Next, Shen Er, what's your business?

Chapter 161 Closing
Scathach's act of burning the spiritual foundation seems to have angered the "evil of this world" who wanted to descend on this world.

The black mud in the sky and the black mud on the ground suddenly became violent and boiling.More and more black mud poured out of the hole, as if to expand the "hole" in this way to complete the descent.

However this is futile.

Without the soul of Scathach, the hole loses the possibility of continuing to expand. The rules of space and the rules of the world bind the "black sun" and prevent it from expanding further.

But now is not the time to feel at ease. Nearly 10 minutes have passed since the appearance of the "black sun", and the black mud polluted by the curse of "the evil of this world" has formed a torrent like a waterfall, washing away the pre-arranged surroundings of the altar. embankment.

If the black mud is allowed to wash away like this, it will take at most 2 minutes, and this simple embankment made of ravines and stones will be washed away.

"Please, Emiya-san, please, Saber—please destroy the Holy Grail."

There is no need for Justisa's request, nor for Shinji's reminder, Emiya Kiritsugu and Saber, the master and slave who act in very different styles but have the same things in their bones, have already made preparations.

"Master, please use the Command Spell, without that, I cannot destroy the Holy Grail."

This is not only the only way to use the Servant endowed by the Holy Grail to rebel against the Holy Grail, but also a necessary step for Saber, who has run out of magic power, to replenish her magic power.

"Under the name of Emiya Kiritsugu—"

Upon receiving Saber's request, Kiritsugu opened his sleeves without any hesitation, and revealed the Command Seal on his wrist to his servant.

"Saber, use the Command Seal to destroy all the black mud."

"Saber, use the second command spell to order to destroy the Holy Grail on the ground."

"Saber, command with the third command spell to destroy the hole in the sky."

"Your order, I did receive it."

Saber held the holy sword high, the brilliance that symbolized victory was brighter than ever.

When the order of the command spell is fully in line with the will of the follower, the follower will get an unimaginable increase.

At this moment, at this moment, Emiya Kiritsugu's will and Knight King Artoria's belief merged into one.

Not only them, but also Irisviel, Hisau Maiya, Justisa, and Matou Shinji who also recognized the essence of the Holy Grail and looked forward to the Holy Grail's shattering.

This prayer is gathered in the golden holy sword that illuminates the night sky, pushing the true name of the King of Knights to release the Noble Phantasm loudly.

"Ex-calibur (Sword of Promised Victory)!!"

The first beam of light was like a wild horse running wild, across half of Liudong Temple, and rushed directly into the mud pond that blocked the black mud.

The black mud polluted by the curse could not resist the roaring torrent of light. The scorching light destroyed the embankment and completely evaporated the entire mud pond.

Immediately afterwards, the huge magical power endowed by the command spell was accelerated by the dragon factor, and quickly converted into the second beam, which accurately hit the golden cup floating above the altar along a track similar to the first beam.

The container that used to be part of Irisviel's body quietly lost its shape and disappeared under the more dazzling light.

Irisviel opened her eyes wide, and kept this scene firmly in her heart—this was a turning point in her destiny. In the past, she lived as the container of the Holy Grail, the guardian of the Holy Grail, and now she will live as Irisviel, a human being. .

Using the Noble Phantasm twice in a row pushed Saber's body to its limit, but the coercive power of the Command Seal and Saber's own will still oppressed this servant's body, and even the magic power to maintain the entity was extracted together.

This is the last sword.

With the overwhelming firepower of the swung golden sword, it swept away the darkness in the sky.

The "hole" that kept overflowing black mud, and even the entire sky were divided into two by the light of the holy sword.

This is the flood of light that dissipates everything.

During that, the girl with the sword accepted the fact that the battle was over.

"——This is the end. My battle ends here."

This is not to anyone.

The holder of the holy sword bent his knees, staring at the light that contained thousands of thoughts——

The Holy Grail that begins to crumble.

She seeks something that should give her redemption.

And now destroy it with my own hands.

Irony?
maybe.

Is it a waste of effort?
No, without this time-traveling encounter, without this encounter, perhaps I would always be obsessed with the desire to deny myself and all my companions—this result is enough.

"—The contract has been completed, it is your victory, Irisviel and Kiritsugu."

The holy sword became thinner, the body began to permeate, and without the support of magic power and contract, Artoria could no longer survive in this world.

"Saber—"

Irisviel stretched out her hand, trying to grab the knight who had been protecting her, but found that she couldn't hold anything.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Irisviel. If possible, I want to accompany you until your family is reunited. Unfortunately, I can't see it anymore."

The permeation did not stop, the body of the King of Knights might be blown away by the wind at any time, but her voice was still clear.

"But it doesn't matter, it will definitely be fine if it's you—Irisviel, you must be happy."

The night wind blew away, taking away the last trace of the girl's smile, leaving only her bond with the present world—the scabbard named "Avalon".

Irisviel nodded vigorously. If she had a flesh body, she would have been crying. She held Kiritsugu and Maiya's hands and nodded vigorously: "I, we will be happy! Goodbye, Saber."

"Goodbye, Saber."

Shinji was saying the same thing in his heart.

He not only bid farewell to the vanished girl knight king, but also bid farewell to the beautiful figure that had been in his heart for more than ten years.

"Goodbye, King of Knights. May you get rid of the shackles of restraint, step down from the fence, and enter the utopia. May you be happy as a young girl."

In the silent silence, a man stumbled into the temple.The red suit on his body was already tattered, half of his bow tie was torn off, his originally handsome face was covered by blood and dust, his eyes were cloudy and crazy, and he kept mumbling.

"Holy Grail, where is the Holy Grail? Where is the Holy Grail? I must get the Holy Grail, reach the root—"

"The Holy Grail is gone, Tohsaka Tokiomi, everything is over."

For Sakura's sake, Justisa kindly stepped forward to remind her, but was pushed away by Tokiomi.

"No, you're lying to me, the Command Seal is still there, the Holy Grail must still be there, where, where—ah, the altar, it must be here."

In fact, he had already seen the light that destroyed the "hole", but the Command Seal in his hand still did not disappear and gave him his last hope. He bet everything, and he didn't want to and couldn't accept the ending of failure.

Tokiomi staggered over the temporary embankment, crossed the ground scorched by the holy sword, and climbed up to the altar that was divided into two by the torrent of light, falling down and standing up several times during the process.

In the corner of the altar he found a fragment of gold, which he held in his palm like a treasure.

"Found it, found it, this is the Holy Grail."

No one noticed that the hidden shadow on the inner wall of the fragment was the residue of black mud polluted by the "evil of this world". Maybe the Lesser Holy Grail just bounced aside when it was shattered by the light of the holy sword, bringing a few drops of black mud along with it. Escaped.

The black mud touched Tokiomi's hands along the fragments, and then penetrated into his body along the break in his hands.

Gradually, Tokiomi felt that his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier.In a trance, he saw a pitch-black space and heard all kinds of whispers. Although they couldn't hear clearly, they carried an irresistible temptation.

Tokiomi laughed, laughed out loud, tears came out of the laugh, and blood came out of the laugh.

"It turns out that this is the root, I finally reached the root, I finally reached the root."

PS: At present, there are only two servants who directly hate the Holy Grail, one is Saber, no matter which line or session they use Command Seals.The other is Joan of Arc, but Joan of Arc itself is a ruler representing the rules of the Holy Grail War, and its way of existence is very special. It is not a pure follower but borrows the body of a human girl; in addition, Joan of Arc only destroys the Holy Grail [-]% of the works, and it is not the work of Mushroom, it is considered as a special case for the time being - at least Mushroom is the boss in the Moon World, and when other people eat books, Mushroom shall prevail.

(End of this chapter)