Chapter 204: Chapter 202: The End of the Holy Grail
Finally, only Li Mo remained inside the Great Holy Grail.
The space was vast, a world of pure white. The sky was white, the surroundings were white, and even the ground beneath his feet, after the black mud had completely dissipated, revealed a white surface.
A pure white world.
It appeared flawless, yet it felt suffocating.
Koyanskaya had already left the stage. The moment her Assassin Saint Graph was forcibly altered into that of a Foreigner, her departure was inevitable.
The Great Holy Grail had no knowledge of what the Foreigner class was. Aside from the seven standard classes, the only additional classes it supported were Ruler and Avenger.
Moreover, Koyanskaya had even tapped into the power of a "Beast."
Had she become a Beast?
Li Mo raised an eyebrow. In his memories, she had only had six tails—or was it a few tails?—before being "sealed." At that time, she hadn't fully become a Beast yet.
Unfortunately, the future was uncertain. Could he really grasp the events of parallel worlds and their intricacies?
Looking at the empty space around him, Li Mo thought of Koyanskaya, who had left before him.
He unconsciously touched his lips.
That was my first kiss...
That woman.
Thinking about it carefully, he wasn't exactly lacking in close relationships with women. But now that his first kiss had been taken, should he thank Koyanskaya? What did her last words even mean?
As he gazed at the pure white world around him, Li Mo recalled the final words Koyanskaya had left him with before her departure.
"That wasn't my first kiss."
So, she was pulling a move like "my first kiss wasn't with you, and your first kiss wasn't with me"?
Shaking off the complex emotions in his heart, Li Mo clasped his hands behind his back and surveyed the blank world around him. With Koyanskaya's help, he had completely absorbed "All the World's Evils," and the scale of his Saint Graph had grown immensely.
A snake swallowing an elephant.
He had truly succeeded.
Looking at the two tails behind him, Li Mo closed his eyes and began to slowly retract them. There was no denying that he now carried the aura of a "Beast," fully becoming a candidate for a "Beast."
As for which Beast he was a candidate for, Li Mo hadn't yet sensed it. The positions of Beasts, like those of Grand Servants, were fixed from I to VII. Some of them might even be divided into L and R.
However, the information he had from his previous life was vague, and in this life, he had rarely come across any information related to Beasts in the Type-Moon universe.
Chaldea...
Among the four great evil forces in the Type-Moon universe, Chaldea was the most widely known and had the most impactful presence. Seven Singularities, seven Lostbelts...
"It's time to leave."
The interior of the Holy Grail, now blank, no longer bore any traces of "All the World's Evils," as Li Mo had devoured it all. Of course, this didn't mean the Great Holy Grail could continue to function as a "wish-granting device."
Its nature had been altered. Li Mo could even feel that black mud was still being generated sporadically. Over the course of seventy years, Avenger had almost completely corrupted the Great Holy Grail.
Strictly speaking, what he had consumed was the accumulated black mud and a portion of Avenger's residual Saint Graph. However, the Great Holy Grail was still continuously producing black mud.
This was something that couldn't be resolved.
With no interference from Avenger, Li Mo successfully exited the Great Holy Grail. He appeared in what should have been the place he had left from—why "should have"? Because the ground beneath his feet wasn't black mud, but water.
His reflexes were quick. The moment he stepped onto the water's surface, he almost instantly used magecraft to stabilize himself, not even causing a ripple. He was steadier than a professional diver, creating less splash.
As soon as he emerged, his sharp senses detected a gaze from afar. After his Saint Graph had formed, Li Mo's physical abilities hadn't improved much—likely due to the limitations of his mortal body being unable to handle such a sudden enhancement.
Instead, his intelligence, mental strength, and perception had greatly improved. This transformation focused more on his soul and spirit.
As for his physical body, it had merely unlocked its potential.
The blood of Hakuzosu flowed within him, and Li Mo could feel that he had truly become a half-fox demon. He even had an instinctive urge to let his ears out for some fresh air...
Most of his energy was focused on controlling his tails and aura. He didn't have the mental capacity to strictly manage his ears at the moment.
"Master, are you alright?"
"Everything went smoothly."
Medea flew to his side, anxiously asking.
When she had seen her Master disappear from his original position, she hadn't panicked. But when Koyanskaya mentioned that she would go help the Master, Medea had started to feel uneasy.
It seemed like things were heading toward a bad ending.
In their planned strategies, there was an emergency protocol specifically designed for various unexpected situations. The most urgent scenario involved having Saber use her holy sword to destroy the Holy Grail, thereby ending the Holy Grail War. Although she didn't understand why her Master had said he could escape danger and return temporarily once the Holy Grail War ended.
Medea couldn't comprehend what means her Master had to travel to parallel worlds. Since the emergency protocol hadn't been used, there was no way to verify it.
Now that her Master had appeared before her, it was undoubtedly good news. But the question was...
Where was Assassin?
Medea quickly realized.
"Koyanskaya has already left the stage. Medea, don't worry. This was her own choice."
Thinking back on all of Koyanskaya's actions, it seemed that the beautiful woman had started making moves the moment she learned that he was just an ordinary person.
Was everything leading up to this final farewell?
One last kiss?
The days they had spent together had all been ignited by that kiss. Now, his mind was constantly filled with images of that girl in various outfits.
How troublesome...
"Master? Are you sad because of Koyanskaya?"
Medea looked at the distracted Li Mo and spoke.
He smiled. "It's fine. We'll meet again someday. The issues within the Holy Grail have all been resolved. Now, it's just a matter of time. Oh, before that, I need to explain to Illya and the others what happened yesterday."
Medea nodded.
The moment Li Mo appeared here, the Lesser Grail self-destructed, the Greater Grail returned to the leylines, and the void was sealed.
The result was clear, but the process wasn't well understood. Only Li Mo, who had been inside the Greater Grail, knew the firsthand details.
What followed was a long explanation.
This also marked the official end of the Holy Grail War.