There is indeed a problem with my summoning spirit system

Chapter 268 265. Black Mud
It would be self-deception to say that Emiya Kiritsugu had no regrets about killing his relatives with his own hands.

Whenever he recalled the warmth of his father Noriken Emiya as a father, and Natalia Kaminsky's earnest teachings, in the dead of night, Emiya Kiritsugu could not help but be in a daze for a long time.

His choice was "not wrong".

His father is an evil magician whose research can cause disaster; Natalia Kaminsky pilots a plane full of hundreds of ghouls, and if the plane lands, the undead Scourge in the movie will be on the plane It became a reality in the city where it landed.

Emiya Kiritsugu did the right thing. If one had to make a choice in one's life, to save a part of it and give up a part, then the only indicator to measure the value of the saved is the number.

Among the few people who are abandoned, some people may make greater contributions to society. For example, they may be accomplished scientists and talents with rare talents, but they are "bystanders" who don't understand them. Treat all life equally and save the most.

This cruel choice is the "justice" that Emiya Kiritsugu believes in.

Therefore, in order to achieve the salvation of the greatest number of lives, he must do the last evil.

He is the only Master still participating in the Holy Grail War.

Dr. Vichy Luther, who came from Einzbern's house to treat Matou Sakura, had already informed Emiya Kiritsugu when he arrived as early as possible:
In order for the Holy Grail to be truly opened, the souls of all seven servants summoned from the Seat of Heroes are needed.

The last master who survived the Holy Grail War needs to kill his own servants to open the Holy Grail.

In Emiya Kiritsugu's cognition, the Holy Grail is a universal wish-making machine.

That being the case, even if it is a slightly grandiose wish, the Holy Grail can make it come true, right?

Use the miraculous power of the Holy Grail to change this ugly world, and there will be no more wars and disputes in this world.

In order to reach such a world, it is not too much to sacrifice one's life for it.

The murder of the two servants in front of him will be the last evil in this world.

Emiya Kiritsugu lowered his head. On the back of his right hand, the three command spells signed with Saber Artoria have not been reduced so far, and on his left hand is kept one with the current master of Berserker—an age. Young girl—a command spell acquired through trading.

When the two servants "didn't expect anything", Emiya Kiritsugu whispered that sentence:

"Order in the name of the Command Seal..."

A vague struggle flashed across Ziemiya Kiritsugu's face, but nothing happened in the end.

"Saber, Berserker... kill yourself."

Amazement and struggle emerged on Saber Artoria's pretty face.

The tall berserker was facing away from him, and he couldn't see the other person's expression, but he could still see his hand holding the spear trembling unnaturally from behind, as if he was talking to an invisible person holding his hand. Something is fighting an uphill battle.

"Kiritsugu, you..."

Saber also struggled to say something, but the effectiveness of the Command Seal was absolute for the Servant.

Broad and long-term orders such as winning and obeying orders are almost ineffective for followers due to their weak restrictions, but specific and mandatory orders such as letting followers kill themselves will be [-]% executed by the Command Seal.

Therefore, the two servants pulled out their weapons with feelings of incomprehension and hatred.

The golden long sword and the dragon-patterned spear are radiant, and their owners must never have thought that the weapon they are most familiar with will eventually penetrate their chest.

..............................

On the top of the Minaret Building, Kenneth had a panoramic view of the situation in front of the Fuyuki Civic Hall through the binoculars.

He took his eyes away from the barrel of the binoculars and turned to Matou Sakura.

"Sakura, your Uncle Zhao is in trouble now. You are his Master, so you are the only one who can help him now. Are you willing to help your Uncle Zhao?"

Matou Sakura nodded her head without thinking:

"Mr. Kenneth, tell me, as long as I can help Uncle Zhao, I will do it no matter what."

"Good boy."

Kenneth smiled and said:

"Then, Sakura, tell me now—"

The immature voice of the child merged with the slightly mean voice of the young man, drifting away from the cold wind on the top of the minaret building:
"By the Name of the Second Command Spell" / "By the Name of the Second Command Spell"

"Give Me a Loyal Guardian" / "Give Me a Loyal Guardian"

"The right to control one's own destiny!"/"The right to control one's own destiny!"

On Matou Sakura's petite hand, the second Command Seal shone with a crimson light, and then disappeared.

Kenneth patted Matou Sakura's head in relief:

"Well done, Sakura, but not enough, let's do it again."

"Order in the name of the Third Command Seal"/"Order in the name of the Third Command Seal"

"Give Me a Loyal Guardian" / "Give Me a Loyal Guardian"

"The right to control one's own destiny!"/"The right to control one's own destiny!"

The last Command Seal in Matou Sakura's hand also emitted a crimson light, and then disappeared.

...............................

The golden long sword pierced through the chest, and the noble knight king disappeared in the streets of Fuyuki City with a puzzled look.

But the dragon-patterned spear in Berserker's hand stopped in the air at the last moment when it was about to penetrate his chest.

The command spells of a servant are held by two masters at the same time. This situation has only happened once since the first Holy Grail War until now. On this basis, the orders issued by the two masters who have command spells The situation of conflict is the first time ever.

But command spells are nothing more than magic after all, following the basic principles of magic.

When two people stand on both sides of the same object and push the object in opposite directions at the same time, the moving direction of the object will be determined by the side with greater strength, which is a very easy to understand principle.

Then, with the same Command Seals, Matou Sakura's order with two Command Seals has a stronger influence than Emiya Kiritsugu's order with a single Command Seal as a sacrifice.

The final result was that Zhao Yun rejected Emiya Kiritsugu's order with his "self-will".The suicidal behavior stopped.

Emiya Kiritsugu was caught off guard by the sudden change. His weapon had already been retracted by him, and even the safety of the Calico submachine gun had been turned off. Now the distance between him and Zhao Yun was less than five meters. With such a short distance, his gun The time it took from drawing the gun, unlocking the safety, aiming to pulling the trigger and finally firing the gun is definitely not comparable to the stabbing of the servant in front of him raising the spear.

What's more, it is almost impossible for humans to defeat followers.

In his field of vision, the heroic spirit in white clothes and silver armor was approaching him at a speed that was almost impossible to detect with the naked eye.

Even though the inherent time control quadruple speed had been forcibly turned on, Emiya Kiritsugu still did not escape Zhao Yun's pursuit.

The heroic spirit strangled Emiya Kiritsugu by the throat, and pushed him directly into the burning Fuyuki City Civic Hall.

The civic hall in Fuyuki City, like all other civic halls in the world, is used as a place for citizens to hold large-scale meetings and concerts on weekdays. The main facilities in the hall are the stage and auditorium.

After being pushed into the civic hall by the berserker, Emiya Kiritsugu shook his dizzy brain several times due to the impact.

When he opened his eyes, he saw on the stage of the Fuyuki Civic Hall, a cup-shaped utensil whose whole body seemed to be made of gold, suspended in mid-air, and the magic fluctuations generated from this "Holy Grail" were extremely powerful.Even a seasoned magician like Emiya Kiritsugu felt tremendous pressure.

And from this "Holy Grail", some strange black matter continuously pours out.This substance is pitch black overall, but it looks like thick yogurt.

"I entered the fire scene myself, where did the berserker who forced me in go?"

Looking around, Emiya Kiritsugu found that he was half lying on the ground, and the backrest of the auditorium blocked his sight.

The pain caused by the impact, especially the sprained shoulder and broken ribs, quickly healed under the action of the Avalon scabbard in Emiya Kiritsugu.

He leaned on the seat of the auditorium and stood up tremblingly.

Berserker, who was wearing white clothes and silver armor, turned around, with a dignified expression that was so wonderful that it could almost be selected as an actor's textbook.

"Mr. Kiritsugu, although you definitely want to kill me. But I think you still need to understand a truth about the Holy Grail that has not yet been revealed."

Saying that, Berserker grabbed Emiya Kiritsugu with a huge force that he couldn't resist.Then he took Emiya Kiritsugu and jumped into the black liquid gushing out of the Holy Grail.

The dark and viscous liquid wrapped Emiya Kiritsugu, bringing his consciousness to a distant illusion.

When I came back to my senses, the most vivid things in my memory were only bullets, daggers, poison, and bombs...

And the countless lives that were terminated by himself.

These lives turned into corpses and were trampled under their feet.

"Kiritsugu, you are correct."

Emiya Kiritsugu turned his head to look, and standing beside him was his familiar wife, Irisviel.On her face was a smile as gentle as a pure girl, but also as loving as a mother.

She approached Kiritsugu, standing shoulder to shoulder with him on the mountain of corpses.

"I knew you would definitely come to accompany me. I believe that if it were you, you would definitely be able to get here."

"Ellie..."

Irisviel's nostalgic friendly face made Emiya Kiritsugu feel warm.But Emiya Kiritsugu vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Was it because she was wearing a long black dress that she had never seen at Einzbern's house?
No, although this was also one of the reasons, but what made Emiya Kiritsugu feel wrong was the feeling that he had overlooked some important issue.

By the way, I was obviously in the Holy Grail War, and was pushed into the black mud by the Berserker, why did I appear here now?
And I know very well that Irisviel's body is the "Holy Grail". Since he has seen the golden Holy Grail in the Fuyuki City Citizens' Hall, it means that Irisviel is dead, and he will not even leave his body. Next, why is she here?

Kiritsugu had no choice but to say the first question he wanted to ask.

"Where is this place?"

Irisviel covered her mouth and let out a soft smile:

"This is the place where your wishes will come true. You are now within the Holy Grail you sought."

Kiritsugu was at a loss for words, and turned his head to look around.

The black mud rolled with waves like the sea.

There were mountains of dry corpses everywhere, sinking into the sea.

The sky is red, as red as blood.In the black mud rain, the dark sun dominates the sky.

Wind is curse and mourning.

If any words are used as a metaphor, where is this if it is not hell?
"You mean, this is the Holy Grail?"

"Yeah, but don't be afraid. It's just an unformed dream, or something like a still-conceiving fetus. Right now, it's just waiting to be born."

"Look there."

Alice Viel pointed to the sky.There is a black "sun" there.

After Irisviel specifically pointed it out, Emiya Kiritsugu observed it carefully again.

It turned out that it was not the sun, but a black vortex, which was the center of this hell-like world, a "hole" in the sky.

Inside the hole is an unfathomable darkness that seems to be able to swallow everything.

"That is the Holy Grail. Although it has no form yet, the container has already been filled. Then you just need to pray. According to the entrusted wish, it can change into a corresponding shape. Then it can acquire the posture and shape of the world, and then Can appear in the "outside"."

"As I expected, it was you who came into this world. Well, hurry up and pray. Your wish will be given the form of the Holy Grail. Only you are worthy of defining it. Kiritsugu, pray to the Holy Grail. It will grant your wish."

Kiritsugu didn't say a word, just staring at that terrifying "hole".

As long as it is a normal human being, it will not think that "hole" is a good thing.But even so, Irisviel still smiled so calmly.

By the way, Emiya Kiritsugu suddenly realized.

Her smile, this "Irisviel" smile was what made him feel most abnormal and wrong in the world.

"who are you?"

Emiya Kiritsugu asked the "wife" in front of him:
"If the preparations for the Holy Grail have been completed, it means that Irisviel is dead. Then who are you?"

"I am Irisviel."

"Irisviel" smiled sweetly, gently lifted the long black dress and curtsied to Emiya Kiritsugu as a lady.

Emiya Kiritsugu took out his most trusted comrade-in-arms contender from his bosom, and he had already pressed an origin bomb into it in advance.

Emiya Kiritsugu pointed his black muzzle at the suspicious woman in the appearance of his wife in front of him.

"Don't try to hide it, answer me! Who are you?"

Facing the muzzle full of murderous intent, the woman in the black dress smiled a little lonely and said:
"Well, I don't deny that what you see is just a mask of mine. After all, if I don't borrow a 'body' that already has a personality, I can't communicate with others. I just want to convey my wishes. Pretending to be like this. However, the personality of Irisviel that I have is genuine. Before she disappeared, I was the last person who came into contact with her. So I inherited Irisviel's last wish .She wants me to appear in her image."

Emiya Kiritsugu intuitively heard the implication of the person in front of him.

Since she, or rather, called this place "the inside of the Holy Grail", then the "inhuman thing" that appeared in the form of a "human" in front of her should be—

"Are you the consciousness of the Holy Grail?"

"Well, you can think so."

With Irisviel's body, it nodded in agreement.But hearing this, Kiritsugu frowned suspiciously.

"Impossible. The Holy Grail is just pure 'power'. It is impossible for it to have any consciousness at all."

"That may have been the case before, but it's different now. I have consciousness and wishes. Wishes inherited from the one you love, wishes held by an artificial human who longs to actually have life and feelings—my wishes are ——'Hope to be born into this world'."

"This is impossible!"

Emiya Kiritsugu couldn't believe what it said.

If this is true, then it is not the "universal wishing machine" that Kiritsugu was after.

"Since you said conscious, let me ask you, how will the Holy Grail fulfill my wish?"

As if encountering a problem, "Irisviel" tilted her head slightly.

"Kiritsugu, you should understand this question better than anyone else, don't you?"

"what do you mean?"

"The existence of an abnormal human being like you is already infinitely close to the Holy Grail. That's why you can remain rational while communicating with me like you are now. If you were an ordinary human being, you would be touched by that black mud. At the same time, he had a nervous breakdown."

Alice Viel said cheerfully and cheerfully.

"Didn't you know the way to save the world a long time ago. So I will inherit your practice and fulfill your wishes as you have always done."

"what are you saying?"

Kiritsugu couldn't understand.Because if what he understands is true, then he can't accept it anyway.

"Answer me, what is the purpose of the Holy Grail? If the Holy Grail comes to this world, what will happen!?"

"Irisviel" sighed helplessly at each other's unclear answers, and shook her head:

"No way. Then, the only thing left for you is to ask your own heart."

The white and soft palm covered Kiritsugu's eyes
"Go and see for yourself, and you will understand the answer of the Holy Grail."

..............................

Two boats are floating on the sea.

There were 300 people on one ship and 200 people on the other, a total of [-] crew members and passengers, as well as Emiya Kiritsugu.Assume that these five hundred and one people are the last remaining human beings in this world.

Then Kiritsugu only needs to play a scene based on the following propositions and roles.

"A deadly big hole was opened in the bottom of the two ships at the same time, and Kiritsugu is the only one who has ship repair technology. When repairing one ship, the other ship will sink. So, which ship will you choose to repair?"

Irisviel's voice was lazy and leisurely.

"Of course it's the boat with 300 people."

In line with Emiya Kiritsugu's consistent style, the only unit to measure the weight of life is quantity, and sacrifice the few to save the many.

"What do you do when you make a decision and 200 people on the other boat hold you up and say, 'Fix this boat first'?"

"This……"

Before he could answer, a machine gun appeared in Kiritsugu's hand.

The gun suddenly fired bullets like an automatic machine.Kiritsugu could only stare blankly at everything in front of him.

In just an instant, all 200 people were shot dead.

"Correct. This is Emiya Kiritsugu."

Kiritsugu watched the ship carrying Shishan gradually sink into the sea without moving.Every corpse on the deck seemed to be someone he knew.

"Then, the remaining 300 people abandoned the damaged boat and took two new boats to continue sailing. This time, there were 200 people in one boat and 100 people in the other. But there were big holes in the bottom of the two boats at the same time again."

"Hey!"

"You are pulled over by 100 people in a small boat and asked to fix the boat first. What will you do?"

"This is..."

There was a blinding flash before the eyes, and with the explosion of the bomb, the 100 people in the small boat were reduced to mud in the sea.This is what Emiya Kiritsugu did.Like his usual style, he carried out the killing.

"correct!"

"That's not right!"

Where is it right.200 people survived, and for this, he killed 300 people in two parts.

"No, your calculations were not wrong. You did sacrifice the few to save the many. Alright, next question."

Ignoring Kiritsugu's protest, the game's owner continued.

120 and 80 are placed on the scales.Kiritsugu brutally murdered a minority of 80 people.

Next came the 80 and the 40. The "Magician Killer" once again buried a minority of 40 people.

60 and 20 people

25 people and 15 people.

The selection is still going on, the killing is still going on, and the mountain of corpses is getting higher and higher.

"Is this what you want me to see?"

This low-level game made Emiya Kiritsugu nauseous, he asked the thing that called itself "Holy Grail Consciousness".

"Yes, this is your truth, this is the answer from the heart of the killer Emiya Kiritsugu, and it is also the wish that the Holy Grail, as a wish machine, must fulfill for the winner of the Holy Grail War."

"wrong!"

Kiritsugu screamed while looking at his hands that were stained red.

"This is not my wish! I hope there is a way other than this to save the world and make the world achieve permanent peace! That's why I seek the Holy Grail, I seek the miracle of magic! Mysterious miracle!"

"A method you have not recognized cannot be included in your wish. If you wish to save the world, you can only do so with a method you have recognized."

"Are you kidding! What kind of miracle is this!?"

"No, this is a miracle. The wish you are looking forward to, the wish that cannot be realized by your own strength, will be fulfilled with the great power of the Holy Grail. What is it if it is not a miracle?"

Of the survivors on the big ship of 500 people, there are still five people left, and they are all the most important people to Kiritsugu.

But he still had to make a choice, whether to save two or three.

He pulled the trigger in desperation, hitting Emiya and Natalia Kaminski, their brains flying.

"You want to come to this world and do this to all mankind? Is this the realization of my ideal?"

"Exactly. Your wish is most suitable for the form of the Holy Grail. Emiya Kiritsugu, you are simply too suitable for the title of 'all the evils of this world'."

There are three people left, should we save one or two?

Kiritsugu held the handle of the knife with trembling hands.

Tears have dried up.With an empty gaze like a ghost, Kiritsugu tore Hisu Maiya's body apart.

In this way, there are only two people left in the world.

It is no longer necessary to weigh on a balance.Equivalent value without calculation.This is in exchange for 490 eight lives, the last hope.

Kiritsugu finally breathed a sigh of relief after finishing all this, as if he had become a walking corpse, surrounded by the warmth of the stove.

In the nostalgic, peaceful and warm room, the "wife" and "daughter" smiled.

In other words, this is what he is looking for, a stable world.

No more fighting, no need to hurt anyone.A complete paradise.

"You're back, Kiritsugu. You're finally back!"

With a face full of joy, Ilyasviel wrapped her father's neck with her small hands.

In the northernmost city where the snow is blowing, there is such peace.

The blood-stained career ushered in such unimaginable warmth at the end.

If such a peaceful children's room were the whole of the world, there would be no disputes and entanglements.

If there is only one family in this world, or even if no one exists in this world, then there will be no more fighting and strife in this world.

"Right? Got it? This is what the Holy Grail fulfills for you. What a warm and happy world!"

Irisviel smiled at her husband who was indulging in happiness.

Just pray to the Holy Grail.

Pray for the resurrection of the wife and the recovery of the daughter.

In the face of infinite magic, these are all insignificant miracles.

The rest is all happiness.On this planet where everything is destroyed, the last three human beings live happily ever after.

The lovely daughter Ilya threw herself into her arms.

"It's enough for Elijah to be with her father and mother."

Tears welled up in Kiritsugu's eyes as he stroked the head of his most beloved daughter.

"Thank you, thank you... Dad also likes Ilya the most. I swear what Dad said on this point is absolutely true!"

Kiritsugu pressed the muzzle of the gun against his daughter's tiny chin.

"Goodbye, Elijah."

The girl's head burst open with the sound of gunfire.

Kiritsugu's tear-stained cheeks were stained with pieces of flesh and blood stained with silver hair.

Irisviel screamed.Her eyes were wide, her hair was disheveled, and she shouted frantically and selflessly.

"Kiritsugu! What did you do?!"

Kiritsugu pinned the rushing forward wife under his body, and grabbed her slender neck with his hands.

"The Holy Grail is something that shouldn't exist."

No matter what was inside this shell, Irisviel's personality, who coexisted with the body, still existed.The despair and pain of her daughter's killing, as well as her hatred for her husband who killed her daughter, are undoubtedly Irisviel's true feelings.

Kiritsugu looked straight at her, accepted the fact, and squeezed his wife's neck with all his strength.

"Why did you refuse the Holy Grail! Why, you want to do this!?"

"because I……"

The voice that squeezed out of the throat was so hollow, it was like a gust of wind blowing through the hollow.No sadness, no anger.I gave up the miracle I was after, and I also gave up the interests that were completely contrary to my original intention.

He gave up the pursuit of the Holy Grail, so the contract with the Einzbern family naturally failed.

Existing in the fantasy, to live happily with the young daughter like a normal father and daughter, such a wish is only a luxury.Nature also vanishes into thin air.

"I'm going to save the world."

There is only one point, that is the belief that is carried through to the end.But why does this sentence sound so empty.

Irisviel stared at Kiritsugu, her snow-white face flushed red.Whenever he looked at his crimson eyes with love and longing, he was also infected with curse and resentment at this moment.

"I curse you!"

Elegant and slender fingers grabbed Kiritsugu's shoulder.From the five fingers deeply sunk into the flesh, black soil flowed out.

"Emiya Kiritsugu, I curse you. Because of your rejection today, I wish you pain and regret until death!"

A third party's joking voice suddenly appeared behind Emiya Kiritsugu:
"Things like pain and regret are enough for Emiya Kiritsugu. Even if there are more, wouldn't it be painless?"

He turned his head, and there was a familiar face in front of him. His banter was aimed at "Irisviel" who was suppressed by Emiya Kiritsugu, and there was a soft smile on the face facing Emiya Kiritsugu, as if religious A loving god in oil painting.

"Berserker."

Emiya Kiritsugu squeezed out a few syllables from the deepest part of his throat.

　The time of the codeword is relatively late, and there are still a thousand words to be added later
　　
　
(End of this chapter)