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Chapter 878: The Protagonists' Night Raid on the Church
Chapter 878: The Protagonists' Night Raid on the Church
During the Fourth Holy Grail War, Alice Phil and Saber had a close relationship. If Kiritsugu Emiya and Alice Phil were both in danger, Saber would likely prioritize saving the latter without hesitation.
"After seeing Kiritsugu's grave, I remembered a lot. If you're here, does that mean Night City saved you?" Saber asked after entering the room with Alice Phil's permission.
Medusa served tea to the group, and as Saber glanced around the room, she inquired, "Isn't Night City here? We came to talk to him about Kiritsugu Emiya and the Holy Grail."
"The teacher is very busy and has no time to deal with you. He specifically instructed not to engage with others for now because if another Heroic Spirit were to be eliminated, it would disrupt his plans. Today, you don't even have a chance to enter."
Shirou Emiya and Rin Faruzuki's reception remained hostile, which saddened Rin, who had been wanting to apologize.
However, due to her connection with Saber, Alice Phil hesitated for a moment before speaking honestly, "Illya, like me ten years ago, unfortunately bears the fate of the Lesser Holy Grail. After being attacked by Kiritsugu Emiya and Gilgamesh, her body has reached its limit, so Night City is doing his best to save her."
Saber was also aware of the Lesser Holy Grail's situation, as Alice Phil had experienced the same in the past.
Realizing that Night City might need to stay in the underground lab for more than a day to rescue Illya, Saber's group decided to leave after learning about the outcome of the battle at the Einzbern residence.
Although they didn't get to meet Night City and discuss cooperation, Saber's group still gained valuable information from Alice Phil and the others.
Firstly, the materialized Hero King, Gilgamesh, had already been eliminated by Night City, reducing their strength.
Secondly, they learned that the unknown Heroic Spirit summoned by Kiritsugu Emiya was an Avenger, a special class summoned through irregular means. This Avenger was powerful enough to rival both Medea and Medusa, even holding the upper hand.
Upon discovering that Kiritsugu Emiya now only had the Avenger, Saber's group made a bold decision to launch a night raid on the church that very night.
With Avalon's protection, Saber could both attack and defend. Even if they couldn't defeat Mother Superior and the Avenger, they could still retreat calmly while gathering more intelligence on the Avenger.
"Saber, can that magician named Night City really save Illya?" Shirou asked Saber beside him after deciding to take action against Kiritsugu Emiya's group.
Kiritsugu had raised him, and although Alice Phil and Illya had their biases, Shirou understood them. Now that Kiritsugu was gone, he genuinely didn't want any more accidents to befall his father's only daughter.
"You don't need to worry about that," Saber replied. "Night City helped Alice Phil with the same situation ten years ago, and I was there. As I mentioned earlier, not only in martial arts and magic, but also in alchemy, medicine, and even scientific research, Night City's abilities are exceptional."
As Rin had mentioned, sometimes I even doubt if he is a god-like existence."
The speaker had no intention, but the listener was attentive. Rin Tohsaka's participation in this Holy Grail War was not only to investigate the truth behind her father's death but also to obtain the Holy Grail and save her mother, Aoi Tohsaka, who had been in a coma for many years.
If Night City was truly as powerful as rumored, then if he were willing to help, would there be hope for her mother's recovery?
After evacuating from the Einzbern residence and returning to the Cathedral Church, Kirei Kotomine was not overly surprised to see the already escaped Rin Tohsaka.
After all, as the Master of Kuchi-Lin, he had sensed something amiss when she initially left, and now he realized that something had happened here.
What Kirei Kotomine didn't expect was that Rin Tohsaka and her group had just escaped the tiger's den, and yet, in less than a day, they had returned to their own demise.
"Rin, I had a hunch that you would come back to me, but I didn't think it would be so soon.
Just like your father, you all act with such decisiveness and confidence, but you're equally foolish, thinking you're in control when you're merely pawns in someone else's game.
I still remember the look of disbelief on his face when my Black Key pierced his body."
In the underground warehouse of the Cathedral Church, Kirei Kotomine looked at the three in front of him—Rin Tohsaka, Shirou Emiya, and Sakura Matou—without any sense of urgency for having infiltrated their headquarters. Instead, he was as relaxed as if they were casually chatting.
In fact, up until now, Kirei Kotomine had never truly experienced fear. Due to his innate personality defect, he often felt troubled by his emotional biases.
He couldn't appreciate the beauty in things that others found beautiful, but he couldn't forget the ugliness that many deemed repulsive.
To put it simply, Kirei Kotomine had never felt the beauty of humanity, but its ugliness was something he always remembered and was fascinated by.
In his youth, due to his father, Kirei Kotomine, he was troubled by his personality defects and always wanted to correct them.
However, facts proved that changing one's innate nature was incredibly challenging, if not impossible.
Gilgamesh was the first to discover his true nature and tempted him to liberate his genuine self. It was because of this that he personally betrayed and killed his trusted mentor, Tokiomi Tohsaka, leading to his complete awakening.
The current Kirei Kotomine no longer felt the confusion he once did. He could now maintain a detached attitude towards the "evil" he possessed.
Since he couldn't perceive beauty, he decided to let his evil nature run its course. His goal was not the Holy Grail but the birth of "All the World's Evils (Angolamannu)," a being with the same innate evil as himself.
Although the evidence was sufficient to prove that Tokiomi Tohsaka's death was connected to Kirei Kotomine and Gilgamesh, hearing Kirei Kotomine's straightforward admission still made Rin Tohsaka feel extremely angry.
To be fair, her father had nothing but praise for Kirei Kotomine, and he cared for and supported this disciple even more than his own daughters.
Tokiomi Tohsaka was not a good father or husband, but he was a decent teacher. Yet, Kirei Kotomine chose to betray and kill him!
There was one thing that Rin couldn't understand: why did Kirei Kotomine kill her father, and why, after so many years, had he not taken action against her but instead fulfilled his duty as her guardian, raising her?
(End of Chapter)
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