I have become stronger, but also shorter [comprehensive]

Eric suspects that he has been tricked.

No, it's not "suspect", he is very sure of this - the evidence is clearly in front of him!

It is this golden cup that seems to be the "Holy Grail".

Does it really exist in the world, such a simple and easy universal wishing machine that doesn't require him to do anything, and is sent to the door on his own initiative?

It is true that all the heroic spirits who participated in the Holy Grail War were defeated, but they were just beaten a little bit badly, and they will be alive and kicking again after a while.

Eric could guess by intuition alone, and there is definitely a loophole in this result.

If the Holy Grail War was so sloppy and casual, would it be necessary to fight to the death?

——Although this logic ignores the fundamental premise of [it is not possible to destroy the seven cavalry servants in a rage by grabbing just one person], the general idea is still not deviated.

That is, the Holy Grail simply cannot appear so easily.

It turns out that the condition that has been said all along is that only the final winner who defeats the other six teams of masters and slaves can get the Holy Grail. Before the conditions are met, the omnipotent wishing machine will not appear.

To put it another way, the Holy Grail will only appear if only one of the seven heroic spirits dies.That's right!

Eric: "I've never seen such a perfunctory trap written so clearly."

He is not interested in the Holy Grail, and even less interested in things that show problems. No matter how dazzling the cup is in front of his eyes, he has the right to pretend that he has not seen it.

Well.

I don't know if keeping it will harm others, in case trouble happens, let's smash this thing.

Thinking of this, Eric put down his casually raised legs, looking a little more serious.

"Wow—"

At the same time as his legs were lowered, the holy grail, which had been desperately showing its presence just now, instantly moved to a place several meters away from him.

If it hadn't been directly frozen into ice cubes by Eric's raised hand and smashed down, the slippery cup would have escaped to nowhere.

He is serious.

If you say you want to smash the Holy Grail, which is very likely to harm people, you will never be soft, and you have completely ignored the feelings of the universal wishing machine and the countless people who pursue it.

"Hmm... Although it is indeed strange to appear, this feeling, it is indeed the real Holy Grail."

Saber's hesitant voice only slowed down the boy's movement of smashing the glass for a tenth of a second. What really changed his mind was the words of a heroic spirit that indirectly caused all this.

"In a seemingly normal world, the most abnormal things may be the most real."

"Karna, what are you talking about?"

"It's nothing, it's just that this thought popped up in my mind." After saying something strange but not giving an intelligible explanation, the red-haired heroic spirit came from the dark, his handsome face always showing the same expression.

If you really want to say "the most abnormal", in Eric's opinion, the most abnormal here should be Karna.

Heroic spirits appeared inexplicably, and were not part of the standard equipment of the weird Holy Grail War.

He doesn't play cards according to the routine, and occasionally talks to himself and misinterprets orders, as if their brain circuits are not on the same line. It is said that it may be a sequela of "alter".

Putting aside the problem of sequelae, this guy's nature is not much worse.The way of speaking is also too straightforward, no matter how you look at it, it is not flattering.

— But, it's strange.

Eric didn't actually hate him.

This kind of simplicity that breaks the restrictions and will not be affected by any influence is very much to his liking.Even if he was pissed off several times, he could easily see the essence of Karna.

Maybe the two of them are really compatible.

Of course, there is the most crucial point.

From Karna, Eric felt a subtle familiarity.

As I said before, the sense of abruptness that he can trace back came from the time he met Saiki Kusuo, and the slight sense of dislocation that Karna brought to him was very similar to that cold-faced and warm-hearted superpower.

For the time being, it is impossible to determine how the two are connected and what they represent.

But Eric was willing to believe them.

"Do you want to try it?"

Karna asked: "Regardless of the reason, the Holy Grail that appears here is real. Does the master have any wishes to fulfill?"

"...that's a good question."

Eric wanted to deny it very simply, saying that he didn't have any wishes.But under the gaze of Heroic Spirit's pure and unblemished eyes, he stopped.

Because he suddenly discovered that he actually had a "wish".

No matter what period a man is, he has a "wish" in his heart.

In the beginning, a man's wish was very simple, he just wanted to wander around and find the most beautiful fiancée for himself by the way.

It didn't take long before the pure wish without much thought was splashed with the color of remorse and unwillingness, and all that slowly flowed out was dark blood that would never dry up.

He wanted to take revenge on the high god, but he was powerless, so he could only wander endlessly in the world.

It lingered for too long, so the time to declare the end came after a thousand years.

A man is genuinely tired, so his last wish is to give himself peace after death.

This long pursuit, going round and round completely ended at that moment, and the entanglements with many people and gods seemed to end here...

——It's just a pity that it still can't be completely ended.

For reasons still unknown, he was resurrected.

Wishes become simple again, there are many things I don't want to think about, and many stubborn attachments have also been relieved.

Eric should examine himself deeply and find out the clearest wish in his heart right now.

What he wants now is——

Humph.

It really is too simple.

He will not pursue too much anymore, and maintaining the status quo is enough.

The fetters brought together by fate, the old friends reunited by chance, as long as they can still get together, this is the "status quo" he cherishes.

this wish...

The frozen Holy Grail suddenly shone brightly, as if it had been sensed.

【As long as it is the wish of the victor, anything can come true.Even if the world line is reversed, human beings with a short lifespan can obtain eternal life, and heroic spirits who would not survive in this world will stay forever, even change the past and replace cause and effect...]

[No matter what, you can do it.This is the power of the Holy Grail! 】

The power that can turn illusion into reality has infinite appeal to both humans and heroic spirits.

Almost no one can resist.

"That's right, wouldn't it mean that if I make a wish, even the wish thousands of years ago can be fulfilled together?"

The consciousness of the Holy Grail conceded.

"It really is……"

The silver-haired boy was silent for a while, then stood up leisurely.

Just listening to the tone of voice will indeed make people feel that he has moved his heart and changed his previous mind.

But if you look at his eyes, you know—no, it's not like that at all.

Disdain was written in the eyes of the silver-haired boy.

It was deeper than the only indifference before. This word completely summed up his inner thoughts.

"If I want something, I will never pin my hopes on others, let alone borrow other inexplicable powers, and now come to obliterate the ending that was once powerless."

It was so funny.

Not only did Eric not waver in the slightest, but he almost laughed out loud.

Regardless of what others think, if he really chooses to do this, what will become of him in the past?

He never felt that the temporary comfort and beauty could become permanent.

After wandering for thousands of years, this is the only one that time has brought him the most profound understanding.

"Sure enough, it's still demolished... Well, since Karna said so, just make a wish."

Eric changed his mind a little, and decided to give this Holy Grail, which is a universal wishing machine, some face.

With a feeling of being extremely indifferent—yes, he is very indifferent, he doesn’t care whether he succeeds or not—Eric casually mentioned to the Holy Grail: “Well, I’m tired of the current state, you just Let me go back to how I was before."

To put it bluntly:

——The strong and mighty physique, the muscles that a real man can have, and the temperament that surpasses all living beings have returned.

——Give me back the 1.8-meter-five height that I have been used to for thousands of years!

Holy Grail: "........."

The Holy Grail probably knows.

The Holy Grail has presumably been activated.

However, an unprecedented amount of magical power erupted from the golden cup, and all of it sank into the silver-haired boy's body.

This is the power that can change the world.

At this moment, there should be a miracle.

Eric raised his eyebrows slightly.

I just want to feel the fresh air from a high place quietly...

"..."

"……Wait a moment."

"What the hell, isn't there any change??!!!"

However, he found that he hadn't recovered to the original level, and the height of his gaze hadn't changed at all——

"No, master, it's a little higher."

"What?!"

"According to my visual observation." Karna said solemnly: "Your wish has come true in another way."

"..."

"It's one centimeter taller, congratulations, master."

"........."

--go to hell.

Turned into a 139 cm boy with a blank expression.

—— Perish, damn the tattered cup that can’t understand human language.

——And, with it, the world that watched all his humiliation! ! ! ! !

Thus, the "world" was truly destroyed.