Super God: If I punch you, you will die

"Tohsaka?"

"Because it's pointless to say anything to this kind of person, I just want to let him continue to wrongly erase his morality. Hmm, as the saying goes, good deeds are rewarded. I can't help but hope for it myself."

"You mean helping him would benefit you?"

"Because helping others will one day help yourself. But it's no use lecturing you now."

"Now let's get back to the main topic, Lin Yan. The war you've been drawn into is called the 'Holy Grail War.' It's a struggle between seven masters using seven Servants. Has Rin already told you that?"

The Holy Grail War was originally a "Summoning Ritual"—a decisive magic technique used to save the primate world. Seven Servants—Grand Rank Servants—standing at the pinnacle of the seven attributes, would appear to vanquish the great calamity hindering the development of the primate world. However, for their own convenience, humanity downgraded this magic into a summoning system, which became the Holy Grail War. Approximately every sixty years, the spiritual energy in the ley lines of Fuyuki City accumulates to a level sufficient to support the descent of the Holy Grail. Thus, the Holy Grail, possessing the power to instantly grant any wish, appears in Fuyuki City…

Lin Yan continued his narration in a great deal of detail.

Rin Tohsaka, on the other hand, seemed quite incredulous, looking as if she couldn't believe it. It seems she underestimated Lin Yan.

This man is not simple; I can't quite see through him.

0023 Debate [Please Subscribe]

"Do you want me to continue?"

"Okay, no need..."

Rin Tohsaka shrugged and said.

"Looks like I still don't know you well enough. I won't need to give you all sorts of educational lectures anymore." Rin Tohsaka clicked her tongue.

"Summoning the spirits of the past, commanding them. No, this miracle, which is close to awakening the dead, can be considered magic. A Holy Grail with this power can grant its holder limitless strength. The authenticity of an item is worthless before this fact."

"Whether it's choosing seven masters or summoning seven Servants, it's all done by the Holy Grail itself. That's what you call a ritual. The Holy Grail chooses those worthy of wielding it, lets them compete, and ultimately selects only one wielder. This is the spirit-summoning ritual in the Holy Grail War, where those chosen by the Holy Grail kill each other to obtain the Grail," Iwamine continued, expressing his own perspective.

It's clear that Lin Yan doesn't have much enthusiasm for the Holy Grail War.

Or rather, true powerhouses disdain competition.

This was something that could be sensed to some extent, but what Yanfeng couldn't understand the most was why Lin Yan, who wasn't interested in the Holy Grail War, still became one of the seven masters. Or perhaps his participation this time was just a coincidence, not his own intention.

This makes it easier to understand.

“Actually, the Holy Grail War doesn’t necessarily have to kill the master,” Rin Tohsaka said, while Iwamine chimed in, “It’s about mutual slaughter.”

"Kirei, shut up. I'm telling you, the Holy Grail circulating in this town is a spirit. So it's not something you can possess in the form of an object. It can only be summoned through a special ritual, that is, a spirit summoning."

“Although we magicians can summon it, since it’s a spirit, we can’t touch it. Do you understand what I mean?” Yan Feng said.

Lin Yan actually had a more comprehensive understanding of Kirei Kotomine than Rin Tohsaka did, and all the information about this person was already stored in his mind.

Kirei Kotomine is the son of Risei Kotomine, a priest and overseer of the Eighth Secret Order of the Holy Church. He is skilled in Bajiquan and possesses extremely strong attack capabilities against spirits. He was once a first-class agent of the Holy Church, but later transferred from the church to the Mage's Association through a "dispatch".

He participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War and later inherited the position of Overseer as one of the survivors of the Fourth Holy Grail War. He was also the biggest cheater in the Fifth Holy Grail War.

It doesn't matter if he's a cheater, as long as he doesn't infringe on Lin Yan's interests and safety, he can do whatever he wants. But once he crosses the line, he'll be doomed.

"I understand. Only spirits can encounter spirits, right? —That's why Servants are needed!"

"That's right. To be frank, the Holy Grail War is about eliminating all Servants other than your own. So there's no rule that you have to kill your Master."

Kirei Kotomine and Rin Tohsaka were arguing fiercely.

It seems that neither side is willing to back down.

Rin Tohsaka is also a stubborn person, and her stubbornness is inseparable from her upbringing.

This also shaped Rin Tohsaka's personality and style of doing things.

"Servants are difficult to defeat even with other Servants. So how do you do it? See, it's actually quite simple, isn't it? Servants cannot exist without a master. Even if a Servant is very strong, if the master is defeated, the Servant will disappear. So..."

0024 Command Seals [Please Subscribe]

This is a matter of course and needs no further explanation.

"I understand that it's faster to defeat the master first if you want to eliminate the servant. But if you defeat the servant first, then the master is no longer the master, right? Only the servant can touch the Holy Grail. Then, a master without a servant is worthless."

"No, as long as the Command Seals exist, the master's authority will remain. The master is the one who can make contracts with Servants. As long as there are Command Seals, it is possible to make contracts with as many Servants as possible."

"Servants who lose their masters don't disappear immediately. They remain in the mortal world until their magical energy runs out. If such Servants exist, it's possible to re-form a contract with their former masters, allowing them to return to the battlefield. That's why masters kill their masters. If they're not handled well and are allowed to live, they might become new obstacles."

"What if you run out of Command Seals? Then you can't form contracts with other Servants, and free Servants will go to other masters, right? If you run out of Command Seals, you can also be freed from the obligations of a master. Lin Yan, you once said that you didn't plan to be a master, is that still the case now?"

"If you say you want to give up being the master, that's fine too. Just do as you just thought, and sever your contract with Saber using the Command Seal of Light. Then, I will guarantee your safety until the Holy Grail War ends."

Why should I insist that you guarantee my safety? I can protect my own body.

"I'm not so idle as to bother with you. But it's the rule. I was dispatched to oversee the recurring Holy Grail War. So the sacrifices caused by the Holy Grail War must be minimized."

"A recurring Holy Grail War?"

"Of course. Otherwise, do you think they would send someone like an overseer? The Church has the mission of recovering sacred relics; it's the end of the Special Affairs Bureau. Originally, the main focus was on investigating and recovering relics at the True Cross, but now they also have the responsibility of identifying the Holy Grail. They are investigating the 726th Holy Grail observed in the Far East; if it's genuine, they will recover it; otherwise, they will reject it. That's how it works."

"Are there really 726 Holy Grails?"

"Who knows? At least, there are so many similar things."

"And one of them is the Holy Grail observed in this town, which is the Holy Grail War. The first war is recorded as being two hundred years ago. Since then, the battles between the masters have repeated in a cycle of about sixty years. This Holy Grail War is the fifth. The last one was ten years ago, which is the shortest cycle so far. All the repeated Holy Grail Wars have been brutal. The masters are driven by their own desires, forget the dogma of magicians, and engage in indiscriminate killing of each other."

"I think you also know that for a magician, using magic in the general public is the first sin. Because a magician cannot let people know his true identity. However, the masters of the past broke this rule. Although the Magic Association sent supervisors to restrain them, it wasn't until the third time that they caught up. At that time, it was my father, a boy, who was sent."

"I understand why we need an overseer. But judging from what you just said, isn't this Holy Grail War a terrible thing?"

Lin Yan said this because he didn't want the so-called Holy Grail, nor did he want anything else.

0025 The Strongest [Please Subscribe]

A true strong person does not rely on the bloodshed of war to gain strength, but rather on their inner strength and personal growth.

Perhaps Lin Yan did receive some favors at the beginning as a lucky one, but what he endured later was no longer something given to him by the outside world.

He grew into a true strongman.

"That's really bad."

Rin Tohsaka couldn't understand Lin Yan's point of view. She knew the Holy Grail War was cruel, but that was the rule, and everyone who participated in the Holy Grail War wanted to get what they wanted, so they naturally knew the risks and costs involved.

Risk and reward are directly proportional.

Since those who participate in the Holy Grail War are all so prepared, killing them is no longer a matter for discussion.

This does not involve human nature.

It also does not involve morality or ethics.

"Because the previous masters were the kind of people who would break the rules of magicians. So even if there is a Holy Grail, what if the person who wins in the end is the kind of person who will use the Holy Grail for personal gain? It would be terrible to just hand over something like that to someone who would kill. Since supervising magicians is the Association's job, shouldn't you punish those people?" Actually, this wasn't Lin Yan's question, but rather he wanted to know what kind of answer Rin Tohsaka would give him if he asked these questions.

These questions all belong to Emiya Shirou.

Lin Yan knows in advance everything Shirou Emiya is about to do, even though he doesn't know about things far into the future. He can know 24 hours in advance what Shirou will say, do, and encounter. From this perspective, Lin Yan has the ability to foresee the future.

In addition, he had some information.

And one's own abilities.

Therefore, in this Holy Grail War, Lin Yan will definitely get whatever he wants; there is no doubt about that.

"No magician would act solely out of self-interest. We only govern the rules of the Holy Grail War. We don't concern ourselves with what happens after that. The Association won't interfere with what kind of personality obtains the Holy Grail."

"How could this happen! What if the one who gets the Holy Grail is a big bad guy!"

"It's troubling. But there's nothing we can do. The Holy Grail chooses its holder. And we have no power to stop the chosen one. After all, it's the Grail that grants wishes. Once you get it, you can do whatever you want. But if you say you don't want that, then just win. Compared to pushing it onto someone else, isn't that the most sensible way?"

"I thought it was a good idea just now, but I don't mean to take it into consideration?"

"Mind your own business. First of all, I have no reason to fight. I have no interest in the Holy Grail, and I have no sense of reality about anything about a master."

"So what will the person who obtains the Holy Grail do, even if it causes disaster? Aren't you interested?"

This time, Lin Yan did not answer.

disaster.

Perhaps for Lin Yan, disasters were already commonplace. Back in the first world, it was a world ravaged by war, where death occurred every single second, and there were many gruesome deaths, with countries destroyed, families torn apart, and wives and children separated.

There are many tragic lives.

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"It's okay if there's no reason. So you don't care about what happened ten years ago either?"

Ten years ago?

"That's right. At the end of the last Holy Grail War, an unworthy master touched the Holy Grail. We don't know what that master expected. All we know is that it left behind the claw marks of disaster."

"That is……

"That's right, it's something everyone living in this city knows, Lin Yan. Five hundred people were injured, and one hundred and thirty to one hundred and forty buildings were burned down. That fire, whose cause was still unknown, was the mark of the Holy Grail War."

"Then let me ask. You said this is the fifth Holy Grail War, right? So, has anyone obtained the Holy Grail before?"

"Of course. It doesn't always end in such a tragic total annihilation. The Holy Grail is managed by this church. But I handle it every day. However, it's just a container. The inside is empty. Rin just mentioned it, right? The Holy Grail is a spirit. What this church keeps are exquisitely crafted replicas of the Holy Grail. Using these as a catalyst, the real Holy Grail can be summoned, becoming a cup that grants wishes. Yes, it's similar to a master and servant relationship. Indeed, there are men who obtain something like this, temporarily becoming the real Holy Grail."

"What exactly happened to the guy who got the Holy Grail?"

Lin Yan couldn't appear to know everything, so he continued to ask, following Emiya Shirou's lead.

"Nothing. The Holy Grail was never completed. Foolish man, nothing more than the result of being swept away by pointless sentimentality."

"That's what Father Yanfeng said."

"What's going on? Didn't the Holy Grail appear?"

"It would be simple to make the Holy Grail appear. Gather seven Servants, and after a while, the Holy Grail will appear. Rin is right, there is indeed no need to kill the other masters. However, the Holy Grail will not be completed that way. The Holy Grail will choose those who are worthy of possessing it. Therefore, the man who avoided the battle did not obtain the Holy Grail."

"Simply put, it means that obtaining the Holy Grail is meaningless if you don't duel with other masters, right? Last time, the first master to obtain the Holy Grail was too naive. He said he didn't want to fight the masters of his enemies, and that's how he avoided the Holy Grail."

Rin Tohsaka seems to be throwing a little tantrum.

He spoke as if he had to get it off his chest.

Then, Rin Tohsaka glared fiercely at Iwamine before shifting her gaze elsewhere, clearly showing great dissatisfaction with him.

His tone was still somewhat angry.

"It's a lie," Lin Yan analyzed from their conversation. "Yan Feng was the previous master and obtained the Holy Grail, but he lost his qualification in the end."

"Yanfeng. Didn't you fight?"

"I fought halfway through, but I misjudged the situation. In the end, I only got an empty Holy Grail. But that was probably my limit. After all, the other masters were all monsters. I was the first to lose my Servant, and I was protected by my father like that."

"Looking back now, there have been many troubles since the Overseer's son was chosen to be the master. My father died at that time. After that, I succeeded as Overseer and guarded the Holy Grail in this church."

After saying this, Yan Feng turned around, his gaze falling on the symbols of worship. His eyes were quite devout, his gaze focused intently. Lin Yan had noticed this before, but he was a person without any faith.

0027 Only the master to whom the servant obeys [Please subscribe]

"That's all I have to say. Only the master to whom a Servant serves is qualified to receive the Holy Grail. When only one of you seven remains, the Holy Grail will appear on its own at the victor's place. Decide now whether you wish to participate in this Holy Grail War."

After Yan Feng finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Lin Yan once again. In fact, Yan Feng couldn't see through Lin Yan either, and didn't know whether he would participate in the Holy Grail War.

Lin Yan did not answer Yan Feng's question immediately.

"Becoming a master isn't something you can just decide to do. Although Rin over there trained as a magician for a long time, that's not why she was chosen to be a master. If there's anything decisive about it, it's whether you're mentally prepared or not."

"Only magicians can be chosen to become masters. If you are a magician, you should have already been prepared. If you say you haven't, then there's nothing I can do. Then you, and your teacher, are both flawed. It's troublesome to have such a magician fight. Now, let's remove the Command Seals here."

“I will fight as the master. If the cause of the fire ten years ago was the Holy Grail War, I cannot allow that to happen again.”

Lin Yan's lips curled up into a half-smile, and the priest, seemingly unaware of the subtle change in Lin Yan's expression, smiled back.

"Then I acknowledge you as the swordsman's master. In this instant, the Holy Grail War is accepted. From now on, magical battles will be permitted in this city until only one master remains. Each of you should uphold your own pride and compete to the best of your ability."

"That's what Father Yanfeng said."

In truth, these declarations are meaningless. For Lin Yan, there lies his unwavering sense of justice. Despite experiencing the harsh realities of the world, his indomitable spirit of justice has never faded. True strength does not lie in destruction or self-gratification.

Lin Yan's realm has risen to another level.

Ordinary people may find it hard to understand that someone who has experienced so much war and life and death can still have a heart for redeeming life.

Perhaps for Yanfeng, this is the starting bell.