It's normal for an evil god to raise an Abyss.

"Oh, that book in the Tousaka family does have a record of it!"

With this hint, Toosaka Rin naturally knew what it was.

"Lead the way. It's been too long. Maybe the Tohsaka family hasn't checked on the situation for a long time."

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Everyone began to slowly walk down the steps of Yuanzang Mountain.

"Ms. Xueyue, I heard that you were also an eyewitness of the Fourth Holy Grail War, right? And you are also an ally of Kiritsugu's father."

Emiya Shirou asked Xueyue.

"Well, that's what happened."

Xueyue nodded in acknowledgment.

"So, what kind of person is the Master's father?"

“… Saber is obviously Emiya Kiritsugu’s Servant, and you have spent a few days with Saber. Why are you coming to me for answers?”

Xueyue asked back with a smile.

"Uh...this..."

Shirou Emiya was speechless for a moment, because he really didn't know the relationship between Saber and his father before, and after he found out, he never had a chance to ask; of course, another reason was that Shirou Emiya could feel that Saber didn't seem to want to answer related questions.

"Actually, to be honest, Emiya Kiritsugu and I... don't get along..."

This time it was Saber who took the initiative to speak.

"So the level of communication between Kiritsugu and I may not be as good as that of your ally, Ms. Xueyue... So I'd like to trouble you to explain this matter."

Seeing Saber calmly taking all the blame for the miscommunication on herself, Xueyue just smiled and didn't point it out.

"In that case, I'll just say what I want to say, but this is just my personal opinion."

"Emiya Kiritsugu is also a very complicated person... I once asked him about his [wish], and his answer was: 'To make the world peaceful and free of conflict.' To achieve this, he was willing to make the [Holy Grail War] the 'last bloodshed of mankind.'"

"It sounds like a great and beautiful ideal..."

Mashu sighed with a clear mind.

"Emiya Kiritsugu's ideal is indeed great, and it is indeed in line with the [Ideal], because it is impossible to achieve with human power. To put it bluntly, his ideal cannot be achieved with his own hands. In other words, his [Ideal] will [fail] sooner or later. Do you understand?"

Xueyue looked straight at Emiya Shirou.

"...I don't deny this point of view. Even though I think my father is a very great magician, I also understand that it is difficult to achieve something like [Partner of Justice], let alone to quell all conflicts in the world..."

Emiya Shirou was silent for a while, then managed to say this.

"But Emiya Kiritsugu's methods can also be called [extreme] by ordinary people. In order to preserve the majority, he can only eliminate the minority. This is what Emiya Kiritsugu has always done as a [killer]. It can be said that the desire to be a [partner of justice] was completely abandoned after he experienced some changes in his childhood."

"If you inherit Emiya Kiritsugu's ideals without realizing the problems, then Emiya Shirou will end up following the false ideals of the borrowed "partner of justice". You have already seen that, so I won't say more."

"Kill the few to save the many... then..."

Xueyue looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka's thoughts and continued:

"Fujimaru Ritsuka, it seems that you have also thought of the contradiction. Just as I said to Emiya Kiritsugu back then, if he keeps killing the majority for the sake of the minority, his killing will eventually become the real majority. He who can even abandon his closest relatives will eventually kill his closest relatives too..."

"But fortunately, in the end, he realized that the Holy Grail could not fulfill his wish, and finally his obsession changed slightly..."

Xueyue looked at Shirou Emiya.

"But fortunately, seeing your choice just now, it shows that you will not repeat the same mistake again. Continue to stick to your ideals, young man~"

The tone of an elder made Emiya Shirou and Toosaka Rin want to complain, even though Xueyue looked not much different from themselves.

However, considering that Xueyue was an eyewitness of the war ten years ago, it seems that there is nothing wrong with her being considered their elder.

As for the age issue, Emiya Shirou and Toosaka Rin subconsciously ignored this question. To some extent, this is also a girl's weak spot, and it would be impolite to ask further.

"As for the little girl of the Toosaka family, um... you probably want to know the cause of death of your father, Toosaka Tokiomi, right?"

Seeing Xueyue talking about her father's death, Toosaka Rin also became serious.

"Don't be so nervous... It's not that complicated. Although I didn't have much interaction with the Tōsaka family last time, I did fight Kotomine Kirei. Tōsaka Tokiomi was stabbed to death by Kotomine Kirei. After all, he didn't expect that his most trusted disciple would turn into a jackal... And Kotomine Kirei was killed in a head-on confrontation with Emiya Kiritsugu."

"That fake priest, I already knew he had bad intentions. He should be being tortured in hell now!"

Toosaka Rin bit her lip, feeling a little indignant, but that was all. After all, it had been ten years since the incident, and the person she wanted revenge on had passed away. Toosaka Rin had no interest in digging up the grave directly, so she could only give up after a burst of anger.

Chapter 175 The Truth of the Holy Grail

"Thank you for the information you provided. Although it may be insignificant information to you, it is also crucial information for the Tohsaka family."

In any case, as the current head of the Toosaka family, Toosaka Rin should express her gratitude to Xueyue.

"Hmm... Speaking of which, we are almost there."

"Yes, just go in from here."

Toosaka Rin stopped at a spot.

"here……?"

Mashu looked at the surroundings with some confusion. This place was considered a remote area in Yuanzang Mountain, and there were only rock walls covered with weeds.

"Yes, that's right. The spiritual vein of Liudong Temple above is just a decoy. The real Holy Grail is located further down."

Toosaka Rin stretched out her hand on a rock wall and sank into it, as if she was swallowed by the rock wall.

"It's just some disguise magic, keep up."

Xueyue explained and then went in.

After everyone entered, they discovered that there was indeed a different world inside. The cave, which was several people wide, gradually extended into unknown depths.

"Keep going, and you will know the truth about the Holy Grail War."

After walking forward along the cave for more than ten minutes, we finally came to a huge cave, which was the end of the journey.

No one was surprised at why there was such a large space here, because their attention had been attracted by the huge object in the center.

It was a huge purple-black thing that looked like a tumor, with a flickering purple light. Just by looking at it, everyone present immediately understood what an evil thing it was.

"What's this?!"

Everyone was shocked by the terrifying aura released by this object, and even had the urge to destroy it directly.

"This is what I want you to know about the truth of the Holy Grail War that happened in Fuyuki City."

Xueyue said so,

"After all, I am nominally the current head of the Einzbern family, so let me explain it for the time being—"

"——The original purpose of the Holy Grail War was indeed a magic ritual held by the Matou, Tōsaka, and Einzbern families to seek the root cause. However, things changed during the Third Holy Grail War. During that Holy Grail War, the Einzbern family summoned the Zoroastrian God Angra Mainyu to ensure victory."

"But what the Einzberns had expected was that the god they had thought was very powerful was actually just an ordinary young man who lived in a village that believed in Zoroastrianism. In order to prove that people all over the world have good nature, the villagers used this young man as a symbol of [all the evil in this world] and sacrificed him by carrying 'all the sins of the world'. What an absurd and ridiculous practice—"

"——Such a weak young man was naturally defeated on the first day. After his soul entered the Holy Grail, it contaminated the Holy Grail and the magic within it. This is the cause of everything."

"At the end of the Fourth Holy Grail War, Abigail and Saber simultaneously defeated another alien enemy representing [Materialism]. After realizing that the Holy Grail was contaminated, Emiya Kiritsugu refused to cooperate with [All the Evil in This World] and was cursed by it. [Materialism] destroyed the container on the surface of [All the Evil in This World], and deadly black mud flowed out of it. This was also the culprit for the Fuyuki Fire ten years ago."

Xueyue pointed at the black viscous liquid that was slowly flowing around the "tumor" and said,

"That is black mud. If a human touches it, they will die immediately. Even if a Servant touches it, they will be contaminated and turn black. So it is something that cannot be touched at all."

"That [Materialism] undoubtedly has the power to destroy the world. Could it be that [All the Evil in the World] is also…"

Saber frowned.

"Yes, after [All the Evil in the World] grows to its full potential, it will be enough to destroy the world. And ten years ago, [All the Evil in the World] was almost fully born."

"If this is the case, then the world should not be what we see now. If this is [All the Evil in This World], the aura is indeed terrifying, but it seems to be still dormant."

"That's because I stopped it, of course. I put it into a dormant state."

Xueyue's tone was relaxed, as if she had just swept away a trivial piece of garbage.

"...As expected of you, Miss Xueyue..."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking about it carefully, they realized that it was indeed true. If it was Xueyue who took action, she could indeed do it. Then there would be no problem.

"However, according to what you just said, [All the Evil in This World] has a completely suppressive effect on both humans and Servants. Then Miss Xueyue, you..."

Facing Toosaka Rin's question, Xueyue just laughed:

“This is a secret~”

Since Xueyue didn't intend to say it, everyone stopped asking. After all, everyone has their own little secrets.

"Saber, next time you want to make a wish, you must look carefully at what kind of wishing device it is~"

"Well... However, after going through this series of events, I have come to understand some things. I should also let go of some things. The facts of the past cannot be changed."

Saber said this with a tone full of relief. Perhaps she understood something from the duel between Emiya Shirou and Archer.

"Is that so? Good luck to you then~"

Xueyue offered her blessings to this girl who shouldered the responsibility of being a king.

"Although this thing is temporarily dormant, it still needs to be dealt with, and it is not easy to solve it with force... Rin, the Tōsaka family should have similar magic. All we need to do is disintegrate the Greater Holy Grail within a sixty-year cycle."

"Yes, I will!"

Toosaka Rin nodded without hesitation and accepted the task. Even if Xueyue didn't say anything, she would never leave this thing alone.

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Perhaps because they thought the cave was too dark, everyone quickly left the cave and returned to the foot of Yuanzang Mountain.

"Well, the Fifth Holy Grail War, although it was a forgery caused by one person's willfulness, has truly ended here~"

Xueyue announced the end of this Holy Grail War.

If we don't count the "Great Holy Grail" that still needs to be resolved, then Fuyuki City has completely ushered in peace.

When the Greater Holy Grail disintegrates, it also symbolizes the complete end of the Fuyuki Holy Grail War that lasted for a hundred years.

Chapter 176 New Year

"Sister Xue, get up, get up~!"

In a daze, I heard a pleasant voice calling me to get up, accompanied by the shaking of a body.

In winter, a warm bed is really addictive.

So Xueyue didn't really want to get up. She just grabbed the hands that were shaking her body unconsciously and pulled them into the quilt.

"Well……!"

Abigail, who was giving Xueyue an early morning wake-up call, was easily pulled into bed.

If it were usual, Abigail would just crawl into the bed and continue sleeping next to Xueyue, but not today because she had other things to do.

But how can I wake up Sister Xueyue in a gentle way?

Abigail's little head moved and she came up with a brilliant idea.

Abigail gently stretched out her thumb and index finger and pinched Xueyue's nose.

After a while, Xueyue's momentum suddenly increased and she opened her eyes at the same time.

When she saw it was Abigail, her aura instantly subsided. After confirming that it was her little cutie, Xueyue took the initiative to stop the automatic defense measures that were triggered by breathing obstruction.

After seeing Xueyue wake up, Abigail knelt down obediently aside.

Xueyue sat up slowly and remembered what day it was today. It was the first day of the new year, and she had indeed agreed on some things with Abigail and the others.

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It has been a while since the end of the Holy Grail War.

The subsequent cleanup work was actually not too complicated. After all, the number of civilian casualties caused by the Holy Grail War this time was extremely small. The most troublesome thing was the collective fainting of students at Hogunhara Academy.

Although Karin has complained to Xueyue more than once, saying things like "How can you keep it a secret that the entire school is in a coma?", the Holy Church still has some power. Since there were no actual deaths, this kind of thing was quickly put behind them under the operation of the church.

Fuyuki City already has a large population, so naturally no one would pay attention to the newly added personnel.