Incorrect Charges

"I say, have you two talked enough?" Medea's somewhat resentful voice suddenly rang out in the private space the two of them occupied.

Mo Li: "Uh?"

Kindly, Justicia opened a spatial rift beside Mo Li, allowing them to see the four people outside directly.

Seeing the two of them, Medea said speechlessly, "Right now, either the Greater Grail has to be replaced entirely, or we need to rebuild a new Greater Grail system to replace Fuyuki's current Greater Grail system. There's simply no way to completely purify it and restore it to the Third Magic Heaven's Feel. The problem lies with the Heaven's Feel's core."

Ritsuka Fujimaru looked at Mo Li and Justicia with a subtle expression. "The big sister beside Senior Mo looks a little like Mrs. Irisviel, except younger. Is this another creation of the Einzbern Family?"

Mash Kyrielight said, "I don't know. Maybe we can look through the records properly after we return?"

Medea paused, then looked at Justicia and said, "So you're the Grail's core, and the Grail itself as well—Justicia, right?"

Justicia smiled and waved at Medea. "That's me~ Do you have a wish you want granted?"

"My wish doesn't need your help to be fulfilled. Mo Li, don't tell me you really plan to sit in there and wait for everything to end?"

"It really wouldn't be right to keep sitting here." Mo Li stood and stretched lazily. "Sorry, but I'll have to excuse myself for a while. After all, if I'm going to save you, I at least need to make sure I can make a wish."

Justicia said, "Mm-hmm~ I'll wait for your return~ Don't break your promise~"

"Yeah." Mo Li rose and walked toward the outside world, but suddenly remembered something and stopped.

System, if I fill the Greater Grail with enough mana for it to grant a wish now, how many Fate Points will it cost?

Master, it will require a total of ten thousand Fate Points.

Mo Li thought, Looks like I underestimated you before. But logically, giving you a hundred thousand points lets me randomly travel to another world... so why does charging a Greater Grail cost ten thousand? Are you ripping me off? How could the energy needed to charge the Greater Grail possibly amount to one-tenth of what it takes to travel between worlds?

This is already the lowest possible price, Master. Even if I wanted to change it, I couldn't.

After remaining silent for a while, Mo Li returned to the outside world. He glanced at the spatial passage closing behind him, then said to Medea, "Medea, get ready to create a second Greater Grail. I have a way to end this Fourth Holy Grail War quickly. Once it's over, we'll replace it with the new Greater Grail."

"Mm." Medea nodded. It had already been part of the plan, and all the materials were prepared.

Ritsuka Fujimaru asked curiously, "Senior, you seem to have a pretty good relationship with that big sister inside? What exactly is your relationship?"

Mo Li said, "We just met. We're friends."

Mash Kyrielight looked at the Greater Grail as it gradually faded from sight. "It doesn't really look that way?"

"We really did just meet. All right, let's head back to the surface too."

After returning to the surface.

The moment Iskandar saw Mo Li and the others, he walked over. "Young man, you finally came out. Have you decided on the content of your challenge?"

Mo Li said, "No. Though I do have a wish that I'll need to trouble the Grail with, it shouldn't consume much mana, and there really is something I need a wish to resolve. But as for the challenge itself, I haven't prepared anything. Once Lancelot and Artoria return—probably tomorrow—we'll hold a banquet, get together, and discuss what everyone wants to do. After all the wishes that don't require the Grail have been fulfilled, I have something to announce to everyone."

Iskandar said, "Oh? That works. That Lancer fellow is quite impressive. After defeating the seven warriors under my command, he ran off into the forest behind the mountain with that priest's Assassin to challenge him. Fighting each other in that kind of terrain, Diarmuid will probably have a miserable time. That terrain is far too suited to an Assassin's strengths."

Gilgamesh said, "Hmph. Who could someone like an Assassin defeat outside that terrain?"

Mash Kyrielight quietly complained, "This King of Heroes, Mr. Gilgamesh, is so arrogant. He always acts like he looks down on the other Servants."

Ritsuka Fujimaru quietly replied, "Strictly speaking, he looks down on most people."

Medea said, "Whatever. We're going back. Ritsuka, Mash, go pack your clothes. Ryudoji Temple won't be suitable to live in from now on."

At that moment, in the city near Winter Castle in Germany.

A group of people got off the plane. Artoria said to Lancelot, "Sir Lancelot, are you really all right being this far away? We're already in Germany. Can your Master still supply you with mana steadily?"

Lancelot, clad in black armor, nodded without saying anything.

Irisviel said from the side, "With Berserker helping us, I don't think there's anything to worry about. Besides, they don't know we've returned. Let's infiltrate first, rescue Illya as quickly as possible, and then leave."

Maiya said, "Madam, what about the main house afterward? We'll inevitably be hunted down, won't we?"

Irisviel said, "Mm... According to what Mr. Mo said, after rescuing Illya, we'll have the old family head contact Mo Li personally. He'll handle the negotiations with the Einzbern Family for us, so that they won't pursue us and will turn a blind eye."

Maiya looked at Kiritsugu Emiya in confusion. "Kiritsugu, this..."

"You can trust him. There's no problem. Move out." Kiritsugu Emiya's response was exceedingly concise.

The Grail had already disappointed him beyond measure. If he could not even save his daughter, that would be far too laughable. There was no time to lose; the issue with the Einzbern Family had to be resolved immediately.

Back at the Matou Family residence, during dinner, Mo Li said to Ritsuka Fujimaru, "Things on my end are basically wrapping up too. You should be heading back in a few days."

Ritsuka Fujimaru froze for a moment. "Huh? So soon?"

"Your side is still waiting for you to save the world. How many more days are you planning to stay here?" After saying that, Mo Li looked at Mash Kyrielight again. "Starting tomorrow, go seek instruction from those Heroic Spirits. Start with Diarmuid or Hassan of the Hundred Faces and fight them. The only thing you can learn quickly right now is how to fight, and you can use them as pressure to improve your control over the power of Heroic Spirits."

Mash Kyrielight said, "Yes, Senior!"

Caren asked curiously, "Brother Mo Li, will the big sister inside that Grail live with us in the future?"

"About that..." Mo Li paused, his expression somewhat strange. "Unless something unexpected happens, she probably will. When I was telling her about certain things, I accidentally said something I shouldn't have."

"..." Medea took a deep breath, then smiled. After picking up a tissue and wiping her mouth, she said, "I'm full. I'll go wash up first."

Mo Li said, "All right."

Soon, dinner was over, and Caren returned to her room to read.

Mo Li was just about to arrange rooms for Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash Kyrielight when Medea emerged after washing up, wearing a silk nightgown. Smiling, she said to the two of them, "Ritsuka, Mash, you can sleep in my room until you leave. That way, we won't need to clean up another room especially for you."

Ritsuka Fujimaru was a little bewildered. "Huh? So does that mean we'll be living with Miss Medea Lily?"

"Nope~"

Mash Kyrielight asked in confusion, "Then where are you planning to stay, Miss Medea Lily?"

Medea Lily threw her arms around Mo Li. "Of course I'm staying with Mo Li!"

"Huh?" Mo Li was somewhat stunned. He held Medea Lily by the shoulders and looked down at her.

Even Mo Li felt a little lost at that moment. "Are you serious?"

"I'm serious!"

Looking at Medea Lily's earnest face, Mo Li truly couldn't figure out when he had ever raised her affection toward him.

Compared to Justicia, where there had at least been some traceable cause—her getting herself involved—Mo Li was genuinely baffled this time.

"Ahaha... um, Mash, let's go get some rest!" Noticing that the atmosphere was off, Ritsuka Fujimaru immediately whisked Mash away and shut Medea Lily's room door behind them.

"Senpai?" Mash, having been suddenly dragged into the room, was at a loss.

Ritsuka Fujimaru said matter-of-factly, "Miss Medea Lily obviously has feelings for Senior Mo, so we shouldn't disturb them!"

"Let's get some rest too~" Medea Lily looked at Mo Li with sparkling eyes, making it hard for anyone to bear refusing her.

"You..." Before Mo Li could finish, he felt tremendous strength coming from Medea Lily's hands. It was nowhere near enough to matter to him, but it made her determination perfectly clear.

"What exactly do you want..." Mo Li helplessly let her push him toward his room.

"I used up a lot of magical energy today helping you resolve the Greater Grail problem, you know~"

"You can ask Caren to use a Command Spell to replenish your mana."

"I like you, Mo Li! Stop playing dumb!"

After pushing Mo Li back into his room, Medea Lily followed him in and shut the door. She took a deep breath, and magical energy surged throughout her body—she did not look mana-depleted in the slightest.

Then Medea Lily began to glow all over, and a few seconds later, she changed into her fourth-stage appearance.

"I really liked the days I spent with you—working hard together, making plans together, even watching you give those scum the punishment they deserved."

Medea Lily hugged Mo Li, tears in her eyes. "If you were my future, how wonderful would that be..."

"If that's what you're hoping for, then I'm afraid you'll be disappointed." Mo Li held the petite Medea Lily. Her current attitude gave him quite the headache.

Mo Li knew Medea Lily's story, as well as everything that had happened in the Moon World, all too well. That was why he had never considered having too much interaction with her from the start. But now, it seemed that even without interacting with her, the trouble was still considerable.

"Mo Li, I want to..."

"No, you don't. If it's just sleeping together and doing nothing else, then I have no objections."

"...Fine. Let's sleep."

The two lay down on the bed. Though they were already sharing the same blanket, Medea Lily could still feel an invisible barrier between them. With a sigh, she softly said, "Then... do you want to know my future, and the witch's past?"

"...Yeah. I do."

Medea Lily smiled in relief. "Long ago..."