The villain's journey from the Type-Moon world

[Le, this really makes me feel like I'm living in Bengbu... You've become the origin of civilization? Where's your face? Ancient Egypt next door hasn't even said anything yet, and it's your turn to talk about the origin?]

"I understand! You're deliberately looking for trouble, aren't you? Very good! I'll let you filthy creatures see the power of the prototype of all human wisdom that I possess!"

As he said this, Gilgamesh wanted to unfold his own royal treasure house, but because he was so angry, he forgot that he was now on someone else's territory and could not mobilize any magic power at all, let alone unfold his treasure.

"Look, you're getting anxious again. Doesn't your anxiety just prove I was right? "Carrying the world on your shoulders"... turns out it was just bragging. "

"You damned bastard!!!"

Upon arriving, Wang Chong heard Gilgamesh's frantic roar and knew he was another pitiful soul driven mad by the Six Arts of Tieba. Alas, [All the Evil in This World] is still too naive. To discuss chaotic evil, one must consult Tieba. The custodian walked in standing in the morning, and two people carried him out on a stretcher in the afternoon.

"Let's go check on Emiya Kiritsugu in the distance. I wonder what's going on over there."

Wang Chong ignored Black Airie's flexible use of the essence of the bar friends and kept greeting Gilgamesh. He then entered the illusion of consciousness to check on Kiritsugu Emiya's movements.

Soon, Wang Chong found Kotomine Kirei and Emiya Kiritsugu. Wang Chong patted Kotomine Kirei on the shoulder and asked, "How is it? How far has this guy come? Or is it over?"

"Your Excellency, he is now doubting the choice he made and is desperately questioning the Holy Grail." Kotomine Kirei said, pointing at Emiya Kiritsugu who was standing on the container in the phantom harbor.

[You would indeed choose to sacrifice the minority in order to save the majority, right? Emiya Kiritsugu.] A voice echoed around Emiya Kiritsugu.

You've been personally destroying the few who failed to tip the scales in your favor. Even if that results in a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, as long as lives are saved, the number of lives saved is even more precious.

"Is this... what you wanted to show me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Emiya Kiritsugu found himself back on the beach again. He could not see Wang Chong and Kotomine Kirei observing him from behind. He just wanted an answer urgently.

"Yes, this is your truth, the answer in Emiya Kiritsugu's heart. In other words, this is what the Holy Grail, as a wish-granting device, should do."

"No! I don't hope for that! I hope there is another way. That's why... I can only hope for a miracle." Emiya Kiritsugu gritted his teeth and replied to the voice in the void.

You cannot include in your wish a method that you yourself do not know. If you wish to save the world, your wish can only be achieved through means that you know.

"Don't be ridiculous! This is not... a miracle!"

"Of course it's a miracle. This is a wish you once made, but ultimately failed to achieve on your own. And the Holy Grail can accomplish it for you on a scale beyond human power. If this isn't a miracle, what is it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the scenes switched in succession. Emiya Kiritsugu watched helplessly as he killed his former father, and then killed Natalia, whom he once regarded as his mother and teacher. In the end, he would also face that final choice.

Emiya Kiritsugu, you are the true Angra Mainyu... the perfect person to bear all the evil in this world. So, one last question, there are three people left...

The scene changed, and Hisau Maiya, Irisviel, and Illya appeared in Emiya Kiritsugu's sight. These were the three most important people in his life. Even though Irisviel had betrayed Emiya Kiritsugu, it was undeniable that he still had feelings for her in his heart.

[So, should I save both people, or choose only one?]

Chapter 342: Taunting

[So, should I save both people, or choose only one?]

Placing human lives on the balance, the final choice was made. In terms of emotional weight, the combined weight of Irisviel and her daughter naturally outweighed that of Hisau Maiya. In terms of the trade-offs, the greater the number, the greater the number. It could be said that the next choice was almost predictable.

Just like in the original novel, without any changes, Emiya Kiritsugu chooses these two people, and then, in order to save those who might be killed by the Holy Grail in the future, he chooses to kill Irisviel and her daughter. Irisviel and her daughter are the most important people to Emiya Kiritsugu, and they also represent his obsession with praying for miracles from the Holy Grail.

Emiya Kiritsugu's expression had already become somewhat numb. He raised the gun in his hand, pointed it at Hisau Maiya, and pulled the trigger. After Hisau Maiya fell, all that remained were those final, bewitching words.

"So you finally understand, right? This is how the Holy Grail will grant your wish."

The remaining "Irisviel" spoke, and the surrounding scene switched to a room in the Snow City.

"All you have to do next is make this wish. Wish for your wife to be resurrected and return to her heart, and wish for you to take your daughter back." "Irisviel" said with a smile.

"We... can't go looking for Kurumiya anymore." Emiya Kiritsugu glanced out the window. Once he made a wish, the outside world would fall into eternal darkness, and this place would become a cage that looked like a paradise but was actually no different from a tomb.

"It's okay, it's okay, Illya. As long as you can be with Kiritsugu and mom, that's all." "Illya" was also speaking words of comfort. He knew that she was a deception created by the Holy Grail's will, but he still treated her like his own daughter. Because Illya would say the same thing to him.

That's why the final decision was so painful. "Thank you, Illya. Daddy loves Illya too... This alone, I swear, is absolutely true..." Caressing the illusion of "Illya," Emiya Kiritsugu felt as if he were actually talking to his daughter, whom he hadn't seen in ages. And he had to make the same decision he always did.

Killing Father for the World

For the sake of more lives——Kill the "Mother"

And now, for the sake of 60 billion human beings, for the whole world, and for what he considers "justice" - killing his daughter and wife.

"boom!"

The gunshot rang out, and Emiya Kiritsugu felt as if he had shot not Illya, but his own heart. It hurt, so much so that even his breathing seemed to stop, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"Is it worth it?" A man's voice suddenly sounded from behind Emiya Kiritsugu.

"Compared to 60 billion humans... my two family members... I, I will kill them... to save the world." Emiya Kiritsugu spoke as if he was answering the question of the person behind him, but also as if he was narrating to himself.

"Heh, so I should applaud you? The hero who saves the world?" The man's voice behind him continued to mock.

"What do you know!!" Emiya Kiritsugu picked up the gun and turned around, continuing angrily, "Do you think I won't feel heartbroken if I kill them?! Do you think I want to sacrifice them?! I have no other choice! I can only do..."

But suddenly, Emiya Kiritsugu's voice stopped abruptly, and the gun in his hand couldn't help but drop a little. Because he saw that "Illya", who should not have died under his gun, was not dead. Instead, she looked at Emiya Kiritsugu with a look of fear and hid behind the man.

"Speak? Why don't you continue? Tell your good daughter in person why you made that choice?" the man said with a sneer.

The one protecting "Illya" was none other than Wang Chong, who no longer wanted to watch this drama. He personally intervened, manipulating the illusion to bring "Illya" behind him, saving her from being shot and killed.

"Emiya Kiritsugu... I've seen everything that just happened. I've seen the decision you made, as well as the decisions and experiences you've had. Admittedly, your willpower and your determination to sacrifice small things for the greater good are truly admirable. But if we look at the facts, in my eyes, you're nothing more than a paranoid and arrogant guy." Wang Chong said coldly.

"..." Emiya Kiritsugu remained silent. He had heard Wang Chong's comments and opinions countless times over the years, and never once took them to heart. He had always walked his own path, regardless of bigotry or slander.

"You look quite unconvinced, don't you? Oh, I should say you haven't cared at all. This is what I call paranoia and arrogance. You never think you've done anything wrong, and you don't even bother to defend yourself, always walking on your own path. Haha, that's why even your wife, who is so like-minded as you, eventually turned against you and got together with me instead. Look at you, you can't even keep your own wife, so what qualifications do you have to say you can protect humanity and save the world?"

Wang Chong mocked him directly. He really couldn't believe that as a man, he could not even tolerate such an insult.

"Da da da da da!"

“Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding—”

As expected, Emiya Kiritsugu couldn't remain calm in the face of the hatred of having his wife stolen from him, especially since his mind was already in turmoil from the Holy Grail incident. How could he contain himself? However, Emiya Kiritsugu preferred direct action to verbal attacks, unleashing a barrage of attacks on Wang Chong.

But how could a mere bullet possibly harm Wang Chong now? Wang Chong casually waved his hand, knocking the bullets away. Then, with a flick of his finger, a stream of mist struck Emiya Kiritsugu's palm, instantly crippling his ability to fire.

"Hey, hey, hey, your daughter is still here. Even if it's an illusion, you treated her like she was real. And you fired in this direction? Ha, no one forced you to make a choice this time, right? Or did you already have the intention to kill once, so it would be easy to do it again?"

Heart-piercing words were uttered word by word by Wang Chong again. Emiya Kiritsugu, who was already in great pain and in a state of confusion, could not help but feel a surge of blood. He coughed several times and almost coughed up blood.

"Oh, I'm too lazy to bully you anymore. I'll cripple one of your hands to prevent you from causing more trouble and staining my eyes. Honestly, you and your ideals are ridiculous to me. You're even gambled your wife and daughter's future on that ridiculous ideal. What's the difference between you and those gamblers who abandon their wives and daughters and even sell their bodies for the sake of winning money?"

After Wang Chong finished speaking, he turned away from Emiya Kiritsugu and pretended to leave the illusion with "Illya". He said to a blank space nearby, "Aili, help me get her out. Also, don't use little Illya as a test in the illusion. I can't stand the killing of children."

"Wait a minute!" But at this moment, Kiritsugu Emiya endured the pain in his hand and shouted.

"What else do you have to say? Emiya Kiritsugu?" Wang Chong said without even turning his head, looking completely disdainful.

"You can insult me, you can insult my actions... but you will never be allowed to insult my ideals!" Emiya Kiritsugu walked forward with difficulty, like an ascetic, sticking to the path in his heart, the ideal that constantly supported him to live.

"The world needs to be saved... Humanity is constantly fighting and killing each other. It's ugly, and the unnecessary loss of life is happening every moment... This is my wish: that people no longer fight and kill each other, and that everyone in the world is happy and free from sorrow. What makes you call this ideal ridiculous? What right do you have to insult it? You bastard, you put all the blame on me, and deceived Ellie with your conspiracy and trickery..."

Emiya Kiritsugu roared, venting the pain he had just experienced and the pain of frustration he had suffered these days.

Hunted for no apparent reason, inexplicably blamed for being a Master of an alien, and suddenly, without even knowing anything, he lost his beloved wife, Irisviel. How could he not hate and resent? He had been suffering from this constant mental torture. If it weren't for his ideals, he would have collapsed long ago.

Therefore, Emiya Kiritsugu would never allow his ideals to be denied... Even if he lost the option of realizing his ideals with the Holy Grail, as long as it did not reach the last point, there must... there must be other ways to allow him to reach the other side of his ideals.

I can't admit defeat... I can't admit defeat right here... This was the last roar Emiya Kiritsugu could utter.

Hmm? Why the last? Because Wang Chong turned once again, a cold smile and a look of disdain on his face, sweeping over the pitiful man who could only roar at this point.

Chapter 343 Ridiculous Ideals

"Why do I call this ideal ridiculous? Why do I have the right to insult this ideal?"

Wang Chong sneered twice, and first waved his hand. Black Ai Li appeared and disappeared from the sight of the two people with "Illya". Then Wang Chong waved his hand again, and the whole space began to spin. Kiritsugu Emiya was startled and felt that his feet were empty and he fell towards the abyss.

"Now let me tell you how ridiculous your ideal is!"

As Wang Chong finished speaking, the entire world lit up with an extremely dazzling white light, engulfing Emiya Kiritsugu. When Emiya Kiritsugu felt the strong light dissipate, he found himself suddenly on a bustling street, full of people coming and going.

Emiya Kiritsugu didn't know what was going on, nor why Wang Chong had brought him to such a place. While he was lost in thought, he suddenly felt something bump into him. Turning around, he saw an old man lying on the ground.

Emiya Kiritsugu quickly reached out his hand, ready to help the old man up, and asked, "Are you okay?"

"Hehe, it's okay, it's just a fall." The old man had a smile on his face, and it seemed that it was really nothing serious. Although Emiya Kiritsugu didn't understand why, he still helped the old man up. After patting his butt, the old man walked directly to the zebra crossing and started to cross the road. At this time, Emiya Kiritsugu noticed that one of the old man's feet was hanging, which was clearly a sprain. But why did the other party just leave with a smile without saying a word?

However, the next scene was even more horrifying. Due to the sprain, the old man fell again while crossing the road. This time, he collided with a speeding car. Flesh and blood cannot collide with steel. In an instant, a common traffic accident unfolded before our eyes.

However, what really horrified Emiya Kiritsugu was that even though the old man was hit by a car, he did not have a ferocious or panic-stricken look on his face. Instead, he had a happy smile on his face.

However, there was more to the story than meets the eye. The perpetrator didn't flee, but immediately got out of the car and made a phone call to confess everything. And yet, like the old man, he wore a happy smile throughout the entire process. Despite the magnitude of the incident, he appeared completely unfazed, even when the police arrived and took him away, maintaining that happy smile throughout.

Not only the two people involved, but also the traffic police on duty and the spectators around them all maintained excited smiles, as if all of them had lost any emotions other than "happiness".

"Could it be..." Emiya Kiritsugu murmured as if he realized something.

"It seems you've already realized it. Indeed, this is a future scene I've specially prepared for you. If the Holy Grail is truly a wish-granting machine capable of fulfilling miracles, and if your wish truly and completely comes true, then what will the world, society, and humanity become? I will lay the answer before you now."

Wang Chong's voice reappeared behind Emiya Kiritsugu. He turned, but instead of seeing Wang Chong, the scenery around him transformed into another place. This was a funeral parlor, a place for cremating corpses or holding vigils. But Emiya Kiritsugu noticed that the families bidding farewell to the deceased, despite the mourning, still wore cheerful expressions on their faces. To the uninitiated, they might have mistaken it for a wedding.

Especially those who should have been mourning, not only did not mourn at this moment, but burst into laughter instead. The scene was very strange. Emiya Kiritsugu looked at this strange scene, feeling very uneasy, and the voice behind him continued:

"A world where everyone is happy and never sad... Haha, that's really ridiculous. Life is a constant cycle of joy and sorrow, happiness and anger, and sorrow and happiness. When you make everyone happy, you're actually depriving them of other emotions. Yes, they won't argue over other emotions, but at the same time, from birth to death, they won't feel those other emotions anymore, not even the emotion of crying for the dead. Is this a weird world like this the one you want, Emiya Kiritsugu?"

"No! I never said I wanted to deprive them of their emotions. I just don't want anything unfortunate to happen in the world anymore!" Emiya Kiritsugu quickly turned around again and said.

"Haha, stupid! What's the difference between the two? Preventing unfortunate things from happening again is not the same as preventing them from feeling the emotions brought about by those misfortunes? If it can make people feel unfortunate and sad, should this be defined as a happy thing?" Wang Chong directly retorted.

"I..." For a moment, Emiya Kiritsugu really had no way to retort, because logically speaking, it was indeed the case.

"Moreover, if you really want to achieve it this way, the whole world will only become more chaotic. First of all, there are the three major misfortunes: old age, sickness, and death. Does your wish mean that everyone will be immortal and free from pain and disaster? Not to mention the population explosion that will happen when the entire earth cannot accommodate everyone. If we really live forever, would that really be a kind of happiness?" Wang Chong asked bluntly.

"Besides, who gets to define misfortune? And to what extent? Between people, misfortune is relative. Let's take the simplest example. Ellie was your wife before, and I just preferred her. If I wasn't allowed to fuck her, I would feel unhappy. But if I fucked her, you would feel unhappy. So here's the question: if I could fulfill my wish and make the world free of misfortune, would Ellie let me fuck her or not?"

This sentence almost made Emiya Kiritsugu so angry that he vomited blood. They were chatting happily, but why did they suddenly talk about Irisviel, and in such a bad way.

"You...you're just using sophistry!" Emiya Kiritsugu managed to hold it in for a long time before finally saying this. But he wasn't entirely wrong. Equating unhappiness with misfortune was, in a sense, a misplaced concept.

Wang Chong shrugged noncommittally and continued, "Oh, but you should also understand that when it comes to your definition of misfortune, you can't possibly satisfy everyone. Instead of trying to achieve it your way, my approach is at least feasible. The wish you just mentioned is like making two wishes from the Holy Grail: one wish is to create an unliftable stone, and the other is to lift the stone. Contradictory wishes are inherently impossible to fulfill, and miracles can't be achieved."

"In that case... then this method... even if it looks a little weird, at least they can always be in a happy state."

"That's why I say your ideals are truly ridiculous. You're stripping them of all their other emotions, and making them lose their fighting spirit. This is essentially stripping them of desire! You're leaving them with nothing but dry joy... But without the support of other emotions, can joy still be defined as joy? Ultimately, your so-called salvation of humanity is nothing more than turning them into a group of joyless, walking corpses."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Chong struck Emiya Kiritsugu with a palm strike. He felt a sharp pain in his internal organs, and the surrounding scene spun again. When he regained his balance, he found himself back on the street. To his surprise, all the buildings around him appeared dilapidated, and the people around him wore similar smiles, marching forward one after another in an eerie, clapping their hands in formation, like zombies.

There is no purpose and no direction to move forward. My heart is already filled with happiness, so what is there to pursue?

"Haha, this actually sounds a lot like the state I heard from a certain monk: neither sad nor happy, the four elements are empty. I still remember him saying: The suffering of all living beings is mostly due to not observing the precepts and indulging in lust. Hehehe..."

Wang Chong chuckled twice, then said calmly, "If you ask me, that's bullshit."

Chapter 344: Paranoia, Arrogance, Incompetence, and Compromise

"If you ask me... bullshit."

After Wang Chong slowly exhaled, the entire spatial illusion began to undergo drastic changes, and all aspects of life were displayed before Emiya Kiritsugu one by one.

"Do not kill, for hatred will never cease. Do not steal, for the strong and the weak are no different. Do not commit adultery, for all sentient beings are guilty. Do not lie, for dreams and illusions are empty and illusory. Do not crave alcohol, for worry and fear are ever-changing. Do not indulge in pleasure, for beauty and glory are fleeting. Do not covet sleep, for there is no release from suffering. Do not indulge in lust, for all actions are without meaning."

As Wang Chong's words, like a curse, fell, Emiya Kiritsugu clutched his head... In the space of a single sentence, Emiya Kiritsugu felt a vast torrent of information pouring into his mind. He saw scenes of bloodshed, gleefully fought for momentary vengeance. He saw those in power exploiting those below to satisfy their own vanity, a vanity that those below would pursue their entire lives. He also witnessed the illicit affairs between men and women, the pursuit of pleasure and instant rapport. He saw so much...

But he saw more than just evil... A moment of laziness led him to accidentally create a tool that freed his hands. To vent his inner rage, he accidentally fired the first shot that broke through a corrupt system. To fight against each other and become as powerful as possible, he accidentally caused human civilization, a collective civilization, to continuously advance through competition and struggle.

The myriad phenomena of the world, and indeed the path forward for human civilization, are all tied to the pursuit of human desires and the struggles among them. Suffering, happiness, and joy all depend on this.

At this moment, Wang Chong once again stood before Emiya Kiritsugu and spoke, "Throughout the ages, from the days of eating raw meat and drinking blood, to slash-and-burn agriculture, to the coexistence of humans and gods, and finally to this era. Pursuing desires and fighting each other, this has always been the way of mankind. Perhaps, this is the essence of humanity. It can both destroy us and build us up. This is the choice everyone must make, a choice all of humanity must make together."

"Emiya Kiritsugu, do you know what's the most ridiculous thing about you? The most ridiculous thing isn't your naive dream, but your paranoia, arrogance, incompetence, and compromise! You stubbornly believe that everything you do is right because you've seen the cruelest and darkest places in the world. So, based on what you've seen and known, you believe that everyone in this world needs to be saved. How is this different from the frog in the well?"

"You are arrogant, arrogantly measuring life with your own method of killing the few and saving the many. The series of questions the Holy Grail gave you are the greatest mockery of your methods! You have no idea that your actions are actually denying human rights. You are simply weighing lives on the scales, failing to recognize that human rights are equal. Even if you kill the few and save the many, that is still contempt for rights."

"You're incompetent. Saying that might be unfair to the weak, but what's your ambition? Saving the world? Saving everyone? Ask yourself, do you have the ability to do all this? You don't have the ability, yet you're worrying about it. To put it nicely, you're worrying about nothing. To put it bluntly, it's none of your business! Since you want to do it, but you don't have the ability, you're ultimately forced to make a choice you don't want to make. You even comfort yourself with the rhetoric of killing the few and saving the many, only to regret it later."

"Your incompetence doesn't end there. What did your father's lesson, your teacher's lesson, teach you? Did they only teach you to be ruthless, to use any means necessary, and to bear the consequences? Didn't they teach you where to use this ruthlessness and this unscrupulous drive? You only think about how to resolve conflicts more efficiently, but you don't even have the heart to strengthen your own strength."

Wang Chong paused after finishing his words, then continued, "If I were you... after those two experiences, do you know what I hated the most? I didn't hate the injustice of the world, nor did I hate the excessive fighting. I hated that I didn't have enough strength! I hated that I didn't have enough strength to bring the dead back to life! I hated that I didn't have enough strength to protect the people I wanted to protect! If I had enough strength, I would kill those who bullied me, and those who hurt my loved ones! If there is injustice in the world, I will use these fists to shake it off! If there is war in the world, I will use these fists to suppress the endless war!"

"Power...power..." Emiya Kiritsugu couldn't help but mutter.

"This is my final words. You compromised. You compromised because you were incompetent, because you couldn't realize your ambitions. You gave up on relying on your own hands to realize your ideals, and placed all your hopes on the Holy Grail, on miracles. But you didn't know that external things are always external things, and miracles never come to those who give up. Emiya Kiritsugu, from the moment you compromised, to now seeing with your own eyes what the Holy Grail is, watching your ideals shattered. This is the ending you were destined for."

As Wang Chong finished speaking, the illusions around him completely dissipated, leaving only a blanket of black mud, filled with boundless malevolence. Pointing around, Wang Chong said calmly, "Take a good look at this. Memorize the entire scene. This is the miracle you seek, this is the true form of the Holy Grail you pray for! If I didn't exist, if you truly won this Holy Grail War and touched the Holy Grail in a place with so many people... what would happen to Fuyuki City? What would happen to all of humanity?"

"!!" At first, Emiya Kiritsugu was shocked by the boundless malice and stinging sensation in front of him, and Wang Chong's words made Emiya Kiritsugu tremble even more.

"But I... I will..." Emiya Kiritsugu hesitated. Wang Chong seemed too lazy to listen to his explanation and interrupted, "Destroy it? With your Origin Bullet that's only for magicians, or your firepower weapons? Or with Gilgamesh? I almost forgot to tell you, your Gilgamesh is also soaking in this black mud right now, unable to use any of his abilities."

"Even if you use brute force to destroy the Holy Grail, it will cause the entire Greater Grail's magical power to completely unleash. It's like a volcanic eruption. Boom... You know how history describes the scene of Pompeii being buried alive?"