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Perhaps driven by his unwavering commitment to the continuation of his family line, or perhaps simply by a father's protective instincts towards his children, Tokiomi Tohsaka erupted in this seemingly hopeless situation.

The attacking ghoul let out a painful and furious howl after being hit head-on by a powerful magical flame. Just as he was about to tear the magician in front of him apart, a second and a third magical flame struck him in succession, turning him into a burning torch before he could make contact with the magician. His screams of struggle gradually subsided.

To be honest, Tokiomi Tohsaka was also surprised by this situation. Although he had been able to feel the power of magic increasing recently, he did not expect it to be strengthened to this extent. In the past, it would have taken at least twice as much magic to achieve the same result, but now it only takes half.

"Now is not the time to think about that, Rin—"

[Activity intensity amplification coefficient: 127.25%, Conclusion: Magic power increases as the total number of magicians decreases.]

"who?!"

The sudden, hollow mechanical sound behind him sent a chill down Tokiomi Tohsaka's spine. He instinctively turned to unleash his magic, and through the flames, he glimpsed a familiar figure: "Could it be—"

"Snapped"

The magical flames that had easily wounded a ghoul didn't even have a chance to detonate before being annihilated by a more advanced energy source when facing the intruder. With a flash of energy circuitry, Tokiomi Tohsaka, recognizing the intruder, narrowed his eyes: "How is this possible... Caster..."

The magician had every reason to be shocked.

First, this is not Fuyuki City. The Servants summoned by the Holy Grail War should never be able to leave the Fuyuki City area. Second, the Holy Grail War has long ended. Or did the blood-red cube that appeared in the sky above Fuyuki City cause some change that allowed the Servants who should have disappeared to reappear?

And the third—

“…Caster, what do you want to do?”

Even with similar forms, there is still a huge chasm between Heroic Spirits and Mages. At least for Tokiomi Tohsaka now, it is absolutely impossible for him to defeat a Heroic Spirit in a head-on battle, let alone a Heroic Spirit that exists as a "Caster".

"The Holy Grail War is over, and even if it isn't, the Tohsaka family has already lost their right to pursue us. There's no benefit in continuing to chase us."

Faced with the magician's words, Eve's response was quite direct: "Accept it."

In a realm invisible to the naked eye, a faint radio wave easily penetrated several layers of magical defense on the magician's body, reaching the deepest part of his mind and transforming into a "sound".

Do you crave true power?

"—!"

Clearly, the magician was unable to accept this sudden turn of events. In his shock, he subconsciously activated the magic within him. The girl, sensing the fluctuations in magic, simply raised her left hand, and a triangular energy circuit appeared in her palm—

"father!"

The impending conflict was interrupted by a sudden shout, and Tokiomi Tohsaka realized what he was doing: disregarding his wife and daughter behind him, he wanted to fight a Heroic Spirit head-on.

"...Will accepting this mean you can let Rin go?"

"She knew about magic."

He calmly looked at the little girl huddled behind the magician: "Accept it."

The same voice echoed in Rin Tohsaka's mind, but the reaction it elicited was far less intense than that of Tokiomi Tohsaka. Perhaps it was just an interesting game to her.

Seeing his daughter's surprised expression, Tokiomi Tohsaka remained silent for a long time.

"……I see."

Thus, yet another "magical family" has been wiped out of this world of magic. This is just a small microcosm of the countless similar events that have occurred in this world. More and more magicians are facing "purification" from "demons" from another world. At the same time, more and more magicians are choosing to accept this unfair contract, just in order to survive in this world that has become too unfamiliar.

Fuyuki City.

"...Through these 365 simulation tests, it can be confirmed that the stored energy can perfectly simulate the nature of 'magic' in this world under certain conditions. In other words, even without the active God Space of World Ten itself, it is possible to cultivate magicians with the same ability to perform magic?"

[Correct judgment]

"Then, we can just bring in the magicians that are already in this world?"

[The theory holds true]

"Then let's do it this way... The early training of reincarnators is too costly, it's always good to save some. As for those who refuse to enter the God Space, they should be eliminated unconditionally. This world has no need for any native 'magicians'."

【Command confirmation】

"And then there's this..."

After determining the solution to the local world magician, Lin Yi once again stood in front of the temple on the edge of Fuyuki City, which had been reduced to ruins in the previous battle.

"Holy Grail."

The Mysteries of Magic: Chapter 200 The Mysteries of Magic (Part 2)

According to the secret records found from the "Big Three" families, the Holy Grail is not a single entity, but rather consists of the "Minor Grail"—an artificial vessel created by the Einzberns—and the "Major Grail"—the system that sustains the Holy Grail War.

Normally, the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City will only yield the Lesser Grail, which is a cursed and corrupted Grail from a previous Holy Grail War. This Grail not only cannot grant any wish, but will also twist the wish itself into a malicious way.

For example, if the wisher desires world peace, then the corrupted Holy Grail will achieve "eternal peace" by wiping out all of humanity. Regardless of whether it can actually achieve this, this malicious distortion is destined to be unacceptable to magicians or heroic spirits who wish to fulfill their wishes.

Naturally, this includes Lin Yi.

Therefore, after discovering the unusual clues about the Holy Grail War from the records of the three starter families, Lin Yi decisively stopped the final summoning ritual for the Lesser Grail, and instead delayed until he found the location of the Greater Grail before starting this final step.

Ryudo-ji Temple, located in Fuyuki City, is the true location of the Great Grail.

“Normally, summoning the Holy Grail requires the magical power of six Heroic Spirits, but this time it's different…”

Press your right hand towards the center of the already drawn magic circle.

"The Supreme God, an energy simulation, is of magical nature."

【Command confirmation】

The right hand, composed of multiple machines, emitted a slight clicking sound. Affected by the enormous energy flowing within it, the entire Ryudouji Temple area, including the magic circle covering half a kilometer beneath its feet, began to tremble slightly.

If you do the math, the Holy Grail had already acquired all the magical power needed to fully manifest by the time all seven Heroic Spirits that were initially summoned except for Caster—that is, Eve—left the stage. However, the Holy Grail War was not over at that time.

The second wave featured Lancer (Cú Chulainn), Berserker (Hercules), and Assassin (Sasaki Kojiro), all of whom were eliminated.

The third wave consisted of Lancer (Endoochi), Assassin (Jack the Ripper), and Berserker (whose real name was unknown and was wiped out by a magical device), all of whom perished.

The final round featured Archer (Shirou Emiya), Caster (Ilyasviel von Einsbern), Lancer (Scáthach), Rider (Modret), and Assassin (Ryougi Shiki).

Currently, everyone except Caster and Assassin has left the stage.

In other words, the Holy Grail absorbed magic power in this "Holy Grail War" was not the total amount of six Heroic Spirits, but the amount of fifteen Heroic Spirits—and this does not include the "magical artifacts" that were used as consumables. If those magical artifact Heroic Spirits are also included, the Holy Grail obtained at least thousands of units of "magical power".

However, even after absorbing such a massive amount of magic power, it was still insufficient to meet Lin Yi's next plan. Therefore, he had no choice but to use the main god's stored energy to convert it into magic power and personally go to Ryudou Temple to "replenish" the Greater Grail.

The magical light emanating from the ruins of Ryudong Temple lasted from the first half of the night until the second half before slowly subsiding. Under the illumination of the still-stationary crimson Rubik's Cube in the sky, Lin Yi, relieved, slowly lifted his burning hot right hand from the scorched earth.

That's about right.

"Hey, what exactly do you want to do?"

Lin Yi wasn't curious about the sudden voice. He glanced at the assassin who was firmly restrained to one side by various sealing magic spells and casually replied, "Can't you tell? Summon the Holy Grail."

"If it were just a regular Holy Grail, it would have been summoned long ago, right? Back when Caster killed Archer."

"Well, unfortunately I don't want to summon a Holy Grail that's useless except for emitting negative energy, so I have to find another way."

"...The Aeonium".

This time, it wasn't Assassin with her Mystic Eyes of Death Perception who spoke, but Caster, who had been stripped of all magical power except for maintaining her own existence. This Heroic Spirit, who also existed as a "Homunculus" in life, was clearly different from Irisviel. After witnessing Lin Yi's actions, she spoke in a complex tone: "Even if you really wanted to use the power of the Greater Grail, you wouldn't need such a massive amount of magical power. You could just rely on Heroic Spirits—"

"That is based on the premise that the 'root cause' you speak of still exists."

Calculating the time, Lin Yi began to carry out the next step: "Don't you find it strange? Why haven't you returned to the Throne of Heroes even though the Holy Grail War is over... It would be much simpler if you understood it as the 'path' back being cut off."

"The 'Root,' the origin of all magic and sorcery you speak of, has been completely severed from this world. Therefore, as beings derived from the Root, you too have been abandoned in this world and cannot return. Similarly, without the 'Root,' this 'Holy Grail' can no longer be regarded as the 'Holy Grail' it was before. At least the energy required to 'fulfill wishes' can only be obtained from this world itself, not from that so-called 'Root.'"

He paused for a moment, then said, "It's very unfair, isn't it?"

—For this abandoned world.

Admittedly, if Lin Yi were in the same situation, he would definitely make the same choice, or even more ruthless. However, as the current owner of this world, he had to rack his brains over this situation and ultimately decided on this plan.

"As derivatives of the Root, have you ever considered how the original 'Root' came into being?"

"……what?"

"Eh?"

“On a microscopic level, it is every molecule and atom; on a macroscopic level, it is the entire world and the universe—everything has a cause, a process, and a result. So what you consider to be the ‘root’ of everything must also have its initial opportunity for birth.”

With the final step completed, Lin Yi stood directly in the center of the half-kilometer-long magic array: "If it can be observed, it can be interfered with; if it can be interfered with, it can be manipulated—if it is the 'Heaven's Cup' that claims to be able to fulfill all wishes, why can't it become the 'Root' that belongs only to this world?"

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Magic exists in the world, but just as ordinary people don't know what magic is, magicians also don't know what magic is. They only know that the beings who control magic are called "magicians" and have the power to turn the "impossible" into the "possible".

While the "Root" still exists in this world, the reason why magicians participate in the Holy Grail is to obtain the Holy Grail, which is considered one of the "magic"—since it is said to be the one that can fulfill all wishes, then it should also be able to glimpse the truth of "magic," right?

But as the suppressive force and the source faded, all of this became a thing of the past. This parallel world, having lost its "source," had no chance to display "magic." Only the constant amount of activity flowed back and forth in a small group of magicians—unchanging.

The Mysteries of Magic: Chapter 201 The Mysteries of Magic (Part 2)

There is no doubt that this is a pretty bad thing.

Losing "magic" means that this parallel space has lost its possible direction of progress. As the first stop for Lin Yi to explore the concept of magic, it would be too much of a pity to give up like this. In the end, this plan came about after combining the exploration of the main god and Lin Yi himself.

“Create a new ‘root’ in this world where there is no root. If ‘magic’ does not exist, then take the ‘root’ as the ‘first law’ of this world.”

Parallel universe number ten, Fuyuki City.

The center of the ruins of Ryudong Temple.

The magic power fed back from the demise of multiple heroic spirits appeared in mid-air in its most primitive form. Instinctively wanting to spread to a wider area, it was restricted by the magic circle that connected the ground to the sky—the Crimson Cube—and could not escape. Naturally, since even the restraining force had given up on this world, there were no troublemakers. In the end, this magic power could only be continuously compressed and condensed in the hands of the controller below.

Once it reached a certain level, the massive amount of magic automatically formed a blurry humanoid silhouette, seemingly trying to stop what was about to happen, but hesitated slightly after noticing Ilya's presence not far away—and it was this hesitation that destroyed her last chance to resist.

"The wish is to reconstruct the 'roots'."

—Rooted in the deepest part of the Holy Grail's program, "fulfilling wishes" is the highest priority mechanism. As this calm voice is fed back to the bottom of the Holy Grail, not only the vast magical power bound in the magic circle, but also the "activity" of the entire world undergoes a dramatic change.

At the same moment, every magician who had not signed the contract with the main god and become a reincarnator felt this change from the "root". They subconsciously looked in the same direction, but their narrow vision blocked the truth. Even if they wanted to rush there, they would be intercepted and killed by countless "demons" along the way.

Until the reconstruction of the "Root" that concerns the survival of all magicians was completed, not even a single person closely related to it was able to witness the scene. If one were to force a connection, perhaps two heroic spirits who were once magicians but have now become derivatives of the Root could barely be considered.

However, even as a being who had already become a heroic spirit, upon witnessing this incomprehensible scene, it still subconsciously held its breath until the small "sphere" fell from mid-air and landed in the palm that was already outstretched below.

"This...is..."

As if lost in a dream, the girl named Ilya's gaze had never left the world since "it" was indeed born on the side of reality. Lin Yi could sense that this was definitely not a human's desire for something, but something far beyond that—just like a virus's impulse and desire for the most primal genes. As long as life is born from this world, it is impossible to suppress this impulse, but will try to obtain it at all costs.

If Lin Yi hadn't anticipated this situation and seized the magic power of the two heroic spirits, he would probably be facing some troublesome circumstances now.

“…That’s interesting.”

After observing the unusual reactions of the two heroic spirits, Lin Yi narrowed his right eye and aimed the small "sphere" at the crimson Rubik's Cube in mid-air, hovering it above his right eye, which could only perceive objects.

The substance that appears to be entirely black is actually composed of countless solid runes. According to the calculations of the chief god, this 24.0mm diameter sphere contains 10 to the power of 23 magical runes. In other words, these runes constitute all the magic in this parallel world—and the only magic system.

Therefore, this sphere has a name that suits it: the Root.

What is the root cause?

No one has ever been able to give a clear answer to this question. Some say it is a "sea," a place so vast that it has no end, hence the name "Sea of ​​Origin"; while others believe it is a sentient being with an endless lifespan and magical knowledge...

But in essence, there is no difference between these various perceptions.

The root is just the root. No amount of cognition can change the fact that it is an unrealistic carrier with "infinite storage capacity." If all the information it contains were listed out, it would indeed be an "ocean." But who has stipulated that magic, or the root, can only be presented in the form of an "ocean"?

Rather than calling it an "ocean," it's more accurate to say that those who recognize its existence perceive it as an "ocean." Their perception causes "magic," which inherently lacks a definite form, to acquire a concrete shape, just as—

Magicians believed that the condensation of fire elements would cause combustion, and thus the "fireball spell" was born;

Magicians believed that the condensation of ice elements would freeze everything, and thus the "ice freezing spell" was born;

Magicians believed that the vibrations of earth elements would cause tremors, and thus the "earthquake spell" was born...

By extension, the same applies to magic and sorcery in World Ten. It is not that humans discovered their existence, but rather that they exist because people believe they exist.

"The mysteries of magic are completely different from the truths of science and technology. If science and technology begin with exploration to gain knowledge and then apply that knowledge to reality, then magic is a completely opposite process. People can only confirm the existence of 'magic' by discovering and applying it, and thus give it a concrete form of cognition."

With his right eye narrowed, Lin Yi focused on the sphere that represented "magic" itself. A sense of enlightenment arose within him, prompting him to tilt it slightly to the left of his face.

"Science follows objectivity, and truth cannot be violated; while magic follows subjectivity, and only those with subjective perception can determine that it possesses its own mystery."

Just like materialism and idealism, no one knows which one is right and which one is wrong, or which one can reach an unknown end. But there is one thing that Lin Yi is sure he has thoroughly understood.

The greatest secret of magic—

"It all comes down to this 'believing heart'."

Easily release, and the "source" that keeps spinning at your fingertips gently "falls" under the capture of omnipresent gravity.

0.3 seconds later, the "left eye" that had disappeared forever was once again illuminated by a radiant light. However, unlike the "reality" it had seen before, what it could see at this moment was called "magic".