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Lancer and Solau were no longer important; the Second King preferred to first investigate Ryudong Temple.
At this moment, Artoria only wanted to find Irisviel. This was not only because of the Command Seal given by Kiritsugu Emiya before his death, but also because she had sworn with her sword to protect Irisviel.
"Who is it?" El-Melloi II suddenly looked up into the air from his thoughts.
At that moment, a figure appeared from the spot where the Second Prince was looking.
"Kiritsugu?"
"protector?"
This is a man with snow-white hair, wearing light armor, and a red cloth hood around his neck.
His skin was dark, a sickly color.
Chapter 169 Double Agent
Kiritsugu Emiya, who had been confirmed dead, suddenly appeared before everyone as a Heroic Spirit.
Lancer immediately became alert.
At this moment, Kiritsugu Emiya did not pay attention to the surprise in everyone's eyes. Instead, he directly interrupted their previous conversation and looked at the Chaldea group.
Are the previous agreements still in effect?
This agreement refers to following Kiritsugu Emiya's arrangements.
Seeing the Chaldea members nod, Kiritsugu Emiya nodded and said:
"Let's set our next target at Ryudouji Temple. Once we deal with Matouchi, your journey through this singularity should be successfully completed."
"But what about Irisviel?" Artoria looked at Kiritsugu Emiya with some confusion.
"Irisviel is currently at Ryudong Temple. The Assassin who kidnapped her was Caster in disguise."
In response to Artoria's doubts, Kiritsugu Emiya provided an explanation.
"Where do you get your intelligence from?" King El-Melloi II asked, looking at the Heroic Spirit Palace with some suspicion.
"The suppression force. The appearance of this singularity is because the Matou family gave birth to a magical seed that should not have appeared, which made it possible for the Holy Grail to be completed."
"And Kenneth of the Clock Tower was given memories he shouldn't have because of this, which drove him to resolve this Holy Grail War."
"But unfortunately, Sovereign Kenneth did not complete the arrangement of the restraint force, which is why I was able to sign a contract with the restraint force."
Kiritsugu Emiya's appearance unveiled all the mysteries one by one, and he emphasized the dangers of Matou Pond.
"The biggest problem now is that the divine beast that Caster summoned is already an extraordinary product. Even if we gather all our strength, we may not be able to defeat it."
"But I think this shouldn't make you give up, right, Master who once saved Chaldea?"
Kiritsugu Emiya smiled at Ritsuka Fujimaru; at this crucial moment, he actually cracked a joke.
"Of course, no problem. But Mr. Emiya, are you really sure that defeating Caster and Matou Ike at Ryudouji Temple will resolve this incident?"
"Yes, no problem. I confirmed this with the higher-ups before I came. As long as Matou Ike dies, this singularity will be completely resolved. However, we still need to deal with the residue inside the Holy Grail."
Kiritsugu Emiya continued his cautious conversation, arranging all the actions in place.
He did indeed check with his superiors to see how to resolve this singularity, but the target was not the inhibitory force.
In the instant after his death, he transformed into a guardian and returned to the mortal world.
His first stop was not here, but in the large cavern far beneath Ryudong Temple.
The other party agreed to his request to protect Irisviel and extracted the spirit of the Heroic Spirit from Irisviel's body in front of him.
It was injected into the body of the Winter Saintess.
He then checked Irisviel's body, but found she was asleep.
The other party's request was to continue guiding Chaldea in resolving this singularity event.
Guide them to storm Ryudong Temple, and then guide them to deal with the Winter Saintess who has been tainted by the mud.
In response, Kiritsugu Emiya raised a question: Can this kind of combat power really defeat Caster, who has already summoned a divine beast?
The other party just smiled:
"It's alright. The Masters of Chaldea are saviors of the world. Such a small difficulty cannot stop them."
"A savior? What a despicable thing..."
Thus, Kiritsugu Emiya, carrying a mission, arrived at this place.
He could tell whether the other party was telling the truth or lying. As long as Matou Ike and the Winter Saintess were dealt with, this singularity should also disintegrate automatically, just as that person said.
Although it's unclear why the other party wants to help Chaldea resolve this singularity crisis.
But now Kiritsugu Emiya has no choice but to do as he's told.
Moreover, according to the theory of the inhibitory force, this world should have automatically escaped destruction, and its inhabitants should have been extinct long ago.
But just recently, it suddenly blossomed with vitality.
Kiritsugu Emiya's sixth sense told him that the person hidden in the Holy Grail at Ryudouji Temple might not be plotting anything bad.
In that case, what's wrong with being a double agent?
It's just that I'll have to do dirty work again... anyway, it's always been like this.
After explaining to everyone, Kiritsugu Emiya's gaze swept across everyone's faces.
I realized that what I said didn't seem to be trusted by many people.
Ironically, Artoria, with whom he had previously been unable to understand each other, now stood firmly on his side...
After listening to Kiritsugu Emiya's explanation, King El-Melloi II frowned.
Although what the other party said was almost exactly the same as what he thought.
It could even be said to be the most ideal solution at present.
The culprit – Matou.
"Hidden Crisis" - The Holy Grail tainted by sludge.
Even the matter of Professor Kenneth was explained clearly by this guardian of the restraint.
But something always feels off.
It was as if this was a complicated matter no matter how you looked at it, after the Guardian of the Counter Force arrived here.
Things then become simple.
What used to require some thought, now all I need to do is grab my sword and rush to Ryudou Temple.
Am I really overthinking things?
If you continue to cut off, you will be subject to chaos.
With Zhuge Liang's spirit in his body, El-Melloi II understood this ancient saying perfectly.
"Let's decide on this for now. By the way, Ritsuka, I have some questions for you about Gilgamesh's last possessions."
Upon hearing that the matter had been decided, Kiritsugu Emiya set off alone.
Artoria glanced at Fujimaru Ritsuka, then followed closely behind.
I don't know how long it took.
Kiritsugu Emiya finally stopped in front of a vending machine.
No coins in hand? No problem, you can still use magic tricks.
After taking out a pack of cigarettes, he leaned against the vending machine and looked at Artoria, who was following closely behind.
"Master, how much of what you just said is true?"
"I am no longer your Master." Kiritsugu Emiya did not answer, but simply said.
"What about Irisviel?"
“I’ve already said it, Irisviel is at Ryudong Temple.”
"Is everything you're saying true?" Artoria asked.
“Except for the Kenneth thing, everything else is true,” Kiritsugu Emiya replied, then took a deep drag on his cigarette and continued:
"Saber, I hope that from now on you can take my place and stay by their side..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kiritsugu Emiya transformed into a spirit form and dissipated into the air.
El-Melloi II was examining something Gilgamesh had given him—a strange key—with Fujimaru Ritsuka by his side.
“This item is recorded in the Chaldean archives; it’s the key to that king’s treasury,” said the image of Leonardo da Vinci from the side.
"What use is this thing to Gilgamesh? And it only lasts for three days," Fujimaru Ritsuka asked, somewhat puzzled.
"The Holy Grail War will end in exactly three days..." El-Melloi II said slowly, staring at the key that held the royal treasure.
Everyone looked at the Second Prince, who had a furrowed brow and an extremely unnatural expression.
"What's wrong, Mr. El-Melloi?"
"It's nothing, Ritsuka, you can keep it safe. I should know how to use this thing."
King Gilgamesh II closed his eyes, recalling the way Gilgamesh had thrown the object.
It seemed like she was smiling at him... Had the strategist's abilities already been seen through?
Chapter 170 The Eve of the Final Battle
Ryudong Temple.
At this moment, Matouchi is observing the growth of insects in the underwater insect nest.
At that moment, Medea, with white hair and seductive attire, appeared behind him and embraced him from behind.
"Master, what's wrong? You seem so absent-minded today."
"It's nothing, it's just that this Holy Grail War should be coming to an end soon... The insects placed by the Church have sent some information, do you want to hear it?"
Matou Ike grasped Medea's wrist from behind and said calmly.