The Holy Grail War proved that the power of the mystical is so terrifying.
These high-ranking officials and congressmen will not deny the value of the Holy Grail War itself because of the current difficulties.
Rather, they are even more convinced of the importance of the Holy Grail through this Holy Grail War.
If they fear that power itself,
Then they will never be able to contend with that power.
Because they are afraid that knives can kill people, should they never learn how to use a knife?
Of course not, there's no such thing.
The US officials fear Great Britain and the Clock Tower.
But from their remarks, it can also be seen that while the officials are wary of the Clock Tower, they also intend to take the opportunity to bite back.
In the end, these officials reached a consensus.
Since the Clock Tower does not provide assistance, they will conceal the mystical in their own way. With an almost "nothing to lose" mentality, they plan to launch the backup plan that was originally set.
And with the consensus reached among the many officials, the president's opinion is no longer so important.
"The attitude of the Clock Tower and Great Britain can be ignored. If we don't handle this Holy Grail War well, the problem may endanger the foundation of our country!"
"Yeah… In this day and age, no one can be trusted. We still have to rely on ourselves to deal with this matter… Let's start that plan."
"Well, as for the president… We'll just explain that it's an emergency measure to prevent their magecraft from going out of control. Although we need to make up another story to deal with foreign countries and the media, saying it's the aftermath of an asteroid collision will convince anyone, right?"
The military officers were saying similar things.
The congressmen and officials nodded in agreement after listening.
Now, after the impact of the Moonfall,
The Holy Grail War has already affected the entire world. It's not just Washington that was hit by Moonfall fragments, but also Russia.
If handled poorly, it could lead to nuclear missiles flying everywhere.
Currently, the big screen in the conference room is still playing the disaster scenes of the Moonfall fragment impacts.
Even civilian TV stations have filmed these.
The current public opinion mostly describes it as a meteorite falling, or a missile attack.
When the screen switched to the Arctic,
It clearly read "Large-scale disappearance of the Arctic ice cap."
In the images, the ice and land that should exist in their minds are now empty, leaving only a vast ocean.
"Speaking of which, it's really a pity.
If this power… was not a mystery controlled by individual will, but was in our hands, how great would that be…"
The general, the head of the military group, stared at the screen with great envy.
He spoke this feeling from the bottom of his heart.
Seeing that this power, which is difficult to achieve with human strength, can be controlled by a single biological individual,
Anyone would exclaim.
Thinking—how great it would be if the person with this power was himself.
"Don't be silly. If we just think about using the mystical as a national defense weapon, the Clock Tower and the Atlas Institute of Alchemy will come and strangle us.
It's a pity, but don't forget that we are just rookies in magecraft. If we can win over an ancient bloodline like the Tiné Chelc family, there might be a turning point."
The woman in the suit also showed a wry smile.
Who wouldn't want to have this powerful force?
However, not every country is like Great Britain. The mystical is weakening worldwide.
It is precisely because the rules of human reason are engraved on the surface of the earth
That the mystical is rejected by the outer world.
Once the mystical is widely popularized, the final result will only be weakening.
And this is why the Clock Tower advocates concealing the mystical.
This is essentially to protect the mystical.
"That's why we agreed to Francesca's plan… choosing to downgrade magic to magecraft. Although it didn't succeed this time, this was originally a century-long plan, so there's no need to rush it."
The words of the woman in the suit reached the ears of those around her.
This couldn't help but make people feel frustrated.
The Holy Grail War was a plan that was conceived in their ancestors' time, and no one wanted to receive this task and end up with a failure.
Although the plan can be entrusted to future generations,
Who wouldn't want to personally put an end to the Holy Grail War and become a figure who goes down in history?
"So, is our first Holy Grail War on US soil going to end so hastily?"
A congressman sighed, unwilling.
Many people initially thought that the Snowfield Holy Grail War could be completed in one go, believing that they would never be as embarrassed as the Three Families of Fuyuki.
They carried that arrogance and ambition, expecting to demote the Third Magic to magecraft and bring it into their possession.
But the result was far beyond everyone's expectations.
Even if the United States used the power of the whole country, it couldn't suppress it, and now it has reached the point where they have to start the backup plan.
"We're not that bad, right… Didn't the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki fail three times in a row?"
"…Without failure, there is no progress. Absorb the experience of this time. The most important thing now is to prepare to transfer the Greater Grail foundation and start preparing for the various matters of concealing the mystical."
"Yeah… Let's clean up this mess first, and then we'll prepare for the next Holy Grail War.
By that time… all we can do is wish that our descendants can do better than us."
Everyone thought that Fuyuki had also failed three times.
Their mentality improved a lot.
They didn't need to rush things, since the legendary Three Families hadn't been able to do it in hundreds of years.
Besides, being able to pull off this Holy Grail War was a miracle in itself.
"After purifying this city, Francesca will take the core system of the Greater Grail to another place to lay the foundation for the next time.
Considering the problem of the magical source being cut off, most of the Servants this time will probably be destroyed."
The military leader, the general, raised his hand and looked at his watch.
In the Holy Grail War, the Master is ostensibly the magical source of the Servant, but the Ley line and the Greater Grail are the ones that bear the main magical expenditure.
With the qualities of modern magi,
They are not qualified to be the magical source of the Servants at all. That little magical energy is not enough for the Servants to fight.
At most, it just maintains the Servant's existence in the world.