Chapter 1142: · Old Saber's Memories of the Holy Grail War

【Second memory.】

【The Great Lightning and the meteor collided, in the decisive battle unfolded over Tokyo Bay, the Sun King (Rider) and the Great Hero (Archer) clashed fiercely.】

【As for the former, the Old Saber did not witness him in the temple, having only seen him twice before the decisive battle.】

【The first time was at the Reiroukan mansion where Berserker met his end, and the second time was in a park not far from the Sajo mansion.】

【The God King, leading the divine beast Sphinx and reigning in the night sky, had once declared:】

【"Goddess who devours the world and the knight who protects her! Tonight, I have finally understood what must be done. It is to slaughter you that I exist in this world!"】

【That was not said to himself.】

【It was also at that time that Ozymandias loudly announced his true name and said:】

【To uphold justice. Together with the city in the Far East, he will burn away all evil—】

【Why say that?】

【To Saber, who asked this, Sajo Manaka answered with an ambiguous smile—in the Holy Grail War, being hostile to other Heroic Spirits is a matter of course.】

【Saber believed her.】

【No. He realized that her words were correct in one aspect, and at the same time, he had to realize that there was likely some meaning hidden within that had not yet been revealed—】

Rin Tohsaka: "So, it wasn't just Brynhildr who received orders from the gods."

Zabiko: "No wonder you, Sun King, suddenly made such a big commotion."

Ozymandias: "Hahaha, does this even need to be said? Do you think I am the kind of person who likes to mess around?"

Rin Tohsaka: "Because there is an example before us, it's really not certain."

Ozymandias: "???"

King of Heroes: "Hmph."

He is now too lazy to bicker with these mongrels; that would only lower his own IQ.

【Sajo Manaka; "full of talent" is not enough to express a certain quality she possesses.】

【Following Assassin, even Caster has joined her ranks; everything is self-evident.】

【She possesses a certain charm beyond mana that the Old Saber cannot understand.】

【Helplessly, he is not good at perception and investigation.】

Waver: "What kind of quality could it be..."

Paracelsus: "That is a quality that would make all mages drop their jaws."

Caules: "Is it that exaggerated?"

Dongba: "Hehe—"

Waver: "To have you describe it like that, it seems it's not simple at all."

【"I have already decided! Let the evil that even devours stars be burned away by the majesty of me and the gods!"】

【To turn Tokyo into scorched earth together with over ten million citizens—the God King declared so.】

【For this, the Old Saber embarked on a battle to stop the other party, and unexpected reinforcements, Archer and Lancer, cooperated.】

【Next, he witnessed—the arrow of salvation!】

【He recognized that arrow.】

【Arash, Palamedes, one of the Knights of the Round Table, had mentioned his bravery.】

【He is a true hero of salvation.】

Blonde Rin: "What kind of logic is this..."

If you want to kill Sajo Manaka, focus on that; what is the operation of dragging the whole of Tokyo into the water?

Ozymandias: "Those are just insignificant dust on the road to clearing away evil, and they are not my subjects, so I naturally don't care about their lives."

Magical Girl Illya: "Sigh! Are the minds of these kings all so overbearing?"

Rin Tohsaka: "That's right, we are already used to it; you should adapt to it too."

【And the third memory is Brynhildr.】

【In the encounter at Sunshine 60 in Ikebukuro. The other party lightly manipulated a spear that was so huge it looked like a shield, which was jaw-dropping.】

【No matter when, she seemed to be filled with sorrow.】

【When they met last night, she was already a different person from before.】

【The intimidating aura wrapped around her body could also be described as heterogeneous, and it was different from the pressure unique to Heroic Spirits.】

【This reminded the Old Saber of supernatural existences he had glimpsed before.】

【Lady of the Lake. Inner Sea of the Planet. And, Avalon.】

Kay: "I wonder what Merlin is like in that world..."

Flower Mage: "Oh my, Kay-chan, you care about me so much,"

Kay: "I'm just worried about the Round Table of that world, worried about what if you in that world are even more of a bastard."

Feng Xi: "..."

Is Kay a crow's mouth or a prophet?

【The question turned into words and was asked, but it could not be answered.】

【It is not rare for a Master to disappear alone, but tonight, she rarely contacted him with silent words.】

【"Master has already found a way to deal with it, but Lancer is still not okay. By myself, I cannot kill that person."】

【"Perhaps, conversely, perhaps I will be killed?"】

【She is joking—】

【"Although I don't want to make such a request to Saber, who has just healed his wounds—"】

【Sajo Manaka will never lie.】

【Perhaps she has hidden something, but she has no false words.】

【At least to him, that girl will not lie.】

【The other Servants have all exited, Assassin and Caster are not strong enough; to defeat Lancer, he can only rely on himself holding the holy sword.】

【The logic makes sense. However—】

【The feeling that something is wrong is too obvious.】

【"You are right, Manaka."】

【The memory ended, and the Old Saber's eyes became firm instead.】

【"The Holy Grail is made of people's thoughts. Perhaps this is sad, but what many humans desire is not goodwill, but malice known as desire."】

【This is the truth.】

【Accumulating the desires of ten thousand people, the Holy Grail has, in a sense, already mutated.】

【"The Holy Grail was wrong from the beginning."】

Heartless: "Have you already noticed something is wrong? But that's also true."

Heartless: "It has been hinted to this point; if you still don't notice, then you are truly stupid."

Waver: "Even if you noticed, how are you going to stop this girl, King Arthur..."

【Time, in a flash, it is night again.】 ===== CHAPTER 1144 =====