It was a while after the two kings disappeared that Shinji finally pieced together the contents of the conversation.
The so-called sacrifice is the soul of the hero collected by the Lesser Holy Grail, which is used as fuel to activate the Greater Holy Grail. According to Yustisa's analysis of the Lesser Holy Grail, three riders had died before the battle tonight. Including Scathach, Gilgamesh, and Iskandar who died tonight, there are exactly six riders, which is just enough to fully activate the Greater Holy Grail.
However, the analysis results also showed that there was something wrong with the soul of one of the riders, and it seemed that it was severely damaged and insufficient to be the element of activation. The direct evidence was that the souls of Scathach and Gilgamesh finally flowed into the Holy Grail.
It takes six heroic souls to fully activate the Holy Grail and open the passage between this world and the outside world. The one with a very serious defect was obviously ignored. Perhaps the fatal battle between Scathach and Gilgamesh also took this into consideration.
In this way, there is only one element missing to fully activate the Holy Grail and allow its contents to flow into the human world. Another heroic soul must be offered as a sacrifice.
It is clear now that Scathach chose Cu Chulainn as the sacrifice.
Honestly, Shinji really couldn't understand the master's thoughts - the normal thinking circuit was to cheat outsiders, why did it become cheating your own people when it came to you
First he got himself killed, and then he let his two disciples fight to the death.
Although Shinji didn't mind having a fight with Cu Chulainn, no, to be more precise, it was because he had a dirty idea in his heart and wanted to beat up this senior brother, but he only wanted to beat him up and watch him get humiliated, and he didn't really want to kill him.
Even if they really had to fight to the death, it should be done after the incident was over. Cu Chulainn's personality and temper made him quite useful as a thug, and he was also strong enough, so it was a pity to kill him like this. Anyway, the master didn't say to do it right away, so it's better to delay it...
However, how could the Queen of the Demon Realm, who sees through the cause and effect of the world, leave such an obvious loophole
Shinji didn't want to look for Cu Chulainn for the time being, as Cu Chulainn had already found him. As he was riding Pegasus with the unconscious Rin on his way back, the Deaththorn Spear flew into the air and passed by.
Below, a man in a blue tights waved his hand familiarly: "Yo."
Shinji's eyelids twitched at that moment, and he almost sped away, but he finally stopped because of what Cu Chulainn said next.
"Don't make such an expression, Junior Brother - well, that's what we call it in this country - I know you have objections to that woman's last request, and I have the same objections. But since she said so, we can only do it."
"You... already knew that?"
"Yes, that woman left me a message at the end..."
Shinji was a little impressed by Cu Chulainn's relaxed look. He was tricked by his own teacher, and was tricked to death. He could lose his life if he was not careful, but he was still so open-minded.
Perhaps sensing Shinji's thoughts, the man with the same blue complexion scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Hey, don't look at me like that. I'm not as carefree as you think. I'm just-used to it. Yes, used to it. You live in the modern world, so you probably haven't experienced it. Throwing people into the lair of fantasy species in the name of trials, or letting you attack some powerful evil spirits for training. This is the educational policy of that woman. As long as she thinks it is beneficial, she doesn't care about other people's feelings at all, and she won't tell you why."
"..." Shinji was speechless.
It seems like something a master craftsman would do.
At that time, because they were young, Sakura and I suffered relatively less, but my father Tsuruya and uncle Kariya lived in dire straits every day. Although it was impossible to challenge fantasy species and evil spirits due to the stratification of the world, as time went by, the master mastered many new tricks.
"So don't think too much. You can't figure out what that woman is thinking anyway. Just do what she says."
"Have you ever thought about not listening to her?" Shinji asked.
"I have thought about it." Cu Chulainn shrugged frankly and helplessly, "Not only me, but also other brothers. But no matter whether we resisted openly or disobeyed secretly, we all ended up badly in the end. Once, we finally found an opportunity, more than 20 brothers besieged the master together, guess what happened?"
"Won?" Shinji deliberately said the opposite.
"Yes, we won." Cu Chulainn actually nodded, but then sighed, "But it was only the first stage. After being suppressed by us, the master immediately entered the second stage, the legendary God Slayer state, and blasted us all away. The worst one couldn't get up for three days."
"... "I knew it.
"Since then, no one dared to disobey her. Even if she disappeared now, she might have left some punishment measures. After all, she is that woman, she will not leave any loopholes, especially when she is not hot-headed."
Yes, there are indeed no loopholes, and even the rules previously formulated have been taken into consideration.
According to the ranking of the Grand Prix, one will have the right to choose his opponent first. Those who have already chosen or been chosen cannot be chosen again, but this does not say that those who have already been chosen cannot choose again.
Shinji was just the one chosen by Rin, and had not yet exercised his right to be the fourth choice. Although no one would say anything if he gave up his right and waited for the next round, no, this was actually the most normal and correct choice, after all, his condition would inevitably be affected after the previous battle.
But if we really want to pick another group of people to fight, it won't be against the rules. Maybe when we were discussing the rules, the master had already noticed it.
"—Also, I'm quite curious. You're not good at spearmanship, but you're good at magic. Why did that woman place such high hopes on you? Even higher than I did back then?"
"You're not good at spear skills, but you're just average at magic?" Shinji raised his eyebrows, inevitably feeling a little annoyed.
Cu Chulainn ignored Shinji's expression and continued his provocative comment: "It's true. When I was alive, your spearmanship and magic were only considered entry-level at best. Is it because you have too many Noble Phantasms?"
"Do you want to know?" Shinji patted Bekasas' back gently, signaling it to take Rin back first.
"I really do. Oh, you seem to be finally motivated." Cu Chulainn raised the Deaththorn Demonic Spear eagerly.
"Because of your reminder, I feel that I cannot let my master down." Shinji also raised his hand and grasped the "Eternal Blade". "Also, I am also very curious, who is more worthy of her expectations, you who were once treated differently by my master or me now."
"Well, let us begin." Cu Chulainn smiled fearlessly and injected magic into the lowered gun with both hands.
"Well, let's get started."
Shinji assumed the same stance, and then the spear flashed.
PS: I took a quick look at the book review area. Let me explain. The fight between Erye and Rin was not a 50-50 match. Rin's final burst only pierced Erye's left hand from front to back. You know Erye's recovery ability. As for why the master and others had to do this, don't worry, there will be an explanation later.
PS2: The trait of the brother company is that we receive them when we go there, and we also receive them when they come. Soldiers like us just play around, and those with higher ranks are more serious. Last time, a vice president from Guangxi came to work for us for three months. The two of us played with him for the whole three months, and he didn't want to go back in the end. He was so high.