With the 'wish' being granted, the Greater Grail, which had accumulated magical energy for a full 120 years, also gradually disintegrated, and Lancer also fiercely let out a breath.
In reality, when he made his final decision, he had been conflicted for a long time.
Although the 'Holy Grail' was not a truly omnipotent wishing machine, from a certain perspective, it was enough to fulfill most people's wishes. It could give him endless life (although he didn't know if his current situation counted), it could give him inexhaustible wealth (but he didn't care about this kind of external object), it could create countless beautiful women for him to play with (he was conflicted about this for a long time), it could give him a more powerful body, at least after being strengthened, even if he lost his 'heroic spirit template', he could at least fight Siegfried and the others head-on, but in the end, he gave up all of them.
'My wish is to save this world!!!'
The figure of a man who had lost both of his arms appeared in his mind, and he also recalled a decision he had once made --- he wanted to completely solve a certain world!
However, just as he had asked before, regardless of whether this Greater Grail could be transferred to that world, first of all, this kind of general wish could not be 'perfectly' fulfilled.
And there was also another problem, which was the 'world'. The 'Ghouls' he was talking about, the Greater Grail could not even understand what kind of existence they were. So he chose to get 'information'. As long as he knew all the information about 'Ghouls', things could become simpler.
Whether it was researching weapons that were only lethal to Ghouls, or creating food that Ghouls could eat normally, or even finding a way to control Ghouls...
Although the so-called 'information' only provided him with a direction and could not give him an immediate solution, it was the most direct method at the moment, and it was also fortunate that he had never thrown away that Quinque which carried his 'memories', otherwise, that would have been a real problem. A clever woman cannot cook without rice.
At this time, his mind still contained a lot of 'information' about Ghouls, but when the Greater Grail disintegrated, he saw an 'unexpected' existence.
"You're still alive?"
Because of the collapse of the 'Hanging Gardens', countless debris piled up together. At this time, with the disintegration of the 'Greater Grail', only a 'big pit' in the ruins was left, but he actually saw Amakusa Shirou Tokisada?
According to Lancer guess, even if his previous attack had not killed the other party, the other party should have long been dead without a complete corpse under the collapsing rocks, but why was he still alive at this time?
But just as Lancer looked at the other party with disbelief, Amakusa Shirou Tokisada was also completely stunned when he saw Lancer. He never expected that he, who had dragged his body that could collapse at any time to this place, would only see the scene after the 'Greater Grail' had been used up.
Disbelief?
Anger?
Sadness?
...
In just a few seconds, Amakusa Shirou Tokisada's face changed countless times, but in the end, only helplessness remained.
He had clearly abandoned so many things, so why did he still fail? Why!!
Compared to a frantic hysteria, Amakusa Shirou Tokisada, who was lying there as if his soul had left his body, was even more 'impactful'.
And Lancer mood was also incredibly complicated as he looked at the other party.
In reality, with the end of the Holy Grail War, his confrontation with the other party was over, and he could return at any time. He naturally didn't care about the other party, but the other party probably didn't think so, right? Lancer even suspected that the other party would want to eat him alive.
In Lancer opinion, if someone took his 'wish' from him in front of his face, he would probably fight the other party with everything he had, right?
But after much hesitation, he said something unexpected ---
"Thank you."
Lancer bizarre words made Amakusa Shirou's pupils, which were facing him, slightly contract.
"What did you say?"
There was no doubt that even though his voice was weak and he was deliberately trying to hide it, the indignation in his trembling voice was incredibly obvious.
But Lancer seemed to not have noticed at all and continued with his words,
"I said thank you. The reason I'm thanking you is because you reminded me of a 'thought' that I don't know when I had ignored."
Amakusa Shirou Tokisada was indeed a 'genius' in history. According to Lancer words, he quickly analyzed what Lancer was talking about.
"Is that the wish you made? If you don't mind... let me, this failure, listen to it. What kind of wish did you make..."
Perhaps it was because the obsession that had been supporting him was destroyed, or perhaps it was because he had completely used up his 'Command Spells' to survive, he was incredibly weak at this time.
"I used the Holy Grail to get all the information about a group of 'man-eating monsters'. I want to use it to protect humanity."
All the information about man-eating monsters? Why didn't he just use the power of the Holy Grail to eliminate them?
Amakusa Shirou Tokisada didn't know why the other party made such a choice, but it no longer mattered. At this time, he could feel 'death' truly coming to his side.
"Protect humanity? I see... but, next time, next time! I will definitely succeed! To save... everyone..."
Under Lancer gaze, Amakusa Shirou's body completely lost its life, and looking at the 'enemy' in front of him, Lancer expression also became a bit complex.
In reality, he himself did not want to deny the other party's 'wish' --- to save all of humanity.
But his reason told him that this wish was not practical, not to mention that the method that Amakusa Shirou Tokisada had chosen before was to 'materialize the souls' of all humanity.
If he had to do it again, he would still choose to stop the other party, but even so, he still admired the other party immensely. After all, the other party's starting point was incredibly noble, and he also gave his all for his ideal. This spirit was worthy of his respect.
A noble wish, a crazy action --- this contradictory description was the most authentic portrayal of everything Amakusa Shirou did.
He also maintained his respect for the passing of such a 'respectable' enemy.
After standing in front of the other party's corpse and mourning for a few seconds, he simply used 'Orbal Magic' to dig a hole in the ground.
"Although it may seem a bit 'hypocritical' as an enemy, being buried in the place where you fought is the last thing I can do for you..."
After finding a stone and carving the words 'Tomb of Amakusa Shirou Tokisada' on it, he once again mourned for the other party for a few seconds before turning and leaving.
When he left, his eyes were incredibly firm.
Amakusa Shirou Tokisada had given his all for his ideal, and he also stepped on the other party's corpse and found a way to solve that seemingly irreconcilable problem. It was his turn to do it now!
He swore that he would succeed no matter what!