Genshin Impact: The Recorder of All Things

"what?"

Fujino, perched on Zhonggui's shoulder, blinked at Zhi behind Zhonggui: "That'll teach you to not make a move earlier!"

Zhi: You didn't do anything either!?

Fujino: You're the one who calls yourself a murderer!

Zhi: Wouldn't it be easier if you just glared at her?

Ritsuka: Want to join me?

Fujino, Ori: How did you sneak in here?!

Ritsuka: Your encryption is too simple.

Ritsuka: There's one more thing. Do you guys still have any magic wands? I want to get one for Mash.

Weaving: No, get out!

Ritsuka: If you don't have it, you don't have it. Why are you being so fierce?

Illya: "Magical girl? Like those older sisters from earlier?"

Ilya's eyes lit up, and Irisviel's eyes lit up just as much; she was still a child after all.

So Kiritsugu's sex life is truly... enviable!

"That's right, you might be more qualified than them."

Zhi: "I disagree!"

What qualifications are better than ours? That's impossible!

"Stop fooling around~" Zhong Gui pressed Zhi's head down. "How old are you? Don't argue with a child. I'll give you a Kamen Rider belt later. You're old enough to be around that age."

4.7 "I'm a girl..."

"Don't you consider yourself a boy?"

"Things have changed now..."

There was no other way; it was all for Shi's sake. She was so useless, so I had to do it myself!

Zhong Gui: "Alright, Ilya, how about we become magical girls together?"

Ilya: "I want it! I want it!"

Irisviel: "Great!"

Emiya Kiritsugu: “…”

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Chapter 270 Zhong Gui: Kiritsugu, do you want to come work for me?

Zhong Gui treated Ilya following the previous steps, and then conjured up a small gem, which was a symbol of Ilya as a vessel for the Holy Grail.

When Kiritsugu saw that thing, he remained silent for a long time, his clenched fists bulging with veins, as if he wanted to devour someone.

Red A: "Now you know what will happen to Illya after you fail, right?"

Kiritsugu remained silent, glancing at the laughing Irisviel and the tearful Illya...

Perhaps this is the best way?

Irisviel mastered the skill without being taught—"You're still young, Mom will save this for you first, be good."

Irisviel: Magical Girls are so much fun!

As the magical girl who was being played with, Illya said that her mother was really too mean!

"Hehe, Alice, don't bully Ilya like that."

Kiritsugu Emiya suddenly felt much more relaxed. If this way, even if he failed, Illya and Illya would have the ability to protect themselves, right?

Emiya Kiritsugu quickly invited Zhong Gui and the others to visit the Einzbern Castle.

Kiritsugu: "Hmm..."

Red A: "Everyone, please make yourselves at home. Sera is going to prepare the food. Let's all eat and have fun today, and forget about the Holy Grail War and all those unpleasant things!"

This son is alright.

Looking at Zhong Gui, who was sitting down and "teaching a lesson" to a few girls, Kiritsugu suddenly understood the joy of the Tohsaka family and the other two families.

So I shouldn't have to worry about hitting the head of the Tohsaka family anymore, right? Everyone has the same backing, and in this kind of "competitive game" in the eyes of the higher-ups, as long as we don't go too far, there shouldn't be any problems.

After Zhong Gui finished speaking, the impatient girls scattered and Kiritsugu walked over.

"Sit down." Zhong Gui let the somewhat reserved Emiya Kiritsugu sit down, as if this were his own home.

"What's wrong? You look like you have something on your mind."

"Sir, I'd like to ask about this Holy Grail War..."

"It didn't work." Zhong Gui muttered that they were treating me like a fortune teller before continuing, "The Holy Grail has been corrupted, you should already know that, right?"

Kiritsugu nodded.

"So it won't succeed."

"What if the Holy Grail is purified?"

“I can’t do it. Do you remember when Zhi and the others made a wish with the magic wand? Actually, the magic wand could have saved Ilya and the other girl, and it could have done what I just did, but because they made their wish incorrectly, the magic wand couldn’t do it.”

"The Holy Grail is something similar; it requires a method to fulfill that wish through immense magical power. It's more domineering than a magic wand, which knows what it shouldn't do, but the Holy Grail doesn't."

"Ask yourself, if you wished upon the Holy Grail, what would you do? Become a champion of justice? Sacrifice a few to save the many? Very well, the Holy Grail grants your wish—to begin killing a few for the sake of the many."

"Let's set aside who's right and who's wrong for now. Will the remaining part be divided into a large part and a small part again?"

Kiritsugu wanted to say no, but he knew it was impossible. As long as someone is alive, there will be disagreements. This is true not only for humans, but also for animals with low intelligence.

"Kiritsugu, if you want to save the world, you'll only end up sacrificing everything you have, and then you'll have nothing left. Eliminating war is basically impossible; humans wage war because of desires, just as desires cannot be eliminated..."

Even he couldn't eliminate the evil spirits of Liyue through any means. They are impossible to eradicate completely; they originate from the evil in people's hearts. All Zhong Gui can do is find one or even several replacements for the Demon-Slaying Great Sage.

"Ideals are good, and there's nothing wrong with striving for all of humanity. But you were wrong about your method from the very beginning."

"That's true, there's something wrong with your living environment. It's one thing to be born in Japan, a country where ideology, politics, and history are all a mess, but you're also a magician. Magicians are more or less inhuman psychopaths. Your father... well, I won't comment on him. Then you went to the Middle East... Heh, you idiot, you never received a proper education and don't know much. You're just seeing the world through your own narrow-minded worldview."

Zhong Gui disliked those Japanese people who didn't read books, or rather, he disliked those Japanese people who hadn't studied history and politics but insisted on discussing peace, politics, and justice when drawing manga...

That's too narrow-minded, full of the mentality of someone from a small, rural area in Japan.

The weasel who now works for him is just like that. He was a smart young man, but he turned out like this because he never went to school and never received an education.

Their most intelligent Second Hokage was the same; a county magistrate in a normal world... that's too much. Even a township head could easily outmaneuver them.

Of course, it's not that they're not smart, but rather that they haven't received formal education and their educational backgrounds are different.

If their educational backgrounds were the same, they wouldn't act this way.

If Itachi Uchiha lived in a normal world, he would never have thought of such a crazy move, nor would he have been so easily fooled.

Speaking of Itachi Uchiha...

"Emiya Kiritsugu, would you be interested in working for me?"

Kiritsugu: "???"

"My daily work is to exorcise demons and monsters, removing evil spirits from people without their knowledge. It truly benefits the country, the people, myself, and others. That makes me a great hero!"

Zhong Gui pulled out a picture; it was of Uchiha Itachi, dressed in Liyue attire, standing somewhat shyly among the children.

"Look, he's one of our employees. Look how lucky he is."

Kiritsugu looked at the photo of Uchiha Itachi. There was a hint of fatigue in the eyes of this young man, but Kiritsugu could tell that he was really happy. His fatigue was physical, but his heart was full of energy, as if he was enjoying it all.

He was protecting peace! Kiritsugu understood the light in his eyes.

"He's the top performer in our area this year, very popular, and the villagers all like him."

There was one thing Zhong Gui didn't say, and that was that he was also last place...

"If you come, you have a chance to compete with him for the 490th or 2nd place. Are you coming?"

Noticing Kiritsugu Emiya's gaze fixed on a certain spot in the photo, Zhong Gui added, "We'll also give you the 'Eye of God,' a floating residence even bigger than this Einzbern Castle—a whole floating island! You'll receive a monthly salary, which can be exchanged for anything!"

Ritsuka: "I'll do it!"

Zhong Gui: "Get out of here."

Kiritsugu hesitated for a moment. "I'd like to think about it... Is that alright?"

“Okay.” Zhong Gui put away Itachi Uchiha’s photo. “You can sign up before I leave.”

He doesn't mind having too many "tools," especially those whose character is particularly reliable in a certain aspect.

Itachi Uchiha longed for true protection, to safeguard his "village," and now he has been sent to protect Liyue.

Kiritsugu Emiya longs to be a "partner of justice," so here you go, these evil spirits are a minority and non-human, which is exactly what he wants.

Don't be sad if they die someday, because Hu Tao's place is also short of people!

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Chapter 271 Ereshkigal's Work, The Sun and Flowers of the Underworld