She wasn't grieving over Kiritsugu Emiya's death; she was grieving that her Holy Grail War had come to an end.

With her Master dead, she would lose her Master's magical energy supply—without the magical energy to maintain her Servant status, Artoria would soon return to Valhalla.

Only Archer-class Servants possess the class skill "Act Alone," allowing them to act for a period of time without needing a Master.

But that has nothing to do with her as Saber.

"...I lost. There was absolutely no hope of winning."

Artoria finally accepted her defeat—from the moment her first attack on Qin Chuan failed, she knew she could not defeat him.

As the King of Knights, she still wanted to give it a try, but now that her Master is dead, there is no need for her to continue trying.

"Losing to me isn't a loss for you. The other Servants were taken down in a single move; at least you showed off your skills. 147"

Qin Chuan nodded and spoke to Artoria.

He was telling the truth; the other Heroic Spirits he killed were instantly killed before they could even use their abilities.

Gilgamesh only used "Chains of Heaven" once, but that wasn't his strongest move; he didn't even have time to draw his Ea.

In comparison, Artoria at least unleashed "Excalibur" in front of him once, which was indeed much better than the other Servants.

"..."

Artoria was speechless for a moment. She knew that what Qin Chuan said was probably true, but why did it sound so infuriating?

Releasing a Noble Phantasm already puts him at a significant disadvantage compared to other Servants; that sounds rather pathetic.

"Since I used you to get rid of Kiritsugu Emiya, I'll tell you about Irisviel's situation."

Qin Chuan smiled and said to Artoria, "Of course, the reason I can talk to Artoria so much is because I liked this character before I transmigrated."

Artoria doesn't seem to know about the Lesser Grail yet. Telling her about it will help her understand why Kiritsugu Emiya would give up on Irisviel.

……

“...I see. No wonder Alice suddenly became a little weak before. I thought it was due to some defects of her as a android.”

After listening to Qin Chuan's explanation, Artoria, whose body had become somewhat transparent, said with a wry smile.

"I never imagined that it was because it absorbed the souls of other Heroic Spirits as a Lesser Grail... I didn't even realize that."

"It's normal not to notice; who would expect the Holy Grail to descend in this way?"

Qin Chuan shrugged, not thinking there was anything wrong with Artoria not realizing this.

Actually, there's something even worse: when the Holy Grail descends, it contains "the evils of this world."

Qin Chuan still hasn't figured out how to deal with those things, so he hasn't told Artoria about it, since Artoria wouldn't have a chance to help anyway.

"This time it also failed to save my country... What a pity."

Artoria looked at Qin Chuan, closed her eyes slightly, and her body gradually disappeared—of course, her soul would also return to the Lesser Grail.

"That leaves only Rider and Caster... Hmm?"

As Artoria disappeared, Qin Chuan prepared to leave, but soon he heard a rumbling sound coming from the sky.

It sounded like thunder, but also mixed with a heavy sound like wheels turning.

Qin Chuan looked up at the sky and, sure enough, he saw two Heavenly Bulls descending from the sky, along with the divine wheels they were dragging.

"Oh la la la la! Long time no see, young hero!"

As the Bull of Heaven and the Divine Wheel crashed to the ground, creating a large crater, Iskandar's cheerful voice rang out.

You can still faintly hear Webber gagging; it seems he still hasn't adapted to the Bull of Heaven's cart-pulling technique.

"It's you? What are you doing here?"

Qin Chuan looked at Iskandar, who had suddenly arrived, with some surprise.

"I just found the newly summoned Caster in the city and took care of him."

Iskandar smiled slightly, but his eyes flashed with a cold light.

"That guy and his Master were both complete scumbags, I got rid of them all."

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan understood—the Caster Gilles de Rais in this Holy Grail War, and his Master Ryunosuke Uryu, were both guys who enjoyed killing.

Unlike Qin Chuan, who killed for a purpose, those two guys were just people who did it for fun and committed crimes randomly.

As the conqueror king, Iskandar was certainly not against killing, but he could not accept the act of taking pleasure in killing unarmed and completely innocent ordinary people.

In particular, Iskandar couldn't stand that Ryunosuke Uryu was targeting children.

"So that's how it is. You killed Caster... Did you come here to take care of Saber as well?"

Qin Chuan laughed. He didn't think there was anything wrong with Caster being killed by Iskandar.

Anyway, he didn't want Caster's abilities, and he had no interest in that treasure that summoned monsters.

"That's right. My little Master may be a bit weak-willed, but with the help of his familiars, he still managed to find Saber's base."

Iskandar laughed heartily, patted Waver on the shoulder, and nearly made Waver fall off the Kamui Wheel.

"But... judging from the mess in this forest, you haven't already killed Saber, have you?"

As Iskandar spoke, his gaze drifted to the other side—the direction from which Artoria's Excalibur would attack after its release.

The earth shattered, the soil churned, and a passage was forcibly carved out in the middle of the forest, undoubtedly caused by someone unleashing a Noble Phantasm.

On the ground lay the unseeing corpse of Kiritsugu Emiya, a scene that clearly indicated the battle was over.

"It's not just Saber."

Qin Chuan squinted at Iskandar.

"Assassin Berserker, Archer, Lancer, I took them all down—now the Holy Grail War should only have the two of us left."

As soon as he finished speaking, Iskandar and Webber both froze.

They probably didn't expect Qin Chuan to be so ruthless, almost completely destroying the Holy Grail War in just two days.

"Wait a minute! According to you, shouldn't only Rider be left now!?"

However, Weber also noticed the problem in Qin Chuan's words, and he looked at Qin Chuan with some disbelief.

"So what class are you? Aren't there only seven Servants in the Holy Grail War?!"

Chapter 154 Arranging the Aftermath

"A heroic spirit summoned illegally... Well, that makes sense. It's normal for such a large-scale spirit summoning ritual to have a few loopholes."

After learning that Qin Chuan was a Heroic Spirit summoned by Rin Tohsaka in violation of regulations, Waver seemed to understand.

As a student of the Clock Tower, he had also studied necromancy, and his mentor, Kenneth, was a first-class lecturer in the necromancy department.

The thought sent a chill down Waver's spine. The relic that summoned Iskandar was stolen from Kenneth, and Kenneth must be furious.

Kenneth came to Fuyuki City to participate in the Holy Grail War because this Holy Grail War is related to the séance ritual, so he thought he would come here to enhance his prestige.

However, it has been two days since the Holy Grail War began, and Waver still hasn't seen his lecturer... Could it be that Kenneth didn't come because his relic was stolen?

Waver was unaware that Kenneth had already been killed by Qin Chuan. He relied entirely on his own intelligence gathering, so unlike Tokiomi Tohsaka and Kiritsugu Emiya, he did not know that Kenneth was likely dead.

"Hahaha, little Master, is now the time to consider the loopholes in the Holy Grail War?"

Iskandar laughed, his voice loud, but his gaze was very serious.

"Don't forget your promise to this young Heroic Spirit—he promised to fight me one last time, and now all the other Heroic Spirits are dead, so—"

"So you're going to start a war?"

Weber was startled, realizing that although the Holy Grail War had only been going on for two days, it seemed to be almost over.

Qin Chuan single-handedly defeated almost all the Heroic Spirits in the Holy Grail War. The only exception was Caster, who was only defeated because Iskandar and his group were lucky enough to encounter him first in Fuyuki City.

Seeing Iskandar utterly defeat Caster, even interrupting Caster's attempt to summon something powerful in a desperate attempt to escape, Waver was initially quite confident in his Heroic Spirit.

However, after learning that Qin Chuan had single-handedly wiped out all the other Heroic Spirits without a scratch, Waver's confidence wavered.

Is this really what you call a rule-breaking Heroic Spirit? Even their combat power is rule-breaking...

"No, not at all. Before we start the war, let's not forget our agreement."

Qin Chuan looked at Weber, who was sitting obediently next to Iskandar like a little wife, the height difference between them was ridiculous.

"You remember you were going to take Sakura to the Clock Tower for further studies, right? I don't know the exact location of the Clock Tower, nor how to get in."

As the headquarters of the Magic Association, the exact location of the Clock Tower is known only to magicians, so Qin Chuan must have Webber lead the way.

As for why this agreement had to be made before the war with Iskandar—of course, it was because the Holy Grail would descend after Iskandar was defeated.

Qin Chuan left a misty clone created by "Blackbird" using the power of "Justice" next to Rin Tohsaka, so he also knows about Irisviel's current situation.

After having two more heroic spirits within her, Irisviel's body was almost completely immobile, and her condition deteriorated significantly.

To Qin Chuan's surprise, Irisviel did not immediately become the Holy Grail; it seemed to be just one step away from being completed.

According to the original work, Irisviel should have become the Holy Grail by now—it was probably Qin Chuan's appearance that caused the effect of the Lesser Grail in containing the souls of Heroic Spirits to change slightly.

Once the Holy Grail descends, it means that the evil of this world will also descend. At that time, Qin Chuan will have to spend time dealing with the evil of this world, and there will be no extra time for Waver to lead the way to the Clock Tower.

Therefore, it is best to complete this matter before the Holy Grail descends.

"...You want to go to the Clock Tower now?"

Weber looked at Qin Chuan with a strange expression, then shook his head and said...

“It’s not that I don’t want to take you, but it’s too late to book plane tickets now. The Clock Tower is in the suburbs of London.”

"Don't worry about that, I have a way to get you there."

Qin Chuan smiled upon seeing this—was he joking? With his current strength, would it really take him that long to fly from Japan to England?

Flying around the Earth several times is nothing to worry about.

If he had known the exact location of the Clock Tower and how to enter it, he wouldn't have needed to make an agreement with Waver; he could have taken Matou Sakura there himself.

……

Qin Chuan opened the window and went inside, where he saw Matou Sakura sitting at the table reading a book.

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Sakura Matou also heard the sound at the window, turned her head to look, and after seeing Qin Chuan, a joyful smile appeared on her face:

"Big brother!"

Then he lunged at her, but Qin Chuan caught him.

"Why aren't you asleep yet, it's so late?"

Qin Chuan smiled helplessly, also somewhat puzzled as to why Matou Sakura was still awake.

It's the middle of the night, almost dawn, and most children should be asleep by now.

Sakura Matou isn't a participant in the Holy Grail War, so there's no need for her to stay up all night.

"Because my older brother always comes to find me at night, I choose to sleep during the day."

Sakura Matou's reason left Qin Chuan somewhat speechless.

Qin Chuan usually came to find Matou Sakura at night, mainly because he entered the mission world at night.

Moreover, the Holy Grail War was scheduled to take place at night to avoid being discovered by ordinary people, which coincided perfectly with the time when Qin Chuan entered the mission world.

Therefore, Matou Sakura realized this and chose to stay awake at night—what if Qin Chuan came looking for her?

"Hey, little girl, let's talk about catching up later. Come out with your big brother now."

Iskandar's voice rang out from outside the window—because the window was too small, Iskandar's enormous size couldn't fit through, so he could only speak from outside.

He was currently letting the Divine Wheels hover outside the window. Although they might not be noticed for a while, they would inevitably be spotted by some night owls over time.

"...Is big brother going to send me to the clock tower?"

Looking through the window, Matou Sakura saw Iskandar's large face and remembered the agreement between Qin Chuan and Waver. She immediately understood.

Her expression was somewhat disappointed—not because she disliked studying at the Clock Tower, but because Qin Chuan was now sending her there, which meant the Holy Grail War was about to end.

After that, Qin Chuan will also disappear from the present world, and may not be summoned again until the next Holy Grail War.

Sakura Matou decides to become an excellent magician, partly in preparation for summoning Qin Chuan.

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