novel bin Chapter 182 Speedrun of the Holy Grail War
Chapter 182 Speedrun of the Holy Grail War
Chapter 182 Speedrun of the Holy Grail War
Roy simply told Kiritsugu Emiya the details of the Holy Grail War; he didn't intentionally guide him.
Leave the rest to the other party to do.
As expected, the highly proactive Kiritsugu Emiya did not completely believe him. Instead, he began to use his connections to investigate the three starter families. Through subtle clues, he corroborated information about Roy, the "demon god," and the truth gradually came to light.
Kiritsugu Emiya slumped back in his chair, looking utterly dejected. His ideal of saving the world had been shattered, and they were carrying out a ritual to destroy it.
The impact was enough to break a person.
But Kiritsugu Emiya lived up to his reputation as a ruthless man who murdered his father as a child, bombarded his adoptive mother in his youth, and lost his wife in middle age. After taking a cold shower, he quickly cheered up.
In the dimly lit room, he began to ponder how to stop the Holy Grail War and save the world.
This was something Roy had anticipated.
If other magicians knew the truth about the Holy Grail War, they would turn around and leave, regardless of the devastation. Only Kiritsugu Emiya would stay and fight even harder.
The huge pitfall left by the predecessors is simply too outrageous. The Holy Grail War is bound to end in a great catastrophe. Emiya Kiritsugu, with his active mind, analyzed the intelligence and two ideas emerged in his mind.
Firstly, dismantling the magic circle constructed by the three starter families, namely the "Great Grail," would end this war.
Kiritsugu Emiya asked, "Demon God, where is the Greater Grail's magic circle?"
"That's another problem; it requires you to offer the soul of another Servant," Roy chuckled.
Kiritsugu Emiya's expression darkened slightly. The Holy Grail War only lasted seven days, and he had spent two more days investigating the truth about the Holy Grail, leaving him with only about three or four days.
It's too late to continue the investigation. The quickest way is to get the location of the Greater Grail from the "Demon God," but the other party is clearly only interested in something.
Of course, Kiritsugu Emiya wasn't that naive, which leads us to another of his bold ideas.
Since the "hole" appears and black mud flows out when all the Servants' souls enter the Holy Grail, he can prevent this from happening by handing over the Servants' souls to the "Demon God"!
However, he could not give all his souls to the "Demon God," otherwise there would be unknown risks if the other party were to be fully resurrected. Kiritsugu Emiya always remained wary.
Kiritsugu Emiya finally came to a conclusion.
50/50!
The only two ways to prevent this Holy Grail War from causing a great catastrophe are to have half of the Servant's soul enter the Holy Grail and the other half be given to the "Demon God"!
Roy, who had been eavesdropping on Kiritsugu Emiya's thoughts, was delighted. Kiritsugu Emiya had fallen into a trap, and the other party had to kill half of the Servants with his own hands.
He would be the direct beneficiary.
It's not much harder to outsmart a smart person than a fool, because the other person will actively deduce all the seemingly "reasonable" conclusions.
There's a saying that goes, "Too clever by half," which perfectly describes the current situation of Kiritsugu Emiya.
Emiya Kiritsugu's first step was to sow discord!
He sent the intelligence he had on the Holy Grail War to various factions, and he didn't send a single copy, but a copy to both the Master and the Servant.
The two antisocial lunatics in the Caster faction wouldn't care about such things, and Lancelot in the Berserker faction is irrational and meaningless.
Even Hassan of the Hundred Faces faction couldn't resist Kirei Kotomine, this humanoid monster.
The Rider and Archer factions reacted most strongly to the truth about the Holy Grail War.
"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!"
Iskandar finished reading the anonymous letter in his hand, and was so angry that he scratched his head and gulped down a large mouthful of strong liquor. He slammed the barrel down on the ground and let out an angry growl from deep in his throat.
It's ridiculous that he was so excited, provoking all the participating heroes on the dock. Isn't that just being a complete clown?
These damn magicians, they even fool the dead! Do they have any sense of public morality?!
With his imposing physique and red hair, Iskandar resembled a raging lion.
Waver dared not utter a sound; he participated in the Holy Grail War to gain recognition, and did not have much desire for the Holy Grail itself.
"Let's go, let's investigate!"
Iskandar patted Weber on the back, tossed him onto the chariot, and sped off to verify the contents of the letter.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
The Tohsaka family mansion.
Gilgamesh lay on the sofa, sipping fine red wine while reading a letter sent to him by an ant, treating it as a pastime.
"Hahahahahahaha!"
After reading the first half of the letter, Gilgamesh couldn't help but burst into wild laughter, the sound echoing throughout the entire mansion. He laughed so hard he almost choked, and his abdominal muscles twitched.
"These idiots are quite amusing that they actually want to recreate the Third Magic." Gilgamesh rubbed his aching abs. With his magical skill, he could tell that the contents of the letter were mostly true.
His royal treasury contains the original texts of all the treasures in the world, including the Holy Grail. He accepted the summons and ran down from the Throne of Heroes just to have some fun.
This added some new fun for him.
Gilgamesh's smile vanished when he read the second half of the letter.
This ritual requires the souls of all Servants to enter the Lesser Grail, meaning the Master's final Command Spell is used to force the Servants to commit suicide.
"Tokiomi? How dare you!"
Gilgamesh's tone turned sinister. "Your Majesty, please do not believe such rumors of dubious origin." Tokiomi Tohsaka said respectfully, but in reality, he was sweating profusely. Damn it, which bastard exposed the truth? This kind of person doesn't even need to be interrogated; he should be torn apart by five horses!
Gilgamesh gave a forced smile, his blood-red eyes narrowed as he stared at the seemingly respectful and loyal subject before him, though in reality, he harbored malicious intentions.
After finally managing to deal with Gilgamesh, Tokiomi Tohsaka summoned Kirei Kotomine.
Kirei Kotomine asked, "Master, the Holy Grail War has been revealed. What should we do next?"
To be honest, Tokiomi Tohsaka really wanted to find out who was behind this and skin that bastard alive!
But this is just a powerless venting of anger.
After a moment of contemplation, Tokiomi Tohsaka said, "The situation has changed. Contact the Matou and Einzbern families and kick out those outsiders first! After many years of development, the three families have gone their separate ways due to different interests. The Tohsaka family wants to reach the 'Root,' the Einzbern family wants to realize the Third Magic, and old man Matou desires immortality."
But at this moment they must unite.
With the truth about the Holy Grail War revealed, it will be much harder to fool fools into participating in the future.
Kirei Kotomine asked, "Master, could it be that the truth was revealed by someone from one of these two families?"
Upon hearing this, Tokiomi Tohsaka's eyes turned icy. "I know, that's why I'm contacting them!"
Kirei Kotomine understood: what was called an alliance was actually a test, and under the cover of night, the various parties began to play their game.
Like a god, Roy lay on the bed watching the show, while Kiritsugu Emiya pretended to know nothing and cooperated with Tokiomi Tohsaka. The treacherous Matou Kogane did the same, and the three families came together again.
With the three factions joining forces and four Heroic Spirits in their grasp, Diarmuid has already left the battlefield, leaving only two Heroic Spirits as the enemy.
The results speak for themselves.
The Caster faction was the first to be eliminated.
Artoria's wounds had healed, and the process was not as convoluted as in the original timeline. Upon encountering the sea monster, she used Ecalibur to instantly eliminate it.
Assassin was imprisoned by the King's Army of Iskandar and trampled to death by the army.
The two heroic spirits departed one after another.
Roy didn't receive the reward, but Kiritsugu Emiya was even more anxious, as disaster was drawing ever closer.
As the battle intensified, more and more information surfaced, and the general public came to believe the contents of the letters: this Holy Grail War was a conspiracy by the three founding families.
Tokiomi Tohsaka finally lost control of Gilgamesh and chose to use two Command Spells to make him commit suicide.
Gilgamesh wanted to instigate Kirei Kotomine to kill his master, but there wasn't enough time.
Artoria and Lancelot have decided who will win.
The Holy Grail War has two remaining Heroic Spirits: Artoria and Iskandar.
The two stood on the bridge, gazing at each other.
"bring it on!"
The two heroic spirits abandoned all their obsessions, leaving only the determination to fight to the death, and charged towards each other.
Both sides want to have a fair and square final battle, but Kiritsugu Emiya will not allow that.
Waver used up all his Command Seals to buff Iskandar, but Kiritsugu Emiya was still at the airport, detaining Waver who was trying to leave by plane.
"Iskander, look at the twelve o'clock position!" Kiritsugu Emiya's voice came through the phone.
Artoria and Iskandar stopped simultaneously and looked in that direction. Several hundred meters away, Waver was tied to a stone pillar with a C4 bomb on his chest, flashing a dangerous red light.
Their faces darkened.
"Don't move. As long as you leave, I won't hurt this brat," Kiritsugu Emiya said coldly.
Boom!
With a crisp gunshot, the sniper bullet pierced Iskandar's spiritual core in his chest.
Iskandar looked helpless; he had actually left in this way, which was truly shameful.
"Saber, I command you with three Command Spells: commit suicide!" Kiritsugu Emiya raised his arm.
Artoria looked at her Master with a sorrowful gaze as the holy sword pierced her own chest.
The bodies of the two heroic spirits turned into particles and dissipated.
Kiritsugu Emiya breathed a sigh of relief. At the last moment, he managed to hand over the souls of the two Servants to the "Demon God," thus averting disaster.