As for the Holy Grail itself, known as the "Universal Wishing Machine"—
"Almighty does not mean omnipotent. The Holy Grail can be seen as money in a sense. If you like a house, you ask the price, pay the money, and go through the formalities to get the house. If you like someone, it's very complicated. If the other person worships money, you can use money to seduce her. But if the other person is not short of money, you have to use other methods to impress her. If the method is wrong, you can't get it. But this method requires you to think about it yourself. The Holy Grail can only help you shorten the process, but it can't ignore the process and get the result directly."
Shinji certainly has goals and wishes, but whether it is a goal or a wish, it is not that there is no way to achieve it, or that he can achieve it with his own strength and the power of the Matou family without the Holy Grail.
"According to what you said, I don't have any wishes for the Holy Grail to fulfill, at least not now."
Kariya had the same idea. The Holy Grail, which magicians dreamed of, turned into a waste in front of these two people. It was really laughable.
"But just because you and I don't have it doesn't mean the Servant doesn't have it. The Master wants to break her eternity through the Holy Grail and let himself die like a human. What about Berserker?"
"Berserker doesn't need it." Kariya shook his head at Shinji, "I saw his dream and knew his wish. He hoped to be punished by King Arthur and to atone for his sins, and thus fell into madness - Shinji, you should have guessed his real name."
"certainly."
How could Shinji not know? Even without the memory of his past life, he could come up with the answer based on the information he had.
"The Yangtze River... ahem, the Knight of the Lake, Lancelot, the First Knight of the Knights of the Round Table."
"King Arthur has manifested in the world as Saber. After I defeat Tokiomi's Archer, I will let Lancelot go and apologize to Saber himself."
Kariya's plan did not exceed Shinji's expectations. As for Lancelot, when he and King Arthur appeared in the world at the same time, he no longer needed the Holy Grail. The only question he had to consider was how to defeat Archer.
Shinji had thought about this before the Holy Grail War began and came up with his own theory.
"Uncle, I don't mean to discourage you. Although your Berserker is strong, he is no match for Archer. If Archer gets serious, he can end the Holy Grail War overnight."
"Are you kidding???"
Kariya stood up with a swish, a huge shake on his face. This shock was ten times greater than knowing that his nephew was the Master and his master was Assassin.
"Uncle, don't get excited. Just listen to what I have to say."
Shinji pressed his hands down, motioning for Kariya to sit down, then stood up and poured him a glass of water.
"It was his uncle's wish to defeat Tohsaka Tokiomi, and as his nephew, he naturally gave his full support. When Tohsaka Tokiomi summoned Archer, the master was watching from a distance, and he also knew Archer's real name - Gilgamesh, the heroic king of ancient Uruk, the protagonist of the oldest epic of mankind, and the original heroic spirit."
"Two-thirds God, one-third human, he was originally a king created by God to maintain the connection with humans, but he ultimately made the choice to bid farewell to humans and God. The mysterious fading and departure of God began with him."
"He is truly a top-level Servant, one of the strongest Heroic Spirits. Uncle has also seen his attack methods, the continuous bombardment of Noble Phantasms. This alone is enough to kill 99% of Heroic Spirits."
"Uncle's Lancelot belongs to the remaining 1%, but Lancelot needs to consume uncle's magic power to resist the treasure. In that state, how long can uncle last?"
"Besides, everyone can see that Gilgamesh is not serious yet. We don't know how many Noble Phantasms he can throw at once, and we don't know if he has other trump cards hidden."
In order to avoid unnecessary suspicion, Shinji only made inferences based on the existing information, rather than directly revealing all the information and at the same time attribute the source of the information to the almighty master. But even so, Kariya's heart still felt like it was sinking into an ice cellar.
A year of hard training, a year of patience, and summoning Berserker at the cost of adding to the burden, wasn't it all for the purpose of defeating the hateful Tōsaka Tokiomi
Is it true that all his efforts are of no use at all
Is he really not as good as Tōsaka Tokiomi
Is it really impossible for him to realize his wish
The heart gradually grows colder, and the hot blood loses its temperature bit by bit.
Just when Kariya became confused and seemed to have lost everything, Shinji's next words rekindled his confidence.
"However, Gilgamesh has a fatal weakness - pride. He is too proud. He keeps calling bastards and says he wants to see real heroes. He doesn't take other people seriously at all. His attitude towards fighting is also condescending and mocking. I think in his eyes, taking bastards seriously is an insult to him."
"Interestingly, he called Lancelot a mad dog, which sounds even worse than a bastard. If you can make good use of this, you may have a chance of winning."
"Uncle, don't you think that Gilgamesh and Tohsaka Tokiomi have similar attitudes? Gilgamesh looks down on Lancelot, and Tokiomi looks down on you. So - what are you going to do?"
"Needless to say?" Kariya clenched his fists tightly, not feeling any pain even when his nails dug into his flesh. He spoke in a hoarse voice, "Of course, I'll punch them hard in that proud face. Shinji, help me, I'm going to punch him."
"That's what I've been waiting for, uncle." After some chatting, Shinji finally got what he wanted.
Kariya's hatred for Tokiomi was too deep, so deep that it overwhelmed his reason, otherwise he would not have allowed Lancelot to show up in the complicated situation where the five servants were restraining each other and provoke Gilgamesh.
What's worse is that just looking at the result, Lancelot forced Gilgamesh to retreat, which made Kariya's self-confidence swell rapidly.
Shinji doesn't want Kariya to be blinded by the victory in front of him. He wants to let Kariya know how powerful Gilgamesh is, so that Kariya can calm down and act more cautiously instead of messing up things like a mad dog in the original world line.
In the Holy Grail War, the most hated people are the destroyers who wantonly trample on the rules, and the second most hated people are the troublemakers who do not distinguish between friend and foe. The world line has shifted, and Shinji cannot guarantee that if Kariya continues to mess around, he will not be attacked by the crowd like Caster.
When that day comes, the advantage of the Matou family having two masters will be completely lost.
The advantage of having two masters becomes more obvious in the later stages, so it is necessary to reduce disputes as much as possible in the early stages.
In Shinji's plan, it would be best to wait until Caster was besieged to death, Saber and Lancer made a break, and one of Archer and Rider fell, before Scathach and Lancelot could really show their power.
Of course, that’s all later. The most urgent task is to kill Caster first!