Chapter 82

[Artoria is speeding along on her motorcycle, chasing the 'Conqueror King,' and ends up violating who knows how many traffic laws.]

[Running red lights, speeding, and driving against traffic.]

[And yet, she still accidentally loses him.]

[Artoria hurriedly uses her Instinct to search for him, and quickly locks onto her target.]

[After a high-speed chase across the Fuyuki Bridge, she finally catches sight of Iskandar again.]

[At this moment, Iskandar is driving his Wheel of Gordius, taking Waver for a joyride in the sky.]

["Rider, look."]

[Waver and Iskandar both notice Artoria pursuing them.]

[Seeing her riding a motorcycle, Iskandar immediately takes it as a challenge.]

[Thus, he lands the Wheel of Gordius and begins a drag race against her.]

[How could Artoria's ordinary motorcycle keep up with Iskandar's Noble Phantasm?]

[So, Artoria uses her Invisible Air to modify the bike.]

Conqueror King: "Oh my, Saber, this vehicle is exactly the same as the one you were riding yesterday."

Artoria: "It is not the same. In the video, it is one I modified with magical energy; the one I rode yesterday was a magical craft I drew from a treasure chest."

Conqueror King: "Is that so? Then your luck is truly good."

Rin Tohsaka: "Please, why do you guys always get sidetracked?"

Rin Tohsaka: "Isn't Saber chasing the 'Conqueror King' who kidnapped the Lady? Why is the Lady gone after she caught up?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "That goes without saying; someone must be impersonating the Conqueror King."

Emiya Kiritsugu: "Indeed. The previous 'Conqueror King' was running across rooftops carrying Irisviel, but after Saber caught up, he was driving a chariot. It is clearly a ploy to shift the blame."

Artoria: "But, who could it be?"

Rin Tohsaka: "Who else but Gilgamesh? That guy's treasury is full of all sorts 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 backhanded sword strike, noticing that Artoria's mood is off.]

[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 Iskandar has hidden the Lady, so she activates her Noble Phantasm and fires a blast at the Emperor.]

[On the other Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side, Emiya Kiritsugu has stormed the Matou residence and kidnapped Matou Tsuruno.]

[It turns out that through analysis, he determined the culprit was not Rider, but Matou Kariya.]

[Therefore, he broke into the Matou house, but did not find Matou Kariya, so he held Matou Tsuruno hostage for interrogation.]

[Matou Tsuruno panicked and told Emiya Kiritsugu that Matou Kariya had left with Kirei Kotomine that morning.]

[Emiya Kiritsugu's expression grew even uglier, and he finished off Matou Tsuruno with a single shot.]

[Elsewhere, at a park halfway up a mountain in Fuyuki City.]

['Conqueror King' is holding Irisviel here, with Matou Kariya and Kirei Kotomine standing by.]

["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 Matou Kariya: "It seems you always have a luck bonus on the battlefield."]

[Matou Kariya 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 Matou Kariya's hand, 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 'Conqueror King' and smiles: "But I really didn't expect this guy to have transformation abilities."]

["Ugh..."]

['Conqueror King' lets out a roar and transforms back into Lancelot.]

[Video paused.]

[The correct answer is C.]

[Congratulations to Waver, Feng Xi, Conqueror King, Lancelot, Hundred Personas Hassan, Emiya Kiritsugu, Matou Kariya, Zhang Jiao, Luo Luo Ershi, Emiya (Assassin), Qin Shi Huang, Sigurd, and Old Worm for obtaining 3 Saint Quartz and advancing to the next round.]

[Remaining group members answered incorrectly and will have 1 Saint Quartz deducted.]

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

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

"Luck, it's purely luck."

Feng Xi waves his hand.

Sigurd smiles: "This isn't ordinary luck; it's a bit like being chosen by heaven."

The group chat is in an uproar at this moment.

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

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

Conqueror King: "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 during adventures in his lifetime, and earned the honor of victory. I fear..."

Kayneth: "I see. Because of this legend, he gained the effect of disguise?"

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

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

[Video continues.]

["This Noble Phantasm is truly a waste on Berserker."]

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

[It turns out Matou Kariya's two Command Spells were both used to make Lancelot obedient.]

["That's enough, disappear, Berserker."]

[Watching the increasingly irritable Lancelot, Matou Kariya orders him to retreat.]

[Then Matou Kariya 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 to you."]

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

[Kirei Kotomine: "No problem."]

Kayneth: "I see. Irisviel, you are the Lesser Grail; I overlooked that before."

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

Artoria hurriedly asks Irisviel.

Irisviel looks bitter, not knowing how to explain.

This makes Artoria even more uneasy.

"What is the Lesser Grail?"

Zhang Jiao and the others ask Feng Xi curiously.

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 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, using her as a sacrifice, one can summon the true Holy Grail and make a wish."

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

Feng Xi: "Irisviel is an artificial human 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?"

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 will become a perpetual motion machine."

Zhang Jiao: "I see. So it's for longevity again."

[Time instantly jumps to midnight, and the scene shifts to the Fuyuki City church.]

[Matou Kariya arrives 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 collapses to the ground.]

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

[Now he finally realizes 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 newcomer?]

[A: Rin Tohsaka; B: Aoi Tohsaka; C: Sakura Matou; D: Kirei Kotomine.]

[Please answer within five minutes; overtime counts as giving up.]

Waver: "I really don't know how to evaluate this development."

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

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 Matou Kariya on the condition of betraying Tokiomi Tohsaka, and Matou Kariya actually agreed.

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

A little careful deliberation would reveal that something is very wrong, but the Matou Kariya in the video clearly didn't think that much.

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