Facing Semiramis's provocation, Karna spoke calmly:
"Although the Master has indeed changed, the one who decided to summon me and ask for my help was undoubtedly one of those Masters. And my Master still longs for the Holy Grail even as his body is about to perish. In this case, I have no choice but to fight for him. That is my wish and my reward for being summoned."
"So, you intend to continue to serve your previous master? This is ridiculous, great hero Karna, it is a foolish choice."
Perhaps Semiramis took his words as a declaration of hostility, and her expression became grim.
Karna showed no fear and simply declared:
"I don't care what you call me, but that's too much of a compliment, Queen of Assyria. I'm nothing more than a spear."
Except for Shirou, everyone present was speechless. They all gained knowledge from the Holy Grail and knew very well what kind of existence this rare hero was.
If this statement came from someone else, they would undoubtedly be angry about it, or even laugh at the other person, because excessive modesty can turn into excessive inferiority and sarcasm.
But what he said just now was completely true from the bottom of his heart. He really believed it in his heart, and he was firmly convinced of it.
"As expected of you, you are the 'Giving Hero'. I'm afraid even Joan of Arc is not as selfless as you. Although it's a little different from what I expected, it's not bad this way. Please."
"Ah, although the location has changed, the enemy's basic route to snatch the Holy Grail will not change. In this case, my gun will just continue to defeat the enemy. And this is also in line with my own wishes. It is the best option at the moment. I will do my best to burn all those who come to snatch the Holy Grail to ashes."
Wish? Could it be that this seemingly selfless spearman also has a wish for the Holy Grail
Semiramis and Shakespeare were a little shaken, but Shirou was the only one who understood.
"It's about the rematch with Black Saber Siegfried."
"Yes. Because he asked me to do so when we first fought him."
That is, a battle without end and a sword fight without end.
The divine spear repeatedly inflicted wounds on the immortal dragon scales, while the fantasy greatsword repeatedly cut through the golden armor that was originally invulnerable.
It was neither a brutal massacre nor a passive fight where both sides hid their strength. Both sides simply used their full strength, but somehow managed to keep the balance of power in balance.
The hours until dawn seemed as short as a moment.
Catching the expectation in Karna's eyes, Shirou readily agreed: "I will create an opportunity for you to have a fair fight, and no one will disturb this battle."
Karna nodded to him to express his gratitude: "Then let me ask you, Shirou Kotomine, how do you plan to use the Holy Grail to 'destroy the world'?"
"That's what you're talking about. In simple terms, it's to use the 'third magic' that created the Greater Holy Grail; the most basic use of soul materialization, to materialize the souls of all mankind, eliminate the concept of death, and create a world where everyone is happy."
Hearing such a shocking wish, Karna did not show the slightest surprise, but seemed a little confused.
"I see. Birth, death, and the limits of life span are all basic attributes of human beings. If even these are changed, in a sense, human beings will no longer be human beings. It can indeed be called the destruction of the world - but in another sense, it can also be regarded as a kind of salvation for all mankind. Whether your approach is good or bad for mankind, I cannot judge, but I believe that there will definitely be heroes who will be moved by this wish. Since you need strength to resist the hindrance of the restraining force, why use the most disgusting term "destroy the world"? "
"To show the beauty of language, the same thing can be explained in different ways. Ah, you are the best master—"
"The wine of the proud king!"
"Woo woo woo—"
Semiramis finally couldn't stand Shakespeare's outspokenness anymore and gave him poison to paralyze his vocal cords, then complained to Shirou.
"That's right, Master. If you hadn't used this kind of talk to turn everyone against you, you wouldn't have to worry about taking back the 'Lesser Holy Grail'."
"I'm not worried about it at all."
Shirou's relaxed attitude aroused everyone's curiosity.
"Eh?"
"Do you have any clever ideas?"
"Of course I don't have any clever ideas. I just made some preparations in advance. Do me a favor and move the stone box in my room over here."
"It's a small matter."
Upon hearing this, Semiramis stretched out a finger and randomly tapped twice, and a stone box one meter square with various "holy seals" on its surface appeared in front of Shirou.
Shirou reached out and patted the surface of the box, looking at Semiramis with a strange expression: "I know you have always been curious about what is inside, but you have no way to open it."
Semiramis turned her head and said, "That's because there was no courtyard at that time. I couldn't use my full strength, and I didn't have enough time."
"But your knowledge of magic has not been affected, and it does not require powerful magic or great magic to solve this - or are you only good at brute force and not good at fine manipulation?"
Being exposed mercilessly by Shirou, Semiramis blushed and snorted: "It's not like a man to be so fussy."
"Okay, no more jokes. This is the 'Holy Ark', a secret treasure that has been passed down for many years in the church. Legend has it that it is a replica of the 'Ark of the Covenant' that holds the 'Ten Commandments of God'. It is specially used to store precious holy objects. If you can crack it so easily, the church's treasures must have been stolen by various servants or magicians long ago."
Shirou untied the "holy cloth" draped over his shoulders and covered the top of the "holy ark".
With a slight "click", the cover on the top of the "Holy Ark" flipped up, followed by the four stone walls flipping outwards, revealing the golden contents inside, which were particularly dazzling against the backdrop of the falling red "holy shroud".
"This, this is—"
With the eyesight of the servants, a mere golden light naturally could not block their sight. That is why they were shocked, because it was clearly a golden cup, exactly the same as the legendary "Holy Grail" that contained the blood of God.
Shirou reached out to catch the "Sacred Shroud" that was about to fall to the ground, and used it to hold up the Golden Cup.
"Everyone, pay attention - this is the complete Lesser Grail, the necessary component to power the Greater Grail."