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Chapter 406 Inside the Holy Grail
The sky is red, as bright as blood.In the black mud rain, the dark sun dominates the sky.

Surrounded by the black mud rolling like sea waves, there are huge corpse mountains made up of dry corpses, which are gradually sinking into the sea.

If I had to use any words to describe it, here... if not hell, where could it be?
When Mu Xiu was in that dazed, half-dream and half-awake state for an unknown amount of time, and finally opened his eyes slowly, the first thing he saw was such a picture of hell.

"..."

However, he just looked at the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood around him very calmly for a while, then lowered his head and raised his two arms, looked at it carefully for a while, and then squeezed his chin strangely .

Because he found that the current self is no longer the form of existence as a Servant, nor does it seem to be a pure soul body, but the form of existence that seems to have regained a tangible body.

But, what happened?Did he really regain his body because of the black mud, or was he pulled into the world of spiritual fantasy in the process of actively absorbing all the evils in this world without limit?
Those weird sounds and endless malice seemed to have disappeared at this moment.Although the surroundings are hell-like scenes, apart from being a little disgusting and bloody, there is actually no big problem.

However, this does not seem to be a good change.

But before Mu Xiu could think about it carefully, he heard a very soft voice not far away——

"I knew you would definitely come. I believe that if it were you, you would definitely be able to get here."

Mu Xiu looked up, and there was a woman in a black dress standing on the mountain of corpses opposite.She...it has a face that is so beautiful and neat that it looks like a doll, red pupils like rubies, and long silver hair that shines like snow.

Irisviel von Einzbern—at least in terms of appearance, she is indeed the appearance of that noble lady.

Of course, its existence itself is definitely not the real Irisviel.Instead, it should be Angola Mainu who holds the remnant personality of Irisviel von Einzbern in the Great Holy Grail, thus forming Avenger.

With a flash of understanding in his heart, Mu Xiu raised his head and glanced at the black sun in the sky.

That black vortex is the center of the world, a "hole" in the sky.The unfathomable darkness inside, the density seems to be able to crush everything.

"This is the place where your wishes can come true, the inside of the Holy Grail."

Seeing Mu Xiu's actions, "Irisviel" smiled more tenderly and lovingly, a faint brilliance flashed in her eyes, and she pointed to the black vortex in the sky, saying so.

"Then you just need to pray. According to the entrusted wish, it can change into a corresponding shape. Then it can acquire the posture and shape of the world, and then it can appear in the "outside". "

Its voice is very gentle, but it is undeniable that there is a hint of bewitching in it.

"..."

Mu Xiu raised his eyebrows and said nothing, as if he didn't hear.He only cares about where this place is, as for what the other party said later, he has the right to pretend that he didn't hear it.

After all, as long as a normal human being would not think that "hole" is a good thing, that black sun is simply a symbol of the end of the world.

Making a wish directly to this kind of thing is no different from seeking death.

"What's the matter, don't you want to realize your wish? Just pray, and the wish you have been pursuing can be easily achieved."

"Irisviel" smiled calmly, the smile was very abnormal, although she was urging her, she was still calm, as if she had decided that she would get what she wanted sooner or later.

"Okay, pray quickly. Give it a "stance" quickly, only you are worthy of defining its form. "

"..."

"..."

Mu Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly, but slowly revealed a quite pure smile: "...Who the hell are you?"

"Your senses are very sharp... Yes, I don't deny that this is just a mask. If I don't borrow a "body" that already has a personality, I can't communicate with others.I only pretended to be like this to convey my wish. "

After a long silence, the woman in the black dress seemed to be a little lonely and smiled——

"But what does this have to do with you? To you, I am just the consciousness of the Holy Grail. You just need to make a wish, and in exchange I will fulfill your wish. It's that simple."

"The Holy Grail itself is pure power, so does it have consciousness?"

Mu Xiu seemed to be quite disbelieving, shaking his head and saying so.

Clothed in the shape of Irisviel, it blinked, and replied as if a little slyly: "Maybe it used to be like this, but it's different now. I have consciousness and desire, and my wish is" I hope to be born in this world ".I only pretended to be like this to convey my wish. "

Immediately afterwards, it seemed very happy and clapped its hands, adding as a matter of course:

"I was indeed unaware of my own existence, but the personality of Irisviel I possessed was also genuine, because I was the last person who came into contact with her before she disappeared."

The reason is very simple, as the "vessel of the Holy Grail", Irisviel gave birth to the Holy Grail, and the Holy Grail fixed the "hole" leading to the outside of the world, and all the evils in this world overflowed from the other end of the "hole" out, filled with the Holy Grail.

Originally not allowed to have an independent personality, it absorbed Irisviel's personality, spirit, and memory, and was endowed with intelligence and action power, so it naturally appeared in front of Mu Xiu as it is now.

"It sounds reasonable, but since you already have consciousness, how will you realize my wish?"

Mu Xiu nodded and asked with some uncertainty.

As if encountering a problem, "Irisviel" tilted her head slightly, and replied in a low voice: "This question—you should understand better than anyone else, right?"

"What do you mean?" The boy raised his eyebrows.

"Because your existence itself is infinitely close to the Holy Grail, so even if you communicate with me like this, you can still maintain rationality. If you were an ordinary human being, you would collapse when you were touched by the mud."

It speaks cheerfully and happily.

"..."

"..."

Another moment of silence.

"...That's it!" Mu Xiu seemed to have finally confirmed something, nodded, and then asked again as if intentionally or unintentionally: "Then who are you?"

"Huh? Do you want me to say it again?" Regarding each other's irrelevant answers, "Irisviel" sighed helplessly, and then was about to say something.

"It's okay if you don't want to say it, because I already know... Angora Mainu." Mu Xiu said softly with an inexplicable strange smile.

"..."

"..."

"Irisviel" narrowed his eyes slightly, with a dangerous gleam in his eyes, and after a while, his voice became hoarse: "So you all know, that's right, I was given the name Angola Mainu The nameless heroic spirit..."

"It's already at this time, do you think I'm someone who only understands a part of things, and can be easily deceived?"

Mu Xiu unceremoniously interrupted its words, sneered and said sharply——

"Although it is the arrival of one of the bestowed spirits, and the form of existence is only borrowed from the existence of the human pillar that was once sacrificed, but the main body is undoubtedly the real demon god..."

Angora Mainyu, is the oldest evil, because the name comes from Zoroastrianism, commonly known as Zoroastrianism, and is the supreme god of the evil world, the lord of darkness and death, and Ahura Mazda There is a constant struggle.

It is absolute evil, the sum of all evils in the world.

But Angora Mainyu, who is the "devil god", cannot be summoned by the Holy Grail, and Angora Mainyu, who appeared in the Holy Grail War, was actually in a village of Zoroastrians and was added in vain. An ordinary youth with the title of "all the evils in this world".

Ordinary people who are expected to bear the evils of the world are not heroes created by themselves, but by the desires around them.Originally, it has no power and is only composed of the thoughts of the people around it, so it cannot exist.

But—this is the original plot that happened in a closed world without the intervention of reincarnation.

As for the present, this plane that should have been closed is already bordering on the infinite world, and the continuous world "puncture" and the flow of all evils in this world are somewhat beyond the norm.

Therefore, through the additional information he possessed, Mu Xiu was almost completely sure that Angora Mainu in front of him was not the nameless heroic spirit in the original book.Instead, the real demon god was attracted and turned his attention to this plane.

After all, in the Servant system that substitutes the concept of the past for summoning by class, it can be called a top-notch exception.

Therefore, using the already existing human pillars and concepts as symbolic meanings, and using all the evil in this world as a channel of belief, the real demon god of evil can indeed do things like Mu Xiu.

It is also one of the bestowed spirits, coming in the form of a Servant.

Moreover, according to the sharply changing expression of the other party, it is obvious that Mu Xiu seems to be right.

"you know too much……"

Slowly restraining that earnest expression, it seemed to express pity for the young man who pressed him for the truth: "It's just why you took the initiative to tell the truth..."

The surroundings suddenly shook violently, as if the whole world was unstable, and the mountain of corpses and black mud suddenly disappeared.After the earth-shaking changes, the world has become a huge and endless smooth plane, and the ground plane has been extending to an infinitely wide distance, with no end in sight.

Only the black sun still hangs high in the sky.

Although the woman in the black dress still exists at the same time, it seems that there is no change, but the "it" that appeared in Mu Xiu's eyes has been revealed, and it has become an unbelievable horror.

That is the existence behind it with Irisviel's body on it, and it is an incomparably huge whole.At a glance, what Mu Xiu saw was complete chaos, in which all the malice in the world was surging and rolling.

Because Persian mythology is known for its duality, it always shows opposing forces in the universe, such as good and evil, light and darkness.Therefore, in the world of dualism of good and evil, only Angola Mainyu exists for evil.

And because since he is evil, it is impossible for anyone else to be anything other than good.

He is, all the evil in this world.

This is no longer the evils of human nature such as gluttony, lust, greed, rage, laziness, sadness, conceit or arrogance, but the weird and indescribable evils of the world, the shapeless darkness and chaos flowing in the universe .

"When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes into you."

"Irisviel" said, and then it showed an extremely malicious smile.

"It would be great if he didn't just go crazy, but it's a pity, after all, he's just a mortal... Uh, how is that possible?!"

The boy opposite it also showed a complex smile of unknown meaning. Although he didn't know what he was thinking, at least he could see from his eyes that he seemed relieved.

"—Who told you that I'm just a mortal?"

(End of this chapter)