#592Chapter 592: Toosaka Rin, who didn't have time to lose the game, became the champion!AI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 592: Rin Tohsaka, who didn't get to mess things up, lucked into becoming the champion!
The Black Holy Grail, which had only appeared as an imprint within the Black Pearl, completely transformed from illusory to real, emerging from the Black Pearl and hovering above everyone's heads.
This not only signified the completion of the "Black Holy Grail Orochi Summoning" ritual but also marked the conclusion of the Fifth Holy Grail War, with a winner decided.
A special magical aura shot out from the Black Grail, enveloping... Rin Tohsaka, who was sitting weakly on the ground.
"Eh!? What's going on!?"
Even Rin Tohsaka herself didn't know what was happening.
"This means you've won the Fifth Holy Grail War, little one from the Tohsaka family~"
Cheng Tian, slowly descending from the sky, said to Rin Tohsaka with a smile.
"...Eh? Eh eh eh eh!!!!"
At this, not only Rin Tohsaka but also everyone else around couldn't help but let out gasps of genuine astonishment.
"Stop 'eh'-ing, it's time to make a wish."
Cheng Tian, acting as the Holy Grail Master, also directly reminded her.
Yes, that's right, Rin Tohsaka had won this Fifth Holy Grail War.
Although Berserker and Archer both suffered Cheng Tian's attack simultaneously, Berserker, who had God Hand but no additional protection, died before Archer, being the first to be reclaimed by the Black Holy Grail.
This left the combination of only Archer and Rin Tohsaka as the true victors.
According to usual custom, the winning duo would receive one wish, but only one; either the Master or the Servant, two people with different wishes, could only have one of them fulfilled.
Records show that previous winners would use a Command Seal to forcibly make their Servant commit suicide, thereby monopolizing the wish, but Rin Tohsaka didn't have this concern; whether Archer lived or died, he wouldn't actually compete with Rin Tohsaka for the wish.
"But... but wasn't the Holy Grail contaminated, completely losing its normal wish-granting function?"
Rin Tohsaka stammered a bit, even temporarily forgetting that Cheng Tian, in a sense, was the culprit right in front of her.
"That's right, but the past is the past, and now is now. In the past, Angra Mainyu caused the contamination of the Holy Grail's wish-granting mechanism. After I took over, although it's still evil, it has retained order, thus restoring a relatively normal wish-granting function. This is also the reward you deserve as the ritual's victor.
As long as the wish doesn't exceed the Holy Grail's capacity, it will be granted... Of course, there might be some deviation in the method and approach. While it won't be fulfilled with 'destruction' as a prerequisite, it will be relatively intense and unorthodox. If you can't accept it, you don't have to make a wish; it's all up to you."
Cheng Tian dutifully acted as the explanatory NPC.
"Sakura! Can you give Sakura back to me?"
Although the thought of "reviving the Tohsaka family's magecraft" first flashed through her mind, it was then replaced by the desire to revive her younger sister, Rin Tohsaka asked eagerly.
This question also jolted Shirou Emiya from his suppressed anger, making him realize that Sakura's fate was in Cheng Tian's hands.
"Oh, that? Consider it a bonus."
Cheng Tian said as he materialized the Oni's Gauntlet and looked at Aoko nearby.
"I'll be using this 2.0 first, alright~"
Facing Cheng, who had already merged with the Holy Grail and whose form of existence had dramatically changed, yet still thought to ask for her opinion first, Aoko Aozaki inexplicably felt quite satisfied and gave an immediate OK gesture.
Having received the creator's approval, Cheng Tian used the Oni Eye's filtering ability to pull out Matou Sakura's soul, which existed within the Black Pearl, and then directly pressed it into the somewhat damaged but still functional Bio-Mechanical Doll 2.0.
The mercury-colored face and figure rapidly changed, finally settling into Matou Sakura's appearance.
Her eyelids trembled slightly, and then Matou Sakura's eyes fully opened.
"Sister... Senpai..."
As if she had just had a refreshing dream, Matou Sakura subconsciously said, upon seeing the faces of Rin Tohsaka and Shirou Emiya.
In the true worldline of Heaven's Feel, Shirou Emiya, whose body was completely destroyed, inhabited a doll. In this current worldline, it was Matou Sakura who inhabited the doll.
This act, in a strict sense, was not true resurrection, but due to Aoko's intervention and the Bio-Mechanical Doll 2.0's own super performance, Cheng Tian was certain that this was 100% better than her original body.
A completely clean body, free from any Crest Worm infestation; although she no longer had magic circuits, she gained four blank skill slots.
In a sense, this Matou Sakura, aside from being limited by magic power supply, might have a higher growth potential in the future than anyone else.
[You have chosen to gift the Bio-Mechanical Doll 2.0 to "Matou Sakura."]
[Your personal reputation with "Shirou Emiya," "Rin Tohsaka," and "Matou Sakura" has greatly increased.]
"I will compile information on the maintenance and operation of the Bio-Mechanical Doll and have someone mail it to you. If you don't wish to maintain magic power supply through bodily fluid exchange, you can also take some time to visit the Hammond Laboratory in the suburbs and have our professionals perform maintenance on her. I can offer you a discounted price."
Cheng Tian, as if he had completed a trivial matter, looked at Rin Tohsaka and the others, whose emotions were fluctuating wildly, elegantly flicked his cape, then turned his head and saw Illya's gaze, which had recovered from sadness and was now utterly shocked.
In this original worldline, Illya sacrificed herself to seal the Black Holy Grail and save her brother (Shirou Emiya), while preserving Shirou's soul, which then allowed Matou Sakura to spend all her family's wealth to buy Aoko's doll collection left behind, enabling Shirou to stand before the kitchen stove once more.
Though her days were numbered now, she still retained more possibilities.
And Cheng Tian's "resurrection" of Matou Sakura, an act seemingly as simple as installing batteries in a remote-controlled car, in the Nasuverse, clearly involved soul preservation and the practical application of the Third Magic.
Although it wasn't a true resurrection, it was pretty close.
The others hadn't quite processed it yet, but Illya, who was herself a Lesser Holy Grail, clearly understood what astounding things Cheng Tian was doing more than anyone else.
And Waver and Rin Tohsaka also belatedly came to their senses, their eyes wide as saucers.
But then again, the events they had witnessed just this one night had already exceeded their worldview and understanding on various levels.
Leyline contamination, the establishment of a demon castle, divine artifact clashes, the manifestation of the Holy Grail, and the Holy Grail wish about to happen under everyone's gaze—it seemed even the Third Magic wasn't that special... right?
"Quick, make your wish!"
Cheng Tian urged.
And facing the fact that Matou Sakura had already been resurrected, Rin Tohsaka's gaze also became resolute.
She took a deep breath, then solemnly said,
"I wish! To restore the magical glory of the Tohsaka family!"
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