Otherwise, you can find another savior.

"Since you are the king of a country, you should listen to the doctor's advice." Xi Jian said, "You are more seriously injured than I am, Knight King."

With just one sentence, Altria was unable to refute, so she had no choice but to let Shiomi carry her onto the ox cart. Rider, who was standing by, was watching with great interest.

"You're good at dealing with women."

"No, I'm just good at dealing with the king." Shiomi put Altria on the car.

Although not as a subject, Shiomi had indeed stayed with the queen for countless years.

Chapter 77: Embrace the Witch

After returning to the Shiomi household, Altria was temporarily placed in the guest room, accompanied by Irisviel.

Shiomi, who was changing clothes in her room, found the whole thing actually a little funny.

Last night, Irisviel was still the one who needed to be looked after. But today, her role changed and she became the one who looked after Altria.

The so-called King's Rook Castling is this situation?

After taking off the torn and bloody clothes and packing them up and throwing them into the trash can, Shiomi realized that Morgan had been sitting in the room without her noticing and did not look very well.

"I've said it before, Artoria Pendragon was injured by Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm. That Noble Phantasm should be a killer move, and even the Holy Sword can't directly match it." Shiomi raised his hands slightly, "I just--"

Morgan smiled and expressed his confusion, "Do you think I am such a jealous woman?"

“……” Xi Jian really wanted to say, “Isn’t it so?”, but for her own safety, she decided to keep quiet.

"Anyway, the fact that they chose to attack in the daytime shows that they no longer intend to follow the rules of hiding the mystery." Morgan said, "When I sensed your fight, I thought it was going to be a decisive battle soon. It seems that the other party is not fully prepared yet."

Shiomi agreed, "Anyway, this morning's action has confirmed one thing: we are the only ones who can stop Gilgamesh, Kotomine Kirei, and the contaminated Holy Grail."

"Not only that, the Einzbern androids have also received news that there is nothing unusual at the Civic Hall in the new city. Instead, Ryudo Temple in Enzo Mountain is preparing for some kind of large-scale ceremony." Morgan gave another piece of news.

Of the four spiritual veins in Fuyuki City, the conditions of three of them have now been thoroughly determined.

If Kotomine Kirei needs to forcibly activate the Greater Holy Grail next to block other Servants who come to interfere, he can only choose to set up the formation where the Greater Holy Grail is located on Mount Enzo.

There is a ready-made anti-spirit barrier there, and if a servant wants to invade, he must go through the main gate.

Launching a defensive battle at the mountain gate from a high position would make it even more difficult for Gilgamesh, who already had an advantage, to deal with it.

However, these are issues that need to be considered later. Shiomi is more concerned about another thing now.

"Then why do you look... not so good."

Since she wasn't unhappy with him for taking care of Altria, there must be other reasons.

"Nothing. I just saw a little bit of Einzbern's past when I was treating her female assistant." Morgan shook his head.

Hisau Maiya had indeed collapsed too quickly in the "Garden of Disappointment", so she was unable to wake up when the magic was lifted.

But in the end it was just a relatively simple situation for Morgan. She used magic to slightly interfere with the mental state of the unconscious Maiya, and after resealing all the past memories awakened by the "Garden of Disappointment", Maiya showed signs of waking up.

"Really?" Xijian was slightly surprised.

Morgan gently leaned into Shiomi's arms, and he didn't pull away.

"It turns out that people can be so cruel to each other sometimes." Morgan didn't want to describe what she had just seen, she just sighed.

Xi Jian sensed the sudden heavy mood, and he couldn't help but doubt himself, wondering whether he should bother Morgan to take care of such trivial matters at this time.

"There's no way to deny it, but even so..." He hugged Morgan.

This was the first time he took the initiative to hug his Servant outside the battlefield.

Morgan was not viewed as a familiar, but as a top magician of the Age of Gods and a heroic spirit whose name was recorded in legends.

As for treating them as the opposite sex, Shiomi always felt that it would be too presumptuous.

Even though he knew that the other person was a woman, he knew that Morgan seemed to have some excessive kindness towards him.

It exceeds the level of a Servant's love for his Master.

"Even so, I believe that the world we live in is still beautiful and something that should be protected." Shiomi told Morgan from the bottom of her heart, but did not ask her to think the same way.

"I know. It's just that I always have some fantasies about the unknown world." Morgan said, "Because I only saw it briefly, and because this is the world you live in, so..."

Therefore, I had overly beautiful expectations for the original appearance of the world where I had lived until now, with the person who had never betrayed me in the past six thousand years.

I should have abandoned those naive ideas long ago.

But it grew back after I saw it for the first time.

"Really? That's really hard for you." Xijian understood and said softly.

Unconsciously, Morgan buried his head a little deeper.

"How is your injury?"

However, she smelled some residual blood and couldn't help but regain her composure.

"It's okay. This level of injury can't kill me." Shiomi let go of Morgan and told the facts with a confident smile.

Morgan lowered his eyelids slightly, as if thinking, "But the King of Heroes' trump card should be something beyond the standard, conservatively estimated. This time, although it was only possible to use great magic to fight with Altria's holy sword to release her true name."

"I agree." Shiomi stood up and walked around the room. "So when we fight the King of Heroes next, we must join forces with Saber and Rider to launch an attack and try to prevent Gilgamesh from having time to take out the Noble Phantasm."

"There's no need to be so pessimistic." Morgan said, "There aren't many ways to confront that treasure head-on. If I have to sacrifice my spiritual foundation as a Servant, it will create a chance for my husband to win."

Shiomi was stunned. "Do you really have to go that far?"

He was not afraid of death, nor was he afraid to fight the Hero King until his last drop of blood was drained. But now that he suddenly changed his position and gave the sacrifice to Morgan, Xi Jian Tianxi hesitated inexplicably.

Obviously, if it was Iskandar or Altria who did this, he could accept these assumptions.

"It's just one of the hypotheses." Morgan gently shook the large sleeves of her blue kimono and told Shiomi in an elegant tone, "Although it is unpleasant, there are indeed other ways. But at that time, my husband will need to use his eloquence to make others willing to give up the treasures that they have spent a lot of manpower and material resources to obtain."

Shiomi immediately realized what Morgan was talking about.

"It's ok that this thing can instantly heal injuries like losing a heart, but can it also be used to defend against the King of Heroes?"

"Don't trust your wife's judgment?" Morgan asked.

"...If it is the judgment of the great magician Morgan, of course I believe it..."

While answering Morgan in a mumbling tone, he sighed in his heart that he was still not able to deal with this witch.

Chapter 78: Final Operations Meeting

The Shiomi family's dining table was more lively than ever before.

The long dining table was packed with guests, which surprised Sakura and Kallen, who were used to the usual scene.

They sat on the left and right, closest to Shiomi and Morgan.

Then it extended from the side, with Waver and Iskandar on both sides of the long table, and Irisviel and Altria on the other sides.

Although the sudden arrival of so many guests made the two children very curious.

But in fact, this is just a meal before entering the final battlefield after nightfall.

Therefore, both Sakura and Kallen were keenly aware of this subtle atmosphere and did not speak casually.

On the contrary, Iskandar always remained calm. While eating at the dinner table, he told some childish jokes to amuse the two little girls, which made everyone feel a lot more relaxed.

Because Hisau Maiya had just woken up not long ago, she was just staying in the base to recuperate, and Emiya Kiritsugu did not show up at all.

According to Irisviel, that person was conducting further investigations in the city, making various other preparations, and had entrusted the affairs of the Holy Grail War to his wife, even transferring the Command Seals to Irisviel.

The influence of the "Garden of Disappointment" on the freelance magician seemed to be greater than expected.

However, the supply of magic power for the servants still fell on Emiya Kiritsugu. Morgan gave a casual hint on the key point and let the couple share the contract.

But no one knew that it took Kenneth some time to successfully crack the form of the Holy Grail War contract and rewrite it in detail.

Shiomi, who did not know Emiya Kiritsugu, had no intention of delving into the matter. He just accepted the situation as one of the allied Masters, just like Waver.

After dinner, Sakura and Kallen obediently went back to their rooms to play and rest, while the rest of the group held a final combat meeting in the living room to discuss information on their respective servants' Noble Phantasms.

Now that the ceremony location has been determined to be Liudong Temple, the remaining question is how to attack and how to fight after the attack.

"Regarding this, you had a fight with that Gilgamesh during the day, and didn't you force him to use his trump card?" Iskandar looked at the map spread out on the coffee table, and the location of the Ryudo Temple marked on it, "What level is it exactly?"

Shiomi leaned on the armrest, "Out of specification, beyond the normal rating."

"If it weren't for Shiomi's magic to support my defense, I might have been hurt even more seriously." Altria reluctantly admitted this fact, "So confronting Archer's final Noble Phantasm head-on is probably not a good strategy."

Iskandar scratched his beard. Although he did not see the scene of the confrontation between the Noble Phantasms of the King of Knights and the King of Heroes, from the traces left behind, he knew that it was a Noble Phantasm with a large attack range after its real name was released.

It is of a completely different type from the Final Noble Phantasm that the King of Conquerors himself has not yet revealed, and cannot be compared in a simple way.

"Just because we can't confront them head-on doesn't mean we don't have ways to defend ourselves." Shiomi said, looking at Artoria and Irisviel.

The two of them understood immediately.

“Actually, I had been planning to return this Noble Phantasm to Saber, but I didn’t expect you to be attacked by Archer in the church.” Irisviel pressed her chest and expressed her attitude sincerely.

The right to dispose of the conceptual weapon "Isolated Utopia" is also in the hands of Irisviel.

Kiritsugu is now fully focused on ending the Holy Grail War, running around to gather intelligence, and preparing to pick up Illya after it ends.

Compared to her thousand-year-old wish, the balance in Irisviel's heart tilted towards her more important daughter as reality set in.

"But if that happens, Irisviel, your body will..." Altria was a little worried.

Of course she knew that the Noble Phantasm belonged to her, but she was lucky enough to survive after losing her heart, relying on the Noble Phantasm of the King of Knights. Now, it was also because of the Noble Phantasm in her body that she was able to maintain her physical condition.

"There's no need to worry about that. Having lost the function of the Holy Grail, she's just an ordinary android." Morgan gave an analysis from a magic perspective.

Originally, Morgan didn't care much about the life and death of people other than Xijian, but Xijian Tianxi was the kind of person who was decisive when killing people but fussy when saving people.

It doesn't matter if she's not here, but if she is, we must take care of her. Although Morgan felt helpless, he didn't reject her, so before dinner, he made a simple assessment of Irisviel's condition.

"I see." Altria understood.

Shiomi turned away, looking thoughtful. "Regardless of the extent to which this treasure can defend, I think we need to make one thing clear."

"What?" Waver was puzzled. He had just learned that there was a plan to deal with the enemy, and he felt relieved. But now he was frightened by Xi Jian's words and became uneasy again.

"Archer is probably very proud of the Noble Phantasm called Ea, and doesn't think it can be used to fight and defend against it." Shiomi said, "So if possible, I think we should have a backup plan."

Iskandar looked at Shiomi with appreciation, "You mean that on the one hand we should try to ensure victory before the King of Heroes has a chance to take out that treasure, and on the other hand we should try to ensure that it is only used once?"

"Yes."

Shiomi nodded.

This idea was also agreed by everyone present.

Try to hide the trump card as much as possible, and once it is used, it must be taken down. If Gilgamesh knew that we have corresponding means, he would probably use other methods to interfere and hinder us.

"Then when the time comes, I, the King of Knights, the King of Conquerors and I will attack from the front and confront the King of Heroes." Shiomi pointed a finger at Ryudo Temple on the map, "Morgan, Ms. Irisviel, and Mr. Waver will head to the starting point of the Greater Holy Grail."

Morgan just nodded silently, and the others were surprised again.

"Why don't you just let Sister Wang join us? You can deal with Kotomine Kirei just as well." asked Altria.

"In terms of magic level alone, no one here can compare to Morgan." Shiomi stated the reason seriously, "And I have no idea what is required to purify the Holy Grail and end the ceremony. So Morgan needs to concentrate on the Holy Grail ceremony as much as possible."

"My husband has said so, so you should all do as he says." Morgan smiled knowingly.

It was understood that Shiomi and Morgan had already reached a consensus long ago, and everyone couldn't find a better strategy, so this was the only option.

After all, Xijian Tianxi's fighting ability is also a very important trump card.

Chapter 79: Command Spell

After the operational meeting, everyone dispersed and Shiomi allowed the guests to move freely in the mansion to make final preparations.

He returned to his room alone and changed into clothes that were more suitable for combat.

"I never thought that the ritual of the Holy Grail War would end in this way." Morgan sat upright on the bed.

Shiomi no longer thought too much about whether it was reasonable for her to barge in while Shiomi was changing clothes.

"What went wrong..." Shiomi sighed, "The first three Holy Grail Wars were the same, and they all ended in failure. Is it true that the omnipotent wish-granting machine is still too far beyond the capabilities of today's humans?"

Morgan shook his head. "That's unknown. However, the Holy Grail War is almost over, and you haven't revealed your wish yet."

"Isn't it the same for you?"

"Since it has already been achieved, it is better not to talk about it." Morgan said lightly.