Chapter 66: Under One Night! EMIYA Breaks Through the Holy Grail War?!
『 "You're going to compete for who gets to participate in the Holy Grail War through a cooking contest?!" Artoria's ahoge stood upright, her eyes shining with brilliance.
A cooking contest… it must need judges!
Sure enough, Artoria was selected as a judge, along with Rin Tohsaka, Sakura Matou, and Illya.
"Of course, I'm confident I'll win," Red A said.
"The old man is the same," Senji Muramasa snorted coldly. Although he had the same appearance as Shirou Emiya, his demeanor clearly indicated that he was an old man.
"What's wrong with being an old man?!" Senji Muramasa glared at them unhappily.
"And me, I'm also participating in this…" Kirei Kotomine, the priest who seemed to have returned from a fiery hell, held a bowl of mapo tofu and looked at everyone with pleasure.
Just the smell emanating from it made everyone feel as if their tender tongues were being severely whipped.
"Professional… no, hell, contestants are forbidden! And what's a priest doing in a Holy Grail War?!" Illya loudly retorted and quickly pushed the priest away.
"Next, it's our turn—"
Shirou Emiya's curry rice, warm enough to heal hearts; Red A's steak pasta, enlightened by breaking free from worldly attachments; and finally, Senji Muramasa's sushi and tempura.
After some thought and discussion, Artoria finally announced the ultimate winner, "Then, the ultimate victor is—Shirou Emiya!"
"The participant of this Holy Grail War is Shirou Emiya!"
To celebrate Shirou Emiya's victory, Artoria presented him with a gift.
—A pressure cooker bought from Tokiomi Tohsaka. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Senji Muramasa (Type-Moon): "What a joke! My cooking is really worse than that brat's? You've got to be kidding me!" ]
[ Artoria Pendragon (Type-Moon): "I didn't eat it, I don't know."]
[ Red A ⦍EMIYA⦎ (Type-Moon): "Eh, cooks can't save the world, Shirou Emiya. Open your eyes!" ]
[ Tokiomi Tohsaka (Type-Moon): "Why is everything getting so confusing? Why are Sakura and Rin at that kid's house, overseeing some baffling Holy Grail qualification battle?"]
[ Misaka Mikoto (A Certain Magical Index): "And according to you, Heroic Spirits are completely stronger than humans, right? Why would Shirou Emiya compete with two Heroic Spirits? Also, in what capacity is Shirou Emiya participating in the Holy Grail War?" ]
[ Matou Zouken (Type-Moon): "Why even ask? Of course, he's participating as a Master in the Holy Grail War. Could a human possibly fight a Heroic Spirit?" ]
[ .....]
〜Type-Moon World〜
Although everyone looked confused, they gradually realized that this was a parallel world, even if it seemed very abnormal.
However, the upcoming Holy Grail War should be interesting. They wanted to see the answer to this video's question.
What did "Big Hero Emiya Shirou cleared the Holy Grail War in one night for his sister" mean?
Did it mean Shirou Emiya summoned a super-powerful and loyal Servant?
Such a thing was not impossible; there were many existences like Karna and Cú Chulainn. Oh, Cú Chulainn only had loyalty, not much power.
As for Servants outside the norm not appearing in the Holy Grail War? What about the Sixth Holy Grail War?
Could someone favored by a Heroic Spirit also be chosen?
Everyone found this video somewhat uninteresting, but they were also looking forward to which Heroic Spirit would respond to Shirou Emiya.
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〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
"What in the world is going on?!"
Shirou Emiya's palms were sweating; he couldn't quite understand the current situation.
Why did he have to participate in the Holy Grail War? For Kiritsugu? Or for the justice in Kiritsugu's heart?
But how could someone with even half-baked magic circuits win the Holy Grail War?
Doubt filled the boy's heart.
At the same time, the screen shifted, and the worldline changed.
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『 Legend has it that in the ancient Sakatsuki household, children under the age of seven were called Child of God.
It was said that they possessed abilities close to gods, capable of indiscriminately fulfilling others' wishes, earning them the title of human wish-granting machines.
Therefore, before they turned seven, the family kept them isolated within a barrier that cut off thoughts, until they surpassed seven years old, their abilities disappeared, and they became ordinary people. Only then would the family release them. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Misaka Mikoto (A Certain Magical Index): "Now, the word 'wish-granting machine' makes me uncomfortable both physically and psychologically, thank you." ]
[ Megumin (KonoSuba): "Could it be that this world also has creatures like Kyubey?!" ]
[ Hiyoko Sakatsuki (Type-Moon) "…No, this is an actual, genuine wish-granting machine." ]
[ Kiritsugu Emiya (Type-Moon): "Could the legend actually be true? A wish-granting machine… It's just like the Holy Grail."]
[ Merlin (Type-Moon): "No, no, the Holy Grail is far too inferior compared to a 'Child of God'~ The Holy Grail is divided into evil and neutral. If it's neutral, it's fine, but if it's evil, you'll despair, you know."]
[ Aozaki Touko (Type-Moon): "Oh dear, if this is seen directly, those old geezers will designate it for sealing, won't they?" ]
[ Gol D. Roger (One Piece): "Hahahaha! The world is full of wonders. Just now we saw the wish-granting machine Kyubey, and now a 'Child of God' appears?" ]
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〜HunterXHunter World〜
"Could it be a similar existence to my sister?"
Killua's expression subtly changed, recalling his sister Alluka.
Fulfilling wishes… requires a corresponding price?
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『 In a speeding car, Little Shirou Emiya and Kiritsugu Emiya were also rushing towards the Sakatsuki family.
The reason was simple: Kiritsugu Emiya planned to use the legendary 'Child of God' to achieve his wish!
As a partner of justice, to bring true peace to this world! 』
『 .....』
〜Type-Moon World, Fourth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
Einzbern Castle—
"Kiritsugu, when did you have a child outside? Little Shirou is so cute~"
Irisviel said excitedly.
Artoria, beside her, hesitated to speak. Irisviel, with a mental age of only one, didn't understand what this meant.
…Should she tell her the story of Lancelot and Guinevere?
"No… that child…"
Kiritsugu Emiya fell silent.
Tohsaka Villa—
"It's that third-rate magus again?"
Tokiomi Tohsaka dismissed it with disdain.
Ridiculous partners of justice, ridiculous world peace—it was simply a pipe dream.
In his opinion, Kiritsugu Emiya was nothing more than a deranged madman.
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『 But just as the two were on their way, an accident occurred ahead!
The two watched the scene before them with difficulty, their eyes trembling violently. A massive storm swept across the entire city!
The storm ravaged the surface, tearing people's flesh and blood!
It was a moving natural disaster, and also a man-made catastrophe!
Kiritsugu Emiya immediately prepared to drive away, but at that moment, in the black storm, a brilliant light eliminated the entire storm!
When Shirou arrived at the center of the storm, a shocking sight made the boy's heart nearly stop beating: a giant crater dozens of miles wide appeared before his eyes.
Just a few minutes ago, tens of thousands of vibrant lives existed here.
A rubber ball rolled to Shirou Emiya's feet. At the ruins beside the deep crater, Shirou discovered the small, innocent girl.
She had black hair, a delicate face, and most striking were her brilliant eyes.
Just before the ruins collapsed, Shirou rescued her.
The girl's name was Miyu Sakatsuki. By looking through the Sakatsuki family's genealogy, Kiritsugu Emiya learned that Miyu was the current 'Child of God'.
At that moment, Kiritsugu's eyes suddenly became incredibly frantic!
He decided that this child would be used by him! To save the humans in this world. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Matou Zouken (Type-Moon): "Heh, the one from the Einzbern family? How lucky, to obtain the legendary wish-granting machine so easily." ]
[ Uchiha Madara (Naruto): "Can world peace truly be achieved by a wish-granting machine? Who defines what true peace is?" ]
[ Gabriel (Gabriel DropOut): "True world peace…? That's easy. Just let everyone die, wouldn't it? If everyone dies, where would there be any distinction between evil and justice?" ]
[ Satanichia Kurumizawa Mcdowell (Gabriel DropOut): "No… that won't do! This Demon Lord won't allow everyone to die!" (Wailing.jpg)]
[ Loki (MCU): "Hey… I say, who among you is actually an angel?!" ]
[ Aqua (KonoSuba): "Wait, I have a theory. Could it be that Shirou Emiya made a wish to gain great power, and then seized the Holy Grail?" ]
[ Jason (Type-Moon): "…Is there a possibility that he could just wish for the Holy Grail directly?"]
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〜Naruto World〜
Pure Land—
"Can a world where people understand each other truly be achieved by me?"
Uchiha Madara lowered his eyes, his face showing no ripples of emotion.
The Moon Eye Plan, Infinite Tsukuyomi, was it truly the way to save the ninja world?
After being influenced by a series of videos, Uchiha Madara truly couldn't imagine how Infinite Tsukuyomi would achieve peace.
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〜Type-Moon World, Fourth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
Einzbern Castle—
"To treat a little girl as a tool for such an illusory wish, Kiritsugu Emiya!"
Artoria's holy blue-green eyes showed disgust.
"Speaking of illusory, Saber, how is your desire to prevent the destruction of Britain any different?"
Kiritsugu Emiya stared directly at Artoria,
"If this wish-granting machine were placed before you, would your heart not stir?"
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『 Kiritsugu Emiya brought Miyu home, but after that, Kiritsugu found that he couldn't find a way to use the 'Child of God' no matter what!
For this, he worked tirelessly every day, poring over vast amounts of information, while Miyu was left in Shirou's care.
Through long-term interaction, Shirou had long come to regard Miyu as his sister, but Kiritsugu warned Shirou that Miyu was merely a tool, a means to save the world, and he absolutely must not develop feelings!
After that… Kiritsugu Emiya fell ill and died…
Before his death, Shirou swore he would inherit his will and become a partner of justice! 』
『 .....』
〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
"Kiritsugu…"
Red A looked deeply at the young version of himself and the deceased Kiritsugu on the screen.
Repeating the same mistakes… tirelessly…
〜Myriad Worlds livestream Barrage〜
No matter which world, Kiritsugu Emiya would guide him towards the path of a partner of justice.
In that guy's words… the source of all misfortune was Kiritsugu (Merlin), right?
The strongest Shirou, even stronger than the Heaven's Feel route.
In this worldline, Shirou is terrifyingly strong!
Fighting through seven Servants for his sister, Shirou Emiya fights through the Holy Grail War!!
.....
"What are they talking about?"
Shirou Emiya looked at the bullet comments in confusion, his expression full of doubt.
He… the strongest?
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『 Time flew by, and five years later, Miyu had long surpassed the age of seven.
But Shirou had never actively explored Miyu's abilities. In these five years, the affection between them gradually grew, not as a romantic relationship, but as a family bond.
However, the dilemma in the boy's heart clung to him like a persistent parasite.
Shirou Emiya clearly knew that the so-called Child of God's ability to continuously grant wishes was not without a price…
It was to have Miyu's soul eternally bound by the entire world.
Was saving the world and all humanity by sacrificing one person worth it?
On one side was becoming a partner of justice, on the other was family…
Why did Kiritsugu not hesitate for a moment, while his heart was filled with confusion?
The third-rate magus Shirou Emiya suffered greatly from this. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Accelerator (A Certain Magical Index): "As expected, fulfilling wishes is not without a price. It's just that this time, the despair falls upon the wish-granting machine itself. What a joke." ]
[ Madoka Kaname (Puella Magi Madoka Magica): "…This kind of thing just can't happen, right? Imprisoning Miyu's soul forever… Miyu never agreed to this." ]
[ Gaia (Type-Moon): "The Greater Grail of that world is nearing depletion, about to turn into a Land of Steel. Kiritsugu Emiya's actions are correct." ]
[ Daigo (Ultraman): "Sacrificing one person's happiness to achieve everyone's happiness… such a thing absolutely cannot be allowed! Everyone has their own happiness, and we have no right to deprive others of it!" ]
[ Doflamingo (One Piece): "Fufufufu, still so naive? The strong need no reason, the weak have no excuse. Haven't you understood this by now?" ]
[ Artoria ⦍Caster ⦎ (Type-Moon): "Honestly, it's so annoying for some inexplicable fate to descend and force you to sacrifice yourself. Isn't that just bullying?!" ]
[ .....]
〜Type-Moon World, ????? Worldline, Chaldea〜
"It really seems to be like that,"
Ritsuka Fujimaru said with a hint of bitterness in her smile.
Every world seems to revolve around the fate of sacrificing the few for the happiness of the many.
Even she was no exception. For Ritsuka Fujimaru, from the moment she haphazardly became the last Master, her happiness had already vanished.
"All of this is worth it, right?"
The girl was somewhat lost.
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『 After finishing his evening training, Shirou Emiya was met by Miyu, who was waiting for him.
Shirou Emiya sat beside Miyu, gazing at the endless galaxy in the night sky, his heart tormented.
After such a long time… perhaps Miyu's Child of God power had long disappeared. If only that were true…
"Make a wish upon a star." At that moment, Miyu looked at the dazzling starlit river and said piously, "If a wish could truly come true,"
"I wish to become true siblings with Onii-chan."
A shooting star streaked across—
Shirou Emiya's pupils suddenly contracted. He watched in shock as those brilliant eyes turned the same amber color as his.
"But that's impossible, right?" Miyu smiled faintly.
"No… how could it be impossible?" Shirou Emiya's eyes shimmered with a faint, clear light.
Miyu was his family! 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Sawamura Eriri (Saekano): "Ahhh! Girl, what are you doing?! Why did you run back to the starting point from the finish line?! This is an unforgivable forbidden love, even if it breaks bones!" ]
[ Sora Kasugano (Yosuga no Sora ): "I don't understand what 'unforgivable' means." ]
[ Emiya Miyu (Type-Moon): "What do you mean?" ]
[ Utaha Kasumigaoka (Saekano): "I was first, whether it was meeting Shirou for the first time, or confessing my feelings to Shirou for the first time, but… but why? Why did it turn out like this, Miyu? You'll regret it." ]
[ Iroha Isshiki (Oreimo): "What a suffocating move!" ]
[ .....]
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Across countless worlds, countless female viewers felt their vision darken, nearly fainting from Miyu's action.
Girl, do you truly only wish to stand by Shirou Emiya as his sister?
However, what made everyone a little emotional was that Shirou Emiya didn't seem to be some kind of deranged individual; he truly seemed to regard Miyu as family.
.....
『 Days passed, and Shirou's life was incredibly fulfilling each day.
One day, Shirou took Miyu back to their old stomping grounds to revisit, but there they encountered their classmate, Julian!
Behind Julian appeared a little blonde girl, who immediately recognized Miyu's identity as a 'Child of God'.
Even if her wish-granting ability was lost now, Miyu could still serve her ultimate purpose as a Holy Grail vessel!
And the disaster five years ago was precisely caused by Julian, his objective being the 'Child of God'.
But he hadn't expected Shirou Emiya to beat him to it!
An enraged Julian immediately abducted Miyu. Shirou wanted to argue, but the next instant, he was forcefully slammed to the ground by a spatial transfer, with countless golden Noble Phantasms pinning him down!
A golden-haired, red-eyed female Heroic Spirit, clad in revealing attire, emerged— 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Everyone stared blankly at the figure that finally emerged.
That was…
A feminized Gilgamesh?! Everyone was instantly petrified!
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