The Holy Grail War is a grand evocation ritual held by the Tohsaka, Matou, and Einzbern families to reach the Root. For over a hundred years, these three families and outside Magicians have fought openly and secretly, yet by the Fourth Holy Grail War, no one had ever obtained the Holy Grail.
At this moment, that golden cup was tossed onto the ground by Akatsuki, letting out a crisp clinking sound that made one doubt if it really was the Holy Grail. However, the massive magical energy and the Third Magic contained within it silently proved that this was indeed Fuyuki City's greater grail.
"By the way, has Illya's original body already merged into it?"
"Uh, yes. I just had Archer go confirm it. Illya's original body, which was kept in the Tohsaka Family basement, has vanished into thin air. The greater grail must have automatically absorbed that soulless vessel when it was forming."
Tohsaka Rin looked at the greater grail before her, which radiated a holy glow, with a sense of disbelief.
"Is that so... because it lost its soul and primary personality, it automatically fulfilled its pre-set mission upon sensing the aura of the greater grail..."
Akatsuki looked at the greater grail, which Rider had picked up and placed on the table. "In that case, who's going to use this thing? Any wish is fine, as long as it doesn't cause any major trouble. After it's used, we'll have Lord El-Melloi II help us dismantle the greater grail."
Silence.
Looking at the silent crowd, Archer was the first to break the atmosphere.
"I don't have any wish to make. After all, I only became a Heroic Spirit after fulfilling my wish, so I have no use for this thing. Master, what about you?"
"Isn't it a bit of a waste to give up the right to use it? If I wished for infinite wealth, I wouldn't have to work so hard to earn money for jewels..."
"Master, you..." Archer seemed to recall his first meeting with Akatsuki. "Master, even if you obtained wealth that didn't belong to you, that wealth would eventually return to society in some way."
"And then infinite wealth would directly trigger a financial crisis in this country. At that point, tens of millions of yen wouldn't even buy a bag of rice. If you really did that, Rin, after you die, you might even be sublimated into a Heroic Spirit because of it."
Hearing Akatsuki say this, Tohsaka Rin's expression soured. Shirou Emiya, standing nearby, couldn't help but remind her, "Tohsaka, it's better not to have any crooked ideas. You can't think about using Projection Magic to project famous paintings to scam people anymore."
"Shut up! You have no idea how expensive Jewel Sorcery is! The lodging fees Akatsuki gave me were already used up halfway through the Holy Grail War. Now there isn't a single jewel left in my jewel box! What kind of Jewel Sorcery is Jewel Sorcery without jewels!?"
Seemingly intimidated by Tohsaka Rin's aura, Archer and Shirou Emiya both shut their mouths.
"Can't you just use Projection Magic to project jewels?"
Akatsuki's words stunned Tohsaka Rin, while Lord El-Melloi II immediately understood Akatsuki's meaning.
"I see. The jewels in Jewel Sorcery are consumables after all. Rather than using expensive real jewels, wouldn't it be better to use projected ones? While ordinary Projection Magic can't compare to Shirou and Archer's, it should be sufficient as consumables for Jewel Sorcery."
Listening to Lord El-Melloi II's analysis, Tohsaka Rin had a sudden realization. Akatsuki clapped at the right moment. "As expected of the Clock Tower's finest teacher, the great Big Ben, London Star!"
"Don't call me by that boring title!"
"I don't have a wish either, as long as Sakura is happy."
After Tohsaka Rin gave up her wish to become the world's richest person, Rider spoke up.
"I wasn't interested in the Holy Grail War to begin with, and becoming Rider's Master was just a coincidence, so give the chance to make a wish to someone else."
Matou Sakura and Rider refused the chance to use the greater grail without any hesitation.
Everyone turned their gaze toward Shirou Emiya.
Stared at by everyone, Shirou Emiya scratched his head and made the same choice as the others.
"I won't rely on the power of the greater grail. My wish is still to become a hero of justice. For that, I will keep working hard until I achieve that goal."
Archer gave Shirou Emiya a deep look, then closed his eyes and leaned against the wall without saying a word.
Everyone present indicated they didn't need the power of the greater grail, with one exception. She looked at the greater grail with a burning gaze, as if she wanted to rush forward and seize it.
"Saber?"
Shirou Emiya looked at Avenger Artoria, also known as Avenger, in confusion.
"Don't let the Avenger saint graph influence you."
"No, I am very calm."
Avenger looked at Akatsuki, her gaze resolute as if she had made up her mind. "I cannot let go of my country and my people! The pollution inside the greater grail should have been removed. Since no one else needs this power, why not give it to me!"
"Are you still clinging to that meaningless ideal?" Archer's voice reached Avenger's ears. To her, those words were incredibly piercing.
"Archer! I will not allow you to insult my ideal! What is wrong with correcting one's own mistakes? I only want to change my errors and stop repeating the same mistakes!"
"King Arthur, I don't think you're right to do this!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, are you really going to talk back to King Arthur?! That's King Arthur we're talking about!!!"
Gray, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up. Unlike the Gray who always wore her hood before, she ignored Add's words and looked directly at Avenger.
"King Arthur, if you really made a mistake, you shouldn't be thinking about how to erase it, but how to make amends! That is only human!"
Avenger looked at the girl before her who looked almost identical to herself.
"That is exactly why I want to make amends to them! That's why I must use a 'miracle' that transcends everything. Only such a 'miracle' can allow me to compensate them! As long as everything is erased, then no mistakes will have ever happened!"
"So that is wrong!"
Lord El-Melloi II was stunned, as if seeing such an assertive Gray for the first time.
"Why? Your life was thrown into chaos by that mistake, wasn't it?! Why would you say such a thing! A 'miracle' that can change everything is right before your eyes! Why aren't you tempted!?"
"Perhaps for the me who hadn't met Master, it truly was a mistake. But it's precisely because of this that I was able to meet Master and train with him!"
"It's true that I used to be afraid of looking in the mirror, but it wasn't because I hated your face. It was just that every time I saw my changing face, I felt like my body was being taken over by the ghost of a hero who should have died long ago."
"But I won't be afraid anymore! King Arthur! Wake up! Aren't you afraid of bringing shame to the knights who followed you by acting like this!"
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