You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

Although Vlad III did not care about Danic's life or death, he felt like he had been tricked and was in a very bad mood.

"Again... this time you betrayed Yu?!"

"Caster!"

Chiron thought for a moment and immediately gave the answer, saying in a heavy tone: "Almost all the Red Servants are here. It is unlikely that it was done by an outside enemy. The only one who is capable of doing this in the Thousand Worlds Tree Base Camp is Medea!"

"Medea?"

Iori looked at Chiron in surprise. He had not known this information before. He thought it was some figurine fanatic: "The caster you summoned is Medea, the 'world-renowned' witch of betrayal?"

"Yes."

"Oh... Who usually looks after the Greater Holy Grail?"

"Of course it's caster."

"Only Medea and a wounded berserker are left in the base camp?"

"..."

"Well~"

Iori asked sincerely, "Hasn't it occurred to you that this might go wrong?"

Of course I have thought about it!

Chiron felt helpless:

As a Greek follower, he was wary of Medea. But at the same time, he also knew that Medea was not an unreasonable woman, and as long as there was no conflict of interest or no violation of sensitive areas, Medea had no reason to cause trouble.

"The Witch of Betrayal" is a tragic title, but that is not Medea's true nature.

In this camp, there are many powerful servants, and Medea is in a weak position. Chiron does not think there will be any problem in letting her touch the Holy Grail.

Even when the war broke out this time, Vlad III was left behind to guard the base camp. As long as the Shield of Christ was there, Medea would be suppressed even if she wanted to cause trouble.

...But who could have thought that Shuten suddenly went mad and backstabbed Saber!

Vlad III, who hated betrayal the most, therefore left the vicinity of the castle. Then began the punitive war against the Yamata-no-Orochi... It was all going to end successfully, but Medea jumped out to stir up trouble again!

——The twists and turns of this Holy Grail War were so great that even Chiron felt exhausted.

"Medea? That woman never changes!" Vlad III said this almost with gritted teeth.

He has the memory of a parallel world. In order to improve the combat power of his camp and prevent betrayal, he replaced the holy relics on a large scale. However, he did not expect that he would still be tricked by Shuten Douji and Medea...

Could it be that being stabbed in the back was Vlad III's fate?

Damn!

"In this case, don't we all have to obey Medea?" Black Rider glanced at the indignant Vlad III.

Although she did not obey the Grand Duke, she at least acknowledged that he was a competent "king" and could temporarily obey his command, but what was Medea?

How can a king be inferior to a witch?

You know, even Guinevere and Morgan all surrendered to her!

"The most important thing now is to confirm whether the Master is safe." Chiron was worried. Although his Master was very capable, he was unable to deal with emergencies due to his physical condition. What if he was injured...

But soon he didn't have to worry anymore, because the betrayer had already walked up to his "former companions" in a dignified manner.

"Who?!"

Jeanne turned around and looked into the air, then asked sternly.

A seductive chuckle sounded, and the purple magic power gradually gathered together, eventually forming the shape of a cloaked witch. It was none other than Medea who had tricked everyone!

"How dare you show up in front of me!"

Vlad III's eyes flashed red, and just as he was about to take action, he saw Medea raise her right hand and take off her glove.

The backs of his hands and forearms were covered with densely packed Command Seals, a rough count showed that there were definitely more than ten!

"Your Majesty, it would be best if you do not resort to force, otherwise I will have no choice but to resort to self-defense."

"Humph!"

Vlad III sneered: "I am not afraid of a mere death!"

"Your Majesty is a lone king with dignity and honor. You will naturally not be threatened by others, but you don't want to lose this Holy Grail War, right?"

Medea chuckled and said, "Although I have become your Master, I am not a harsh woman. This is just a measure taken by a weak woman to protect herself. Maybe it is a little extreme, please forgive me."

"If you call 'betrayal' 'self-protection', then it seems that the name of the witch is not entirely a slander." King Arthur said coldly, "So what if you usurped the power of the Master? You don't think that this will make us surrender, do you?"

"Medea, how are the magicians?" Chiron did not discuss who was right or wrong, but asked directly, "Where is my Master Fiore?"

"It's safe. Please don't worry, Lord Chiron. I didn't hurt them. At most, I felt a little pain when transferring the Command Spell."

Medea said it so easily that Chiron frowned slightly, but still chose to believe her.

It's not that she trusts Medea's character, but it's more useful for her if the Master is alive - the witch must understand this truth.

"Everyone... including everyone on the red side, there is no need to be so nervous. I am not here to disrupt this Holy Grail War, but to end it."

The red servant who was watching the show and the black-haired servant who was in a dilemma, all focused their eyes on the witch in long robes.

"What do you mean?" Atalanta was familiar with Medea, but at the moment she was also dissatisfied with her actions. "You just controlled the black servants, and you talked about ending the war. Are you saying that we, the red servants, are being ignored by you?"

"Why do we have to fight and kill? The power of the Holy Grail is far stronger than we imagined. I have found a way. There is no need to perform that extremely inefficient ritual. I can still activate the Holy Grail and fulfill your wishes!"

"Varied--"

"impossible!"

"what are you talking about?"

"Who do you think I am?"

Medea said proudly: "In my opinion, the 'system' of the Holy Grail War has no secrets at all. This method of letting the sacrifices fight each other is not only inefficient but also has many variables. No wonder it has never been successful.

Unlike incompetent human magicians, I will never waste even a single bit of magic power. This Holy Grail can become a wish-making machine for all of you. Then you won't have to fight over it and can just happily change the world according to your own ideas.

There are no losers, everyone is a winner, isn’t this a good outcome?”

"..."

The servants fell silent, and even Jeanne, the judge, hesitated for a moment.

But soon the Saint Girl strengthened her conviction and stood up to ask loudly: "Caster, as a Servant, you usurped the Master's Command Seals and violated the rules of the Holy Grail War. Are you ready to be punished?!"

"Ruler... humph!"

Medea sneered, "You were summoned because you have no desire for the Holy Grail. You are completely different from us Servants who are pursuing the Holy Grail. You simply cannot understand the state of mind of an ordinary Servants. What qualifications do you have to blame us?"

"This... you are just making sophistry!" Jeanne frowned. "My stance is indeed different from everyone else's, but is your betrayal of your companions noble?"

"At least I really want to solve this problem and have taken practical actions." Medea should have prepared various excuses, and her response was flawless.

"Don't worry, everyone. If I dare to say this, it must be because I have made careful calculations and deductions and I am fully confident."

"You are indeed more professional than anyone else in the field of magic." At this time, Iori suddenly spoke up, "But most of us only know a little bit about it. I wonder if you can introduce it to us."

"Naturally."

Medea looked at Iori in surprise, as if she didn't expect him to help her open the topic, but she quickly got into the mood and said calmly: "Do you know what the nature of the Holy Grail is?"

"A... magic furnace?" Chiron had not come into contact with the Greater Holy Grail many times, but he could make a guess based on his intuition and experience. "It can continuously absorb the power of the earth veins and store it. As long as clear instructions are input, magic power can be used to turn the instructions into reality... You can also say it is a huge calculation device."

"That's right! As expected of the great sage Chiron, what he said is very accurate."

Even the proud Medea couldn't help but admire it: "As Archer said, the reason why the Holy Grail is called the 'universal wish-granting machine' is because of the huge magic power stored inside it.

That was the accumulation of sixty years of first-rate spiritual energy. It could not only summon ancient heroes and support them in living and fighting in the real world, but also fulfill a wish "within a limited range" for the final winner.

I didn't expect that after the Age of Gods, human magicians could create such a magical device. It really makes me look at modern people with new eyes~

Generally speaking, the Greater Holy Grail needs to accumulate magic power for more than half a century before it reaches the standard for holding a Holy Grail War, and the remaining magic power inside is only enough for a master-servant combination to realize their wishes.

But this time is different~"

"How is it different?"

The King of the Wild Hunt was intrigued, and stared at Medea with a pair of majestic pale golden eyes: "Is there no limit to the number?"

“No, there is a quantity limit.”

Medea did not lie, but said honestly: "Because the last Holy Grail War ended unexpectedly, the magic power stored in the Greater Holy Grail has not been used up.

Originally, the Holy Grail War could be started again after about ten years, but Danic of the Thousand Worlds Tree knew that he was not strong enough. Once the information was leaked, he would not be able to keep the Holy Grail with his own ability, so he chose to postpone it again and again.

Then, when he is fully grown and fully prepared, he will launch the Holy Grail War and realize his wish - that is, now.

Because of Darnik's cowardice, the Greater Grail has never been so 'full', and the magic inside is enough to grant three or four 'normal-sized' wishes!"

"Oh? Although this is amazing, it is not unlimited after all."

King Arthur was uninterested: "But if that's the case, the servants will still fight each other for the spots. Everything you said is meaningless."

"—Normally that's the case, but I've never been a magician who follows the rules."

Medea said confidently: “The explanation just now is just to let you know that the Holy Grail is essentially a device that stores and uses magic power. As long as there is enough magic power, it can be said to be omnipotent.

Then, as long as we can find more magic power and keep it at its peak, all your wishes will come true!"

"Waiting in line to realize wishes, waiting for 60 years for each spot?" Mordred grinned, "I still think it's faster to kill the competitors."

"Hey!"

A guy who claims to be the fastest hero also nodded in agreement.

"The reason why it takes sixty years to fully charge the Holy Grail is simply to avoid affecting the earth veins. The efficiency of the Holy Grail's absorption is deliberately suppressed to an extremely low level."

Medea said calmly: "I can modify the Greater Holy Grail so that it has super high efficiency enough to drain the spiritual veins. In that way, it can be filled up every few weeks or even days, thus realizing your wishes."

"This……"

The heroes looked at each other, and even the great hero Karna was slightly moved, but he was not interested in Medea's proposal, but was worried about the consequences of doing so.

"After the earth veins are drained, this land will gradually become barren and desolate... Moreover, if one earth vein is not enough, we will need to move to other places and continue to destroy the second earth vein..."

"What's wrong with that?" Medea chuckled. "There are many similar places in the world. No one would mind if there were one or two more."

"..."

"That's right!" Achilles spoke in time and planned the conversation between Karna and Medea.

"I don't quite understand... If wishes can be granted with the magic power of the Greater Holy Grail, then why do we still need to hold the Holy Grail War? Let the Servants fight each other?"

It can't be just for fun - Achilles' eyes became strange.

"The souls of the servants have their own uses."

Medea pointed at Iori and said, "But for details, you'll have to ask this great hero... and his Master who was born in Einzbern."

Everyone looked at Iori...

Chapter 138: Let's perform a one-on-one Holy Grail War (4K)

What is the use of the servant's soul?

Of course, you collect them into the "Little Holy Grail", and when you have accumulated a certain amount, release them all together and use them to punch a hole leading to the [Root]!

This is the real purpose of the three great families in planning the Holy Grail War, but the Tōsaka family is a traditional magician family that simply wants to reach the source, while the Einzbern and Matou both want to save the world (with different methods).

As for the so-called "universal wishing machine", it is actually a bait used by the three major families to attract external magicians to come and die.

Of course, this bait is genuine. As a byproduct of the Holy Grail War, the magic power in the Greater Holy Grail can indeed fulfill most wishes in the conventional sense, but it is nothing compared to the path to the [Root].

In the original world line, if Kenneth knew that the ultimate goal of this ritual was the [Root], he would never have participated in the war with such naive ideas... and the Magic Association would not have turned a blind eye to this "little ritual" either.

To put it bluntly, none of the three great families are good people. Among the direct descendants, only one, Toosaka Rin, joins the war with an attitude of fair competition.

But then again, the abilities of the founders of the three great families are worthy of recognition, but their vision and connections are quite subtle. Why didn't they find anyone else to cooperate with? They found each other.

One of you carries the curse of the Rhinegold, one of you fails at the critical moment of genetic inheritance, and one of you is a "partner of justice" who has violated the laws of heaven in Type-Moon... If the three of you get together, this thing will be troublesome!

——Iori’s face remained unwavering, and he had no intention of revealing these secrets.

"Since Ms. Medea mentioned this, we have to trace the inheritance rights of the Holy Grail."

Iori chuckled and did not respond directly to everyone's gaze. Instead, he said: "As everyone knows, the main system of the Holy Grail War was created by the three great families, and the most critical props - the Holy Grail (large & small) were all provided by the Einzbern family.

In other words, the Greater Holy Grail was originally owned by Einzbern and was created specifically for the Holy Grail War, but was later stolen by Danic of the Thousand Worlds Tree.

Now, Ms. Medea claims that she can activate the Greater Holy Grail in a bloodless way and fulfill everyone's wishes. So can I assume that there is no point in continuing the Holy Grail War?