Arrangements

Artoria's desperate need for the Grail's wish once again made Irisviel clearly sense her resolve, and she could not help worrying whether the Grail could fulfill both Kiritsugu's tragic wish and Artoria's wish at the same time.

In theory, the Third Magic Heaven's Feel had no limits on the wishes it could grant; only the amount of magical energy determined the upper limit of a wish.

However, the Grail was now contaminated, so whether it could properly grant wishes was another matter entirely.

Time passed quickly amid their conversation.

Everyone had more or less summoned their Servants.

That night, Mo Li stood before the summoning circle, placed down the catalyst related to Berserker Lancelot, and began the summon. However, he did not add the Madness Enhancement Incantation.

Based on the information available, Lancer, Rider, Archer, and Assassin had all definitely appeared. Magus was on their side, and Saber Artoria was also present. The only vacant class was Berserker.

Therefore, even without adding the Madness Enhancement Incantation and sacrificing what little sanity Berserker Lancelot had left, he could still be guaranteed to summon Berserker Lancelot. Given Mo Li's own strength, even without using the Madness Enhancement Incantation to drive him completely mad and enhance his abilities, Berserker Lancelot's strength would at least match that of the original work—perhaps even surpass it.

Medea asked from the side, "If this war cannot proceed normally, what do you plan to have Berserker do?"

Mo Li answered casually, "Whenever an earthquake happens in Japan, there are always cases of groups assaulting women and children. It's normal for this damn place, and those officials do absolutely nothing about it. It isn't convenient for me to act openly, but Berserker Lancelot has a special skill that makes it convenient for him to help me kill some scum. Of course, I've already prepared all their dirt. I'll make them step down before they die."

"Huh? Really?!" Medea was utterly shocked. She had never seen anything like this before. If she had not encountered that useless Jason, she should have had a happy and wonderful life.

But even as a darkened witch, she had never witnessed a situation like this.

"It's true. You know how to use a computer anyway, so go look on mine. There are countless cases. It happens after every earthquake in Japan."

"I'm going to look right now!" Medea lifted her skirt and ran straight for Mo Li's bedroom, completely forgetting that, as a Heroic Spirit, she could have simply dematerialized and passed through the wall.

Watching Medea run upstairs, Caren said, "Big Brother Mo Li, I can enter your room anytime too, right?"

"Hm? Of course." Mo Li did not think much of it and immediately began chanting to summon a Heroic Spirit.

In fact, the Holy Grail War system had a hidden rule: one could directly chant the corresponding incantation to designate the class of Heroic Spirit they wanted to summon. It was generally not used, however, because even if one designated a class, there was no guarantee of summoning a Servant they liked, nor was there any guarantee that the Servant would be compatible with their Master. Using a catalyst was still more reliable.

Only after devouring Matou Zouken's soul did Mo Li understand how the FGO world could summon Heroic Spirits from class-specific banners. It turned out that this rule had existed all along.

Now Lucky Bags could be perfectly explained. So they activated the hidden rule.

After a flash of light, a familiar figure emerged from within. The instant that black armor covered in visual effects appeared, Mo Li let out a sigh of relief. At least the summon had not gone off-target.

In truth, Mo Li had quite a few candidates. If Berserker Lancelot did not work, he could summon Darius instead. From the perspective of ruling this place, Darius would be more suitable for helping him. But since Artoria was participating, Berserker Lancelot was still the best choice. As for Magus, Medea, Xingzhe, or even Zhang Jiao—the man who had instantly killed the Japanese spear-wielding monk whom even an attack from the main god could not kill—would all work.

But something like the Greater Grail truly lay somewhat beyond the limits of his knowledge, so he could only proceed cautiously.

Fortunately, all those transmigrators and reborn individuals were already dead.

"Lancelot?" Mo Li tried calling to him. Since he had not added the extra Madness Enhancement Incantation, Lancelot should theoretically respond. He could not possibly have completely lost his mind like in the original work.

At the very least, he should retain the sanity he had in FGO, where he could communicate normally and pretend to be mad.

"Mas...ter..." As though he had forced the words out with immense difficulty, Berserker Lancelot in black armor responded.

That ability to communicate reassured Mo Li.

"Come on. First, we'll go look over some information. Then you can help me kill those scum. The Holy Grail War isn't urgent yet."

Though he was a Berserker, Lancelot had not truly lost his mind as he had in the original work. He could fully understand what Mo Li was saying, and the three headed into Mo Li's room.

As for whether sending Lancelot outside Fuyuki City to kill scum would lead to insufficient mana supply due to the distance, there was no need to worry about that at all.

In FZ, Kiritsugu arrived in Fuyuki City at least an hour earlier than Artoria. When Artoria was cutting down Little Sea Demons at the edge of the castle barrier, Kiritsugu was fighting Kayneth inside the castle. Kiritsugu Emiya had also been using magecraft the entire time. The entire castle barrier was a massive circular formation at least five kilometers in diameter, and Gil had not ventured deep inside—he had only been at its edge.

When Kiritsugu was monitoring Waver Velvet's home, he discovered that Irisviel had been attacked. He used a Command Spell to transfer Artoria, after which Artoria began a pursuit battle and finally fired an Excalibur beam. Without even catching her breath or changing expression, she turned and left.

During the pursuit, Artoria maintained Mana Burst and crossed the entirety of New City at a speed of four hundred kilometers per hour.

The distance from New City's Central Building to the Mion River was only four kilometers. Including the distance across Miyama Town, the route spanned at least ten kilometers from the warehouse, and the battle location was explicitly described as being far from New City.

And Kiritsugu? He traveled from Waver Velvet's house in Miyama Town to the warehouse, never leaving Miyama Town from beginning to end.

In FZ, Berserker Lancelot was already flying through the sky while still drawing mana from Kariya. In other Worldlines, when Archer went to Ryudoji Temple to rescue Shirou, Rin was sound asleep at home. That was an even greater distance. The facts proved that Servants were fully capable of fighting over extremely long distances.

And that was not an isolated case. Perhaps Archer could be excluded because he possessed Independent Action, but other Worldlines also contained examples of Servants other than Archer fighting over great distances.

Thus, distance was only something that rookie Magi with insufficient mana, or Servants whose mana consumption had special conditions, needed to consider.

For Mo Li, maintaining Lancelot's existence now only occupied around one-tenth of his total power. Even if Lancelot activated all his skills and used his Noble Phantasm, with Mo Li's own power continuously recovering, it would at most occupy around three-tenths.

So, under such circumstances, if he let Lancelot roam throughout Japan and help him kill certain scum, just how much could he accomplish?

Medea was currently sitting in Mo Li's seat, looking through the extensive collection of dirt on his computer. It could be said that anyone with even a little real power, or anyone secretly providing protection to certain cultists, had been thoroughly documented on his computer without a single omission. There were not only relevant files, but even surveillance footage—far more complete than any Luodao.

Medea turned to look at the three of them, greeted them, and said, "Hello, Berserker~ By the way, who is this Berserker?"

Lancelot said, "Hel...lo."

Mo Li said, "He's Lancelot. Stop occupying my seat and make room for him. He has the ability to disguise himself as other people, so there's no one better suited to carry out the plan. He won't need to personally kill anyone. Once that dirt is exposed, plenty of people will want those bastards dead."

"Fine! Only after reading your files did I realize just how much scum there is in this country. It disgusts me to death! If this were my era, I would definitely send troops to wipe them out!" Medea gritted her teeth as she moved aside. The material Mo Li had collected was far too dark. After reading it, she did not believe those criminals had ever regarded their fellow citizens as human beings.

Medea complained, "Those people aren't human at all! Even if we weren't fighting the Holy Grail War, I'd still find a way to kill them all!"

"Don't worry, they will die. But there's no need for us to use blades ourselves. Lancelot, sit down. I believe the Grail should have provided you with the knowledge to use modern tools. Read through all the information here first, then I'll arrange a plan for you. You'll carry it out, but be quick about it. The Holy Grail War generally ends within a month."

Mo Li pressed Lancelot into the seat and had him begin reading through the material. Even as a Berserker, since he had not been driven completely mad by the Madness Enhancement Incantation, he could understand those documents—especially since there were videos as well.

As a result, the material filled him with raging fury. If Mo Li had not held him down, then with his remaining sanity already so limited, he would have drawn his sword and gone out to leave heads rolling and blood flowing like rivers.

Inside the Tohsaka Estate.

"The Grail has been corrupted, so you seek this king's aid?" Gilgamesh swirled his wineglass, the ordinary modern liquor—mere dregs in his eyes—sloshing unevenly within.

Tokiomi Tohsaka bowed deeply. "Yes, great King. This humble subject begs you to bestow your mercy and purify the Greater Grail!"

"Hmph. Mercy comes at a price, Tokiomi. What can you offer to entertain this king?"

"This..." Tokiomi Tohsaka froze, frantically calculating whether he possessed anything of equal value to the Grail that could amuse the King. What he did not know was that no matter how he calculated, having taken the wrong path from the very beginning, he could never please Gilgamesh.

To Gilgamesh, Tokiomi was merely a subject who had submitted to him in this era. What right did such a man have to ask this king for mercy? As a subject, he should obediently follow orders rather than point fingers at his king.

"How about I do it?" Kirei Kotomine stepped out of the darkness.

"Oh?" The moment Gilgamesh saw Kirei Kotomine, his eyes lit up as though he had discovered something amusing.

"Kirei? You have a way?" Hope filled Tokiomi Tohsaka's gaze as he looked at his disciple. He truly had no solution himself, but Kirei appeared confident.

"I have one." Kirei Kotomine looked at Gilgamesh. "O King of Heroes, as the oldest of kings, surely you would not refuse a challenge from a commoner?"

"A challenge? A commoner? You wish to challenge me?" Gilgamesh laughed. This man truly was interesting.