Aftermath

As Tiamat was destroyed, the Black Mud vanished along with her. Alice Phil and Medea also took action once more, dismantling the Great Holy Grail. Of course, just like Alice Phil before her, Ilya ultimately chose to become a Heroic Spirit. For one thing, Alice Phil had already fused with a Great Holy Grail, so there was no way for her to fuse with another. For another, Ilya herself didn't have long to live, and Alice Phil hoped to extend her life through this method. Duanmu Huai had no objections, so, just like the previous Alice Phil, Ilya also became Duanmu Huai's Servant.

After everyone dismantled the Great Holy Grail and withdrew, the first rays of dawn appeared, shining over Fuyuki City. Of course, although the city as a whole hadn't suffered devastating damage, most of the New Capital District had collapsed, and even the residential areas on the outskirts of Fuyuki City had sustained varying degrees of damage.

Normally, according to the principle of magical concealment, the Tohsaka Family and the Holy Church should have immediately stepped in to cover everything up. But the Leyline beneath Fuyuki City had been destroyed, and Tohsaka Rin had given up entirely. She had nothing left, so they could do whatever they wanted. She couldn't be bothered to care anymore.

As for the Holy Church... Kirei Kotomine's corpse had been discovered inside the church. Combined with that corrupted Lancer they had seen earlier, they could probably assume that the Boss had gone to find Kirei Kotomine, killed him, and then taken his Lancer. In any case, under the current circumstances, the local magus families and the Holy Church had completely ceased to function.

Fortunately, Sakura had also made preparations in advance. After one phone call, she had the El-Melloi Family send people over,