The Holy Grail

Rin Tohsaka stared at Yu Feng, her face full of disbelief. "You've been possessed!?"

"Yes."

"Possessed by whom?"

"What class?"

"When were you possessed?"

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"And is there anything else you're hiding from me?"

Rin Tohsaka looked at Yu Feng with suspicion.

All these years, Rin Tohsaka had felt that Yu Feng was hiding something from her, but that was only her own guess, so naturally she had not dared bring it up with him.

If Irisviel had not encouraged her tonight, Rin Tohsaka would never have made up her mind to ask Yu Feng.

Yet she had not expected that one question would bring such an unbelievable revelation.

Even Rin Tohsaka found it hard to believe now.

It was one thing for this Holy Grail War to begin again after only ten years, but why were the classes all messed up too?

Was there something wrong with the Holy Grail War, or was there something wrong with me?

Rin Tohsaka fell into confusion.

Rin Tohsaka fired off a whole string of questions at Yu Feng, nearly catching him off guard.

"He was a knight named Pantaleon from the Knights of the Round Table in the legend of King Arthur. His strength seemed to rank among the best even within the Round Table."

"His class is Archer. You were possessed back when you summoned Archer."

"I was planning to tell you when I found a suitable time..."

"No, there isn't. Absolutely not. How could there be? I've been with you all these years!" Yu Feng hurriedly said.

Rin Tohsaka gave Yu Feng a suspicious look, feeling that something was off.

But she could not put her finger on what it was.

"You got possessed and didn't even tell me," Rin Tohsaka muttered.

"And this Holy Grail War too—two Sabers, three Archers, and two Berserkers. What is going on? Seriously, this is so annoying!"

When Rin Tohsaka turned back toward Yu Feng, she found his face right in front of hers.

In an instant, crimson spread across Rin Tohsaka's face, reaching even the tips of her ears. "Y-you... what are you doing!?"

Yu Feng examined Rin Tohsaka carefully before finally backing away.

"No, nothing."

After calming herself down, Rin Tohsaka said disgruntledly, "Y-you really do have a terrible personality."

No, I just wanted to distract you.

Yu Feng silently said to himself.

However, a faint blush still lingered on Rin Tohsaka's cheeks.

"You've asked pretty much everything, right? Can we go now?"

Rin Tohsaka softly hummed in agreement.

Yu Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Good. There's nothing else she wants to ask.

Yu Feng walked out, while Rin Tohsaka touched her own cheek and snorted. In a voice only she could hear, she said, "I'll let you off this time."

After Yu Feng came downstairs, Irisviel said to him, "Yu-kun, it's getting late. Why don't you stay the night here at Rin's house before leaving?"

Because it was so late, Illya had already been sent off to sleep by Irisviel.

There were not many people left in the room.

"No problem, Madam. It's late for you too, so you should get some rest early."

Irisviel understood that she would not be able to help much with what came next. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Then Yu-kun, you all should get some rest early too."

After Irisviel went to sleep, Rin Tohsaka came downstairs as well. Fortunately, Rin Tohsaka's house had enough rooms, or they might have had to squeeze together tonight.

There were not many people left now.

"Alright, let's talk about the Holy Grail War. Almost all the Masters in this Holy Grail War have appeared. Only the Caster group remains hidden."

Rin Tohsaka cleared her throat and put on a serious expression. Sakura glanced at Yu Feng but said nothing.

Artoria and Little Mo dispelled their spirit forms. Emiya leaned against the doorframe with his arms crossed, while two other figures also dispelled their spirit forms.

One was Heracles, and the other was Sakura's Servant, Medusa—Rider.

However, Yu Feng kept feeling as if Medusa had been staring at him. Even though she wore a blindfold, he still felt that she had been watching him the entire time.

"Other than the Caster group that has yet to reveal itself, all the classes on the field have already appeared."

"The situation has already become confrontational. Aside from the Caster group, which has yet to appear, we and Kirei Kotomine are now considered opposing sides."

Likewise, Yu Feng knew that not many people in the Fifth Holy Grail War truly desired the Holy Grail. Of course, this time was no different.

Just look at them yourself.

Rin Tohsaka did not desire the Holy Grail. She merely wanted to restore the Tohsaka family's fallen prestige and sought victory in the Holy Grail War, not the Holy Grail itself.

As for Sakura Matou, Yu Feng did not know whether Sakura desired the Holy Grail, but in the original work, Sakura had never shown any intention of wanting it.

Perhaps she had said so before, but Yu Feng had no impression of it.

Then there was Shirou Emiya, a guy wholly devoted to becoming a hero of justice. He probably did not have much desire for the Holy Grail either.

And Illya? She had no thoughts about the Holy Grail either. She only wanted to live together with Kiritsugu Emiya and Irisviel.

At least on Yu Feng's side, not many people desired that Holy Grail. Of course, Artoria and Little Mo were exceptions. Artoria wanted to use the Holy Grail to make a wish and change Britain's fate.

Little Mo wanted her King of Knights to change a little. But looking at things now, Yu Feng did not know whether those two still wanted the Holy Grail.

Heracles was unclear as well. He had been summoned as a Berserker, and Medusa's situation was not very clear either.

Emiya was simple—he simply wanted to kill his past self.

As for Caster... there was no need to mention her.

Moreover, the claim that the Holy Grail was an omnipotent wish-granting device was merely a facade put up by the Three Founding Families. Its true purpose was to reach the Root. Calling it a wish-granting device was not wrong, but it had limits; it was not truly omnipotent.

In the entire Type-Moon world, not many people had fulfilled their wishes through the Holy Grail.

Great Hero Emiya counted as one. He sent Miyu to another world.

Amakusa counted as one as well. He obtained a physical body through the Greater Holy Grail and remained in the present world.

Sieg counted too. He wished for the Greater Holy Grail to send Amakusa, the Holy Grail, and himself from the Surface World to the Inner World.

And... Doctor. He used the Holy Grail to wish to become an ordinary person and live an ordinary life.

Although that later led to Goetia's birth, Doctor could not really be blamed for it.

The last was Marisbury Animusphere. He understood the Holy Grail's true nature, so he used it to wish for immense wealth, which was how Chaldea came to be.

But looking at Kirei Kotomine's side instead—

Other than Old Worm, not a single one of them wanted the Holy Grail.

If Old Worm had not forgotten his former wish and turned instead toward immortality, things would not have become like this. Whether in the past or now, Old Worm had always desired the Holy Grail.

In the past, he desired it to change this world. Now, he desired it to fulfill his wish for immortality.

Setting Li Shuwen aside for now, let's talk about Cú Chulainn first.

He had not been summoned because he desired the Holy Grail either. He simply wanted to fight a proper battle.

And what happened? Tch, it was really rather tragic. He got stabbed in the back by Kirei Kotomine.