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The Holy Grail War is a war!

War means bloodshed, a life-and-death struggle. There is only one Holy Grail, and only one pair—Master and Servant—can make a wish at the end. Seven participants compete for that single spot. It's essentially a battle royale. You must kill or defeat all other enemies to obtain the Holy Grail.

**Matou Sakura** and **Medusa** had discussed this for a long time. To them, Li Mo was a mystery. This Master, who controlled two Servants, had an unknown origin and unclear motives. In terms of strength alone, he was formidable.

They were at a disadvantage.

Negotiating with a stronger party while at a disadvantage is a dangerous move. Especially when the stronger party's intentions are unclear, every step feels like walking on the edge of a cliff.

Medusa was prepared. If the opponent's goal was the Holy Grail, she would commit suicide to trigger the descent of the Greater Grail once everything was settled and she saw Sakura smile.

She had no particular attachment to the Holy Grail and had even forgotten why she had responded to the summoning. Blindly following her Master's orders was a sign of confusion. Now, she was fighting for Sakura's future.

She couldn't let this girl, who shared a similar fate to her own, meet the same tragic end.

To achieve their goal, the most crucial point was to understand what the man standing before them was thinking, what he planned to do, and what his objective was.

"Hmm? Why? That's a good question," Li Mo said. "Actually, my goal has already been achieved. It was completed the moment I became the Master of Miss Medea and Miss Koyanskaya. Now, all I need to do is ensure I survive."

His **clear condition** was to survive until the end of the Holy Grail War. The system didn't require him to become the winner of the Holy Grail War.

The safest approach would be to abandon Medea and Koyanskaya and quietly wait for the Greater Grail to descend. But choosing to do so would go against his principles. With two Servants, he was in an almost unbeatable position in the Holy Grail War. By forming an alliance with Sakura, he would have three Servants. Later, he could also stand on equal footing with **Emiya Shirou** and **Tohsaka Rin**. With five Servants, victory would be all but guaranteed.

"Your goal in participating in the Holy Grail War has already been achieved? You don't want to obtain the Greater Grail and reach the **Root**?"

"That thing has lost its function as a wish-granting device. Why would I want the Greater Grail?"

Li Mo glanced at Sakura and feigned surprise.

The Greater Grail had long been corrupted by **「All the World's Evils」**, losing its function as a wish-granting device. According to the information he had gathered before entering this world, in the timeline of **「The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II」**, the Director of the Department of Astromancy, the old director, had discovered this and lost interest in the Holy Grail War.

Even if he hadn't known this, Li Mo had no wishes that required the Greater Grail to fulfill. To this world, he was merely a passerby…

Well, there was one wish. It would be nice if he could keep the Servants. Then it could turn into a **「Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan」** (Today's Menu for the Emiya Family) scenario.

"The Greater Grail… can't grant wishes anymore?"

Sakura was slightly surprised. In her education, the Greater Grail was an omnipotent wish-granting device. Obtaining it would allow one to fulfill any desire, like the miraculous encounters of fairy tale protagonists. Only someone like her, who had never cared about the Greater Grail, could remain so calm.

"The Greater Grail has been corrupted, so its wish-granting function is no longer effective. Otherwise, the winner of the Fourth Holy Grail War wouldn't have chosen to destroy it, and the Fifth Holy Grail War wouldn't be happening now.

In short, Miss Sakura, are you satisfied with my answer?"

The other party had asked about his purpose for participating in the Holy Grail War. Li Mo felt he had answered perfectly.

"…"

Sakura fell silent. The other party said his goal had already been achieved, but what exactly was his goal? They had communicated, but it felt like they hadn't really communicated at all? All she knew was that he had expressed goodwill.

"So, what do you plan to do next in the Holy Grail War?" Medusa asked.

Seeing her Master fall into confusion, she knew Sakura had fallen into the other party's rhythm. The young man named Li Mo had taken the initiative. Losing the upper hand in a conversation was equivalent to admitting defeat. That's why Medusa spoke up.

"Was the previous question asked by Rider on behalf of Miss Sakura? It really hit the core of the matter. Let me think… perhaps it's for love and peace, so I want to end the Holy Grail War?"

Wasn't this reason a bit laughable? A magus, talking about love and peace?

Even Medusa couldn't understand this answer. She tilted her head, using this gesture to express her dissatisfaction and to see if the young man would continue the conversation.

"Um… Li-kun, that reason doesn't convince us."

"You're right. I can't even convince myself. To be honest, I don't even know what my goal is. But I can tell you what I plan to do next."

Li Mo pinched his chin and thought seriously. He was also somewhat confused about what to do next in the Holy Grail War. But there was one thing he was certain of.

"Next, let's go kill some bugs."

This sudden proposal left Medusa and Sakura puzzled. The latter, upon hearing the keyword "bugs," instinctively frowned, thinking of unpleasant things.

Li Mo observed these details carefully. The girl named Matou Sakura originally had the **Imaginary Numbers** attribute but had been forcibly changed to a ordinary water attribute by **Matou Zouken**. What a waste! That was the rare **Imaginary Numbers** attribute!

But he also knew that magi were like this—willing to trample over everything in the world for their own goals. They were like capitalists chasing a 300% profit margin.

"What I mean is, we'll storm the Matou household. Along the way, we'll kill Matou Zouken. What do you think, Miss Sakura? Of course, I won't ask you to take action yourself. I just need you to have Miss Medusa accompany me."

Matou Zouken's strength wasn't particularly impressive. Perhaps centuries ago, as **Makiri**, he had been powerful, but now he was nothing to fear.

"Oh, and Miss Medea, could you please perform a surgery on Miss Sakura to remove the worms from her heart?"

"No problem."

Medea, hidden under her hood, replied. Removing foreign objects from the heart wasn't too difficult for her.

"If possible, could you also give Miss Sakura a full body check? If you find any other foreign objects, please remove them as well."

Medea nodded.

This wasn't too difficult for her. The methods of modern magi seemed like beginner-level tricks to her. Of course, there were some interesting things, but they were like cleverly designed toys.

The changes of time and the Earth's environment had created a chasm between magi of the Age of Gods and modern magi.

"Miss Medusa, would you like to come along?" Li Mo asked Medusa.

It seemed he had already anticipated her agreement to his plan.