Chapter 57

"Hey, Yannight, I've completely taken care of the old worm. The brain worm that served as the vessel for his soul has been burned to ashes. If even the soul is extinguished, even the True Ancestor would be finished, let alone that old worm." After returning to the Tendo Tofu Shop, Yannight still seemed unable to recover from the news of Zouken Matou's death.

"Hey! (#`O′), Yannight, are you listening to me?" Xunxin raised his voice, finally bringing a glimmer of light back to Yannight's eyes.

"......Hahahahahaha......" Yannight suddenly burst into laughter, a loud and intense laugh that caused tears to gush uncontrollably from his eyes. He tightly embraced Sakura Matou, and his eroded body trembled violently.

"Sakura, did you hear that? The monster is dead. You don't have to go to that cold worm room anymore. We can go out together like before, with Rin and Kirei, and return to the old times."

"Uncle Yannight......" The two embraced tightly, both having endured unimaginable pain during this time. Xunxin and the others could understand their current state. It took six large packs of tissues from Yaoyue and Chilian to stop their tears. Xunxin was also worried that Yannight's extreme joy might trigger the Imprint Worms in his body, leading to a sudden death. After the two had cried for some time, Xunxin stopped them.

"Yannight, don't just be happy. Don't forget we have a contract. And your current condition......" Xunxin examined Yannight's entire body. Due to Yannight's excessive excitement, his already fragile body had developed over a dozen small wounds. Moreover, the tears Yannight shed were not ordinary tears but blood tears. According to Xunxin's estimate, Yannight had only two months left, and that was only if he did not perform any magic-consuming actions.

"Your condition is terrible. The excessive erosion by the Imprint Worms has allowed you to reach the level of commanding a Servant, but the cost of achieving this level in just one year has drained a large amount of your life force. Your life force is even weaker than that of an elderly person. I don't doubt that you could collapse and fall to the ground at any moment."

"I know, Zouken told me the same. Two months is enough. I must command my Servant to defeat Kirei Tohsaka, beat him up, and completely destroy his so-called elegance."

"What about Sakura? If you die so easily and punish Kirei Tohsaka, do you think Sakura, Rin, and the Kirei you love would be happy? They would see your corpse and the crippled Kirei Tohsaka. What do you think their feelings would be?"

"I, I, I...... But as you said, I only have two months left. This is all I can do......" Thinking about his impending death, Yannight hugged Sakura even tighter.

"I don't want my ally to die at a critical moment. I assume the Servant you plan to summon will be a Berserker, right? Because of your own lack of ability, to gain the power to make Kirei Tohsaka pay, you would choose this class, right?" Seeing Yannight's tacit agreement, Xunxin continued, "But you should also know that the mana consumption of a Berserker is astonishing. Given your current condition, you might only be able to supply the Berserker for seven battles before you die. Prolonged battles would be even more difficult, and the Holy Grail War isn't just a battle between Servants. You would have to face Kirei Tohsaka personally. The Matou family's worm techniques, which are completely countered by the Tohsaka family's fire magic, would make victory even harder. Do you think I would rely on your body to give me a good chance of winning?"

"What do you want, then?"

Hearing Yannight's question, Xunxin smiled and pulled out several test tubes containing a strange green liquid from behind him. Removing the stoppers, the green liquid began to boil, bubbles rising from the liquid, and a pungent, unpleasant odor made both Yannight and Xunxin turn pale.

"Cough, cough, Yannight, since you're so determined, drink this special all-around enhancement potion for magicians right away. If you drink this every day for a month before the Holy Grail War, I guarantee you a 60% chance of defeating Kirei Tohsaka."

"......I'm starting to regret signing the contract......" Yannight quickly backed away, but Xunxin wouldn't let him escape. Grabbing Yannight first, he aimed the test tube at Yannight's mouth.

"Relax, if you unfortunately die, I'll take care of Sakura for you. Just drink it, Yannight."

"Ugh......" Yannight collapsed. +_+

Seeing Yannight fall to the ground, Xunxin briefly checked his body after he had taken the potion. He found that the Imprint Worms in Yannight's body had mostly lost their ability to continue activity and would no longer consume Yannight's life force. The potion was made by Xunxin using magical knowledge from countless worlds, with effects to replenish the user's life force, protect, repair, and slightly increase magical circuits, as well as remove foreign objects from the body. If this potion were released among magicians, it would likely trigger a small-scale war due to its preciousness, though the taste was somewhat unbearable. Throwing the empty test tube aside, Xunxin turned his attention to Sakura, who was quietly retreating.

"Don't be afraid, Sakura. Yannight just fell asleep due to the effects of the potion. Yes, you should take one too. The Imprint Worms have severely eroded your body, and you need the potion to adjust." Xunxin smiled and pulled out another test tube, ignoring Sakura's desperate struggles as the thick liquid was forced into her mouth.

"Ugh......" Even at the stage of being a young Sakura, despite having experienced the pain of the worm room, she couldn't withstand the explosive taste of the potion. It felt like thousands of needles piercing from her mouth to her stomach, a mix of sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy flavors. Sakura fainted before she could even make a sound.

"......Is the taste of my potion really that bad......" (⊙_⊙)

One month later, in the wilderness.

Over the course of a month, Yannight and Sakura had to take various strange-named potions made by Xunxin every day, including green liquid potions, several types of pills, and mist-like potions sprayed into the air. However, these potions had one common characteristic: they were both foul-smelling and unpleasant to taste. This was probably because Xunxin himself didn't pay much attention to the taste of the potions. In Xunxin's view, a good potion was one that worked best, and the taste didn't matter, as he wasn't the one taking it. Thus, Yannight and Sakura endured a month of nightmares. Of course, Xunxin's products were always top-notch. Under Xunxin's treatment, Yannight made astonishing progress both physically and magically. His mana had increased significantly, and Xunxin estimated that Yannight could now provide sufficient mana for a Berserker to fight, as long as the battles weren't too long. Yannight's mana was sufficient to support the fight.

Additionally, Yannight's body had been significantly strengthened by Xunxin's potions. While he couldn't compare to elite agents like Kirei Kiritsugu, he could break through the defensive magic of ordinary magicians with a single punch. With the enhanced magic, a single punch could generate nearly a ton of force, enough to dent a six-millimeter thick steel plate. Wearing the protective magic clothing (prototype) made by Xunxin, holding the Starlight Trace I standard version, Yannight could use the magic bullets released from the magic bullet array on the clothing for long-range attacks, and the two pistols with anti-magic secret silver bullets on the protective pants could counter some low-level magic. Yannight's most powerful technique was to fully release the Starlight Trace I standard version, creating a magic blade five meters long, one meter in diameter, and with a temperature of over 5000°C, capable of cutting through most known defenses in the Moonlight World, even the Noble Phantasms of Servants. The cost of this powerful release was that it would drain the energy of the blade and Yannight's mana, lasting only one minute. Since it was a standard version, Xunxin didn't use the highest quality materials, which was why the release time was not long. Even so, Yannight's current combat strength was enough to rival other Masters, though he would have some difficulty against Kiritsugu Emiya and Kirei Kiritsugu, but he had a good chance against orthodox magicians like Kirei.

"Are you ready, Yannight?" Although the spirit summoning array had been checked and found to be completely problem-free, and Yannight had stated that he was in the best condition, Xunxin still asked with concern.

"Don't worry, the fragment of the holy relic armor, the spirit summoning array, the mana, and the incantation have all been checked. As long as I summon the legendary Knight of the Lake, Lancelot, I will show Kirei Tohsaka my power." Yes, although the magical seal on the old worm's body had been destroyed, Xunxin had created a new magical seal that matched Yannight's condition, enhancing his various abilities. As for the ability to study magic and preserve knowledge and techniques...... Yannight himself couldn't be considered a magician, just a magic user, so the presence or absence of this ability didn't matter. Xunxin simply replicated the original magical seal.

"Then let's begin, Yannight. Don't forget to add those two lines of incantation."

Fill, fill, fill, fill, fill, repeating endlessly, and then five, when full, it is the time to discard.

Proclaim

Your body shall follow my command, my life is bound to your sword.

Answer the call of the Holy Grail, if you are willing to follow this will and this righteousness, then respond.

Here I swear, I am the one who achieves all good in the world, I am the one who embodies all evil in the world.

Make your eyes chaotic and your heart mad after the evil person. I am the master who controls this chain, the prisoner bound by the mad barrier.

You are the one who is bound by the three great words, the guardian of the Balance Wheel, the guardian of the Scales.

A black figure, shrouded in ominous resentment, emerged from the spirit summoning array, radiating overwhelming mana, thick black mist, and an astonishing presence, all testifying to the strength of the Servant named Lancelot.

"Roar......" The black knight roared to the sky. At almost the same moment, the other six Masters summoned their own Servants at six different positions, and the Holy Grail War officially began.

PS: It's a bit difficult to write about the technology side. I guess I don't have enough knowledge of black technology in my head.

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