Xingtie: Can’t you just let me focus on completing the commissions?

The birth of Shido was as if it were a rejection of their incompetent parents.

Yes,

If adults could slay the giant serpent,

Why should only a thirteen-year-old girl be involved?

If they had truly and completely dismantled the Holy Grail War,

How could we allow Ilya to repeat the same mistake and continue the fate of the Lesser Grail?

Yes,

The Holy Grail War was not completely destroyed; remnants of the Winter Saintess Justeza still exist on this land.

Therefore, the Einzbern family's function as the Lesser Grail will not disappear.

"The ability to protect children?"

"I will show you."

The mother took a deep breath, then resolutely turned around and walked deeper into the temple. Next, she had to find a way to get "a class card" from Shirou, who came from that parallel world.

Even so, it would seem extremely despicable.

but,

For the sake of Illya and Shirou, she must deal with this potential enemy who has nothing to do with her, and obtaining the card in his possession is the best way to eliminate his threat.

……

"Looking for Ni-chan?"

Gazing at the elegant and graceful woman before her, Miss Miyu pondered for a long time before speaking softly.

"I'm sorry, madam, I cannot disclose any information about Ni-chan to you."

"It's alright... Is her name Miyu? Are you and that child both the children of that world, Emiya Kiritsugu?"

Upon hearing this question, Miyu pondered for a moment before slowly organizing her thoughts and offering a response.

“Strictly speaking, we did not go through adoption procedures, and Kiritsugu never regarded me as an ordinary child during his lifetime.”

"As for Nii-chan, Kiritsugu-kun seems to have only been training him as an assistant, and there is no real father-son relationship between them."

Is Kiritsugu in that other world the same?

Irisviel couldn't help but sigh with sorrow.

Despite having two children, all she could think about was so-called human salvation and world peace.

Raising children as their own assistants...

She remembered the girl Kiritsugu had found on the battlefield in the Middle East, the girl named Hisayu Maiya. Although she had been gone from Kiritsugu for a long time, she was indeed an assistant he had specially trained... an assistant to help him carry out assassinations.

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"You should understand why I'm saying this to you, Madam. Nee-chan and I don't have any close relationship with your Einzbern family, so there's no need to try to get close to us with clumsy tricks."

Even though she had lost the functions of a child of gods, the girl, born a 'god,' still retained a certain degree of ability. Her light golden eyes quietly fell on the woman who had come 'with some kind of purpose,' and she spoke again in a calm tone.

"Now, please leave."

……

Did you get turned away?

After leaving the courtyard where Miyu was, Irisviel sat somewhat forlornly on the stone steps, a bitter smile on her face.

“That child saw through my intentions.”

"Some children are born with the ability to judge the good and evil, lies and truth of others."

... . ...

"That child... seems to possess a similar function."

In this country in the Far East, there is a tradition of regarding children under the age of seven as "children of gods." Typically, children are visited and worshipped by various deities at the ages of three, five, and seven to ensure their healthy growth. Only after a ceremony such as "hakagi" or "waistbandi" is a child considered to have returned to society as a human being.

Similar customs existed in some ancient European and African countries, where young royal sons were not allowed to be exposed to the sun or to touch the ground, otherwise they would lose their sanctity and be disqualified from becoming heirs to the throne.

Children like these actually possess some near-divine "functions," and the reason that child resisted him seems to be a similar ability.

"Have I been rejected by a child yet again?"

"I really am not a good mother."

Just as she was feeling sorry for herself, suddenly, a figure stopped in front of her without warning. Irisviel looked up in a daze, and what came into view was her 'adopted son'.

No, it wasn't that face still bearing traces of childishness and immaturity, but rather a handsome young man who far surpassed his adopted son. Although there were still many similarities in their features, his face truly possessed astonishing beauty.

"Irisviel? What are you doing here?"

The handsome young man posed a question, and Irisviel, hearing his voice, which was even gentler than that of her adopted son, suddenly felt a strong urge. Under the young man's gaze, she abruptly stood up, and then…

An astonishing kneeling gesture!!!

"I've come to end this Holy Grail War!"

Huh? ? ? ? Big.

Chapter 250: A commission? A reward? Then I won't be sleepy anymore.

Not a sister,

If you're going to end it properly, why did you have to do this shocking kneeling?

Mr. Emiya couldn't help but take several steps back.

I gazed at this silver-haired beauty with a somewhat subtle look in her eyes, who seemed determined to... well, join the band.

"End the Holy Grail War? And the reason?"

"To protect Ilya."

"Oh, so what? What do you mean by kneeling in front of me?"

"I need your help, Shirou, please, I must protect Illya and that child."

"Well, you still haven't gotten to the point."

Mr. Emiya's gaze lowered slightly. Although the stunningly beautiful silver-haired woman kneeling before him possessed many features that appealed to the Chinese psyche, such as her wine-red pupils, her face resembling that of a widowed young woman, and her incredibly shapely figure beneath her clothes—a figure that could almost be described as lewd—

Then there was nothing else, nothing else...

Yes,

There was no major lightning bolt in Mr. Emiya's field of vision.

Yes, they were just scrutinizing the woman, giving her very ordinary looks.

"What I mean is, what do you want to do, and what can I get in return?"

He briefly elaborated on the meaning of his words to the woman in front of him.

"What do you need me to do to end the Holy Grail War, and what will I get in return if I do it?"

"I need three class cards to thwart the coming of the Greater Grail."

Irisviel quickly laid out her entire plan, speaking at a speed that seemed almost divine, but fortunately, Mr. Emiya heard her clearly, and even felt a little amused after hearing it so clearly.

"So, you think destroying three class cards will end this Holy Grail War?"

"Because the Holy Grail War requires the Greater Grail to descend, the Spirit Origins of five or more Servants must return to the Lesser Grail..."

"Well, since you knelt down in such an amazing way, I'll explain it to you a little."

Mr. Emiya smiled and sat down on a rock by the roadside, then continued speaking.

"First of all, the creators of this Holy Grail War were not the three founding families of your world, but the Ainsworth family from my parallel world."

"Secondly, this class card is not the only item. In fact, you can have multiple cards. Even if you destroy these three, Ainsworth can still replenish three new ones."

how come……

"The card does indeed store some of the Heroic Spirits' Spirit Origins, but some Spirit Origins that exceed the card's capacity will break free from the card's constraints and manifest on their own or possess the Master."

"Spirit Origins exceeding the card's storage limit?"

"Top-tier demigods, or even gods themselves, and unfortunately, this Holy Grail War has confirmed that two Servants have surpassed this limit in their Spirit Origin."

"As for which two riders it is, that's extra information. Ms. Irisviel, your idea of ​​destroying the vessel and causing the Holy Grail War ritual to fail was never going to work from the start."

Why……

All I wanted to do was protect those two children.

Is that wrong?

why,

Not giving her even the slightest chance?

"Of course, there are ways to end this Holy Grail War."

Just as her heart was sinking deeper into despair, the young man before her spoke again, offering her a glimmer of hope.

"any solution?"

Her voice even carried a hint of sob and a humble plea.

"It's very simple. You win, obtain the Holy Grail, and wish to completely disable the wish-granting machine from Illyasviel."

"This kind of thing..."

If I could do it, I would definitely be willing to do it.

but,

Now that her magic circuits are blocked, how can she possibly resolve this Holy Grail War? How can she possibly fight against so-called demigods and divine Servants?

“I know you can’t do it, so you have a second way to obtain the Holy Grail.”

"In what way?"

"There should still be a Holy Grail in Fuyuki City that can be activated at any time. It was brought into this world by someone else. It is a collection of a large amount of magical energy and has a certain degree of wish-granting function."

The second Holy Grail?

I see,

The reason the ceremony can still be carried out is because of this!

The Holy Grail ritual has already been dismantled so much. Even if there are still remnants of the old ritual, how could such a grand ritual be launched out of nowhere?

It's important to know that a Holy Grail War of normal scale requires the accumulated ley line energy of the entire Fuyuki City for 60 years to be able to start one.

Over the years, Fuyuki City has made absolutely no preparations for this ceremony.

The source of magic that supports this Holy Grail War is actually the second Holy Grail?

but……

Why would you need another Holy Grail when you already have a second one...?

"You're asking why, even with the Holy Grail, we still need to start the Holy Grail War, right?"

Emiya, perhaps sensing her thoughts, laughed.

"In the eyes of families like yours who have been preparing for the Holy Grail War for decades, even centuries, the Holy Grail is a precious wish-granting machine, a key to realizing the Third Law. But in some places, the Holy Grail is quite worthless... and in some cases, it's even used to pay off debts when you're short of money..."

Gudako might just fall asleep and get caught up in a strange Holy Grail War, and then inexplicably get a new Grail.

"The functions of these Holy Grails are generally inferior to those of the Grand Grail, that's one point."

"Secondly, the Holy Grail is not very meaningful to gods and demigods. They don't need to seek help from the Holy Grail for things that the Holy Grail can handle."

"Thirdly, the guy who currently holds the Holy Grail is only thinking about doing something big."

"Doing something big?"

"Your wishes might be completely opposite to your husband's."

A desire completely opposite to Kiritsugu's?