"Saber, do you know Ryudou Temple? I haven't taken you there before.
"Lin Yan, did you forget? I took part in the Holy Grail War last time too, so I'm very familiar with this town. I also know that temple is a spiritual node.
"A spiritual node! Wait, isn't that supposed to be my home!? Why would one piece of land have two centers of leyline convergence?
"I don't know about that either. But in any case, that temple is land that magi could call a shrine. I heard it is where this region's vital energies converge, making it an ideal place to gather souls. By altering the natural flow, magi can collect life force from the town.
"This is the first I've heard of that. But if that's true, then they really could steal the lives of the people in town.
"So Ryudou Temple is simply land with exceptional spiritual power, right? Naturally. Otherwise, they wouldn't have built a temple there.
"You don't need to tell me that.
"Temples and shrines have always been built in places close to the gods to protect the town. Monks do not pray to gods and Buddhas to bestow happiness. They seal demon gates and ward off calamities."
By that logic, the mountain where Ryudou Temple stands is naturally a sacred place.
"I don't think so. But don't tell me you thought Ryudou Temple was just a decorative temple?
"Why not!? I always thought it was a temple in name only, because there are no practitioners of practical sorcery there!
"Practical sorcerers? What are those?
"People who help souls attain Buddhahood through methods other than chanting sutras, faith, and prayer. Those who have attained enlightenment can do it with the power of gods and Buddhas alone, but monks with shallow cultivation cannot reach