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

Do we want to drag the world into war again?

"That's why he needs more and bigger Holy Grails."

"So, where is this Holy Grail?"

"I don't know, and even if I did, it would be at a different price, ma'am. The cost of your intelligence consultation already exceeds your astonishing kneeling. Alright... that's enough of the friendly reminder. The rest is up to you."

Emiya stood up and walked towards the small courtyard where he was temporarily staying. However, before he could even step into the courtyard, the silver-haired beauty grabbed the corner of his clothes and let out a mournful cry like the lament of a cuckoo.

"Don't go, what will it take for you to help me?"

"You'll have to think about that yourself."

"Shirou, please help me, help Illya... I'll do anything."

"Hmm? Madam, how much resolve do you have to say that? You're just an ordinary housewife, not even a magician these days. What price could you possibly pay?"

"I……"

"You really are someone who only thinks about yourself..."

"Heavenly Robe!!! If that's not enough, add the remaining functions of Ancestor Yustissa!! The two combined can recreate the Third Magic for a few seconds!!"

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"Madam, what are you doing? The ground is so dirty, don't get dust on your clothes. Get up, get up, don't kneel. Let's find somewhere to discuss what just happened."

Chapter 251: You have fallen into the underworld once again, Ishtar.

The third method is the materialization of the soul.

After completing this magic, one can completely sever the deteriorating effects on the physical body and exist independently in the world as a soul, thus becoming a pure energy life form in a sense.

Just like the sun at the end of the year.

However, in the Type-Moon universe, the soul possesses the characteristic of being "immortal," and an immortal soul is equivalent to infinite magic power.

While the term "infinite magic power" might not be entirely accurate.

However, the materialized soul does possess the ability not to degenerate due to the decay of the physical body.

If a person is an individual who has already materialized their soul from the beginning and has been instilled with a large number of ideals of truth, goodness and beauty in their early years, then... this person may follow these ideals from beginning to end until the individual completely perishes.

The people of the Land of Light in the M78 Nebula are probably like that; otherwise, such a utopian society, which only exists in ideals, would not exist.

Emiya-sensei doesn't actually have many ideas about materializing souls, but he is very interested in infinite energy. If other souls were materialized and used as power banks...

If the soul is materialized, it can still communicate with spirits. Could this indirectly grant it infinite energy?

　27 Or rather,

He materialized a portion of his soul, dividing it into Heroic Spirit Origins adapted to different classes, and used the different Heroic Spirit Origins to utilize the abilities of all the Heroic Spirits he planned to download in the future.

【I'm here to end this war (Client: Irisviel)】: To end the Holy Grail War while ensuring the safety of Illyasviel and Shirou Emiya.

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Difficulty of the task: 2 stars

Upon seeing the task, Mr. Emiya narrowed his eyes, smiled, and pushed open the door to the tatami room, carrying two cups of tea as he entered.

As Emiya entered the Japanese-style room, the silver-haired beauty quickly looked at him, her eyes filled with urgency, and spoke.

"I can take you to find the Heavenly Robe now. After that, please help me find the Holy Grail as soon as possible."

"No rush. Let's clarify the details of the commission. Is it to find the Holy Grail, or to end this Holy Grail War?"

"End the Holy Grail War."

"Well, the objective is clear, so that makes things easier. To be honest... I'm fairly satisfied with the reward for the Heavenly Robe and Yustissa commission, but you'll need to carefully consider the risks involved, madam."

"It has been confirmed that two Mesopotamian gods will participate in this Holy Grail War, and there is also a divine beast of god-level power in the sky above Fuyuki City that could join the battle at any time. Ending the war will be no easy task."

"The Supreme God?! Why would the Holy Grail War involve such a being?!"

"It's probably because King Solomon disrupted 'time,' but let's put that aside for now. The important thing is that I've already recruited one god-level servant, and the other one is most likely with your daughter."

Ilia?

The Supreme God?!

“Zidune is merely a hero of the Ainu tribe. No matter how much her status is elevated, she will never reach the level of a god or even a demigod. Yet now she has taken over your daughter’s body and is using ancient Babylonian runes in an attempt to seize the underground realm.”

"You mean, Zhidunai is that god in disguise?"

“No, what I mean is that Illyasviel has two cards that summoned Caster’s Shitonai and Rider’s Ishtar, and the latter… is now forcibly controlling the former and using her as a puppet.”

"Ishtar?! The goddess of Venus from ancient Babylon?"

"Yes."

"Then, could the other one be...?"

"Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld."

What merit or ability does a small Holy Grail War have to attract such two powerful beings to fight each other?

"Ending the Holy Grail War is actually not difficult; all we need to do is obtain the two class cards from Illya. However... we need your cooperation, Madam."

"How to cooperate?"

"Cooperate with me in a play."

"Performing a play?"

……

"Ilia."

Upon hearing the woman's cry again, the silver-haired little girl opened her eyes, a fleeting chilling glint in her pupils.

But it was quickly suppressed.

She looked towards the door, a hint of impatience in her eyes.

We had already tried to get her to leave on her own,

Now they have the audacity to come looking for her again. Do they really think they can't kill her?

"You are not allowed to hurt Mom."

Deep within my mind, the voice of a little girl echoed.

"Get out of my body!"

"Being possessed by a goddess is your honor, and do you think you can defy her, little one?"

Forcibly suppressing the dominant personality's voice, the silver-haired little girl slowly stood up and walked towards the door.

Pushing open the door to the tatami room, she saw Irisviel, who had come looking for her earlier, and another man standing outside.

The silver-haired little girl naturally recognized the man.

Emiya Shirou,

It is said to be a parallel world counterpart of the sworn brother of this body.

What are you doing here?

Her eyes returned to their usual calm state, and even the addition of Shirou Emiya could not affect her attitude or stance.

"You said before that if I had the power to protect Ilya, you would return Ilya to me, right?"

"Yes."

The silver-haired girl nodded and added calmly,

"As long as you can demonstrate that power."

"it is good."

Upon hearing these words, a glimmer of light appeared in Irisviel's dull eyes, and she trembled as she pulled a card from her clothes.

The moment the silver-haired girl saw the card, a flicker of surprise crossed her eyes.

It wasn't because the other party obtained the card,

Rather, it was the card that carried a scent that felt somewhat familiar to her.

Underworld...

"Dream Summoning—!"

Before the silver-haired girl's eyes, the woman forcibly used a class card to summon a Servant to descend upon her. Then, in the next instant, a ferocious roar, almost devoid of reason, erupted from where the woman stood.

"Aoooiiiiii——————!"

With that furious roar, a huge axe blade was suddenly grasped by the silver-haired beauty, and then she swung it straight down towards the silver-haired little girl.

"Has it turned into a mad dog?"

A hint of displeasure flashed in the silver-haired girl's eyes. She subconsciously took two steps back, intending to avoid the attack. But in that instant, she caught a glimpse of a smile suddenly appearing on the face of the man standing beside the woman.

That smile was strangely odd, as if...

I saw the expression on someone's face when they achieved their goal.

Why did you make that face?

As this question crossed her mind, the silver-haired beauty, transformed into a berserker, roared once more, suddenly pouncing like a furious polar bear.

What's the purpose?

What exactly is their purpose?

In a very short time, she began to think frantically, and her body, affected by the berserker's power, instinctively took a few steps back.

The moment the berserker pounced, the silver-haired girl finally couldn't hold back any longer and began to unleash her divine power, attempting to stop the berserker.

At that very moment, a white light appeared behind her and the berserker, then swiftly engulfed the three people in the tatami room.

The next moment,

When the silver-haired girl unleashed her divine power, forcing the berserker back and allowing him to stand firmly on the ground again,

The surrounding environment had turned completely dark, a deep and gloomy darkness from which no light source could be seen.

"here it is……"

The silver-haired little girl's expression instantly became somewhat distorted. She abruptly raised her head and looked towards a spot not far to her right.

At that location,

A woman carrying a cage of ghostly blue, will-o'-the-wisps slowly emerged from the shadows.

"Once again, you have fallen into the abyss, my demigod, Ishtar."

Chapter 252: Sword skills powerful enough to slay gods.

“You have fallen into the underworld once again, Ishtar.”

Listening to the words of the visitor

The silver-haired little girl's expression froze for a moment.

After a while,

His expression turned extremely fierce.

"You actually used that woman to scheme against me!"

"That's a bit harsh, Miss Ishtar."

Emiya-sensei separated the Berserker class card from Irisviel's body, appeared before her with a smile, and said...

"First of all, you took someone else's daughter's body without permission, which is theft. That's the first point."

"Furthermore, having been entrusted with a task, I must fulfill my duty. Miss Eresh missed her sister dearly, so I brought you here, allowing the sisters to reunite. This is a great act of kindness, and that is the second point."

"Finally, I am the victor of the last Holy Grail War, and the Ainsworth family, the creators of this set of class cards, now belong to me. Therefore, this set of cards should also belong to me. You happen to have two cards that belong to me, so it is only right to take them back. That is the third point."