I, Fu Yuan, Will Destroy the Holy Grail War

The Tohma family, Einzbern family, and Matou family – these three magus 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 magic ritual to condense the Greater Grail [the Mage Circuits within the Holy Woman of Winter's body].

The Matou family was responsible for the Command Spells used to enslave Servants.

The Tohma family was responsible for providing the Ley Lines that nurtured the Greater Grail.

And the place where the Greater Grail for the Holy Grail War was nurtured was here, on Mount Ensō, where Fu Yuan and Scáthach had arrived.

Mount Ensō was the convergence point of Fuyuki City's Ley Lines, making it extremely suitable for nurturing the Greater Grail.

Moreover, the layers of Magic Barriers that Scáthach had just sensed were, if nothing unexpected happened, likely set up by the Tohma family.

These Magic Barriers were sufficient to prevent outsiders from approaching and to conceal the existence of the Greater Grail from the eyes of magi.

However, it was a pity that the Magic Barriers painstakingly set up by the Tohma family could not escape Scáthach's senses.

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 magic. Someone else set this up," Fu Yuan shook his head, then asked, "Does the magic formation encompass the entire Mount Ensō? If so, we'll have to find another place to spar."

Fu Yuan did not want to damage the Magic Barriers set up on Mount Ensō, as he believed his next Main Quest was related to the Fourth Holy Grail War.

Therefore, Fu Yuan would try his best to avoid anything that could potentially disrupt the Fourth Holy Grail War.

"No, the magic formation set up over there is very small. This mountain has plenty of space for us to fight," Scáthach shook her head, assuring Fu Yuan that there was no need to change locations.

Since Scáthach had said so, Fu Yuan was relieved. As long as he didn't attack the area where the Greater Grail was being nurtured, the Greater Grail should be fine.

Scáthach thought for a moment, then said to Fu Yuan, "Before we spar, let me set up a Magic Barrier as well. I want to set up a Magic Barrier to conceal our presence."

"Why?"

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"Why set up a magic formation to conceal our presence?"

Fu Yuan looked at Scáthach with curiosity and asked.

"I don't know how you came to the surface world, but I'm worried that if I use my power, I'll be detected by the Counter Force, and it will directly send me back to the outer world," Scáthach explained.

That's right, until she could gauge Fu Yuan's strength, and until Fu Yuan could kill her, Scáthach had no intention of returning to the outer world just yet.

After all, she had finally met someone who might be able to kill her.

Afterward, Fu Yuan parked his car and, along with the alluring and enchanting Queen of the Land of Shadows, Scáthach, stepped into Mount Ensō.

Under Scáthach's guidance, she and Fu Yuan found a Ley Line within Mount Ensō. Since Fu Yuan had said he wanted to avoid the area where the Greater Grail was being nurtured, the Ley Line Scáthach found was quite far from that location.

For Scáthach, setting up a magic formation to conceal their presence and aura was a very simple matter.

Scáthach used the Ley Line on Mount Ensō as a base, then deployed the original Rune Magic to create the relevant magic formation. As the magic formation gradually expanded, she connected it to the Ley Line, allowing the Ley Line to supply mana to the magic formation and maintain it.

This display by Scáthach left Fu Yuan, who knew nothing of magic, in awe.

If Tohsaka Tokiomi or others familiar with magic had seen this, they would have been dumbfounded. This method of setting up a magic formation was utterly inconceivable; it was simply beyond what a magus could achieve.

Without even needing to draw a magic circle, or use Mystic Codes or magic materials, such a vast magic formation was easily and quickly set up...

As expected of Scáthach, she effortlessly accomplished what magi could not.

Well, this was also quite normal, after all, Scáthach was no ordinary magus; she was the Queen of the Land of Shadows who possessed the 'Wisdom of the Mystic Realm'.

"Alright, our sparring can begin."

Fu Yuan looked at Scáthach, who had effortlessly set up the Magic Barrier. His heart stirred, and he asked, "Queen of the Land of Shadows, do you have any magic formations that can gather mana?"

"Hm? Yes, what's wrong?" Scáthach looked at Fu Yuan in surprise.

"If possible, please teach me. I need such a magic formation because I need Great Source Mana for my cultivation," Fu Yuan said sincerely.

If Fu Yuan could learn how to gather Great Source Mana from Scáthach, the Great Source Mana would be drawn in through such a magic formation.

In this way, Fu Yuan would not only not need to move but also wouldn't need to specifically search for places with abundant Great Source Mana.

It was a win-win situation.

"You want to learn that kind of magic formation? Sure," Scáthach's delicate lips curved slightly beneath her black veil. "As long as your performance from now on satisfies me, I'll teach you for free."

"Okay." Fu Yuan lightly flicked his sleeve, standing straight, and adopted the starting stance of the Inch-Heart Fist Style towards Scáthach. "I am Fu Yuan, please guide me."

"I am Scáthach, the gatekeeper of the Land of Shadows," Scáthach echoed Fu Yuan, stating her name. She looked at Fu Yuan, who had struck a pose, and said, "Before we spar, I want you to defeat something else first."

"Hm?" Fu Yuan, confused, knitted his brows slightly. "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 to fight Fu Yuan while she observed Fu Yuan's battle from the side.

Why go through all this trouble...

It was because Scáthach couldn't see through Fu Yuan. She didn't know what kind of power he possessed, so she wanted to estimate his combat strength by observing his fight with the skeleton soldiers.

What if she sparred directly with Fu Yuan and he turned out to be too fragile? What if she went too hard and accidentally killed him…

It wasn't that Scáthach underestimated Fu Yuan, but she knew people living in modern times… simply couldn't possess overly powerful strength.

This was because the mysteries of the modern era had receded too much, causing the Great Source Mana present in the air to gradually become scarce.

Living in such an era, one's physical condition, Mage Circuits, combat power… and so on, would not be as strong as people from ancient times.

Because the era in which people lived back then was filled with mana in the air, and mysteries had not yet receded.

But in modern times, the air no longer held rich mana, and mysteries had faded considerably, causing the physical condition of people living in this era to decline rapidly.

However, this time, Scáthach, who possessed the 'Wisdom of the Mystic Realm,' was wrong.

Terribly wrong!

What Scáthach believed would not happen to Fu Yuan.