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Chapter 254 The Shaken Crowd
Purify the Aeon.

This word immediately drew everyone's attention.

Why 'purify' the Greater Grail?

What exactly happened to the Greater Grail that necessitates its purification?
This question is important to everyone present.

After all, the Servants who can be summoned by the Holy Grail are all Servants who have wishes in their hearts that the Holy Grail needs to fulfill.

Even if you use the best and most direct relics, you cannot summon a Servant who has no desires or wants.

For example, in the Holy Grail War, the relic used by Caster Master of the Red faction was the tenth ring left behind by Solomon in the human world.

This relic is as precious as Artoria's sword sheath.

Their targeting is too strong.

However, using the scabbard will inevitably summon King Arthur.

However, the ring could not summon Solomon; it could only summon the great writer Shakespeare.

Although there are also records of Solomon's summoning in the parallel universe of Type-Moon.

But that's within the FGO universe.

The situation there cannot be generalized.

The most obvious difference is that Solomon in FGO had selfish desires, so he only made the wish to become an ordinary human after he won the Holy Grail War with absolute power.

This would be absolutely impossible for a normal Solomon.

After all, in the Type-Moon universe, Solomon is a 'device' created by God to manage humanity; he has no personal feelings.

Therefore, he will not be summoned by the Holy Grail War.

Therefore, all Servants who can be summoned by the Holy Grail, regardless of where their wish is directed, all have a wish.

For example, Diarmuid and Lancelot, although they also have wishes, those wishes are not to be fulfilled through the Holy Grail.

However, among the remaining three groups, Medea is the same type as Diarmuid and Lancelot.

She herself didn't have any particular wishes she wanted to fulfill.

But she wanted to gain other people's trust.

This is the same kind of obsession as Diarmuid's.

Meanwhile, Artoria and Iskandar, in addition to Medea, both desperately need the Holy Grail.

Iskandar wants to regain his physical body through the Holy Grail and then start his 'conquest of the world' all over again.

Artoria, on the other hand, wants to use the Holy Grail to go back in time and prevent herself from drawing the Holy Sword.

Kiritsugu Emiya, on the other hand, wants to save the world through the Holy Grail.

As for Waver, he didn't have any wishes that required the Holy Grail to fulfill.

For him, obtaining the Holy Grail would be the best outcome.

He had no regrets about not obtaining the Holy Grail.

After all, his initial intention was simply to prove himself to Kenneth, whom he considered to look down on him.

This proves that even without any so-called bloodline, he can still make a name for himself in the world of magic.

But now, Kenneth is dead.

Weber knew about this.

He no longer needs to prove anything to him.

Therefore, rather than what he himself would gain, he would rather Iskandar obtain the Holy Grail to fulfill his own wish.

That's why he was so surprised when he realized there might be something wrong with the Holy Grail.

"What does purifying the Holy Grail mean, Fu Le?!"

Artoria immediately asked Fu Le.

Although Fu Le and Artoria have only spent a short time together, she already knows Fu Le's name.

In addition, she also had a very good impression of Fu Le.

After all, Fu Le had told her about Irisviel.

"Huh? Even Artoria and Shirou Emiya didn't know? I thought you always knew."

"I do not know what you're talking about!"

Kiritsugu Emiya responded quickly and coldly.

His tone was unfriendly, and Fu Le could sense the tension hidden within him through his extraordinary perception.

Fu Le understood where his nervousness came from.

After all, he staked far too much on the Holy Grail.

If the Holy Grail were to malfunction, it would be an unbearable pain for him.

"You really didn't know? After all, this was caused by your Einzbern family. I thought you should at least know."

Fu Le spread his hands, feigning surprise, and said.

"Since that's the case, I'll explain it to you since we've worked together to defeat Gilgamesh."

"Let's get to the conclusion first: the Greater Grail has been corrupted and can no longer be used to make wishes."

"what!"

"How can this be!"

"Did something like this actually happen?"

Faced with Fu Le's statement, the people present all showed different expressions.

Seeing this, Fu Le raised the corners of his mouth. After the group recovered from their shock, he continued to explain to them: "You should all know that the Holy Grail System was established jointly by the Matou family, the Tohsaka family, and the Einzbern family."

"Among them, apart from the Tohsaka family which only provided the spiritual vein land, the Matou family established the Command Seals system, and the Einzbern family constructed the Holy Grail system. Therefore, the Lesser Grails of each generation were prepared by the Einzbern family."

"Because the Holy Grail was built by these three families, they have a better understanding of the Holy Grail system than others, and they can do things that seem unbelievable to others. In other words, they cheat."

"Cheating!?"

Upon hearing this word, everyone's expressions varied.

After all, for those of them who didn't cheat, cheating was a rather shameful thing.

Kiritsugu Emiya, who knew a little more about this, seemed to be deep in thought.

He spent a considerable amount of time preparing for the Holy Grail War.

Therefore, he knows more.

"Yes, it's cheating."

"During the last Third Holy Grail War, the Servants summoned by the Einzbern family were too weak and were defeated at the beginning, which made them very unwilling, so they devised a way to cheat."

"Through special means, they summoned the eighth class, the Avenger, and were easily defeated once again."

"puff!"

Upon hearing this, Weber couldn't help but laugh.

The expressions of the others were also somewhat amused and exasperated.

After all, when it comes to cheating, people usually think of Einzbern summoning some awesome Servant and breaking the rules.

Is this the result?

You painstakingly cheated to summon the eighth class, only to be instantly killed again?

This is just too ridiculous!

Seeing everyone's expressions, Fu Le couldn't help but smile.

After all, this is quite funny.

"Ahem, although the Einzbern family's move seems ridiculous, it has also led to the corruption of the Holy Grail, because the Servant they summoned, although weak in strength, has a rather high level of prestige."

The Einzbern family wanted to summon Angra Mainyu, which is all the evil in this world.

Angra Mainyu originated from Zoroastrianism in ancient Persia. In 6th-century BC Persia, within Zoroastrianism, Angra Mainyu was considered the chief of evil gods, and they believed that all human evil deeds were the work of Angra Mainyu. Therefore, Angra Mainyu was a true deity.

This was the Einzbern family's original idea: to achieve victory by summoning the gods.

However, as is widely known, the authentic Holy Grail War cannot summon gods.

Therefore, the one summoned by the Einzbern family was not the chief of evil gods, but merely an ordinary young man in a Zoroastrian village who was unjustly labeled as 'all the evil of this world'.

But what kind of fighting power does an ordinary young man have?
He was thus easily defeated.

But he was summoned as 'all the evil of this world,' which means he possesses this characteristic.

In addition to his Avenger class, he unsurprisingly corrupted the Greater Grail.

"So the Holy Grail can no longer grant wishes, or rather, it can no longer grant your wishes."

"What does it mean?"

Fu Le's change of heart puzzled Artoria.

"Simply put, he will distort your wishes. For example, Artoria, I remember your wish was to go back to before you drew the sword and stop yourself, right?"

"Yes, that's right!"

Artoria remained resolute in her statement.

She had initially wavered due to Iskandar's influence, but after meeting Lancelot, she reaffirmed her beliefs.

"The Holy Grail should take you back to the past, then manipulate you to kill all your subjects and destroy your country with your own hands."

Fu Le responded thoughtfully.

Upon hearing this, Artoria trembled.

He killed all his subjects and destroyed his own country with his own hands.

What kind of hellish behavior is this?

This is something that fills her with endless fear just thinking about it.

Artoria wasn't the only one who felt lingering fear; Kiritsugu Emiya and Iskandar were also among them.

They easily understood what Fu Le meant.

They projected their own desires onto Artoria's, and the conclusions they reached were ones they could never accept.

"So that's why you summoned this Caster from the Age of Gods, hoping to purify the Greater Grail with her?"

Kiritsugu Emiya, undeterred, continued to inquire.

He had invested so much in this matter, and he was unwilling to accept this outcome.

As for whether Fu Le was deceiving him?

As the son-in-law of the Einzbern family, it would be too easy for Kiritsugu Emiya to ask for confirmation.

This is not, after all, the Kiritsugu Emiya after the Fourth Holy Grail War.

At this time, he was able to contact people from the Einzbern family.

"While Caster does have the ability to purify the Greater Grail, it doesn't really make any difference to me whether she has this ability or not, since I don't actually need the Grail to grant me anything."

"Then why did you come to participate in the Holy Grail War?"

This time, it was Weber who asked the question.

"That's because the core function of the Holy Grail system isn't actually making wishes."

Fu Le explained with a light laugh.

"If it's not making a wish, then what is it?"

"Go to the source!"

Fu Le earnestly explained to Weber.

"source!"

Weber's pupils contracted sharply.

The root is definitely the most prestigious term in the world of Type-Moon magic.

Almost all magicians are chasing the root.

That was the beginning of everything in the Type-Moon world.

"That's right, that's the root of the problem."

"When the battle came from the final moment, when the six Servants were defeated, and when their souls returned to Valhalla through the Holy Grail, a hole leading to the Root was pierced."

“Through this void, we can go directly to the source.”

The true purpose of the Holy Grail system is to reach the Root.

This is also the reason why the Tohsaka family persevered.

However, the vast majority of participants in the Holy Grail War had little interest in going to the Root.

After all, under normal circumstances, there is no option for a magician to return once they go to the Root.

When the magicians reached the Root, they essentially merged into it and became a part of it.

It's like the Dao transformation in fantasy novels.

But Fu Le is different; he has real ability.

Therefore, in his view, the Holy Grail was not so important, but the hole that the Holy Grail could open leading to the Root was more important.

"In reality, making a wish is just a pretext."

"A cover-up!?"

With Fu Le's continuous voice messages, the emotions of everyone present went up and down like a roller coaster.

They were completely manipulated by Fu Le.

The same is true at this moment.

What does it mean that making a wish is just a pretext?

In their understanding, the decoy could be considered a complete scam.

Does that mean that making a wish is fake?

But Fu Le's distorted metaphor for making a wish just now didn't say that.

"It's a cover-up, but it's not a complete lie to you."

Fu Le saw through their thoughts at a glance, so he explained directly.

"The Holy Grail System is actually completely different from the legendary omnipotent wish-granting Holy Grail. Although the Holy Grail System can grant wishes, it can only grant simple and straightforward wishes. For example, Rider's wish to obtain a physical body is relatively easy, as it can be done effortlessly using the power of the Third Law."

"After all, the logic of the Holy Grail's wish-granting is that you must first have the method and steps to realize that wish in your mind. Only when doing so is feasible can the Holy Grail use its immense magic to skip the intermediate steps and directly achieve the final result for you."

"But if your wish cannot be fulfilled at all, then the Holy Grail cannot either. It is just a magical system. So, whether it's Saber or Kiritsugu Emiya, there is no possibility that your wishes will be fulfilled."

Fu Le denied it to the two of them without any politeness.

Upon hearing this, both Kiritsugu Emiya and Artoria became dejected.

They were clearly struggling to accept the outcome.

In contrast to them, Iskandar, though somewhat disappointed, quickly accepted the situation and said to Fu Le with a smile, "I never expected something like this to happen. It's all thanks to you, Brother Fu Le!"

"I'm just telling you the facts. So, Rider, what are your plans?"

"What are my plans? Of course, I'll continue fighting! No matter what the final outcome is, I'll fight to the very last moment."

Iskandar responded firmly.

He had neither Kiritsugu Emiya's information sources nor Caster's magical abilities, so he had no way of judging whether what Fu Le said was the truth.

Since that's the case, then let's not try to judge.

He just needs to continue doing what he's supposed to do.

Fight on, until death!
(End of this chapter)