Under the night sky...
The "hole" in the sky disappeared...
However, the cloud layer that was pierced by the magic power still opened a significant crack, like a scar in the sky...
The bright and pure moonlight poured straight through this crack, bathing every piece of land in Fuyuki City in its brilliance in the thick darkness of night.
Wait until everything calms down——
This long dark night seems to have given birth to no more variables and accidents.
The majestic figure that once stood high in the clouds has disappeared without a trace, fading away from its illusory form like a bubble in a dream.
Instead, there is a slender silhouette standing silently on the ruins of Liudong Temple, with its belt in the wind, crowned with nine qi, and intertwined with Chinese clothes.
As the malice of the black mud, which was the source of trouble and filthy impurities, gradually dissipated, the energy in Xia Zhi's body was naturally completely controlled by him, as smooth and free as breathing, and without any problems as if it were an extension of his own body.
And the etheric body composed of magic power——
Now, under the premise of fully controlling one's own power, one can of course return to its original form freely.
This is also considered an energy-saving mode. Although his current magic power is terrifying, there is no need to squander it casually. Xia Zhi still understands this truth, and resource management is still necessary.
Xia Zhi felt her current situation, glanced at the stunned people over there, and walked casually in front of the silver-haired girl.
He stood still, tilted his head, and observed Miss Sakura's situation.
"Wait, wait! Don't do it, don't do it--"
There was a hint of nervousness in his hurried and panicked tone.
The girl with black hair and twin tails finally reacted and quickly broke away from Saber's hand and ran over as fast as she could. She almost tripped over a protrusion on the ground while running, but she still staggered to the front of Xia Zhi.
She gingerly lifted up the silver-haired girl who fell on the ground, her fingers trembling slightly, but after confirming that the other party still had a weak pulse and breathing, she breathed a sigh of relief.
fine……
At least Sakura is still alive...
"Master, as far as the current situation is concerned, this Miss Sakura is the Holy Grail you want to get." Xia Zhi calmly stared at the affectionate scene in front of him and revealed the facts straightforwardly.
Although it sounds incredible, the "Holy Grail" everyone is fighting for in this Holy Grail War seems to be Miss Sakura herself.
But it doesn’t matter if you think about it carefully. Generally speaking, the Holy Grail is actually just a container. It doesn’t matter what form it appears in.
"Sakura is not the Holy Grail——"
Tohsaka Rin held the silver-haired girl tightly in his arms, as if he was carefully protecting some treasure. Hearing this, he subconsciously retorted loudly.
"Master, what I mean is that as the complete winner of the Holy Grail War... no one will argue with you on how to deal with Miss Sakura." The young man's voice had a hint of smile.
Although there are still three remaining servants, which is completely unreasonable.
However, there have been so many unexpected situations, and we don’t care if there are just a few more.
This time the Holy Grail War has indeed come to an end.
Tohsaka Rin couldn't help but open his mouth, and finally understood the deep meaning of the other party's words.
She glanced at the man gratefully, then immediately turned her head anxiously, whispering Sakura's name anxiously. However, the silver-haired girl in her arms still didn't respond, just quietly, quietly——
As if he was going to die at any moment.
"what to do……"
The voice was somewhat trembling, and Tohsaka Rin subconsciously looked at the person next to him again.
Just like before, when she was in the most critical moment, she subconsciously relied on the other party, but now she can't help but want to ask the other party for help, especially after the other party has just shown the power to turn things around, this impulse is even more difficult to restrain. .
"Anyway, let's cut off her connection with the black mud first. After all, it will take some time for that thing to be refined..."
Xia Zhi stopped looking at the silver-haired girl and turned to look at Medea who was walking over.
"Caster, just use the trick you did before. The knife that can directly cancel the contract between heroic spirits should be able to do it, right?"
"Ah……"
The witch girl smiled back at him, but the scary thing was that there was no smile in her eyes.
Hated.
Xia Zhi naturally knew the reason for this, but anyway, the plan had been successful, and now it would not matter even if he was found out... He looked like he didn't care, just pretended that nothing was wrong, and looked at the beauty who came closer with a smile. Dia.
"You should be sure, right, Caster?"
"……have."
Miss Witch took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and stepped forward without looking at him, and at the same time pulled out the short precious phantom from her arms.
If this short knife had lethality, she really wanted to stab this guy, but unfortunately it didn't. At most, this knife could only cut off the contract attached to the opponent. However, for the opponent who swallowed the Great Holy Grail and no longer cared about the Small Holy Grail, this move was really meaningless.
"Caster, please..."
Tohsaka Rin held his breath and watched this scene with nervousness and expectation. Medea turned her gaze to her, looked away for a moment and then looked away.
——It seems that the lady master is not aware of the guy's deception at all, but think about it, even she has been deceived, so she naturally has no way of knowing.
——Or in the eyes of this Miss Master, everything that just happened was that guy's trump card, so she didn't think too much at all and easily accepted everything that happened next.
Medea shook her head gently, dispelling all the chaotic thoughts like smoke, then held the short knife tightly and stabbed Sakura's body without hesitation.
"Woo..."
The girl who fell into a coma instinctively let out a low groan of pain, but she still did not wake up from her coma.
"How's the situation?"
Tohsaka Rin couldn't help but hug the girl in his arms tighter, and asked with anxiety and eagerness in his voice.
"The connection with that thing has been cut off." Medea nodded and hesitated for a moment. She didn't know what to call that thing for a moment. The black mud emerging from the other side of the "hole" was obviously It is a malicious subject.
As if he is constantly cursing the necessary evils of the world...
It is precisely because of establishing a connection with this thing, and even being controlled, that Miss Sakura became the incarnation of the Black Holy Grail.
"Then Sakura..."
Tohsaka Rin doesn't care about anything else at all now, he only cares about his sister's situation.
"Her condition is still worrying, but the use of healing magic may improve it..." Miss Witch examined Sakura's condition, gave an assessment, and suggested: "Perhaps there is a better and more effective way... to ask her directly Make a wish, Master.”
"What?"
Tohsaka Rin was slightly stunned.
"As you can see, Miss Sakura was the incarnation of the Holy Grail before, and because of the previous reasons, she still retains huge magic power..." Medea explained calmly, "While the connection has just been cut off, she is the Holy Grail's incarnation. The function has not completely disappeared, so you can make a wish to her."
"Although as an incomplete Holy Grail, there are obvious limitations in the range of wishes that can be realized, the magic power is still very amazing, and it is definitely enough to completely reshape Miss Sakura's life..."
She saw that Tohsaka Rin really didn't care about the Holy Grail, only about Miss Sakura.
That being the case, this is the resolution that is best suited to solve the problem at hand.
"I understand..." Tohsaka Rin seemed to catch a glimmer of light and nodded repeatedly. Then her brows couldn't help but frown slightly, and her eyes swept over the companions around her, seeming to be thinking about something.
"Don't mind me, I'm not very interested in the Holy Grail..." Medea said calmly. She actually had no idea about the Holy Grail.
"I……"
Arturia, who had remained silent since just now, unconsciously tightened her grip on the hilt of her sword.
"I don't need this either."
The swordsman girl finally opened her lips slightly, then weakly let go of the sword in her hand, and made the decision to give up in her heart.
Not to mention, just aside, the man was standing quietly, looking at the scene with gentle eyes...
Even if other factors were put aside, Artoria could not convince herself in her heart to take advantage of such a situation and do something contrary to morality.
Furthermore, although Miss Sakura in front of her is still in the form of the Holy Grail, she is no longer a complete Holy Grail. As Medea said, her ability to make wishes has been greatly weakened, and she may not be able to meet Artoria's requirements.
After all, her longing wish is to reverse the wheel of history in ancient Britain, return to the critical point of the day of king selection, and rewrite everything...
For the Holy Grail, this is probably considered a high-end game.
"It seems that everyone has reached a consensus..." People nearby applauded in time, and Xia Zhi said with a smile in a congratulatory tone, "Then, this last Holy Grail War can be considered a successful end. Bar."
"The last session..." When Tohsaka Rin heard that keyword, he was stunned for a moment, and then bit his lip subconsciously.
indeed……
Now that the Great Holy Grail has become history, this undoubtedly marks the end of an era - this is indeed the last Holy Grail War...
Opposite her, Saber's eyes also flashed with a dazed look, and her palms that had just been loosened tightened so much that her knuckles turned pale from excessive exertion.
Even the Holy Grail War of this era has been ended...
So, when can I reach the elusive Holy Grail...
The next opportunity will be waiting for me in the distant future...
Taking Artoria's reaction into consideration, Xia Zhi maintained the same expression on the surface, but just raised his eyes to look in the direction of the sky. The moonlight tonight was quite good, and this unplanned trip had come to an end. when.
emmmmmmm...it's time to think about packing something to go back.
Although for now, the unexpected harvest from this trip is already rich enough.
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A new day arrives quietly.
The sun rises as usual, and Fuyuki City is as peaceful as ever.
As if nothing had happened, people were still living as usual in this small seaside town in the far east, spending the not-too-cold winter comfortably.
"Well……"
In the dim room, the morning light shone through the cracks in the curtains. Although there was only a slight ray, it also hit the bed. Perhaps stimulated by the change in light in the room, as if she was about to wake up from her sleep, the purple-haired girl's eyelids trembled slightly.
Then, he slowly opened his eyes.
Sakura just lay on the soft bed, staring at the ceiling blankly, as if she hadn't woken up from a dream.
I always feel that the very familiar room and the very familiar ceiling seem more or less unfamiliar, as if I didn't actually live in this room or this mansion before.
Of course, this may just be a random thought that just woke up and is not sober, so the girl doesn't take it too seriously.
She quickly dismissed this groundless idea and subconsciously glanced at the alarm clock next to her.
"Oops, I'm late..."
She rubbed her sleepy eyes, and her mind was completely clear in an instant. She sat up hurriedly, put on her slippers and ran out of the room. Soon there was a loud noise outside.
"What? It's a day off today, so we don't have to go to school... Sakura, are you asleep?"
Wearing pajamas, Tohsaka Rin was dragged out of bed and scratched his head with a look of collapse, messing up his silky black hair.
"Eh? Hey! Is today a holiday?"
The purple-haired girl had a confused expression on her face and couldn't help but look at the calendar on the wall next to her, as if she couldn't react.
"It must be a holiday. I told you yesterday..." Tohsaka Rin said with blank eyes. What had happened to her? She hadn't had a good night's sleep during this period. It was so hard to wait for that... Now that the matter is over, I thought I could have a good rest.
Unexpectedly, Sakura was dragged up early in the morning these two days.
"Oh, it seems like this... I'm sorry, sister, I... I'm going to make breakfast for you now." The purple-haired girl showed an embarrassed expression, nodded quickly, turned around and went downstairs.
Thumb thump thump——
Yingfeng went downstairs in a hurry...
Tohsaka Rin sighed helplessly and could only drag his tired body back to the room to change his clothes before going downstairs. I'm already awake anyway, so I probably won't be able to fall asleep if I go back to sleep.
Just as she walked downstairs and was about to walk into the kitchen, she was suddenly stunned for a moment, and hurried out of the door... She felt the breath, which flashed past very clearly.
"Why...are you still here?!"
He hurriedly walked to the street outside, turned around and looked around. The girl with black hair and twin tails saw the young man standing at the corner of the street.
She walked over quickly and asked in a low voice, but there was surprise in her tone that could not be concealed.
"Didn't you return to the Throne of Heroes?"
"No, it's just that before Medea returned, I asked her to stab me and break the heroic spirit contract..." Xia Zhi spread her hands. "Anyway, this has no impact. My current magic power is completely enough to sustain me in this world. It's no problem if I don't have a master."
"Eh?" Tohsaka Rin's eyes widened.
"What? If you don't do this, how can you make the people over at the Clock Tower believe that the Holy Grail War is really over? If you still have the contract on your body, it will be easily seen, right?" Xia Zhi shook his head.
"Actually, there will be no problem. It's just that the noise this time was a bit louder... The monarch of the Clock Tower died ten years ago, so it didn't attract much attention." Tohsaka Rin couldn't help but say Pouted.
"People over there think our place is a rural area and don't want to take any more care. The people who came to investigate the past two days were just going through the motions."
"Is it so perfunctory? What's the attitude of the Holy Church?"
Xia Zhi raised his eyebrows. Isn't that Magic Association too arrogant? Or is it because he has known for a long time that the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City is a mess and has learned his lesson, so that's why he has this attitude?
Of course, it's also possible that there are some powerful connections behind this girl's film.
Think about it, my father passed away when I was six years old, my mother died soon after, and I was left to support the affairs of the Tohsaka family alone. Under such circumstances, I was able to maintain my status in the Magic Association and Fuyuki City. Manager status...
To say that no one stands up is really unjustifiable.
"The same goes for the Holy Church. They said they would send another supervisor over soon... Wait, you said before that you wanted to deal with the traces. Didn't that priest also kill you?" Tohsaka Rin replied listlessly, and then Then he seemed to think of something and looked at him suspiciously.
"No, he was already dead when I went to the church... due to a sudden heart rupture."
Xia Zhi decisively denied: "And there is the residual aura of the black mud. I'm afraid that guy has been exposed to the black mud ten years ago and even died once. He only relies on the heart filled with the black mud to survive until now..."
So after the black mud body is completely refined——
The priest died suddenly and quietly in the church.
"What? Black mud?"
Tohsaka Rin seemed a little shocked. Has that priest been exposed to black mud before? Then why didn't you tell yourself?
"Yeah... By the way, I don't have much time now. There is one more thing I want to tell you. I found the whereabouts of another Holy Grail, the white-haired lolita from before..." The young man nodded. Head, and directly brought up another matter.
"Wait, wait, time is running out?" The girl's expression froze.
"The power of correction is getting stronger and stronger, and more and more magic power is needed to resist. Even if I analyze the "alone action" class skill of the archers of the past generations from the records of the Great Holy Grail, it still won't help... It’s not worth it to resist leaving. "He shook his head and found that in the heart of the super-high-level magic furnace he had swallowed, there were still records of summons from past generations -
After including the spiritual portrait of the heroic spirit, class information, skills and treasures, etc...
He took action.
It's a pity that the world doesn't seem to be willing to give him more time. Even if he analyzes "A+ alone" from Jin Shining's record, he can't stay any longer.
