Seeing her appearance, while making people feel reliable, it also makes people mistakenly think that she is a familiar or a robot.Even Irisviel couldn't help feeling a certain degree of fear of her.What kind of training and mental strength do you have to have to maintain this level of concentration? It is really unimaginable.

With a little awe, Irisviel suddenly thought that this woman called Hisau Maiya might have reached the state above the realm that Kiritsugu was pursuing.

"Hello, Maiya."

Irisviel called her softly.Maiya immediately turned her gaze to Irisviel, as if she heard a dog whistle.

"You, why are you fighting for Kiritsugu?"

"Because other than that, I have nothing."

After figuring out that there was no pain or discomfort in the object of her protection, and she just wanted to chat, Maiya relieved her tense nerves a little and thought quietly for a moment before replying.

"I can't remember my family, or my name. The name Hisau Maiya was given to me by Kiritsugu in order to forge a passport."

"Hey?"

Seeing Irisviel's surprised expression, Maiya's mouth twitched into a slight smile.For her who didn't show any expression at all, this was already the maximum expression of her relaxed atmosphere.

"All I can remember is that it was a very poor country. There was no hope, no future. There was only mutual hatred, and each other's plundering of food to survive. The war would never end , obviously there is no funds to maintain the army, but the killings between each other continued non-stop. At that time, I don’t know who’s idea. Instead of recruiting soldiers for training, it’s better to let children go to the front line with guns Come faster."

"So I don't remember what happened before I picked up the gun. In this way, in order to prolong my life, I can only continue to kill. Snipe the enemy and hold the trigger tightly. Only this one function is left in the whole person, and the others are all Abandoning the children who couldn't do this, all were killed by the children who could do this. Then I lived like this until I met Kiritsugu."

While talking, Maiya lowered her head and looked at her hands.The slender and slender fingers do not have the gentleness that women should have, and they can only remind people of sharp murder weapons.

"As a human being, my heart is already dead. Only the external organs are still active, maintaining human activities. And the person who picked me up to maintain my life is Kiritsugu, so my life can be used by him That's why I'm here."

Although Irisviel had already had a premonition that Maiya was a person with a miserable life experience, the things she told her now far exceeded Irisviel's initial imagination.

Irisviel was silent and speechless, but this time it was Maiya who asked first.

"Compared to me, Madam, your persistence is even more surprising."

"Hey?"

Irisviel, who hadn't expected Maiya to say that at all, couldn't help being surprised.

"You have been growing up in such a closed castle, knowing little about the outside world. Why do you support Kiritsugu so much, who is determined to change the world, even at the expense of your own life?"

"I……"

Maiya's words once again made Irisviel fall into deep thought.

A husband whose ideal is to save the world, Emiya Kiritsugu.After knowing that what he is after is the Holy Grail hidden in his body, can the current self still have the same thoughts as him?

"That's right. Actually, I don't quite understand Kiritsugu's ideals."

Yes, the answer is no.

"In the end, I actually pretended to understand. Maybe it was just to be able to be with the one I love. Just like Maiya you said, I have almost no understanding of the world that Kiritsugu wants to change. In my heart Maybe it’s just what Kiritsugu taught me.”

"Do you think so?"

"Yeah. But keep it a secret from Kiritsugu."

It was a very strange feeling for Irisviel.Words that would never be said in front of her husband, were actually said in front of this person.

"At any point, I tell him I'm convinced he's right. I'd sacrifice my life for his ideals. I pretend I share his ideals. If I share his ideals , and if she sacrificed her life for that ideal, compared to a woman who simply sacrificed for her husband, then it wouldn't be Kiritsugu's burden, right?"

Chapter 85 "Kidnapping" Irisviel's Tianyang

"At any point, I tell him I'm convinced he's right. I'd sacrifice my life for his ideals. I pretend I share his ideals. If I share his ideals , and if she sacrificed her life for that ideal, compared to a woman who simply sacrificed for her husband, then it wouldn't be Kiritsugu's burden, right?"

"I see."

My love for Kiritsugu and my trust in Artoria are two completely different feelings, the feeling of dependence, for Irisviel, this feeling I felt for the first time can be called friendship .

"Then, madam, don't you have a wish of your own?"

When asked this question again, Irisviel couldn't help recalling the battle with Maiya in the forest. At that time, in front of the overwhelmingly powerful presence of Kotomine Kirei, the fighting spirit that surged in her , where did it come from?

"There should be a wish, I hope Kiritsugu and Saber can win, I hope the two of them can win the Holy Grail."

Of course, that also meant Irisviel's death, which would be the farewell between her and Kiritsugu.

But even so, this desire was the source of the courage that surged in Irisviel's heart.

"Is this the so-called achievement of the third magic, the long-cherished wish of the Einzbern family?"

"No. It's fine even if you don't reach the Great Holy Grail. What I expect is the eternal end of the battle. It's the same as Kiritsugu's pursuit, to change the structure of this world and end all struggles. This battle for the Holy Grail in Fuyuki City is also Can't be an exception, can't it?"

"This is the fourth time, and I hope this will be the last Holy Grail War. I hope I am the last artificial human who died as a container for the Holy Grail."

At this point, Maiya finally understood the meaning hidden in Irisviel's words.

"Is it for your daughter?"

"En." Irisviel nodded emphatically.

"This is the patriarch's plan. The guardian of the Holy Grail after me is going to adopt a more powerful artificial human. Not only the secret of the Holy Grail is implanted in the womb, but also a magic circuit is added outside it, so that the body itself can become the Holy Grail. Container. The patriarch had foreseen the possibility of the Fifth Holy Grail War long before the start of the Fourth Holy Grail War, so he let me give birth to Ilia. If Kiritsugu and I failed, then that child would be It will serve as a test bed for Tianyi."

Irisviel's voice was full of family tenderness at this moment.

This is the ironclad proof that this cyborg called Irisviel is by no means a mere cyborg.She has a human heart.The kindness of a loved one, the smiles of happiness and the tears of sorrow.The warmth contained in her heart.It is the most critical part of being human.

"When I hugged the child to breastfeed her, I was very clear in my heart. This child could not escape the fate of becoming a container in the end. You can understand the feelings of a mother who feels boundless despair when facing her beloved child. ?"

Maiya remained silent without answering, Irisviel continued.

"However, this is the fate of the androids of the Einzbern family. Whether it is that child or my granddaughter, every time they give birth to a daughter, they will feel this kind of sadness. Every time Fuyuki's When the Holy Grail falls, this fate will be repeated."

"So I hope to end this pain here. Use my body to end the paranoia of the Einzbern family. If my wish can be fulfilled, then my daughter will be saved from this tragic fate Liberate. That child can have nothing to do with the Holy Grail, and live her entire life as a single person."

"Is this the feeling of being a mother?"

Asked by Maiya, Irisviel realized that she had revealed too much of her inner feelings just now, so she smiled wryly in embarrassment.

"Maybe. It might be hard for you, Maiya, to understand."

"It's not too difficult. I've been a mother too."

"Hey?"

It was such a surprising answer that Irisviel couldn't help but doubt her ears.

As if feeling a little sorry for surprising Irisviel so much, Maiya said in a calm tone.

"I actually have experience in pregnancy and childbirth. Although it can be said that it was just an accident."

"Have you ever been married?"

"No. I don't know who the father of the child is. On the battlefield, all our female soldiers are beaten by male soldiers every night in the barracks... I don't know when it started. In short, I was pregnant shortly after the onset of menstruation gone."

"The kid didn't even take his name, and I don't know if he's still alive. If he's not dead, he must be in a corner of the battlefield. The kid there has been holding a gun since he was five years old." On to the battlefield."

"it turns out……"

Irisviel couldn't help being very surprised when she heard the former young female soldier in front of her tell the tragic story of the past.

"Surprised? But this kind of thing is definitely not new in today's world, is it? Terrorist groups and guerrillas now know the benefits of using children as soldiers. And there are early success stories like mine To prove it, so now the number of children who have such experiences like me has not decreased, but has become more and more."

Maiya spoke quietly, her eyes gradually becoming more and more lifeless.The sadness and anger gradually disappeared from the voice.Maybe in her memory, there is only the boundless despair, and the only feeling is despair.

"Ma'am, maybe for you, the world you saw for the first time is very beautiful, and you envy the happy people living in this world. But for me, I am very envious of growing up in that castle. You. You have never experienced the ugliness and horror of this world."

Although there was no jealousy or hatred in Maiya's emotion, she felt very ashamed to Alice Feier.

Maiya also seemed to be aware of Irisviel's feelings, so she continued,

"If such a world can really be changed, then Kiritsugu can realize all of this. No matter how my life is used, I will not hesitate."

"But I don't know anything other than fighting..." Maiya whispered to herself softly.There was absolutely no exaggeration in what she said.There is no ideal, no desire, and there is only a emptiness in her heart like a burnt scorched earth.

Although her inner world is completely different from Kiritsugu's, as a warrior.The two of them are strikingly similar.Maiya's existence reminded Kiritsugu and at the same time set an example for him.It was precisely because of the presence of Maiya by his side that Kiritsugu sealed himself within the contradiction, turning himself into a completely ruthless hunting machine.

"What do you plan to do after Kiritsugu fulfills your ideal?"

I heard Irisviel ask like this.Maiya's gaze became confused again.

"I never thought that I would complete the mission alive. If I could survive, I would have no meaning to live. In the world changed by Kiritsugu, there must be no place like that."

In a world without any war, someone like myself who knows nothing but fighting must have no place to live.This was a natural conclusion for Maiya.

so sad.Irisviel couldn't help but blurt out sad emotions.

"No, it won't be like that. Maiya, you still have things to do after the war is over."

Irisviel continued, looking into the eyes of the female warrior full of confusion.

"You have to go and find your family and your own name, and where your children are. These are things that should not be forgotten. These are things that should be remembered."

"Is that right?"

Contrary to Irisviel's enthusiasm, Maiya's answer was full of ruthless indifference.

"If it is possible to usher in a world without war, the memory of people like me is nothing short of a nightmare. Remembering it again can only make yourself more painful. Do I have to bring the seeds of hatred to the world that have been so hard to build up? Do you want to go to the utopia?"

"No, your life is not a dream. It is a fact of what happened. To bury those memories in the dark past and build peace on it is simply a sinful self-deception. I think. A truly peaceful world is not simply about forgetting the pain of the past. It is about not letting yourself repeat the tragic fate of the past, and earnestly mourning the pain and sacrifices in the past, and only then can you create a new world of peace.”

Maiya stared at Irisviel silently, and then said with a slightly brighter face.

"These words of yours should have been told to Kiritsugu earlier. If that's the case, maybe he has been redeemed now."

Maiya's emotions brought joy and loneliness to Irisviel's heart.

Maybe she was on the verge of collapse and never had the chance to chat with her husband again.

"Then, Maiya. I beg you to convey these words to him. Just say I said it."

"What you said is wrong, Irisviel, on the contrary, I think that you should talk to him yourself."

Tianyang walked in slowly, put one hand on his waist, and focused his eyes on Irisviel.

Jiuyu Maiya looked at Tianyang vigilantly. Even though Tianyang had concluded a covenant with her side, but now Irisviel was protected by herself, so even if it was Tianyang, she also had to take precautions.

"SA-VER? What's wrong with you?" Irisviel couldn't help asking after noticing Tianyang's abnormality.

"I'm sorry, Irisviel, I decided to tear up the covenant, and now I announce that you——have been kidnapped by me!"

As soon as the words fell, Hisu Maiya suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his head, and then his brain went blank, and his body fell heavily on the ground.

Irisviel looked at Tianyang blankly, she didn't understand why Tianyang would choose to do this, didn't he need the Holy Grail?

Chapter 86 Alice Viel's Dream

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