A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 1134

Chapter 1134: Chapter 777 Blood Temple Chapter 1134: Chapter 777 Blood Temple “If possible, Rin Tohsaka also hoped to proceed gradually and cautiously, but the reality was that she had no time.

During her investigation, Rin Tohsaka had discovered an extremely terrifying fact–the opponent was creating a massive barrier!

To say this barrier was huge was an understatement; it almost covered the entire Fuyuki City. Once activated, everyone in Fuyuki City would be affected.

Clearly, the creator of this barrier was one of the Servants, but even Rin Tohsaka could not imagine how insane a Master must be to command their Servant to do such a thing.

Thus, she couldn't wait for dawn. Rin Tohsaka had to stop the completion of the barrier at all costs. Once it was completely formed, the whole of Fuyuki City would be engulfed in hell.

That was why she had initially chosen to team up with SABER, breaking directly into the core of the barrier, trying to completely destroy it. However, the presence of that dark shadow had far exceeded Rin Tohsaka's expectations; it not only failed but even consumed both SABER and its Master…

“A frontal attack seems ineffective now. The big buildings in New City have already turned into the enemy's nest. We must find a way to sneak in…”

“Sneak in? Why sneak in?”

However, upon hearing Rin Tohsaka's words, Sakura tilted her head in confusion.

“Because the core of the barrier is inside the building! We must destroy the core!”

“Then I have an idea.”

Facing the anxious Rin Tohsaka, Sakura paused for a moment before speaking.

“What idea?”

“Well… according to what Big Brother said, at times like this, you shouldn't consider those boring matters, so…”

As she spoke, Sakura paused, looking at Rin Tohsaka.

“Why not just blow up the building?”

“…Huh??”

Faced with her younger sister's beyond-common-sense suggestion, Rin Tohsaka was completely stunned.

“What are you talking about, Sakura? That's in the central area of New City District! You want to bring down the whole building? How is that possible?”

“Why is it not possible? Big Brother once said to understand priority. Currently, the most troubling thing for you is that once the opponents activate the barrier, it will engulf the entire Fuyuki City. Shouldn't we prioritize destroying the core barrier to prevent the situation from escalating?”

“That is indeed correct. That's why we need to infiltrate the building…”
“But that won't do.”

However, Rin Tohsaka's defense was calmly interrupted by Sakura.

“The opponent is very strong; even SABER is no match for them. I don't think relying on ASSASSIN and ARCHER will truly defeat them. For you, this is basically a gamble, and perhaps our fate won't change, but if we demolish that building, then we can be 100% sure we can destroy the core, right? There's a method that guarantees reaching our goal, yet you insist on taking a chance and risking everything. I can't understand your thought process.”

“…At this moment, you kind of sound like a Magician.”

Looking at Sakura in front of her, Rin Tohsaka silently sighed.

“Since there's nobody in the building, I judged this to be the best method. Big Brother also taught me this. When facing danger, first, prioritize mitigation and then decide on priorities. Just go for it after that… nothing else matters. Maybe you're being confined by a Magician's requirement for concealment, but that's just putting the cart before the horse. Besides, it's just one building; there are countless excuses to find, and if worst comes to worst, we could even say a gang fight destroyed the building…”

“That can work…?”

Hearing Sakura's reply, Rin Tohsaka was utterly dumbfounded. Indeed, on further reflection, just as Sakura stated, as a Magician, Rin's primary consideration was the concealment requirement of magic. Blowing up a building was an extremely conspicuous act, but on further thought, once the barrier unfolded, all the people of Fuyuki City would suffer.

Compared to that, demolishing a building… indeed seemed negligible.

And at that moment, Sakura's voice once again reached Rin Tohsaka's ears.

“…Or do you want to save SABER's MASTER?”

“…”
Hearing this, Rin Tohsaka trembled and remained silent while Sakura lowered her head.

“Although I'm not very clear about the relationship between you and SABER's Master, in my personal opinion, it's more important to save the people of Fuyuki City right now. Are you going to put the lives of one or two people above the danger that the rest of Fuyuki City residents will face?”

“I…”

Facing Sakura's inquiry, Rin Tohsaka felt utterly confused, but just then, the Archer standing beside her chuckled.

“Heh, interesting. So ASSASSIN's Master, according to what you're saying, to save the many, we can sacrifice the few, is that it?”

“Yes.”

Sakura nodded without hesitation.

“I am a member of the Tribunal. The duty of the Tribunal is to protect humanity at all costs, so I will also strive towards this goal.”

“Even if that small part consists of innocent people, is it the same? Do you want to become a partner of justice?”

“I have never thought so, ARCHER.”

Sakura shook her head.

“I understand what you mean; indeed, I used to think the same when I was little. Isn't saving humanity what heroes do? And aren't heroes a partner of justice? But… my brother told me it's not the case.”

“Oh?”

Hearing Sakura's response, ARCHER raised his eyebrows.

“What did he say?”

“He said that the goal of the Tribunal is to protect humanity at any cost. Nothing else matters. To others, this may be seen as saving humanity, a partner of justice, but no matter what, one should not view oneself in that light.”

“Why?”

ARCHER seemed very interested at this point; he curiously stared at Sakura and asked.

“Saving humanity, saving everything, isn't that a very beautiful wish? Fighting for others, such an ideal…”

“That's not my ideal.”

However, before ARCHER could finish, he was interrupted by Sakura shaking her head.

“Protecting humanity is the duty of the Tribunal, not an ideal, ARCHER. When you see yourself as a partner of justice, you project your own views of good and evil onto others. If you think you stand on the side of justice, would you still protect humanity? If you view humanity as evil, would you still protect them? Or would you destroy them?”

ARCHER furrowed his brows and stared at Sakura, silent.

“So, my brother said, the Tribunal isn't a partner of justice. For us, it doesn't matter whether humanity is good or evil; we protect the civilization, the race. We must not allow humanity to destruct…”

At this point, Sakura stretched out her hand and held the Skull Pendant at her chest.

“That is the philosophy of the Tribunal, whether humanity is evil or good, noble or lowly, foolish or intelligent; it doesn't matter. Because we are protecting humanity itself, not projecting our own views of good and evil onto others and distinguishing between justice and wickedness; this is meaningless to the Tribunal.”

“Meaningless?”

“Yes.”

Sakura nodded.

“The concept of good and evil isn't constant; for example…”

As she spoke, Sakura looked toward Rin Tohsaka.

“Take my sister, for example.”

“Eh??”

Rin Tohsaka, who was resting nearby, found herself unexpectedly criticized and was startled.

“In ancient times, such attire as my sister's wouldn't be permitted. In fact, even today, in some civilizations, wearing such shamefully short skirts as my sister's would also be considered immoral and wicked behavior…”

For some reason, Rin Tohsaka felt like she had been harshly stabbed by her sister. She watched Sakura with a bit of resentment; Sakura was wearing a long dress and a fitted formal outfit, and though it was winter, Sakura's shapely and defined figure was still evident…

Having a good figure is so great, huh?

All I have left are these legs!

“…So, are their views wicked? From their perspective, they might think our thoughts are incorrect. Becoming a partner of justice means eliminating what you consider to be evil, but everyone has a different view of justice; even if people fight for justice, each person's different view of justice leads to different outcomes.”

Sakura said this and shook her head.

“Justice, freedom, all these are so. My brother has said, fighting for vague slogans is meaningless, leaving only emptiness and betrayal. Therefore, what the Tribunal pursues is a purely pragmatic choice–protecting humanity. As long as humanity is not extinct, it means we have fulfilled our duty. Conversely, once humanity is extinct, no matter what excuses we use to cover it up, we can only prove our failure, and it's that simple.”

“Interesting.”

After listening to Sakura's reply, ARCHER was silent for a moment, then snickered.

“So basically, for you, what matters is the outcome of saving the citizens of Fuyuki City, so you wouldn't care about the lives of SABER and her Master, right?”

“If you put it that way, it's not wrong, but my sister would understand too, after all, magicians originally fight for the end results, just not for the Root.”

“I see.”

Although there were many points Rin Tohsaka wanted to retort, she just quietly sighed and stood up.

“Since Sakura has said so, I have nothing else to say either. Indeed, compared to that fool, the citizens of Fuyuki City are more important, and I wouldn't sacrifice an entire city for one person. Let's proceed with Sakura's plan then.”

Chapter end

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