The Tohsaka family, the Einzbern family, and the Matou family—these three magecraft families formed the Holy Grail War, with each family subsequently taking responsibility for different aspects of it.
The Einzbern family was responsible for the Lesser Grail and the magecraft formula for forming the Greater Grail [the Mage Circuits within the Holy Woman of Winter].
The Matou family was responsible for the Command Seals used to enslave Servants.
The Tohsaka family was responsible for providing the Ley Line that would nurture the Greater Grail.
And the place that nurtured the Greater Grail of the Holy Grail War was Mount Ensō, where Fu Yuan and Scáthach had arrived.
Mount Ensō was where Fuyuki City's Ley Lines converged, making it highly suitable for nurturing the Greater Grail.
Moreover, the layers of Magic Barriers Scáthach had sensed earlier were, if nothing unexpected had occurred, set up by the Tohsaka family.
These Magic Barriers were enough to keep outsiders from approaching and to conceal the Greater Grail from the eyes of magi.
Unfortunately, the Magic Barriers the Tohsaka family had painstakingly established could not escape Scáthach's perception.
Having discovered the layers of Magic Barriers, Scáthach looked at Fu Yuan and asked, "Is this the sparring ground you prepared?"
"No. I know nothing about magecraft. Someone else set those up." Fu Yuan shook his head, then asked, "Does the magecraft formation encompass all of Mount Ensō? If so, we'll have to find somewhere else to spar."
Fu Yuan did not want to damage the Magic Barriers set up on Mount Ensō, because he believed that his upcoming Main Quests were related to the Fourth Holy Grail War.
Therefore, he would avoid anything that might disrupt the Fourth Holy Grail War as much as possible.
"It doesn't. The magecraft formation over there covers only a small area. There is plenty of room on this mountain for us to fight." Scáthach shook her head, telling Fu Yuan there was no need to change locations.
Since Scáthach had said so, Fu Yuan was relieved. As long as he did not bombard the place where the Greater Grail was being nurtured, the Greater Grail should be fine.
After thinking for a moment, Scáthach said to Fu Yuan, "Before we spar, let me set up another Magic Barrier. I want to create one that conceals our existence."
"Why?"
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"Why set up a magecraft formation to conceal our existence?"
Fu Yuan looked at Scáthach curiously and asked.
"I don't know how you brought me to the surface of the world, but I'm worried that if I use my power, the Counter Force will detect me and directly eject me back to the reverse side of the world," Scáthach explained.
That was right. Before she had tested Fu Yuan's true capabilities, before Fu Yuan had killed her, Scáthach had no intention of simply returning to the reverse side of the world.
After all, she had finally encountered someone who might be able to kill her.
Afterward, Fu Yuan parked the car and entered Mount Ensō alongside Scáthach, the alluring and seductive queen of the Land of Shadows.
Under Scáthach's guidance, she and Fu Yuan found a Ley Line within Mount Ensō. Since Fu Yuan had said they should avoid the area nurturing the Greater Grail, the Ley Line Scáthach found was quite far from it.
For Scáthach, setting up a magecraft formation that concealed existence and aura was an exceedingly simple task.
Using that Ley Line on Mount Ensō as a foundation, Scáthach deployed the relevant magecraft formation with primordial Rune Magic. Once the formation gradually expanded, she linked it to the Ley Line, allowing the Ley Line to supply it with mana and maintain the formation.
Fu Yuan, who knew nothing about magecraft, found this display incomprehensibly impressive.
If people familiar with magecraft, such as Tohsaka Tokiomi, had seen it, they would certainly have been dumbfounded. This method of setting up a magecraft formation was simply too inconceivable—something no magus could accomplish.
There was no need to draw the magecraft formation, nor was there any need for a Magic Crest or magecraft materials. She had effortlessly and swiftly set up such a massive magecraft formation...
As expected of Scáthach. She had easily accomplished what magi could not.
Well, that was perfectly normal. Scáthach was no ordinary magus; she was the queen of the Land of Shadows who had mastered the Wisdom of the Mystic Realm.
"All right, our sparring can begin."
Watching Scáthach effortlessly set up the Magic Barrier, Fu Yuan's heart stirred, and he asked, "Queen of the Land of Shadows, do you have a magecraft formation that can gather mana?"
"Hm? I do. Why?" Scáthach looked at Fu Yuan in surprise.
"If possible, please teach me. I need such a magecraft formation because I need Great Source Mana for cultivation," Fu Yuan said sincerely.
If Fu Yuan could learn from Scáthach a magecraft formation capable of gathering Great Source Mana, then Great Source Mana would gather through that formation.
That way, Fu Yuan would neither need to move nor deliberately search for places rich in Great Source Mana.
It would kill two birds with one stone.
"You want to learn that sort of magecraft formation? Sure." Beneath her black veil, Scáthach's crystalline lips curled slightly upward. "As long as your performance satisfies me, I'll teach you for free."
"Fine." Fu Yuan lightly flicked his sleeve. Standing straight, he assumed the opening stance of the Inch-Heart Fist Style toward Scáthach. "I am Fu Yuan. Please enlighten me."
"I am Scáthach, gatekeeper of the Land of Shadows." Scáthach followed Fu Yuan's example and gave her name. Looking at Fu Yuan's stance, she said, "Before sparring with me, I hope you can first defeat something else."
"Hm?" Fu Yuan furrowed his brow in confusion. "Defeat what?"
"The Death Skeleton Soldiers of my Land of Shadows," Scáthach replied.
Scáthach wanted to control the Skeleton Soldiers of the Land of Shadows and have them fight Fu Yuan while she observed him from the side.
Why go through so much trouble...
It was because Scáthach could not see through Fu Yuan. She did not know what kind of power he possessed, so she wanted to estimate his combat ability by watching him fight the Skeleton Soldiers.
If she sparred with Fu Yuan directly, what if he was too fragile? What if she used too much force and accidentally killed him...
It was not that Scáthach looked down on Fu Yuan. She simply knew that people living in the modern age... could not possess excessively powerful strength.
The mysteries of the modern age had faded too greatly, causing the Great Source Mana present in the air to gradually grow scarce.
Living in such an era, one's physical qualities, Mage Circuits, combat ability... and everything else would not be as strong as those of ancient people.
That was because the era in which those people lived had been filled with mana, and mystery had not yet faded away.
But in the modern age, the air no longer contained dense mana, and much of the mystery had receded, causing the physical qualities of those living in this era to decline sharply.
However, this time, Scáthach, who possessed the Wisdom of the Mystic Realm, was wrong.
Terribly wrong!
What Scáthach believed would not apply to Fu Yuan.
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