Kayneth stood at the edge of the pit and stared at Mayuri for five seconds.
He glanced at the round pit behind him, then at the girl in front of him who had folded her wings.
"Is the Holy Grail War over?"
"It's over."
Mayuri nodded.
"Saber has left the stage. The souls of the six Servant have been collected by the Lesser Grail."
"The ritual for the Holy Grail's descent started automatically for a short while, but I have already destroyed the Holy Grail itself. The black hole in the sky has also closed."
I also cleaned up the remaining Black Mud.
Mayuri pointed to the large pit behind her.
" The Tohsaka Family mansion was also cleared out."
Kayneth looked at the large pit.
"... I can tell."
" Tokiomi Tohsaka and Sakura Matou are on that grassy area. They're both alive and out of danger."
Mayuri points to the right.
Kayneth saw two figures lying on the grass, but didn't go over immediately.
He looked at Mayuri first.
"You say you've destroyed the Holy Grail. What about Tokiomi Tohsaka's wish? He couldn't reach the Root?"
"No."
Mayuri answered very decisively.
"After the Holy Grail descended, I went inside and made my wish."
Kayneth's expression changed slightly.
"You made a wish? You're Servant. How can Servant...?"
"I am no longer Servant."
Mayuri raised her right hand, palm up, fingers spread.
Kayneth is the Lord of the Clock Tower, one of the Twelve Lords.
His perception of Magic Resistance and Spirit Origin far surpasses that of ordinary Magecraft.
He stared at Mayuri's hand for two seconds, then his eyes widened slightly.
"... flesh?"
"Yes. My wish is to obtain a real physical body, to break free from my Servant Spirit Origin, and to live in the world as a normal person."
Kayneth remained silent.
He opened his mouth, but then swallowed his words.
There is no time to discuss angelic theology now.
"Let's deal with the scene first."
Kayneth looked around.
The area around the Tohsaka Residence had been cleared beforehand, but the battle between Saber and Caster in the eastern hills, the Black Mud that appeared when the Holy Grail descended, and the subsequent explosion of the lightning orb had created too much of a commotion.
Even if the residents of Fuyuki City were still asleep, it was impossible for none of them to have noticed.
"The risk of a mysterious leak is already very high."
Kayneth's tone became more assertive.
"The light from your exchange of fire with Saber illuminated half the sky above Fuyuki City. The sound of the explosion and the shockwave could be heard at least three kilometers away."
"All eyewitness accounts must be erased by tomorrow morning."
Mayuri nodded.
How can I help?
Kayneth shook his head.
"You can't help. Memory manipulation requires sophisticated Suggestion Magecraft, not something you can do with lightning."
"... All right."
Kayneth walks towards Tokiomi Tohsaka and Sakura Matou.
He crouched down to examine Tokiomi Tohsaka.
The wound on his right wrist was covered by a magical membrane formed by the hemostatic gem, and the bleeding had stopped.
His pulse is normal, and his breathing is fine; he just hasn't woken up yet.
Kayneth then looked at the white-haired little girl beside him.
Sakura Matou is also alive and breathing steadily; her condition is better than Tokiomi Tohsaka's.
Neither of them is in mortal danger.
Kayneth stood up and took a fist-sized ball of mercury from his coat pocket.
Volumen Hydrargyrum
This is the last batch he had left after the bombing of the Hyatt Hotel, less than a third of the original amount.
However, it's sufficient for processing memories.
Kayneth held the mercury ball in his palm, closed his eyes, and activated the Magic Circuits.
The silver liquid spread on my hand.
One becomes two, two become four.
Each mercury ball shrank to the size of a marble.
The split lasted for about ten seconds.
When Kayneth opened his eyes, more than a hundred small silver balls were already floating above his palm.
Each small ball is imbued with Suggestion Magecraft.
The Volumen Hydrargyrum will seek out nearby life forms.
Once the ball flies close to the target, the surface Magecraft will be activated.
The target will be prompted if they see the reflection of the silver ball, even for only a fraction of a second.
The effect is to make the target forget the unusual scenes they witnessed in the past ten hours.
It's simple to make and the results are sufficient.
The problem is that the coverage area is limited by the total amount of Volumen Hydrargyrum.
What's left now can probably only cover an area of about five kilometers.
Witnesses located more than five kilometers away can only be dealt with by the church.
Kayneth raised his hand.
More than a hundred small silver balls flew towards the surrounding residential areas, like a swarm of miniature shooting stars.
They will seek out people who are awake.
"This can only handle nearby witnesses."
Kayneth withdrew his hand.
"As for those further away, and the light you saw when you were exchanging fire in the east, those are matters for the Holy Church to handle."
"Have the church contact the TV station and broadcast a news report about abnormal weather or military exercises. Then, combine this with widespread memory smearing."
Mayuri thought for a moment.
"I can contact Risei Kotomine."
"Then it's up to you."
Kayneth moved Tokiomi Tohsaka and Sakura Matou into a nearby evacuated house.
The two people were placed on the living room sofa.
Tokiomi Tohsaka's right hand had been destroyed by the lightning ball. Kayneth found a towel and wrapped it around his wound again.
After treating his wound, Kayneth found a chair and sat down.
He planned to wait for Tokiomi Tohsaka to wake up.
Twenty minutes later, Tokiomi Tohsaka opened his eyes.
What came into view was an unfamiliar ceiling.
He looked at it for a few seconds, then sat up.
A dull pain came from my right wrist.
Tokiomi Tohsaka looked down and saw that his right hand was gone. A patterned towel was wrapped around the severed end.
He looked around.
This is the living room of an ordinary house; the curtains are not drawn.
Through the window, you can see the original location of the Tohsaka Residence.
All that's left is a large crater.
Sakura Matou lay on another sofa.
Kayneth sat opposite him, legs crossed, looking tired.
Mayuri stood by the window, her four wings folded behind her, her rose-red eyes gazing outside.
Tokiomi Tohsaka recalls what happened before he fell into a coma.
Zouken Matou suddenly appeared.
His right hand was severed.
He used a spare Command Spell to recall Caster.
After Caster appeared, lightning filled the surroundings.
Zouken Matou disappeared.
He treated the wound with a hemostatic gemstone, then bent down to pick up the severed hand.
I have no memory of that after that.
With Caster present, who would knock themselves out in that situation?
Zouken Matou has been destroyed.
Caster was standing right next to him.
Tokiomi Tohsaka looked at Mayuri the window.
Mayuri noticed his gaze and turned her head to the side.
Tokiomi Tohsaka witnessed this action.
The room was silent for five seconds.
"Caster."
"Um?"
Mayuri still didn't turn around.
You knocked me unconscious.
"... Yes, it's me."
Tokiomi Tohsaka looked at her.
"Why?"
Mayuri glanced at Kayneth.
Kayneth raised his hand and gestured for me to look away, indicating that this was a matter between them, master and servant.
Mayuri had no choice but to turn back.
Some things can't be hidden.
Their relationship was purely one of mutual exploitation.
Tokiomi Tohsaka participates in the Holy Grail War with the help of Mayuri, while Mayuri uses his identity and resources to operate in Fuyuki City.
Both sides are aware of this.
Mayuri owes him nothing.
Considering that she had eaten a lot of sweets and drunk a lot of good tea while staying at the Tohsaka Family, she decided to make things clear.
"After I defeated Zouken Matou, you treated his wounds with a hemostatic gem."
Then you bend down to pick up the broken hand.
I knocked you unconscious with a karate chop from behind when you bent over.
Tokiomi Tohsaka's lips twitched.
"Then what?"
"Then the Holy Grail descended. The Lesser Grail transformed into a golden cup. The ritual began automatically."
I went in and made a wish.
Tokiomi Tohsaka's eyes narrowed slightly.
You made a wish.
"Yes. My wish is to obtain a real physical body, to break free from my Servant Spirit Origin, and to live as a normal human being."
Tokiomi Tohsaka looked at Mayuri.
Then, he looked down at his empty right wrist and then at the large pit outside the window.
"How can angels have wishes?"
Mayuri did not answer.
"Not True Magic at all."
Tokiomi Tohsaka closed his eyes.
The desire to reach the Root was not fulfilled.
The Holy Grail has been destroyed.
The Tohsaka Family's centuries-old wish remained unfulfilled in his generation.
Now he's also experiencing health problems.
Tokiomi Tohsaka attempted to manipulate magical energy.
No response.
He tried again, but the result was the same.
The Magic Circuits is still there, but it can't be used properly, as if it's blocked by something.
It might be due to the influence of Black Mud.
During his coma, his body was soaked in Black Mud.
The curse from Angra Mainyu didn't kill him, but it did break his Magic Circuits.
Tokiomi Tohsaka pressed his left hand against his chest.
Deep within the blocked Magic Circuits, something else exists.
The Tohsaka Family's Magic Crest.
Complete and undamaged.
Magic Crest is the core of family heritage.
The knowledge, techniques, and traditions accumulated by the Tohsaka Family many years are all engraved in it.
In contrast, his own Magic Circuits were merely tools for using these things.
Tools can be repaired even if they break, and the engraving remains, so the Tohsaka Family hasn't collapsed yet.
Tokiomi Tohsaka opened his eyes.
"It's come to this now."
His voice regained its composure.
He didn't pursue the matter further and began to consider what to do next.
The Holy Grail War ended, his wish remained unfulfilled, but he was still alive, and his daughter was still with him.
The family inscription was undamaged.
The Tohsaka Family still exists.
Tokiomi Tohsaka stood up and walked over to Kayneth.
" Lord Majesty, what is the situation outside?"
Kayneth briefly explained the deployment of the Volumen Hydrargyrum and where the church's cooperation was needed.
Tokiomi Tohsaka nodded.
"I'll contact the church. I'm quite familiar with Father Kotomine."
He took the communication gem out of his pocket with his left hand.
The gemstones can still be used.
Tokiomi Tohsaka contacted Risei Kotomine, explaining that the Holy Grail War had ended and that the Church needed to assist with widespread memory issues and media arrangements.
Kayneth stood beside him, supplementing the report that the Clock Tower needed.
The two of them spent more than half an hour finalizing the arrangements for the follow-up work.
The next volume is confirmed to be Singularity F, and I've already designed the Servant template for the protagonist.
Real Name: Leviathan ( Mayuri Reversal) - Alter
Class: Saber
Attribute: Chaos·Self
Capability parameters
Strength: B+
Durability: A-
Agility: A
Magic: EX
Lucky: B
Noble Phantasm: EX
Class Skills
Magic Resistance A
Spirit Origin Inversion A
A Independent Manifestation
retain skills
Distorted Judgment EX
The Great Sin: Envy A++
Guardian of Human Order A
Noble Phantasm
Demon King Leviathan
Level: EX
Types: Against the Anti-Army / Against Human Order / Against Anti-Purification
Range: 1~∞
Maximum capture: Unlimited
Narration:
She is a demon lord who was completely transformed from the original Angel Thunder Sanctuary. Her power has changed from lightning to destructive flame power, which is both her mobile weapon and the source of power for her Flaming Sword.
Flaming Sword
Level: EX
Types: Anti-Purification / Anti-star /???
Range: 1~∞
Maximum capture: Unlimited
Narration:
The conceptual flaming sword, formed by the concentrated power of the Demon King Leviathan, is essentially a recreation of the path along the Tree of Life from the First Primal Kether to the Tenth Primal Kingdom. The resulting conceptual slash can tear apart causality. (Its prototype is the Flaming Sword, the signature move of Coronzon from True Magic Index.)
Astral Dress - Ten Thousand Flames
Grade: A
Type: Self-targeting Noble Phantasm
Range: 1
Maximum capture: 1
Narration:
Mayuri's exclusive Astral Dress, a battle dress made of Spirit Power. It is the inevitable form of a spirit's manifestation, stabilizing her Spirit Power body and serving as the basic attire that carries the angel's and all Spirit Power abilities. It possesses extremely strong protective capabilities; neither physical attacks nor Magecraft can penetrate this defense, and it can nullify attacks below B-rank.
Spacequake
Grade: A++
Type: Anti-World Noble Phantasm
Range: 1~999
Maximum capture:???
Narration:
The spatial disaster caused by the overflow of Spirit Power when the spirits traveled from the Neighboring World to the real world resulted in spatial collapse, a large-scale shockwave, and the destruction of everything in the area.