Chapter 5: The Land of Fuyuki

Morgan was more suited to modern clothing than expected, so much so that Tatsuya Suzuki was a little confused when he saw her.

Morgan was very satisfied after seeing her Master's reaction to her change of clothes.

"What's next? The Holy Grail War cannot officially begin due to the absence of the Servants. Master, do you want to take a peerless beauty like me to the streets to show off?" Morgan was in a good mood.

"Even if it's true, how can you say that you are a peerless beauty?" Tatsuya felt tired.

He really wanted to just go back home, check and maintain the barrier at home, make preparations before the battle, and wait for the Servants to be in place before starting the fight.

But there were more important things to do now, so he regrouped and cheered up. "I'm sorry, I do want to take you around Fuyuki today, but not to show off."

"Let me familiarize myself with the city in advance so I can prepare for any future situations, yes?"

"Um."

Afterwards, Tatsuya drove Morgan out from the shopping district where they had bought clothes. On the way, he introduced Morgan to some of the information he had learned about the Holy Grail War in the past two years.

"Fuyuki is an excellent spiritual place. It has a spiritual vein that is second only to the Aozaki family's jurisdiction outside of the Magic Association's control. Although it is not yet at the level of being able to connect to the source, it is quite close. Therefore, magicians have settled here since ancient times."

As they were talking, the car passed by the Fuyuki Civic Hall, and Tatsuya explained to Morgan in a calm tone.

"At the end of the Holy Grail War, the Holy Grail will descend in the place with the best spiritual veins in Fuyuki. The three previous Holy Grail Wars took place in the mansion of the land administrators, the Tohsaka family, the Fuyuki Church, and the underground Ryuudou cavern of Ryuudou Temple on Mount Enzou. The first two have been pointed out to you in Miyama-cho. The Civic Hall we just passed by is also a place where the Holy Grail can theoretically descend, but there has been no record of it doing so before."

The Holy Grail will not tell the Servants about these things in advance. The Servants only know that the Holy Grail can fulfill wishes, and then they respond to the Master's call for their own wishes.

"What's the point of you telling me these things? It's not necessary for a Servant to know these things," Morgan said.

Tatsuya shook his head. "In any case, although you appear in the world as a Berserker, in terms of your abilities, it would be better to regard you as a magus, right? Knowing the deeper intelligence of this Holy Grail War would also be helpful in formulating strategies and tactics."

The car stopped on the side of the road. Looking from the passenger seat, across the road on the left was a high staircase. Going up from there was the last spiritual vein that Tatsuya wanted to take Morgan to confirm.

Ryuudou Temple on Mount Enzou.

"The barrier has been opened here." Morgan stood at the bottom of the stairs and looked around.

"It is said that long before the system of the Holy Grail War was established, monks here used secret methods to set up a spirit barrier. Because it is specialized, it seems that even high-level spirits like Servants will be repelled if they want to enter and exit freely, and can only enter through the main gate." Tatsuya walked up the stairs first.

Morgan followed closely behind.

She could clearly feel that in terms of spiritual power, the spiritual veins of Mount Enzou were far superior to the other three. This could not be hidden from her keen intuition as a magician. Tatsuya didn't say it, probably because he thought she would understand it without him saying it.

This feeling became clearer and stronger with every step she took.

As the two of them climbed the steps to the main entrance of Ryuudou Temple, Morgan stopped.

"Master, please go into the temple first. I'll take a look around." She said in a commanding tone.

"Is there anything that concerns you?"

"Yes and no." After Morgan said this, she turned into a spirit and left Tatsuya.

She went to the back of the temple, where there was a large pond.

And Fuyuki's highest-level spiritual vein was right below the lake.

"Right below?"

Morgan transformed into a spirit again and moved down the mountain. It didn't take her long to find the entrance.

It was a mountain disguised by magic. If you stretched out your hand, you would find that it was just an illusion that could be penetrated.

This is it, Morgan said to herself.

The location of the Holy Grail.

Tatsuya Suzuki did not mention this, either because he had not found the exact information yet, or because he thought the location of the Holy Grail was not important.

What's important is the Holy Grail.

Regardless, Morgan, a magician, believed that the system of this Holy Grail War had issues that were worth further investigation.

In order to confirm the points that concerned her, she had to step into the location of the Holy Grail and analyze the system herself to get the answer.

Just as Morgan was about to enter the large underground cave, the sound of flapping wings in her ears made her feel unhappy.

Insect.

It's winter now, and there shouldn't be any bugs outside.

Swoosh—

Morgan didn't even look back, and the winged insect was chopped into pieces by the magic blade that appeared out of nowhere and fell to the ground.

"Don't try to sneak around in the dark, magus," Morgan said coldly. "Don't think that even if my real body isn't here, I can't curse you to death."

As if in response to this warning, a hunchbacked old man emerged from the darkness of the woods, leaning on a cane, accompanied by a sinister laugh.

"Hehehe… I didn't expect that there would be a Servant who would want to control the Greater Holy Grail before the war starts. Are you a Caster-class Servant?" The old man stood in the shade of the tree, and the dark laugh that came out of his throat was like a poisonous snake crawling in the grass.

Morgan turned around and said, "I thought it was someone else, but it turns out to be the head of the Matou family, one of the three great families that designed the Holy Grail War ritual and has declined to the point where they can't even train a magician."

"Don't be too proud, you're just a Servant." The old man's deep eye sockets revealed a sharp look.

"After all the effort, we can only rely on magic to extend our lifespan in such an ugly way." Morgan raised her hand. "I originally wanted to show some respect to the family that designed this system, but now it seems that there is no need."

As Morgan finished her words, the light bullet formed by magic power was fired like a bullet from an automatic rifle without any spell chanting.

The old man's body was torn into pieces in an instant, fell to the ground, and gradually turned into dust.

"I am not stupid enough to fight a follower head-on, let alone with magic." The old man's sinister voice echoed in the forest. "If you want to master the Greater Holy Grail, then go ahead and master it. Don't think that this means you have a sure win."

In fact, Morgan could not hear the ridicule uttered by the head of the Matou family.

She turned and walked into the entrance to the large underground cave that was hidden by illusion magic.

After all, from the very beginning, Morgan had no intention of controlling the Holy Grail here as her own base.