Longevity Story

"Lord Ahad, as you can see, the memory field numbered 01865 ended at 32:[-]:[-] p.m., and it was blank until we found her fainted in that laboratory." A laboratory research apprentice tremblingly stood in front of Ahad, and reported as follows:

"It's not that she's in a coma, but that part of her functions as a human has been stopped..."

"Impossible." Ahad interrupted the apprentice's report.

"But, Lord Ahad, this is all... ok, we'll go check it out immediately." Seeing Ahad's face turning cold, the apprentice immediately bowed and stepped back.

He also knew that such an answer was absolutely impossible for Ahad to admit, so he was just an unlucky person who was pushed out, and the others had already opened a second scan of memory information.

As for the reason why Ahad can't admit it, it is better to understand. The experimental item number 01865, codenamed [Alice Phil], is an artificial human specially designed by him for the Holy Grail ceremony.

Her mission is the [Holy Grail Ritual], and even if she cannot complete the mission, she must bring back the information on the Holy Grail Ritual.The intelligence-gathering devices on her body are concealed and hard to break. Unless she is burned to ashes, she will be able to collect the most basic intelligence even if she turns into a pair of flesh and blood... It's impossible to have nothing at all.

"Can't I do this little thing myself?"

With a gloomy face, Ahad took off his formal robe and prepared to enter the laboratory in person.He can guarantee that unless he himself turns off the magic circuit on the android, no one can disable the Holy Grail vessel without leaving a trace...

But at this moment, a loud noise came from the direction of the petri dish.

"what happened?--"

"Lord Ahad, the experimental body's magic circuit has just changed...it's growing!"

"What nonsense are you talking about..."

[Magic Circuit] If it can grow automatically, then the magicians all over the world will not have to work so hard.

However, perhaps because there were a lot of strange things that happened today, Ahad got up without saying anything and hurried towards the alchemy equipment.

But when he saw the magic circuit in Irisviel's body with his own eyes, he was instantly dumbfounded.

Immediately, a word that should not have appeared here spits out of his mouth:

"Second method—?"

681. The gentle android girl who loves to dream and her black hero...

When Emiya Kiritsugu and Irisviel met again, it had been three days after the battle at Einzbern Castle.At this time, Emiya Kiritsugu's whole body was tattered—except for his left arm, which was in plaster because of the fracture, and the bandages caused by the sword's cuts were all over his body.There is some kind of evil spirit in his calm eyes that is similar to that of an injured wild animal.

On the other hand, Irisviel—although she looked at her husband with such distress and concern, she seemed to be unscathed on the surface, but after three days of magic adjustment, all the abnormalities in her body were repaired.

There is a stark contrast between the two.

"Your Excellency Emiya, first of all make a statement that you caused yourself to be covered in wounds, and our Einzbern family is not responsible. Instead, you should thank us for providing you with the most basic treatment."

Ahad, who was sitting on the main seat, declared that in the first sentence of the opening.Otherwise, people who don't know the truth will think that a big family like Einzbern is abusing their son-in-law.

"Presumably, Your Excellency Emiya, you were also informed of the tragedy that happened that day, and we had to put you under house arrest as a last resort.

Then why did you ram yourself into the [Magic Trap] that besieged you?Obviously you can't use magic, and you don't have any weapons to escape at all... This doesn't seem like the act of the cold-blooded killer. "

Yes, the wounds on Emiya Kiritsugu's body were caused by his own attempt to escape from the dungeon where he was under house arrest, triggering a magic trap. Just like [restraint behavior], it was not within the scope of the contract that both parties were not allowed to harm each other.

"No, Your Excellency Ahad, isn't that what I did to prove my innocence? Doesn't the fact that you provide me with treatment also mean that you admit that my self-innocence is valid?"

Emiya Kiritsugu also understands this old man who recruited him-if he hadn't been able to let Emiya Kiritsugu die in Einzberenberg because the contract magic was still running normally, he would never have been saved. Would mind Emiya dying in those traps.

Since he saved himself, then Emiya Kiritsugu, who had been cut off from all sources of intelligence, knew that the alliance contract between the two parties was functioning normally, and it was definitely not Emiya Kiritsugu who made a fuss in Einzbern Castle that day. .

At the same time, he also used this almost self-mutilating behavior to remind Ahad one thing - it is impossible to unilaterally give up the contract, you need to quickly let me go out to prepare for the Holy Grail War.

Of course, the biggest reason is... Illya's disappearance!

His daughter, who had just been born for less than half a year, had disappeared—that was the biggest reason why he couldn't be a waste captive calmly and rationally anyway.

"Well, Your Excellency Emiya, I understand what you mean..."

Ahad gave Emiya Kiritsugu a cold look, ignoring the threat of this third-rate magician, and said: "But now, first of all, congratulations, you have been cleared of the suspicion of being traitors, and the next few years will Here, we are still allies, business as usual."

"...What's going on? Can you explain the whole story? As an ally." Emiya Kiritsugu frowned with a gloomy face.

This innocence came a bit suddenly. After knowing the beginning and end of the matter, it was difficult for even Emiya Kiritsugu to prove his innocence.

The one who made a scene in Einzbern Castle, killed from beginning to end, even the precious alchemist of Einzbern killed a lot of killing gods, whether it is the appearance and size, or the magic and physical skills used, All are the same as Emiya Kiritsugu...except that they are more than ten times stronger.

So it's a strange situation, everything is unexpected... an unexpected state of affairs is unsettling.

And Ahad's attitude change is even more strange, he would acquiesce himself as a "third-rate magician" to be on an equal footing with him...especially the honorific title of "Your Excellency"...

"What's the matter...?" Ahad closed his eyes to sort out his thoughts, then opened his eyes to restore his indifferent expression, saying:

"Congratulations again, Your Excellency Emiya, you will become a [Heroic Spirit] in the future."

"...!!?"

Ahad ignored Emiya Kiritsugu's expression of being defeated by a bomb with a huge amount of information, and calmly took a crystal ball and let it play the image of the day of the war——

On the image, Emiya Kiritsugu, dressed in black, was in the midst of a massacre. He was holding a baby in his left arms. With just one hand, he overturned everyone who stood in his way...

"This is not a skill that humans can achieve," Ahad asserts.

Maybe those crowned magicians or magicians, or the 27 ancestors of the dead disciples can also do it, but he, Emiya Kiritsugu, is not.

"The person in this image is not you. If you look closely, you can see that the skin has become a lot darker, and the white hair has increased a lot..."

"..." Emiya Kiritsugu didn't know how to answer.

"But at the same time, he is also you, he is the future you, the [Heroic Spirit] from the parallel world, or the existence of [Servant]... Because he does not show obvious spiritual body characteristics, nor I don't have the relationship of the Holy Grail contract, so I didn't realize it at first, this is my gaffe."

For Ahad, who represented the third Holy Grail War decades ago, [Servant] is no stranger.But the premise of being a [Servant] is to become a [Heroic Spirit] under the Throne of Inhibition after death, which is also the first reason for him to change his views on Emiya Kiritsugu.

"The Holy Grail Contract... a Command Spell?"

"Yes, after the [Heroic Spirit Summoning Ceremony], the [Heroic Spirit] walks as a [Servant] to make a contract with the world - the Command Spell System." Ahad nodded slightly in affirmation, and then pointed to the image on the crystal ball:

"This very powerful you is not bound by the Command Spell, but you are undoubtedly a heroic spirit. So... although I can't believe it, there is a high possibility that the existence in this image is the [heroic spirit real body], the inhibitory power. Running dog."

"The future you suddenly appeared, put the present you, and then abducted [Elyas Fel] from Einzbern Castle, and disappeared into this world... This is the truth."

"This……"

What the hell is this mess? ! ——Emiya Kiritsugu understood it very well, but the more he understood, the more unable to understand what was going on!

"None of this could have happened. Inhibition will only send guardians of Heroic Spirits when human nature is broken, but what makes this possible is—Irisviel, my highest masterpiece."

For the first time, Ahad looked at Irisviel with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

However, Irisviel just lowered her head and didn’t know how to answer—

She had no idea what was going on, and it wasn't her fault.Irisviel had just woken up from the petri dish this morning, and before that, her last memory was of talking with her husband in the room three days ago.

However, no matter how confused she was, she still felt a little panic in this confusion, because just now she heard the words [abducted] and [Ilyasviel] put together...

But when she turned her inquiring eyes to her husband, her husband didn't have time to tell her the detailed development of the situation, because what Ahad was talking about really made him ignore it——

"Alice's magic circuit has undergone some unknown changes, allowing her to obtain a new power similar to [magic]." Ahad said in a general way:

"And there is no doubt that the new power given by this change is undoubtedly beneficial to the Holy Grail ceremony, so we are now going to re-plan the Holy Grail War..."

"Grandfather, please wait a moment!" Ilyasviel couldn't keep silent anymore, and broke out:

"Where's Illya? Where is my Illya?!"

Looking at Irisviel who had interrupted his speech, Ahad's indifferent expression did not change. He sat in the main seat and looked straight down at Irisviel:

"According to various signs, [Elyas Fel] is no longer in this world, and the new magic circuit in your body fully proves this.

Therefore, the Einzbern family decided to abandon the search for [Ilyasviel] and concentrate human and material resources to prepare for the Holy Grail War in seven years. "

Ahad's meaning is already obvious - a newborn half-blood, if you want, you can make another one.In terms of importance and non-replicability, the magic circuit that produces changes in Alice's body takes precedence.Even her value has given Ahad the illusion that Einzbern's loss is valuable this time.

"Alice, it's just a child, if you spend another year to recuperate, you can have another conception..."

"Enough!—you don't understand anything!—"

Irisviel's emotions collapsed in an instant, she let out a hysterical roar, and stood up.

At this moment, her body had an unnatural surge and overflow of magic power, and the long skirt on her body was automatic without wind, making the roaring Irisviel look like a demon descending...

However, in the next instant, Irisviel lost consciousness like a power-off doll, and fell straight into Emiya Kiritsugu's arms.

"The same mistake will not be made twice. Einzbern still has some common sense." Ahad put away his magic hand, stood up indifferently and said.

"Let's stop here today——Emiya Kiritsugu, it's up to you to persuade this doll to understand the truth. It is your husband's freedom to train him now. The specific arrangements will be discussed tomorrow."

With that said, Ahad turned and left the conference room, and the battle maids standing on both sides of the conference room also put away their weapons and followed in an instant.

Immediately, only the unconscious Irisviel and the silent Emiya Kiritsugu who looked down at his wife in his arms were left on the bright side of the conference room.

From time to time, Emiya Kiritsugu stretched out his hand and gently stroked his wife's silver hair, murmured and blurted out:

"The gears of the world have begun to disjoint, ah, what a cursed fate..."

Ellie, if your sacrifice is necessary for a just world to come, then I will definitely bring you to the altar with my own hands.

But, Illya she...

"Um……"

Irisviel woke up faintly and saw her husband's face distorted by unwillingness and grief in front of her. She wanted to cry, but the tears had already dried up... Her heart seemed to be tightly pinched by a big hand.

"Kiritsugu..."

Irisviel reached out and stroked the distorted face, trying to comfort him even if the effect was weak.

"Sorry... I'm sorry... Ellie, I (servant, boku), I'm just too weak..."

Being stunned by a force majeure attack, he was bound by Einzbern as soon as he woke up; if he wants to have an equal dialogue with Einzbern, he also needs to use self-mutilation; facing Einzbern's transformation of his wife But there is no room for refutation; even, there is no qualification to seek his own daughter...

What's the difference between him and him before? !What's the difference between him and the one who can only be saved by murder? !

"How powerless and humble I am..."

"Please don't say that, Kiritsugu..." Irisviel got up and covered Kiritsugu's mouth, looking at him tenderly:

"Kiritsugu, you are my hero. You saved me and made me truly appreciate the beauty of being a [human] and being a [woman], so...I don't allow you to say that about yourself."

Irisviel looked at Emiya Kiritsugu's eyes with pity and love, but at the same time it couldn't hide that she was a mother who had just lost her daughter.

Seeing such a wife but still comforting him, Emiya Kiritsugu finally woke up... The sadness now has no value.

When did he become so weak...

"We still have hope. If it is the [Holy Grail], if it is an almighty wishing machine that transcends time and space, it can definitely tell us where Illya went..."