Give Hope to a Dying World

Even the lancer who didn't participate in the battle last night-Ikari Shinji and his master Kenneth were no exception, and they were summoned together with the rest of the contestants.Ikari Shinji's ordinary person's attire and his pitifully low ability value made the rest of the people look down on him. On the contrary, his master Kenneth, as a famous magician in the clock tower, made others somewhat wary.

"Long time no see, Weber." Kenneth greeted Weber, causing Weber to be inexplicably flustered, and then immediately puffed out his chest and looked directly at each other.If he summoned the King of Conquerors with the holy relic he stole from the other party, then he might not have the courage to look directly at the other party, but his current follower is Qin Shihuang, and his own summoning of Qin Shihuang has nothing to do with the other party.

Nodding in response to Kenneth who was walking by himself, Weber sat next to Qin Shihuang.

Qin Shihuang didn't pay much attention to his master, and she should be the most unhappy among the crowd.

This guy seemed to be planning to have another chaotic battle tonight, but the Holy Grail War, which suddenly changed the rules, completely missed his chance. He was annoyed that he didn't continue directly last night.

As her lord, Weber would be relieved, the rules that were suddenly corrected very well restrained Qin Shihuang from messing around. With such rules, he thought he should be able to restrain himself to a certain extent. follower.

Mr. Pei came to the scene alone, pretending that he didn't know Kotomine Kirei and sat in a corner.Homura and Madoka sat together, holding hands to guard against Kurumi who was following Tohsaka Tokiomi not far away.On the other hand, Heiyan led his curious wife Allie to the scene, sat down in a corner of the church, and waited with everyone for the appearance of Kotomine Rizheng, the supervisor of the Holy Grail War.

Without keeping the crowd waiting for long, Yan Fengli walked to the stage after all the contestants arrived.As the aged Yan Fengli was appearing on the stage, Qin Shihuang, who had already lost his temper, immediately asked.

"I am very confused. I suddenly announced the revision of the rules of the Holy Grail War, prohibiting random fighting between the contestants, and then called me here. As the supervisor of this Holy Grail War, don't you have anything to explain to me? ?”

The most important point of the sudden revision of the rules of the Holy Grail War this morning was to limit the fights that could have been carried out at will, and no longer allow contestants to initiate fights for no reason.

Faced with Qin Shihuang's questioning, Yan Fengli coughed in embarrassment, and then said, "I can't do anything about this matter. Because of a major mistake in supervision, this old man is no longer the supervisor of this Holy Grail War. The purpose of coming here this time is to announce to you the identity of the next supervisor, that is my son - Kotomine Kirei, I believe he can fulfill his mission very well, as for the old man, now I have to go back to the headquarters to confess .”

After finishing speaking, Kotomine Risei didn't want to participate in the follow-up matters at all, and immediately left the church under the escort of several Holy Church representatives before and after pushing Kotomine Kirei to the stage.

As the church door closed again, everyone turned their attention to Kotomine Kirei under the cross.

"New supervisor, aren't you going to explain the situation to me? Why are you forbidden to continue fighting with the heroes?" Qin Shihuang looked at the indifferent Kotomine Kirei with some dissatisfaction, waiting for the other party's answer.

As for Qin Shihuang's nonchalant questioning, Kotomine Kirei didn't feel panicked at all, and responded calmly: "It is necessary to prohibit random fighting between you, because if the city is destroyed again Oh no."

"Isn't it normal for battles to bring destruction? All a follower has to do is not to be directly exposed to the public. The damage caused during the battle will be dealt with by the Holy Church. Aren't you very good at misleading the public with lies and baptisms?" ?” Mrs. Allie, who was accompanied by Heiyan, said puzzledly.

The previous rules of the Holy Grail War were like this. All the seven contestants had to do was kill each other and ensure that ordinary people would not witness the battle. As for the damage caused by the battle, they had no worries at all. The finisher will find a suitable excuse to prevaricate.

Banning fighting because it would destroy the city is not in line with the usual style of the Holy Church.

"There's no way. To put it bluntly, because the strength of the heroic spirits participating this time exceeded the specification, we can't deal with the aftermath at all."

It was a straightforward showdown. As soon as Kotomine Kirei's words fell, the agents who had already prepared by the side quickly distributed the information to everyone. The news and data on it made the servants present couldn't help but showed an embarrassed expression.

"It seems...it's really a little bit too much." Homura saw the damage he had caused on the file, and covered the file with some embarrassment, so that Madoka beside her couldn't see it.

"The entire harbor was destroyed into ruins, and even the surrounding area was affected. A large number of buildings collapsed, and many ordinary people who were sleeping were affected. This level cannot be concealed at all." Kotomine Kirei recalled After paying the huge amount of repair costs and the money spent on various treatments and comforting the dead, he pressed his face and closed his eyes.

That number is no longer something that a power can easily bear. It took such a huge sum of money on the first day alone, and there was no way to block the news. The Church of the Holy Church, who was really frightened, simply Accepted Kotomine Kirei's proposal, let him serve as the supervisor, and put restrictions on this Holy Grail War.

"Moreover, missiles appeared during the battle last night. Afterwards, the Self-Defense Forces inspected the ruins and found fragments of the shells of the missiles. They confirmed that they were products of the free country, which almost caused international disputes."

"After receiving the protest, Free Nation identified the serial number of the missile through the fragments. It turned out that the arsenal storing the missile had been stolen. This major mistake has even attracted the attention of various major countries. These things are very troublesome. , there is no way to continue to hide it."

"Ahem." Xiao Meiyan trembled all over.

After hearing what Kotomine Kirei said, Homura, who was already guilty, was taken aback. There was still a pile of ammunition stored in her warehouse, all of which were 'taken' from a nearby military garrison not long ago.

"Do you need me to return it?"

"No, no need, if you go back now, you will be suspected instead." Kotomine Kirei looked at the huge funding gap with some headaches. Once these followers got involved, the activity funds given by the Holy Church were already in serious deficit. If If he can't run it well, his plan to open a mapo tofu shop after the Holy Grail War will be ruined.

"It can't be like last night, so how are we going to fight?"

"This matter is exactly what I want to say now. The church can no longer hide this war, but in order to avoid some troublesome public opinion in the society, we must not let the world know its cruelty! At the same time, we also need to use our power reasonably. With their special status, they can self-generate income to make up for the funding gap caused by the previous destruction." Kotomine Kirei stood solemnly under the cross, looking at the crowd below with a missionary attitude.

"Therefore, we have unanimously decided. The large-scale variety entertainment program—Magician Clash ~ The Holy Grail War will start broadcasting tomorrow morning and will be broadcast live globally simultaneously. The person who wins the show will receive the Holy Grail."

The surrounding atmosphere suddenly became weird. Seeing the stunned servants and masters below, Kotomine Kirei said such a sentence with a joyful smile on his lips.

"How about it, everyone. Work hard to defeat others under the restrictions of the rules. I believe you will not be afraid of this small challenge."

"Absurd! How can this kind of holy battle that puts one's life on the line be such a joke, do you think I'm an actor!"

Qin Shihuang stood up angrily, and slapped Weber on the forehead, making a loud sound.

"Woo, it's useless for you to hit me." Wei Bo, who was beaten for no reason, covered his forehead sadly and complained.

On the other hand, Mrs. Ellie's eyes showed a thoughtful look, and then she raised her hand in agreement. "It's fun, doesn't it?"

Tosaka Tokiomi: "If this is what the church means, then it seems that I have to accept it. What's more, as the manager of this city, this will also make the city less damaged. I have no reason to refuse."

Kenneth: "Exactly, it would be remiss of the magician's battle to implicate too many ordinary people."

Weber: "I agree, I agree as the Master."

Seeing that most of the Masters had no objection, Kotomine Kirei saluted everyone, and said calmly: "Then please enjoy your life to the fullest during the non-program period, and see you tomorrow."

After announcing the changed content and subsequent activities, Kotomine Kirei left the stage, and the contestants also looked at each other and left the church.

Kotomine Kirei arranged the things needed for the subsequent activities, and asked those personnel sent by the headquarters to start the operation, then avoided the agents who were waiting in the church, and stepped into the kitchen at the back of the church, which was a bit funny Looking at the girl who was sipping mapo tofu at the dining table.

"It went very smoothly, but it's a pity that although we have cooperated here, we still don't have overwhelming strength to restrain these contestants. Is what you said true?" Yan Fengqi Li frowned.

"If what you said is correct, shouldn't it be better to tell all the contestants the news directly?"

"Indeed, but the matter this time is not that simple. Just start the activity now, I still need a while to collect information... Moreover, we can't confirm that all the contestants this time are reliable. Let's start with How about this, let's have a good game and relax." Chen Hui's eyes kept dancing with data, and he handed out the bowl to Kotomine Kirei behind him.

"One more!"

Chapter 287 Chapter [-]: Opening of the event

No one knew what Chen Hui was looking for in the dark, a 'dead man' was moving quietly out of everyone's sight.

On the roof of a building, Chen Hui was sitting on the edge, using the lamb as a pillow, pressing his entire upper body on it, and the data kept flashing in his eyes that seemed to be watching the gymnasium in the distance.

"Lotte, have you observed abnormal data?"

"No abnormal data was found. During the information check, no wrong information was found." Lotte, who was like a maid, also had data in her eyes, and gave her answer after calculating for a while.

After silently accepting the message sent by Lotte, Chen Hui knew that this change did not alarm her target, or it might be that the other party didn't care about it at all.

"Although no abnormal data was observed, it's good to be able to keep the game running normally. Next, let's watch the show well. The event is about to start." Seeing that the data generated by high-speed computing faded away, Chen Hui temporarily All the calculation tasks were handed over to Lotte, who was her external thinking circuit, while she watched the game she designed herself.

At the request of his wife Ari, Emiya Kiritsugu, who was still hidden behind the scenes, reluctantly arrived at the event site. Looking at the completely remodeled gymnasium, his heart was filled with sadness... Is the world really hopeless?

The entire event site is full of a modern sense of stage. In the center is a stage covered with wooden boards, surrounded by exquisite decorations. Seven huge statues representing the ranks of the seven servants stand under the background wall behind the stage, and are raised towards the center. holding weapons, and on the background wall is a huge screen full of the atmosphere of the present and the big four characters of 'Holy Grail War'.

Overall, it has the feel of a modern large-scale variety show...

"Ari, what the hell is she doing..." The corner of Emiya Kiritsugu's mouth twitched, he who was used to acting behind the scenes suddenly appeared in front of the stage, and felt strange in his heart.

"Even if the situation changes, you must remain elegant. Would you like a cup of black tea?" Tokiomi Tohsaka, who was sitting on the side of the contestant's bench, did not forget to be elegant even when participating in events. From there, he conjured up a tea set. Bian elegantly boiled the tea, and handed out a cup to Emiya Kiritsugu after finishing.

"Well, thank you." After receiving the black tea, Emiya Kiritsugu felt that he really needed a sip of tea to calm down. After the rules changed, it was no longer meaningful for him to continue to hide behind the scenes.

"I know your identity, but it's very strange. I think you should be drinking red wine. Why did you start drinking black tea?" Emiya Kiritsugu sipped the black tea, after not seeing his wife, He set his sights on the Master next to him.

And Tosaka Tokiomi, who heard Emiya Kiritsugu's question, showed a smile at this meeting, and said with some nostalgia: "No way, my wife won't let me drink after I get married. I've heard about you too, magician The scum in the world—Emiya Kiritsugu, I thought he would be a more annoying guy, but I didn't expect that people would not feel bad. "

At the same time as the two were communicating, the many speakers arranged at the scene suddenly sounded.

"That... seems to be used like this?"

A somewhat confused voice came from the stereo, and in a corner of the center stage, a beautiful lady in a dress came out slowly, holding a microphone in her hand and fiddled with it for a long time, and finally it was Kotomine Kirei watching I couldn't go down anymore, so I came to help and pressed the switch to make a normal sound.

"puff!"

The moment he saw the host, Emiya Kiritsugu, who had just taken a sip of black tea before he could swallow it, immediately sprayed, and after spraying and calmed down for a while, he cast his tangled eyes on the stage.

"Eri..." That's right, the hostess on stage right now is Emiya Kiritsugu's wife, Mrs. Eri.At first he didn't understand why Ai Li asked him to come over, but now after seeing Ai Li's appearance, he finally understood.

"Old...cough cough, the contestants over there, I am the host of the event now, you can't relax because of this, I won't favor anyone."

With the appearance like the reappearance of the Winter Maiden, coupled with the cute movements and exquisite dresses, Mrs. Allie captured the hearts of a group of audiences in the first place.

"..." Emiya Kiritsugu didn't know what to say anymore, put down the teacup in his hand with some sadness, and looked at the other party with a dejected expression, wanting to see what would happen next.

"The contestants have arrived, so I announce the official start of the first Holy Grail War!" Mrs. Allie waved her hand excitedly, and said energetically: "Then please allow me to introduce myself and the contestants briefly. "

"Irisviel von Einzbern is my wife. I will be the host of this event and will broadcast the whole process. Please take care of me."

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Ellie gave a very gentle salute to the audience, making people's cheers even stronger.

"Assassin is the first to appear. His master is unable to participate in the event due to physical reasons, so he can only let the servant come alone. Without the support of the master, his winning rate has dropped a lot." Ellie The wife pointed her finger to the corner at the very edge, and said in a lovely tone.

The stage lights were thrown to the corner where Mr. Pei was, and Mr. Pei, who was dressed in brand-new casual clothes, smiled at the crowd without saying anything.

"Next is our popular player, from the clock tower's young Master Weber, and his summoned servant, from the legendary emperor in ancient history——Qin Shihuang."

The light shifted to Weber and Qin Shihuang, and Qin Shihuang, who was dressed in luxurious clothes, saw that the focus of the camera focused on himself, and made a declaration with eyes that were determined to win.

"The Holy Grail will only be owned by the winner in the end, and that winner is destined to be me, and the rest are destined to be defeated by me!"

"Oh! What a bold speech. Is this another declaration of war against all the other contestants? I have to say that this contestant is full of momentum." Mrs. Ai Li has already entered the host state very well. Not only did he not panic after the announcement, but he began to stir up the atmosphere, using an exaggerated tone to stir up the audience's thoughts.

"Very well, that's a lot of courage, but we need to turn the picture to our other contestants."

"The rest of the contestants are the girl group Homura Madoka who was equally popular before. This pair of girls came from the same time and space. After one came here, the other felt that the other was in danger and came here together. What an inseparable friendship."

"There is also the Saber and the other half of my wife summoned by my wife, but everyone can rest assured that there will be absolutely no cover-up behavior during the event. Madam, I will not cover up Darling."

"The lancer player on the other side is also in good condition. Although he lacks momentum, the strength of his master Kenneth should not be underestimated. If he works hard, he still has a certain chance of winning."

"In the end, what we saw was the manager of Fuyuki City—Tohsaka Tokiomi and the heroic archer she summoned. As one of the three masters who established the Holy Grail War and the manager of Fuyuki City, the probability of winning is between the players. Definitely in the top three ranks.”

"These six groups of players will bring us all kinds of interesting games, let us look forward to it!"

The six lights were turned on, covering the six people in the contestants' seats. Accompanied by the beautiful music, the first event was about to begin.

Chapter 288 Chapter [-]: The Head Referee Appears

"It's time for me to play. Lotte, I'll leave the rest to you. I will reduce the usage rate of the core, so you continue to act according to the plan. I believe that you, who are not bound by emotions like me, can do it well. Mission." Giving an order to the maid Luti behind her, Chen Hui leaned forward slightly after finishing speaking, and fell from the roof of the building.

On the other hand, Lotte nodded wordlessly, a hazy feeling appeared on her body as if the picture was distorted, and after shaking for a while, she disappeared on the roof.

In the gymnasium, the program that was ready was officially launched, and the lighting effect was still conspicuous even in daytime. From time to time, there was warm applause from the crowded auditorium, responding to the words of the beautiful lady on the stage.These audiences are not ordinary people, some of them are high-level government officials who know the truth, and some of them are magicians who came after hearing the news.

Emiya Kiritsugu, who was on the player's bench, noticed those eyes looking at him, and felt a little ashamed and covered his face.When did Ai Li become the host, but she is so public as a wife... There is always a feeling that good things are being shared.

Emiya Kiritsugu looked reproachfully at Kuroiwa, who was sitting on the same player bench as him, but only saw a face that showed no emotion.

He didn't know that Ai Li was the host until the time Ai Li appeared on the stage. Heiyan, who was always by Ai Li's side as a guard, should know about it, but she didn't tell herself that she hid it for Ai Li... This is Are you afraid of blocking yourself?

Seeing the happy Eri on the stage, Emiya Kiritsugu shook his head with some self-reproach, took out a cigarette and knocked on the table for a long time but failed to light it, just looked at his wife on the stage with blurred eyes.