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

"Of course it's the Holy Grail War!"

Iori opened his eyes and looked at Sera calmly: "I don't think the red and black sides can really live in peace. After the transformation of the Holy Grail is completed, everyone will sit in a row and eat fruit and make wishes one by one?

——How is it possible! "

The young man's words were certainly not without basis. He was convinced that Medea and Amakusa were not of the same mind.

Amakusa is really willing to fight for the so-called dream of "saving all mankind", but Medea is just talking nonsense.

It is still unclear what that woman wants. Judging from the original work, she does not actually have too many desires. Even though she bears the name of a "witch", she is actually very normal inside.

Well, in the Type-Moon system, she could even be considered a "good person" when compared to human magicians.

Whether it is destroying the world or saving mankind, such grand topics have nothing to do with Medea. Most of the time, she prefers to focus on her personal hobbies. If she has a love affair, she will become a good wife and mother.

When she jumped out and said that she controlled the black master, Iori was very surprised:

There is no doubt that Medea has this ability. The "LuLuBuLei Card" can be regarded as a divine weapon against the Master, but since she can get access to the Holy Grail, then with her magic skills, using the Holy Grail to realize her personal wishes is as easy as taking candy from a sack.

If there was no reason, there would be no need for her to cause trouble... So Iori suspected that there was an invisible hand behind Medea.

By the way, his suspect is Red Caster.

Because he had seen most of the servants from both sides, and it seemed that no one was capable of commanding Medea. The only one he had never seen was the Red Caster, who was in the fog.

Therefore, when the three forces (Red, Black, and Iori) decided to temporarily stop and wait for the transformation of the Holy Grail to be completed, he deliberately gave Atalanta a hint, hoping that she could find an opportunity to meet with him privately to exchange information.

As long as the identity of Red Caster is confirmed, the reason for Medea's sudden rebellion and her ultimate goal will basically come to light.

"Even if the war isn't over, it's hard for us to change the situation, right?"

Sera frowned, “Medea is a rare witch. With her magical talent, if she can completely control the Greater Holy Grail, there is almost nothing in this world that she cannot do.

The black side may seem to have lost two servants, but the difficulty level has not decreased. When Medea completely turns the Thousand Worlds Castle into her own workshop, it will be almost impossible for others to take back the Holy Grail. "

"Then let's just not fight and see what Medea and the others can do~" Iori's nonchalant look made Sera very curious.

"You don't seem to care about the outcome of this Holy Grail War."

"Because the goal has been achieved." Iori smiled faintly, "There is no need to continue to work hard. Just wait and see what happens next."

"Target?" Sera didn't know what Iori was referring to specifically, but a smile appeared on the girl's face.

"That's right. Amakusa Shiro should be more anxious than us. Let's see how he reacts first, and then it won't be too late for us to take action."

Iori didn't say anything else after that, but just drank his tea silently, and Sera also sat down, sipping his tea while observing Iori's movements.

After a while, Iori frowned slightly: "What's wrong?"

"As a Master, isn't it possible for me to want to know more about my Servant?" Sera said in a cheerful tone.

"You were not an emotional person before. The only thing that needs to be ensured between the Master and the Servant is the consistency of interests. Apart from that, there is no need for in-depth communication. This is the attitude that a magician should have."

"Indeed, but I have nothing else to do. I'm tired of the scenery outside the window. By comparison, it's more interesting to observe you."

"You..." Iori looked impatient.

But he saw a kind of detached calmness on Sera's face. He was about to open his mouth to sneer, but he just opened his eyes slightly and then closed them.

A pair of pure red eyes stared at Iori, and Sera couldn't help but chuckle as she noticed his subtle changes in expression.

"You seem to be in a good mood, Master."

"Maybe. I just confirmed one thing, so I'm not worried anymore."

Sera's expression was as if she had already won the final victory...

"If you think I'm annoying, just answer me a question, berserker.

If you had unlimited power, what would you do with it? In other words, is there anything you want to achieve?

What I want is not some perfunctory reason like 'world peace', but a concrete, personal desire."

"That's a really interesting statement, as if it will come true if I say it."

“It will happen.”

Sera's red eyes reflected the appearance of the black-haired boy. For some reason, she seemed particularly relaxed today, and her voice no longer had the original stubbornness, but was calm and gentle.

"I will make it happen - I will give you this power."

"No."

Iori glanced at her and then looked out the window: "If victory is easy to obtain, then the existence of heroes loses its meaning, understand? Master?

One more thing…”

"what?"

“Sacrifice is noble, but self-selection and passive acceptance are two completely different things.”

"..."

-

"Shiro, do you really want to make peace with that woman?"

In the luxurious palace of silver, gold and black, Queen Semiramis was questioning her master.

"I don't think someone called the 'Witch of Betrayal' would be happy to share the Greater Holy Grail with us."

"Well, I thought so too, but judging from the situation at the time, it would be difficult to end it otherwise."

Amakusa explained helplessly: "Blackcaster has gained control of the entire camp. As a magician, she will definitely use the Holy Grail to build an unimaginable workshop or even a 'temple'.

Right now, our [Sky Garden] has only just built its foundation, and has not yet gone through the final sublimation ceremony to turn this 'vanity' into 'reality'... If we force a war, we can only place our hopes on Lancer.

The Son of the Sun's fighting ability is indeed outstanding, but it would be a bit too much to ask him to worry about the Holy Grail while firing at full force."

"Even so, we should still try it. It's obvious that the black servant didn't surrender immediately!"

"We are the same, right?"

"You just have to show your hand at this time..."

"I can't hide it any longer, Semiramis." Amakusa Shiro said with a smile, "You've noticed it too, right? Our caster had already noticed this, and disappeared shortly after the battle began... It's better to take the initiative to reveal it rather than being exposed."

"Circe? That woman is really not a good person!"

Semiramis snorted coldly: "It's just that your function as a 'caster' has been replaced by me, but you actually chose to rebel. You have no moral integrity at all.

I don't know what she is complaining about. This world is a place where the fittest survive. It is a fact that I am better than her, and as a lower-ranking substitute, she can help me run errands, which is considered to be fulfilling her duties. She actually wants more... It is really unreasonable!"

She probably left because she couldn't stand you anymore - Amakusa Shiro's smile was awkward but polite.

As the saying goes, there can't be two tigers in one mountain. Semiramis and Circe are very difficult servants to deal with. If they are in a bad mood or on a whim, they will say "Master, it's time to drink porridge (wine)", which will directly turn the Master into a useless person.

This is the most dangerous type of servant, even more so than the Berserker and a certain Gilgamesh.

After all, the Berserker is just irrational, the Gilgamesh is just a fun guy, and they are bad women with wisdom~

It's troublesome to summon them individually, let alone summon them together... If the caster is not the God-age Witch, but a relatively useless servant, Semiramis will not conflict with the opponent.

Of course, even though he complained, Shiro Amakusa was not so ignorant as to directly accuse Semiramis - if he wanted to be poisoned, he could have done so.

"Even if there weren't any hidden dangers from Caster, I wouldn't have planned to start a war at that time, because there are more unstable factors nearby."

"...Berserker and Saber?" The Empress' expression also became serious.

"Saber is secondary. At most, they are hostile to us. The Berserker, who is difficult to distinguish between friend and foe, is the one we need to pay the most attention to."

Amakusa smiled with an ambiguous meaning, "Now we can basically confirm that he is the Servant who came to the church to cause damage, so that our [Sky Garden] has not officially taken off yet... It seems that he knew our plan from the beginning."

Semiramis was extremely unhappy when she mentioned this: "My garden... This guy is of course an enemy. Why do you say it's hard to tell friend from foe?"

"Because I always feel that he may not necessarily be our enemy, and we may even have common interests in some matters."

Amakusa thought for a moment and said, "There's no basis for this. I can only say it's my intuition."

Intuition. Although this reason sounds ridiculous, considering that this man used to be a "ruler", his intuition is in some sense more reliable than physical evidence.

"I will just believe it for now."

Semiramis' eyes darkened: "Berserker is indeed very dangerous... The one who can kill the Yamata no Orochi is definitely not an ordinary Servant. The power he showed at that moment has surpassed the level that a Servant should have. Although it has declined rapidly since then, it is still not to be underestimated.

Shiro, can't you tell his real name?"

"It's very subtle..." Amakusa Shiro couldn't help but put away his smile when he said this, "After all, I am only the judge of the previous generation, and my privileges have been weakened a lot. However, just by watching his battle with the Yamata no Orochi, we can actually determine his identity."

"Oh?" Semiramis narrowed her eyes. "Could it be the God of War? The Holy Grail shouldn't be able to summon gods."

"Among the heroes from the Far East, there is indeed only one who can fight like that." Amakusa pondered, "He was probably summoned in the form of 'descending from heaven to become a human'. It's not strange for gods to become mortals, or wander around the world in other forms."

"Well……"

"Don't worry. Although he is very strong, he cannot display the power of a god except when facing an opponent like Yamata no Orochi." Amakusa said as if to comfort himself, "After all, we have the advantage in numbers. He cannot match us alone."

"As long as the [Sky Garden of Vanity] is completely completed, I will not be afraid even of gods!" Semiramis is very confident, and although this statement is a bit proud, it is not entirely without basis.

[Hanging Garden] is a rare Noble Phantasm that cannot be summoned directly and requires a physical entity to be created in the real world. However, it is also free from the limitations of conventional Noble Phantasms - it can increase its class and power depending on the situation!

The mechanism of this thing can be simply described as "how can you become stronger without spending money?" The more treasures you invest in it, the higher its level will be.

Originally, Amakusa spent half a century collecting enough materials, but some of them were destroyed by an unscrupulous guy. Later, he had to rob places like museums to replenish them, and he also made an all-out effort to compete for the Rhine Gold.

Now, although the Rhine Gold is missing, he has received an unexpected surprise -

The 'remains' of the Yamata no Orochi.

Perhaps because of the connection with the earth veins, Yaqi did not completely disappear after his death, but left behind a stone statue similar to shedding skin.

This thing is meaningless to humans and servants, but the Yamata-no-Orochi, as a mythical beast with the attributes of "poison", "alcohol" and "corruption", is compatible with Cydides Miramis. The Empress can use its concept and apply it to the [Sky Garden] to greatly enhance the sturdiness of this building.

"It's all up to you, Semiramis."

After saying this, Amakusa Shiro seemed to have thought of something, his brows furrowed, then relaxed again, and he muttered to himself:

"If that's the case... maybe this is fate..."

"Ok?"

The empress looked at him unhappily: "What are you talking about? Are you hiding something from me?"

"No, haha... I just remembered some past events and made some guesses."

Amakusa didn't want to hide anything from his close comrade, and said frankly: "The one who summoned me in the last Holy Grail War was the Einzbern clan, who is also the master of this Berserker."

"Oh?" Semiramis raised her eyebrows. "Could it be that you are nostalgic for the old times?"

"How is that possible... I don't care anymore. I am now willing to give up anything to achieve that goal."

Amakusa's tone was calm and firm, and then he added: "But as a Servant of Einzbern, I understand the nature of the Holy Grail War better than anyone else, and I also know that in addition to the Greater Holy Grail, there is actually a 'Lesser Holy Grail'."

"The Small Holy Grail?"

"Unlike the Greater Holy Grail, the Lesser Holy Grail is a true 'vessel'. Its function is to store the souls of defeated Servants. Once a certain number is reached, it can be released instantly to break through the barriers inside and outside the world, thus opening a hole to the [Root]."

"Wait a moment!"

As a magus, Semiramis certainly knew what that meant: "Is this the true purpose of the Holy Grail War? A mere human being actually wants to gain... humph!"

Magicians of the Age of Gods are different from modern magicians. They live in an age full of "miracles". Just as humans do not think about catching air in their daily lives, magicians of the Age of Gods have no desire to go to the [Root].

Semiramis's rage came from the fact that the Big Three actually used heroes as consumables when designing this system!

"That being said, it is only a theoretical possibility at best. Even if humans can drill a 'hole', they may not be able to reach the [Source]."

Amakusa doesn't think this can really succeed. Even among the Gosan family, only Toosaka believes in this path. What he really cares about is another point.

"After drilling the 'hole', we can communicate with the infinite magic power outside the world... That is Einzbern's goal."

"Salvation for all mankind?"

Semiramis understood instantly and couldn't help but sneer.

"So your dream was borrowed from a human magician. You even gave up your original plan due to your lack of ability and used 'extracting the world's ley lines' instead of unlimited magic power... Ha!

You, this man, are not only a 'fake', but also an 'inferior'~ Amakusa Shiro Tokisada! "

Assassin laughed at her Master wantonly, her villainous nature revealed without a doubt. She really wanted to see how embarrassed and ashamed her Master, who always had a smiling face and was always righteous, would look.

"Yeah, I'm just a 'Faker'."

However, Semiramis did not get what he wanted. Shiro accepted the ridicule calmly, and said with a smile and an extremely serious tone:

"But even if this ideal is borrowed, I will carry it through to the end!"

"... Humph, how unpleasant!" Semiramis got angry for no apparent reason, turned around and disappeared into aura.