As Abigail, I caused trouble in infinite space.

Suddenly, a huge figure lunged at Ilya from the shadows.

"what!......"

Ilya narrowly escaped the attack, and then she saw what the monster looked like.

This monster has eight legs like a spider, but the rest of its body can only be described as twisted. Its entire body is covered with eyes, as well as many mouths with sharp teeth, and it has many tentacles, each with a small mouth.

At this moment, Ilya was frozen in fear, a state that probably only someone completely devoid of fear could remain calm and composed.

Suddenly, the monster bit down on Ilya.

"Ouch!" The intense pain made Ilya cry out, which also brought her back to her senses. Her will to survive spurred her to her feet and she fled towards the shadows where the monster had entered. And the monster didn't seem to be chasing her.

However, Ilya didn't know that this was only the beginning.

Chapter Fifty-Six: A Brief Calm

[Our station will provide special coverage of the massive gas explosion that occurred tonight.]

Inside Luvia's house, the group watched the news being broadcast on television.

"It seems the matter has been contained, but this time it really escalated quite a bit. There will probably be someone coming to investigate soon," Rin Tohsaka said, watching the news broadcast on television.

"Tsk tsk tsk, a gas explosion really is a universal excuse, they can even fool people with that." Abigail complained while watching TV, but no one paid any attention to her.

“That should be the case, but now we should find out exactly what happened to Illya before.” Luvia continued, picking up where Rin Tohsaka left off. Then, Luvia turned to Miyu, who had just entered the room, and asked, “Miyu, is Illya alright now?”

"Yes, Ilya should be fine now," Miyu said as she walked in.

"But what exactly happened to Illya? Her state just now was simply unbelievable. How could one person have so much magical power, and that level of output could only be achieved by Hachiman, right?" Rin Tohsaka couldn't help but recall Illya's previous state.

"Actually, Ilya encountered a similar situation when dealing with that giant octopus. However, Ilya used a card to transform into a Heroic Spirit back then, and I thought that Ilya became so strong because of the card," Ruby said with some emotion as she floated to the side.

"Speaking of which, you haven't really talked about how Ilya defeated the giant octopus before. Now that something like this has happened, you should tell us what happened properly," Luvia said.

"Well, this is hard to describe, so I'll just show it to you for yourselves." As he spoke, a projector suddenly appeared under the ruby, and the image was projected onto the wall next to it.

As everyone started watching the video of how Ilya had defeated the giant octopus, Abigail stood up from the sofa, feeling a bit bored.

"Abigail?" Madoka called out, somewhat puzzled, as she watched Abigail stand up.

"Xiaoyuan, you two keep an eye on things for now. I'm going to check on Ilya's condition; maybe I can find something." With that, Abigail left the room and headed towards Ilya's resting room.

Arriving at Ilya's room, Abigail looked at Ilya lying on the bed with a curious expression.

It's worth noting that manipulating minds is one of Abigail's specialties, but so far no one has been worthy of her using such power.

Just as Abigail entered the room, she sensed Ilya's unstable mental state.

This feeling is like having a nightmare, but the level of instability is enough to wake anyone up.

So Abigail was very curious about Ilya's current situation.

Walking up to Ilya, Abigail placed her hand on Ilya's forehead and began to read Ilya's dream.

"Huh, what is this thing?" Abigail looked curiously at the distorted thing she had captured from Ilya's dream, which was invisible to the naked eye. This thing could only be perceived by mental power, and even Abigail did not know what it was.

However, there are countless monsters in the world, and Abigail can't possibly know everything, let alone such a weakling.

"But is it you who caused Ilya's current state? However, this dream is really tasteless, too bloody." Abigail said to herself as she looked at the little thing struggling desperately in front of her.

Now, Abigail has two choices. First, she can destroy this thing directly, which would calm things down and Ilya would be fine. However, how could the naughty Abigail choose this option? So, Abigail naturally chose the second option—to put this thing back into Ilya's dream.

"What will happen next? I'm looking forward to it!" Abigail looked at Ilya with anticipation.

However, things weren't over yet. Ilya was essential for the next step of Abigail's plan. Although she wanted to let things develop as they would, she couldn't let the plan deviate for the sake of her own life. Abigail wasn't someone who would risk her life for pleasure; how could she give up countless opportunities for pleasure in the future for the sake of one?

Therefore, we still need to leave some safeguards, and we can also take advantage of this situation to push the plan forward.

So Abigail placed her hand on Ilya's chest, leaving a small opening there.

"Alright, everything is ready. Let's wait for the show to begin."

Then, Abigail hummed a little tune and skipped away from the room.

Back in the room they had been in, everyone had clearly seen Ilya's impressive performance, but they still couldn't come to a conclusion about what had happened to her.

"Abigail, is Ilya alright?" Madoka asked with concern as she watched Abigail walk back.

“No problem, she’s sleeping soundly right now.” Abigail came to Xiaoyuan’s side and then walked over to her.

"Tohsaka, I suggest we report this to Hachiman. He must know what happened to Illya." Seeing that no one had come to a conclusion, Luvia suggested this.

"No, if the people at the Clock Tower find out about this, Illya might be sent there for research. Wouldn't that harm Illya?" Rin Tohsaka objected without even thinking.

"But......"

"Luvia, you should know what kind of people those guys at the Clock Tower are, right? Are you trying to push Ilya into the abyss?" Rin Tohsaka said seriously, looking at Luvia.

"Don't look at me like that, Tohsaka. I'm not a heartless person. Okay, I understand. I won't bring it up again. But if Illya's situation isn't resolved, it will be discovered eventually."

After hearing Luvia's words, the room fell silent for a moment.

“Well, actually I know what happened to Ilya,” Abigail suddenly said.

"What do you know? Tell me quickly." Rin Tohsaka turned her head and asked after hearing Abigail's words.

ahem...

Seeing everyone's attention focused on her, Abigail coughed and cleared her throat. It was time for her to start her deception again.

"Actually, Ilya's method is called Holy Grailization."

"The Holy Grail? What's that?" Rin Tohsaka asked, puzzled. The others had already shown similar reactions, but Miyu's expression was different.

"Miyu-sama, is something wrong?" Sapphire, standing beside Miyu, noticed that Miyu's expression was a little different, so she asked in confusion.

"It's nothing." Miyu shook her head, shaking off the memories in her mind, and continued to focus her attention on Abigail.

Chapter Fifty-Seven: Abigail's Little Grail Lecture

The Holy Grail, in the normal timeline, is a wish-granting cup that appears once every 60 years in Fuyuki City. It is a relic of miracles originating from Christian legend. It is considered an omnipotent wish-granting machine and an attempt to reach the "Root." And for this, a battle centered around the Holy Grail has taken place, fought to fulfill individual wishes—the Holy Grail War.

In this timeline, the Holy Grail War apparently didn't happen for some reason, but some things remained unchanged; Illya was still the Lesser Grail. In other words, the timeline of this world changed for some reason after Illya became the Lesser Grail. Of course, Abigail didn't know the specific reason.

The Lesser Grail, the prize awarded to the victor of the Holy Grail War, is the "Holy Grail" fought over by the seven classes of mages and Heroic Spirits, possessing the power to instantly grant any wish. However, in reality, the Lesser Grail is merely a vessel for storing the souls of deceased Servants and a necessary device for achieving the Third Magic by stabilizing the magical channel between the Greater Grail and the mortal world.

The Lesser Grail is usually provided by the Einzberns, who create artificial beings that are essentially magical artifacts with human forms. Examples include Illya and her mother, Irisviel.

Under normal circumstances, as the Holy Grail War progresses, the burden of carrying the Servant's soul will gradually cause them to lose their human functions.

This is Abigail's understanding of the Holy Grail. As for the third magic corresponding to the Holy Grail, Abigail said she didn't understand it either.

Of course, under normal circumstances, Abigail should now share this knowledge with Rin Tohsaka and the others present, but if she really did that, would she still be the bad girl Abigail?

so......

"Listen carefully, the Holy Grail, as its name suggests, is a cup used to hold things. As for what's in this Holy Grail? What do you think? Come on, Magical Granny, please answer."

Abigail looked directly at Rin Tohsaka and said.

"I told you, I'm not an old lady! I'm only 17! Why can't you listen to me, you brat? If you call me that again, I'm really going to get angry and hang you up and beat you." Rin Tohsaka's tone was full of helplessness, then she clenched her fist and threatened fiercely.

“I understand, Auntie. Don’t worry, I’ve changed, Auntie,” Abigail said, as if deliberately trying to provoke Rin Tohsaka.

"You've changed, but you've changed the way you're called 'Auntie'! If I don't hang you up and beat you today, I'm not Rin Tohsaka!" Rin Tohsaka clenched her fists tightly, veins bulging on her forehead. As the saying goes, the more you hold back, the angrier you get, and the more you feel cheated, the more you feel cheated. So, Rin Tohsaka decided to stop talking and just go for it.

"oops!"

Suddenly, Abigail felt a heavy blow to her head as Xiaoyuan delivered a chop to her head.

"Abby, stop fooling around, Ms. Tohsaka. Please don't take it to heart. She's just being a little rude, but she was just joking. Let's hurry up and find out what's wrong with Illya." Seeing that things were getting out of control, Madoka quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

"Rin Tohsaka, really, you're so old and you're still acting like a child. Can't you at least be a little more polite?" Luvia chimed in, not wanting to miss an opportunity to mock Rin Tohsaka.

“Alright, let’s continue with the previous question. Based on Illya’s situation, could it be that the Holy Grail doesn’t contain tangible matter, but rather magical energy? You little brat, am I right?” Rin Tohsaka sat back down and said.

“Bingo, pretty much. So, you should understand what it means now that Ilya is undergoing Grail transformation,” Abigail replied.

"But even if it's transformed into the Holy Grail, it's not a big deal if it's filled with magic power! You know, rubies and sapphires have the property of infinite magic power," Rin Tohsaka said, somewhat puzzled.

“But what if this magic overflows?” Abigail added. Actually, Ilya’s situation wasn’t like that. The Holy Grail, as a concept, doesn’t have a volume. Saying that magic overflows was just Abigail’s way of leading her astray.

"Overflowing? If the mere overflowing has such a massive amount of magical power, then the total magical power within Illya's body, which is currently undergoing Holy Grail transformation, must be immeasurable!" The thought of this possibility made Rin Tohsaka restless.

Upon hearing this, Miyu's expression subtly changed; she seemed to be recalling some very unpleasant memory.

"But it should be fine, although it seems that the magic power in the Holy Grail has overflowed for some reason, but as long as we find the reason, it will be fine," Luvia said somewhat uncertainly.

"No, things aren't that simple. I know that if this situation isn't handled properly, the world could be destroyed!" Just then, Miyu, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up, sounding somewhat agitated.

“Miyu, you…” Luvia looked at Miyu with some surprise. Miyu’s words contained a lot of information.

"Miyu, do you know something? Don't hold back, just tell us everything you know. We won't investigate its origin." Rin Tohsaka looked at Miyu with a serious expression. From the moment Miyu said this, everyone present knew that Miyu's identity might be quite extraordinary.

"Well, I'm not sure if what I know is related to Ilya's current situation, but as far as I know, the Holy Grail is a wish-granting machine that can grant any wish, and it unconsciously accepts the wishes of those around it and then fulfills them." He didn't reveal what he knew.

"this......"

Miyu's words were like a bombshell, shocking everyone present.

Abigail looked at Miyu with curiosity, surprised that Miyu, whom she had initially thought was just a lucky little girl, was not so simple after all. Although Miyu had revealed that the Holy Grail could grant wishes, it didn't have a significant impact; it just meant the plan needed a slight adjustment.

"Miyu, are you serious? How could something so amazing exist? If it really did, people would have gone crazy by now," Rin Tohsaka said, quite surprised.

“But isn’t Ilya’s current situation something we’ve never seen before? Miyu, I believe you, but could you reveal the source of this information? You said you’ve seen it, so what was the final outcome?” Rukia asked Miyu.

However, at this moment, Miyu suddenly fell silent, then made up her mind, raised her head, looked at everyone in the room, and said something that shocked everyone once again:

"Because I was the Holy Grail."

Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Two People Arguing

Miyu, whose real name is Sakuzuki Miyu, or Emiya Miyu, is not actually from this world. In another world, there is no Illya, nor the Einzbern family that created the Holy Grail, but there is a Sakuzuki family that gives birth to children known as Divine Children. These Divine Children can grant anyone's wish, making them essentially the same as the Holy Grail.

Miyu possessed this power at the time, but unlike Illya, Miyu was born with the Holy Grail.

Therefore, Miyu knows about Illya's current situation.

"To solve Illya's current problem, the Holy Grail War must be completed," Miyu stated her solution.

"The Holy Grail War? What's that?" Rin Tohsaka was very confused when she first heard the term.