice the usual number of worshippers.

The atmosphere inside the sanctuary was completely different from usual. Had they finally revealed their true nature?

Kenneth: "Heh, what an ironic scene."

They were devout believers this morning, but now they've all become destroyers. No, they should be called heretics rather than heretics.

Kotomine Risei: "...They're all hopeless!"

Grandma: "Listen, the fragment of our king has finally made its choice!"

"Awooo!!!"

The villagers cheered; they now regarded Grandma's words as divine.

[It should be said that they were originally a group that gathered for this purpose; their identities as villagers were merely a disguise.]

[From generations ago, even dozens of generations ago, they have existed for this moment. Especially since Grey transformed into that form, everyone has been overjoyed to be born into this era, and has been eagerly anticipating it.]

They were all armed with hoes and short knives, their faces beaming with smiles, radiating extreme excitement.

That intense will, bordering on fanatical faith, seemed to materialize into a gigantic creature.

"Everyone understands, right?"

Grandma's voice seemed decades younger as she proclaimed, "Welcome our king! Welcome the future king! The moment has finally arrived!"

"Absolutely, we must not let her leave this village!"

"Magnalena!"

The woman whose name was called stepped forward quietly; it was Grey's mother.

Grandma: "Do you know where Grey is located?"

Magdalena: "Yes, I'm starting to get somewhere."

She smiled brightly, gently raising her blood-stained hand to touch her cheek.

Behind Magdalena, a figure is dripping some kind of liquid.

Chapter 242 Fragmented Memories

[That was the church's messenger, now limp and bound, hanging up, his wounds still bleeding.]

[This skillful torture, so refined that even trained personnel would find it difficult to endure, is precisely what Magdalena, Grey's mother, does.]

Grandma: "Now, the church is our enemy."

"Destroy them, just as we fought in the defense of this mountain in the past. Let out a roar, declaring that this land is our sacred ground, which we will never allow to be invaded."

"That's right! Since the distant legendary era, we have been eagerly awaiting the king's arrival. This time, let's not worry about anyone and shout it out loud!"

"I swear to our Black-Faced Holy Mother!"

Rin Tohsaka: "This was made by Grey's mother..."

Weber: "I really can't believe that Gray's seemingly kind mother would actually..."

Lion's Robbery: "This is a religious struggle."

Zhang Jiao: "Your Western religions are truly terrifying."

Although he was also the leader of a religion, the Taiping Rebellion was just a peasant uprising under the guise of a religion, unlike these Western sects that insisted on introducing a so-called god and frantically offering their faith.

Kotomine Risei: "These despicable heretics! How dare they treat members of my church like this!"

Kotomine Shiro: "..."