They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 22 The Fate of Memories Almost Forgotten (Please Read On)
After Dan Lei had extracted all the value from the diseased leaf and killed it, he saw that the chaos in the town had been gradually calmed down by the five Demon Slayer Corps members. So he glanced at the Kasugai Crow who had watched him kill the diseased leaf the whole time, waved goodbye, and left the town.

The ravens didn't follow, and Danlei easily walked into the woods outside the town.

At this moment, seeing that the incident was over, Sasaki Kojiro appeared and said...
"Danlei, your current fighting style relies too much on magic, which is not good for your future in swordsmanship."

You're already quite familiar with magic-based combat; from now on, you should use swords more often, especially against opponents you can't quickly defeat using swordsmanship.

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei awkwardly scratched the back of his head.

Sasaki Kojiro is right. Whenever there is a battle, Dan Lei is more accustomed to using the methods of a magician from his previous life, so magic will account for a very high proportion of the battle.

This is certainly not wrong. Combat is not child's play, so eliminating the enemy should be the first priority.

But Danlei is currently pursuing swordsmanship training.

Moreover, this was Danlei's own suggestion, because in the time before the Holy Grail's magic was fully charged, he couldn't just sit idly in this world. Killing demons and studying demons was just to better survive in this world.

Therefore, Danlei set himself the goal of learning Kendo.

So, Dan Lei could only awkwardly say...
"Understood, Sasaki. I'll be more careful next time."

Sasaki Kojiro knew that Danlei was a disciplined person, so he didn't say much about the matter, but instead asked...
"The ghost of this small town has been eliminated. Where do we go next?"

In response to this question, Dan Lei answered directly...
"Didn't you say I didn't use enough swordsmanship when I fought Lower Moon Three? Well then, I'll go find another Lower Moon to practice on. Same goal as before, Mount Natagumo."

Now that Dan Lei had a clear goal, Sasaki Kojiro stopped talking and silently followed Dan Lei after transforming back into his spirit form.

The rest of the journey went smoothly. After arriving at the train station in the big city, Danlei bought a ticket directly to the nearest train station to Nata Spider Mountain.

With the help of suggestive magic, the train station staff and ordinary passengers remained calm despite Danlei carrying such a large suitcase and having a jar hanging next to him; no one came up to ask questions or showed any curiosity.

However, after the train started moving, Danlei and Sasaki Kojiro simultaneously sensed something was wrong; this train was also haunted.

Danlei immediately pulled out the ticket and saw that it wasn't the Infinite train.

So Danlei lost interest. If it wasn't the Infinite Train, then what he encountered might not have been Nightmare, but just the swift-legged demon that appeared at the beginning of the Infinite Train arc.

However, there's basically no need to look for ghosts on the train. The train is only so big, and Danlei will know immediately if someone is attacked.

So, just wait patiently.

Soon, the train staff began checking tickets.

When it was Danlei's turn, he remained silent, obediently handed over his ticket, and then spoke to Sasaki Kojiro in a telepathic voice.

"Sasaki, if I fall asleep later and you still can't wake me up, when the demon appears, just break the window and take me away. Even if the demon wins this battle, I'll be prepared to fight again next time."

Sasaki Kojiro had no objection to this, after all, the official Type-Moon character was assigned the attribute of Neutral Evil.

Although this evil stems from his belief that killing is inherently evil, he has long since come to regard death as commonplace. Don't expect him to value ordinary civilians highly; Dan Lei's safety is certainly more important to him.

Since Danlei was treated like any other passenger throughout the journey, the train staff returned his ticket to him after checking it.

As Dan Lei accepted the ticket again, his eyelids suddenly darkened, and he found himself in a sea of ​​flowers. Dan Lei recognized this sea of ​​flowers; it was the sea of ​​flowers inside the Holy Grail's interior, and the Holy Grail itself was quietly suspended in the center.

Dan Lei stepped forward, stroked the Holy Grail, and sensed its condition.

Everything was normal. The internal magic power was charging at about the same level as when I boarded the train, and I could feel the continuous flow of ley line magic power slowly pouring into the Holy Grail.

The ley line magic was absorbed and provided by the ornament that Danlei made from Nezuko's hair, and the flow rate and amount were exactly the same as he had set.

To be honest, Danlei can't be sure whether he was asleep and dreaming about entering the inner space of the Holy Grail, or whether the Holy Grail protected his mind and pulled him in when he was affected.

But one thing is certain: Dan Lei seems to have really hit the jackpot. He just encountered Lower Moon Three, and now he's encountered Lower Moon One in just over a day.

Well, for others, encountering two Lower Moon demons in two consecutive days is truly a double misfortune.

At this moment, Danlei hesitated, because he no longer knew whether he should commit suicide.

If I am not dreaming at this moment, it is hard to say whether the suicide of a soul entering the Holy Grail would damage my soul. The power of abundance certainly does not care about the soul, otherwise the people of the Immortal Ship would not have the Demonic Body.

Therefore, Danlei doesn't dare to gamble at all right now.

As for contacting Sasaki Kojiro telepathically in the Holy Grail War, this attempt was made on the first night Dan Lei summoned Sasaki Kojiro.

As the saying goes, one should always be wary of others, and even his own heroic spirits, Dan Lei still needs to test them.

The purpose of the test was to see if Sasaki Kojiro knew about his most precious treasure, the Holy Grail, which had been modified by the Star God.

As a result, no matter how Dan Lei spoke, Sasaki Kojiro did not react at all. After going outside, judging from Sasaki Kojiro's appearance, it was highly likely that he really did not receive his words.

Later, Danlei asked about the Holy Grail, but Sasaki Kojiro looked puzzled and said he didn't know anything about the Holy Grail. He responded to the summons simply because he sensed it.

In response to this answer, Dan Lei said that it was indeed very much like Sasaki Kojiro, no wonder he could summon a Servant with the mountain gate.

In addition, for more than a year, Dan Lei has never had a dream related to Sasaki Kojiro. Obviously, there must be a firewall between Sasaki Kojiro's spirit and Dan Lei's connection.

As for what the firewall is, Dan Lei said it's either the Holy Grail or the Memory Fate.

Thinking about this, Danlei suddenly realized a blind spot.

Yes, I was someone who had been glanced at by the Star God of Memories, and I had already awakened my destiny of memories, and my initial level was not low.

The initial treatment of those who embark on their destiny without being noticed by the stars is vastly different from those who embark on their destiny with the notice of the stars.

The former can only absorb more imaginary energy of destiny by understanding destiny step by step, while the latter is like being enlightened by a star god. Although they are not messengers, they can absorb a considerable amount of energy from destiny right away, which can be described as ascending to heaven in one step.

If the pathfinder was already on this path when the celestial being glanced at them, then the celestial being's glance will instantly increase their understanding of their path and the power they gain from it.

The path of memory mainly focuses on concepts such as spirit and soul.

Therefore, Danlei felt that he could try using the power of memory destiny. Even if he couldn't break the hypnosis of the nightmare, he should be able to determine whether he was awake or asleep.

(End of this chapter)