Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 259 The Taste of Justice

Gilgamesh did not make a move.

He simply watched the birds fly by, then glanced at the hollow hole that was still overflowing with filthy black mud, his face showing an expression of utter disgust.

...Are you commanding me?

"No, I'm inviting you."

Asuka raised her long katana, its tip pointing straight to the sky: "I invite you to join me in sweeping that piece of trash that disgusts you and all of us... completely into the garbage dump."

"This is a rare opportunity for revenge, King of Heroes."

"Revenge...?"

Gilgamesh uttered the word, and the anger in his eyes flared up once more.

That's right.

That lowly scum, that filthy black mud, dared to defile his supreme body.

This is blasphemy against the king and an insult to divinity.

Simply killing the parasite was not enough to quell his anger.

Only by completely eradicating the source of this malice, by completely eliminating this already rotten and foul-smelling Heaven's Cup, can the stain on him be washed away.

..Hahaha!"

Gilgamesh suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter carrying both that familiar arrogance and a kind of venting violence.

"Good! Very good!"

"Since you have the guts, then I'll make an exception this time and play along with you until the very end of this farce!"

He suddenly waved his hand, and the space behind him trembled violently.

A uniquely shaped, cylindrical weapon, covered with ancient inscriptions from the beginning of time, slowly appeared in his hand.

That was the first sword that cleaved the world and created heaven and earth.

"How could something as 'poking a hole in the world' be complete without my Ea!"

"Be grateful! To witness me wield this sword and deliver judgment is the greatest honor of your lives!"

Gilgamesh raised Ea, and a violent red wind pressure began to gather around him, causing even the surrounding space to groan under this power.

"King of Knights"

Asuka turned to Artoria: "You heard that too, right? The most difficult one is about to make his move, so don't hesitate any longer."

Artoria took a deep breath, her emerald eyes regaining their resolve.

She looked at Kiritsugu, this time with determination in her eyes.

"Master, please give the order."

"Not to kill Irisviel, but to... save her, save the world."

Kiritsugu looked at Artoria, whose eyes were clear.

Then he glanced at the Hero King, who was poised to strike, and the Avenger, whose body was engulfed in golden-red flames.

His heart, which had long been frozen by countless killings, suddenly felt a long-lost beating.

There is no need to sacrifice the minority to save the majority.

There's no need to make that cruel choice.

By the way, I am... a partner of justice.

Wouldn't it be enough to just defeat evil?

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.ah."

Kiritsugu raised his hand again, and a smile finally appeared on his cold face.

"Saber."

He raised the Command Seal, his voice hoarse yet full of power: "In the name of the Command Seal, I command you—"

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"Unleash the Noble Phantasm! Shatter the curse in the sky completely!!"

"Yes, ma'am!!"

Artoria responded loudly, and the Excalibur in her hand once again shone with dazzling golden light.

The brilliance of the stars converges on the sword, a beacon of hope that carries the dreams of all heroes throughout history.

"Okay, it's settled then."

The bird nodded, and the spiritual energy within its body surged once more.

He gripped his Zanpakuto tightly with both hands, and the fiery wolf head behind him reappeared, letting out a soul-shaking roar.

At this moment, the three heroic spirits reached a unified consensus.

There is only one goal—

Heaven's Cup.

"However... there's still a problem."

Just as everyone was getting ready to go, Kiritsugu Emiya suddenly interrupted them.

He turned his head and looked at Tokiomi Tohsaka, who was standing to the side at a loss, and Ryōken Matou, who was preparing to sneak away.

"If we just blow up that huge cavity, won't the spiritual veins beneath it be destroyed as well?"

Asuka's brow twitched; this was indeed a problem he hadn't considered.

"Iris told me that the core of the Greater Grail is not actually in the sky, but underground at Mount Enzo, which is right here," Kiritsugu said in a deep voice.

The Greater Grail is connected to the spiritual veins of Fuyuki City; if it explodes, the area below will definitely be affected.

At that point, the entire city of Fuyuki will likely be reduced to ruins.

...That's true.

Tokiomi Tohsaka wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, barely maintaining his gentlemanly demeanor: "After a hundred years of accumulation, the Greater Grail has long since become one with the spiritual veins of Mount Enzo. If we forcibly destroy it, the resulting backflow of magical energy would be enough to detonate the entire mountain range."

"At that time, not only Liudong Temple, but the entire area within a radius of more than ten kilometers will be reduced to ashes."

"What should we do then?" Sumire Kamado asked anxiously from the side.

She had just woken up from a nightmare and was still in shock when she heard that the house was about to explode, which made her face turn pale with fright.

"It's very simple."

Kiritsugu pointed to the ground beneath his feet: "Since the top is going to be blown up, then let's remove the connection below."

He looked at Shichen and Zangyan, his eyes sharpening.

"This system was originally built by you three starter families, so this task should naturally be entrusted to you as well."

"We'll go to the underground cavern of Ryudong Temple, dismantle the Great Grail's spell, and sever its connection to the spiritual veins."

"What?!"

Shichen and Zangyan both exclaimed in surprise.

"This...how is this even possible?!" Tokiomi exclaimed, his face contorted with difficulty. "Disassembling the Greater Grail system in such a short time requires an enormous amount of computation and magical power..."

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"We have to do it even if we can't."

Kiritsugu pointed decisively behind Tokiomi: "Unless you want to watch this city, your daughter and wife, be blown to bits."

Tokiomi glanced at Rin, who was looking at him with a fearful yet dependent gaze.

The lingering sensation of the cold parts from his nightmare still made him shudder.

Yes, isn't this also my most cherished treasure?

If we don't do something, the nightmare will become reality.

...I see."

Tokiomi took a deep breath, straightened his slightly disheveled collar, and picked up the ruby ​​cane again.

The Holy Grail has been corrupted; that is a fact.

Even for Rin's sake, and for the future of the Tohsaka family, he had to risk his life.

"I will do my best. As the manager of this land, it is my responsibility to clean up this mess."

"very good."

Kiritsugu nodded in satisfaction, then turned his gaze to the other side.

"And what about you, Matou?"

Matou Ryouken was huddled in the shadows, his cloudy old eyes flashing with an unpredictable light.

Upon hearing Kiritsugu Emiya call his name, he let out a piercing, eerie laugh.

"Hehehe... Disintegrate the Greater Grail? Are you guys crazy?"

Lie Yan, leaning on his cane, retreated step by step: "That's the culmination of my centuries of hard work! It's my only hope for immortality! And you're going to destroy it?!"

"Don't even dream about it! I would never do such a stupid thing for you!"

"Even if it's a corrupted Holy Grail, even if it's a quagmire filled with malice... as long as I can live, as long as I can reach that world, I don't care what this city becomes!!"

Surprisingly, even such a nightmare couldn't change the old man's mind.

A ferocious look appeared on his face, and his previously hunched body suddenly straightened up.

Countless black insects swarmed out from under his clothes, forming a black barrier around him.

"Since you intend to destroy it, then I'll be waiting down there!"

"Let's see if you destroy the Holy Grail first, or if I'll escape through that hole to the world of death first!!"