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He spoke in his usual kind tone.

"No, I never pray, nor do I confess to anyone."

Luo Wei smiled slightly and spoke to the old man in front of him as he approached.

“I never pray to the gods, because even the gods cannot know what I want to do; I do not ask the gods for help, because I know that the Almighty God is too high above, and His work is too busy. With so many believers, He may not be able to take care of me, and He may not like to hear such voices.”

Upon hearing these remarks, Kotomine Risuke paused slightly, his expression momentarily stunned.

"The reason I don't confess to him is because I know that even if I did, I wouldn't receive real guidance, but only a perfunctory forgiveness and tolerance. But can that really make up for your past mistakes and atone for your sins and karma? If you can forget your mistakes and start a new life just because of the approval of the gods, then what about the people who were hurt? The people you hurt will not be compensated by the gods."

“Father, I’m a rather pragmatic person, but also a bit stubborn. Rather than believing in so-called gods or seeking forgiveness, I firmly believe in one thing. Would you like to hear it?”

In just a few words, Luo Wei had already arrived in front of the elderly priest. He chuckled and sat down in the closest chair, looking down at him as if he were on a throne.

"—Whatever you desire, then it shall be your law."

"It means to believe in your heart, that is your magic. So I believe more in my own heart, my own hands, and that I am the god within myself than in any so-called god."

Although it was a question, Lowe's posture clearly showed no intention of seeking the thoughts of the elderly priest in front of him. From the moment he entered, it seemed as if he had been talking to himself the whole time, not even offering a polite greeting, let alone the most basic respect.

Although Loewy is not a believer in God, he does not reject people who have faith and are able to carry it out.

After all, most of the teachings of the gods encourage people to do good. If Kotomine Rise can be fair, impartial, and do his best to preside over this Holy Grail War and maintain stability, then he is willing to call him Father Kotomine and express his appreciation for his efforts.

Unfortunately, the result was unfortunate.

Faced with a choice between justice and faith, duty and morality, this dedicated priest, who had devoted his life to his profession, ultimately chose personal desire and went against his own beliefs and doctrines.

Since that's the case, he, as a clergyman who broke the precepts, is naturally a sinner. Therefore, Lowe has absolutely no reason to respect him.

Looking at the young man in front of him, Kotomine Ryougi frowned slightly, and at the same time, a bad premonition suddenly rose in his heart.

The stranger in front of him had such a strange aura that it made his aged body break out in a sweat, and it was so dangerous that his heart, which was usually unmoved even when fighting the Dead Apostles, was suddenly filled with immense turmoil.

From the moment he entered through the door, the other person's words were undoubtedly blasphemous. Under normal circumstances, he would have rebuked them sternly and then used force to drive this rude person out, but now...

His keen intuition, honed over many years, kept reminding him not to do so. Some unknown threat was watching him from somewhere he didn't know, and if he acted rashly, the consequences would undoubtedly be dire. This situation made Kotomine Risei increasingly uneasy.

Even so, he did not give up. He extended his fingers and secretly activated the black key armor hidden in his sleeve for self-defense, holding it tightly in his palm, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.

"Ah!! What is this?!"

A painful scream rang out.

The next moment, a burning sensation made him involuntarily make a sound, and even the black keys in his hand slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground with a crisp clanging sound.

He looked back in astonishment, only to see that the original black keys, as if scorched by something, were now burning red-hot, even their form subtly distorted and altered. Beside the young man, a crimson, winged, ethereal shadow hovered silently, its presence causing the surrounding air to hum and hum. This phantom stood guard on Luo Wei's right side like the most loyal protector of a king.

"An archangel?!"

The moment he saw the phantom, the name immediately came to mind for Kotomine Risuke, a believer.

Even with some discrepancies, the vague impression of that phantom was remarkably similar to the legendary Michael. Moreover, given that this was a church, even knowing it was impossible, he couldn't help but think that way when faced with the figure emerging in the night.

Are you referring to Michael?

Upon hearing Kotomine Risuke's surprised voice, Luo Wei laughed.

Although he has gradually become confused due to old age, his perspective is still quite sharp. However, this person is certainly not Archangel Michael, who possesses a status comparable to that of a chief god, but he is indeed connected to him.

This is an elemental familiar he specially created by combining the angelic summoning theory from the Book of Law as a foundation with alchemical theories. Since there is a saying in Christianity that the four archangels correspond to the four elements, and there are also four elements in alchemy, as well as special theories about elemental spirits, he used alchemy and the angelic theories of Christianity to stitch them together. From the holy fire on the right, that is, the fire spirit Salamander is connected with the archangel Michael who corresponds to the fire element, thus giving birth to this unique fire angel familiar beside him.

Although it is a level below the true archangel in terms of power, it is more than enough as a familiar. Moreover, having incorporated many of Michael's images, it is indeed very intimidating. This can be said to be one of the trump cards that Lovi has been keeping hidden.

Now that it's come to the final moment, he naturally abandoned Kenneth's Moon Spirit Essence Liquid and Gem Magic, and naturally revealed his true skills, namely the real magical secrets of the Crowley family.

"What...what exactly is going on?"

Faced with the fiery figure before him, especially seeing its eyes filled with hatred for evil, Kotomine Risuke, who had committed a sin, couldn't help but tremble.

His mind kept telling him, "This is fake, this must be fake."

In this day and age, even divine revelation is almost gone, so it is impossible for the archangel to descend to earth again.

But, but...

The fire elemental angel before them indeed possessed a great deal of Michael's elemental essence, including his innate hatred of evil and his instinct to judge sinners.

Therefore, even though his sense of self was weak, when he saw a cultist like Kotomine Risei who had committed sins, the divine wrath within him was still ignited.

"enough."

Just as he was about to wield the flaming sword to strike Kotomine Risuke, Luo Wei raised his hand and then shouted a rebuke.

In an instant, the phantom of the fire elemental angel hovering around him vanished, and the burning anger also disappeared. Yan Fengli felt as if he had just been dreaming. However, Luo Wei remained seated, smiling at him, and then slowly spoke.

"Hey, Father, let me ask you, is the Lord right?"

Faced with Luo Wei's sudden question, Kotomine Risei, though feeling uneasy and puzzled, still answered very seriously.

"The Lord is right, for it is He..."

"Is it because He created the world?" Loewy's smile vanished as he interrupted him. "But if He created the world, why leave behind so much sin and error, causing misfortune to repeat itself on earth?"

"This is a trial given to mankind by the Lord."

Kotomine Risuke provided the answer once again, following his own teachings.

"So... the reason why disasters keep repeating is because humanity has never passed the trials given by God?"

Luo Wei stood up and slowly walked past Kotomine Risei. He stood alone in front of the huge cross hanging in the center of the church, then looked up at the stained glass windows above him, which shimmered with iridescent colors under the moonlight. "You mean to say that humanity has failed time and time again and should have been eliminated long ago. But the merciful God has been giving humanity opportunities, so we humans should be grateful, right?"

"you……"

Kotomine Riki stared in astonishment at Lovi, who was facing the cross and asking God this question directly. He felt a surge of shock in his heart.

He was completely unable to understand the situation at hand. He couldn't comprehend either himself or the Luo Wei that appeared in front of him, and he couldn't even tell if this was a nightmare.

However, Rowe ignored him and instead directly questioned the huge cross in front of him.

“Lord, since you drove mankind out of the Garden of Eden, why touch them? Since you have already discarded them as waste, why send down trials? And why give them another chance after repeated failures? Merciful Lord, all-knowing and all-powerful God, I know, even if you never say it, I know. It is because…”

Kotomine Risei's eyes widened slightly.

"This is not a trial, but a punishment, a punishment you have inflicted on humanity."

"Humanity's greatest original sin is that it makes mistakes and naively believes that its mistakes will not be discovered, so it cannot learn a real lesson, allowing tragedies to be repeated time and time again. I know all of this."

Luo Wei turned around, looked at Kotomine Risei, whose eyes were wide and completely frozen behind him, and continued to speak with a smile.

“Father, I know that you are a sinner too.”

His words were like the whispers of a demon, like the pronouncements of heaven, like the screams of a sinner, and like the accusations of a loved one…

"--boom!"

The piercing wind slammed the church doors shut with a loud bang, snapping Kotomine Risuke out of his daze. An indescribable chill engulfed him, as if dragging him into a bottomless abyss.

Kotomine Riki suddenly looked up at the tall, slender figure on the high platform who had just questioned the gods, his eyes reflecting many distinctly different features.

The man before me was like a man and a woman, like an adult and a child, like a saint and a sinner, he was both an angel and a devil.

What... what kind of being is this?

'I can tell.'

The whisper continued to echo in his ears, causing Kotomine Risuke to clutch his head. Then, in his dazed state, the shadows that filled the church seemed to distort, and countless eyes opened behind the figure, staring intently at him from different directions.

'You are a sinner.'

'He violated dogma and betrayed the sinner within himself.'

'These so-called trials are nothing more than punishments inflicted upon humanity by God, watching them repeat the same mistakes. God doesn't love humanity at all…'

'And you really don't think... your crime will go undiscovered, do you?'

Kotomine Riki's eyes widened as his body trembled uncontrollably, gradually losing the ability to move.

Sin is accompanied by punishment.

When humanity commits sins, God will punish them time and time again.

So, what was his punishment?

He looked earnestly at the voice that was approaching him again, his voice trembling as he sought a final answer.

And at that moment, that figure appeared before him once again.

"Your punishment? Come, I'll tell you right now."

--puff!!

A streak of bright red blood splattered in the church, accompanied by a scream. His sins, along with the flowing blood, returned to the earth, to the world that Xiu had given him.

Looking at the row of bright red Command Seals on his arm, Luo Wei couldn't help but smile brightly.

"Don't try to get anything more, just leave now."

He turned and pushed open the church door. “Now everyone has made their own choices. This conflict, sparked by the Holy Grail War, is no longer something a sinner like you can control. You, a father and a priest, although you haven’t played the right role before, at least from now on, listen to the voices of believers like a true priest.”

"And I will bear the rest of your sins alone."

The voice spoke these words, and then the tall, slender figure began to walk further and further away until it disappeared from sight.

Kotomine Riki was clutching his severed arm, staring blankly at the door for a long time. Everything that had just happened seemed like a dream to him. If it weren't for the physical pain and the blood, he probably would have really thought it was a dream.

After a long while, he finally sat back down on the bench, looking listless, and lowered his head.

But at this moment, his heart, which had been filled with guilt, became unusually calm...

It was as if some kind of shackle had been removed at this moment.

……

……

Not long after, in a park in Fuyuki City.

"Ah~ It seems you've finished over there too, Orange-senpai..."

Lovi leaned back on a park bench and asked the two people behind him who had also returned after completing their mission, "So, did Emiya Kiritsugu pull any tricks?"

The red-haired woman who appeared from behind did not answer Luo Wei's question directly. Instead, she took out a gorgeous scabbard with a blue base and gold patterns from her pocket and casually tossed it to Luo Wei.

"Here you go, this is what you wanted."

After Aozaki Touko's careful examination and Scáthach's several exchanges of runes, it can be confirmed with 100% certainty that this is the treasure that Rowe wanted, the legendary scabbard—Avalon.