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"Is the Greater Holy Grail really contaminated?"
Toosaka Rin changed the subject again. If it was as the magician in front of her said, then didn't it mean that the Toosaka family's dream of using the Holy Grail to enter the root of the universe had never existed from the beginning?
She asked skeptically.
"You will see the result at the end of this Holy Grail War. Wouldn't it be nice if you could witness it with your own eyes then?" Li Mo said, "If you want to know the reason why I was contaminated, that's not impossible. In the Third Holy Grail War, when Einzbern summoned the Avenger, the Greater Holy Grail was destined to be contaminated."
If he remembered correctly, the difference between the FSN world line and the FA world line was whether the Einzbern family summoned Avenger or Ruler in the Third Holy Grail War. The former would enter FSN, and the latter would enter FA.
If it was the latter, Zouken Matou would have died in the Third Holy Grail War in order to protect the Greater Holy Grail from being stolen.
"Also, this is why, during the Fourth Holy Grail War, Emiya Kiritsugu used the Command Seals to order Saber to destroy the Holy Grail. Unfortunately, Emiya Kiritsugu obviously did not guess what would happen next. The pollution accumulated in the Greater Holy Grail for sixty years flowed out at that time, causing the fire in Fuyuki City ten years ago."
Li Mo glanced at Altria, then at Shirou Emiya. The former was a party to the Fourth Holy Grail War, and the latter was Kiritsugu Emiya's adopted son and one of the few survivors of the fire in Fuyuki City ten years ago.
Shirou Emiya never thought that the topic would turn to himself. Was his adoptive father a participant in the Holy Grail War ten years ago? And he was his adoptive father's Servant.
“Saber, is that so?”
"Yes."
Saber answered simply. It seemed that her attention was still on the food in front of her, but if you looked closely, you could see that Saber's eyes were a little heavy, as if she was remembering something.
Li Mo noticed this detail. The biggest difference between Saber, Altria and other Servants is here. She has memories of other Holy Grail Wars. In layman's terms, the only memories a Servant has are those of his or her lifetime, and not the memories of becoming a Servant as a Heroic Spirit after death.
But, Chaldea seems to be an exception?
Perhaps when we come into contact with Chaldea's summons in the future, we can accurately explore the mechanism of Servant's advent.
"Heroic Spirits" and "Servants".
"I'm full, thank you for the treat." Li Mo said, "I want to talk about the alliance. Emiya Shirou and Toosaka Rin, do you two have any ideas? Do you need me to convince you one by one?"
"Holy Grail War..."
Shirou Emiya had mixed feelings. In fact, he didn't want to participate in the Holy Grail War at the beginning. Magicians and Servant were both very distant from him.
But from the known information... Kiritsugu participated in the Holy Grail War. This led to the fire ten years ago...
I can't forget that day, when the raging fire turned into the god of death and reaped the fragile lives. In the ruins, I, who was living in disarray, saw Kiritsugu's ecstatic face.
——Is it because of this reason? Kiritsugu.
"If the so-called 'Greater Holy Grail' is not handled properly, will it cause the same situation as the fire in Fuyuki City ten years ago?" said Emiya Shirou.
"If it is not handled properly, the harm it causes will be more serious than that. The filth inside is the malice of human beings themselves, so when an unknowing person holds the Greater Holy Grail, the wishes they make will be distorted.
If you wish for world peace, then it is very likely that the Holy Grail will kill everyone on Earth in an instant. As long as there are no more people, conflicts between people will not arise. The world will be "peaceful."
The existence of "all the evil in this world" makes the "Great Holy Grail" completely "evil". It will distort wishes and make the development of things move towards uncontrollable chaos. All the wishes that come true are absolutely negative.
Of course, Li Mo had considered the question of what would happen if a wicked person made a wish to destroy the world. But considering the serious consequences, this kind of thinking was just a thought.
"Can you handle the Greater Grail properly?"
"I think, at a time when the Clock Tower won't send any assistance, Caster is the most professional candidate, no doubt about it." Li Mo said.
Medea, the magician of the Age of Gods.
Because of the changes in the underlying rules of the Earth, the modern age is far inferior to the Age of Gods in terms of "mystery". The average level of modern magicians is also far inferior to that of magicians in the Age of Gods.
It is most appropriate for Medea to be in charge of this matter.
"I am willing to choose an ally like Matou Sakura."
"Wait, Emiya. Do you trust him so easily? He's already planning what to do after the Holy Grail War even ends?"
"Ms. Toosaka, don't you want to believe me?"
"How can I be sure that this isn't an excuse for you to monopolize the Holy Grail? Emiya and Sakura have no reason to pursue the Holy Grail. They don't seem like traditional magicians. What about you? We know nothing about you."
The ancient country on the other side of the ocean has its own set of mysterious heritage, and magic at that time took a completely different path. The Onmyojis in the past may have been exposed to that path, but for the Tosaka family who devoted themselves to Western magic, that path was very unfamiliar. And as a person from that country, why would they give up their own mystery and follow the path of magic?
More importantly, Toosaka Rin knew nothing about the identity of this participant. Of all the Masters she had come into contact with, except Lancer's Master, she knew all the others.
"So, Ms. Toosaka, are you going to meet Dao Ge? For me, it is not necessary to form an alliance with you. I just can't bear to conflict with you for the sake of Medea."
This is a lie.
To be precise, Li Mo admired everyone sitting here. Regardless of their personalities, except for Matou Shinji, the rest were good people. Even Matou Shinji was a mean person who looked strong on the outside but was weak on the inside. But he was not a vicious person, and Li Mo could not comment on his flaws.
That was a matter for the Matou siblings to handle between themselves.
After a pause, Li Mo looked at Red A who was sitting not far away and asked, "What do you think, Red Archer?"
"I'm more concerned about something else. Why do you know our identities?" Red A changed the subject.
Chapter 165: Dismantling the Holy Grail
The Servant's real name is strategic information. Each Servant's Noble Phantasm is derived from the deeds of the Heroic Spirit during his lifetime, which means that as long as you know the Servant's real name, you can know the other party's Noble Phantasm and make targeted actions.
This is what Red A is concerned about, and this is the conclusion that can be drawn from Matou Sakura's words. This magician in front of him seems to know the true names of all the Servants in the Holy Grail War.
It means he knows all of his opponents' cards.
"How do you think I knew that?" Li Mo said, looking at Red A's indifferent look.
Red A’s acting is pretty good.
Li Mo sighed. Everyone knows the real name of Red A, which is "Emiya Shirou". He was still standing by. Now Red A can still act like nothing happened, pretending to be nothing. Isn't this good acting?
In comparison, my acting skills are much worse.
Li Mo's question was not answered, so he said, "Forget it, it doesn't hurt to tell you. I have seen too many heroic spirits fighting. A rough estimate is that there are hundreds of them. Do you still have any questions?"
"How is that possible? The Holy Grail War has only been held five times since its inception, and the number of Heroic Spirits summoned is at most thirty-five, not counting duplicates. How could anyone know hundreds of Servants? Even if the sub-type Holy Grail War is included, the number does not exceed one hundred." Toosaka Rin said seriously.
"Tousaka Rin, have you forgotten who your ancestors learned from?"
Toosaka Rin froze for a moment. Li Mo's words instantly opened her mind.
——The ancestor of the Tōsaka family, one of the three people who constructed the "Greater Holy Grail" in the past, Tōsaka Nagato, had a world-renowned master.
Kishua Zelrich Shubein Ogu.
Compared to his full name, his nicknames are more widely known. "Magic Marshal", "Jewel Master"... and so on. More importantly, he is a magician.
The second magic is "Parallel World Interference".
When thinking about this, Toosaka Rin was just an idiot if she didn't know what Li Mo was referring to.
"Parallel world, are you a visitor from a parallel world?"
"It's up to you how you look at it. I can tell you a story now. Among the different possibilities of the world, there is a world line where "humanity" is destroyed, but there is still a glimmer of hope in that world. The current head of the Tosaka family, what do you think the restraining force will do in that situation?"
Toosaka Rin was stunned for a moment. A human society on the verge of destruction? Could such a world line exist?
Li Mo turned to ask Red A: "What do you think, Red Archer?"
"In that case, the restraining force will continue to send Servants and even Heroic Spirits to assist. In that case, the appearance of hundreds of Servants is not an exception."
For "justice".
I think no one understands the laws of inhibitory action better than Red A.
It is a matter of life and death for humanity. The way to suppress it is to save it and grasp the life-saving straw behind it. The heroic spirits will appear one by one as a protective mechanism to eliminate potential or even existing threats.
"Is this kind of thing really possible? Then tell me what Archer's real name is!" Toosaka Rin said.
She didn't mind exposing her own Archer's real name, because she herself didn't know his real name. It was not unacceptable to learn the real name of her Servant from him.
"Well, I think we still need to respect personal privacy." Li Mo glanced at Red A and said with a smile.
Red A's identity is super interesting. Wouldn't it be boring if it was revealed now? The more Red A conceals, the more interesting it is. My former self before becoming a Heroic Spirit was here... Think about it carefully. If I were to face my former self in the middle school years, I would just throw a bunch of punches and warn him not to do such a shameful thing.
"Hmm? Don't you know?" Toosaka Rin asked.
Didn't the other party readily tell Saber and Rider's real names? Why was Archer unwilling to state it directly when it was his turn?
Is the other party lying?
"How could that be? I definitely know his real name. But I think it would be much less fun if I told him his real name. Archer might just get angry. So, I'll reveal the information. His Noble Phantasm is an Inherent Barrier."
"Archer?"
Toosaka Rin asked the Servant next to her, who raised his hand and said innocently, "Master, my Noble Phantasm should be an inherent barrier."
"What do you mean by should? Why did the Servna I summoned lose his memory? Are you guys teaming up to deceive me?"
"Ms. Toosaka, your frantic expression is very funny to people like us. Let me give you another hint. Heroic Spirits are beings that transcend time. Heroes that existed in the past and were recorded in ancient books can become Heroic Spirits and appear in the present as Servants. Then, beings that exist in the present who have not yet become heroes, and even heroes from the future, may appear in this Holy Grail War.
"Nameless" is not nameless, it's possible that he just hasn't become famous yet!"
Following Li Mo's explanation, Toosaka Rin looked at her Servant. She could now feel that her Servant was hiding something from her.
"Well... can the master-servant issue between you two be resolved later? Ms. Tousaka, Ms. Matou and Mr. Emiya have already expressed their opinions. What about you?"
"I see. Let's form a temporary alliance. So, what's the goal? Eliminate other Masters first? For example, Berserker?" The encounter with Berserker last night was an accident. But it made Rin feel the opponent's strength from the front.
"Illya? She's Emiya Shirou's sister, and someone you can win over. Ah, when you meet Illya, just try to keep her company with the topic of Emiya Kiritsugu. Um...it's getting late today, so let's get some rest. I'm going back to the mountain, so come to me if you have any questions. Miss Matou, you can come to the mountain when you're free, Medea-san said that your body still needs some conditioning to make up for the deficit."
Li Mo stood up, moved his neck and said.
The temporary grand alliance has been completed, and there are now five Servants left in this camp.
"You still haven't answered your question. What will this alliance do next? What is its goal?" Toosaka Rin asked.
"What should we do for now... Let's talk about it at night. Just have a good rest during the day. As for the goal, is there any more to ask?
——Of course, that is to dismantle the Great Holy Grail! "
Li Mo said in a low voice.
Even though the idea was born not long ago, he still believes in it.
Since the "Great Holy Grail" is contaminated, leaving it on this land will only cause bad consequences. So I will do a good deed and benefit the people of Fuyuki City.
Chapter 166 The Clouds Dissipate
The Emiya family had a large courtyard. The land alone could be used as collateral to a bank to generate a considerable amount of funds.
Li Mo came out of the house and looked around the house. The traces of Lancer's battle last night were still there. It was also because Fujimura Taiga didn't come over. Otherwise, if she saw this scene, how would Shirou Emiya explain to the "Tiger of Fuyuki".
That Fuyuki Tiger is no ordinary person.