Type-Moon: Shinji Matou Also Wants to Be the Protagonist

But in the end, Artoria chose to show mercy and spare Lancelot's life.

Lancelot, having regained his senses, silently retreated behind Artoria.

It stood with its head bowed, its posture respectful, looking every bit like a loyal dog.

Seeing this, Shinji couldn't help but feel a surge of relief.

Fortunately, his deal with Kiritsugu Emiya has been successfully completed, and the [Time Control] is now in his pocket.

Otherwise, given Lancelot's current subservient attitude towards Artoria...

It seems that Shinji's deal will fall through.

"Now that everyone's here, let's get started!"

Shinji coughed lightly and immediately began urging everyone to start taking action, even more so than Kiritsugu Emiya.

What he meant was obvious to everyone.

Kiritsugu Emiya glanced at Shinji and said:

"I won't go back on my word!"

"Hahaha......"

Iskandar burst into laughter, and even Webber couldn't help but chuckle.

"what happened?"

Artoria and Lancelot, who had just finished their battle, looked puzzled; they had no idea what had happened.

"It's nothing, we were just discussing where to find Kirei Kotomine and Gilgamesh next."

Shinji explained to the two of them in a very serious manner.

As for the increasingly loud laughter in his ears, Shinji simply pretended not to hear it.

Anyway, as long as I'm not embarrassed, then it's everyone else who's embarrassed.

Sure enough, among those present, Artoria and Lancelot knew nothing.

Emiya Kiritsugu maintained his perpetually bitter and resentful poker face, showing no reaction whatsoever.

Shinji, however, was thick-skinned and completely unmoved.

After laughing for a while, he realized it was getting boring, and Iskandar sighed sadly.

Where do you think we should go first?

Kiritsugu Emiya asked Shinji a question.

After all, Shinji was the one who proposed several spiritual vein nodes, and as a local expert, he had a better understanding of these places.

After Kiritsugu Emiya spoke, Iskandar and Waver also put aside their teasing of Shinji and became serious.

Artoria's eyes flashed instantly, her sharp gaze locking onto Shinji.

“The Matou family is out of the question. That place was just destroyed by Caster, and the spiritual veins are also in turmoil, so it can't be used for the time being.”

Shinji first ruled out his own family, and in doing so, he once again severed ties with Caster.

“The Tohsaka family can also be ruled out. Tohsaka Tokiomi has only been dead for a short time, and the Tohsaka family’s spiritual veins are not very useful for the time being.”

Finally, there are Ryudong Temple and the New Metropolitan Hall. The spiritual veins of both places are fine.

Personally, I hope the battlefield will be at Ryudong Temple.

After listening to Shinji's analysis, everyone else frowned, because even if they eliminated two options, they still had to choose one in the end.

But they only have one chance. After that, Kirei Kotomine and Gilgamesh will be on guard and it will be difficult to catch them.

At the same time, Shinji's last sentence also attracted everyone's attention.

Kiritsugu Emiya said with a grim expression:

"The new Metropolitan Museum is located in the center of the new city, a densely populated area."

Such a place is naturally unsuitable as a battlefield because it is far too easy to harm civilians.

Upon hearing Kiritsugu Emiya's words, Artoria's first reaction was rejection.

She absolutely did not want to fight other Servants in the city, especially since her opponent was Gilgamesh.

Whether it's the indiscriminate coverage of the Gate of Babylon or the clash of their Noble Phantasms, both will result in widespread destruction and death.

"Let's go and explore Ryudo-ji Temple first!"

Weber took a deep breath and tentatively offered his suggestion.

"No, let's go straight to the new Metropolitan Plaza!"

Kiritsugu Emiya's expression grew increasingly grim.

Chapter 82: Extracting the Spiritual Vein

New Metropolitan Museum.

The people inside the building have been dispersed.

After kidnapping Irisviel, Kirei Kotomine led his men straight here.

Although Kirei Kotomine longed to find the answers he sought from Kiritsugu Emiya.

But finding Kiritsugu Emiya isn't the only way to get the answer.

Kirei Kotomine was chosen by the Holy Grail precisely because he had something he desired.

The Holy Grail can also satisfy Kirei Kotomine's desires.

Therefore, when taking action, Kirei Kotomine made two preparations.

If Kiritsugu Emiya can't give him an answer, then just use the Holy Grail to make a wish.

Although he was not the final victor in the Holy Grail War.

However, his unfortunate teacher, Tokiomi Tohsaka, once said that the Holy Grail's wish-granting mechanism does not actually require all seven Servants to die.

The role of the seven Servants is actually more evident at the end of the Holy Grail War.

The Servants summoned in the Holy Grail War are essentially projections of the Heroic Spirits on the Throne of Heroes.

However, once the projection is destroyed, its power will return to the Throne of Heroes.

When a Servant's soul returns to the Throne of Heroes, a passage to the outside world is opened.

At that time, the accumulated magic power of the Greater Grail will fix this passage, giving the magicians of the three starter families the opportunity to reach the Root Vortex, which is also located on the outside of the world.

Therefore, the Holy Grail War was actually a scam.

It was a deception devised by the magicians of the Einzbern, Tohsaka, and Matou families in order to reach the Root.

However, in order to conceal their true intentions, the three companies still invested heavily.

The Holy Grail's wish-granting ability is real, and the final means of fixing the world's passage is this miraculous power.

However, this part of the ritual effect does not require the Servant's soul.

With enough magical power, coupled with the ritual of the Holy Grail War itself, it can function as a wish-granting machine.

Kirei Kotomine did not hide this information, and even revealed to Gilgamesh the information that Tokiomi Tohsaka originally intended to leave a Command Seal to make the Servant commit suicide.

In order to reward Kirei Kotomine for "abandoning darkness and turning to the light," Gilgamesh made a promise to Kirei Kotomine.

He will provide Kirei Kotomine with enough magic to grant his wish.

"What should we do now?"

Arriving at the center of the new Metropolitan Hall, Kirei Kotomine roughly threw Irisviel to the ground.

He turned to Gilgamesh in the audience below and asked.

Gilgamesh, dressed in modern casual clothes, leaned back in a chair in the hall as if he were sitting on a throne.

Upon hearing Kirei Kotomine's words, he reached out and caught a magic book that had fallen from the Gate of Babylon.

The magic book has an ancient and rustic feel, and it is inlaid with gold, silver and gemstones, so it is obviously priceless.

But Gilgamesh casually tossed it to Kirei Kotomine on the stage as if it were a pebble.

"Set up the magic circle according to the description here, and then put that woman in it."

As he spoke, several more gates to the Gate of Babylon opened around Kirei Kotomine.

Various precious magic materials fell to the ground like flowing water, instantly submerging Kirei Kotomine's ankles.

Kirei Kotomine received the grimoire with precision, seemingly oblivious to its precious outer shell.

He casually opened the magic book and looked at the description of a huge magic ritual inside.

Kirei Kotomine has completed the basic and advanced magician training under the guidance of Tokiomi Tohsaka.

He even received his graduation certificate from Tokiomi Tohsaka.

So there wasn't a situation where he couldn't understand it, but he didn't quite grasp the effect of the ritual.

What is the effect of this ritual?

"Kiri, what are we standing on?"

Gilgamesh did not answer, but instead asked Kirei Kotomine a question.

They stood up and paused for a moment. The answer to the question about the occult could not possibly refer to the clubhouse beneath their feet or some basement, but rather to something far below, something grander.

"...Spiritual veins!"

Gilgamesh's lips curled into a mocking smile, his crimson vertical pupils gleaming with an all-knowing light.

"Indeed, the city's spiritual veins converge here, like the earth's blood vessels, continuously supplying magical power. Although this place is just a so-so spiritual vein node, if you drain it, it should be enough for you to make a wish."

"Draining it completely will have very serious consequences, won't it?"

Kirei Kotomine's voice remained calm, revealing no emotion.

The depletion of spiritual veins is a devastating disaster for a city or even a larger area of ​​land.

As far as Kirei Kotomine knows, among the treasures possessed by Gilgamesh is a magical core that can provide a vast amount of magical power.

But Gilgamesh gave him this very method.

What a man with a twisted sense of humor.

"It's just a mere earthquake, Kirei. Do you really think you can feel any pity for it?"

Gilgamesh chuckled and asked Kirei Kotomine with great interest.

"Of course, I am, after all, a priest who has received the grace of God."

"Haha, you made me laugh!"

Kirei Kotomine answered Gilgamesh's question with great reverence.

Gilgamesh, upon hearing Kirei Kotomine's reply, seemed to find it hilarious and burst into laughter.

Because Kirei Kotomine answered him with compassion, but his hands never stopped setting up the ceremony.

Clearly, this guy isn't as kind as he claims to be.

Rather, it's more accurate to say it's about this monster who finds pleasure in the suffering of others.

An earthquake triggered by the depletion of spiritual veins, bringing destruction and chaos, is exactly what he wanted.

The ceremony went smoothly, thanks to the vast resources provided by Gilgamesh.

Even if there are some minor mistakes, they are not a problem with the huge amount of resources available.

After setting up the magic circle, Kirei Kotomine placed Irisviel in the center of the circle.

The core of the Holy Grail War is the Greater Grail, while Irisviel possesses the Lesser Grail, crafted by the Einzbern family. No.

They bear the responsibility of collecting the souls of Servants.

But now, Kirei Kotomine wants to make her skip the process of collecting souls and directly become an aggregate of magic.

Kirei Kotomine looked down at Irisviel on the ground; she had already woken up while Kirei was setting up the ceremony.

However, Kirei Kotomine maintained the binding magic, so he was unable to move.

"Are you willing to tell me about Emiya Kiritsugu now?"