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"He was a Servant of the Fourth Holy Grail War. It seems that at the last moment, he relied on the power of the Holy Grail to regain a physical body, but he had to obtain magic power from outside. To this end, under the church, he captured those who had encountered crises ten years ago, many of whom were orphans. He sealed them up and used them as a source of magic power."

There was a rapid and piercing sound, the sound of the table being scraped, even causing some of the hot pot soup to spill out. The cause of all this was Emiya Shirou. His face turned pale, and he stared at Cu Chulainn intently, asking word by word, "Is this true?!"

Looking at Shirou Emiya's expression at this time, Cu Chulainn had the illusion that the other party wanted to eat him. It was not an ambiguous statement, but it was like seeing a ferocious beast that really wanted to kill him!

This originally peaceful young man suddenly burst out with astonishing murderous intent at this moment.

"Gilgamesh... the archer of the Fourth Holy Grail War... known as the Most Ancient King, he was arrogant and considered everything lesser than himself.

"When troubles arise during his term, he only prays to the gods. Extortion, murder, and rape are commonplace. Of course, you could also say that most dictators have this problem.

"But I don't think that just because everyone else is doing it, it means it's permissible to do something so extremely wrong."

The sudden explanation made people look at Morpheus who said it. Cu Chulainn couldn't help but say: "You seem to know him very well?"

"So-so, isn't everything this guy did written on the stone tablet? Although he gained the title of wise king for a while after using a prostitute to abduct his friends, the current situation makes us wonder if he has really changed for the better."

Morpheus said this and looked at Altria who was silent beside him: "Saber, Knight King, as a participant in the Fourth Holy Grail War, you are perhaps the most qualified to talk about what kind of guy he is."

Shirou Emiya looked at his Servant in surprise. He never expected that his Servant Saber had actually participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

"Don't be surprised, she happens to be your adoptive father's servant." Morpheus revealed Artoria's secret, but Artoria didn't say anything. She certainly knew that there was no need to hide it under the current circumstances.

She simply glanced at Morpheus, then at Emiya Shirou, nodded slightly in acknowledgement, and then stated her own understanding:

"He is tyrannical and merciless. For him, committing evil deeds is more for his own pleasure than a choice made out of necessity. He has no qualifications to be a king!"

"Sure enough, your evaluation is similar to mine." Morpheus clapped his hands with a smile, while muttering secretly in his heart.

"Sure enough, the Saber in this world is different from the one written by Urobuchi. The Saber in Urobuchi's writing is completely different from the Saber in the Fifth War. Although the real Altria abides by the code of chivalry, she will also choose some shady tactics when necessary.

"Giving up some villages to preserve the troops in order to achieve victory was the decision-making level's choice, and it's also the sin that the commander must bear. For the commander, this is an unavoidable sacrifice. Although I don't like to weigh the value of human life, preserving the living forces is understandable.

"As for Gilgamesh, a guy who bullies men and women and levies heavy taxes, he really has no right to criticize Altria.

"What kind of crap did Kyon write!"

Morpheus muttered to himself, then continued, "So don't doubt it, this matter is most likely true. Besides, if you don't believe it, Shirou, you can use the Command Spell to force Cu Chulainn to tell the truth. Of course, this is up to you."

Cu Chulainn couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. If Emiya Shirou used the Command Seal for this, he could understand it, but he would feel inexplicably unhappy.

But to his surprise, Emiya Shirou sat back down and shook his head: "No, no need to force it. Although it's hard to believe, at least I hope this is true..."

He gave a wry smile: "Although I know everyone is suffering and has suffered for many years, does this mean that it is possible for me to rescue them?"

As long as you can still extract magic power, it means you are not dead. As long as you are not dead, there is a chance to rescue you!

"Don't even think about it. They are only alive because of their special magic. Once they lose the support of this magic, they will die immediately..." Cu Chulainn shook his head, but was interrupted by another person.

"Not necessarily. As long as they're not dead, there's always a chance. I just happen to know some special ways to save them."

Morpheus' expression was indifferent, and after a while, Toosaka Rin finally spoke.

"Morpheus."

"I am here."

"Did you already know this?"

Morpheus was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Yes."

"Sorry, I want to calm down for a while..." Toosaka Rin stood up and walked out, her back looking a little lonely.

Medea looked at Morpheus, her eyes asking him what to do, but Morpheus shook his head: "Let her be quiet for a while, it's not suitable for her to go out at the moment. I will go talk to her later."

As he spoke, he looked at another person related to Tōsaka Tokiomi, Matou Sakura.

Sakura Matou's expression remained unchanged, but sadness was hidden in her eyes. Perhaps she didn't want anyone to see it, so she just ate the food in front of her in silence.

Even though he sold himself back then, he was still his father no matter what.

In the end, it made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Chapter 90: Morpheus's Commentary on the Fourth War

The night wind blows, and the weather is still relatively cold in this month, and sometimes there will even be light snow.

Letting the wind blow on her cheeks, Toosaka Rin silently thought about what she had just said.

She didn't know what to say or how to react. Only after a long while did she let out a long sigh.

"Feeling better?" A voice suddenly came from behind her, and Toosaka Rin knew that it was Morpheus.

She thought someone would come to comfort her, and thought it would be Morpheus, but she hoped it would be Sakura Matou even more.

But she also knew that this idea was a bit selfish. For someone who had abandoned her, it was really too much to ask to mourn the guy who had abandoned her.

"Well, I feel better..." Toosaka Rin said in a low voice. After ten years, when she suddenly learned the truth, the resentment and anger that suddenly emerged in her heart, even though they really existed, subsided after she calmed down for a while.

This made Toosaka Rin smile bitterly: "I am really a cold-blooded person. I calmed down so quickly."

"Time is always the most powerful placebo. It can always heal all wounds. You don't need to feel embarrassed about it." Morpheus said as he came to Rin Toosaka's side. Feeling the sudden warmth around her, Rin Toosaka couldn't help but lean over.

"Don't try to take advantage of me!" Morpheus screamed, causing Toosaka Rin to glare at him. She exclaimed, "Who took advantage of you?!"

Seeing that Toosaka Rin suddenly became energetic, Morpheus chuckled and stretched out his hand. He was holding a cup with thick brown liquid in it.

Smelling the sweet aroma, Toosaka Rin knew that this was hot cocoa, and it was not pure cocoa, but must have a lot of milk and sugar added to it.

Taking the cup and feeling the warmth coming from the outer wall of the cup, Toosaka Rin fell into silence again.

"So, do you have any ideas now? Like revenge or something like that."

"I……"

Toosaka Rin hesitated. She wanted to say something like "I want revenge, I want to kill him" angrily and naturally, but she found that she couldn't say it.

"It's your choice to forgive or not. I respect your decision." Morpheus continued, "He is your senior brother, and he has indeed been taking care of you over the years."

"Him? He almost squandered all my family's wealth!" Toosaka Rin said bluntly.

Morpheus shrugged his shoulders at this. "I wouldn't deliberately slander someone I dislike. As for Kotomine Kirei squandering your family's wealth, it was actually his fault."

"Mistake?"

"He doesn't know how to run a business. He actually wanted to run it well and never thought of making it his own, but his management was terrible, and he ended up squandering all your wealth." Morpheus spread his hands, "You can rest assured about that."

"Then why did he harm my father..."

If he had no intention of taking possession of Tohsaka's property, why would he harm his own father?

"Is it for the Holy Grail?!"

"No." Morpheus answered without hesitation.

Things have developed to this point, and Morpheus feels that he can tell the other party everything he knows.

"Would you like to hear me tell you about the past? The story of the Fourth Holy Grail War is even more detailed than what Artoria described!"

"Just say what you want to say!" Toosaka Rin said, but she touched the teacup with her hand and leaned towards it quietly. This time Morpheus did not make that exaggerated reaction and let the other party lean towards him like this.

So, under the cover of night, Morpheus began to tell the story of the past, which was about the Fourth Holy Grail War.

……

"Do you know what the purpose of the Holy Grail War is?"

"A wish come true?"

"Actually, that's true in a way, but you have to first understand the purpose of the family that originally created the Holy Grail." Morpheus said, explaining to Toosaka Rin's somewhat puzzled eyes.

"First, the Third Magician died. In order to recreate his magic, his disciples began to create androids, hoping to use androids that were exactly like the Third Magician to recreate the Third Magic.

"Of course, you could also say that the third magician actually failed. If he had succeeded, he wouldn't have died.

"From this foundation, the head of the Einzbern family during the First Holy Grail War was born: Justissa Rizleich von Einzbern."

The secret from hundreds of years ago was a secret that Rin Toosaka was completely unaware of, but now this secret was casually revealed by Morpheus.

"If you want to truly realize the third method, you will need to pay a huge price. For example, you must at least go to the source to obtain the corresponding knowledge, or even directly absorb magic power from the source.

"For this purpose, Justissa Rizleich von Einzbern used herself as a foundation, sacrificing herself to construct the basis for the Greater Holy Grail. In other words, she is the Greater Holy Grail.

"At the same time, in order for the Holy Grail War to continue, a small Holy Grail is needed as an external device. This time, Illya, and the mother of Illya from the previous war were both born for this purpose.

"So, you can understand that the Einzbern family is actually a group of androids who only have hatred but no love.

"Or perhaps the hatred in their relationship surpasses the love. Isn't it ironic that a puppet that should be emotionless has become like this?"

"Then Illya..."

"Half-human, born from the union of an android and a human." Morpheus shook his head. "That's also her tragedy. Her emotions are richer, but the feedback from the pain she suffers is also greater."

At this point, Morpheus's desire to tear down the entire Einzbern family became stronger, but when he thought that these guys would all become emo from the beginning of this Holy Grail War and never come out again, he gave up the plan.

"The old immortal of the Matou family, the first generation of the old patriarch, was still a chuunibyou at the time. He wanted to save the world, so he participated in the Holy Grail War, hoping to use the magic of the Holy Grail to achieve the goal of eradicating human evil.

"Of course, I'm a fool. History has proven time and again that whenever someone tries to create a paradise and possesses great power and authority, they always end up creating a hell."

Morpheus said this with a look of sarcasm on his face: "Who does he think he is? A Lord? Or does he think he can make all human beings enter a state of enlightenment instantly and become Buddhas?"

Knowing that the first head of the Matou family was the current old man, Rin Tohsaka did not react too much to this, but she was a little surprised at the other party's original purpose.

"Wait, isn't he trying to survive?!"

"Ah, that was later. After all, at first I was thinking, 'Damn it, I failed. No, I have to keep living and fulfill my wish.' Then, as I continued to survive, my brain aged, I developed Alzheimer's, became stubborn, and so on. It all became, 'Ah, no, I'm going to die. I have to live on. I want to be immortal.'"

Morpheus sneered again at this point: "Many times, the dictators in history also went through a similar process."

Seeing Morpheus teasing Zouken Matou like this, Toosaka Rin's mood suddenly relaxed a little.

Afterwards, Morpheus casually talked about several key battles of the Fourth Holy Grail War, and also talked about the most important thing for Toosaka Rin.

"Kotomine Kirei has been a mentally ill guy from the beginning, but no one has noticed.

"It was your father's Servant, Gilgamesh, who discovered his mental problems and exploited them. I've said this guy is a tyrannical fellow. After discovering Kotomine Kirei's mental problems, he used words to trick him into killing his teacher.

"Since then, after killing his teacher, Kotomine Kirei discovered how to be happy. He then began to pursue things that could make him happy. Raising you was also for his own happiness. After all, having you discover the truth was also something that made him very happy.

"Oh, yes, this time he discovered that Emiya Shirou was Emiya Kiritsugu's adopted son, and that his mind was full of justice. This also made him very happy. After all, the last time he was happy, besides when he killed your father, it was also when he was killed by Emiya Kiritsugu."

Toosaka Rin opened her mouth, and for a moment she didn't know how to evaluate her senior brother.

As it turned out, Morpheus hadn't finished speaking yet.

"Oh, yes, your mother's death is essentially related to him."

"My mother?!"

"Matou Kariya, it's very difficult for him to protect Sakura. The only way is to activate the Holy Grail and take Sakura away. He also knows that his time is running out, so he can only think of sacrificing himself. However, in order to save Sakura and your mother, he needs to take your father as his opponent. After all, it was Toki who caused the tragedy."

Toosaka Rin wanted to say something in rebuttal, but unfortunately, she couldn't.

It was indeed his father's fault.

"And your mother also has problems here. She actually approved of your father's actions. She blindly approved of everything the other person did just for the sake of her lover."

Toosaka Rin continued to remain silent.

"Under Kotomine Kirei's instigation, Matou Kariya wanted to duel with Tokishi. However, when he arrived at the church, he discovered that Tokishi had already been killed by Kotomine Kirei. This caused him, who had been suffering from the crest bugs, to fall into a great shock.

"And because of Kotomine Kirei, your mother happened to appear at that time, so Matou Kariya took the blame and became the murderer of Tokito. This was a great shock to Matou Kariya, who loved your mother, and he fell into madness because of it.

"By the time he realized what was happening, he had already killed your mother. In this situation, he fought almost suicidal-style, and the outcome was predictable: death.

"Of course, I'm sure Matou Zouken would be very happy with this kind of death. After all, what he disliked most was that Matou Kariya was such a hero in the past. He never thought of letting Sakura go after he agreed to participate in the Holy Grail War. He simply wanted to see her suffer."

Toosaka Rin was silent, she didn't say anything, her mind was in a mess.

She originally thought that her father was killed by Kotomine Kirei, it was that simple.

But now, after hearing all this, she finally realized that the matter was not so simple at all. The death of her father and her mother was not the fault of any one person, but a huge and intertwined network. In this network, almost everyone was contributing, including her parents.

And the reason for all this is just because of that damn Holy Grail!

Can you make your wish come true if you obtain the Holy Grail?

All people, including the servants, were led by this reason and became puppets manipulated by the Holy Grail!

Toosaka Rin never thought that after preparing for the Holy Grail for so many years, she would now feel disgust in her heart. She only had one thought in her mind now.

"Destroy the Holy Grail!"

She didn't care about the third method or anything like that, or about being able to contact the source, she didn't want to care about these things at all!

"Destroy this thing that will only lead to tragedy!"