Stray Chapter 38: Little Grail

"Huh? That sounds like a poor woman. Could it be that she was abandoned by her husband..."

Medea was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said that if she meant something.

It wasn't that she hadn't paid attention to the night of the Battle of Seaside Park, and naturally knew of Irisviel's existence.

Although it was suspected that the woman was probably not the true master of Saber, she was just a bait thrown by the representative of the Einzberen family, one of the three royal families.

And after Emiya Kiritsugu was exposed tonight, the suspicions that everyone has been confirmed, it seems that the value of Irisviel has dropped sharply all of a sudden, and no one cares about this lady anymore. .

However, for Medea, he felt that this might really be a breakthrough, especially for someone like Saber who abides by the way of knighthood. At least it is more useful than the **** of the contract and the power of the Command Spell.

"Ahem, after all, her husband himself is now a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and he can't protect himself... This can't be forced too much."

Xia Ran coughed lightly, thinking about the scene of Emiya Kiritsugu being carried away in an ambulance in embarrassment, and decided not to slander the relationship between the two of them. Go to the cave temple.

"Although I made some arrangements, in order to avoid accidents, I still ask the caster to bring her back as soon as possible... This one is a real guest, so I can't neglect it."

"Oh? A real guest?" Medea raised her eyebrows, as if to confirm.

"That's right, a real guest." Xia Ran nodded as a matter of course and gave an exact answer.

"This is a bit strange... Could it be that, Master, do you have any unreasonable thoughts about her? Do you need my help?"

Medea asked meaningfully, turning her head to look at the boy's back.

"After all, if this is the case, it may be a little troublesome. Although the lady looks like a very naive person, it does not mean that she is easy to deceive. Such people tend to be more determined..."

"No, what are you thinking about, caster?" Xia Ran staggered for a moment, he stopped, looked back and said helplessly, "I seem to be such a wicked person. ?"

"Bad taste? What does this have to do with bad taste? I think it's normal. There's nothing strange about it..." Medea seemed even more surprised than him. In her opinion, this was just a normal inference. , "Wait, doesn't that lady look pretty in your aesthetic?"

"It's beautiful." Xia Ran thought about it for a while, and then answered very honestly.

"What do you think of her personality?"

"Very good." There is no need to hesitate about this question. If Irisviel's character is not good, there will be no good women in this world.

"Then what do you think of her charm?" Medea became more and more puzzled, staring at her Master's eyes, confirming that the other party didn't seem to lie at all, but she didn't have any other thoughts because of it.

"Of course the charm is very nie!" Xia Ran nodded again and again and gave a thumbs up.

"Well, it seems that what you are saying is the truth... Then why do you have no idea, Master..." Not only did Medea not relieve her confusion, but it was even more strange, if she wanted to deny her own question , that shouldn't be the answer.

"Of course I'm telling the truth, and it's not a difficult thing to say, but I admire that lady, it doesn't mean that I have to do something... After all, the latter kind of Is there really a problem with logic?"

After watching her quietly for a while, Xia Ran probably had a deeper understanding of the concept gap of the times, and finally sighed and explained.

"And don't underestimate the true value of this lady, know that her full name is Alice Phil von Einzbern... Emiya Kiritsugu represents the Einzbern family Going to war, this lady is his wife, what kind of interest do you think this is?"

"Einzbern..."

The Great Magician of the Age of God frowned slightly, thought about it quickly, and clarified the relationship. Combined with the information Xia Ran had given her before, he keenly captured the key points.

"She's the android of the Einzbern family? Wait, isn't that the little Holy Grail prepared for this huge ceremony?"

"Exactly." Xia Ran said succinctly, confirming Medea's guess.

"That's really interesting, so Master, you have such an idea... But it's really worth researching. Maybe we can start with the secrets of the Lesser Holy Grail, and then determine some things about the Great Holy Grail through the mapping relationship... "

Medea understood it all at once, and immediately became interested. In her opinion, the secrets of Irisviel were more valuable than the time magic of Emiya Kiritsugu.

"It's up to you, but... um, it's best not to hurt her." Xia Ran added after a little hesitation.

"I know this, if she is the little Holy Grail, it's not a good thing to be destroyed now..." Medea nodded, but did not show any doubts about this matter.

Xia Ran smiled and didn't explain her proposal. In fact, it wasn't from such a utilitarian perspective.

He still has some sympathy for Irisviel, this woman is an android of the Einzbern family, wife of Emiya Kiritsugu, mother of Eliasviel von Einzbern, Saber's agent master...

However, these identities can be said to be completely insignificant compared to the essence of her existence, that is, the role of the little Holy Grail in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

It can be said that as an artificial human, she has been determined to use at the design stage, or the sad ending

Responsible for recovering and detaining the souls of Servants who have been defeated or lost their Masters and cannot maintain their existence until the end of the Holy Grail War.

When she acts as the "Grail Instrument" and collects enough Servant souls, she will complete the most important task in the final stage of the ritual performed by the Great Grail. She will disintegrate and lose her short life in exchange for the true coming of the Holy Grail.

An artificial human being created with a tool orientation has only nine years of life equivalent to a human...

It's fine if it's a pure tool, but she has feelings for her husband and daughter.

This is a very cruel thing, and even more cruel is that, because of objective reasons, this time the Holy Grail War will inevitably fail, and neither her husband nor her daughter will have a good end. The Aincibelen family are not good men and women, they are the most orthodox magicians, that is, interests come first.

I won't say anything about Emiya Kiritsugu. I've been infected with the blood of others, and I'm not strong enough to overwhelm everything. Of course, there will be a day of repayment. Even if I die in this Holy Grail War, it's a matter of course. thing.

And their daughter Illya will also be implicated to pay the price

In the original fate, it was Eincibelen who could not tolerate failure, and Emiya Kiritsugu's betrayal. Until Emiya Kiritsugu died in the forest, they did not let their father and daughter see each other again.

And on the eve of the Fifth Holy Grail War, the Einzbelen family resolutely prepared for waste utilization. After the death of the mother Irisviel as the little Holy Grail, the daughter Illya was reactivated as the little Holy Grail, Throw in the ritual of the Holy Grail War.

After all, all the androids of this magic family were basically created based on this design concept.

They abandoned her in the Winter Forest, among the hungry beasts, and even gave her to the corpse possessed by evil spirits, and they threw her into the garbage dump they used for their failed works... In the face of countless tortures that can no longer be called training, the tools that survive are valuable.

Although it is said that the practice of magic in this world is like the mysterious system of other worlds, the ultimate pursuit is inhuman values.

But to the extent of Yusan's madness, Xia Ran really felt that it was too much. He didn't have the will to accumulate inheritance from generations, and he couldn't understand the obsessions of those magicians... and he didn't want to understand either.

"Okay, if there's no problem, let's go back quickly..." Xia Ran stretched and yawned.

"Well, there is indeed one more thing, master..." But Medea stopped him and asked an important question, "Aren't you going to let me transfer Saber's contract, to you?"

"This... I don't think there's any difference, they're all the same. At most, there's an additional transfer procedure for my magic power supply. It's on your body first, and then it's on her body."

Xia Ran doesn't seem to care too much about this form. In his opinion, it doesn't make much difference. He shook his head and said so.

"This can't be done, master..." Medea insisted inexplicably on these things, probably thinking that it was already very good now, and she didn't want to leave any bad things that might affect the master and the slave. Signs of a relationship.

The relationship between the two parties needs the actions of both parties to maintain. She does not want to be betrayed again, nor does she want to betray others. Since Xia Ran has shown such trust in her, she must also show trust.

The Master doesn't always treat her with a defensive attitude, so what's the matter with her keeping Saber herself? Are you worried about the Master and want to master a hole card?

There is no such reason, so Medea also insisted, expressing that she also began to trust Xia Ran in these small details, and did not have any dissent...

The process of transferring the contract is not complicated. It seems that in the eyes of the great magician of the age of God, tampering with the invisible magic contract is no more difficult or troublesome than smearing and modifying some text on paper. How many.

After exhorting a few words, she turned around and walked down the mountain road. The purple robe swayed in the cold night wind on Yuanzang Mountain, and soon disappeared into the night.

"Good evening, Sasaki... Are you ready to guard the gate tonight? It's so cold..."

Xia Ran greeted the ancient swordsmen in front of the mountain gate familiarly.

"Good evening, master. After all, the duty of the subordinate is to guard the gate, and this mountain gate is the reliance of the subterranean's present appearance, and it can't be protected by the magic of the female fox alone. It was already very risky just now. ..."

The swordsman nodded slightly, not thinking there was anything wrong with this.

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