Conquer the world, young man!

Zouken Matou lowered his head, looking at the yellow short gun piercing his chest, and collapsed to the ground as the Lancer pulled out the gun.

"I'm sorry, Diarmuid." Totsuka sighed, his face apologetic. "Such a sneak attack must be unbearable for you."

Diarmuid shook his head. He had already lost control of his anger when Zouken Matou had been eyeing the boy's body. Even if it went against his code of chivalry, he wouldn't hesitate to do so when dealing with such a person!

Zouken Matou chuckled, "Heh heh, I really underestimated you."

He's still alive even after being pierced through the heart by the 'Yellow Rose of Certain Destruction'? The system hasn't released any information about completing the mission yet. Just what kind of monster is this Matou Zouken?

Author's Note: Just kidding about the bug-slaying guy!

Thank you [Mingchan] for the amazing news! *hugs and rubs*

Chapter 93090 The Holy Grail Descends

Kariya Matou walked to Totsuka's side, looking at Zouken Matou, who lay on the ground, old but still breathing. "I just want to take Sakura away from here."

Zouken Matou gave a strange smile. "You think you can rescue them just by relying on other people's help? As expected, Kariya, you're still so naive."

"Is it related to the soul?" Totsuka seemed to have found the key point, smiled slightly, and took out the talisman in his hand. "Perhaps my method will be of some use for your kind of secret technique."

Zouken Matou's smile finally vanished. He tried to struggle to his feet, but Diarmuid's spear pinned him to the ground, rendering him immobile.

As Totsuka threw the talisman at Matou Zouken, he chanted, "Cleanse, reborn in the Pure Land! Vajra, pure, like all Vajras, all is pure!"

Zouken Matou, who had been silent until now, suddenly screamed in agony, his deep-set eyes flashing with a sharp light in an instant. "How could someone like you appear in this Holy Grail War!"

Totsuka ignored his words. Just as he thought, Zouken Matou's soul had already decayed. During the purification process, black energy kept emanating from his body, and his body was twisting and contorting. However, after a short while, the original aura disappeared in an instant, and he became completely still.

"Master, is he dead?" A-tide followed closely behind Totsuka, looking at the insects around her with disgust. "This place is disgusting!"

“No, he’s not dead yet.” Totsuka shook his head and looked at Matou Kariya. “Where is that Matou Sakura you mentioned? Go and bring her out. There might still be some problems.”

Just as Matou Kariya was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he immediately tensed up, nodded hastily, and headed down another path. Diarmuid drew his spear and turned to look at Totsuka.

"Let's go take a look." Totsuka smiled slightly at Diarmuid. "Diarmuid, it's so good to have you here."

Diarmuid immediately lowered his head upon hearing this, his face flushing slightly. "Master..."

"Hehe, let's go!" A-tide covered her mouth and giggled beside the two of them, skipping and hopping away. Shi Shu's lips curled slightly. His Servant was just too upright, and it was precisely this that made him trust him so much. He truly felt fortunate to have someone like this by his side.

Following Matou Kariya, they arrived at a vast, empty cellar-like place, hollowed out on all sides. The moment they entered, Totsuka was immediately chilled to the bone by the scene inside. Below the steps they stood, countless insects crawled on the ground, and beneath these writhing insects lay a naked girl, enduring the violation of these insects in this dimly lit place…

"Sakura!" Matou Kariya was about to rush down, but Totsuka quickly pulled him back.

"Didn't you see those bugs?" Totsuka glared at the agitated man. The moment he saw this scene, he understood why Matou Kariya hated the Matou family so much. Such insect magic should not exist.

Diarmuid couldn't help but stare at the boy. Even in such a situation, he managed to restrain his anger and remain rational. How fortunate he was to be able to stay by his side.

Totsuka used the same method as before to deal with the insects, setting up a barrier on Matou Sakura and then setting off flames to burn all the insects in the insect burrow with the gems.

Ah tide pinched her nose. The smell of burning insects made her want to vomit, even though she was a monster, she was a normal female monster who hated insects.

After all the insects in the insect burrow were burned away, Totsuka gestured to Shio beside him, "Go help Matou Sakura put on her clothes."

On the other side, Matou Kariya also realized what was happening and quickly found a set of clothes to hand to Shio, saying, "Thank you so much."

"You should thank my master." A-tide snorted and floated down to help the girl who was being eaten by insects. "Well, this is the first time I've seen such a pitiful girl do something so hurtful. That Matou Zouken is really too much!"

Totsuka turned around and walked straight outside. This Holy Grail War had shown him too much darkness, which made him miss his friends even more.

Kariya Matou quickly caught up with the boy and bowed deeply. "Thank you so much!"

“Anyone would see this scene and not look away.” When Totsuka noticed the look in his Servant’s eyes, he immediately waved his hand and found a seat. “Diarmuid, you should relax a little too, don’t be so tense.”

Diarmuid simply stood silently behind Totsuka, suppressing his previously overflowing emotions.

When Ah tide brought out the girl who was already dressed, the girl's eyes were empty and dim, without a trace of joy, anger, sorrow or happiness.

"Sakura!" Matou Kariya smiled and embraced the girl. Even though she didn't respond at all, he excitedly said, "Sakura, I'm taking you to see your mother and Rin. You can go back to them now!"

[Host, have you already noticed something's wrong? Hehehe]

System, he's not in the mood to deal with you right now. Totsuka stood up and walked to the girl's side. "Kariya, please move aside."

Even though he didn't know what the boy was going to do, Matou Kariya reacted instantly, releasing Matou Sakura and taking a step back.

"You really can't underestimate Matou Zouken." Totsuka scoffed lightly, already placing another talisman on Matou Sakura's body. "Impurity, manifest!"

Right at the nerve in Matou Sakura's heart, an insect rolled around and then crawled out of her heart.

Kariya Matou quickly supported the girl whose heart had been damaged and began to heal her with his remaining magic power. Meanwhile, Totsuka pinched the still-writhing insect in his hand and chuckled, "I didn't expect it to be hidden in such a place."

"Wait, wait!" the insect cried out, its body twisting violently. "Spare me! I will no longer control Sakura and Kariya. I only acted for the Matou family's bloodline and honor!"

"You're living in Sakura's body, but I'm afraid that's not what you're thinking." The smile in Totsuka's voice had disappeared as he slowly spoke, "Your soul survives by parasitizing other people's bodies. If I hadn't discovered it, Sakura would probably have become your sacrifice."

This time, the insect that had been harboring Zouken Matou's soul finally knew fear. It struggled desperately, its voice shrill and piercing, "Spare me! I don't want to die!"

"Such a decaying soul, who knows how many years it has lived." A fiery red flame had already ignited in Totsuka's hand. "Farewell, Zouken Matou."

After the insect was engulfed in flames, it burned away completely, leaving not even ashes. Totsuka let out a slow breath; this should finally be resolved.

[Friendly reminder, friendly reminder, Zouken Matou has not been defeated yet, has not been defeated yet]

Totsuka's forehead twitched. He was still alive after all that. He must be even more difficult to deal with than a monster like Caster! Fortunately, he had set up a barrier in the house from the beginning. This time, Totsuka quickly began to carefully examine his surroundings.

"Master, what's wrong?" Seeing that Shishu still didn't seem to be relaxed, Axi started wandering around behind Shishu.

Diarmuid frowned. "Master, could it be Zouken Matou...?"

Totsuka nodded, and finally found a mass of flesh that had somehow gathered together in a corner. This time, Totsuka directly asked the system how to truly eliminate Zouken Matou.

[Would the host be willing to pay 300 points to obtain the true method for killing Zouken Matou? This is a friendly price!]

After exchanging the money, Totsuka didn't want to get entangled with such a character anymore. Surely he wasn't immortal!

[300 points deducted, host has 8000 points remaining. Host, please talk to Zouken Matou now. Once you resolve his issue, the mission will be completed.]

Totsuka walked up to the lump of flesh with a hint of disbelief and asked, "Zoken Matou?"

The lump of flesh trembled and let out a fierce and excited shout, "Lizelle!"

What exactly happened? Or did Zouken Matou mistake this lump of flesh for someone else? And who is Liz Raihi?

[I pulled some strings for you, using only 300 points to let Zouken Matou see the person he most wanted to see. It's up to you now, host.]

Totsuki's eyes darted around, and he already had an idea. His tone softened as he asked gently, "Zangyan, what's wrong?"

The expressions on the faces of those observing Totsuka and the meatball's conversation were quite interesting. Matou Kariya's face twitched, wondering if there was something wrong with his eyes.

The lump of flesh rolled on the ground, moving closer to Totsuka. "Lizelle, weren't you already..."

Totsuka suppressed the urge to kick the lump of flesh away and continued, "Zouken, what happened to you? How did you become like this?"

"I..." The lump of flesh trembled violently, then quickly shrank back, "I don't want to die."

"Have you forgotten your original intention?" Totsuka said this based on her intuition, her tone turning cold. "Back then, was your goal to become an immortal monster like this?"

"No!" The fleshy mass cried out as if it had been provoked. "No, no. Lizrae, I did it for, for..."

As the fleshy mass's voice gradually faded, it suddenly revealed its soul. It was the soul of a young man with blue curly hair, sharp eyes, and striking good looks.

When Totsuka saw this soul appear, he was completely dumbfounded. Could this be the young appearance of that withered, mummy-like old man? It was simply unbelievable!

As if breaking free from some kind of restraint, the soul's sharp eyes immediately softened and became tender when they met Totsuka's gaze. "Lizellehi, if you hadn't come, I'm afraid I would have remained trapped in that vicious cycle, abandoning my physical body to survive and becoming a monster solely for immortality."

Totsuka blinked blankly, still not recovered from the shock of the monster transforming into this form.

Zouken Matou sighed, staring at Totsuka, "To think you'd see such a wretched version of me. I only ever wanted to eliminate all evil in the world, but I've completely forgotten that dream..."

The astonishment in Totsuka's heart was even more uncontrollable. Could it be that this person, who could be defined as evil, was also an ambitious young man before he became a pervert?

A-tide, standing nearby, clutched her arm and screamed, pointing a finger at Matou Zouken, "How is this possible? How could this kind of man be that disgusting worm!"

Unaware of what was happening, Matou Kariya watched curiously as the boy talked to himself with a lump of flesh. However, when he heard another Servant of the boy cry out, he vaguely sensed something strange was going on. Diarmuid's entire focus was on the boy; if anything seemed amiss, he would immediately destroy the lump of flesh in front of him!

"Zangen, are you really going to continue?" Totsuka finally came to his senses and began to respond, "You've already done too many wrong things."

“Lizelle, ever since you sacrificed yourself to create the Holy Grail, I have longed to see you again.” Zouken Matou’s eyes blazed with intense passion. He wanted to get closer to the Winter Saintess in his heart, yet he dared not take another step forward. “After I fell to this state, did you come to take me away?”

Totsuka nodded and took another step forward. "Zangen, let's go. Someone will come to save this world. I don't want to see you like this anymore."

Zouken Matou finally took a step forward and embraced his beloved. A relieved smile appeared on his handsome face. "It's so good to see you."

Totsuki remained frozen, and he did feel a weight when the soul embraced him. However, this obviously didn't last long; the soul became transparent and eventually disappeared.

Totsuka finally breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground.

Axi immediately circled around Shishu, saying, "Master, you really are my master! Even that bug could be transformed into a handsome man, and you even purified it!"

Totsuka raised his head and chuckled dryly. "I don't want to encounter this kind of thing again, but humans... are indeed peculiar creatures. Who can guarantee that they won't change their original intentions over the long years?"

"Master, this was Zouken Matou's choice." Diarmuid, having roughly understood what had happened, immediately knelt down and helped the boy up. For him, no matter how long the years had passed, he had never wanted to stay by this boy's side as much as he did now, and... he didn't want to be separated from him.

[Congratulations, host, on completing the hidden mission: Defeat Zouken Matou and earn 1000 points. The method to obtain the Holy Grail is as follows: Irisviel's body contains the vessel for the Holy Grail. The magical power of the summoned Servants after their defeat will be absorbed by the Holy Grail. When the magical power of the seven Servants is fully replenished, the Holy Grail will be formed.]

So they're using Heroic Spirits as sacrifices to fill their magical energy? If that's the case, aren't all the Servants who are summoned being deceived, and unable to have their wishes fulfilled?

[That's true. What are you going to do, host?]

If I complete the task, will I receive a reward that includes a wish?

[Hehe, this system can already guess what you want to wish for. Being too greedy isn't a good thing.]

No, of course he wouldn't be greedy. Totsuka smiled slightly. There was another question: Did the Holy Grail need to be filled with the mana of seven Heroic Spirits? If not, could it even appear?

[The host really found a loophole. The Holy Grail War has a time limit. When the time is up, even if the mana is not full, the Holy Grail will still descend. However, the chances of fulfilling a wish by relying on the power of the Holy Grail will be greatly reduced.]

Since that's the case, then it's easier to handle. Totsuka also felt relieved, after all, it was rather cruel to turn the heroic spirits he knew into magic power to fill the Holy Grail.

[A reminder to the host: if a Servant is absorbed by the Holy Grail, all memories of their existence in the mortal world will be erased, and they will either become pure magic or return to Valhalla.]

Supported by Diarmuid, Totsuka stopped contacting the system and instead turned his gaze directly to Matou Kariya. "Now that things are resolved, do you still want to participate in the Holy Grail War?"

“No need.” Matou Kariya finally showed a relaxed smile tonight. He looked at Matou Sakura and said, “I’ve decided to send Sakura back. As for Berserker, I can use my last Command Seal now, so it won’t matter if he disappears.”

"You should sever your master-servant relationship with Berserker. I think he wants to settle some things with Saber. Stop providing magic to Berserker, and your body can recover a bit more." Totsuka didn't have any particular opinion about Berserker. Even if he was defeated by Saber, returning to Valhalla wouldn't be a bad thing.

Kariya Matou shook his head with a wry smile. "I know I don't have much time left, but at least I can let Sakura live a normal life, and that's enough."

Totsuka nodded, watching as Matou Kariya used his last Command Seal. Having lost the chance to command Berserker, Matou Kariya effectively withdrew from the Holy Grail War.

After bidding him farewell, Totsuka decided to await the arrival of the Holy Grail. However, to his surprise, Gilgamesh's Master had changed, and Irisviel had also been...

On the final day of the Holy Grail War, Totsuka, along with Diarmuid and Asio, arrived at the place where all the remaining Servants had gathered. The first battle they witnessed was Saber plunging her sword into Berserker's body. Despite her immense grief and tears streaming down her face, Saber still turned her life on her former friend.

“Even so, I will obtain the Holy Grail.” Saber plunged the sword a little deeper and spoke slowly, “If I don’t do this, I will be unable to make any amends to you.”