silence.
No response.
This is understandable. After all, who would have thought that there was a soul hidden in the Holy Grail
However, Shirou did not give up and continued:
"It is useless to remain silent. I know you exist and I know you can hear me. Why don't you come out and see me? Perhaps you don't believe me, but I have no ill will towards you. The creator of the Greater Holy Grail, the Saint of Winter, Justisia Rizleich von Einzbern."
Still no response, leaving the young man alone to perform a one-man show.
"Well, it seems that I can't gain your trust, in that case—"
After waiting for a few more minutes, Shirou sighed helplessly and turned his gaze away from the Greater Holy Grail to a shadow in the corner of the corridor.
"—Hey, don't just stay in the dark and watch the show. Come out and help me speak."
"I knew I couldn't hide it from you."
Accompanied by a voice that had gone through countless accumulations and was full of vicissitudes, an old man in black formal attire, holding a hardcover book in his left hand, walked out from the shadows. Only one person had those features of white hair and beard, yet he did not look old - "Gem Man" Kishua Zelrich Shubein-Ogu.
The old man walked up to the young man and said to the Greater Holy Grail with a smile.
"I assure you, he is telling the truth. Come out and we will answer your questions."
Having said that, the golden sphere, which had been calm until now, as if it were a dead object, finally reacted. A female figure as pure white as the snow in midwinter emerged from the golden human figure in the center, with deep confusion revealed in her delicate red eyes.
"Kishua you-what on earth are you guys going to do?"
"As you heard, 'destroy the world'; or 'save humanity'; it means the same thing."
Shirou replied with a smile as he shifted into a more comfortable sitting position.
"How is it? The thousand-year-old wish of your Einzbern family will soon come true. Are you happy, excited, or not?"
"this... "
Seeing the confusion on Yustisa's face, Shirou also began to feel confused:
"Uh, why do you look like that? Hey, old man Gem, is she really the Winter Saint? The one who sacrificed herself to fulfill her family's long-cherished wish?"
"Yes and no. She is still the 'Winter Saint', but she is not the artificial person who sacrificed herself to fulfill her family's long-cherished wish. If you were her, you would understand."
Hearing what the old man said, Shirou nodded: "I understand. Isn't there a best example over there? The android named Sieg. In other words, the family's long-cherished wish is no longer the first in your heart? Then, what is your first priority? Is it him - Matou Shinji?"
Justisa did not answer, but her expression, which she could not suppress, betrayed her inner thoughts.
"You want to ask me how I guessed it? It's very simple. When people are in crisis, they will reveal their truest thoughts. When the Greater Holy Grail was taken away, you first separated the Lesser Holy Grail, then risked exposing yourself to leave your third magic in the Lesser Holy Grail, and then 'coincidentally' delivered the Lesser Holy Grail to its Master. What was the purpose of this? Don't say it was to stop me. I don't believe that kid didn't tell you the 'wish' I should make."
Having said that, Shirou paused, his eyes swept across Yustisa's cheek, and got the answer he wanted.
"It seems I was right. Tsk tsk, it seems my fellow countryman is doing pretty well. Oh, oh, you are like this, Sieg is like this for Astolfo, and there is Irisviel for Emiya Kiritsugu. Could it be that the androids of the Einzbern family are not only similar in appearance, but also in personality?"
In fact, this is not only a continuation of the same lineage, but also a kind of extreme. Artificial humans are born without emotions, so once they have a human heart, their emotions will be particularly strong, so they can't hide their thoughts, so they will pour all their emotions on the people they care about, even at the cost of everything.
Perhaps she couldn't stand Shirou's teasing, or perhaps she simply didn't want to answer, Yustiza repeated her question again - "What on earth are you doing? You brought me and Shinji into this world, and tortured him like this!"
"I have already told you my purpose, which is to obtain samples and prepare for purification. By the way, I also want you to think about whether your Einzbern's long-cherished wish is correct. The rest has nothing to do with me."
"Hey, hey—"
Seeing that Bao Shi Weng pushed all the responsibility, Shirou became anxious.
"—It's not fair to say that. You know I'm here and I sent someone here, so I'm an accomplice."
"I only knew you wanted to give him some guidance, but I didn't expect you to use such means."
"What's the point of this? This is the most appropriate way, okay? Don't tell me you can't see the flaws in this kid. Queen Scathach trained his patience and willpower, and also solved his innate deficiencies - but there is one most important thing, she didn't teach him, or didn't have time to teach him."
"What is it?" Justisa asked involuntarily.
"It is the belief that he will never waver, and will never give up no matter what desperate situation he faces. This is the biggest difference between him and those heroes. Even Astolfo, who is not as strong as him, is much stronger than him in this respect. Take this old man as an example. The most pinnacle battle in his life was to kill the origin of vampires, the absolute king, the true ancestor of the true ancestor, Zhuyue Bronstad. In terms of hard power, Zhuyue is two streets ahead of him. That battle was really dangerous. He was suppressed countless times and could die at any time, but he did not give up, nor did he use the second magic to escape. With the characteristics of the second magic interfering with time and space, he was determined to leave, and ten Zhuyues could not catch up. In the end, he risked being bitten by Zhuyue and becoming Zhuyue's servant, and successfully killed Zhuyue. As a price, he was still bitten, turned into a dead apostle, and seriously aged and weakened. If it was that kid, he might have escaped long ago. Even if he held on to the end, he would not take such a risk. As he said himself, he is just an ordinary person who has gained power, and his here is not strong enough."
Shirou said, pointing to his heart.
"At best, he is just a powerful modern magician. He will never reach the pinnacle, and will never see the true scenery of this planet. He will always be a pawn of the old man Gem!"
"So you want to force him? Push him into a desperate situation with no way out, and let him complete the real transformation?" Bao Shi Weng nodded thoughtfully.
"That's right. People are forced to do things. Only by using his irreplaceable bond to completely cut off his retreat can he truly force himself to be firm in his beliefs, give it a try, and maximize his potential - just like you did when you fought Zhu Yue. This is both a teaching and a test. If he passes it, I will give him the thing that you covet, so that he can truly have the possibility of killing Queen Scathach."
"But, but what if he doesn't pass?" Justisa asked nervously.
"If I leave him so many heroes as companions, but he still can't get over this hurdle, then his life will probably be like this, and he will never reach the level of a chess player. Even if he is lucky enough to dominate an era and become famous, it is just like 'when there are no heroes, the little ones become famous';."
"He will hate you." For some reason, Justisa said this.
"If you pass this hurdle, even if you hate him, you won't hate him to the bone. If you can't pass it, he is just an insignificant ant. Would you care about the hatred of an ant?"
Shirou's tone was as gentle as always, but it sounded so harsh to Yustisa.
Shinji, you must try your best to beat up this abominable guy! ! !
PS: Gem old man, you are wrong. When Gem handsome guy killed Zhu Yue, he was undoubtedly the protagonist template. At that time, Zhu Yue's existence had caused a crisis for both the planet and humans. It is conceivable what the two restraining forces would do when Gem handsome guy confronted Zhu Yue. It was definitely a blessing for both humans and the planet. He was the real son of destiny. He encountered treasures when he went out, gems appeared when he drank water, and any attack was a critical hit.
PS2: How strong was Gemboy at his peak? Well, let's put it this way, Zhu Yue's ultimate move was a meteorite with a diameter of 3,500 kilometers hitting the earth - "Moonfall", but this "Moonfall" was blocked by Gemboy with "Multi-dimensional Saturation Bombardment" - it just so happened that the Chinese server was holding an Illya event at this time, and friends who played Illya clicked into my room, and the 3,500-kilometer meteorite mentioned in the conversation was Zhu Yue's "Moonfall", which is considered one of the strongest attacks known in the Type-Moon world.
PS3: Screw your uncle's NTR. It's weird. How can it be elevated to the level of NTR when it's just a conversation