After being tricked by Sakura, only a tiny bit of his remains had been left. He had lingered on for quite a while before finally recovering.
Even Matou Zouken himself had felt that he might not make it through.
But in the end, he succeeded.
Not only had he survived, he had also become a Master.
At that moment, Matou Zouken felt as though his entire being had improved.
A most wondrous feeling filled him with such... delight.
A double Holy Grail War.
This was also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Matou Zouken did not need the Holy Grail's purification. All he needed was to live on for a long time, to continue existing.
"To make it more convenient for me to continue existing, then this will do—"
Holy Grail mana was finite in the end.
Sakura's ambush had awakened his fear.
He did not want to die, did not want to die, did not want to die.
Even with an infinite lifespan, there were still risks.
Being killed, being subjected to a Sealing Designation, being cast out by the world...
But there were still solutions. He could become an even more perfect existence.
—Then let Fuyuki serve as kindling.
That was precisely why Matou Zouken needed the Holy Grail, needed the corrupted Holy Grail.
Only then could All the World's Evil truly burn Fuyuki to ashes.
And after sacrificing Fuyuki, Matou Zouken would become a more complete existence.
"So—now is the time!"
Matou Zouken smiled.
"Become my nourishment, fairy maiden."
Fuyuki Flooded?
Fuyuki Flooded
Hohmunohara Academy was packed with people.
It was not because of school; it was midnight. The reason it was so crowded was because people had come here to take shelter.
The sudden appearance of white light had thrown all of Fuyuki into chaos.
Quite a few places