Chapter 291: ·Logos React

【Kay touched his chin and said: "Hmm, Priest Fernand... I remember meeting him at dusk, and then I, or rather Add and Gray, went to sleep as usual. Sigh, there should have been sleeping pills mixed in that dinner as usual."】

【The Second: "In that case, in the first round where we didn't intervene, that temple indeed rose according to the original mechanism, and the Skeleton King and skeleton soldiers all came to the ground, right? Priest Fernand should have died in battle at this time."】

【"Judging from the fact that Sister Ilumia's corpse is not nearby, she might not have died in the fight, but in any case, she failed to stop the Skeleton King from contacting the villagers. The rest of the truth is as I said before. Gray's mother committed suicide just before turning into the Skeleton King's body, and the Skeleton King was also affected by her death, that's all."】

【"She probably arrived earlier than the villagers, hid you nearby, and then acted and put on that mask. Although I don't know if that mask belonged to the Skeleton King or was a disguise she prepared in advance."】

【"Before acting, her mother probably discussed some things with Bersac, which made him successfully Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take you away after you were hidden."】

【"That said, judging from the situation, Bersac at that time probably didn't know the details either. The only content she revealed was 'help me save Gray'."】

【"Mom, why did you do that kind of thing..."】

【Gray lowered her head and cried, feeling her chest twitching and very uncomfortable.】

【The Second: "... ecause she loves you, Gray."】

Irisviel: "Poor child, her freedom was exchanged for her mother's life."】

Shishigou Kairi: "She bore all the pain herself."】

Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou: "This is maternal love, the greatest love."】

Artoria: "..."】

Kirei Kotomine: "May her soul rest in peace."】

【Gray: "It was only me, I must understand Mom's reason..."】

【The Second: "... ecause her mother could not let you notice the plan. Because as long as you noticed, the villagers would immediately discover the anomaly through your attitude, and depending on the situation, they might also snatch you away. Precisely because of this, her mother pretended to be the one who worshipped you most fervently in the village; she had to be the most fanatical believer in the village, fanatical to the point that even the old woman who was the village head didn't have a hint of suspicion. If she didn't do that, the Mystic Code that separates the spirit and soul from the body would not have been handed over to her for safekeeping. So, we must know the reason. Otherwise, we will miss important things. This point is the same for you, Zepia."】

【Zepia: "Oh, you want to say I have such a reason too?"】

【The Second: "Of course."】

【Zepia: "Then, based on what principle?"】

【The Second: "There is only one answer, the Atlas Contract."】

【"The seven contracts left by Atlas Academy, Atlas Academy must provide assistance based on the contracts signed. The only possibility that you would Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take such a roundabout and inefficient approach is to avoid violating this contract. If the contract has some purpose, it is completely opposite to the roundabout approach. Just achieve it with the shortest distance and the fastest speed."】

【"Just to expel us, it's not difficult for Atlas Academy to do so with its power. But you didn't do that, which means you don't want to be our enemy, but are in a situation where you cannot simply provide assistance..."】

【"So, after endless calculations, you induced us with minimal contact and dialogue, making our actions happen to meet your purpose."】

【Video paused.】

【Question: What is the reason for Zepia doing all this?】

Waver: "Finally to the point, but this question is not easy to answer."】

Kayneth: "The clues that should be given have actually been given. In the video, your future self should have guessed it, and the truth is about to be revealed."】

Rin Tohsaka: "Is it because of the Atlas Contract? After all, this thing has been mentioned all along."】

Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou: "No, didn't the Second just say that everything is exactly the opposite? Zepia chose such a roundabout way because he couldn't do something due to the contract."】

Mordred: "Could it be that before thinking of the answer, one must first guess what the contract can't tolerate."】

Shishigou Kairi: "It seems this question can only be given up, my brain cells are not enough."】

Kayneth: "Hmm... Zepia went to such great lengths to let the future Waver solve the mystery of that year, what exactly is it for..."】

This question really stumped everyone in the group, and there was no conclusion for a long time.】

"Feng kid, do you have a clue?"

Iskandar asked Feng Xi.】

Feng Xi smiled: "Didn't I say before, think boldly."】

"In the previous second round, the scene that looked like a malfunction at the end, so can we boldly guess that the Logos React that shaped that space itself had a problem."】

Iskandar said strangely: "Ah? That fog weapon that claims to be able to destroy the world, will it have a problem?"】

Qin Shi Huang snorted: "Hmph, why not? After all, there is nothing perfect in the world."】

Gilgamesh smiled: "Ha. This is interesting. If that kind of weapon really had a problem, the fun would be really big."】

Feng Xi: "Time is running out, so I will answer this question."】

Feng Xi: "The reason is that Logos React malfunctioned, and Zepia couldn't interfere because of the contract, so he could only drag the Second and the others into the water."】

【Ding! Congratulations to Feng Xi for answering this question correctly, gaining 3 Saint Quartz.】

Kayneth: "What! Malfunction!"】

Waver: "I see, the noise in the space before, it really looks like a TV malfunction."】

Rin Tohsaka: "You are a bit of a hindsight now."】

Waver: "After all, who could have thought that it was Atlas Academy's top creation, and it would actually malfunction."】

Emiya Kiritsugu: "As long as it is man-made, there will always be some problems, perfect creations do not exist."】

【Answering time is over, video continues.】

【Zepia: "Hmm, this can hardly be called reasoning. Stacking more speculation on speculation is not the best policy. In terms of script, the level has slipped, right?"】

【The Second: "Unfortunately, I am not a detective. However, there is an indirect evidence this time."】

【Zepia: "Indirect evidence?"】

【The Second: "I said it, right? Whose grave is it? As for the answer, it has already been decided. Just think about at what stage of death the space passed through the noise, and the answer is self-evident."】

【"That is the Skeleton King's grave, Gray's mother's grave, and Logos React's grave."】

【"Ah, Logos React of course cannot die. A tool is a tool, it has no life. Although there are religious habits related to animism in various places, such as tools that have been kept for a hundred years will turn into monsters, and you must burn such tools first to avoid it, etc., but that is different from what I am talking about now. Because it was Logos React that reproduced the Skeleton King."】

【"Even if Gray's mother and the Skeleton King merged into one, that didn't change. And the Skeleton King's death brought different information to Logos React than usual."】

【"In short, Logos React, which should not die, received the message of 'death'. Because it is a tool, Logos React should not die. It clearly wouldn't die but died, and that contradiction caused an unbearable burden on that weapon."】

【"From a human perspective, it used almost infinite computing power to find out the contradiction, and at the same time, even the computing power was continuously dying. What is waiting at the end?"】

【"That's right, when Logos React malfunctions, what will be the result?"】

【Gray: "Then, when we returned to the village, the reason everyone disappeared..."】

【The Second: "Assuming they were affected by Logos React's malfunction is a reasonable explanation."】

【"So, you were monitoring this village alone. No, maybe you were protecting the world alone."】

Kayneth: "Actually produced a contradiction because of the death problem, thus malfunctioning!"】

Kayneth: "No, should I be glad? The weapon capable of destroying humanity malfunctioned, but the phenomenon was limited to the scope of one village, that is considered lucky, right?"】

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Actually, this Atlas Academy Dean should have been able to solve this matter, but he couldn't interfere because of the contract."】

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Should it be said, did the person who used the Atlas Contract expect such a situation to happen?"】

Kayneth: "Hartless..."】

【The Second: "How about it? Since I have tracked it to this point, admitting my inference shouldn't be considered a violation of the contract, right?"】

【Zepia chuckled: "Very good, Lord El-Melloi II, you are really interesting."】

【"As you inferred, Atlas Academy lent Logos React according to the contract. Until the contract period ends until King Arthur is resurrected, or the goal becomes impossible to achieve, we can monitor, but cannot interfere, even if a malfunction occurs."】

【Gray: "Why do that? Monitoring Logos React is not within the contract, right?"】

【Zepia: "Your teacher said it, because that is Atlas Academy's duty."】

【"We require ourselves to undertake the duty of maintaining humanity, letting humanity go as far as possible, as far as possible. The alchemists of this academy have been dedicating themselves for thousands of years for this goal."】

【"According to this situation, we can only intervene when we can judge that the contract cannot be achieved. Before that, let me think... about half of Wales will face the same disaster."】

【"Accurately witnessing the arrival of that moment is the purpose of my monitoring."】

【The Second: "Do you mean that Logos React should be destroyed?"】

【Zepia: "No, I didn't say that, and I have no right to say it in the contract. It's just confirming the self-evident fact regarding your inference, Lord."】

【"Even if the mere Wales disappeared, I wouldn't care. Neither humanity's suppression force nor the planet's suppression force will act for that degree of situation."】

【Zepia suddenly stopped talking at this point and looked up, only to see the canopy 'crack' and appear a crack.】

【It wasn't that kind of noise, but it belonged to the same quality of sound. However, why would that sound ring out in this space?"】

【Zepia: "I am very sorry, I must warn you. Logos React, which is still in a state of malfunction, seems to be exerting interference to invade here from the other Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side."】