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Chapter 192 The Truth of the Holy Grail War

Looking at Rin Tohsaka's anxious yet determined expression, an indescribable flutter touched the softest part of her heart.

Sakura Matou finally couldn't help but put down her teacup, and with unprecedented courage, she took Rin Tohsaka's hand in her own.

“Senpai…no, Rin…”

"Why didn't you come sooner..."

Before she could finish speaking, large tears slid down her cheeks from the corners of her eyes.

Seeing Sakura begin to sob and wipe away her tears, Rin Tohsaka, whose joy had not yet been released, panicked and hurriedly went around the low table in front of her, reaching out to hug the choked Sakura.

"They're here, they're here..."

Rin Tohsaka knelt beside Sakura, reaching out to embrace her shoulders and back, gently stroking her long purple hair, her eyes also reddening as she choked up.

Seeing this, Medusa, the only one left in the room, was deeply moved.

After hesitating for a moment, she finally stepped forward, knelt on one knee behind Matou Sakura, and gently embraced the two sisters.

Great, the orange is settled!
A satisfied expression appeared on Lin Yu's face.

The group members in the live stream chat flooded the screen with comments, clearly delighted to see this heartwarming scene.

Only Bai Zemin noticed the barely perceptible silver light, and immediately realized what it meant, and started typing in the chat during the live stream.

[Bai Zemin: Brother Lin, were the restrictions on Sakura your doing?]

Lin Yu: Not bad.

[Lin Yu: Before going to Qi Mu's house, I impulsively met this girl...]

it is as expected!
Bai Zemin's face showed understanding, finally confirming his guess.

No wonder Rin Tohsaka saw Sakura as perfectly normal. With Lin Yu's protection, Shinji Matou was unable to assault her, and Zouken Matou's Crest Worms were naturally unable to touch her body!
……

……

Ten minutes later, Bai Zeming and Emiya Shirou also entered the room.

The four sat facing each other, with their respective heroic spirits standing behind them.

Emiya Shirou glanced at Rin Tohsaka and Sakura Matou's slightly reddened eyes with a puzzled look, then turned to look at Bai Zeming and said in a deep voice, "Now you can explain, right?"

"Of course!"

Bai Zemin nodded, looking at Matou Sakura and said, "First, there's the restriction on Matou-san..."

Rin Tohsaka interrupted, "It's Sakura Tohsaka!"

Emiya Shirou paused slightly, looking at Sakura in surprise, and said, "You've returned to the Tohsaka family?"

"Ah."

Sakura Tohsaka blushed slightly and nodded somewhat shyly.

Emiya Shirou's face lit up with joy: "This is good news, I..."

Bai Zemin rolled his eyes and said, "Do you guys still want to hear it or not?"

The three of them then realized what was happening, quickly shut their mouths, and waited for Bai Zeming's explanation.

Bai Zemin said, "First of all, there's the restriction on Ying's body. If I'm not mistaken, this should be my older brother's doing."

Rin Tohsaka asked in surprise, "Your older brother?"

Bai Zemin did not answer, but turned to look at Tohsaka Sakura and said, "When you left school yesterday, did you encounter a mysterious man who was handsome, wise and brave, elegant and graceful, and had an ethereal temperament?"

[Lin Yu: The wording is good; it's very close to reality.]

[Group members: ?]

[Lin Yu: What's with the question mark? Is he wrong?]

【Group members: …】

Sakura Tohsaka paused slightly, then hesitated and said, "It seems there is such a person."

Bai Zemin then asked, "Did he pat you on the shoulder?"

Rin Tohsaka nodded, surprised. "How did you know?"

"That's no problem!"

Bai Zemin smiled and nodded, saying, "In any case, with my elder brother's protection, Matou Zouken's soul shouldn't be able to escape!"

"What? Zouken Matou is still alive?"

Emiya Shirou looked shocked and couldn't help but say, "Didn't we clear the ruins and wipe out all the insects inside and outside the mansion before we left?"

"Indeed, but... we're still missing one!"

As he spoke, he turned to look at Sakura Tohsaka.

All three were taken aback upon seeing this.

Rin Tohsaka abruptly stood up, her brows furrowed, and said incredulously:

"You mean, there's a worm inside Sakura too?!"

"..."

Bai Zemin sighed softly and nodded slowly.

Rin Tohsaka staggered back two steps, stunned, and said, "How could this be..."

Bai Zemin's expression was complicated as he hesitated whether to reveal the truth.

"Let me explain!"

Just then, a soft sigh came from the air.

The next second, a flash of silver light appeared, and a handsome man in white walked out of thin air and stepped into the live broadcast room.

Upon seeing Lin Yu's sudden appearance, Saber and Rider, who had never seen him before, were slightly taken aback. They then frowned and stood protectively beside their Master as if facing a formidable enemy.

"……It's you?"

Sakura Tohsaka stared at him blankly.

Lin Yu glanced at her and smiled slightly: "That's right, it's me."

After saying that, he turned his gaze to the people in the room and said in a leisurely tone, "Zoken Matou's secret technique is called the Marking Insect, which is a kind of familiar similar to the artificial Three Corpse Insect."

"It can parasitize the human body and maintain its ability to move by devouring the host's magic power, just like a biological surveillance device made with magic."

"The Crest Worms, after being cultivated and implanted into the human body, become nerves similar to magic circuits, integrating with the host's original nerves." "Normally, the magic circuits formed by these Crest Worms are static, but once activated, they invade the host, constantly feeding on the host's magical energy..."

Is this the truth behind the Matou family's magic?
Rin Tohsaka was stunned. When she came to her senses, she couldn't help but look at Sakura, who was hanging her head in dejection. A complex emotion mixed with anger, self-blame, and guilt welled up in her heart.

The same applies to Emiya Shirou and the other Heroic Spirits beside him.

Only Bai Zemin sighed inwardly, knowing that Lin Yu was still hiding a lot of the truth.

For example, besides magic, Crest Worms have a fondness for human blood, semen, and bone marrow...

Lin Yu continued, "And within this girl's heart is a special Crest Worm, cultivated by Zouken Matou using fragments of the Holy Grail as a catalyst. It has the ability to transform this girl into a Lesser Holy Grail."

"what?!"

Rin Tohsaka was shocked and furious, and couldn't help but blurt it out.

Lin Yu glanced at her and said calmly, "Don't get excited. The Lesser Grail transformed in this way is not complete."

"However, it's more than enough to serve as a vessel for Zouken Matou's soul!"

Before she finished speaking, a dazzling silver light bloomed from Sakura's shoulder.

Caught off guard, everyone could only watch helplessly as a silver light traced an arc across her shoulder, like a silver arrow that pierced her heart in an instant!

"Pfft-"

With the sound of flesh being pierced, a silver stream of light emerged from her back and returned to Lin Yu's hand.

Everyone was shocked. Medusa appeared beside Sakura in an instant, pulling the severely injured Master into her arms while taking out chains and a short sword, looking at Lin Yu with vigilance and anger.

"You...huh?"

Medusa was slightly taken aback, then stared intently at the wriggling worm between Lin Yu's fingers.

"Is this the Crest Worm inside Sakura's heart?"

"good."

Lin Yu glanced at the terrified, wriggling insect, but before he could make a move, crimson flames suddenly ignited, scorching the marking insect's body.

Hellfire!

A type of fire magic that targets only the soul.

It has no offensive properties, but it can inflict extreme pain on enemies that originates from their very soul.

Lin Yu had long disliked this old bug, and now that he had the chance, he was determined to torment him.

He controlled the Crest Worm within the karmic fire, then walked up to Sakura Tohsaka, who was clutching her chest, and gently placed his free hand on her shoulder.

As the red light burst forth, the blood on Sakura's body began to flow back, and her damaged heart and flesh began to heal.

Gradually, Sakura Tohsaka's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, her pretty face gradually unfurled, and she soon fell into a deep sleep.

"All right."

Lin Yu released her hand and said softly under everyone's gaze, "What happened today has exceeded her limit. I took the liberty of comforting her... Let her get some rest!"

As he finished speaking, Lin Yu turned to look at Medusa.

Medusa paused for a moment, then nodded silently, picked up the sleeping Master, and left.

Lin Yu turned his head, glanced at the Marked Insect writhing in agony within the karmic flames, and said calmly, "Machiri Zolgen, when you abandoned your human identity and used the flesh and blood of others to prolong your life, you should have thought that this day would come..."

Upon hearing this, the twisted Mark Worm paused for a moment, seemingly quite shocked by Lin Yu's revelation of his real name.

Lin Yu shook his head and said, "Forget it, there's no point in torturing you. Just obediently become the contents of the Holy Grail!"

After saying that, he clenched his fist, and the insects in the karmic fire burst open instantly. A semi-transparent soul emerged from it and, under Lin Yu's control, transformed into a wisp of black energy, which surged into the command seal on the back of Bai Zemin's hand.

This time, however, there were blurry facial features on the black mist, and a terrified face could still be vaguely seen.

Rin Tohsaka and Shirou Emiya were both taken aback and couldn't help but ask, "Is that Zouken Matou's soul?"

Bai Zemin nodded and said, "That's right."

Rin Tohsaka frowned and asked, "Why do you collect souls?"

Bai Zemin said softly, "That's the other thing I wanted to talk about!"

As he spoke, he turned to look at Lin Yu: "Brother, shall we have you say it, or shall we?"

Lin Yu laughed and said, "You go ahead, I won't steal the spotlight."

Bai Zemin nodded, his gaze sweeping over everyone before finally settling on Rin Tohsaka's face: "Rin-san, you said before that the battle between the seven Masters and the Heroic Spirits is a necessary ritual for the Holy Grail's descent, right?"

Rin Tohsaka nodded and said, "That's right, that's common sense."

Bai Zemin shook his head and said, "No, this is common sense that they instilled in you."

"In fact, the Holy Grail doesn't need to be summoned at all, nor does it need any Holy Grail War rituals, because it arrived long before the war even began!"

"...How is this possible?!"

Everyone, including Rin Tohsaka, was filled with shock.

Even the usually composed Saber was filled with disbelief.

"If the Holy Grail had already descended, then why hold the Holy Grail War? Wouldn't that be redundant?"

"Who said that?"

Bai Zemin glanced at her and slowly said, "Summoning the Holy Grail is indeed a lie, but the ritual is not superfluous, because its purpose is not the Holy Grail itself, but its contents!"

"...The contents?"

Everyone stared at him in a daze.

Bai Zemin continued to explain, "Although the magicians created the Holy Grail, they did not prepare its contents. To truly unleash the power of the Holy Grail, they must first summon its contents."

"So now the question is, what kind of being is qualified to be the contents of the Holy Grail?"

Rin Tohsaka's pupils contracted sharply, and she blurted out, "A Heroic Spirit?"

"That's right!"

Bai Zemin said in a low voice, "The purest magic power used to fill the Holy Grail comes from the guardians who reside on the Throne of Heroes, on the side of the world!"

"Those souls known as the strongest are the very things the magicians who started the Holy Grail War crave most!"

"In their calculations, as long as there are the souls of six Heroic Spirits as filling material, the power of the Holy Grail might truly achieve the effect of an omnipotent wish-granting machine..."

(End of this chapter)