There is indeed a problem with my summoning spirit system

Chapter 237. The Seed of Evil

"It looks like you're in a pretty good mood today, Archer."

As if in his own home, Gilgamesh, who was casually lying down on the sofa in Kotomine Kirei's room, had an unpredictable smile on his face for some reason.

Kotomine Kirei glanced at Gilgamesh, and sat down on another sofa.

"Although I haven't seen the Holy Grail yet, I don't care about it anymore. Because I found something more interesting."

Something more interesting?Kotomine Kirei thought to himself:

These days, Tosaka Tokiomi has been staying in the underground workshop of Tosaka's house. The master has not acted, and the servant Gilgamesh has not received any tasks. If Gilgamesh can find anything new The only possibility is that it was at the banquet held in Einzbernburg last night.

Although this banquet was a banquet for kings, in addition to the three kings, there were also Master Weber, Saber's apparent master Irisviel, Berserker who arrived for some reason, and forty Assassins who disrupted the situation. join.

Through Assassin, Kotomine Kirei learned part of the process and content of the banquet.But he can't find what Gilgamesh calls "interesting stuff" in these conversations.

"I love arrogant opponents, and I find it very entertaining every time I play against such a person. It gives me deep and lasting pleasure whenever I break their arrogance and beat them where they are most proud. "

Archer leisurely shook the glass of red wine, and continued:

"But there are two types of arrogant people. One is those with too low abilities, and the other is those with too lofty ambitions. The former seems very stupid, while the latter is a rare and precious type."

Kotomine Kirei was a little puzzled:
"Even if it's the latter, it's just stupid, right?"

Gilgamesh laughed:

"Compared with ordinary wisdom, this kind of rare stupidity is even more valuable, isn't it? Although he was born as a human, he has an ideal that is too ambitious to be achieved by human power, so in order to realize this ideal, he can only give up being a human being. No matter how many times I see this kind of sadness and despair, I won’t get tired of it.”

After Archer finished speaking, he raised his wine glass and clinked it with the void as if celebrating something, and drank down the red wine in it gracefully.

"Even if I'm meddling in my own business, those who kill Caster can get extra Command Seals. If you want to get these Command Seals, you need Gilgamesh to give Caster the final blow. Take it easy like you are now Red wine, isn't it a little out of season?"

Kotomine Kirei's words drew Gilgamesh's sneer.

"Based on Tokiomi's procrastinating work, it's still early for me to show up. Now I can only find something else to do during this period to pass the boredom. Kirei, that thing I mentioned to you before How are you doing?"

Kotomine Kirei promised Gilgamesh to arrange for Assassin to investigate the movements of each Master and their motives for wanting to obtain the Holy Grail, and convey it to Gilgamesh as his entertainment.For Kotomine Kirei, who used to be the leader of the 50-person "Intelligence Organization", it is not difficult to investigate why each Master wants to obtain the Holy Grail.With Kotomine Kirei's rigorous style of doing things, this matter has naturally been taken care of.

"The investigation on the motives of other masters to obtain the Holy Grail has been basically completed. But now the Assassins need to perform tasks. I will ask them to report to you after they come back."

"No, that's fine."

Gilgamesh suddenly interrupted Kirei's words.

"I don't want to listen to those boring guys like shadows reporting to me. Kirei, you can say it yourself. This kind of thing is only meaningful if you say it from your own mouth."

Gilgamesh's temperament and preferences are elusive, but after all, he is a powerful heroic spirit and one of the important chess pieces in the realization of the teacher's plan. Kotomine Kirei can only briefly convey the information about each master he has to Gil. Gamesh.

"Lancer's master Kenneth and Rider's master Weber didn't have any special wishes for the Holy Grail, but only came to this battle to seek victory for the honor of the magician.

As for Caster's master, Ryunosuke Uyuu, he doesn't even know what the Holy Grail is.I just came to participate in this Holy Grail War for the pleasure of killing people.

Kariya Matou, the master of Berserker, seems to be seeking redemption.Because of her escape from the Matou family, the second daughter of the Tohsaka family became a sacrifice to magic.In order to free the second daughter of the Tohsaka family from suffering, he now returns to the Matou family and asks the head of the Matou family to release the second daughter of the Tohsaka family. He will take back the Holy Grail in exchange for hostages.

It seems that he is having an affair with Tohsaka-sensei's wife, Mrs. Aoi.Perhaps in a sense, he is the one with the most vulgar motives among the five hostile Masters.

However, after the start of the Holy Grail War, his behavior suddenly became methodical and mysterious, and the changes were unpredictable.

As for Saber's Master Emiya Kiritsugu, he is the executor of the Einzbern family's obsession for many years, and he participated in this Holy Grail War purely for the purpose of obtaining the Holy Grail. "

Having said this, Kotomine Kirei lowered his head slightly, his eyes twinkling.

Until last night, Assassin hadn't found any information about Emiya Kiritsugu.

He seems to have seen through from the very beginning that Assassin's killing by you was a scam, and he has been thoroughly implementing the secrecy work.Under the close surveillance of such a large number of Assassins, he can keep secrets, and his degree of caution is far beyond that of other Masters.

However, even if Kotomine Kirei really discovered Emiya Kiritsugu's intentions, he would not pass the information on to Gilgamesh.

Kotomine Kirei discovered a long time ago that he was completely different from ordinary people. No matter what he came into contact with, he would do his best to learn, research and practice. It was precisely because of this that he was able to master various fighting skills so proficiently and became the representative of the church.

But no matter how he researched or studied, he could not get even a little happiness or sense of accomplishment from his career or the skills he mastered like ordinary scientists and boxers.He cannot feel positive emotions such as joy, happiness, happiness, excitement, etc., and at the same time, he is also insensitive to negative emotions such as fear, jealousy, etc.

He once had a wife who died unexpectedly years ago, but at the funeral, he couldn't cry like the other guests, he couldn't do it, he couldn't feel the sadness, he just knew he should be sad, but felt less than.

He can also understand the reasons for the sense of accomplishment and happiness, but he just cannot empathize with himself.

When Tosaka Tokiomi pursued his value as a magician in the process of studying magic; Yuyu Ryunosuke was intoxicated in the thrill of killing; Kenneth and Weber were pursuing the realization of self-worth, but he still could not find himself. meaning of life.

He paralyzes himself by ecstatically working, studying... so that he keeps himself busy, trying to hide his "differentness".

When he saw the "Magician Killer" who had a similar identity to an agent like him——Emiya Kiritsugu carried out various assassination work at the cost of his life, the rewards and risks were completely out of proportion, he felt that Emiya Kiritsugu It is a person who has found the meaning of life. If he can understand this man better, maybe he can find the meaning of his life from it.

For this reason, Kotomine Kirei deceived Gilgamesh, but Archer didn't seem to see through what Kirei was thinking, but just looked at Kotomine Kirei with interest and listened to what he said.

After listening to Kotomine Kirei's report, Gilgamesh shook his head:

"After all, they are just a bunch of idiots. None of them have any creative ideas. They just want to rob my treasure for some boring reasons."

Gilgamesh paused and then said:
"So, Kirei. After learning about the situation of the other Masters, have you gained any inspiration? Have you found your desire?"

"I don't understand what you're saying."

The King of Heroes said with a meaningful smile on his face.

"No, no, no, Kirei. You already understand, or you are in a state of sensing but not sure yet."

Kotomine Kirei seemed to sense some irony in the other party's words:

"Are you laughing at me? King of Heroes."

"Don't understand? Forget it, it's understandable that you don't understand. After all, Kotomine Kirei is more rational than emotional, so he can only see what he deliberately pays attention to."

"However, so-called human beings, even without conscious awareness, will instinctively pursue pleasure. Just like those beasts chasing the scent of the blood of their prey. This emotion in their hearts will be intuitively expressed in their words and deeds .”

"Observing a person's words and deeds is the best way to understand his inner world. This is also the most wonderful part of the human being."

"So Kirei, when you tell what you heard, saw, and understood, through your own mouth, your inner thoughts have been fully revealed. The most detailed part of your language description , that is, the part that interests you the most, the part that subconsciously pleases you the most.”

Kirei had to admit that he was careless.

The original king, Gilgamesh, not only possesses great power and can become a king, but he also has his own set of principles and ways of thinking.The King of Heroes is not amusing himself meaninglessly.Instead, explore your own heart in this peculiar way.

"First of all, get rid of the guy who you deliberately concealed the truth. This kind of deliberate concern does not represent pleasure, but your obsession. Now what I want to talk about is the person you noticed unconsciously."

"After removing the master of Saber, that guy named Emiya, among the remaining four Masters, who is the one you pay the most attention to?"

Kotomine Kirei watched Gilgamesh's ruby-like pupils staring at him, and suddenly felt a strong uneasiness in his heart, and for Kirei's wavering, Gilgamesh responded with an evil smile, and he seemed to feel very Satisfied, he took a sip of red wine with a smile, and continued:

"Berserker's Master. What's his name Matou Kariya, right? Have you noticed that your report on this man is a bit too detailed compared to the few sentences you describe the other Masters?"

"Because his situation is more complicated. Therefore, an additional special explanation is required, that's all."

Regarding Kotomine Kirei's rebuttal, Gilgamesh denied it:
"Oh? Isn't that right? That's because you are more concerned about this man's affairs, so you gave Assassin an order to investigate all these complicated matters. You gave it out of interest without even realizing it. Instructions. If the Master of Berserker is no different from other Masters in your mind, then it is enough to investigate that "The Master of Berserker participated in the Holy Grail War in order to exchange hostages with another person". Why should you pay attention to it? What about the relationship between the other party and Tokiomi Tosaka?"

Kotomine Kirei lowered his gaze, his brain was running fast.

Matou Kariya is indeed a character who needs special attention.This person has hatred for Tokiomi, and his servant has not revealed his real name so far, but he is a special servant with reason, good fighting power, and inherent skills suitable for chaotic warfare.

But from the perspective of threat, the combination of these two is not strong.

Matou Kariya is just a magician who was trained for a year in a crash method in order to participate in the Holy Grail War hastily.The preparation for the Holy Grail War is insufficient, and the qualifications are also extremely poor.Matou Kariya's body was already on the verge of collapse due to his ignorance of the consequences.

Although Berserker is unique, if one ignores the inherent ability to strengthen oneself in the face of multiple enemies, the basic attributes can only be regarded as mediocre.At present, Berserker has used three types of treasures, an extremely sharp sword, a long spear that seems to have no special ability but is strong and convenient, and a white horse as a mount.It pales in comparison to Iskandar and Gilgamesh's EX Breaking Noble Phantasms.

Compared with the experienced magician killer led by the well-known Heroic Knight King as the backbone, the Saber camp of the Einzbern family of the Holy Grail War; the Rider camp that also has EX treasures; even the super-class magician Ken who has retired Nice's Lancer camp.

Neither side of Berserker was considered the most threatening side.It really seems unreasonable to investigate the situation so carefully for such an opponent.

I admit that this was an error in my judgment.The humility of a clergyman cultivated by years of self-cultivation made Kirei admit his mistakes frankly.

"Indeed, Matou Kariya is just a short-lived and fragile enemy. From a long-term perspective, he can't pose a threat, and has no value of attention. I gave him too high an evaluation, so I will treat you Archer , explained too much."

"Hehe, is that so?" Kirei made a concession, but Gilgamesh still didn't let go of this point:
"But Kirei, now let's assume that if a miracle and a fluke are intertwined, Berserker and his Master survive to the end and obtain the Holy Grail. What will happen at that time, have you thought about it?"

Kotomine Kirei's thoughts began to wander——

What Kariya Matou pursues is the revenge of Tokiomi Tosaka, the desire for Miss Aoi, the redemption of the second daughter of the Tosaka family and his self-blaming feelings.If you don't consider the odds, let's say he defeated Tokiomi in the end and got the Holy Grail.What will Kariya have to face at that time?

The answer couldn't be easier, and he'll face the consequences of his impulses.In order to help Aoi regain her daughter's destiny and happiness, she took the life of Aoi's husband and made the heir of the Tohsaka family lose his father.This is an insoluble contradiction.When winning the bloody victory, Matou Kariya will have to face the ugliness in his heart.The seemingly great sacrifice and salvation are actually driven by evil desires composed of possessiveness, jealousy and other negative emotions...

Kotomine Kirei was deep in thought, while Gilgamesh at the side saw him thinking, and smiled as if he had succeeded in a trick.

(End of this chapter)