Chapter 502

【"You're late today, Gray."】

【When Gray arrived at the dilapidated house behind the church, Bersac was chopping wood there, asking without looking back.】

【Gray: "I... am a bit upset."】

【She tried hard to calm herself down and secretly observed her surroundings.】

【Just like in her memory, she didn't find anything different.】

【"That, Mr. Bersac..."】

【"..."】

【The other party didn't respond, which was also the same as in her memory.】

【Bersac is not a man of few words; if necessary, he would actually become talkative; he just isn't interested in daily conversation itself.】

【Gray: "... Don't you think something happened in the village?"】

【Bersac paused and turned his head: "What are you referring to?"】

【Gray: "No, no, that, for example, everyone suddenly disappeared, the season is clearly winter but it regressed to summer, and so on."】

【Bersac frowned: "... What are you talking about?"】

【Gray suddenly felt that she was too impatient, so she had to say: "I just happened to see that plot in a book and had a strange dream."】

【"Is that so?"】

【Bersac also accepted this answer readily, put down the axe and said: "More importantly, regarding yesterday's visitor..."】

【Gray: "Did something happen?"】

【Bersac: "He asked me about your appearance."】

【Gray was stunned; that's right, it was this part, which overlapped with her memory again.】

【Bersac: "What's wrong? Daydreaming again."】

【Gray: "No, nothing. Bu, but, why would you talk about the topic of appearance?"】

【"That guest seems to want to hire the gravedigger of Blackmoore."】

【Bersac glanced at Gray and said: "You are undoubtedly one of them. But normally speaking, this village wouldn't let you go. Because from a long time ago, this place was established on such a system."】

【Gray: "... Yes."】

【She remembers, the topic ended there at that time too.】

【Because she was too timid at that time, 'Although a miraculous encounter happened to come, it was still unrelated to me after all', that was her thought at that time.】

Shishigou Kairi: "It feels like repeating the past; this girl must be very uneasy in her heart."

Tohsaka Tokiomi: "If her will isn't firm, she will likely become confused and start doubting whether everything after she left the village is fake."

Tohsaka Tokiomi: "No, it should be said that she has already started to have such thoughts."

【Gray: "May I ask, what things did Mr. Bersac and the guest talk about?"】

【"Hmm?"】

【Bersac's strange gaze fell on Gray: "You're actually curious about this kind of thing, that's really rare."】

【Gray: "Is, is that so... however, this is related to me after all."】

【Bersac: "That's true. The other party is a Lord of the Clock Tower, so there's really no way to just brush it off. I frankly told him the origin of your appearance, and the connection with Add."】

【Gray: "The origin of my appearance..."】

【The origin of her appearance, which is the greatest hero of Britain - King Arthur.】

【This is a long plan, and she only knows a little bit of the general idea.】

【Simply put, the history that this village has continued is to create someone capable of using the Noble Phantasm sealed inside Add.】

【This plan is too long, so long that even the meaning has been forgotten, but the village is still miserably continuing this act of forgetting the reason.】

【Speaking of which, she also feels a bit inexplicable herself; King Arthur is actually a woman, but it has always been passed down like this in the village.】

【After meeting her master, she also knows that this legend is true.】

Waver: "Sure enough, this village intends to create a new King Arthur."

Mordred: "Daring to offend my father, they should all be killed!"

Lancelot: "Indeed, actually wanting to create a fake, they should be executed!"

Shishigou Kairi: "But don't you find it ridiculous? Even the purpose of doing this has been forgotten, yet they are still stubbornly executing it; it has already become a demonic obsession."

Kayneth: "Maybe they didn't forget at all, it's just that Gray doesn't know."

Waver: "Indeed, but one point is also confirmed, and that is that this project is very old; it likely started from the era of King Arthur."

Artoria: "..."

【Bersac: "It's very quiet today. In normal times, you would have interrupted with unnecessary jokes by now."】

【He is referring to Add.】

【Gray: "That, we don't seem to have slept well."】

【"Hmm, are there such situations too?"】

【Bersac stroked his beard and said: "Regardless, it's necessary to probe that person's thoughts again. I also intend to send you to guide the guest today, is that okay?"】

【Gray's expression froze; this development is also exactly the same as that year.】

【If so, what about the teacher? Will the teacher be the same as them?】

Emiya Kiritsugu: "If even Waver doesn't remember her, she will likely really collapse."

Waver: "Yeah, like the last straw that breaks the camel's back; I hope that doesn't happen."

【Bersac looked at Gray and asked strangely: "What's wrong? Did you encounter anything unpleasant today?"】

【Gray: "No, nothing."】

【Bersac observed Gray suspiciously, then picked up the basket on the side.】

【"Use this instead of lunch, send it to the guest."】

【Gray: "... I, I understand."】

【Gray took the basket and left in a hurry, making Bersac frown.】

【The hunting hut is not far from here, and Gray arrived at the door quickly, but hesitated to knock for a long time.】

【She is afraid, afraid that even Waver won't remember her.】

【Hesitating for a long time, Gray finally pushed the door open and went in.】

【Waver was sitting by the table, lighting a cigar and watching her quietly.】

【"Mas, Master..."】

【Gray gathered her courage and called out slowly in a hoarse voice.】

【The room was immediately filled with silence.】

【"Great."】

【A moment later, Waver breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It looks like you are the Gray I know."】

【Just such a simple sentence immediately made Gray feel very relieved.】

Waver: "Fortunately, it's not the worst development."

Shishigou Kairi: "Hehe, this little girl really relies on you."

Waver: "Cough, cough, it's the future me."

Shishigou Kairi: "It's all the same, all the same."

【Gray, who breathed a sigh of relief, only felt her whole body go limp and almost fell; after being discovered by Waver, she was immediately helped to sit in a chair.】