Chapter 177: Illya's Discovery: The Black Holy Grail
() After a brief shock, Zheng Zha and Zhao Yingkong came to their senses and stared at the big hole above their heads that could directly see the sky outside.
"Unexpectedly... I cut through the nearly 100-meter-thick underground with one knife! It is also an explosion-proof building made of reinforced concrete!"
Zheng Zha smiled bitterly and lowered his head in frustration.
Just now he was still feeling complacent that he had entered that stage. Although he couldn't control himself at all in that state, the feeling of having powerful power and seeming to have everything under control still made him addicted.
However, Felicia's attack in front of him poured cold water on his face.
This is not a full-power attack by any means, but it is enough to kill yourself instantly...
Is the gap that big?
"Well...it looks pretty good. I'll help you till the end."
Felicia's murmur sounded beside her.
What does it mean to help?
Zheng Zha and Zhao Ying were stunned for a moment. Before they could figure out what was going on——
Zheng Zha only felt that he was carried up by an inexplicable force, and then, like cannons from a muzzle, the two of them instantly turned into speeding black shadows and flew out of the big hole!
Walking through the dead forest, there was no need to be so careful this time. Although the barrier still existed, Illya could easily judge that there was something abnormal, so they had a smooth journey.
When they left the forest and came to where Felicia parked the luxury car, Shirou was surprised.
"Rin, is this your car?"
"Tsk, we have so many better cars..."
This is Illya pouting on the side.
"Well... don't worry about such a small matter, we'll talk about it when we get back..."
Rin waved her hands to hide her embarrassment and said haha.
You can't say that rher took advantage of others?
After opening the car door, Felicia put Sber in the back seat and looked at her again.
...sber closed his eyes as if asleep
This is not a restful sleep
sber's body is getting hotter and hotter
Even in the harsh winter, his clothes were soaked with sweat. In order not to let her see, he lowered his head to hide his disordered breathing.
"Trouble, this seems to have reached the limit..."
Frowning, Felicia sighed and sat in the driver's seat.
Rin looked at the others, first got into the back seat, and held onto the shaky Sber. Shirou thought for a while, rubbed his head and sat in the passenger seat. Illya originally wanted to sit with Shirou.
, but the passenger seat couldn't accommodate her, so this pure white girl pouted and sat next to Rin.
While starting the car, Felicia turned her head and looked at Shirou beside her. She found that he nervously put on his seat belt and held his hand. He noticed that Felicia was looking at him, and he was embarrassed.
Smiled.
Felicia blinked, thinking about whether to drive the car to scare him?
However, in order to prevent Sber's situation from getting worse again, Felicia finally returned to the city smoothly.
When they arrived at Emiya's house, it was completely dark.
"I'm back--"
After taking a deep breath, Shirou got out of the car and walked into the entrance hall, shouting loudly.
"Ah, you're back. Let's learn and grow."
As if waiting all the time, Sakura's figure can be seen at the entrance.
"?Why don't you have any spirit? Although I am very happy that you came out to greet me, I can't be happy when I see your expression."
Sakura didn't answer, but stared blankly at Rin and Felicia who got out of the car behind.
"Tohsaka-senpai, why are you here!?"
Sakura clasped her hands and stared at each other with Tohsaka.
No, they were glaring at each other, but it felt more like a frog being stared at by a snake, trying hard to resist.
The figure behind Rin is Illya, who is silent and strangely nervous.
Felicia held the unconscious Sber in her hands, looked at Sakura who was confronting Rin, and sighed.
"Rin, this old guy is really lucky, he won't die even if he looks like this..."
Felicia spoke to Rin in a voice that only two people could hear.
"..."
Rin didn't speak, but her clenched fists betrayed her mood.
In the end, do we still have to fight?
"Listen up, Sakura. Although you are still Matou Zouken's puppet, I still retain your discretion. The first priority is to defeat Zouken and put the duel with you later."
"Ah? Senior sister..."
Sakura's expression was very surprised.
"That's it. The agreement with Shirou will continue for the time being, and I will live here temporarily."
"Live here! Senior sister——"
"Yes, the enemy is the last ster, and Zangyan, who may come to attack, sber also needs to be taken care of, so it is safer to live together."
Sakura lowered her head and said nothing
After the frozen silence
"How can it be true, is it true, senior?"
With a trembling voice, he asked Shirou beside him.
"Although I want to refute, what she said is true..."
Although he was reluctant, Shirou still had to admit it.
"...I understand. If the senior says so, I will agree."
Sakura said while looking away.
"Then it's decided. Oh, Shirou, please lead the way to the guest room. When I came here before, I saw the guest room away from the house. By the way, where will Illya sleep?"
"──────"
"Illya? What's wrong? Why are you in a daze? Up until just now, weren't you still happily planning to stay at Shirou's house?"
"It's irrelevant. I'm not particularly happy either."
A powerful voice.
Illya lowered her head and stared at the corridor.
The difference is only a few centimeters, but it's like a towering wall.
"────Shirou. Let me ask, where is that woman sleeping?"
Sudden.
I don't know where the jng's smugness just now went. Illya's attitude changed and she glared at Sakura.
"? Sakura's room is in the guest room away from the house."
"That's it. Then Rin can sleep outside the house by himself. As long as it's outside the house, I'll do it anywhere."
"Is that so? Then Illya will sleep in a Japanese-style room."
Greeting Illya like a master, Rin turned around and helped Sber into the house with Felicia.
As for the car? Well, Felicia used a magic trick and won't return it for the time being...
"Ah, by the way. Sakura, this child is Illya. Although Berserker was defeated, Illya was finally rescued. Like Tohsaka, she will be living at home temporarily from now on, so we need to get along well with her."
When Rin and Felicia came in, inside the door, Shirou was introducing Illya to Sakura, and he was introducing Sakura to Illya.
"Please give me some advice. Although you are the daughter of the MKR family, I will not look down on you. Just because you are an acquaintance of Shirou, I will treat you as a special person."
"That's right. Then, I'm the same as you."
That's all the pleasantries between the two of them did.
Rinna shook her head and walked over with Felicia, while Illya followed them towards the guest room.
to her back,
Sakura stared with cold eyes.
The dinner ended like a storm.
Ah, no, there's something wrong with saying Baofeng.
Should I say it was calm, or should I say when the breath that could not feel time ended due to the wind?
In short, dinner was dominated by worry, rush and tension.
"Well, since I still have to tidy up the room, I'll go up first. Detailed instructions will wait until tomorrow morning, and I'll rest tonight."
After washing the dishes, Rin left.
"I'm going back to my room too. Everyone who went to the forest today is tired, so if you don't rest early, your body won't be able to hold on."
Are you mocking Sakura who is staying in the mansion? Illya said this while turning a blind eye to Sakura and left.
In Rin's guest room, Sber, Rin, Illya, and Felicia sat quietly around the sleeping one.
"Illya, have you discovered anything?"
Rin spoke first.
"Rin, you should know, what do I, the daughter of winter of this generation, do?"
Illya asked calmly.
"Well, as a vessel of the Holy Grail, it is an indispensable part of finally opening the Holy Grail."
"────Hey, that's what it is. Enzbern cultivated me as the Holy Grail, master, with two functions.
The function of the Holy Grail is to recover the souls of defeated servnts. If you only want to strengthen this point, you can use humans, coffins, or stew pots. In other words, as a soul container, it only needs to be large enough.
"
Illya said it nonchalantly.
"It's better to say it's recovery than return. The servnt is summoned by the Holy Grail. So, after being defeated, it is reasonable to go back through the Holy Grail? In this town, I am the only one who is the Holy Grail. Generally speaking, everyone
I will recycle all servnts."
"In general, right?"
Rin suddenly screamed.
"That's right, besides me, there is someone else who has the function of the Holy Grail. When Rer and lner were taken away, I realized that the other party's absorption power was stronger than mine. Therefore, all servnts
It was taken away by another person."
"Is it Sakura?"
Rin's voice was filled with frustration.
"That's right, Sakura has already absorbed rer, lner, ssssn and berserker."
Illya stated the facts calmly.
"The Black Holy Grail, Matou actually did this..."
Rin gritted his teeth and punched the floor hard.
"Then Sakura's recent weakness is because of——"
"Well, in principle, a human body can only contain one soul. This is especially true if it is the soul of a heroic spirit. A servnt that has lost its shell and become a pure soul has a huge amount of magic power. Just inhale one, and it will be in the body.
Like creating a typhoon. The function of the Holy Grail is to collect seven souls at the end. And in the container, there is no place for its own soul. The Holy Grail so far has been made of soulless 'mechanisms', which is why
This function of the Holy Grail is to collect and manage the souls of the seven heroic spirits.──Under this situation, other programs cannot be run. The personality of the Holy Grail can only be wiped out by the Holy Grail function."
"In other words, the more the Holy Grail is connected and completed, the human functions will gradually disappear. The same goes for me. The more servnt is recycled, the human functions will gradually be shut down for control."
"But the difference between me and Sakura is that I can switch with my own will, while Sakura is just wiped out. As an incomplete Black Holy Grail, Sakura has no right to refuse."
Illya spoke in a calm tone without any emotion.
"As expected, who is that black shadow?"
"I don't know, this kind of thing has never happened in the previous Holy Grail War, but judging from what is happening so far, it is estimated that it will continue to devour souls and grow. As long as the Holy Grail still exists, then it will not die completely."
"Unless you give up the Holy Grail?"
Felicia hit the nail on the head with her words. As someone who had defeated the black shadow several times, she knew a lot about it.
"Well, then what are Rin going to do?"
Illya looked at Rin who fell into silence.
How to do?
If you give up the Holy Grail, you will have to kill Sakura, and then Illya will also die...
What is the purpose of your ten years of hard work?
"Rher——" Raising her head, the girl looked at Felicia, who had an indifferent expression on her side, "Even if the black shadow turns into reality, do you have confidence?"
"Rin, you underestimate me... I've told you before -"
The corners of Felicia's mouth curved into a beautiful arc, and a brilliant jng light flashed in her eyes.