Across the heavens, I am the Avatar Sword Master

"Alliance..."

Alice Fei frowned slightly, and a hint of doubt flashed in her ruby ​​eyes.

In previous Holy Grail Wars, alliances between magicians were not uncommon, but they usually ended in failure.

The first Holy Grail Summoning Ceremony was conducted as a "cooperative summoning", with Makiri, Toosaka, and the Einzbern family being allies.

However, due to the immaturity of the Holy Grail ritual and the battle for exclusive possession of the Holy Grail, the Holy Grail was not summoned.

So the three great families adjusted the Command Spell system and made a covenant, waiting for the spiritual veins to accumulate enough magic power for the Holy Grail to descend.

This wait lasted for sixty years.

In the Second Holy Grail War, having learned from the lessons of sixty years ago, the Three Great Families formally planned the "Command Spell System" of the Holy Grail War and invited other magicians to jointly hold the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki by offering them the chance to "witness the magical ceremony of the Holy Grail."

However, faced with the temptation of the Holy Grail, the three great families chose to split up again in the Second Holy Grail War.

So when the alliance of the three great families was declared broken, foreign magicians took the opportunity to enter. After a fierce fight, all the contestants died and the Second Holy Grail War was lost.

After another sixty years, when the Holy Grail ritual had accumulated enough magic power again, the third Holy Grail War began.

But Hegel once said: "The only lesson mankind has learned from history is that mankind can learn nothing from history."

The same was true for the Third Holy Grail War, which did not take place because the Lesser Holy Grail was destroyed.

The alliance was also a joke. Even the twin magician sisters of the Edfiel family chose to break up in the end.

The younger sister never returned to Finland. She fell in love with Tohsaka's grandfather and chose to stay in Japan.

After withdrawing from the Holy Grail War, my sister vowed never to set foot on Japanese soil again.

By the time of the Fourth Holy Grail War, that is, this time.

In order to realize the long-cherished wish of the Einzbern family, the patriarch of the Einzbern family decided to invite external aid and chose to let the magic killer - Emiya Kiritsugu to play as his substitute. He recruited Emiya Kiritsugu into the family and let Emiya Kiritsugu participate in the Fourth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki as the Master of the Einzbern side to make up for the shortcoming of the Einzbern family's poor combat skills.

If Kiritsugu Emiya's dream did not conflict with the long-cherished wish of the Einzbern family, and there was no possibility of betrayal, the Einzbern family would not have been willing to let Kiritsugu Emiya participate in this Holy Grail War.

After all, there is only one Holy Grail, and there can only be one final winner.

Even if the Master and Servant are in the same group, there is a possibility that they will eventually face off against each other when facing the Holy Grail.

Therefore, forming an alliance in the Holy Grail War is not a good option.

The alliance is only a temporary measure, and in the end they will fight each other to realize their dreams and obtain the Holy Grail.

Unless the other party is not interested in the Holy Grail, the so-called alliance is nothing more than a pretense.

But since you've chosen to participate in the Holy Grail War, how could you not be interested in the "Universal Cauldron" that can fulfill all wishes?

However, considering that the other party saved himself and Maiya, a short-term alliance with the other party is not a bad option.

After all, Caster is not good at close combat, and Saber's left hand is now cursed and she cannot exert her full strength, so it is indeed more advantageous for the two sides to unite.

But he was not Saber's true master, and he could not fully represent Emiya Kiritsugu in agreeing to the other party's request for an alliance.

Irisviel showed the back of her white hand and said to Chen Yu, "Of course, but as you can see, I am not Saber's true Master. It is best for you to talk to Kiritsugu about the alliance. He is Saber's true Master. Pretending to be Saber's Master before was just a ploy."

Speaking of Kiritsugu, Irisviel's eyes dimmed a little, and concern was revealed in her eyes.

I don't know what happened to Kiritsugu now...

Although theoretically, without me as a burden, Kiritsugu should be able to deal with those invaders.

But just like a wife worries about her husband going to the battlefield, even if there is a one percent chance of failure, before contacting Emiya Kiritsugu, Irisviel was still worried about Emiya Kiritsugu's current situation.

"In that case, please contact Emiya Kiritsugu. I will wait for good news here."

Chen Yu continued to speak politely.

When Irisviel heard Chen Yu asking her to use her familiar to contact Emiya Kiritsugu, she couldn't hide her joy on her face.

“Really…really…can you really let me contact Kiritsugu?”

"Of course, please."

After confirming Chen Yu's attitude, Alice quickly used silk thread to make a pigeon-sized bird-shaped familiar, opened the window and let it fly out.

Seeing the pigeon familiar fly through layers of barriers without being restricted by them and fly into the sky, Irisviel breathed a sigh of relief.

Only at this moment did Irisviel truly let down her guard, confirming that the magician in front of her who called himself a wizard had no ill will towards her and others.

Watching her familiar disappear into the night, Irisviel turned to look at Chen Yu, her lips slightly parted: "Um...Wizard Chen Yu, after all, there is only one Holy Grail. Do you intend for us to unite first to eliminate other masters and then decide the winner to fight for the ownership of the Holy Grail?"

Chen Yu shook his head and spread his hands: "I am not interested in the Holy Grail."

After hearing Chen Yu's remarks, Alice covered her mouth in surprise: "Wizard Chen Yu, you said you are not interested in the Holy Grail? You are not interested in the 'Universal Cauldron' that can fulfill all wishes?"

Irisviel's expression looked as if she had heard someone say that she was not interested in money.

How could there be a magician who would not be interested in the "Holy Grail"?

That is the Holy Grail that can use the third magic [Soul Materialization] to open the passage between the human world and the origin.

The magic power it has accumulated is enough to fulfill most of human desires.

Could it be that the other party has no wishes?

Seeing Irisviel's doubtful look, Chen Yu continued, "If the Holy Grail had not been contaminated, as a polymer crystal of huge magic power, I would naturally be interested in it. But unfortunately, the Holy Grail is contaminated. Now no matter what wish is made, it will be realized in a distorted way. If the wisher wishes for 'world peace', the Holy Grail will 'kill all humans in the world' to fulfill the wisher's wish for 'world peace'. I am naturally not interested in this 'wishing instrument' that realizes wishes in a distorted way."

As soon as Chen Yu finished speaking, Alice stood up in shock, looking incredulous: "What? The Holy Grail is contaminated? Is there any evidence? Who did it? Why did they do it?"

Alice felt as if she had been struck by lightning and didn't want to believe what Chen Yu said.

If the Holy Grail is truly contaminated, the wishes that come true will be distorted, and then the dream that Emiya Kiritsugu has been seeking will definitely not come true.

And my persistence all along is like a joke.

Looking at the shaken Irisviel, Chen Yu continued to explain: "There was once a village that believed in Zoroastrianism. The villagers there wondered whether they could liberate mankind from evil and allow everyone to live a holy life. So they chose a young man and made him bear all the sins of the world. Thus, a hero was born. People denounced him as a sinner, but also worshipped him as a god. This anti-hero was named Angora Mainyu. In the Third Holy Grail War, in order to win, you, the Einzbern, violated the rules and summoned a special-class Servant - Avenger Angora Mainyu."

"Although Angramainu's achievements left a mark on the world and he was able to enter the Throne of Heroes after his death, it could not change the fact that Angramainu was weak, so he died soon after the Third Holy Grail War and entered the Lesser Holy Grail."

"But after Angra Mainyu entered the Holy Grail, the Holy Grail unexpectedly responded to his wish."

"He was conceived by people's desire for pure evil, and this desire was finally realized inside the Holy Grail. The concept of 'all the evil in the world' that Angra Mainyu carried was realized by the Holy Grail. From then on, the Holy Grail was tainted by Angra Mainyu, and the way the victor's wishes were realized was filled with endless malice. The wishes would be forcibly interpreted in an evil way and manifested in the form of disasters."

"If you don't believe me, you can follow Emiya Kiritsugu to personally investigate the ritual formations used to hold the Holy Grail War in the Great Hollow of Mount Enzo. I'm sure it won't be difficult to find any clues."

Looking at Irisviel, who was so shocked by the series of news that she collapsed and sat on the bed again, Chen Yu shrugged and continued, "I won't deceive you with this kind of news, Mrs. Emiya Kiritsugu."