Shinji knew what Karina felt for him, and he knew it a long time ago. It was a love that made him forget himself and fly into a flame like a moth.
If Shinji doesn't save her, she will die. Even so, she still has love for Maiou, and even at the last moment of her life, she used up her remaining strength to leave a last word through the telepathy between the twins - help Maiou. The second half of the story in the original work started from this.
What would such a person think if he knew the truth about Maiou's destruction? Would he be grateful to Shinji? No matter how you think about it, it's impossible.
Waver himself also felt that Shinji's decision to destroy Maiou was a bit excessive. Whether it was out of revenge for Karina, or to eliminate future troubles, or simply because he was unhappy with Maiou, he shouldn't have done that.
Karina, the person involved, didn't care, and her sisters Regina and Shirogane didn't say anything either. Why are you, an outsider, interfering? Do you really think you are the United States of America and you want to control everything? You can control everything
Shinji just chuckled at this.
"Since you asked sincerely, I will answer you mercifully. To prevent the world from--ahem, I think the atmosphere is too tense, so I'll liven it up a bit. My targeting of Maio has nothing to do with Kalina. I have other reasons."
"Another reason?" Weber asked doubtfully. The case of Maio's attempted murder has been solved, what else could there be
"Let me show you something." Shinji said as he took out two things from his pocket.
A cigarette-like cigarette with a unique plant aroma.
"This is the incense I found on Maiou."
The other was a clear bottle containing some kind of viscous liquid.
"This is the gastric juice that Orange extracted from his own body. Guess what will happen if I light the incense and open the bottle?"
Although Waver was shaking his head, he already had some guesses in his mind.
Shinji took the incense and lit it with a cigarette, then opened the bottle and let the blood escape into the air.
After a while, something green appeared in the blood, quickly sucking the blood dry and growing larger, twisted and tangled like the roots of some plant. The roots quickly spread out of the bottle mouth, spreading towards the arm holding the bottle, and tended to take root in the flesh and blood.
Shinji snorted coldly and released the "Fire of the Sun" to burn the roots to ashes.
"What Orange drank was not only the potion that hindered his memory, but also the seeds of this thing. If the corresponding aromatic medicine is used to stimulate it, the seeds will take root and sprout in his stomach, and crawl all over the important internal organs including the heart."
Weber was speechless. As smart as he was, he naturally guessed what Maio was planning - to blackmail Orange into undergoing a second, third, or even more plastic surgeries, for the ultimate goal of ultimate beauty.
Recalling the end of the Maio incident, when he searched his pockets but found nothing, and ended up looking pale and haggard, Weber realized that he seemed to have underestimated the stuttering young man. Even if he was greedy, he would be greedy to the end and would never repent.
"Weber, you know me. I may not take it too seriously if you attack me, but don't blame me for being ruthless if you attack my family and friends. Maio's actions have touched my bottom line. Even if Orange can understand Maio's feelings and doesn't want to pursue it, I will not let him go - doesn't he want to pursue the ultimate beauty? I will deprive him of the ability to pursue beauty and make him unable to achieve it in his life!"
Orange had noticed the problem in the potion when she drank it, but she chose to ignore it. Anyway, she had a spare body. If this one was destroyed, she could just switch to another one. Moreover, her body was connected to the bag that sealed the monster. Once the vital signs stopped, the monster would be released and devour the enemy.
In the original world line, Orange ended up doing something big like this—tit-for-tat, and no one owed anyone anything.
However, as Shinji said, although you will not die, the pain of death will not change. So he prepared in advance and stole the fragrant medicine on Mai's body to let Orange detoxify.
After the verification was completed and the evidence was conclusive, Shinji secretly broke into the cell where Maio was imprisoned, first quietly inflicted some hidden injuries on him, and then sprinkled the powder of "Origin Bullet" on the wounds.
Maiou is a pharmacist who can heal minor injuries by himself. When he finds out he is injured, he uses healing magic, and Kiritsugu's origin takes effect, causing his magic circuits to go haywire and the magician's life to end.
"This is my revenge. I wanted to just hide under the water, but since you saw through me, it doesn't matter. You can tell the truth to Maio, Kalina and the others, but please also tell them that I spared your life this time for your sake, but I will show no mercy next time. Believe it or not, I will kill them and take everything from them, even if Baru Yereta is determined to stand up for them! It's just a war, who's afraid of who?"
Shinji's determination was fully revealed by his decisive words and firm attitude.
He has kept a low profile until now for the sake of the secrecy of the Holy Grail War and the safety of his family. Once the Holy Grail War begins and the Servants descend, he will have no scruples - in "Fate Grand Order", three Servants can destroy the Clock Tower without a high-level combat force, and one Baru Yereta is not enough.
"... "
Waver knew Shinji was serious. He knew it from the time he scolded Kenneth in front of him ten years ago. This boy was easy to talk to most of the time, but once he was determined to do something, he would stick to it, especially when it touched his bottom line.
"What about Baruyereta? Was it part of your revenge to let Maio get into trouble while Baruyereta was incarcerated?"
"certainly."
After the Izeluma incident, Inolai brought Princess Shirogane, the two maids, and Maiou back to the Creation Department to wait for processing. However, before the Clock Tower made a decision, Maiou was destroyed. Maiou's family had a high status in the Heritage Department, and soon, the Heritage Department's inquiries were placed on Inolai's desk.
"Why?"
"Because of Sister Orange's seal designation."
Before Inole left, Orange asked her what she thought about her seal designation.
The old woman answered without hesitation:
"I think that's correct. You can be said to be one of the most suitable magicians in the modern world for the Sealing Designation. When others asked me for my opinion, I highly recommended you. Please make sure that Orange Aozaki and her magic circuits are forever preserved deep within the Arbitration Bureau."
It's so straightforward that people don't know how to refute it.
This is Lord Baru Yereta.
Her humane words and graceful smile at social evenings were not false.
But at her more solid core, she is an ideal magician. As long as she believes that this will bring progress to magic, she will not regret even if her students are sealed. She is an ideal magician.
Perhaps, this is the way of life that is worthy of the Twelve Lords.
PS: In 2004, the United States was really arrogant. It was the only superpower and the world’s policeman, doing whatever it wanted.