Lost Narrative Poetry

"Huh? That sounds like a really poor woman. Could it be that she was abandoned by her husband..."

Medea was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and said so pointedly.

It's not like she hasn't paid attention to the night of the battle in Seaside Park, so she naturally knows about Irisviel's existence.

Although that woman had been suspected before, it was very likely that she was not the real master of Saber, but was just a bait thrown out by the representative of the Einsberen family, one of the three royal families.

And after Emiya Kiritsugu was exposed tonight, this suspicion that everyone had had has been confirmed. It seems that the value of Irisviel has dropped significantly, and no one cares about this lady anymore.

But for Medea, she felt that this might really be a breakthrough, especially for someone like Saber who abides by the ways of chivalry. At least it is more useful than the constraints of the contract and the power of the command spell.

"Ahem, after all, her husband is now a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and he can't protect himself... You can't force too much on this."

Xia Ran coughed lightly and thought about the scene where Emiya Kiritsugu had just been carried away in an awkward manner in an ambulance. He decided not to slander the relationship between the couple. After saying a simple word, he turned around and walked towards Ryudou Temple. go.

"Although I have made some arrangements, in order to avoid accidents, I still ask Caster to bring her back as soon as possible... This person is a real guest, so we cannot neglect her."

"Oh? A real guest?" Medea raised her eyebrows and asked as if to confirm.

"Yes, a real guest." Xia Ran nodded matter-of-factly and gave a definite answer.

"This is a bit strange... Could it be that Master, do you have any evil thoughts about her? Do you need my help?"

Medea asked meaningfully, turning her head to look at the boy's back.

"After all, if this is the case, there may be some trouble. Although the lady seems to be a very innocent person, it does not mean that she is easy to deceive. Such people tend to be more determined..."

"No, Caster, what are you thinking about?" Xia Ran staggered immediately. He stopped, looked back, and said helplessly, "Do I seem to be such a bad person?"

"Bad taste? What does this have to do with bad taste? I think it's normal. There's nothing strange about it..." Medea seemed more surprised than him. In her opinion, this was just a normal inference, "Wait a minute. Wait, doesn’t that lady look beautiful in your opinion?”

"Very beautiful." Xia Ran thought for a moment and then replied honestly.

"What do you think of her character?"

"Very good." There is no need to hesitate about this question. If Irisviel's character was not good, there wouldn't be any good women in the world.

"Then what do you think of her charm?" Medea became more and more confused. She stared into her master's eyes and confirmed that the other party seemed not to lie at all, but she did not have any other thoughts because of this.

"Of course the charm is very nice!" Xia Ran nodded repeatedly and gave a thumbs up.

"Well, it seems that what he said is true... Then why don't you have any ideas, Master..." Medea not only did not relieve her confusion, but even became more strange. If she wanted to deny her problem, she should not That's the answer.

"Of course what I said is true. It's not something difficult to say. But just because I admire that lady, it doesn't mean I have to do something... In the final analysis, the logic behind it is Is there really a problem?"

After Xia Ran looked at her quietly for a while, probably because he had a deeper understanding of the ideological barriers of the times, he finally sighed and explained.

"And don't underestimate the true value of this lady. You must know that her full name is Irisviel von Einzbern... Emiya Kiritsugu represents the Einzbern family in the war. This The lady is his wife, what kind of interest relationship do you think this is?"

"Einzbern..."

The great magician of the Age of Gods frowned slightly, and after thinking quickly, he clarified the relationship, and combined with the information Xia Ran had given her before, he keenly captured the key points.

"Is she a homunculus of the Einzbern family? Wait, is this the Little Holy Grail prepared for this huge ceremony?"

"That's right." Xia Ranyan said concisely, confirming Medea's guess.

"That's really interesting. So Master, you had such an idea... But it is indeed of great research value. Maybe we can start with the secret of the Small Holy Grail first, and then determine some things about the Great Holy Grail through the mapping relationship..."

Medea understood it completely and became interested immediately. In her opinion, the secrets of Irisviel were more valuable than the time magic of Emiya Kiritsugu.

"It's up to you, but...well, it's best not to hurt her." Xia Ran hesitated for a moment and then added.

"I know this. If she is the Little Holy Grail, it would not be a good thing to be destroyed now..." Medea nodded, but did not show any doubts about this matter.

Xia Ran smiled and did not explain his proposal. In fact, it was not from such a utilitarian point of view.

He still somewhat sympathizes with Irisviel. This woman is an artificial being of the Einzbern family, the wife of Emiya Kiritsugu, the mother of Illyasviel von Einzbern, and the agent of Saber. Master…

However, these identities are nothing compared to the essence of her existence, which is her role as the Little Holy Grail in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

It can be said that as an artificial human, her purpose has been determined during the design stage, or that is the sad ending——

Responsible for recovering and detaining the souls of servants who were defeated or lost their masters and could no longer exist until the end of the Holy Grail War.

When she serves as the "Holy Grail Vessel" and collects enough servant souls, she will complete the most important task in the final stage of the ritual performed by the Great Holy Grail. She will disintegrate and lose her short life in exchange for the true arrival of the Holy Grail.

An artificial person who is created as a tool can only live the same life as a human being for nine years...

It would be fine if it was really just a tool, but she had feelings because of her husband and daughter.

This is a very cruel thing, and what is even more cruel is that due to objective reasons, this Holy Grail War will inevitably fail, and her husband and daughter will not end well. The Eincibelen family is not a group of benevolent men and women, they are the most orthodox magicians, that is, profit comes first.

Emiya Kiritsugu wouldn't say it anymore. He was stained with other people's blood and he was not strong enough to overwhelm everything. Of course, he would have to pay back one day. Even if he died in this Holy Grail War, it would be a matter of course.

And their daughter Illya will also be implicated in paying the price——

In the original fate, it was Eincibelen who could not tolerate failure, and Emiya Kiritsugu's betrayal. Until Emiya Kiritsugu died in the forest, their father and daughter were not allowed to meet again.

And on the eve of the Fifth Holy Grail War, the Einzbern family decisively prepared for waste recycling. After the death of their mother Irisviel as the Small Holy Grail, they reused their daughter Illya as the Small Holy Grail and invested it in the Holy Grail. Go among the rituals of war.

After all, all the artificial humans in this demonic family are basically created based on this design concept.

They abandoned her in the winter forest, abandoned her among hungry beasts, even gave her to the corpse possessed by evil spirits, and threw her into the garbage dump where they piled up failed works... Faced with countless It can no longer be called torture as training, only tools that survive are valuable.

Although the practice of magic in this world is just like the mysterious systems in other worlds, they ultimately pursue inhuman values.

But when the Yusan family became so frantic, Xia Ran did feel that it was a bit too much. He did not have the will to accumulate inheritance from generation to generation, and he could not understand the obsession of those magicians... nor did he want to understand.

"Okay, if there's no problem, go and get back soon..." Xia Ran stretched and yawned.

"Well, there is indeed one more thing to say, Master..." Medea stopped him and talked about an important issue, "Don't you plan to let me transfer Saber's contract to yours?" Do you want to take it with you?"

"Well... I don't think there is any difference. They are all the same. At most, my magic power supply has an additional transfer process. It goes to you first and then flows to her."

Xia Ran didn't seem to care too much about this form. In his opinion, it didn't make much difference, so he shook his head and said.

"This is not okay, Master..." Medea is inexplicably insistent on these matters. She probably thinks that this is already very good, and she does not want to leave any bad signs that may affect the master-slave relationship. .

The relationship between the two parties requires actions from both parties to maintain. She does not want to be betrayed again, nor does she want to betray others. Since Xia Ran has shown such trust in her, she must also show trust.

The Master doesn't always view her with a wary attitude, so what's the point of leaving Saber alone? Are you worried about the Master and want to have a trump card?

There is no such reason, so Medea also insists, saying that she has also begun to trust Xia Ran in these small details, and has no ulterior motives...

The process of transferring the contract is not complicated. It seems that in the eyes of this great magician of the Gods, tampering with the invisible magic contract is no more difficult or troublesome than scribbling and modifying certain text content on paper.

After a few words of instruction, she turned around and walked down the mountain path. Her purple robe rustled in the cool night wind on Yuanzang Mountain, and she quickly disappeared into the night.

"Sasaki, good evening...are you still going to guard the door tonight? It's so cold..."

Xia Ran greeted the ancient swordsman in front of the mountain gate familiarly.

"Good evening, Master. After all, my duty is to guard the gate. Moreover, this mountain gate is the object that I rely on when I appear in this world. I can't just rely on the magic of that female fox to protect it. It was already very risky just now..."

The swordsman nodded slightly, not thinking there was anything wrong with this.