Zongman: Picked up Medea at the beginning

She has administrative authority over Venus, the sacred peak Mount Ebifu, the Bull of Heaven, the Sky Boat Maana, and the seven-headed hammer Theta.

Even the authority includes, but is not limited to, love, war, beauty, harvest - and even the shining crown. Even the Bull of Heaven was part of her original authority when it manifested.

So she unfolds her divinity to a rather terrifying scale.

This made Ishtar mobilize the divine core and expand the scale of divinity while also secretly glancing at Roland standing aside.

She was still upset about Roland's rejection of her.

Now she couldn't wait to see Roland, the insect god with a weak divinity, trembling under her divinity!

But in fact, Roland was the center of the gods and the supreme god of all gods, so Ishtar could not hurt him.

Secondly...

After Roland discovered Ishtar's divinity, he did not feel suppressed at all.

On the contrary, his divinity was as if it had been provoked. When he found that Ishtar was deliberately displaying her divinity, he suppressed it. Roland's golden eyes immediately burned.

Then Ishtar became like Hercules before her...

No, Ishtar, who possesses the divine core and has not gone berserk, can only feel things more clearly than Hercules!

The moment she looked into Roland's eyes that were like golden starry abysses, a paradox seemed to be born in Ishtar's mind, and then Ishtar's mind uncontrollably calculated this paradox.

The damage inflicted at that instant almost completely evaporated Ishtar's sanity!

Toosaka Rin originally planned to use the Contract with God to force Ishtar to obey, but before she could issue the order, she felt that Ishtar's consciousness had shrunk and weakened significantly!

Then, the divine core that lost Ishtar's control instantly restrained its divinity, allowing everything around it to return to peace.

Ishtar stopped, and Roland extinguished his golden eyes and asked Toosaka Rin.

"You used the Contract from God to suppress her?"

"without..."

Toosaka Rin pressed her temple in distress.

"Before I could use it, this guy stopped on his own. It seems that the reason is because of the divinity you just released... Now this guy is shouting loudly in my mind - saying that people like you should not exist, and [ ]'s divinity is not normal..."

Hearing what Toosaka Rin said, Roland thought for a moment.

Roland knew about his own divine nature.

When Lamedea first joined the group of gods, Medea told him about the relevant things.

But he originally thought that he should be considered a god from outer space, just like the mechanical gods in the Greek pantheon.

But now looking at this effect, he always feels that he may not be a god from outer space, but the outer god mentioned in Abi's plot...

However, Roland still didn't quite understand this aspect. Seeing that Ishtar's San value seemed to be weakened, Roland didn't ask anything at this moment. He just remembered this matter silently and nodded to Toosaka Rin.

"Then I understand... By the way, after you calm Ishtar down, you can go directly to the hall downstairs. If you get lost, ask the maids. They know the location."

"After all, Ishtar just unfolded her divinity, and the others must have been alarmed... It just so happens that you are awake, and I should also talk about the Holy Grail War next, so I will go and ask the others to gather in the hall, and you'd better hurry."

Hearing Roland's words, Toosaka Rin nodded first, then she had just woken up and was not aware of Roland's situation. Although she was not sure about Roland's situation because Roland had saved her life and because of Ishtar's special situation and the relationship with Gilgamesh, she was a little reluctant to continue participating.

But after all, she hadn't decided to give up, so Toosaka Rin looked at Roland suspiciously.

"Regarding the Holy Grail War... Are you considering how to deal with Gilgamesh?"

Hearing Lin's question, Roland shook his head.

"No, what I want to say before dealing with Gilgamesh is - to announce the end of this Holy Grail War."

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42. Illya's Redemption

After Toosaka Rin temporarily calmed Ishtar, at least stopping her from screaming in her head, she came to the hall of Einzbern under the guidance of Einzbern's android maid.

At this time, Roland and his group had already gathered around an elongated conference table.

After Toosaka Rin took her seat, Roland, who was sitting in the main seat, spoke directly.

"Okay, everyone is here - so before this combat meeting, I declare that this Holy Grail War will be over the moment we form an alliance!"

Ok?

Toosaka Rin and Illya, who joined later, were a little slow to react. They recovered a little, and then they didn't know how many contracts they had reached with Toosaka Rin. Ishtar, who had given up resistance for the time being, was a little confused when she didn't see Gilgamesh.

But it seemed that Medea and the others understood what Roland meant after doing a simple math problem.

But it was precisely because they understood that they had greater doubts.

This made them all remain silent, waiting for Roland's explanation.

On the contrary, Bazette was the most straightforward. She couldn't understand what Roland said, nor did she understand why Orange and the others looked as if they understood but frowned. She was not a newcomer - so she just asked directly.

"Roland, why do you say that the Holy Grail War is over?"

When Roland heard her ask this, he thought Bazette was deliberately cooperating with him, but when he looked over and made eye contact with Bazette, he realized that Bazette really didn't seem to understand...

This made him shake his head slightly, and then he explained it to her in the simplest way.

"Bazett, you were also one of the Masters before, so you must have understood the basic rules of the Holy Grail War, which is that seven Masters summon seven Servants, and after the other six groups are eliminated, the remaining group will become the winner and be qualified to make a wish to the Holy Grail."

"Now let's do a simple math problem."

"Caster is Medea, Assassin is Baimao, Saber is Altria, Lancer is Cu Chulainn, Rider is Iskandar..."

Roland first said these things that Bazett was familiar with, and then his eyes turned to Illya and Toosaka Rin.

"Then the Berserker is Hercules, and the last one, I didn't let the Hundred Faces hide it from you, and I'm sure some of you have guessed it. The goddess attached to the Master Toosaka Rin, Ishtar, is the Archer of this Holy Grail War."

Um! ?

When they heard that Ishtar was a god, everyone else's eyes more or less fell on Toosaka Rin.

They really didn't expect that a goddess would sneak into this Holy Grail War!

However, Roland asked Rin Toosaka to attend the meeting. When he rescued people before, he also said that Rin Toosaka had also joined the group of gods, so they also believed in Roland's judgment.

So they didn't say anything, but Bazette counted on his fingers and quickly figured out the single-digit addition and subtraction.

Seven ones...yes seven!

"Ah, then we are the seven Servants present in this Holy Grail War!"

She got it!

Then Roland smiled and nodded to her.

"Yes, that's right - so the moment we sat together and formed an alliance, there was no 'enemy' in this Holy Grail War. In the absence of an enemy, this Holy Grail War can now be declared over."

Hearing Roland say this again, Bazette nodded.

But Medea and the others still frowned.

And Illya asked directly at this moment.

"Wait, if that's the case, then who was the man who defeated Berserker before?"

"His real name is Gilgamesh, useless... ahem, Ishtar knows him. He is the king of Uruk. He is definitely not a modern magician, nor is he someone who has lived from that era to the present. He should be a Servant."

Toosaka Rin took over the conversation.

Hearing their conversation, the others frowned even more.

Seeing them like this, Roland was silent for a while. After giving them some time to think, he continued to speak.

"It seems that everyone's thinking is unified now. However, this problem cannot be considered a problem. After all, Gilgamesh must be dealt with. After all, no matter who this guy is, he attacked the participants of the Holy Grail War and has a power that we cannot ignore. So now that there is no enemy between us, he has become an enemy, and a powerful enemy at that."

"But before that, let me tell you one more thing."

"That is the truth of the Holy Grail War, and the true rules of the Holy Grail War."

After hearing what Roland said, most of the servants present were stunned, even Iskandar, who was rough but delicate, was no exception.

Hercules looked over.

Medea, on the other hand, could completely crack the Holy Grail system if she was given time, so she vaguely understood something and was not so surprised.

Among the masters and former masters, Aozaki Touko seemed to be thinking about something, Bazette and Toosaka Rin reacted like their servants, and Illya simply fell silent.

The golden wolf Beo, a non-participant, sat firmly next to Artoria. It was obvious that he would most likely say "Big sister is right" to whatever Artoria said, and he had no ideas at all.

Roland noticed everyone's reactions. Although he didn't expect that one of the three great families, Toosaka Rin, didn't know about it, he didn't ask and simply explained it.

"The essence of the Holy Grail War is a large-scale magical ritual."

"It uses the Greater Holy Grail to store magic power, and then uses a special ritual to summon Servants. Then, one of the three families that conduct this ritual, Einzbern, creates a Small Holy Grail. The function of the Small Holy Grail is to preserve the souls of the Servants after they leave the stage, so that they will not leave the stage for the time being. At the end, the souls of the seven Servants preserved by the Small Holy Grail will leave the stage together, and the great power brought by their departure will be used to open the channel connecting to the root, allowing the magician to reach the root."

"Wait, you said... seven!?"

Cu Chulainn's eyes widened.

Roland nodded slightly.

"Yes, seven. Those who know about this will deliberately keep one or two Command Seals as Masters, so that after the other six Servants have left the stage, they can use the Command Seals to make their own Servants commit suicide. Then, when the souls of the seven Servants are stored, the ritual will be completed."

"So this is what the Holy Grail War is..."

Iskandar leaned back in his chair and curled his lips.

He complained directly, but his eyes were always on Roland.

Instead, Altria frowned slightly and just asked such a question.

"So Roland, the Holy Grail can't actually grant wishes?"

"can."

After hearing Roland's answer, Altria's frown relaxed.

As for what Roland had said before, the truth about the Holy Grail War, she had never worried about it.

As for the reason...it might be because her Master is Roland!

There is no other reason than this!

This one is enough!

She was like this, and no one else spoke, and then Roland continued.

"Then let's tell you everything that's going to happen next. Before we start the final battle, let's sort it out first. Medea and Cu Chulainn don't need to make a wish for the Holy Grail..."

When saying this, Roland deliberately slowed down his pace. His eyes swept over Medea and Cu Chulainn. Seeing them nod, he continued speaking.

"Hyakuma's wish has essentially been fulfilled. Orange's wish is to wake up the person named Ryougi Shiki. You also know that I saved Tousaka before, so I promise you that after the Holy Grail War is over, I will help you wake her up."

"Iskander's wish requires a real body. After you join the group of gods, you are now equivalent to a real existence."

Roland's eyes followed his words. After he confirmed that these people's wishes had been fulfilled, his eyes temporarily skipped over Altria and Toosaka Rin and fell directly on Illya.

"Illya, as the Lesser Holy Grail made by Einzbern, are you willing to complete the Third Law even if you die?"

Roland had already explained what the Holy Grail was used for. Although the others did not expect the Holy Grail to be in this form, they did not say anything and just looked over with inquiring eyes.

Their gazes prompted Hercules to take action.

However, Illya reached out her hand to stop Hercules. Even though she was being watched by everyone, she did not retreat at all. Instead, she turned her head and looked at Roland.

"That's what I want to ask... Roland, do you want to use me to reach the source?"

"will not."

Illya asked directly, and Roland answered even more directly.

After hearing Roland's answer, Illya stared at Roland for a while. Then she let out a long breath, retracted her gaze, and smiled with a relieved smile like a child.

"I can rest assured that."

"If I can continue to live, I would be willing to live a few more years, months, or even days - I can even say that this is my current wish."

Illya's words were a little strange, but after hearing her say that, the others with good brains could more or less understand what she meant.

Come to think of it... The Little Holy Grail, that doesn't sound like a name for a life. How can there be no cost at all to transform a living being into something like this?

In an instant, even the slight resentment they had towards the Holy Grail turned into sympathy.

And just when they were silent, Roland spoke.