"You old fossils have been putting on quite the righteous act, but the truth is, you're all eyeing the Holy Grail too, aren't you?
I couldn't be bothered to argue with you before because I never considered you worth my attention. But if any of you dare lay a hand on the Holy Grail, I'll wipe every last one of you out myself!"
The Holy Grail in Sakura's hands had indeed drawn everyone's attention from the very beginning.
No veteran of the Mage Society could possibly be unaware of the Holy Grail's reputation as an omnipotent wish-granting device.
Unfortunately, the Holy Grail had always been controlled by Fuyuki City's Three Great Families. Even outsiders had to fight tooth and nail for the right to participate in the Holy Grail War each time.
Take Tokiomi Tohsaka and Zouken Matou, for example. As magi, both had wanted to obtain the Holy Grail and reach the Root.
And no magus could truly resist the temptation of reaching the origin of magecraft.
Before destroying the Holy Grail, using its power to fulfill their own wishes seemed like a pretty good plan. That was what the magi present were thinking.
"Young lady, I have taught at the Clock Tower for over thirty years. When I first began studying magecraft, your parents might not even have been born yet.
Which family do you belong to? Don't you know to show humility before your elders and seniors in the Mage Society? How dare you speak so arrogantly!"
"Heh, you worthless trash hiding behind your age... no, you don't even have the right to play the elder before me.
When I first mastered magecraft, forget your parents—even your family founders had not yet been born.
With such shallow skill in magecraft, you dare call yourselves my elders and