[Fate Gun Brother] The 2.5th Holy Grail War

people.The hazy fog lingers on the stained glass windows, making people feel as if they are in a fairyland.The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and gradually changed from the sound of humming to the sound of rushing.

Elijah rested his neck on the back of the chair, his red hair disheveled.The black windbreaker he had been wearing all the time was casually placed aside, and the top button of the white shirt was undone.

He is a man who is very particular about dressing.Every time he travels, he needs to be meticulously dressed neatly and brightly, but today, he seems to have forgotten to take good care of his clothes as usual.

The noble young master quietly listened to the sound of his own breathing.

Give up Saber, who was restrained by Diarmuid, who was said to have originated from Lancer, and Berserker, who became his strong enemy by winning over Lancer's former master.Let lancer and archer form an alliance to destroy caster.All Elijah had to do as a bystander was to sit back and enjoy the benefits.On the basis of ensuring that the Holy Grail is in his own hands, Elijah will determine the location of the final battlefield.All this was achieved in one day.

Tonight, the battle between the last two servants will determine the direction of the Holy Grail.Like the berserker, Elijah has the strongest enemy in this war.

The corpse of the artificial human was placed on the podium, and the weak light source in the rainy weather was shot from the skylight for lighting, shining on Aqia's delicate body.The girl who still maintained her perfect appearance under the magic makeup lay peacefully like a sleeping beauty in a fairy tale.There is an obvious foreign body sensation inside the soft abdominal cavity.It should be that the little Holy Grail mixed with internal organs is about to return to its original appearance.

Azia, the vessel of the Holy Grail, collects the souls of defeated Servants.The more souls absorbed, the more functional parts of being human are shut down.Aqiya's limit for absorbing souls is about three servants, up to four.But in fact, she died after the rider and assassin died one after another.This is because the rider's burning at the stake caused extremely serious trauma to Aqia.

Aqiya, who has absorbed the souls of five servants, is still in this position because her body has not been destroyed so far.Using the magic power in the spiritual veins as the power to repair the body, as long as one more servant's soul is recovered, the exterior will automatically collapse and reveal the appearance of the golden holy grail.

In Prague, there are three places with excellent psychic birth chalices.

The first is Old Town Square in the Old Town.

Originally the place with the best spiritual veins and the most likely place to descend to the Holy Grail, but it was disqualified because of the filthy atmosphere spread by the caster who took it as its own.At the same time, the fighting last night caused a huge degree of damage to the Old Town, which also made the Old Town Square no longer suitable for holding the Holy Grail Descent Ceremony.

The second is St. Vitus Cathedral in the Castle District.

Its spirit is no less than the first Old Town Square.However, it is too dangerous to use this as a place of altar.The number of residents in the center of the castle area is very considerable, and it can only be abandoned in terms of the fierce battle that is likely to occur.

The third is the Civic Museum in the new urban area.

This is the source of the spiritual veins marked as an alternate location. Compared with the first two, it is slightly lacking, but the spiritual power is enough to support the ceremony of the Holy Grail.Importantly, the New Town is a later part of the city where housing is generally scattered and settlers are less numerous than the Old Town and Castle District.From this point of view, it does have its reasonable existence value.

Even in order to obtain the Holy Grail, Elijah must complete the ritual at one of the three locations.Laying traps in the selected places in advance can ensure more than half of the winning rate.

Elijah properly closed his eyes in a daze, recovering his energy for the night's battle.

At this moment--

"It's rare to look so lifeless, master. Are you sad about something?"

The familiar voice came to Elijah along with the familiar air of magic power.Berserker, who walked steadily from the door, said so.Elijah cried and laughed inwardly.Really, it turned out that I was seen through without any emotional ups and downs—it is really troublesome that the heroic spirit is too intelligent.

Elijah looked back at Berserker wordlessly, and Berserker just greeted him formally, and then his eyes fell on the remains of the young girl on the podium.

"The little master is a puppet. This kind of thing sounds like a fantasy."

Berserker's memory of the former master who failed to protect her was very faint.It's not because the berserkers are ruthless, but because they never communicated in language when they were masters and slaves.It has always been Aqia's unilateral order to the Berserker, and Berserker has always followed without complaint.

"Is the Holy Grail inside her?"

"Ah, yes. The little one."

The Universal Wishing Machine itself only has a spirit body, so in order for it to descend as the Holy Grail, a "vessel" must be prepared.In order to give it a sense of self-protection, the "vessel" was made into a human form.The task of preparing artificial Holy Grail utensils has been performed by the Einzbern family for generations.In this war, the task of protecting the equipment fell on Aqiya, so she had to go to the battlefield with Elijah.These berserkers have all been told by Elijah.

However, there is still something puzzling about this heroic spirit who has mastered all the knowledge of the world. Berserker's deep black eyes flashed with a strong thirst for knowledge, and he shook his head seriously.

"I really can't understand what the Einzbern family desires."

"Of course you can't understand it. In the eyes of ordinary people, a magician is like a paranoid existence. Even the great people of the past and the past will not understand it."

"Oh. Well, I'd like to ask a question or two."

Hearing the Servant's tentative tone, Elijah raised his eyebrows.

"'Third Magic: Cup of Heaven'."

"Well, academic vocabulary or something... This is really too deep."

Berserker put his hand on his chin, making a helpless expression.Although servants will acquire relevant knowledge of this world, academic theories are still too difficult for them.Not even the learned Finn.

It seemed that Berserker was very interested, and Elijah also realized that this would be the last day of getting along between them.So in order to satisfy the curiosity of the followers, the noble young master began to answer the questions eloquently.

"Using the human body to materialize the soul. In other words, it is the magic that realizes complete immortality. There are only five magics in the world. The magic that can be done with modern methods is all called magic. And it can still be crowned. Everything that is called magic is equivalent to a miraculous existence. The third magic is our Einzbern family heritage, and it is to complete it that the system called the Holy Grail War was built."

"It turns out that there are some magicians who want to pursue immortality."

"It seems like a madman's behavior to you, doesn't it?"

As if acknowledging what Elijah said, Berserker said with deep emotion when the red-haired Master stared at him with cold eyes:

"Indeed, I'm frank. Heroic spirits don't care about a second life. Besides, eternal life is a kind of poison. Magicians are really a group of hard-to-understand people."

Gazing into Berserker's eyes from the front, Elijah made no secret of his indifference as a magician:

"Haha. The madness and cold-bloodedness of a magician is by no means imaginable by ordinary people. Most magicians are indifferent to family and friendship. What we value, in the final analysis, is only the truth and the root."

"Let me know you better."

"Oh, is that so? Do you feel like you've been on a thief ship now?" Elijah seemed very happy, raising his eyebrows while showing a kind smile.

But what Berserker said made him stunned immediately.

"That's not what it means. Your feelings for the little master are not what ordinary magicians have."

"..."

Unknown feelings expanded in Elijah's chest, making him silent for a while.Elijah may not be able to be a good brother who always considers his sister, but his affection for Aqiya, who appears to be a brother and sister but has no blood relationship, has long been beyond the tolerance of a magician in an orthodox family up.Berserker will never be wrong about this.

"Don't be self-righteous. It's just the indispensable container that brings her with you."

These words are lying.

As if he felt that it would be embarrassing to admit it, and as if he felt that it was wrong to be bound by such a thing, Elijah blushed and turned his head quickly.When he saw Berserker's inclusive smile just now, he had already surrendered in his heart.

What a liar.Isn't it said that the worst thing is to guess people's hearts?

"Okay, let's take it that way."

"..."

Berserker's self-talk made Elijah respond with a weak wry smile.Heroic Finn is not a talkative guy.Let's just understand it as his sudden whim.And when this big, open-minded man wants to ask something, he will definitely speak after thinking about it.

"Yes. You