“…”

Facing Fang Zheng's answer, everyone present except Illya was stunned. They could never have imagined that the other party would give such an answer.

"Hmm... why?"

It was RIDER who reacted first and asked curiously, while Fang Zheng rolled his eyes.

"Do you want to hear the truth? Or a lie?"

"Oh? How do you tell a lie? How do you tell the truth?"

"The lie is... the Holy Grail War gave magicians the idea of ​​taking shortcuts and gaining something for nothing, and it caused a lot of trouble for ordinary people. For the sake of justice and peace, I want to destroy it."

Fang Zheng answered while speaking casually, but seeing her nonchalant look, everyone knew that she was just talking nonsense and making it up.

"And the truth?"

"Oh, that's even simpler. The Holy Grail is contaminated. To avoid the destruction of the world, it's safer to chop it up."

“…”

Faced with this single-sentence answer, everyone was stunned again.

"Ms. Red Ponytail, I would like to ask, how did the Holy Grail become contaminated?"

At this time, Irisviel could no longer sit still. Just kidding. As a member of the Einzbern family, she certainly knew what kind of serious situation would happen if the Holy Grail was contaminated. But...the Holy Grail could actually be contaminated? How could this be possible?

In response to Irisviel's question, Fang Zheng took a sip of Coke and looked at her with a half-smile.

"Are you sure you want to know? This is all Einzbern's fault."

"well?!"

Hearing this, Irisviel became even more excited.

"Miss Red Ponytail, what on earth is going on?"

"That's right, young lady. Tell me what you think."

Even RIDER lost his previous playful look and came over to stare at Fang Zheng with a serious look. The same was true for Saber. After all, the Holy Grail was the long-cherished wish of all the Heroic Spirits. Now that they knew there was something wrong with the Holy Grail, how could they turn a blind eye?

"Oh well."

Seeing that everyone wanted to know, Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

"It all started with the Third Holy Grail War... Well, the configuration back then was similar to the current one, with Tousaka, Matou, and the Einzbern Master, and then four more magi to make up the numbers to fight the Holy Grail War."

Hearing this, Waver's expression became a little subtle. After all, logically speaking, he was just making up the numbers...

"However, I don't know if it was due to bad luck or some other reason, but the Servant that Einzbern summoned was killed within a few days and was eliminated directly."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng picked up the Coke and took another sip.

"If it were an ordinary person, they would have gone home in disgrace by now, but Einzbern would definitely not be able to bring themselves to do this. Just kidding, I think I am one of the three major families and the creator of the Holy Grail system, but I am not as good as four outsiders and was eliminated in just a few days. I am unwilling to accept this..."

"Well……"

At this moment, Irisviel's expression became somewhat awkward, but Fang Zheng didn't care about their thoughts and continued talking.

"So, Einzbern chose to exploit the loophole of the Holy Grail system and illegally summoned the eighth Servant - the anti-hero Avenger, Angra Mainyu."

"Avenger? What kind of heroic spirit is that?"

At this moment, Saber also asked curiously. After all, judging from the job description, it seemed very cool.

"The rumored 'All the Evils of the World' sounds impressive..."

"Isn't it?"

At this moment, even Weber became curious. Apart from anything else, the title of "All the Evil in the World" alone sounded like the ultimate devil!

"Indeed, there is such a demon in mythology, but the Holy Grail cannot summon the demon. In the end, I don't know what went wrong, and the one summoned by Einzbern was an ordinary boy who was worshipped as Angora Mainyu by this religion... Haha, of course, he died within a few days."

"Is there anything wrong with that?"

Irisviel thought hard about it, but she didn’t think there was anything particularly serious about it, and the others seemed to think the same way.

"Yes, if it was an ordinary Heroic Spirit, it wouldn't be a problem. But that boy is different. He is not a legendary hero like Saber and Rider who rely on their own achievements. He was originally just an ordinary person, and his compatriots treated him as Angora Mainyu because they wanted him to be the evil of the world. In other words, he did not become a hero because of himself, but because others wanted him to be a hero, so he became a hero... Well, and he is an anti-hero."

“Could it be…?”

Hearing this, Irisviel seemed to understand something and was immediately shocked, while Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

"That's right. After the guy named Angora Mainyu was killed, the Holy Grail system recovered his soul according to the program. But the problem is that he doesn't have his own soul. The existence of the heroic spirit named Angora Mainyu is based on the wishes of others, so the wish mechanism of the Holy Grail was triggered. Of course, it doesn't matter if you have other wishes, such as the curse of a single dog or the bald ridicule of a programmer. The problem is that the wish he was granted is..."

"...all the evil in this world..."

At this moment, Irisviel also understood the danger. There was no hero called Angra Mainyu in the world, but as more people hoped for such a hero, this hero naturally came into being. What was even more dangerous was that this was an anti-hero, and the hope granted to him was "all the evil in the world"... What kind of consequences would it bring if such a hero was absorbed into the Holy Grail...

Irisviel didn’t know either.

“…”

For a moment, the atmosphere among the people present suddenly became solemn. If it was true as Fang Zheng said, that the Holy Grail they were pursuing had deteriorated, then... what was the meaning of this Holy Grail War for them?

"But yeah, little miss."

However, at this moment, RIDER suddenly spoke.

"This is all your one-sided statement. There is no evidence."

"Well, no."

"So, how are you going to make us believe it?"

Hearing this, everyone looked at Fang Zheng again, but Fang Zheng just picked up a French fry, dipped it in ketchup and put it in his mouth, then spread out his hands.

"Whether you believe it or not is your business. What does it have to do with me?"

"……well?"

"Didn't I tell you before? I came here to summon the Holy Grail and chop it down along with the Greater Holy Grail. I will do this whether you believe me or not. Or, if you believe me, will you obediently draw your sword and kill yourself to help me? Although I don't need it. If it weren't for ARCHER's trouble yesterday, I would have killed you all. But at least chopping down ARCHER is a gain."

“…”

Hearing this, everyone was furious, but they were speechless. After all, the other party almost wiped them out yesterday. The reason they told them the reason today was not to win their support.

Just let them die with understanding.

This is really infuriating!

"But I won't surrender so easily, young lady."

Hearing this, RIDER laughed.

"At least, I want to fight you again! I haven't encountered such an exciting battle in a long time!"

"I'm always here. I'll show you something more interesting next time."

Fang Zheng's attitude towards RIDER is still good. After all, RIDER is indeed a very charming king. Regardless of his achievements, at least he himself is not offensive.

As for the Golden Pika... just kill it every time you see it.

Kill until he is scared.

No one spoke for a moment, and Irisviel hesitated for a moment, then looked at Illya.

"that……"

Looking at Illya in front of her, Irisviel didn't know how to start the conversation, so Illya timidly said hello. Then the two of them sat down next to each other and talked about their own things.

Fang Zheng didn't care about this little thing, and let the two of them talk about their own things. She picked up another chicken leg - eating an all-you-can-eat family bucket meal was one of Fang Zheng's dreams, but her appetite was not that big before. Now that she had the opportunity, she naturally wanted to eat to her heart's content.

Fang Zheng and Xiaoying were busy finishing the family bucket in front of them, while Irisviel on the other side was in a very complicated mood.

She has learned the origin of Illya in front of her, that she is a child from a different world from her own. However, she and Kiritsugu in that world did not participate in the Holy Grail War, but chose to escape and live a peaceful and happy life with her daughter.

From a certain perspective, Irisviel really envied herself in that world. In fact, this was the life she expected. But Kiritsugu in this world did not make the same choice... Watching Illya happily telling herself about her daily life in that world, Irisviel felt envious and yearning.

After all, this is the life she wants for her daughter.

but……

"Um... Illya, how did you become a Heroic Spirit?"

"well?"

Illya was stunned by Irisviel's question, while Irisviel stared at her uneasily.

"Did something bad happen to you..."

"Ah, no, no..."

Illya waved her hands hastily.

"Although there were some painful things, everyone was very nice to me, and I worked very hard, so there was no problem at all!"

"But you became a Heroic Spirit..."

"It's not like only dead people can become heroic spirits."

At this moment Fang Zheng came out to rescue Illya.

"Although generally speaking, most Heroic Spirits are transformed after death, there are some people who, for various reasons, can become Heroic Spirits while they are still alive... like Saber..."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng curled his lips at Saber.

"Isn't she still alive now?"

"Eh? But Saber has clearly already..."

Facing Fang Zheng's explanation, Irisviel was a little confused. She couldn't figure out what it meant. After all, King Arthur had obviously died a long time ago, so how could he still be alive?

"According to the timeline, of course she died a long time ago, but this Saber you summoned was still alive at her time point."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng picked up another chicken nugget.

"In fact, the real Saber you summoned is lying on the river bank waiting for Bedivere to throw the Holy Sword into the lake. To her, this Holy Grail War is just a dream she had while she was sleeping on the river bank. The same is true for Illya."

"Is that so? Saber?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Irisviel turned around and looked at Saber in surprise. She only knew that the Holy Grail War could summon heroic spirits, but Irisviel herself was not particularly clear about the specific situation.

In response to Irisviel's question, Saber hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

“Yes, Irisviel.”

"I see……"

Hearing Saber's answer, Irisviel heaved a sigh of relief, but then her mood became heavy again.

Since the other party knew so clearly how Saber was summoned, then what she said about the Holy Grail being contaminated was obviously not groundless nonsense.

But if this is true, then what should Kiritsugu do?