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Chapter 42 - Chapter 42: The Death of the Wife

"Damn, a magician like him is hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning! Toki, you should leave the group!" But this is too much of a coincidence! At such a crucial moment for the Holy Grail War, and the Toki family has never used gas before!

"I'm so sorry, sir, I—" Before Shi Chen could finish speaking, the hospital exploded. Because! Erza was unharmed, but everyone in the hospital was probably in serious trouble. But now, it's clear who did it.

"Clang!" She stopped the bullet aimed at the hour, looking at the Origin Bullet in her hand. Erza was a little angry!

"Emiya Kiritsugu, come out here! Stop hiding." Erza said to the 'hero of justice' hiding in the garden.

"I can't believe it's you, Emiya! Don't you have any dignity as a magus?!" Toki, lying on the ground, unable to stand, roared angrily.

"As long as I can win, I'll use any means necessary!" Kiritsugu said coldly.

"Aren't you going to accompany your wife on her final journey?" Erza looked at the man before her with disgust. Now, she was certain that this guy had lost all humanity. Only the despair of the Holy Grail could probably awaken his pathetic humanity.

"We've all been deceived by you. You're a Servant, aren't you!" Kiritsugu didn't answer Erza's question. Only after attacking Erza yesterday did he realize that her identity as a Master had been concealed by her Servant status. This reminded him of what the clan leader had said about the 'Third Holy Grail'—they had exploited a loophole in the Holy Grail to illegally summon the eighth Servant! Because their abilities were all ordinary, they hadn't paid much attention. But the guy before him was no ordinary Servant. Tightening his grip on the gun, a cold glint flashed in Kiritsugu's eyes.

"This is the eighth Servant summoned illegally, and its class is 'Slayer'," Erza didn't hide it any longer. Things had come to this point, and there was no need to hide anything anymore.

"You must be wondering why Gilgamesh isn't here!" Erza said, trying to tease Kiritsugu, who was calmly looking at her.

"It won't hurt to tell you; he's gone to retrieve the core of the Holy Grail now."

"Masaga!"

"That's right! The Holy Grail. Can Saber hold on?" Seeing Kiritsugu's drastically changed expression, Erza knew he brought it on himself. And she wasn't lying; Gilgamesh had gone to Kiritsugu's lair. But not to find the Holy Grail; he went to fight Saber. With Kirei by her side, she was probably already done for!

"Pfft!" Kiritsugu threw five smoke bombs without hesitation. Instantly, the entire garden was shrouded in smoke. Erza didn't even bother chasing him. Let him and Kirei have their love-hate relationship!

"Time, now I'm going to tell you a huge secret. You'd better hold on!" That's right! Erza was about to tell him about the Holy Grail being infected, but she didn't expect him to be so easily shocked. He fainted, so Erza slapped him twice to wake him up and continued!

"This is the essence of the Jewel Elder's training; with your aptitude, it's probably not enough. You could have Sakura and Rin train together, but without a fortuitous encounter, they probably won't reach the 'Mage' level. Just send them to the Clock Tower!" Erza said to Toki, whose face was swollen.

"My lady, you must end this Holy Grail War!" Tokiko knelt on the ground, pleading with Erza. Though he was rigid, he wasn't stupid; the contents of the Holy Grail had already alerted the Counter Force. There was no doubt about it! The world was already destroyed; what was the point of pursuing the Root of All Things?

"Don't worry! This is exactly my mission!" Erza breathed a sigh of relief. "Sakura, this is all I can do for you. To give you a happy family!"

"Go quickly, outside Fuyuki City. Don't get hurt!"

"My lady, please accept this!" Tokichi said to Erza, looking at the Command Seal in his hand.

"In the name of Tokiomi Tohsaka! Slayers unleash their full power!"

"By the Command Seal once again! The Slayers have won this victory!"

"In the name of the Command Seals, the Slayers will destroy the Holy Grail!"

All three Command Seals vanished, and Erza felt her magical energy completely overflowing. She felt like she'd eaten too much!

"Don't worry!" Looking at the man who had made this mistake, Erza said that there was still hope for him!

"May you have great success in your military endeavors!" After saying this, he walked away, supporting his trembling legs.

If he weren't a magician, Tokimatsu might have been a wonderful father! Sakura, it seems you don't need to worry about me anymore. My fellow countryman! Until we meet again.

"Teleport!" After changing from her casual clothes into her combat armor, Erza teleported directly to the location of the Fuyuki Great Spirit Vein. This was the place where the Holy Grail would finally descend!

Ignoring the two fighting, Erza went straight to her wife's side.

"It's you!" The wife weakly opened her eyes and looked at him.

"Madam, do you want to live?" Erza asked, looking at the woman who was as white as snow. Erza had a very good impression of this woman!

"No, I want to fulfill Kiritsugu's dream!" The lady gently shook her head and refused.

"Sigh!" Erza sighed. Since that's what they've said, Erza had nothing more to say.

"May you rest in peace, Madam!" Seeing Madam suffering from the immense magical power emanating from the overflowing Grail, Erza pulled Artoria's scabbard from her body to ease her pain on her final journey.

The moment the sword was drawn from its sheath, the lady stopped breathing.

"Oh! You recognize me?" The joy emanating from the sword sheath surprised Erza! She didn't have any magic-attracting aura, so why would Artoria's Noble Phantasm like her?

"Hmm! Good boy, in a little while! I'll take you to your master!" Sensing the aggrieved emotion emanating from the scabbard, just like a little child, Erza miraculously offered a few words of comfort! But the scabbard seemed unwilling!

"Eh! It's starting, this is a bit fast!" Watching her mistress's body slowly vaporize, Erza sensed fluctuations in the space. It seemed the Holy Grail was about to descend!

"Why are you here?!" Kiritsugu, who had just made a hole in Father Pleasure's chest, rushed in. He was surprised to see Erza clutching her sword sheath.

"Don't worry! I'm not here to steal the Holy Grail!" After saying that, Erza ignored Kiritsugu's wary gaze and walked directly towards the open space where the blonde and Artoria were fighting!

"Woman! What brings you here?"

Upon seeing Erza arrive, the blond-haired man immediately stopped fighting Saber and asked, "..."

"This is... my sword sheath!"

Artoria's attention was drawn to the scabbard in Erza's arms.

"Here, this is yours! Go see your wife one last time! Don't worry about this." Ignoring the scabbard's protests, Erza threw it directly to Artoria.

"What? Fine!" Artoria glanced reluctantly at the blond-haired man, still more worried about her mistress. Too bad! She wouldn't be able to see her mistress even if she went.

"Jill, I'll take you back!" Erza changed into her God Armor and pointed her halberd at the blond-haired man.

"I've finally waited for this! Woman, come on! Let me see your full power!" the blond man shouted joyfully behind the Hall of Heroes in Enkidu. He had wanted to go back for a long time, but his dignity as a king prevented him from taking his own life! Moreover, he craved battle, craved powerful opponents. He could see this hope in Erza.

"King of Heroes, let me see you off on your final journey!" Gazing at the sky ablaze with golden light, Erza advanced instead of retreating, charging forward to meet the attack head-on!

The two fought at the same time.

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