"Boss, how much are these vegetables?"
Emiya Shirou looked at Jeanne who was staring at the ingredients.
He walked up to the boss and asked.
Shirou Emiya is very familiar with dealing with the people at these stalls. When he was in Fuyuki City, Emiya basically went out to buy ingredients by himself.
But later on, every time Sakura came to my house, she would bring some ingredients with her, or go shopping with me, so I rarely went shopping for ingredients alone.
Although this is not Fuyuki City, and the residents of Romania should not understand Japanese, Fiore had already thought of this Emiya and gave Shirou Emiya a booklet.
There are magic words engraved on it. If you carry it with you, the words you speak will be automatically translated into the local language. Almost all the languages in the world are recorded in the booklet.
It is also because of this that Shirou Emiya is able to communicate normally with the residents of Tuliface.
As for Joan of Arc, the Holy Grail has given her knowledge, so there is no need to worry about her being unable to communicate.
Shirou Emiya naturally had the money given to him by the Yugdomirenia clan. To most magicians, money was basically useless, except for some very poor families who had to sell gems in order to survive.
Most magicians are extremely wealthy.
Of course, the family that had to sell the gem was once very wealthy, even richer than most magicians.
After all, gems are not that cheap.
"No, no, no"
Seeing that Shirou Emiya was about to buy the food just because she saw it, she immediately blushed and shook her head embarrassedly.
Jeanne said to Emiya Shirou while waving her hands quickly.
"I was just amazed at the abundance of food in this era. Even though I had seen it several times before, it still seemed incredible to me."
Joan of Arc is not Altria. As a heroic spirit, she has almost no need for food. If she were not summoned, Joan of Arc would not need to eat.
"Is that so?"
Shirou Emiya pinched his chin and thought, and began to recall the knowledge in the books he hadn't read for a long time.
"Ruler used to grow his own food, so he probably treasures the hard-earned food very much."
Joan of Arc was also born into a village family. She was basically responsible for all the farm work in her family, so she knew the hardships of farming.
“That’s one of the reasons.”
Jeanne smiled slightly and did not refute Emiya Shirou.
"However, the most important reason is that in the era I lived in, food was extremely precious. Many times wars were fought over food. Now that food is so abundant, I am happy from the bottom of my heart."
Most people born in this era don't have to worry about food, so Joan of Arc would naturally be happy about this.
Shirou Emiya could see Jeanne looking around and calling out to the people coming and going, with tenderness in her eyes.
She is genuinely happy for the happiness of others.
Knowing history, Shirou Emiya naturally understood what happened to Jeanne d'Arc.
Such a tragic ending made Shirou feel heartbroken.
You have to know that Joan of Arc was only 19 years old at that time.
But hearing Joan of Arc's words and her watchful eyes.
Shirou Emiya was also sincerely happy that Jeanne was so happy, and a smile unconsciously appeared on the corners of his mouth.
After all, he himself is a person who is happy because of the happiness of others.
Chapter 188 There will be no pursuit of the Holy Grail
"Ok?"
Jeanne noticed Emiya Shirou's gaze and looked in his direction.
He seemed to feel a little strange and asked.
"Is there something on my face? Why are you looking at me and smiling?"
"No, it's nothing."
Emiya Shirou waved his hand quickly.
"Is it really nothing?"
The more Emiya Shirou tried to hide his behavior, the more Jeanne suspected that there was something on her face, otherwise why would Emiya Shirou be smiling.
Thinking of this, Joan of Arc touched her face.
Shirou Emiya looked at Jeanne who was touching her cheeks with both hands, feeling a little amused.
"Here, there is a little bug——"
Emiya had no choice but to reach out his hand and pretend to scratch Jeanne's face, and then release the non-existent "bug".
"Why didn't you tell me earlier and laughed secretly? It would be so embarrassing if the stall owner saw you like this."
"..."
The stall owner didn't want to say anything. Wasn't he asking about the price just now? What was he doing now?
What's more, there's really nothing on your face. Is this some new way of acting coquettishly?
The stall owner said that he didn’t understand it, but was greatly shocked.
"Cough! Cough! Cough!"
The stall owner immediately coughed three times. Joan of Arc was still quite beautiful, and she exuded a sacred aura all over her body. She was a beautiful scenery standing on the street.
I don’t know how many passers-by stopped because of Joan of Arc. The stall owner thought that although having so many people flowed in, it would be embarrassing for him if they didn’t buy anything.
"————————"
Shirou Emiya also noticed that something was wrong and quickly bought ingredients from the boss.
"Mr. Emiya, if you don't mind, can I ask what your wish is for participating in the Holy Grail War?"
Jeanne, carrying a large bag of food in one hand, asked Shirou Emiya, saying that everyone who could participate in the Holy Grail War had his or her own long-cherished wish.
Although Shirou Emiya possesses noble qualities that even Jeanne d'Arc admires, he cannot escape his desire for the Holy Grail.
"Ruler, you should just call me Shirou. You are older than me and it always feels weird to call me sir."
Emiya Shirou scratched his head a little embarrassedly.
Fiore didn't feel anything when she was called that, perhaps because she was the next leader of the Yugdomrenia clan, so she didn't feel anything.
"Shirou?"
Jeanne tried calling him that, and it was indeed much better than calling him Mr. Emiya.
"I have no desire to pursue the Holy Grail. If I must, I would like to end the Holy Grail War."
Emiya Shirou's answer was beyond Jeanne's expectations.
She didn't expect that Shirou Emiya's purpose in participating in the Holy Grail War was to stop it.
But if we win and obtain the Holy Grail, doesn't that also mean the Holy Grail War has ended?
So Joan of Arc actually understood a little bit, but not completely.
Does Shirou want to achieve the final victory?
But he doesn't look like someone who has a desire to win.
Joan of Arc's mind was full of questions.
"The Holy Grail War caused too much destruction, both to people and to things."
Shirou Emiya walked on the street and looked in the direction where the battle had taken place before, his eyes full of determination and worry.
Although Jeanne and the magicians of the Eugledomilenia clan organized the battlefield, it was just a sleight of hand performed by magic.
In fact, the seemingly lush plain was already full of potholes and traces of battle everywhere.
The magician is not powerful enough to restore the plain to its original appearance so easily. He can only cover it up and make it look as if there has been no battle.
If it could really be restored, then the battle in Fuyuki City would not have to be covered up by gas explosions. It would only have to be repaired after the battle.
But obviously this is difficult to do.
Not to mention the town on the edge of Tuliface that was completely destroyed and the hundreds of people that died.
Shirou Emiya didn't want those people to die like this, nor did he want these things to be destroyed like this.
"The Holy Grail War is only convenient for magicians, but it is a disaster for ordinary people, whether it costs their lives or the things around them."
It is not easy for anyone to live in this world, and one can only feel unlucky when one's belongings are destroyed like this.
It's like the feeling you get when you see Superman smash his newly-invented car at the bad guys.
"I want to stop all Holy Grail Wars in the world. This Holy Grail War will be the last one."
Shirou Emiya wants to stop the Holy Grail War, but he does not want to stop this Holy Grail War.
Instead, he wanted to stop all Holy Grail Wars and put an end to these meaningless fights.
He was naturally aware that there were many sub-types of the Holy Grail War in this world, and Danic had also told him some knowledge about the Holy Grail War.
The Subspecies Holy Grail War is obviously among them.
"is it?"
Jeanne seemed to understand what Shirou Emiya was thinking. When she learned that all the residents of that town had died, she was left with only anger in her heart.
But she couldn't rush into the town of Tulifas in the daytime to grab Assassin. She couldn't risk exposing the Holy Grail War and the lives of the residents to capture Assassin.
Daytime is the time when residents are active, and if a war breaks out, who knows how many casualties there will be.
At night, because of magic, the residents either fell asleep or stayed at home, so Joan of Arc could fight without fear.
At least it's easier to move around at night than during the day when the streets are full of civilians.
"Ruler, what about you?"
Emiya also asked about Jeanne d'Arc. He had only seen her in history books and was very interested in the thoughts of the Heroic Spirits themselves.
"Call me Jeanne, Shirou."
Since Shirou Emiya asked her to call him by his name, Jeanne also hoped that Shirou Emiya would not call her job title like that. After all, job title does not represent herself.
Although under normal circumstances, in Shirou Emiya's mouth, Saber has become the exclusive name for Altria.
"I don't have any wishes for the Holy Grail. If I really had a wish of my own, the Holy Grail would not summon me. The Holy Grail will not summon a Servant that affects the normal operation of the Holy Grail War as a ruler."
Jeanne answered Emiya Shirou very seriously.
Since she has appeared in the world as the Ruler, she must be fair and just, without any selfish motives or wishes.
Although she often failed to be fair and just, she was not a machine after all. She had her own standards in her heart, and it was difficult to achieve true fairness and justice by using her own standards.
However, she did not have any desire to deliver the Holy Grail. She had no regrets about her life, and even if it ended like that, Joan of Arc accepted it wholeheartedly.
Chapter 189: The Purpose of the Holy Grail
"Can I only say that she is worthy of being a saint?"
Emiya responded to Jeanne with a smile. This close contact with historical figures allowed Shirou Emiya to have a deeper understanding of what kind of person Jeanne was.
"No, I never thought that I was someone worthy of being believed by others. After all, no matter what my purpose was, my hands were already stained with blood."
Joan of Arc looked at the clouds in the distance with some sadness. In order to defend her homeland, she would never regret standing up to resist the invaders. Even if she experienced it once, she would still kill those who invaded her country with her own hands.
But she still felt guilty about killing others. No matter what the reason was, Joan of Arc believed that she had to bear this sin.
Then Jeanne seemed to remember something, looked at Shirou Emiya standing beside her, and spoke in a blaming tone.
"But you have no right to say that to me."
Severely injured and with a broken body, even though he could have fainted in the next second, he relied on his own consciousness to stay strong on the battlefield, constantly searching for surviving homunculi.
You have to know that saving people is much, much harder than killing people. What's more, Shirou is on the battlefield of heroes, and he will be covered and killed by the aftermath if he is not careful.
