I'm really not a top magician

Maiya nodded without hesitation in agreement.

It is precisely because she was born as a human being but lived as a tool that she can identify with a woman who was created as a tool but met her end as a human being.

“Even if it costs me my life, Irisviel, I will protect you to the end.”

"Thanks...."

Stretching out her trembling hand, Irisviel took Kuu Maiya's hand.

Chapter 333 Kotomine Shirou

When I came to my senses, I found that everything in front of me was black.

A big fire started.

The familiar town was reduced to ruins and looked like a battlefield in a movie.

At dawn, the fire gradually died down.

The originally crazy flames gradually became smaller, and the buildings basically collapsed.

It is incredible that I could remain unscathed in such a situation.

I was the only survivor in the vicinity.

Is it because I am too lucky, or is it because my house is built in a perfect location?

Although I don’t understand why, I am sure that I am the only one who survived.

Now that I've survived, I have to keep living, Shirou thought.

It's too dangerous to stay here any longer, so let's go.

In fact, Shirou was not unwilling to turn into a pile of charcoal like those people on the ground.

But Shirou thought that Shirou didn't want to be burned to death like that.

The desire to survive is even stronger.

But even so, Shirou still had no hope.

It was incredible that he was able to survive, and Shirou didn't think he could be saved.

There is no possibility of salvation.

No matter what you do, you can't escape from this red world.

Based on a child's understanding, this place is absolute hell.

Then Shirou fell down.

I don’t know if it’s because of a lack of oxygen or because the organs that take in oxygen are no longer functioning.

Anyway, Shirou collapsed, staring at the sky which was beginning to darken.

There were charred bodies everywhere, curled up in a ball after being burned.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and Shirou knew it was going to rain soon.

That’s good, the fire will be put out when it rains.

Shirou took one last deep breath and looked at the dark clouds.

I can't breathe, it's so uncomfortable.

Shirou spoke these words honestly on behalf of those who could no longer utter them.

Living is painful and tormenting, so it would be better to just die.

In his hazy state, Shirou stretched out his hand meaninglessly.

It's not that I want to ask for help.

Shirou just thought, the sky is so high.

This was the only thought that came to my mind at last.

As consciousness was about to fade, his raised arm fell to the ground with a thud.

No.

It should have fallen to the ground.

But a big hand held it.

Shirou still remembered his face.

The man who was happy from the bottom of his heart because he found a survivor.

He looked so happy.

It seemed as if it was not Shirou who was saved, but himself.

The man named Kotomine Kirei finally showed the first natural smile in his life at this moment.

When Shirou woke up again,

I found myself lying on a bench in Fuyuki Church,

After regaining full consciousness, Shirou gradually realized that he seemed to have been saved.

"Looks like you're awake."

What caught Shirou's eye was a man dressed in priest's attire. He had a slender build, but the taut muscles beneath his clothes showed that he was very strong.

"Then I'll just ask directly, what's your name?"

Kotomine Kirei asked directly.

In fact, Kotomine Kirei was not very clear about the reason why he did this.

At first, he followed Sajo Aika's instructions and wandered around the Civic Hall, waiting for the happy moment she mentioned. However, with the appearance of the mysterious dragon army, the Civic Hall area instantly turned into a sea of fire, and all the buildings were instantly destroyed.

But this kind of destruction was not enough. After Aika Sajo and the others escaped successfully with the help of Rider, the dragon army also caused a lot of damage to the area around the Civic Hall. In the sea of fire, screams were heard one after another. Listening to this sound, Kotomine Kirei suddenly felt joy from the bottom of his heart.

But this joy was not enough to make him truly laugh, so amidst screams, he began his own quest.

Wherever he went, there was a sea of fire.

Seeing those people,

Kotomine Kirei wanted to save him from the bottom of his heart.

But unfortunately, those people died.

He met a lot of people.

But many people died.

As I continued searching,

He suddenly found a hand reaching out among the ruins.

So he rescued the only surviving boy,

But at the moment of saving the boy, an indescribable feeling of joy surged into Kotomine Kirei's heart. This sudden sense of satisfaction was something he had never felt before in his life.

To explore the reasons,

He rescued the child.

"Shirou..." Shirou answered softly. It was obvious that the damage caused by the fire made it temporarily difficult for him to speak. At least his throat was a little sore now.

"Shirou... a nice name." Kotomine Kirei said, maintaining the solemnity and affection of a priest. "So, does Shirou plan to be adopted by an orphanage? Or does he want to be adopted by a strange uncle he just met for the first time?"

Hearing this, young Shirou roughly understood how things were going.

Because of the fire he became an orphan,

He was even the only survivor at the scene.

After the disaster relief work is officially over, he may be adopted by an orphanage established by the government and will not be able to leave the orphanage until he reaches adulthood. Because of the fire, Shirou went from being a homeless person to a homeless person. This pain may make Shirou feel a little bitter in his heart.

Being adopted by an orphanage wasn't a bad thing. Shirou was almost eight years old now. Although he didn't yet understand the ways of the world, he wasn't a stupid kid after all. If he were, he wouldn't have survived the fire. But being adopted by a stranger was something Shirou was worried about. After all, they were strangers, and he didn't know how they would treat him in the future.

But when faced with this choice, Shirou still hesitated. His mind flashed back to the man's happy smile at that time, as if it was not Shirou himself who was saved, but himself.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this smile that Shirou thought about it again and again, and then he pointed at the man in front of him.

"That's great."

After learning that he was chosen, Kotomine Kirei smiled again. This was not a smile he imitated based on knowledge, but a smile that came from his heart.

"Then Father, why did you save me?" Shirou asked.

"Because through that woman, I know the meaning of my life, which is to reach out and save more people."

When Shirou heard what Kotomine Kirei said, the youthful spirit appeared in his eyes.

He thought of himself who treated the fire victims indifferently.

Thinking of the priest's saved smile,

I thought of many things...

"Father, please allow me to follow you."

Kotomine Kirei suppressed his joy and stood up silently, walking towards the distance. Just when Shirou thought he was rejected, Kotomine Kirei's voice came,

"Come along, my name is Kotomine Kirei. From today on, you are a member of the Kotomine family."

Shirou stood up happily.

Quickly follow the priest's pace,

From today,

His name is Kotomine Shirou!

ps: When I was writing this chapter, I felt happy.

Chapter 334 Beast

In the cave of Yuanzang Mountain,

The Black-Armored Knight had lost count of how many times she had been awakened by the monster in the cave. As a Heroic Spirit summoned from this singularity, she lacked a Master, and therefore relied on the Holy Grail bestowed upon her by the Magic King for her magical attacks.

The Holy Grail is a miraculous relic originating from Christian legends. Even within the Christian community, there are many legends of travelers seeking the Holy Grail.

Back at the height of her power, the Black-Armored Knight herself had developed a slight interest in the Holy Grail, and had repeatedly sent her knights to search for it, but to no avail. While the Holy Grail given to her by the Magic King differed slightly from the legendary Holy Grail, there was no doubt that the power of the Holy Grail itself was immense, truly miraculous.

If she gave all the power of the Holy Grail to herself, the Black-Armored Female Knight believed that no one could defeat her in this Holy Grail War. However, in order to limit the monster in the cave from causing trouble, she had to use most of the power of the Holy Grail to restrain it.

Because of this, the magic power allocated to herself and the servants she summons is very limited.

What's more, as Aika Sajo's power has been growing stronger recently, the monster seems to be stimulated by this and has become more and more active recently, and the power of the Holy Grail itself has been weakening.

Initially, he used his power to secretly seize the souls of people in Fuyuki City, attempting to transform these souls into magic power in order to break free from the Holy Grail's constraints. Now, after realizing that the space of Fuyuki City had been relocated, he realized the plight of the Black-Armored Female Knight and has recently been howling frantically, trying to break the seal of the Holy Grail.

"Ow—!"

While the black-armored female knight was thinking, the roar of the monster came again from the huge cave pit behind her, and then a huge and indescribable thing, like a tentacle, a palm, or a claw, hit the golden barrier in front of her.

This barrier was used to trap the monster. Initially, the Black-Armored Knight had intended to use the power of the Holy Grail to hypnotize the monster, but after the appearance of Sha Tiao Aige, the monster seemed to be activated by something and became more and more active, causing this method to fail. Later, in order to prevent the monster from coming out, the Black-Armored Knight had to use the power of the Holy Grail to create this barrier.

Bang bang bang!

A huge object struck the golden barrier.

The black-armored female knight slowly stood up from the stone throne and turned to face the monster.

Seeing the black-armored female knight in person, the monster slowly stopped attacking and kept yelling: "Mom! Mom!"

The voice was very childish at first, even a bit like a child who couldn't speak clearly, but the word began to become sharper as the monster repeated it. Its words seemed to have a kind of magic, like some kind of whisper from the void echoing in the cave and in the ears of the black-armored female knight.

The black-armored female knight suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head.

She understood that this was the monster's trick. It was not calling for her mother, but wanted to leave the barrier and find its mother... In fact, this inference was not very reasonable. Even if it was true, the black-armored female knight would not let the monster out. After all, it was a Beast!

Humanity is evil!

Human evil refers to various disasters that threaten human history and destroy humanity. They are born from human civilization, become stronger and stronger with the development of mankind, but destroy civilization from the inside of society, and are like cancer cells.

The so-called human evil, as the name suggests, is humanity's stain, referring to the various disasters that destroy humanity. The more humanity develops, the stronger it becomes, like a cancer that eats away at the body from within society. In other words, it is the silt that has settled in human history.

The monster in front of him now has not yet fully awakened under the suppression of the Holy Grail, but when he leaves or the power of the Holy Grail is completely exhausted, this sixth beast that is defined as the power of killing and embraces each other in the center of the golden vortex, eating greedily, may really come to this world completely.