This story is a hole I dug last year. Before I knew it, the year was coming to an end.
So I decided to fill in the hole!
The previous articles are in "The Noisy and Robust Life". I will move them over when I have time. For now... I would like to trouble you all to go to that book through the recommended link at the bottom of the page...
Very sorry ~
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"After fifty years of life, things will be like a dream in the next world. Is there anyone who will live forever?"
Emiya Shirou punched Shinji on the shoulder from behind, interrupting his emotion.
"Don't say such words before a battle, it's very unlucky!"
Shinji smiled, his smile as full of teasing as ever.
This smile is called "the charming smile of a prince" by girls and is one of the important sources of his huge popularity.
"I just think this poem is very appropriate for the occasion."
He turned his head and stared at Fuyuki Town under the night.
"Hey, Shirou, do you remember ten years ago?"
Shirou knew what his friend was referring to and sighed deeply.
"You and I are both the ones who survived that horrific disaster." Shenji sighed in a low voice, "When I saw Uncle Kariya being devoured by bugs in front of me, I was really shocked at that time.
So scared!”
The young man who had lived for two generations recalled the scene at that time, and there was still a look of horror on his face.
Matou Kariya, the only man in the Matou family with decent magic qualifications over the years, relied on his skillful use of magic to escape from the insect nest built by Matou Zangyan and gained freedom. He was once the envy of Shinji.
object.
However, this uncle who had regained his life, after learning about Shinji's experience from his friends, returned to the Matou family regardless of life and death, and made a terrible deal with Zouken, who can be called the great devil.
He went to win the Holy Grail for Zangyan, but the price was that Zangyan had to go to the source and give up the bondage to the Matou family.
Zouken would naturally not object to such a deal, so it was rare for Shinji and Sakura to have some relatively relaxed days.
——Even though he has focused his research on artificial perfect bodies, Zangyan still uses insect magic from time to time to transform Shinji and Sakura in line with his wishes. This approach has no benefit or reason at all, as if it is just
Out of pure habit.
This already old monster always seems to have to rely on other people's wails to confirm its sense of existence.
So from time to time, he would leave the laboratory, throw Shinji or Sakura into the insect nest, and enjoy the heart-rending screams.
The person who receives this kind of treatment more often is Shenji, because Zangyan likes to listen to the screams of strong men, bullying little girls, etc. Even he would find it boring, and he only does it occasionally.
And when Kariya came back, he took the place of the two children and stationed in hell...
"Ten years..." Shen Er's eyes gradually blurred, "Destiny is like a wheel, it has turned around and seems to have returned to the starting point."
"This is not the origin! Destiny is not a wheel!" Shirou said firmly, "This is a new life! We will definitely break the fate of the Holy Grail War!"
There is no winner, this is the fate of the Holy Grail War.
Whether it was the frighteningly powerful magicians in the First Holy Grail War, or the most powerful heroic spirits in history in the Second Holy Grail War, or they took advantage of the outbreak of the war to fight, and even continued to fight.
The huge Third Holy Grail War in Tokyo, and even the Fourth Holy Grail War for which all the parties were extremely well prepared... There is never a winner in the Holy Grail War, and it always fails for various reasons.
It's like... being cursed.
Time and time again, at least seven magicians and seven heroic spirits, as well as dozens of times and hundreds of times more unrelated people, were swallowed up by the flesh-and-blood millstone called the Holy Grail War. In the end, nothing but tears, sighs and despair
Nothing gained.
No one can be saved, no one can win.
However, the temptation to reach the source and realize the wish is so great that it constantly tempts people to put everything they have as a bet and step onto the field of Shura that cannot be returned.
"...Is this the last time?"
Shirou was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Shinji meant.
"That's right! This will definitely be the last Holy Grail War!" He clenched his fists, and the magic light flashed on the back of his hands.
There are still two command spells composed of swords and feathers.
That is the source of his confidence.
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Fuyuki Town is not big, and Ryudouji Temple is even smaller.
All the monks in the temple had evacuated after being notified during the day, and no one was left behind.
They knew a little bit about the Holy Grail War and knew the destructive power of this kind of battle.
The tragedy ten years ago was by no means the most tragic scene in the history of the Holy Grail War.
Therefore, even the master of the temple, who was supposed to stay and observe, evacuated Ryudou Temple with his unwilling son Issei.
All that is left is an empty temple.
A temple that will be in ruins in just a few hours.
I just don’t know how many people from both sides participating in the war will be buried here at that time?
"The feng shui of this place is really good." Shenji leaned against the stone lantern in the courtyard without a strong temperament and said with a smile, "If you die like this, you can just dig a hole and bury it, and you will definitely be able to bless your descendants."
Having said this, he was stunned for a moment, as if he had remembered something, and clasped his hands together in an apology: "Oh, I forgot that you are an artificial human being. It seems that you can't give birth to any descendants at all... Ah, I shouldn't have said that.
If so, Luo Zhen is sorry!"
Twenty or thirty meters away from him, Illyasviel, who had put on a white magic dress, had a cold face, with no trace of warmth.
Shen Er's evil provocation did not change her expression in any way. Even Shen Er had to secretly admire this extraordinary composure.
But in fact, she just couldn't make any expressions.
As the Little Holy Grail, her body functions will be affected after absorbing the heroic spirit. In order to reduce the hindrance to the battle, she voluntarily gave up some functions to ensure a clear mind and a flexible body.
Useless functions such as emoticons are of course an option that should be given up first.
So even though she was burning with anger, there was still no expression on her face.
No joy, no sorrow, no fear, no anger, just like a puppet.
"After today, the history of the Holy Grail War will come to an end..." Illya said calmly, "The Tosaka family is dead, the bloodline of the Matou family will be cut off today, and the Gosan family will be gone.
Between the two families, I'm afraid the next Holy Grail War won't start."
Shenji's pupils shrank, and his expression became fierce.
But then he laughed again, and his smile was sinister.
"I really don't understand the idea of androids. It is clear that no matter who loses or wins, they will die - could it be that the Einzbern family's level of training of tools is too high, and it has even obliterated the instinct of living things to survive?"
He clicked his tongue and seemed surprised, "Otherwise, it's just their bad taste - it's obviously a disposable prop like a condom, why is it made so delicately?"
"Shenji!" Shirou called him in a low voice to stop him from talking any more.
Shirou, who had already learned some information about Illyasviel from him, really didn't want him to say these revealing words again.
Even if you are an enemy fighting to the death, you should retain the most basic respect for the personality of the other party...
Shenji sighed and did not continue the harsh words, but talked about business.
Tonight, they gathered in this wilderness regardless of the cold to do what they wanted to do.
"The weather is nice today." He started with a very cheesy greeting. "The moonlight is very good, which is very suitable for the use of magic. I feel that the magic circuit is more active than usual..."
"What exactly do you want to say?"
"Well... let's talk about how to summon the Holy Grail later." Shinji smiled, without any frivolity in his smile, "In the last Holy Grail War, Uncle Kiritsugu, who fought on behalf of the Einzbern family, finally
Using the command spell, his followers destroyed the Holy Grail - according to him, it was because the Holy Grail they summoned was completely different from what they expected."
Illya didn't say anything, but she didn't mean to stop him or take action.
So Shenji continued: "I have a good relationship with Uncle Kiritsugu, so I was lucky enough to hear him talk about the Fourth Holy Grail War in detail. At that time, they had summoned the Holy Grail, but it was supposed to overflow with pure magic power and open the door.
The Holy Grail on the road to the source was filled with complete malice, almost like - he used the word 'black mud' to describe the scene at that time."
"Uncle Kiritsugu once entered the Holy Grail and gained the qualification to go to the source and realize his wishes. However, the way that the Holy Grail overflowing with black mud can provide to realize his wishes is something he cannot accept - it will only come from malicious sources.
perspective, distorting wishes in a destructive way. For example, Uncle Kiritsugu’s wish was to make everyone in the world happy. As a result, the solution given by the Holy Grail was to eliminate everyone except himself, so the whole world
Of course everyone will be happy..."
He had never mentioned these words before. When he said these words, Shirou, Sakura, and all the Heroic Spirits present all changed their expressions.
"How...how is it possible!"
"If the Holy Grail is such a thing...then what's the point of our fight!"
"Are you kidding? Master, are you kidding?"
Shenji ignored everyone's exclamations, but focused his gaze on Illya's face and looked directly into her eyes.
"Here, as the head of the Matou family, I would like to ask: Representative of the Einzbern family, do you want to summon this filthy black Holy Grail? Even if you destroy the world, you still want to fulfill your wish?"
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This is Chapter 19 of "Matou Shinji's Holy Grail War". The previous part is in the book "The Noisy and Robust Life". Please see the recommended link below.
