FATE: Target of Grand Master

After a moment of shock, Xia Yan finally came to his senses.

"Morgan, can you remove the taint of Angolan Manuel from the Holy Grail?"

"If I had enough time, I could slowly peel away these contaminants, but that would take years. The Holy Grail's manifestation wouldn't last that long."

Morgan politely declined.

Although the black mud is useless to Morgan, it is ultimately a menace to others and must be eliminated. However, if it is destroyed rashly, a tragedy like the Fuyuki fire could occur. Moreover, destroying the Lesser Grail is only a temporary solution.

Just as Xia Yan was pondering how to deal with the corrupted Little Grail, Ilya, dressed in her Mystic Code of the Heavenly Robe, slowly walked to their side.

"Brother Xia Yan, congratulations on winning the Holy Grail War. However, as you can see, the Holy Grail has been corrupted and cannot grant your wish. Give it to me. The corruption here was caused by our Einzbern family, and it is rightfully our family's responsibility to deal with it."

Xia Yan naturally knew what Ilya was going to do, but he was still thinking about whether there was any way to avoid the sacrifice.

Suddenly, Xia Yan seemed to have thought of something and whispered a few words in Morgan's ear.

Morgan first shook his head, then nodded, and finally asked with a hint of doubt, "Are you sure?"

Seeing Xia Yan nod firmly, Morgan said no more and placed the Holy Grail in front of Ilya.

"Ilya!"

Shirou, Rin, and Kuzuki also ran over.

Illya turned to Shirou and smiled, "Goodbye, Shirou. Don't miss your sister too much, okay? But you can't not miss her at all either."

After saying that, Ilya took the Holy Grail from Morgan and walked towards the Great Hollow without looking back, as if she was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she would hesitate.

"Ilya!"

Rin stopped Shirou, who was trying to pull Illya back, and said, "Shirou, don't let Illya down."

Following Ilya, the group returned to the large, rock-filled cavern.

Ilya held the Holy Grail in both hands, and her body began to emit a brilliant white light. Magic began to circulate between Ilya and the Holy Grail.

Gradually, black magic began to emerge, but after passing through Illya's body, it seemed to be cleansed of impurities and purified into pure, transparent magic. Illya's body also gradually thinned out during the purification and circulation until it disappeared completely.

At the cost of her own physical demise, Ilya fully activated the Holy Grail's power, reversing the magic that had been corrupted by "all the evil of this world" and restoring it to its original state of unconsciousness and devoid of malice, pure magical energy.

Just as Ilya was preparing to sacrifice her own consciousness once again to close the door to the Root.

"Okay, that's enough."

Morgan floated into the air and instantly took over the magical pathway that had been opened to the Greater Grail.

"My Master fought so hard in this Holy Grail War, we can't let it all go to waste. Since we have such immense magical power, it's enough to grant my Master's wish."

Xia Yan looked at Morgan, who had taken over the entire Holy Grail in mid-air, and recalled his conversation with Morgan just now.

"Morgan, once Ilya has purified the Holy Grail, you will take over its management."

Morgan raised an eyebrow.

"Master, do you have a wish that you wish to have fulfilled?"

Xia Yan nodded and said, "Yes, but let me confirm first, is it feasible to use this Holy Grail to wish for my release from the Master Trial?"

Morgan shook his head.

"No. The restrictions imposed on you by the Master Trial are almost indistinguishable from the laws of nature. This is not something that a Holy Grail can solve."

"I see."

Xia Yan hadn't held out any hope to begin with. If the Master Trial was so easy to break, then BB's face would probably be slapped in the face.

"If I wish for the Servants from this Holy Grail War to stay here after the war, is that possible?"

"That's not a big problem. As long as we intercept the Servants' souls the moment we unlock the Greater Grail and then construct their Spirit Origins, we can manage. However, the problem of supplying them with magic will have to be solved by their Masters."

"Yes, I think they would all be willing."

"Xia Yan"

Morgan stopped Xia Yan and asked, "Why did you make such a wish? I think using this opportunity to strengthen yourself is more useful than making this wish for family happiness. Don't forget, you and I are just passersby in this world; don't invest too much emotion here."

Xia Yan understood that Morgan cared about him and knew that Morgan was right, but Xia Yan had a bolder idea.

"Morgan, don't underestimate the Family Harmony ending. Remember the hidden reward we accidentally unlocked at the end of the last trial? I believe there are definitely more hidden rewards than just that one way. In this trial, it's extremely difficult for even one more Servant to survive, let alone achieve the Family Harmony ending."

Given BB's personality, he'd definitely add hidden rewards in a very malicious way. And I'm going to use this reverse thinking to gamble big. While I admit there's an element of gambling involved, if I actually win, the reward will be far greater than simply strengthening myself.

Seeing that Xia Yan had made up his mind, Morgan said no more. In any case, even if this opportunity was wasted, as long as he was by his side, he could ensure the safety of his master.

Xia Yan's thoughts were pulled back by the exclamations around him.

A huge beam of light descended in front of them, and familiar figures emerged from it.

Artoria, Cú Chulainn, Emiya, Medea, Medusa, and a bewildered Illya.

"Saber!"

Shirou rushed forward and hugged Artoria tightly.

Artoria's face flushed instantly, but she then gently hugged Shirou.

"I'm back, Shirou."

"Archer!"

Rin excitedly ran to the front of the Heroic Spirit Emiya, wiping away tears from the corners of her eyes from time to time.

"Rin, I finally came back, and you greeted me with a crying face?" Archer teased.

"No, I didn't cry. I just got sand in my eyes!" Rin denied with a haughty expression.

"Caster!"

Although Kuzuki Souichirou still maintained a blank expression, his rapidly approaching figure revealed his urgency.

"Souichiro-sama!"

Medea hugged Kuzuki tightly, tears streaming down her face.

"I never thought I'd see Lord Soichiro again. Am I dreaming?"

Beside the three pairs of masters and servants, who were immersed in the joy of their reunion, stood three other people who looked slightly embarrassed.

Upon seeing Xia Yan, Cú Chulainn joked, "Master, how about we give each other a big hug?"

As he spoke, he even made a gesture of opening his arms.

Xia Yan waved his hand dismissively, then said to Medusa and Ilya beside him, "Welcome back."

Seeing his Master's attitude, Cú Chulainn said unhappily, "Master, this is a classic case of betraying your principles for the sake of beauty!"

Ignoring the antics of Cú Chulainn, Xia Yan first spoke to Medusa, saying, "Sakura is safe; you'll see her soon."

Then, he crouched down to be at Ilya's eye level and asked, "Ilya, how are you feeling?"

Having received the answer she cared about most, Medusa smiled and greeted Xia Yan, then stood quietly to the side.

Ilya seemed to realize what had happened.

Just as he was about to close the path to the Root, Morgan suddenly intervened, interrupting the process. He used the magic of the Greater Grail to extract the souls of the Servants in the Lesser Grail along with his own soul, and restructured his Spirit Origin. It seems that Morgan also used ether to create a body for him that would no longer be short-lived, but this body still would not grow.

Having understood everything, Ilya looked at Xia Yan and asked curiously, "Why did you save me?"

Xia Yan patted Ilya's head and said, "Saving people doesn't need a reason."

"I just asked Berserker, and since Illya's current body can no longer support his presence, he chose to return to the Throne of Heroes. The two Assassins also had nothing to lose, so they returned to the Throne of Heroes as well. As for that golden Archer, he was extremely arrogant and didn't reply, nor did he seem to want to stay."

Morgan slowly floated down from mid-air and explained the situation to Xia Yan.

"Alright, now that the Holy Grail has been used up, it's time to complete the main quest of this trial."

Xia Yan laughed and said, "Let's just dismantle the Greater Grail."