Chapter 196

This made Lancer feel extremely frustrated by his defeat. He had finally managed to get down from the Throne of Heroes to get some fresh air, but instead, he ended up dying in such a humiliating way and returning to the Throne of Heroes.

Kirei Kotomine was equally frustrated. Rin Tohsaka went to find Kirei Kotomine, and to prevent her from getting into trouble alone, Kiritsugu Emiya went along as well. After all, Kiritsugu Emiya felt that Kirei Kotomine was in danger during the Fourth War Kiritsugu Emiya War, so he went to help. However, after seeing Li Yue's fighting style, his own fighting style changed from using bullets to using high explosives.

Thus, Kirei Kotomine was directly subjected to the baptism of explosives.

342. Rin Tohsaka: I've prepared for ten years for nothing.

"I have a feeling that the course of this Holy Grail War is completely different from what I imagined."

"After learning the truth about this Holy Grail War, it is impossible for this Holy Grail War to continue according to the original rules."

With Kiritsugu Emiya's help, Rin Tohsaka killed Kirei Kotomine, which can be said to be avenging her great grudge. However, after avenging her great grudge, Rin Tohsaka felt a sense of emptiness.

That's right, she felt a sense of emptiness. She had prepared for the Holy Grail War for ten years, but when it actually started, she felt like an outsider. Everything was going according to the path prepared by others, and she even felt that it wouldn't matter if she wasn't there.

Thus came her above reflection, and the Emiya, who was also by her side, offered a helpless explanation.

He participated in this Holy Grail War because he had things he wanted to do, but in the end, he couldn't do them now because his father, who had become Heroic Spirit, was too powerful. He resolved most of the issues in a few moves, whether it was Illya's matter, Gilgamesh's matter, or the Greater Grail matter later.

Although the issue of the Greater Grail hasn't been resolved yet, in Emiya's eyes, with such an awesome father, it's only a matter of time before he resolves the Holy Grail. With such an awesome father protecting him, Shirou Emiya's path will definitely be completely different from his past self. This guy is truly enviable.

Emiya looked at Shirou Emiya walking alongside Saber, his expression became complicated.

"Mount Enzou, I never imagined that the Greater Grail would be located on Mount Enzou, or even on the back mountain of Ryuudou Temple."

Rin Tohsaka had recovered from her initial shock and continued to make sarcastic remarks.

"As the head of the Tohsaka family, it's a bit unacceptable that you don't even know this."

"I'm truly sorry that I, as the head of the Tohsaka family, don't know this, after all, I'm just a half-baked head of the family!"

Rin Tohsaka was very unhappy with what Emiya said. She didn't want things to be like this either, but she hadn't even had a chance to inherit the Tohsaka family's affairs before her father, Tokiomi Tohsaka, died. How could she be blamed for that?

Most importantly, her father didn't actually know about this, which means that the Tohsaka family's information had been cut off from their ancestors long ago, which is why the Tohsaka family never knew where the Greater Grail was located.

Of the Three Founding Families, only Zouken Matou probably knows the location of the Greater Grail. He was also the first to start researching the Black Holy Grail, and even turned Sakura into the Black Holy Grail in the Heaven's Feel route.

"Although we now know the location of the Greater Grail, we still need to overcome several obstacles to defeat Greater Grail."

Li Yue heard Rin Tohsaka's words from the front and turned around to reply.

"On Mount Enzou, there is also the Caster and Teacher from this Holy Grail War, as well as the Assassin summoned by the Caster in violation of regulations."

"Wait, what's a teacher? Isn't that a teacher? Can a teacher be a job placement agency?"

Rin Tohsaka heard something strange and couldn't help but make a comment again.

"What I mean is, that teacher is a teacher at your school. He's just an ordinary person, or more accurately, an assassin among ordinary people. After retiring, he became a teacher at your school, but he got involved in this Holy Grail War by accident and even became Caster's master. Right now, the two of them should be inside Ryuudou Temple preparing for the battle. By the way, Caster, as a magician, analyzed the Greater Grail and, as a magician, illegally summoned an assassin, who is now helping to guard the gate of Ryuudou Temple."

Li Yue immediately explained the situation on the caster group's side as well.

"It's allowed to summon illegally?"

"After all, Caster is essentially a magician. In the Holy Grail War, magicians summon Servants as Masters. Caster is a class that is born as a magician. Not to mention that this Caster is an Age of Gods Magician. Ritual magic like the Greater Grail is not a difficult magic to decipher for Age of Gods Magician. Once it is deciphered, the loopholes can be exploited."

"The Age of Gods Magician".

The difference between Age of Gods Magician and Modern Magician is enormous. The difference lies in the word "Age of Gods." The magic used by Age of Gods Magician was closer to magic, while modern magicians spend their entire lives pursuing magic. However, there are only a handful of magicians in the entire world who can actually use magic. Compared to magicians from the Age of Gods, they are far, far weaker.

"Then the opponent must be very strong."

"In some ways, the opponent is indeed very strong."

Compared to the Fourth Holy Grail War, the Fifth Holy Grail War was not as intense in its intrigues and confrontations. After all, the participants in the Fourth Holy Grail War were either professional magicians, schemers, or agents of the Holy Church. If we had to name an amateur, the only one would be Ryuunosuke Uryuu accidentally intervened in the Holy Grail War. But overall, the battles between the various groups were very fierce.

The Fifth Holy Grail War, especially the UBW route where Rin Tohsaka is located, is like fighting monsters and clearing a game.

The Servants who participated in the Holy Grail War were arguably much stronger than those in the Fourth Holy Grail War. Several of them possessed divinity; Berserker was a demigod, Lancer was also a demigod, Rider was essentially Goddess, and Caster was one of the most famous magicians of the Age of Gods.

Overall, the Fifth Holy Grail War was more intense than the Fourth.

"But even if I'm strong, I can't be stronger than you, right?"

Hearing Li Yue's words, the Emiya smiled and added, "In my opinion, my father is incredibly strong. He can kill Gilgamesh with a single strike. Even someone as overpowered as me couldn't do that, but my father did."

Therefore, the Emiya felt that his father, who had become Heroic Spirit, was incredibly powerful.

Li Yue didn't speak, but simply smiled and nodded at Emiya.

As it turned out, Li Yue was exactly as the Emiya had imagined; Caster, Teacher, and Assassin were utterly powerless against Li Yue.

Caster initially thought that Li Yue and his group were coming to fight them, but after Li Yue beat them up, they chose to admit defeat. However, Li Yue did not intend to send Caster back to the Throne of Heroes; he simply asked them to make way and continued deeper into the area, heading towards the location of the Greater Grail.

Just like in the world of the Fourth Holy Grail War, they entered the cave behind Mount Enzou and then destroyed the Greater Grail. Before destroying it, Li Yue also let them experience how dark the black mud inside the Greater Grail was.

After witnessing the entire process of the Greater Grail being dismantled, Rin Tohsaka couldn't help but open the Chat Group make a comment.

[Little Clumsy: I feel like my ten years of preparation have been a real waste of time and energy.]

343. Guess where I'm hiding?

[Little Clumsy: I feel like I've wasted the last ten years of my preparation.]

[Big Clumsy: What happened?]

[Little Clumsy: It's nothing, I just feel a little empty.]

[Big Clumsy: Huh?]

Clearly, the young Rin Tohsaka couldn't understand what the high school Rin Tohsaka meant. Because of Li Yue's intervention, the young Rin Tohsaka now has a happy family with both parents still alive. As for Sakura, she is being raised by Kariya Matou without any problems. Occasionally, Kariya Matou would take Sakura to the park, and then Tokiomi Tohsaka would take Rin Tohsaka along. The two sisters would play together, while Kariya Matou and Tokiomi Tohsaka would watch from the sidelines.

If Li Yue saw this, he would have reason to suspect that Kariya Matou was still up to no good and wanted to do something.

[Fat Woman in Black Stockings: It seems the Holy Grail War in your world isn't what you imagined.]

[Little Clumsy: Yes, just as you said, it's completely different from what I imagined.]

Of course it's different, because with Li Yue involved, it definitely won't be the same as before.

It's obvious from Kasumigaoka that Li Yue has gone off to play in Rin Tohsaka's world. Wherever Li Yue is, things will inevitably stray from their original course.

[The Fat Woman in Black Stockings: Think about it this way, at least your life hasn't gotten worse.]

[A habit of failing miserably Little Clumsy: That's certainly true. If it weren't for this unexpected turn of events, I probably would have obediently participated in the Holy Grail War, and the result of obediently participating in the Holy Grail War would probably have been extremely dangerous.]

From Li Yue, Rin Tohsaka learned the truth about this Holy Grail War. After learning the truth, she felt it was really dangerous. The Servant who participated in the last Holy Grail War had actually survived until now, and she heard that he was incredibly strong.

Not only that, she was also completely unaware that the Holy Grail had been corrupted. This was also extremely important to her. If she participated in the Holy Grail War without knowing this, and even became the victor, and then made some terrible wish when using the Holy Grail, causing innocent people in the world to suffer, it would be truly shameful.

Rin Tohsaka looked at the now peaceful Mount Enzou and the purified Greater Grail.

After purifying the Greater Grail, Li Yue preserved it. This time, he did not wish for the Greater Grail to disappear directly. Instead, he made two wishes: one was for all the Servants who still existed to obtain physical bodies, that is, for all the Servants who still existed to appear in human form and live again. After doing these things, he would then let the Greater Grail disintegrate!

This resulted in the fact that Emiya, Medusa, Medea, Heracles, and Artoria all appeared as humans, no longer needing to return to the Throne of Heroic Spirit.

As for the Holy Grail, it was dismantled after it was made. After all, this world can be corrupted once and then corrupted a second time. Magicians do all sorts of things all day long, so it's better to dismantle it for safety.

[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Actually, the Holy Grail can't do much. According to the rules of your world, it's just a large-scale ritual magic. The purpose of this magic is to use the large amount of Magic Power stored inside to deceive the world, thereby changing the world and fulfilling wishes. However, this Magic Power is limited, and the changes it can make are also limited.]

Aizen, seeing Rin Tohsaka's words, suddenly chimed in.

[Little Clumsy: Tsk, hearing others comment on what magicians dream of, I suddenly feel that magicians are so low-class.]

[Meme Lord: There are already differences among magicians. Modern magicians include the most honest ordinary magicians, as well as powerful magicians who research forbidden topics out of their own obsession, and even mages who can be as powerful as Age of Gods Magician. So, magicians are a species, and that's how you see them.]

[Little Clumsy: To actually say something like that from a magician, really...]

[Meme Lord: There's nothing I can do; the difference in skill level between magicians in your world is just too great.]

In the Type-Moon world, magicians who are truly overpowered are capable of changing the world, while those who are truly useless are just cannon fodder, or even less than that, barely useful for filling in the gaps.

[Little Clumsy: Speaking of which, you said you were going to come to my side, but I forgot to tell you, the Holy Grail War just ended here, so it's probably no use for you to come now.]

[Meme Lord: Who said it was useless? I made it through, didn't I?]

[Little Clumsy: Huh? You're here? Do you mean now?]

Rin Tohsaka immediately started looking around. She thought Li Yue had seen her message in the group chat and had come over, but after looking around, she didn't see any strangers.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Having already acquired a physical body, the Emiya, who was experiencing a very subtle sensation, looked at Rin Tohsaka looking around and asked her in confusion.

"I'm looking to see if any of my friends are nearby."

"Ah?"

Rin Tohsaka's words puzzled Emiya greatly. What did she mean by "Are there any of your friends nearby?" Her friends should refer to the ordinary people in the school, right? How could they possibly be here?

"Your friend probably won't be here."

"But he said he was already here."

Rin Tohsaka looked around and, finding Li Yue nowhere to be seen, frowned in confusion.

[Little Clumsy: I didn't see you, did you really come?]

[Meme Lord: I've been here for ages. I've been watching the whole Holy Grail War.]

Li Yue's words startled Rin Tohsaka. He had been through the entire Holy Grail War, meaning he had been there from the very beginning!

[Little Clumsy: Where are you hiding? You didn't do anything, did you?]

[Meme Lord: Guess!]

Rin Tohsaka rolled her eyes speechlessly. She didn't want to guess such a thing.

But Li Yue said she's been watching, so she must be right next to me, but I can't see anything.

Rin Tohsaka was puzzled, but she just couldn't find it. After searching for a long time without success, she gave up and turned her attention to the Chat Group.

[Little Clumsy: Forget it, I'm too lazy to look for you. I probably wouldn't find you anyway, so I'm giving up.]

It's good that you can't find her, because you would never imagine that Li Yue is standing right in front of you, but you can't even imagine it.

After all, Li Yue had always appeared before her in the form of the Emiya Kiritsugu, and she never imagined that Li Yue would appear before her in the form of someone else.

344. Aizen is still that doting adoptive father.

After defeating the Greater Grail, Li Yue left alone and went to the Matou family. He restored his original appearance, blasted Zouken Matou into the sky just like last time, and then pinned Sakura to the ground in front of Medusa and Shinji Matou.

They were both terrified. Medusa was so anxious that she almost used her Noble Phantasm to blow up Li Yue, but Li Yue had pinned Sakura to the ground. If she used her Noble Phantasm on Li Yue, Sakura would also be in trouble.

So, right in front of the two of them, Li Yue stabbed Xiao Ying with a knife, pulling out a worm in the process, thus completely resolving Sakura's problem.

As for Shinji Matou, Li Yue didn't take action. Instead, he let Sakura Medusa deal with him themselves, doing whatever they wanted. Now that Zouken Matou is dead, Shinji Matou has lost his backer. On the contrary, Medusa has gained a physical body and lost her Command Spells. This combination of Medusa and Sakura can ravage Shinji at any time.

As for Caster, Li Yue doesn't need to do much. The combination of Caster and Teacher is already quite good. Moreover, even after the gatekeeper gets a physical body, he will still continue to guard the gate. The gate is Sasaki Kojiro's true partner.

As for Illya and Kiritsugu Emiya brought Illya and Berserker together to the world of the Fourth Holy Grail War.

After all, Illya in this world can be described as an orphan, Kiritsugu Emiya cannot stay in this world, so he has no choice but to take Illya with him.

As for what happens between the two Illya after Illya arrives in that world and discovers there is another Illya there, that's not Li Yue's business.

After completing these tasks, Li Yue left the Type-Moon world.

As for the Greater Grail spell that Li Yue Rin Tohsaka, she left a copy at the Tohsaka residence before leaving. Rin Tohsaka would find it whenever she returned home. Next to the Greater Grail spell, Li Yue had marked some precautions. Whether Rin Tohsaka secretly used the spell or abandoned it after obtaining it was up to her. In any case, Rin Tohsaka was in the Chat Group, so if anything happened, she could just call Li Yue, and Li Yue would come over and cut it with the Enma's Blade.

[Meme Lord: Why do I feel like I'm getting busier and busier?]

[Fat Woman in Black Stockings: What do you mean? Does your country have more and more things to do?]

[Meme Lord: No, that's not it.]

Everyone in the group knows that Li Yue has one country under his control, because he is now the Rock King and the God of Geo. However, what they don't know is that Li Yue now has three countries under his control.

The United Kingdom of Liyue and Inazuma Islands, and the Sumeru Alliance.

This is the collective name for the three countries currently under Li Yue's control, or simply Allied Nations. The main countries under Li Yue's control are Liyue and Inazuma, which can be considered a united kingdom. After that, they formed an alliance with the newly formed Sumeru. An alliance means that when one country is in crisis, the other country will do its best to help, especially in times of war, when the other country will send troops to help.

However, Li Yue was essentially a hands-off manager in these countries, not really managing anything, only setting the general direction. His so-called increasing busyness was simply due to the growing number of group members, leading to more frequent trips and increasingly tight schedules.

[Fat Woman in Black Stockings: So what are you busy with?]

[Meme Lord: Busy causing trouble everywhere.]

Although it feels busy to be causing trouble everywhere, Li Yue is enjoying it. Just kidding, with so many worlds to go, it would be strange not to wander around. Besides, there's nothing to do in Teyvat for the time being.

[The Fat Woman in Black Stockings:...]

[Meme Lord: Captain Aizen, how's the situation on your end?]

[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: The Soul Society and the Quincy have begun to clash, but the Bleach haven't dared to launch a full-scale attack yet; they're still in the early stages of probing.]

[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Because in the eyes of the Bleach, I have now joined the Quincy. They are wary of my Kyōka Suigetsu, and they are also very concerned about things like the Hōgyoku. Most importantly, their understanding of the Wandenreich is not yet high enough. The Research and Development Bureau has not yet developed a stable channel, so they cannot invade the Wandenreich on a large scale. However, from my observation, it is only a matter of time before they develop a stable channel.]

[Meme Lord: Those Quincy are probably drenched in sweat by now.]