Chapter 52 Returns to Legends

The chalice is a wine glass used by Jesus and his 11 disciples after the departure of Judas Iscariot at the Passover dinner before Jesus' crucifixion in 33 C.E., on the 14th day of Nisan on the Jewish calendar. Jesus once took the cup and told his disciples to drink the red wine that symbolized his blood, thus establishing the Memorial Rite. Later some people believed that this cup had some kind of magical ability because of this special occasion. Legend has it that the magic furnace of Anwen was the predecessor of the Holy Grail.

Many legends believe that if you can find this chalice and drink the water it contains, you will be rejuvenated, resurrected from the dead, and have eternal life—"but those legends must not have warned people that the so-called chalice was actually filled with such filthy things." Zhao Mian sneered, then raised his head and carefully looked at the black mud that was still spreading in front of him - the war hammer in his hand was filled with a little light, and those faint lights drifted in the air like dust little by little, gradually enveloping the huge mud ball in it.

"This-...... this" As the light extended, the rancid smell and oppressive power gradually subsided, and Rin Tosaka was finally able to cast his eyes directly on the huge sludge mass. Although due to Zhao Mian's barrier, she can no longer feel the pollution that seems to come from the depths of her soul, nor can she directly touch the terrifying power, but even if she just looks at it with her own eyes, Rin Tosaka fully feels the horror of the mud. So she muttered—as if talking to herself, or unconsciously bursting from the corners of her mouth—to ask her own questions.

"Arrogant as he is, the King of Heroes does not lie—that is the Holy Grail. Zhao Mian, who held the war hammer in front of him, replied in a deep voice, he didn't look back, just carefully observed the black mud, "You so-called magicians have tried their lives to get what they want here, if it is purely in terms of strength, it can indeed be called 'the holy grail that is enough to realize all power'." ”

......For a moment, Rin Tosaka felt as if she had been struck by some unknown force, and she stumbled and almost fell to the ground, but she knew very well that it was not her body that was really shaken, but from somewhere in the deepest part of her heart, the tall object that had been built up by her own conjecture and knowledge had quietly collapsed under the blow of such a force.

If it were the usual Zhao Mian, I'm afraid I would come over to help him no matter what I said. But at this moment, he just focused his eyes on the things in front of him, not to mention reaching out to help, and even motionless.

The silence lasted for a long time, and in this short night, there were too many things that had been forcibly instilled into Rin Tosaka's mind, and she needed time to think about it slowly - but time was often not enough, whether it was for Rin Tosaka or Zhao Mian now, or even Saber and Emiya Shirou who were fighting, time seemed extremely precious, because there were many things that could not be undone once they were missed.

Maybe dozens of minutes have passed, maybe less than ten minutes have passed - this is not a critical problem for Rin Tosaka, who is confused and untidy. But the breeze no longer heard the sound of battle, and the battle on both sides had already been decided - although Rin Tosaka, who was caught in his own thoughts, didn't know what this meant, but Zhao Mian, who had been paying attention, understood it very well, so he finally broke the silence.

"Tosaka. Zhao Mian called out, and his voice pierced through the night, attracting Rin Tosaka's attention, "The battle is over. ”

Her thoughts were disturbed, and Rin Tosaka seemed a little unhappy, but she didn't expand this emotion further, but just frowned, and began to judge the current situation by her voice. "WELL, THE BATTLE ON SABER'S SIDE SHOULD BE OVER, LANCER HAS SURVIVED FOR SO LONG AFTER THE DEATH OF THE MASTER, HE REALLY DESERVES TO BE A FAMOUS HERO IN HISTORY. ”

"Hmm. Zhao Mian nodded, and after a slight pause - as if to make a final consideration - Zhao Mian continued to speak, "Rin Tosaka. An unusually formal title, whether in terms of tone or other aspects, is a serious mess, which makes Rin Tosaka feel uncomfortable and at the same time feels Zhao Mian's seriousness, "You are a very reliable lady, although sometimes you make some small mistakes, but you have not been so sloppy in major matters, so I think you are trustworthy." You may find this inexplicable, but I ask you to continue listening. Zhao Mian paused, and Rin Tosaka didn't speak, so he continued, "I don't understand the techniques of your gods, and I don't really understand the root of your magicians' mouths, but at least there is one thing I know better than you - although this thing in front of us is a powerful force, if such an uncontrollable force is not dealt with, I am afraid it will cause even greater disasters." But I am not a man of this world after all, so I give you a choice—and I put that power into your hands, Lady Rin Tosaka. Do you choose to carry it, or let me destroy it?" Zhao Mian turned around, the war hammer was still on the ground, without the control of his hands, the power contained in it was burning with flames, he looked at Rin Tosaka, his eyes were serious and serious, and the feeling revealed from it was not as approachable as the eldest brother or loving father in his usual days, in Rin Tosaka's opinion, it was not the eyes that a human should have, indifferent, solemn, as if nothing could stop the decision made by the owner of these eyes, under the gaze of such eyes, Rin Tosaka couldn't help but be a little flustered and overwhelmed, but she didn't run away, but stubbornly looked at Zhao Mian. Zhao Mian's eyes carried a hint of approval, "If you carry it, I will erase all the tentacles that extend into this world, and then plug the gap that was forcibly opened by the force, and it will continue to lie dormant in the place where it used to be, waiting for the next Holy Grail War to open the gap again, and then reappear in the human world - you can do a lot of things during this time, prepare everything you can, and then fight it in the next Holy Grail War." As for destroying it...... Zhao Mian glanced at the black mud behind him, "I will tear it apart from this world, and there will never be a Holy Grail War from now on." When the words fell, Zhao Mian stopped speaking, just stared at Rin Tosaka in front of him with his eyes.

Perhaps for many people, this can be said to be a problem, the extremely confident and arrogant person may choose the former, put all the fruits of victory into his own arms, and the cowardly person may be more inclined to the latter, because since someone has helped him get rid of such trouble, then he is naturally grateful. But it wasn't much of a problem for Rin Tosaka, and it didn't even take her much time to come to her conclusion—one so stark that she didn't even hesitate. "Destroy it, uncle. Rin Tosaka said so, and in those words, it was not only from calm judgment, but also from trust in the monster in human skin in front of him.

Zhao Mian's eyebrows raised, and then stretched, his eyes full of approval. He said softly, "Good choice." ”

"It's a result of course. Rin Tosaka smiled smugly.

"Then run. Zhao Mian said, "Run, the faster the better, the farther away from here the better, it's better to go out from the front gate of the temple, take Saber and the Guard, this will soon not be a place where humans can continue to stay." ”

"......" Rin Tosaka was stunned for a moment.

"Don't worry, it won't be long, before dawn comes, it's all over. Zhao Mian comforted.

“…… I wish you good luck. After a moment's hesitation, Rin Tosaka finally made her own decision, she ran, then turned around the corner of the backyard, bowed to Zhao Mian, and then continued to run, disappearing into the night.

"The final finishing touches, come on. Zhao Mian twisted his neck, then picked up his war hammer and put it on his shoulder, walking towards the huge black mud that was struggling to break away from the constraints of the light.

A QUIET NIGHT - ALTHOUGH IT WAS BUILT AFTER A BATTLE, IT WAS DESTINED TO BE REMEMBERED BY COUNTLESS PEOPLE, AND IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY A STRUGGLE BETWEEN SEVERAL SERVENTS.

What is the root? Countless magicians have pursued such a thing, but none of them have been able to say what the root is—Aoko Aosaki can't tell, Zelrich never mentions, and the rest of the magicians who don't know where, they never say or mention. But in the middle of the night, the secrets of the world are peeled back one by one in the eyes of a girl.

Holding the spell that emitted a dazzling light due to the return of huge power, Sakura, who hurried to the foot of Yuanzang Mountain, saw something that she could never forget for the rest of her life, whether it was the other party who let him see it or just an accident I don't know, but it is undeniable that it did affect the trajectory of her next life.

STANDING AT THE FOOT OF THE MOUNTAIN, SAKURA FIRST SAW RIN TOSAKA AND EMIYA SHIROU WHO WERE SPEEDING DOWN, SABER FOLLOWED CLOSELY BEHIND THE TWO OF THEM, AND SHE STOPPED HER STEPS JUST LIKE THAT WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT TO CATCH UP, THE THREE WHO WERE RUNNING ALSO TURNED THEIR HEADS AND LOOKED AT THE SHOCKING SCENE. A huge pillar of light penetrated the heavens and the earth, the clouds scattered under its power, but the clear night sky was like day at this moment, within the scope of the light, all other powers disappeared into nothingness, whether it was the magic in the body or the great source of the world, it was easily dispelled in front of this power as if it were a joke. IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE FACT THAT SABER WASN'T SEEN AS AN ENEMY, I'M AFRAID THAT THE AFTERMATH OF HIS POWER WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE SABER BACK TO VALHALLA—IN Sakura's mind, the thought passed by in a flash.

Rin Tosaka and the others quickened their pace, and they soon arrived at Sakura's side - Rin Tosaka shouted something at Sakura, and then forcibly pulled her to let her go, but none of this was done, and without the assistance of magic power, she found that she couldn't pull this usually weak girl, the other party was like a nail on the floor, standing in place, unthinkable, she waved at Emiya Shirou, and then took Sakura in her arms and stood with her.

What did Sakura see?

"Maybe that's the truth of the world. In the future where she was re-branded with the surname Tosaka, she replied to her sister.

At that moment, the boundaries of dimension were blurred in her eyes, and countless things called magic and miracles became extremely weak at this moment, and the knight she had inadvertently summoned used his power to open a window into the interior of the world.

Through that window, she saw that she had summoned a completely different RIDER, the blindfolded purple figure was so beautiful, while she was immersed in the filthy black mud, allowing hatred to fill her soul, and she also saw that she was still a child of the Tosaka family, with long black hair and a healthy body, where the Tosaka family was just an ordinary family, and magic had nothing to do with them. Like a kaleidoscope, countless lives of her own came into her eyes, as if she had seen her beginning, and she had seen her own end—but this was only the beginning.

Raising her head from among the countless selves, she saw that the world was falling apart in front of her, and that all common sense was no longer universal at this moment, because all the things that carried common sense no longer existed. She saw a cheetah leap past her, then dissociated flesh and bone in mid-air, then into flying cells, then molecules and atoms, ions and electrons flying around her, quarks and smaller things as she saw. But that's not the end of it.

Everything was broken down into the most basic parts, and then in the midst of the complexity, she seemed to see the last thing—the rules. The irreversibility of time, the constancy of space, the interplay of forces, the poles of the magnetic field—those were the things she had learned in the textbooks that she first perceived, and at that moment she felt the return of common sense, but then something she couldn't understand rushed straight into her mind like a flood. She tried her best to accept it, holding back the boiling sensation in her brain, but she couldn't close her eyes to refuse it all - if it weren't for the power that was still transmitting on the back of her hand to protect her, I'm afraid she would have died here because of this vast knowledge.

"You shouldn't be here. I don't know how long it took, the message that had been pouring into Sakura's mind suddenly stopped, and the chaos suddenly seemed to have order, under the light of light, the cheetah reconstituted, gravity refilled her body, time began to continue to flow, the sense of space also returned, she felt her heart beating, as if everything had returned to its original state - and then, the light was woven into the form of a person, and Zhao Mian, who was dressed in civilian clothes, stood in front of her. "Mortals can't understand too much information, this is a physical constraint, and it is also a self-protection measure of the world, so hurry away and get away before it gets the attention of the world's self-defense system. Zhao Mian was holding a small cup in his hand, he took Sakura's hand and put the cup in her hand, "I cleaned up the contents of the cup, but the cup itself is harmless, although it has no other use, but at least it is a good choice as an ornament." Take this, go back, forget about what you can't understand, and find your own gain from what you can understand. ”

Sakura's eyes suddenly fell into darkness.

"Sakura, Sakura, wake up!"

Is that...... Tosaka's voice, my ...... My sister's voice, as if she had been trekking in the darkness for a long time, as if she had been on a long journey, heard the voice again. The voice was like a signal, and she felt her heartbeat, her breathing, and the softness and warmth of the pillow, and her hands shaking.

"Sister......," she said, but she couldn't open her eyes, as if some force was pressing them. She struggled to see what was going on, but the situation around her was known to her faster than she could open her eyes. She seemed to see Rin Tosaka, who was relieved to hear her voice, to see the mountain of Motozo that had been cut in half, to see the Emiya Shirou who was being led by Saber not far away, and even the dew drops on the trees that had been neatly groomed not far away, and the gaps in the feathers of the pigeons that were flying in the air - all of this was clearly "visible". Then she opened her eyes—a vague figure looking down at her, it was Rin Tosaka, her sister, she knew that clearly, but her eyes couldn't see who it was, because in her eyes it wasn't a human figure, but a blurry, human-like mass of magic circuits and other complex things. She didn't say anything, but smiled weakly at the other party.