Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

The group members were all speechless...

Graf's ordeal perfectly illustrates the darkness within the magic world.

Although it started with Graf's rudeness, he didn't go too far.

As the saying goes, "Leave a way out for others, so you can meet again in the future." Unfortunately, those magicians who intended revenge clearly did not understand this principle.

No one sympathized with their deaths. They only had themselves to blame.

Emiya Kiritsugu: "..."

No wonder he felt that Furuga and Graf looked familiar; they were the master and apprentice.

Surprisingly, the Emiya family has quite a significant role in this story.

It's no wonder he didn't remember before; after all, he had killed too many people—how could he possibly remember them all? Besides, he was living in a daze at the time, so he certainly wouldn't have remembered the people he had assassinated.

The reason I vaguely remember him is because he used an Origin Bomb to deal with Graf. Also, the assassination operation was accompanied by a guide.

That's right, the guide was none other than Furuga.

Because Graf went too far, he finally incurred the wrath of the Clock Tower. A nobleman secretly funded the hiring of an assassin to deal with Graf.

The one hired was none other than Kiritsugu Emiya, a notorious mage assassin in the underworld at the time.

[Kiritsugu Emiya and Fluka formed a team and chased Graf all the way, finally cornering him one night.]

With Kiritsugu Emiya making his move, the capture was naturally a piece of cake.

[Glav, unaware of Kiritsugu Emiya's true nature, directly took the Origin Bullet head-on, thus meeting his demise. His magic circuits and magic crest were completely destroyed.]

[Fruga seized the opportunity to rush forward and deliver the final blow to Graf, but of course, it was a fake.]

[After that, it goes without saying that Fruga, with the faked-death Graf, hid him in Albion, where he lived out his remaining years in peace.]

As for Kiritsugu Emiya, he probably saw through it at a glance, but seeing that Graf was already crippled and his mission was complete, he let him go.

[Furuka secretly investigated the person who hired him, but due to the presence of multiple intermediaries between the assassin and the employer, she was unable to uncover the other party's identity and had to give up.]

Graf rose from humble beginnings to power. He was utterly disgusted by the Clock Tower nobles' attempt to monopolize mystery and magic. His rebellious spirit led him to disregard the Mage's Association's former residence and act with excessive audacity; perhaps these uncontrollable thoughts also played a part.

In the end, he paid a heavy price.

He lost his beloved disciple, his meticulously crafted workshop, his proud magic circuits and magic crests—he truly lost everything.

[He has been stripped of all reason to live, yet he can still live here seemingly carefree; that's already incredibly strong.]

Everyone: "Yes!!!"

I didn't expect that there was anything related to Kiritsugu Emiya here.

Wife: "Kiritsugu, this..."

Emiya Kiritsugu: “Yes.”

Admit it directly, without making excuses; you're just doing things for money.

Waver: "Ahem, so that's where the title 'Master Killer' comes from."

Lion Jie Li: "The old man's life has truly been full of ups and downs."

Koles: "His idea is correct, but unfortunately, it's too extreme."

Weber: "Yes. Even a fierce tiger can't withstand a pack of wolves."

After walking for a while, Furuka stopped.

They had entered the hilly area, where strange stone pillars stood everywhere—some spherical, some triangular pyramidal, some three-dimensional rocks with star-shaped protrusions—piled up in several heaps, maintaining a highly unstable balance, which looked quite peculiar.

[Fruga pointed ahead and said, "That's it, the main labyrinth of the Spirit Tomb Albion, also known as the Great Magic Circuit—the Vein Corridor 'Odobena.' There are many unofficial entrances, which can serve as shortcuts. We've already reached the vicinity of the location marked on the old man's map."]

Having said that, he reached for the small knife at his waist, then paused, instead reaching into his robes and taking out the knife Graf had just given him.

"Lead.me."

The knife was thrown, paused unnaturally in mid-air, and then pierced sharply towards a stone tower not far away.

A pitch-black opening, large enough for one person to pass through, slowly unfolded from the spot where the knife had pierced the opening, seemingly enchanted by some kind of magic. This technique was most likely learned from Graf.

Furuka checked it and said, "...Okay, it still works."

The Second Prince asked worriedly, "I remember that the shape changes from time to time inside Albion. Is it possible that this entrance could turn into a dead end halfway through?"

"It's a gamble."

Furuka shrugged and said, "No matter what, it's impossible to reach the destination in less than 24 hours by taking the regular route."

[Second Generation: "...That's right."]

"Then, let's infiltrate the Grand Magic Circuit."

Without hesitation, Furuka bent down and crawled into the cave entrance, followed by Kiyogen, then the Second Generation, and finally Luvia and Gray.

The group was instantly swallowed by darkness.

Rin Tohsaka: "That's it? I thought it was some kind of teleportation array or something."

Kenneth: "You're overthinking it."

Weber: "The form will change, which means we don't know if this path is still usable now, right?"

Lion Jie Li: "But there's no other way, we can only gamble."

The group passed through a dark tunnel and arrived at a place resembling a Southeast Asian jungle, then continued forward following the map.

Ferns covered the ground, towering plants obscured the view, and the air was thick with rising heat. Despite it being the dead of winter, everyone was drenched in sweat.

Strange creatures occasionally dart by, and Luvia will sometimes issue a warning when a seemingly dangerous individual approaches.

[Grav's warning tactics seem to have been optimized for Albion, managing to avoid contact despite the near impending battle.]

[They had only walked for about half an hour, but the old man's teachings had already protected them countless times.]

[Because of that map and Furuka's experience, they were able to escape unscathed.]

Weber: "I never imagined there would be such a dense jungle underground."

Kenneth: "This is Albion."

Upon entering Albion, the landscape underwent several dramatic changes in a short period, surprising everyone. However, two commonalities remained.

[One was a dense magical power that could almost paralyze the body, even the lungs, with just a breath; the other was a strange light flashing across the ground.]

[Majestic streams of light emerged one after another, some slowly, some busily, flowing towards the other side. The scene was incredibly magnificent, yet its posture felt remarkably intimate.]

[Grey: "This is... the Great Magic Circuit."]

[Fruka: "That's right. Even after the dragon dies, its magical circuits still live on like this, containing the mysteries of the mythical era. That's why this place is called the Great Magical Circuit, also known as the Vein Corridor of Odobena."]

[Luvia: "So...does that mean the true ether from the mythical era is still circulating within this magical circuit?"]

[Fruka: "Perhaps, but no magician can damage this magic circuit."]

Weber: "This is the Great Magic Circuit!"

Avisbro: "This is amazing! A dead dragon, yet its magic circuits are still functioning!"

Gold: "Albion, truly the only remaining legacy of the divine age."

After walking for a while, Luvia said to the Second, "Hey, our destination is the Ancient Heart, right?"

[Second King: "That's right, the Grand Order decision will be held right next door then, won't it?"]

[Qingxuan: "Hartles's technique aims to bring back the god Iskandar, thereby reviving magic from the mythological era... Even magicians wouldn't believe such a thing. However, magic from the mythological era can directly connect to the power of the gods, and the gods have a strong connection with the Root. In that case, wouldn't it be possible to achieve this without even reaching the Root?"]

[Luvia: "What, are you tempted? Do you want to follow him too?"]

"Stop joking."

[Qingxuan said helplessly, "However, I think this is a beautiful dream. Instead of fulfilling the magicians' two-thousand-year-old wish—it gives magicians a way to escape without having to fulfill their wish. As a beautiful dream to eliminate the pain of reality, there are few better methods than this, aren't there?"]

[Kiyoshi looked at El-Melloi II and said self-deprecatingly, "To risk your life to destroy someone else's dream? Ah, that's very much your style, El-Melloi II."]

The Second Prince, completely unconcerned, replied, "Yes, I feel the same way."

"Okay, I asked this because I wanted to confirm something."

Luvia interrupted them, saying, "It's no coincidence that the Grand Order Decision is being called at this time. After all, Servants can only be summoned during the Fifth Holy Grail War. Moreover, only when the ancient heart's levees are opened for the Grand Order Decision can the ritual be performed to summon the god Iskandar from that Faker using the spell you mentioned."

[Second Generation: "That's exactly right."]

[Luvia: "So, there's no doubt that Hatres is in cahoots with the monarch, or someone close to the monarch, is that right?"]

[King II: "...Yes. Currently, my adopted sister Reines is en route to attend the Grand Order Decision."]

[Luvia: "You really trust her? If things go wrong, you could end up at odds with the monarch—no, although I don't know if she's from the aristocracy or the democrats, she could be at odds with the entire faction to which the monarch, as an accomplice, belongs."]

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[Luvia: "Oh, that's quite an interesting idea."]

[Second King: "To be honest, your Edelfelt family might also be affected. Although it's too late to say this now, you knew there was this risk, so why were you willing to help me?"]

"Then why would that be a reason to back down?"

Luvia asked incredulously, "I'm a magician. As a magician living in the modern world, I almost never encounter such profound mysteries. So why would I hesitate to antagonize a mere faction like the Clock Tower?"

【"I see..."】