Amidst the hopes of countless people, Justeaze carried her mission and became the vessel for the Greater Grail.
She never thought of resisting.
Because even the thought of resistance was not instilled in her by those people.
It wasn't until she sank into this darkness and saw the dark side of countless humans that Justeaze finally understood.
"A pathetic life..."
Rin's evaluation of Justeaze was 'pathetic'.
She was confined within Einzbern.
The so-called head of the family was just a scapegoat put forward by the mages.
The homunculi of Einzbern were, in essence, like a blank sheet of paper.
However, this blank sheet of paper was easily stained by external impurities.
Therefore, homunculi were not allowed to go outside, for fear that they would change due to the outside world.
Irisviel, because of Kiritsugu's appearance, developed humanity.
"You, too, want to create the Holy Grail and explore the Root?"
Justeaze was a homunculus, but her magical attainments were extremely high.
Almost at a glance, Justeaze could feel Rin's power.
This was to be expected.
After all, the fact that he could come here already proved his extraordinary nature.
"I'm not interested in the Holy Grail."
Rin said bluntly, "In comparison, I'm more interested in you."
"Me?"
"Yes."
Rin smiled and extended his hand to Justeaze: "Do you want to come with me, and leave this place?"
"Can I?"
Justeaze looked up, her eyes flickering as she gazed at Rin.
The girl didn't suspect Rin had ulterior motives.
Here, under the witness of All the World's Evil, Justeaze could see Rin's intentions.
He was serious, from the bottom of his heart, wanting to take her away.
"Of course!"
Rin condensed another ball of memories.
Justeaze didn't hesitate at all, taking it and starting to read.
Inside were the several worlds Rin had experienced, as well as information about the Cardinal World.
And as Justeaze began to absorb this part of the memory, her eyes grew brighter.
In the end, the girl directly grabbed Rin's hand: "Please take me away, Rin-san!"
'Got it!'
Rin snapped his fingers.
"Don't resist."
That's right, Rin wanted to transform Justeaze into a Dependent.
Among these Fourth Holy Grail Wars, the only one Rin truly valued and deemed worthy of becoming his Dependent was Artoria.
After all, she was the heroine in the Type-Moon World worldview.
Saber's value needs no further explanation.
However, Justeaze's appearance was an unexpected pleasant surprise.
The Holy Maiden of Winter, the miracle of the Third Magic, the vessel of the Greater Grail, an immortal homunculus who had lived for nearly a thousand years.
Whether it was her appearance, temperament, or potential, she met Rin's requirements for a Dependent.
After successfully transforming Justeaze into a Dependent, Rin held the girl's hand and walked forward: "Let's go, I'll take you out of here."
The two walked through the mountain of flesh piled up by homunculi.
Ahead, a ray of light gradually turned from dim to bright, until it completely illuminated this silent, terrifying world.
Justeaze turned her head.
Behind her, countless homunculi identical to her were staring straight at her.
Their eyes were filled with resentment and jealousy, as well as unwillingness, and envy and pleading for Justeaze's ability to escape the bitter sea.
Except for Irisviel.
Rin had promised Artoria to save this woman.
So before this, Violet had already taken her soul out.
If nothing unexpected happened, the real Irisviel should have already woken up.
"Poor children..."
Justeaze turned back resolutely, following closely behind Rin.
She did not intend to abandon these homunculi created based on her template.
In a sense, they were all her daughters.
"Wait a little longer, just a little longer."
"I will definitely save you!"
Bearing the pain and sorrow of countless daughters, Justeaze opened her eyes again.
Then, she saw Rin.
And also saw Fuyuki City, covered by the black mud of All the World's Evil.
"What happened here?"
The current Justeaze was not a spirit body.
Now that Violet had almost analyzed it, the moment Rin successfully captured her, Justeaze no longer belonged to the Type-Moon World.
Therefore, she regained her physical body once again.
As for more power, Rin still needed to bring her back to the Cardinal World and have the Voice of the World complete her.
"Irisviel? Irisviel?!"
On the other side, Artoria held Irisviel in her arms.
"That's great, you're finally awake, Irisviel!"
Irisviel slowly opened her eyes, her red pupils gradually realizing her situation after a moment of confusion.
She had actually escaped from that terrifying world.
"Saber!!"
Irisviel gripped Saber's hand tightly, her heart filled with lingering fear of the world within the Holy Grail.
Countless corpses, people identical to herself, those incredibly hollow eyes...
All of it was like a nightmare.
Especially after that, what she saw regarding Kiritsugu's choice.
"It's okay, Irisviel, it's okay now..."
Artoria comforted Irisviel, while looking at All the World's Evil covering the sky.
Due to the barrier of Shuna and others, All the World's Evil did not fall, but merely hovered in the air.
The black mud, filled with negative emotions, was like twisted tentacles, constantly baring its fangs and claws at the barrier, wanting to destroy it and then devour the living beings of Fuyuki City.
"Is this the Holy Grail?"
Seeing the black mud gushing out of the Holy Grail with her own eyes, Artoria completely lost her pursuit of the wish-granting machine: "To be attracted by such a thing."
"Indeed, whether as a king or a knight, I am unqualified."
What Rin said was true.
The Holy Grail was a scam.
It was laughable that she had been so obsessed with fighting for the Holy Grail.
Thinking about it now, her past self was truly ridiculous.
"It's already polluted to this extent."
Justeaze's appearance immediately attracted the attention of the two women.
"Huh?"
Artoria looked at the two in surprise: "You, Irisviel, why do you look like her?"
Irisviel was only slightly stunned before she understood Justeaze's identity: "No, it should be said that I look like her."
(To be continued.)
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