The Way Home / Expulsion

"That's right. The Holy Grail can grant wishes because it has accumulated magical power over many years. But to accomplish this, the Holy Grail must actually appear in the real world. For this, a process needs to be completed to make the Holy Grail willing to appear here, which is to gather the conditions for opening the passage."

"Originally, there were seven Servants, but in the end, only one could be killed. Six Servants would have been enough to stabilize the passage and open the path to the Root. However, you all obviously lumped together, and the Holy Grail couldn't gather enough Servants, so it had to pull us out."

"Tell me, isn't that the truth?"

With a simple answer, Robin Hood's lips curled up slightly. "Servants don't really die. After death, they go to the Throne of Heroes. There's no loss in themselves. At least for me, even if we fail this time, it won't matter."

"If we win, we can get a free wish opportunity, wouldn't that be great?"

Rin Tohsaka sighed and asked, "I understand what you mean. You mean it doesn't matter whose Servant dies, since the Holy Grail only needs to gather enough Servants to stabilize the passage, right?"

"That's right, that's the idea. It doesn't matter who dies, but in order to live and fulfill our wishes, eliminating the other side first is always a good idea."

Robin Hood shrugged and shook his head. "What a pity. I really didn't expect you to be so powerful. You're just ordinary humans, yet you can display such Magecraft. Our Master is really... lacking in intelligence and yet extremely confident."

Upon hearing Robin Hood speak so rudely of his Master, Kirei Kotomine, Rin Tohsaka scoffed and then said, "In other words, if we were to eliminate you now, it would also be in accordance with the Holy Grail's expectations."

"What a great thing! This way you won't have to fight amongst yourselves, will you?" Robin Hood said, as if he truly didn't care about his own death.

"Girl, I came into this world partly to get some fresh air, since the Throne of Heroes is so boring. Now that I've had my fill of fresh air, I don't have many thoughts about dying." Robin Hood's smile deepened as he said this, "So if you want to fight, then we can continue fighting!"

Rin Tohsaka was about to say something, Mephistopheles's voice entered her mind.

"Just attack directly, I'll keep an eye on Illya!"

"Alright!" Rin Tohsaka nodded immediately. She had been worried that starting a fight here would affect Illya's health as the receiver. Now that Mephistopheles was so confident, he clearly had a solution. She breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "In that case, let's end this battle here!"

Sakura Matou glanced at Rin Tohsaka, who nodded slightly, indicating that Mephistopheles had replied. She smiled and said, "Let's do it. We don't need to keep them alive any longer!"

"Hey hey hey?! Didn't we just stop?! Why are we fighting again?!" Astolfo shouted, quickly summoning his Hippogriff again, wanting to ride it, but unexpectedly, the woman in front of him also summoned a horse, a winged horse!

Clearly, the opponent, being Rider class like themselves, also possesses a very powerful fantasy mount!

As a result, the air battle, which had initially given them a slight advantage, was instantly leveled, and the opponent's Pegasus even showed clear superior performance!

On the other side, Artoria no longer held back and attacked at her strongest. Her attacks were incredibly swift, like lightning. Poor Robin Hood, as a true Archer, although he had some understanding of close combat, was no match for Artoria's level.

Coupled with Artoria's high-speed combat at this moment, he couldn't even widen the distance and was dragged into the hell of close combat by his opponent.

In just a few seconds, he was slashed in the upper body again. This time, the injury was so severe that it was difficult to recover quickly. At the same time, beams of light flashed and enveloped the two of them.

"Huh?!" Shirou Emiya exclaimed in surprise at what he saw, while Rin Tohsaka's face darkened. "It was Command Spell forced summoning. It seems he discovered the problem here and used the Command Spell to rescue them!"

"What should we do then? Go find him? I mean, go to the church we went to last time to see the priest?" Shirou Emiya asked. Rin Tohsaka and Sakura Matou exchanged a glance, Rin Tohsaka shook her head, saying, "No, let's go back first and discuss what we should do!"

"Okay, let's go back first!" Shirou Emiya nodded immediately, very much in favor of the suggestion. It would be good to go home and see what his house had become.

Rewind a bit, to before Mephistopheles and Rin Tohsaka had their phone conversation.

Faced with Mephistopheles's provocation alone, how could a few Servants possibly withstand it?

Almost the instant Mephistopheles blocked the group, Kiyohime had already brandished her fan. With the wave of the fan, raging flames rose from the ground and swept towards Mephistopheles!

The flames were incredibly powerful, carrying with them intensely hot gases that threatened to incinerate everything caught in them!

At the same time, Gilles, the swordsman, also made his move. He followed closely behind the flames, maintaining a certain distance, gripping his longsword tightly, ready to attack at any moment while Mephistopheles was dealing with the flames.

The spearman Diarmuid also leaped up, his spear gleaming with the light of magic-dispelling power. He had already aimed at his target, and then, with a sudden throw, the Gáe Dearg transformed into a meteor. Although it was launched after the flames, it struck Mephistopheles with even greater speed and before the flames themselves!

As for the assassin Hassan, after breaking free from Mephistopheles's control, he also disappeared into the darkness, waiting for the right moment to launch a fatal attack!

It's fair to say their teamwork was excellent!

With the interference of flames, the chances of the demon-slaying spear hitting the target increase greatly. Moreover, because it strikes later but arrives first, it is difficult to be detected immediately, allowing it to better complete its demon-slaying mission!

Once the opponent's defenses are broken and they are no longer protected by True Magic, including Noble Phantasm armor, they will be engulfed by Kiyohime's flames and fall into an abnormal status. At this time, Gilles, who is following closely behind, can also launch a melee attack, dragging the opponent into close combat, making them unable to pay attention to anything else.

In this situation, if Hassan, hiding in the shadows, were to launch a sneak attack and deliver a fatal blow, he could easily send this guy to the underworld.

What a perfect plan!

Moreover, the fact that they could coordinate so quickly was also thanks to the fact that they were all experienced combat personnel, so that they wouldn't hold each other back.

That's how it should have been.

But clearly, things didn't go as they had planned.

Faced with the incoming attack, Mephistopheles calmly raised his hand, and with a wave, almost tangible magical power surged forth, directly suppressing the flames.

At the same time, facing the demon-slaying spear, Mephistopheles stretched out his free right hand and, with extremely precise angle and timing, actually grabbed the spear shaft directly from the side, holding it tightly without even taking a step back, directly taking the spear into his own hand!

Immediately afterward, Mephistopheles swung his spear, aiming the tip at the oncoming Gilles, and Gáe Dearg out with even greater speed than he could throw a spear, striking Gilles's body!

Gilles felt that his armor was as fragile as tofu in front of this spear, or rather, with the attack of the spear, his armor instantly disappeared and collapsed, and then his flesh was pierced!

He didn't even have time to react before he had to endure the excruciating pain and stab Mephistopheles with his sword, hoping that this selfless attack would make Morpheus give up his plan to continue attacking him.

But Mephistopheles ignored the attack, instead lunging forward, grabbing Gilles's arm, and throwing him violently!

Gilles's sword struck Mephistopheles, but he found that it seemed to be hitting some kind of impenetrable wall, unable to pierce the other's clothes at all!

It's just a piece of cloth, yet it's more durable than armor!

Gilles was thrown onto Diarmuid. Diarmuid had barely landed and had to catch Gilles, otherwise the guy would have been more seriously injured if he had fallen to the ground.

In just a short while, Mephistopheles temporarily rendered Diarmuid and Gilles unable to fight. Almost simultaneously, Mephistopheles rushed in front of the Berserker Kiyohime!

Suddenly, she grabbed Kiyohime's arm as she tried to restore the fan; the slender arm made it hard to believe that this woman was actually a berserker.

Mephistopheles grabbed Kiyohime's arm, pulling her forward, and then threw Mephistopheles into the courtyard!

In the center of the courtyard is a True Magic circle, which is used to True Magic!

The instant she was thrown into the True Magic circle, Kiyohime found herself completely immobilized, as an incredibly powerful force locked her in place!

"What did you do?!" she exclaimed, but Mephistopheles just smiled and said, "I just gave you a free ride home. You're welcome."

As he spoke, he reached into the shadows with both hands, then clenched them tightly as if he had grabbed something, and threw it into the shadows. Hassan was dragged out of the shadows by Mephistopheles and thrown towards the True Magic circle!

After throwing those two away, Mephistopheles looked at Diarmuid and Gilles, and walked forward step by step. "Now it's your turn!"

Chapter 103 The Road Home

PS: One more chapter will be added.

Inside the True Magic circle, Hassan of the Hundred Faces was the first to calm down. He immediately tried to contact Kirei Kotomine, hoping to escape using Command Spell. However, after two attempts, he discovered that he couldn't contact Kirei Kotomine at all. The Command Spell connection was still there, but he just couldn't reach him!

"What's going on? What kind of Magecraft is this?" Kiyohime had recovered from her initial shock. She carefully touched the cage from all sides and finally figured out its boundaries. It wasn't big, but it wasn't small either, about half the size of a courtyard.

After failing to break free of the cage, Kiyohime gave up on struggling and instead looked towards the battle outside.

Because the gate was open, some of the fighting could still be seen.

Gilles was injured and his armor was removed by the Gáe Dearg, which greatly reduced his combat power. Therefore, Diarmuid stood at the front as the vanguard.

He gripped the Gáe Dearg and the Gáe Buidhe tightly, staring intently at Mephistopheles. Even though Morpheus hadn't attacked, Diarmuid felt pressure with every step he took!

At the same time, there was excitement!

"You are very powerful! I didn't expect to encounter such a strong person in this Holy Grail War. I must say that answering the Holy Grail's call and appearing here was the right thing to do!"

Mephistopheles smiled and asked, "By the way, what is your wish? May I know?"

Just as Diarmuid was about to answer, he felt a blur before his eyes, and Mephistopheles's figure vanished. Then, a gasp of surprise came from beside him.

Gilles's figure flew through the air in a parabolic trajectory before landing in the True Magic circle within the courtyard.

At this moment, Diarmuid was the only one not inside the True Magic circle.

Glancing at Mephistopheles had suddenly appeared behind him, Diarmuid took a deep breath. "My wish is insignificant, let's fight!"

Mephistopheles shook his head. "Just to be on the safe side, let me ask you one question: do you still have memories of the Fourth Holy Grail War?"

Diarmuid's expression changed, and he whispered, "What are you talking about?"

Seeing the change in the other person's expression, Mephistopheles knew he had guessed correctly. He smiled and said, "You deliberately brought your memories here, didn't you? Is this what the original body wanted? To retain the memories of the Fourth Holy Grail War? In other words, your wish is actually related to the Fourth Holy Grail War?"

Diarmuid's expression grew even more grim. He remained silent for a moment, then finally sighed, "How much do you really know?"

"You seem to know quite a bit, so your wish is actually related to that woman?"

"That was my mistake. I shouldn't have been there. It was like a curse. If I could, I would want them to be resurrected and live in this world as normal people."

During the Fourth Holy Grail War, Diarmuid was summoned as a Lancer, summoned by Kayneth El- El-Melloi Archibald, Magecraft from the Clock Tower.

This guy is a pretty smart guy with his own plans. In order to confuse his opponents and to perform better himself, he arranged for his wife to supply Diarmuid with magic.

Everything was fine at first, but perhaps due to his inferiority complex, he always suspected that his wife had some kind of relationship with Diarmuid, which led to the deterioration of their relationship. However, he also deeply loved his wife, which ultimately led to the tragedy.

That rival, that guy named Kiritsugu Emiya, is a shameless man who can use any relationship to create an advantage!

"The dead resurrected?" Mephistopheles thought for a moment, then chuckled, "But Sora Nazele Sophia, hmm, did I say the name correctly? This woman has indeed fallen for you, that's undeniable. Even if they were truly resurrected, I don't think they could stay together any longer."

This answer made Diarmuid sigh. He knew this all along, but he still found it hard to accept.

"How about this, since you can't beat me anyway, let's make a deal," Mephistopheles suddenly said, which piqued Diarmuid's interest. "What kind of deal?"

"Go in by yourself, I won't force you. As long as you go in, I'll try to get some of their belongings later, and then use those belongings as a medium to see where their souls are now. If they haven't been reincarnated yet, I can try to bring them back to reality."

After saying these words, Mephistopheles looked at the other person, speaking as casually as if he were eating or drinking.

But Diarmuid gaped, exclaiming, "Really?!"

"I can't guarantee 100% success. In reality, even if they are resurrected, their physical bodies might be similar to puppets, but they can still eat and perform other functions without any problems. This world tends to work very hard in some inexplicable and unnecessary ways with puppets, but fails in some very necessary ones. However, if they are combined with a human soul, all of these problems will be solved at once."

While answering, Mephistopheles didn't forget to criticize the Einzbern Family's puppetry skills.

"Wait a minute, resurrection Magecraft, no, this is already True Magic!" Diarmuid asked. He himself was a hero from the Age of Age of Gods, and even in the Age of Age of Gods, resurrection was a very difficult thing!

As a result, the other party took out a short sword and threw it to him.

"I've granted you permission; take a look for yourself."

Diarmuid, bewildered, took the weapon and stared wide-eyed. "Divine Construct by Ares?!"

This Noble Phantasm is of a much higher grade than the Gáe Dearg that his adoptive father gave him; it is the highest grade treasure!

"And this too." Mephistopheles took out another bow and tossed it to the other person. After catching the bow, Diarmuid was surprised again.

"Apollo's Divine Construct?!"

"Actually, there are quite a few more, but I won't list them all. Anyway, I have my own trump cards. What I use is True Magic, not Magecraft True Magic. I'm quite good at resurrection magic, so you can rest assured. The only thing that will limit resurrection is the soul. If the soul is gone, then there's nothing I can do."

"Also, if the other person has truly been reincarnated, then in order not to affect their current life, I will not choose to restore their memories of their past life. I think you can understand that."

Having said all that, Diarmuid knew this was his only chance. He nodded and said, "I understand!"

There was no choice. If they had originally thought they should fight to the best of their ability, the worst that could happen was death.

Now it's different. Now it's a transaction. He's willing to take the risk if there's even the slightest chance. If he can revive this couple who make him feel so helpless, then he wouldn't care even if he had to die now.

So he waved his hand and said, "Alright, I'm going now. Everything is up to you."

"Hey, wait a minute, lend me the Gáe Dearg for a moment, I want to see if it can break my True Magic!"

"You..." Diarmuid wanted to say something, but in the end he still handed over his weapon. Mephistopheles then pointed the spear tip at his own body and thrust it in, clearly showing a fluctuation of magical power, but stopped halfway through.

Diarmuid, who had been calm and collected, gaped in disbelief. The Gáe Dearg had failed!

"It's not exactly ineffective; it's more like a crushing defeat due to superior strength. If True God were to use this weapon, my defenses would probably be breached..." Mephistopheles stroked his chin and returned the weapon. "However, it's not a big problem. I can still upgrade my defense level. This kind of weapon only has a real advantage when the difference in strength between the two opponents is not significant."

Diarmuid's lips twitched, and in the end, he could only shake his head and sigh, "The Holy Grail actually summoned us here to die, didn't it?"

"Oh, that's quite possible. After all, the Holy Grail only cares about quantity, not quality. As long as you have enough, it can manifest and achieve its goal."

"So, we're going to become nourishment for the Holy Grail..."

"No, I'm just taking you home, back to the Throne of Heroes, straight there!" Mephistopheles smiled, watching Diarmuid walk inside, and then began chanting a banishment spell.

Chapter 104 Expulsion

Although Kiyohime was trapped inside the True Magic circle, she was not nervous. Instead, she carefully watched the battle outside.

The battle outside was completely one-sided; in just a short time, everyone except Diarmuid was thrown in, making the True Magic circle quite lively.

"Let me out! I want to go and follow Jeanne d'Arc!"

Gilles shouted and kept attacking the edge of the True Magic circle with his weapon, but his attacks were useless. Even though he seemed extremely fanatical at this moment, such fanaticism had no effect in the face of absolute power.

Not far away, a girl who looked to be only eleven or twelve years old was staring at them with wide eyes. She was even sitting on the steps, swinging her legs back and forth, looking very relaxed.

Based on the information obtained from Kirei Kotomine, this little girl is a member of the Einzbern Family.