In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

Irisviel turned around abruptly and saw a blond knight king dressed in pale silver armor standing there.

"Knight King?"

Kirei Kotomine was also somewhat surprised to see Saber appear.

"Irisviel... has it really turned out this way?"

Ignoring the expressions of the others, Artoria took a deep breath as she looked at Irisviel, who was completely twisted by the black mud in front of her, her eyes flashing with regret and pain.

"Saber!!"

Upon seeing Artoria reappear, Kiritsugu Emiya shouted excitedly.

Although he didn't know why Saber, who had broken her contract with him long ago, hadn't left the stage yet, perhaps with her around, things really could...

"Destroy this Holy Grail! The person before you is no longer Irisviel. For the peace of this world, unleash your Noble Phantasm on her!!"

"I know."

Artoria nodded. She already knew about what was going on here from the mysterious old man and understood what her mission was.

"The Holy Grail..."

However, when she saw the thing she had once longed for right in front of her, something she could grasp in her hand, she still couldn't let go of it.

If it weren't for Loewy's lecture and guidance, I probably would have already recklessly placed my hopes on the Holy Grail once again.

Thinking of that annoying figure, Artoria couldn't help but feel a sense of gratitude.

However, despite his gratitude, he still felt furious when he thought about how the other party had shown no sportsmanship and had trampled him on the ground.

At this moment, facing what she had once pursued and longed for so desperately, she still did not take it, nor did she destroy it. She simply gripped the holy sword tightly, standing quietly at the exit of the stadium, preventing the evil of this world from escaping, and quietly waiting for the right person to arrive.

Before the mysterious old man who claimed to know Merlin, she had already seen the answer to the future. Rather than directly using the Holy Sword to destroy the Holy Grail and trigger another endless disaster in Fuyuki City, her mission should be to wait for the right person to arrive and resolve this calamity.

Thus, under the questioning gazes of Kiritsugu Emiya and Kirei Kotomine, Artoria remained motionless, simply standing quietly at the exit, continuing to watch.

Continue to wait for the right person to arrive.

……

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P.S.: I have a bit of a cold, I'll rest for a while.

I'll finish writing tonight, I'm so tired.

Chapter Ninety-Three: My Holy Grail!!

Sometimes plans really can't keep up with changes.

Often, just when you've meticulously planned everything and are only one step away from victory, unexpected events suddenly occur—this is what we call unforeseen circumstances.

……

Bear bear bear...

Flames burned and flickered continuously in Fuyuki City.

"Ugh……"

Walking along the streets ravaged by wildfires, a young man's soft sigh drifted over.

A young man holding a silver cane walked through the streets of Fuyuki City. With a sigh from the young man, the blue light flashing at the tip of the cane transformed into countless threads of magic, drawing a rain-summoning array on the ground.

Without any complicated preparations or rain-making rituals, the array was completed in a short moment. He slowly circulated his magic power and directly activated the massive magic array recorded in the Book of Law, which was used to borrow the power of the Archangel of Water to bring down rain.

In an instant, as he stepped out, dark clouds gathered, and then the clouds in the sky quickly connected into a line. Soon, a light drizzle began to wash over the streets of Fuyuki City. As his magical power continued to increase, the next moment, with a loud "whoosh!", a torrential rain poured down from the sky as if the heavens had collapsed.

Large raindrops rained down like bullets, making the leaves whistle and groan. If they fell on a person, they could make them question their existence in the blink of an eye.

Normally, when faced with heavy rain like this, people would instinctively go home to seek shelter, but now...

Gazing at the rain falling continuously from the sky, the residents of Fuyuki City, as well as the firefighters and residents who were carrying out the emergency rescue, all showed indescribable joy on their faces.

It's over, it's all over...

The purple gate in the sky, along with countless golden ripples and the rain of destruction, have all vanished; the divine punishment is over.

Inside the church, countless people who had taken refuge there realized that the explosions had stopped and the destruction was over. They looked at each other, thinking that their prayers had finally moved God, and began to worship the cross incessantly, giving thanks for God's mercy and grace.

The heavy rain from the sky came so timely and so unexpectedly that everyone felt it was nothing short of a miracle.

In the past, they would have been surprised by this, but tonight, they decided against it. After all, they had just witnessed such a terrifying scene and seen the earth-shattering battle between the gods. A quarter of Fuyuki City had been destroyed in the aftermath of their battle, leaving only ruins.

Having experienced so many scenarios beyond human comprehension, the residents of Fuyuki City are now able to accept whatever situation arises. Moreover, the rain falling now is clearly starting to develop in a positive direction compared to the destructive light rain that was capable of destroying the world just now.

"What a heavy rain..."

Standing beside Rowe on the street, Scáthach watched the magical rain falling continuously from the sky, and then glanced at the rain-making array that almost covered the entire city of Fuyuki. Her eyes couldn't help but show some worry.

"Master, you've just gone through such a battle and unleashed your Noble Phantasm; your energy expenditure is immense. Even with Avalon, it will be difficult for you to recover quickly. If you were to sustain such a powerful rain-praying formation, you..."

"It's alright, Master."

Scáthach was about to say something, but Rowe, standing in the heavy rain, simply shook his head.

"This battle started because of us, and too many lives have been lost in our battle. If this fire and destruction are not contained quickly, it may burn down most of Fuyuki City."

He looked up at the sky, letting the rain from the dark clouds patter against her face. Tears streamed down her face as she gazed at Rowe's sorrowful eyes. For a moment, Scáthach couldn't tell whether the tears flowing down were rain or his.

However, she couldn't refute what Luo Wei said.

After all, the cause of this disaster was indeed the spillover from their battle with Gilgamesh. Although this was something that was unavoidable in the Holy Grail War, and most of the destruction came from Gilgamesh's illusions collapsing, the opponent had already packed up and returned to his Throne of Heroes after the battle. So, as fellow participants, Lovi and Scáthach naturally had to bear the blame.

"Are you grieving, Master?"

"Yes, it is indeed sad, but more than that, it's self-blame. After all, I didn't expect Gilgamesh to be able to go all out this time, so easily destroying the dispelling barrier I set up outside. I also didn't force him to use Ea immediately, and got into a certain degree of entanglement. This is why the originally planned Ryudou Temple and Oenzo Mountain areas were not able to contain this mythical war, causing such great damage to this city."

Luo Wei nodded, and said with some helplessness, "I'm afraid the whole world has been turned upside down by our recklessness, right? The boundary between reality and the mystical has been broken through by our mess. Tomorrow, the magic organizations around the world might be questioned and sanctioned by different countries."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Scáthach nodded. Looking at the city in front of her, which had been ravaged by such a large area, she agreed with Rowe's point of view. They had indeed fought too enthusiastically just now, and by the time they realized what had happened, the world had been turned upside down.

However, unlike Lovi, Scáthach felt at most a little uncomfortable, not quite to the point of sadness. After all, in the mythical era, when she hunted monsters or evil gods, she didn't feel anything even when she turned the continent upside down.

"Well, it's too late to say all that now. Let's go and greet the Holy Grail. Now, apart from us, the other six riders have all left the stage. Kiritsugu Emiya and Kirei Kotomine were unable to purify the Holy Grail, let alone destroy it, so in the end, I still won."

However, the sadness that had been building up inside him didn't last long. Soon, Rowe regained his spirits, looked up in the direction of the stadium, and then said to Scáthach beside him, "Next... it's time for us to retrieve the Holy Grail and make a wish."

"If my predictions are correct, after fulfilling that wish, perhaps the Holy Grail can really help quell the huge mess we've caused this time."

This incident has indeed caused a huge uproar. It's possible that in a country far across the ocean, as well as in two other countries on the mainland, and even in mysterious organizations, people have been frightened by the ban on speaking out.

At this moment, the phone lines at the Far Eastern Prime Minister's office are probably overflowing, as they are constantly trying to provide a reasonable explanation to the other countries.

In short, there's no way to delay any longer; we should deal with the immediate problem as soon as possible.

He raised his palm and used the Moon Spirit Essence to draw a silver umbrella for Scáthach, preventing her inappropriate clothes from becoming too jarring due to the rain. Rowe walked alone in the rain, as it helped him calm down a bit.

However, just as he and Scáthach were walking leisurely towards the location of the Greater Grail to retrieve it, suddenly...

"This is……"

A strange magical reaction enveloped Lovi's mind, causing his eyes to widen suddenly.

"Saber!!"

He immediately looked in the direction of the Fuyuki City Gymnasium and shouted out the name that should have disappeared long ago, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Not only Rowe, but even Scáthach beside him felt that incredibly familiar aura of the holy sword at this moment.

"It is indeed Saber's magic, but hasn't she already left the scene?"

Scáthach looked at Rowe beside her with a surprised expression.

She was aware of Artoria's situation, after all, Scáthach had personally witnessed the battle between Lovi and Artoria, a battle between a magician and a Heroic Spirit, and the moment when Lovi, with a human body, surpassed the legend of Heroic Spirits.

Despite the less-than-elegant methods employed—psychological warfare, physical tactics, and even a rather unmanly wrestling match with Saber on the ground—Love still won.

And she won fair and square, a complete and utter victory. She didn't interfere; she simply watched it all unfold quietly.

Their battle clearly ended with Artoria being defeated and then comforted by Lovi. To prevent Artoria from causing further trouble, Lovi didn't let her leave in the end. Instead, he used runes and the Philosopher's Stone system of alchemical magic to impose restrictions on her, severing her contract with Kiritsugu Emiya and cutting off her magical energy supply before leaving with peace of mind.

Saber isn't Archer; she can't possibly continue to exist after her own magic is severed!

At this point in time...

Logically speaking, Artoria should have left the stage long ago, so why is she still around?

Could it be that her magic resistance broke through her own magical restrictions?

No, that's impossible. There's a backup plan within that restriction. If Saber forcibly broke through it, he couldn't possibly not have noticed.

Cannibalism to replenish magic power?

This doesn't make sense...

He absolutely refused to believe that Artoria, who had clearly already let go of her resentment, could do something so heinous. So what exactly happened? Were there any other unforeseen circumstances or special situations that hadn't been considered?!

Sensing the familiar aura of the Star Sword, Luo Wei dared not dawdle any longer and moved forward.

Let's put aside all the sentimental things for now; the matters over there are clearly more important.

If it were just the Master duo of Emiya Kiritsugu and Kotomine Kirei, no matter how long they stayed there, Lowe wouldn't be in a hurry, because they simply didn't have the ability to destroy the Holy Grail, nor could they do anything at all. This was the reason why he hadn't been in a rush.

But if we add Saber...

"My Holy Grail!!"

Thinking of the Holy Sword's encounter with the Holy Grail in the two Holy Grail Wars in the Fate timeline, Lovi let out a sharp, explosive sound like Kenneth's voice.

Destroying the Holy Grail is a highly technical matter that Kirei Kotomine and Kiritsugu Emiya aren't familiar with, but Artoria is far too adept at it. In fact, her holy sword is practically designed to cleave the Holy Grail; if she were there, she might very well have cleaved it in two again.

In that case, his entire plan for the Fourth Holy Grail War would be completely wasted.

Not only can't they verify their own conjectures or see if they can return to their own world, but they also have nothing left to clean up this huge mess.

If she were to actually strike him with her sword, he would end up like Kiritsugu Emiya, transforming into the Joker and heading to Gotham to find Batman in this Holy Grail War.

At this moment, Luo Wei wished he could slap himself twice and curse himself for his carelessness.

He had already won, and even personally cut off Saber's mana supply, so why didn't he finish her off? He had to show off, even if it was for Merlin's sake…

What face does he have to offer?!