Chapter 460 The Evil of This World (Original)

"This is not the trolley problem."

Ke Xinjie shook her head and said, "The trolley problem is to actively decide the death of one party, which is obviously not the case."

The trolley problem is a very famous anthropological and ethical thought experiment.

That is, a madman tied five civilians, that is, five innocent people, to the trolley track. You drove a trolley over and were about to run over the five people.

However, as a driver, you can choose to pull the lever to let the trolley change the track and switch to another faulty track, and there is also an uninformed staff member working on that track.

Faced with this situation, what would you choose?

Pull the lever or not?

If you pull the lever, it is equivalent to saving the five more people, but it is equivalent to you actively choosing to kill an innocent person.

This is obviously immoral and not in line with social laws.

But if you don't pull the lever, it is equivalent to sitting back and letting the five equally innocent people die.

This means that no matter what, the person who makes the decision is wrong, but the casualties caused by the two decisions are different.

The problem Kiritsugu faced was different from the trolley problem.

Because he had a more extreme choice.

That was to do nothing.

Both ships sank together, and the lives of the five hundred people in total depended on their own abilities.

So this was a pseudo-trolley problem.

However, although there was an additional more extreme choice.

But obviously Kiritsugu would not do this.

"Of course, the ship with 300 people on board."

Kiritsugu made the decision without hesitation and said.

In the past, in order to prevent the Devil Bee incident from getting worse, he directly bombed a plane with 300 people, including his master Natalia Kaminsky.

Even his recent statement "Let the blood shed in Fuyuki become the last drop of blood shed by mankind", and then he directly violated his faith and killed Kenneth and Sora, which showed that he was the kind of person who would sacrifice the minority for the majority.

As for the sins and infamy he carried, he didn't care at all.

He was an extremely realistic idealist who would do anything to achieve his goals!

However...

"After you made the decision, 200 people on another ship captured you and asked you to repair their ship first..."

"What would you do?"

This question obviously made Kiritsugu fall into deep thought.

In fact, he didn't care about his safety.

But in this problem, he was the only one who could solve the crisis.

So if he refused the people on this ship and killed him, all 500 people would die.

This was obviously not what Kiritsugu wanted to see.

So he started to think about the answer to this question now.

But at this moment, there was a deafening sound of gunfire outside the window of his room.

He walked outside and saw the answer.

There were corpses everywhere outside, and everyone on the ship fell in a pool of blood.

At this time, the TV continued to sound.

"Kill those 200 people...correct."

"This is the choice Kiritsugu would make."

Kiritsugu was shocked. Is this the choice he would make?

It seems to be true, sacrificing a few people for the majority.

This is what he would do.

Just like this Holy Grail War.

In order to win the Holy Grail and wish for world peace, he can kill and sacrifice everyone in this Holy Grail War!

His wife, Ellie, Kenneth and Sora...

These are all sacrifices made for the future of mankind to stop bleeding!

Kiritsugu actually thinks it is worth it.

Sacrificing a few people for the whole world is an arithmetic problem that everyone can do.

But seeing this scene, he couldn't help but start to doubt himself.

Because this is not a 2:300 multiple-choice question, but a 200:300 multiple-choice question.

In this comparison, even sacrificing 200 people is a choice that he can hardly accept.

But then his mobile phone rang, and the voice of the TV came out again.

"Next, the 300 survivors abandoned the damaged ship and boarded two new ships to continue sailing..."

"This time, there were 200 and 100 people on the two ships respectively..."

"However, the bottoms of the two ships were broken at the same time..."

"You were kidnapped by 100 people sitting on the small boat, and they asked you to repair their boat first..."

"What would you do?"

...

Another trolley problem, this problem made Kiritsugu feel panic for the first time.

"I will... but..."

He knew very well that this was the same problem, and according to the previous method, it would be the sacrifice of these 100 people again.

So he hesitated.

At this moment, Ke Xinjie, who heard Kiritsugu's voice and the voice on the phone this time, suddenly discovered.

"This... turned out to be Kiritsugu's own voice."

She said with sudden enlightenment.

"So, this also implies that this is what Kiritsugu would do."

Zhou Wenwei nodded and said, "For the sake of the majority, sacrifice the minority, whether it is right or not, everything is for justice...but this justice is twisted, just like the Saiyu in Killing Akari, it is wrong after all."

Sure enough, Kiritsugu then switched scenes and came to a ship.

But at this time, the ship on the opposite sea exploded, which meant that this existence that should represent the will of the Holy Grail once again helped him make a decision.

Kiritsugu looked at all this in disbelief.

At this time, the existence of the Holy Grail's will continued, "Yes, you are right."

Kiritsugu's defense was completely broken, and an angry expression suddenly appeared on his usually expressionless face, and he said, "You are kidding...Are you kidding me! This is not right!"

"Only 200 people survived, but 300 people died!"

He yelled around, saying, "The needle of the scale is pointing the wrong way!"

"No, there is no miscalculation at all."

The voice appeared again and said, "You did choose to sacrifice the few in order to save the many... That's right, Wei Kiritsugu."

"I understand."

At this time, Zhou Wenwei said, "This actually refers to what Kiritsugu did to obtain the Holy Grail."

"What?"

However, Ke Xinjie didn't understand.

"The two choices of 300 and 200 people at the beginning actually represent everyone in the world and everyone participating in the Holy Grail War respectively."

Zhou Wenwei explained, "Kiritsugu will choose to obtain the Holy Grail for the sake of world peace, and to obtain the Holy Grail is to be prepared to kill all personnel participating in the Holy Grail War."

"Then the decision he made at the beginning was just like the question at the beginning, choosing to sacrifice a few people."

"Just looking at it this way... it's not good to wish for world peace on this Holy Grail."

This is indeed the case in the animation...

The will of the Holy Grail continued—

"You have been burying with your own hands the few people who failed to make the scale needle point to you, even if this will create a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood."

"But as long as there are lives that can be saved, the number that is protected is even more precious."

Kiritsugu recalled everything he had done in the past, but he was unable to refute these words.

"Is this... the answer you want to give me?"

he asked through gritted teeth.

"Yes, this is your truth."

The Will of the Holy Grail continued, "The answer in Wei Kiritsugu's mind is that this is what the Holy Grail should do as a wishing machine."

"No! I don't want this!"

Kiritsugu quickly said defensively, "I just hope there is another way. I... can only place my hope on a 'miracle'."

He participated in the Holy Grail War just because he hoped that there would be no more bloodshed in this world and that he would no longer need to kill.

It turns out that the Will of the Holy Grail is likely to maintain world peace in his own way - this endless killing method. Then didn't he participate in the Holy Grail War in vain?

"You cannot include in your wishes a method that you are not aware of."

The Holy Grail Will said this, "If you hope to save the world, then your wish can only be realized through the means you know."

"Don't be ridiculous!"

Kiritsugu became even more angry and said, "This...how can it be called a miracle!"

"Of course...a miracle."

But the other party continued, "This is the ambition you have set...but ultimately failed to realize on your own. The Holy Grail can help you complete it on a scale that is beyond the reach of human power."

"Isn't this a miracle...what is it?"

Then suddenly the scene around Kiritsugu changed again.

The people he once knew appeared before him again.

His father, Wei Juxian, and his master, Nataliya Kaminsky... he shot and killed without hesitation.

But in front of him, three familiar figures appeared again.

"Wei Kiritsugu, you are the real Angela Mainyu, the best person to shoulder 'all the evils in the world'."

Just when the audience was wondering what Angela Mainu was, the explanation of "Angela Mainu" appeared in the upper left corner of the screen.

"Angra Mainyu, the transliteration of Persian Angra Mainyu, also translated as "Ahriman" (Greek Ahriman).

Zoroastrianism refers to the highest god in the evil world, that is, the evil god or the evil god. It is a personified symbol of lies, injustice, impurity, destruction, death and other evil deeds and darkness. "

At the same time, in the settings of "Fate Zero".

In this episode, the information of another heroic spirit has been updated——

【Angela Mainu

Zoroastrianism comes from the ancient Polish area. In Zoroastrianism, Angora Mainyu is considered the head of the evil god. They believe that all evil deeds in the human world are caused by Angora Mainyu.

The heroic spirit of the eighth-level "Avenger" who was illegally summoned by Einzbern during the Third Holy Grail War.

Angora Mainyu, who was weak and defeated early in the war, had his soul sucked into the Holy Grail according to the rules, and then contaminated the Holy Grail.

The Third Holy Grail War was a "voided game" that ended without a winner because the Lesser Holy Grail was destroyed during the battle. However, only the result of "the contamination of the Great Holy Grail" will continue to be the result of the next war. impact of the war.

The Holy Grail is considered an almighty weapon that will grant the winner's wishes, and its functions remain intact even after being contaminated.

However, that implementation method was added with endless "malice". 】

This is naturally a set explanation to help the audience understand the situation where the Holy Grail has been contaminated.

In the animation, most viewers are still watching the show and have not noticed this.

At this time, Maiya, Airi, and...his daughter Illya appeared in front of Kiritsugu.

Maiya stood alone on his left, while Airi and Illya stood on the right.

"There are three people left, save two, or choose one?"

At this time, Kiritsugu came to...his partner Maiya without hesitation and killed this partner.

Just like when he killed his master.

His eyes were dull at this moment, until the scene changed again.

Arriving at...the castle where the Einzbern family is located.

"You are finally back..."

Illya jumped directly into Kiritsugu's arms.

But when facing his affectionate daughter, Kiritsugu's eyes remained dull like a puppet.

At this time, Ellie looked at him and said with a smile, "How about it? Do you understand? This is how the Holy Grail can fulfill your wish."

"The next thing you need to do is make this wish."

"Make a wish to bring your wife back to life, and make a wish to take your daughter back."

…

Yes, if the Holy Grail cannot fulfill Kiritsugu's wish, then just make a wish and fulfill your own needs.

But……

What would be the consequences of making a wish to this Holy Grail... this extremely weird Holy Grail?

The audience felt something was wrong.

"As expected of you, old thief Qingshan, world peace will always be a distant and unattainable ideal."

"If I really wish for world peace, this holy grail won't kill everyone else in the world."

"Very good! It turns out that exterminating human beings will bring world peace! Great! I gradually understand everything!"

"Hahaha, Master Tao, I've realized it too! Make all the billions of people make elixirs! Then the world will be unified!"

"The world is unified—meaning that everyone becomes an elixir together!"

"Excuse me, now I understand. The sacrifices mentioned in the previous question were meaningless. The people Kiritsugu killed during his participation in the Holy Grail War were also meaningless. It is not worth it for this Holy Grail War!"

"It's all Old Thief Qingshan's fault! Old Thief Qingshan has committed a heinous crime!"

"Old thief Qingshan...you are the real evil in this world!"

"That's right! The old thief Qingshan is the evil in this world!"

…

Facing Illya and Ellie, Kiritsugu chose...

After the final conversation with his daughter Illya, he took out his gun and pointed it at Illya.

"Farewell... Illya."

In Illya's confused eyes, he pulled the trigger.

Then Illya fell into a pool of blood.

"Ilia!"

Ai Li jumped up from the bed instantly and kept shouting, "Illya... Illya! Illya Illya! Why... why did you take our Illya!"

However, Kiritsugu once again aimed at "Eri" and pulled the trigger.

But the gun was out of bullets, and even after pulling the trigger several times, there was no movement.

So Kiritsugu reached out and grabbed Airi's neck.

"Ellie" looked at him hard and asked, "Why...why do you reject...us? Why reject the Holy Grail?"

However, Kiritsugu looked at her, kept exerting his strength, and said firmly, "Compared to 8 billion humans...two families, I...I..."

"Ellie" understood immediately, and then she no longer struggled, but tried her best to say, "Curse you... Mamoru... Kiritsugu..."

"All the evil in the world...will...curse...you..."

"It's painful... you will regret it until you die..."

"Absolutely..."

"I will never... forgive you!"

However, Kiritsugu made up his mind in the end, "I...will kill you! Save...the world!"

Tears kept pouring out of the corners of his eyes, but he still strangled "Aili"'s neck with all his strength.

Finally, with a crisp sound, "Eri" was strangled to death by Kiritsugu.