A middle school cartoonist

Can people like Matou Kariya... also be called heroes?

Regarding Makoto Takahashi's question, Uncle Tintin did not give the answer immediately. Instead, he used the excuse "I haven't finished reading the manga manuscript so I can't comment easily", forcing a middle-level cartoonist to stop asking and obstructed Continue to observe the manga manuscript yourself!

Although it is not specifically stated in the manga, even Uncle Tintin, who is observing the manga manuscript for the first time, can still detect Matou Kariya's love for Tohsaka Aoi in the manga... He likes it and is always ready to give it to Rin. Whether it’s a gift for him or he’s angry about what happened to Sakura, everything stems from Matou Kariya’s fondness and love for his childhood sweetheart Aoi! Even now, the former childhood sweetheart has taken the surname "Tosaka", became someone else's wife, and became the mother of two children!

It is precisely because Aoi believes that living in Tosaka's home can bring her happiness, and it is precisely because she chooses to believe in Aoi's smile eight years ago that Matou Kariya gives up the idea of ​​pursuing Aoi... Because she likes, so respects Aoi's choice; because of love, I respect Aoi's decision!

However, until today, after learning the news that Sakura was sent to the Matou family, and seeing the unconcealed sadness on the face of the now named Tosaka Aoi, Matou Kariya Kariya realized that he was wrong. Only then did I realize that I had made an unforgivable fatal mistake!

Matou Kariya, who was born in a magic family, naturally knows what magic is and what a magician is, especially the magic of the Matou family... And it is precisely because of this that Matou Kariya hates magicians. Only then would he spurn everything related to magic in his family, and then choose to reject the fate he was supposed to inherit and choose to escape!

Unfortunately, it was only now that Matou Kariya discovered that he knew how terrible magic was, and he chose to escape because of fear... It was that kind of self that gave up the most important woman to him. That magician among magicians!

Eight years ago, he did not stop Aoi from marrying the magician among magicians, so after losing his childhood sweetheart, Matou Kariya regretted it countless times; eight years later, he still did not stop the Matou family from marrying the magician. The one belonging to the Tohsaka family was a "transaction between magicians", so Tohsaka Aoi now fell into the sadness of "losing her daughter", making the existence named Matou Kariya once again filled with regret... …

Matou Kariya's past events and her feelings of regret and remorse are only partially presented in a comic manuscript of less than four pages... But it is through these incomplete plots that Uncle Tintin completes the story of Matou Kariya. After eight years of living and feeling, my heart is also full of helplessness and sadness!

"...There is still a chance for redemption...There is also a chance for compensation..." Standing at the door of Matou's house, which he had not set foot in for eight years, Matou Kariya whispered as if he was cheering himself up, " As long as I...face the fate that I never dared to face before and only wanted to escape...just for the only woman in the world who I don't want to make her cry!"

Negotiating human relations with a magician who has no regard for human life is simply a meaningless matter... Therefore, Matou Kariya did not ask his [father] who has ruled the Matou family for many generations, that is, the Matou family. The head of the family, Matou Zouken, came up with naive and childish ideas such as [returning Sakura back]!

But...

"...If you can get the Holy Grail, you won't need Tohsaka Sakura, right?"

"What are your intentions?" In response to Matou Kariya's straightforward question, the old man with a cane asked back...

"Let's make a deal, Matou Zouken! I will win the Holy Grail for you in the upcoming Holy Grail War...but in exchange, you let Tohsaka Sakura go!"

Therefore, in order to regain the cherished daughter of the woman he loves, in order to put a smile on that woman's face again... Is this the reason why Matou Kariya plans to participate in this [Holy Grail War]?

Even though we knew that Matou Kariya was a participant in the [Holy Grail War] representing the Matou family in the previously completed manga draft, to be honest, Uncle Tintin had never thought that Matou Kariya would do it. This level of risk-taking!

You must know that in the [Holy Grail War], because the existence called [Heroic Spirit] is an existence that humans and magicians cannot compete with, so any Master who has participated in the [Holy Grail War] with a little common sense knows that it is better to kill than to kill For the almost impossible feat of [Heroic Spirit], killing the magician who is the master of [Heroic Spirit] is relatively simple... To put it simply, all the participants in the [Holy Grail War] are more powerful than humans As for the [Heroic Spirits] who are invincible to magicians, participants as masters may die at any time!

But unfortunately...

"Huh? Don't be stupid... You, a laggard who hasn't done any training in more than ten years, want to become the master of [Heroic Spirit Servant] in this short year?" There is no doubt that Matou Zang Yan rejected Matou Kariya's deal... Using an excuse that seemed reasonable and sounded reasonable, he persuaded Matou Kariya like a inducement!

"Do you have a secret technique that can do this? Old man, your best insect technique!" In the past, this was the Matou family's magic that Kariya wanted to deny in the past; but now, it is It became Matou Kariya's trump card when he participated in the [Holy Grail War]! "Insert the [Marking Insect] into my body! The more than 100 kilograms of my flesh come from the unclean Matou family's blood, so they should be more suitable than other people's daughters!!!"

"Kariya, do you want to die?"

…

Originally, Uncle Tintin didn't know what the so-called "Sealing Insect" was. However, following the conversation between Kariya and Zang Yan in the comics, he gradually understood the ferocious and even insane abilities of the "Sealing Insect". Cold sweat broke out on the uncle's forehead... It was only at this time that Uncle Tintin finally understood how cold-blooded the magicians mentioned in the comic "Fate" were!

And what’s even more heartbreaking is that Matou Zouken did not deliberately conceal Sakura’s experience from Matou Kariya, and even told the murderous Matou Kariya vividly and with a smile on his face, "An Insect to Sakura" Physical] The whole process of the experiment...

"So, Kariya, what are you going to do? The little girl has been invaded from head to toe by bugs and is almost broken... If you still plan to save her like this, maybe I can consider your proposal!"

Although she does not have the amazing painting skills of Mashiro Girl, the evil smile shown when Matou Zouken gave the choice to Matou Kariya was indeed drawn by a middle-class cartoonist... At least Uncle Tintin is watching it. After seeing Matou Zangyan's evil and ghostly smile, a chill immediately came from behind!

However...Does Matou Kariya still have the right to choose?

No!

When a man named Matou Kariya re-entered the Matou family, he was destined to have no right to choose... he could only continue on the path of death until the moment his life ended!

Holy Grail War...

As long as we can win the Holy Grail War...

Then we can take back Sakura who was sent to the insect cave...

It can put a smile on Aoi's face again...

And more importantly, participating in the Holy Grail War can not only redeem Sakura's future life, but also take revenge on the person who caused Sakura to suffer so much and made Aoi lose her smile...!

After all, Tokiomi Tosaka...

The current head of the Tohsaka family, who was the original founder of the Gosan family, must have had the Command Seal engraved on his hand at this time and participated in this Holy Grail War! ?

…

"The plot of Kariya-kun... he is destined to be a tragedy!" After putting down the comic manuscript and being silent for a long time, Uncle Tintin finally couldn't help but start talking... Although the uncle beside a certain assistant did not initiate a conversation request, It was completely like he was talking to himself, but now both of the two people present knew that Uncle Tintin was complaining to a certain middle-class cartoonist in this way! "Let's not talk about whether Kariya-kun won the Holy Grail War in the end... According to the old immortal's character, what if he won? Kariya-kun will definitely be tricked to death by that old immortal in the future!"

"Old Immortal...are you referring to the Matou Zouken?" Makoto Takahashi hesitated for a moment, looked at Uncle Tintin with sympathetic eyes, and sighed helplessly, "Speaking of which, Tintin Gi-san, your taste in naming is not bad. It really needs to be improved!”

"...I remember Cheng, you just said that the manga manuscript for the next chapter has been completed, right?" Uncle Ding Ding ignored the ridicule of a middle-grade cartoonist and stared at the pile of untouched manga manuscripts with bright eyes. , "I'll take a look first and then talk..."

"Well, I said Dingdingjisang..."

"...Eh? Why doesn't the manga manuscript of this chapter follow the previous chapter and tell the story of Kariya-kun's subsequent plot?" Uncle Tintin quickly flipped through more than ten pages of the manga manuscript and stopped observing with disappointment. He turned around and stared at a certain middle-level cartoonist, "Why did the content of the next chapter suddenly jump to a young man named Webber Velvet?"

"There are seven Masters and seven Heroic Spirits participating in the entire Holy Grail War... This is what I just wanted to tell you. Unfortunately, Tintinji-san, you seem to be too impatient!" Makoto Takahashi deliberately put on a show. "Blame it on me" look, "And Dingdingji-san, have you forgotten something..."

"What... uh... oh, Cheng, that question you asked before!" Recalling the question asked by a middle school cartoonist before he observed the cartoons, Uncle Tintin first showed a look of surprise, and then fell into deep thought. In the middle...after a long time, the uncle next to the assistant let out a long sigh and sighed in a sighing tone, "Although Kariya-kun has focused all his hatred on Tohsaka Tokiomi, this kind of deliberate targeting His behavior is not in line with the behavior of a hero...but..."

Should a hero be a great being with noble character and flawless character?

No, no, no, heroes are actually just like most people. Even if they create all kinds of deeds that are praised by the world, the heroes themselves still have their own cherished and loved ones, and they also have life-or-death enemies that they want to kill quickly. !

so……

"However, not everyone has the courage to embark on the road to destruction... From this point of view, Matou Kariya, this poor man who was played by fate, can undoubtedly be called a hero. !”