Chapter 162

Kiritsugu Emiya: "Indeed. The previous 'King of Conquerors' was running across rooftops while carrying Irisviel, but after Saber caught up, he was driving a chariot. It is clearly a tactic to divert the disaster."

Artoria: "But, who could it possibly be?"

Rin Tohsaka: "Who else could it be besides Goldie? That guy's treasury is full of bizarre things; it's perfectly normal for him to have one or two transformation items."

Waver: "Indeed."

【Artoria finally catches up to Iskandar and strikes at him with her sword without hesitation.】

【Iskandar blocks with a backhand strike, noticing that Artoria's mood is not quite right.】

【And Artoria, having been forced back, finally realizes something is wrong.】

【There is no trace of Irisviel on the Great Emperor's chariot.】

【But she only assumes that Iskandar has hidden the Lady, so she directly activates her Noble Phantasm and fires a blast at the Great Emperor.】

【On the other side, Kiritsugu Emiya has stormed the Matou residence and kidnapped Kariya Matou.】

【It turns out that through his analysis, he determined the culprit was not Rider, but Kariya Matou.】

【Therefore, he broke directly into the Matou house, but did not find Kariya Matou, which is why he held Kariya Matou hostage to interrogate him.】

【Kariya Matou panicked and told Kiritsugu Emiya that Kariya Matou had left with Kirei Kotomine that morning.】

【Kiritsugu Emiya's expression grew even uglier, and he finished off Kariya Matou with a single shot.】

【Elsewhere, at a park halfway up a mountain in Fuyuki City.】

【The 'King of Conquerors' is holding Irisviel here, with Kariya Matou and Kirei Kotomine standing to the side.】

【"I didn't expect the real Rider to appear; heaven is truly helping me."】

【Kirei Kotomine looks at the pillar of light in the distance and smiles at Kariya Matou: "It seems you always have a luck bonus on the battlefield."】

【Kariya Matou says in a deep voice: "Is it really necessary to consume two Command Spells just for this woman?"】

【"You don't need to worry."】

【Kirei Kotomine places a hand on Kariya Matou's hand, directly helping him replenish the two Command Spells.】

【"As long as you are willing, they can be replenished at any time."】

【Kirei Kotomine looks at the 'King of Conquerors' and smiles: "But I really didn't expect this guy to have transformation abilities."】

【"Ugh..."】

【The 'King of Conquerors' lets out a roar and transforms back into Lancelot.】

【Video paused.】

【The correct answer is C.】

【Congratulations to Waver, Extra Feng Xi, King of Conquerors, Lancelot, Hundred Personas Hassan, Kiritsugu Emiya, Kariya Matou, Zhang Jiao, Waver, Qiesi, First Emperor, Sigurd, and the Old Worm for obtaining 3 Saint Quartz and advancing to the next round.】

【The remaining group members answered incorrectly and had 1 Saint Quartz deducted.】

Seeing this answer, Zhang Jiao and the others look at Extra Feng Xi in surprise.

Zhang Jiao says in astonishment: "Kid Feng, you're quite wicked; you actually guessed it right again."

"Luck, it was purely luck."

Extra Feng Xi waves his hand.

Sigurd, however, smiles: "This isn't ordinary luck; it's a bit like being a chosen one."

The group chat is in an uproar at this moment.

Rin Tohsaka: "A trap, a huge trap! Why would Lancelot have transformation abilities?"

Waver: "Although I answered correctly, I was just guessing blindly."

King of Conquerors: "Saber, isn't he your subordinate? Do you know what's going on?"

Artoria: "How could I possibly know what abilities Sir Lancelot has after becoming a Heroic Spirit?"

Artoria: "However, Sir Lancelot often disguised himself to hide his identity and go on adventures during his lifetime, and he achieved glory through victory, so perhaps..."】

Kayneth: "So that's it. Because of this legend, he gained the effect of disguise?"

Waver: "But Kariya Matou actually ended up with Kirei Kotomine."

Kayneth: "Hmph, this is the Holy Grail War."

【Video continues.】

【"This Noble Phantasm is truly a waste on a Berserker."】

【Watching Lancelot gradually go mad, Kirei Kotomine sighs: "Even using Command Spells to forcibly control him only achieved this much; his obsession is truly deep."】

【It turns out that Kariya Matou's two Command Spells were both used to make Lancelot obedient.】

【"That's enough, disappear, Berserker."】

【Watching Lancelot become increasingly violent, Kariya Matou orders him to retreat.】

【Afterwards, Kariya Matou looks at Irisviel on the ground and asks: "Is this woman really the 'vessel' of the Holy Grail?"】

【"To be precise, she is the 'contents' of the Holy Grail."】

【Kirei Kotomine smiles: "Don't worry, the Holy Grail will definitely be handed over to you."】

【Kariya Matou: "Before that, don't forget what you promised, Priest."】

【Kirei Kotomine: "No problem."】

Kayneth: "So that's it. Irisviel, you are the Lesser Grail; I had overlooked that before."

"Iris, what does Lesser Grail mean? What vessel of the Holy Grail?"

Artoria hurriedly asks Irisviel.

Irisviel has a bitter expression, not knowing how to explain.

This makes Artoria even more uneasy.

"What is the Lesser Grail?"

Zhang Jiao and the others ask Extra Feng Xi curiously.

Extra Feng Xi has no choice but to explain it to them.

"The Lesser Grail is the 'vessel' used to finally summon the Holy Grail, and it is also the container that stores the souls of the Servants who are defeated in the Holy Grail War."

"At the end of this Holy Grail War, by using her as a sacrifice, one can summon the true Holy Grail and make a wish."

Zhang Jiao: "In other words, is this woman a sacrificial lamb?"

Extra Feng Xi: "Irisviel is a homunculus created by the Einzbern family using their ancestor 'Justeaze', who created the Holy Grail War, as a prototype. The purpose is to help the Einzbern family seize the Holy Grail and fulfill their long-cherished wish of popularizing the Third Magic."

Zhang Jiao: "What is the Third Magic?"

Extra Feng Xi: "It is the Third Magic, one of the five great magics remaining in the world today."

"The Third Magic is the materialization of the soul, a magic that realizes immortality on another level."

"It is said that on the day it is completed, one will obtain an endless source of magical energy because the soul becomes a perpetual motion machine."

Zhang Jiao: "So that's it; it's for longevity again."

【Time flashes to midnight, and the scene shifts to the Fuyuki City church.】

【Kariya Matou arrives here alone, pushes open the door, and immediately sees the back of Tokiomi Tohsaka sitting in the front row.】

【Just as he walks over, gritting his teeth, Tokiomi Tohsaka suddenly falls to the ground.】

【Kariya Matou hurriedly steps forward to check, only to find that the other person is already dead.】

【Now he finally realizes that something is wrong.】

【At the same time, a shadow appears under the moonlight.】

【Someone has come to the door.】

【Video paused.】

【Question: Who is the person who arrived?】

【A: Rin Tohsaka; B: Aoi Tohsaka; C: Sakura Matou; D: Kirei Kotomine.】

【Please answer within five minutes; overtime will be counted as a forfeit.】

Waver: "This development, I really don't know how to evaluate it."

Kayneth: "He's been played. Kirei Kotomine clearly wants to frame Kariya Matou for killing Tokiomi Tohsaka, and yet he can't explain it clearly."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Hmph, this guy thinks he's very clear-headed, but in reality, he is always so naive."

Kayneth: "Indeed."

In the video, Kirei Kotomine clearly reached a cooperation agreement with Kariya Matou on the condition of betraying Tokiomi Tohsaka, and Kariya Matou actually agreed.

He didn't even stop to think why Kirei Kotomine would suddenly betray Tokiomi Tohsaka.

If you think about it carefully, you can feel there is a big problem, but Kariya Matou in the video clearly didn't think that much.

Moreover, you actually trusted someone who could even betray his own master so easily.