Chapter 272

That was the Church's communicator, who was now limp and tied up, with wounds still bleeding continuously.

The skilled torture that even trained personnel could hardly endure was exactly what Magdalena, Gray's mother, had done.

Grandmother: "Now, the Church is our enemy."

"Eliminate them, just like the independent defense war fought in this mountain in the past. Roar, declare that this land is our holy land that we will never allow to be invaded."

"That's right! From the distant legendary era, we have been waiting impatiently for the King to descend; this time, don't worry about anyone, shout it out loud!"

"Swear to our Black Madonna!"

Rin Tohsaka: "This is, what Gray's mother did..."

Waver: "I really can't imagine that Gray's mother, who looks so kind, actually..."

Shishigou Kairi: "This is religious strife."

Zhang Jiao: "Your Western religions are really too terrifying."

Although he was also the leader of a religion, the Taiping Sect was just a peasant uprising in the name of a religion, not like these Western sects that insisted on pushing a so-called god and crazily offering faith.

Risei Kotomine: "These abominable heretics! How dare they treat the people of my Church like this!"

Emiya Emiya Shirou Kotomine: "..."

His mood was also very bad, because the scene in the video reminded him of the cruel acts of the shogunate against their believers in his lifetime.

Sure enough, the world is ignorant and must be guided and saved to achieve true peace.

On the other Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side, Waver and the other two, who were unaware of the situation outside, were still walking underground.

It should be said that they were already lost and couldn't even leave this place.

For this reason, Kay had to stop them from wandering around like headless flies; this would only make things worse.

They had to keep all the forks in the road in mind so that they might find a way out.

"... here is one thing I must confirm now."

Kay suddenly spoke at this time: "What did you do in the second half of the third day to the fourth day of the first round?"

Waver: "Don't you remember? Didn't you say you inherited Add's memory?"

"Unfortunately, from about the third night, Add seems to have no memory either."

Kay frowned and said: "The memory ends after meeting the Church people and the villagers and eating dinner at home. Gray was probably drugged in the food she ate."

"Add's consciousness is originally synchronized with Gray's; as long as this guy is fast asleep or in a state of blurred consciousness, Add will also fall into a similar situation. Those villagers should also know the mechanism in this regard."

Waver: "Drugged! Is there such a thing happening?"

Kayneth: "Interesting, it seems the death of that 'Gray' is probably not as simple as the future you know."

Waver: "Wait a minute! You said she was drugged at that time!"

"Hey, hey, it's too late to ask now."

Kay sneered: "It's exactly what it sounds like. You don't think that village cherished Gray and couldn't bear to touch a finger of hers, do you?"

"This village has been this kind of place from the beginning; it's a village built to cultivate Gray's body into an existence identical to King Arthur. For this purpose, they would stop at nothing."

"Ah, how long have they been doing such boring things? I don't remember."

"They are not just stubborn; the legend passed down from generation to generation sounds good, but that goal simply doesn't have that kind of value."

Risei Kotomine: "Hmph, stop at nothing, huh."

The previous video of the villagers occupying the church had already proven this point well.

Waver: "Is this considered being surrounded by enemies on all sides?"

Emiya Kiritsugu: "These people have fallen into madness in order to resurrect King Arthur."

Artoria: "..."

Mordred: "These scumbags! What do they Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take my father for!"

Lancelot: "Even if they look alike, a fake is a fake and can never become a King."

"..."

Waver was silent for a long time, looked at Gray, and said seriously: "You really don't remember anything? Even if the medicine made your consciousness blurred, it didn't block all the information; some information should be hidden in a corner of your mind, right?"

"After leaving the village, you have always refused to touch upon things about your hometown; that's what it's all about, isn't it?"

Waver's words were like sparks, immediately causing the scene in Gray's mind to explode, and she subconsciously covered her head.

"It hurts!"

Waver: "Gray!"

Stopping herself from rushing toward her teacher, Gray held her head and said: "..... hat's right."

At that time, between being half-dreaming and half-awake, she actually retained a trace of consciousness.

Although her five senses were almost hazy, only that emerging smell still clung to the depths of her nasal cavity.

The smell of rot and water, that was the miasma that made her throat feel like it was about to fester.

There was only one place in the village that would have that smell.

"That is... the swamp..."

Rin Tohsaka: "Going around in circles and back to the swamp again?"

Waver: "It seems that the swamp really hides a big mystery."

Waver: "Swamp?"

Gray: "I... met..."

No, the memory was still hazy.

Right, sound, and sound.

She remembered, that was the harsh screeching of hundreds of crows.

"You... Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take me..."

Right, memories of her vision were also emerging.

The one who fell covered in blood... that mask is...

Gray: "Among the crows... another, me, was blood..."

"Gray!"

Waver hurriedly supported Gray, who was about to fall, and said seriously: "Is this the reason why you don't want to think about the village?"

Waver: "Hey, hey, could it be..."

Kayneth: "Don't make judgments easily; it might be misleading."

Kayneth had already been scared by the routine of the quiz.

Shishigou Kairi: "This case is getting more and more chaotic."

Kay: "Add is the same, and you are the same; being too gentle has both pros and cons. If it were the Jewel Jewel Mage's style, letting her have a dream might have unexpectedly solved the problem."

"This is not something I haven't considered."

Waver said in a deep voice: "However, intervening in the consciousness of someone struggling with mental trauma will have a major impact on the person's personality. Moreover, if we are to follow the Jewel Jewel Mage's style, caring for disciples is also one of the obligations that mages should bear."

"Ha, that's called being too gentle, idiot."

Kay curled his lips and said: "Then, after what Gray just said, she was entrusted to you?"

Waver: "... he came to me on the morning of the fourth day; Berserker brought her to me in a coma. He said he hoped I would Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take this girl in. 'Gray's' corpse appeared beside the Black Madonna statue, so no one would hunt her down."

"He told me not to ask for details, so the girl could be saved, and I would also get the Gravekeeper of Blackmoore."

Shishigou Kairi: "So that's it; Waver hasn't seen Gray's corpse either."

Waver: "This case is completely starting from 0."

Kayneth: "The only thing that can be certain is that it absolutely has to do with Berserker."

Rin Tohsaka: "Indeed, doesn't Berserker drive crows?"

"So that's it. In other words, in the first round, you were excluded from the inside story."

Kay scratched his head and said: "If left alone, it might lead to the same result, but unfortunately, you have already come into contact with the inside story. Basically, even if it leads to the same result, it's useless."

"But in that case, what happened between Berserker and the village? Did he snatch Gray back from the villagers when they were about to hold some kind of ritual with Gray? Or did other trouble occur?"

Waver: "I don't know; I didn't ask about this aspect at the time."

Suddenly, Kay raised his hand to interrupt him, his head leaning against the dirt wall.

"The situation is not good."

Waver: "What happened?"

Kay: "Someone is chasing us."

Hearing this, Gray hurriedly stood up and held her scythe, vigilantly watching the passage in the darkness.

"... re you here?"

A moment later, a heavy voice sounded, and a strong figure holding an axe appeared in the field of vision.

Gray: "Mr. Berserker..."

That's right, the person who came was Berserker.

Kay: "Hey, hey, hey, the timing is too coincidental. Does this mean speaking of the devil?"

Shishigou Kairi: "Oh, I didn't expect him to be the first to chase us."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "He is a Gravekeeper; I'm afraid he knows the terrain here like the back of his hand, so he was able to find Waver and the others one step ahead."

Waver: "Now I just don't know which Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side Berserker is on."

"It seems there are unexpected gifts."

Berserker looked at the knight with a hazy form, his eyes narrowed, and said: "Excuse my rudeness, who are you?"

"Sigh, things are getting more complicated again."

Kay: "I told those two, just call me Kay."

"Ah, you don't need to introduce yourself; I know your identity very well, and I don't want to hear a man introduce his experience with a serious face."