"...I see."
A voice came from somewhere.
"You're not dead yet?" Matou Sakura stared fixedly at the shadowy mage who had struck Skadi with the Black Spear.
Solomon was already dead.
That spiritual foundation had been completely vaporized by Skadi.
But the mage who had served as the Master seemed to still be alive?
"No, I am already dead. But my existence has merged into humanity's malice—the black mud—so even if I die, I can still revive. How strange. The storage containing the most crucial part has somehow vanished."
The black-mud mage was already a different individual.
The previous one had already been "burned" away.
"But is this really all right? Humanity is about to perish." The black-mud mage said, "I am humanity's final hope. I don't know how you defeated me, but if this continues, this world truly cannot be saved."
"No, there is still a way," Matou Sakura said. "During the Fifth Holy Grail War, I myself was the Holy Grail. So I understand that method."
Humanity's desires had already been awakened.
Then there was only one thing left to do.
"But what are you going to do? The entire world has already been contaminated. Those strange Sea Creatures may be able to purify the world, but once the purification is complete, humanity's last traces will disappear too, won't they?" The black-mud mage was still trying to persuade Sakura.
"...Huh?!"
But at that moment, the black-mud mage sensed that something was wrong.
His body was melting.
"What... is happening...?"
The mage was utterly bewildered. He had no idea what had happened.
"—All the World's Evil. I am its Master, after all."
Sakura spoke as if it were only natural.
"In that case, I can also cut off the support these curses provide you."
Sakura took the initiative to