Chapter 141: Their Respective Undercurrents

Two figures walked side by side on the road, one with black hair and black eyes, the other with white hair and golden eyes. Behind them followed a knight with a black aura and a girl holding a magic wand.

They were Kariya and Shuoyue, and their respective servants.

Although they were traveling together, the harmonious atmosphere at the beginning was gone. The reason was what Kariya said suddenly:

"Sakutsuki, can I entrust both Sakura and Rin to you?"

Hearing this, Sakutsuki did not show any emotions such as happiness. Instead, after a moment of silence, he said faintly: "Don't you leave Rin to Aoi?"

Kariye forced a laugh: "Sister Aoi can't control this child, especially after I did that to her."

"I see, with Rin's personality, she will definitely think that Sakura has been corrupted by you, and will try every means to rescue her sister, right?"

"Sure enough, you have arranged spies at home." Kariya stopped, put his hands on his waist, and sighed, "It's really watertight."

"You're flattering me. Since you are both a soldier and a military advisor, you always have to have more tricks." Sakutsuki followed and stopped.

"I'm going to join the Holy Grail War, Sakutsuki."

"I seem to have said that the Holy Grail you're pursuing can't fulfill your wishes."

"People don't cry until they're in the coffin, Sakutsuki." There was no wavering on Kariya's face, "It's like a bottle with a label of 'regret pills' placed there. Even if you tell me that there's poison in it, I think I'll take a pill."

"Even if I die?"

"Are you stupid, Sakutsuki? I'm a magician, how can I be killed by a simple poison?" Kariya made a joke, then waved his hand and walked to the other side with his servants.

The black knight followed Kariya like a ghost, following him step by step. After the three Command Spells ended, Lancelot lost his mind again, but from his relieved smile before he turned crazy, it was obvious that this flower of knights had already obtained the redemption he wanted.

And Sakutsuki watched Kariya leave, and finally turned around and walked away with his back to Kariya.

"Then, let's go too, Miyu."

The street was empty, and there was no familiar answer from behind.

! ! !

"Miyu!" Sakutsuki turned his head suddenly, but found that his sister was nowhere to be found behind him. There was only a piece of paper floating in front of Sakutsuki as if he had calculated the time accurately, and he reached out and grabbed it.

After quickly scanning the contents of the paper, Sakutsuki tore it into pieces, and a rare gloom appeared in his eyes.

"Don't let me find you..."

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A secret base

"The test results are out." Hisau Maiya handed the report to Kiritsugu who was sitting on the bed.

They were now in the base that Kiritsugu had prepared long ago. All the equipment inside was secretly transferred from the Einzbern Castle. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a special workshop specialized in magic.

For Illya, the artificial android and the little holy grail, ordinary scientific and technological means would only be interfered with by the rich magic factor in her body. Emiya Kiritsugu brought Illya here without stopping, just to give her a thorough examination.

After listening to Maiya's report, Emiya Kiritsugu took the report, but did not check it immediately. Instead, he stared at Illya who was sleeping on the bed for a long time, then took a deep breath and opened the report.

The report written in black and white also exuded the fragrance of ink, soothing Kiritsugu's tense spirit. However, the content written on this report dragged Emiya Kiritsugu's spirit into the abyss.

Hisayu Maiya watched worriedly as Emiya Kiritsugu's expression changed from calm to pale, and then to despair, like a cheetah with its claws plucked, and finally let out a desperate roar:

"Really, is this your purpose... Sakutsuki."

"What a joke, what a joke, bastard!"

In the report, Illyasviel's body was fine, except for the heart -

Her heart was tampered with.

The crystal composed of alien magic power is hidden in Illya's heart in a tight structure. As long as the conditions are triggered, sharp thorns will pop out and pierce Illya's heart.

And the detection equipment has also matched the corresponding source of the alien magic power.

Caster Miyu.

At this moment, Emiya Kiritsugu has completely understood why the young man did not take Illya as a hostage, but instead sent her back honestly and handed her over to them.

It was as if the young man was standing in front of him, leaning over and whispering:

Do you still want your daughter to live, or do you still want to pursue the Holy Grail?

For Emiya Kiritsugu, this is an extremely cruel choice.

This means that he can only choose one from dreams and family affection, or lose both - there is no fourth option other than this.

A dead silence fell in the base, and Emiya Kiritsugu's heart was burned by an extremely scorching flame, and he was in great pain.

Maiya on the side would not speak, she unconditionally obeyed Kiritsugu's choice and followed everything he did.

Unless her brain has been tampered with in some way.

"What do you think happiness is, Kiritsugu?"

Emiya Kiritsugu, who was struggling internally, looked at Maiya in surprise, but did not think much about it. He just replied in a lonely tone:

"Happiness... Heh, I'm just a dreamer who hopes for world peace. 'Happiness' is too precious and fragile. It is not something that my blood-stained hands can touch."

"But in my opinion, you already have happiness, Kiritsugu."

Like an indifferent bystander, Kuu Maiya commented on the man to whom she had entrusted her life:

"My Lady and Miss Illya love you dearly, and you love them dearly."

Kiritsugu covered his face with his hands, and his voice leaked from his fingers: "Yes, I love them deeply. I love them more than anyone else in the world... I am willing to sacrifice everything for them."

But he also understood what decision he, the man named Emiya Kiritsugu, might make if his justice required the sacrifice of this innocent life.

"Then why can't there be a 'mission' and a 'dream' among everything you offer?"

The woman in black asked.

Emiya Kiritsugu was shocked. After a long time, he raised his head and stared at his silver-haired daughter on the bed with dry eyes.

He still remembered the feeling of hugging her and rushing all the way to the stronghold. To this day, Illya's body is still petite and frail, just like when she was just born. The feeling of holding her up was like a handful of fresh snow in his hands, as if As long as it sways slightly and collapses, it's so delicate that it's scary...

Could he really be cruel enough to sacrifice her? Like sacrificing her mother?

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He lost his answer.

Now that I think about it, since the winter eight years ago, there has been something wrong with the execution machine named "Emiya Kiritsugu", right?

Ridiculing himself like this, Emiya Kiritsugu looked away from Illya and reached for the cigarette case in his pocket.

"Secondhand smoke is not good for children, Kiritsugu, please go out and smoke."

"……OK."

Group, understand?

Speaking of which, I may be the only one who urges people to join book club groups...