Chapter 105

Artoria: "...No, this Iris is fake!"

Irisviel: "..."

Emiya Kiritsugu: "That's right, this is not Irisviel."

Tohsaka Tokiomi: "If this is not Einzbern, then who could it be?"

Kayneth: "Judging from her tone, she doesn't seem like a machine, but has her own thoughts."

Waver: "What does that mean, could there be other life existing in the Holy Grail?"

Feng Xi: "Alright, just keep watching and you'll know."

["So, please, hurry up and give it a 'form'."]

['Irisviel' wrapped around Emiya Kiritsugu and said charmingly: "Kiritsugu, only you are qualified to define its form."]

["You, what are you?"]

[Emiya Kiritsugu was expressionless, staring dead at the 'Irisviel' close at hand.]

[Irisviel would absolutely never have such behavior.]

["I am Irisviel."]

['Irisviel' said softly: "You already knew how to save the world, didn't you? So, I will use your usual methods, inherit your principles, and complete your wish."]

["What are you talking about?"]

[Emiya Kiritsugu still had no fluctuation.]

["There's no help for it, the next question can only be asked of your heart."]

[Seeing that Emiya Kiritsugu was not so easily fooled, 'Irisviel' curled her lips.]

Waver: "That thing seems to want Emiya Kiritsugu to make a wish as soon as possible, why?"

Kayneth: "Idiot, one look and I can tell your observation is not good."

Kayneth: "Didn't it say before, only by making a wish can it descend to the 'outside world'."

Kayneth: "It seems to be referring to the Holy Grail, but it's actually referring to itself."

Kayneth: "That thing wants to leave the Holy Grail through Emiya Kiritsugu's wish."

Tohsaka Tokiomi: "No wonder the winner hasn't been decided yet, and it pulled Emiya Kiritsugu in."

Tohsaka Tokiomi: "Because no matter who the final winner is, it makes no difference to it."

[The screen turned again, Emiya Kiritsugu found himself appearing in a hotel room.]

["Where is this?"]

[Just when Emiya Kiritsugu was confused, the old-fashioned TV in front of him suddenly turned on automatically.]

["There are 300 people on one ship, and 200 people on another ship, a total of 500 people including crew and passengers, plus Emiya Kiritsugu."]

["Assuming these 501 people are the only remaining humans in the world, the bottoms of both ships have a hole that will cause the ship to sink at the same time, and only Emiya Kiritsugu can repair the ships, so which ship would you choose to repair?"]

Iskandar: "What's going on? It turned into a quiz again."

Gilgamesh: "Hehe, this question is interesting, it seems there is another good show to watch."

Kayneth: "This question, isn't it a version of the Trolley Problem?"

Iskandar: "Trolley Problem? What is that?"

Waver: "A problem proposed by a scientist named Philippa Foot in 1967, which still has no correct answer."

Zhang Jiao: "What is this question?"

Feng Xi: "It's almost the same as the question in the video, a madman tied five people to the tracks, the trolley is about to run over, you have a lever in front of you, you can turn the trolley to another track to save those five people, but there is also one person tied to the other track."

Zhang Jiao: "In other words, is it to save five people and kill one person, or stand by and watch those five people be run over?"

Artoria: "This question, simply..."

For her, this question is definitely the most difficult one.

Because she wants to save all six of them, and simply cannot choose.

Feng Xi: "This question is very difficult for you, but it is very simple for Emiya Kiritsugu."

Emiya Kiritsugu: "...That's right, just choose the Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side with value."

Artoria: "Value! How can human life be described by value!"

Emiya Kiritsugu: "Everything in the world has value, so there will be sacrifices."

Emiya Kiritsugu: "..."

["Of course it's the ship with 300 people."]

[Without any hesitation, Emiya Kiritsugu gave his answer directly.]

["Then, after you made the decision, the 200 people on the other ship captured you and asked you to repair their ship, what would you do?"]

[The voice in the TV suddenly asked a sharper question.]

["I would..."]

[This time Emiya Kiritsugu's answer carried a bit of hesitation.]

[Just then, the window suddenly flashed, attracting his attention.]

[Emiya Kiritsugu walked over and pulled the curtain, his pupils shrank.]

[I saw himself standing on a ship full of corpses.]

[On the whole ship, men, women, old and young, not one less.]

[Looking at this bloody scene in front of him, Emiya Kiritsugu was completely stunned.]

[And on the bed behind him, weapons were placed at some point.]

["Kill all those 200 people, right?"]

[The voice teased: "Correct, this is the choice Emiya Kiritsugu would make."]

Kayneth: "...Emiya Kiritsugu, you guy, you are really ruthless."

He thought he already understood Emiya Kiritsugu's ruthlessness enough, but didn't expect it to be conservative.

Artoria: "Emiya Kiritsugu, you!"

Emiya Kiritsugu: "This is the best choice."

Emiya Kiritsugu: "If it drags on, I'm afraid none of these 500 people will be saved in the end."

Emiya Kiritsugu: "This is the most rational choice."

Artoria: "..."

Iskandar: "But what exactly does this voice want to do, what is the meaning of this question?"

Waver (Older): "This is guidance, guiding out Emiya Kiritsugu's truest thoughts through these questions."

Waver (Older): "However, it also seems to want to express other meanings."

Iskandar: "What meaning?"

Waver (Older): "Uh, I haven't seen it yet."

[The TV turned off, and the phone in Emiya Kiritsugu's hand rang.]

[It was still that voice.]

["Next, the 300 survivors board two ships and continue to sail."]

["This time there are 200 people and 100 people on the two ships respectively, however, the bottoms of both ships have holes at the same time, you are kidnapped by the 100 people on the small boat, and asked to repair their ship first."]

["What, would you do?"]

["I would... but..."]

[Emiya Kiritsugu became even more hesitant this time.]

[Before he could finish, the phone hung up, and Emiya Kiritsugu appeared on the pier again.]

[Looking back, he saw a ship being blown up.]

[Emiya Kiritsugu was no longer calm and became very panicked.]

["That's right, you are correct."]

Waver: "This, did he kill those 100 people again! Then what is the meaning of that previous question!"

Waver: "Isn't this no different from killing 300 people directly!"

Rin Tohsaka: "This question is simply unreasonable."

Rin Tohsaka: "With the previous lesson, how could those 300 people split into ships?"

Tohsaka Tokiomi: "What exactly does this questioner want to do by asking these questions?"