"—There wasn't any problem at all." Matou Zouken laughed smugly. "Although it was surprising that the King of Heroes could produce a Noble Phantasm comparable to the Holy Grail, overall, my plan still succeeded."
"What did you do to White?!"
Black magical energy continuously surged from White's body.
Artoria stepped forward, trying to pull White out of it. Matou Zouken revealed a sinister smile once more.
"Don't touch her!"
Illya's voice suddenly rang out.
"—Illya!"
Artoria's eyes lit up.
"Those are curses themselves. Shiro might be able to endure them, but if it's you, you'll probably be corrupted the moment you touch them," Illya said.
"Einzbern doll, you're still empty inside, aren't you?" Matou Zouken mocked Illya.
"White—what should we do?"
Artoria froze halfway forward.
"It's... fine..." White forced out the words. "No, this is just right... I can enter... the depths of the curse."
This was the opportunity.
"What do you mean, just right? Your usefulness has run out. You're already part of the Holy Grail now. Ahahaha, the Fairy Holy Grail, hahaha!"
White had taken Sakura from Matou Zouken before. He had never stopped thinking about it.
"Since you took my Holy Grail, you'll repay me with your body—"
Matou Zouken had been planning this all along, and now he had finally found his chance.
"The Fairy Holy Grail..."
Illya frowned deeply.
"Illya—what exactly is going on?! Why did White become... a Holy Grail too?!"
Artoria wanted to attack Matou Zouken, but black mud had already covered the area around him.
Moreover, Artoria was not sure whether attacking would make everything worse.
Illya clearly knew more, so Artoria could only turn to her for help.
"Shiro connected himself to Fuyuki. The Holy Grail fragment is beneath the Karma, so White is now connected to Fuyuki as well." Illya