My neighbor is magical

Dust's old antique, the way of fighting is not so old-fashioned. "

The red heroic spirit who stood up first showed a rare friendly expression.He reached out to the archer, trying to pull him up.The archer turned his face away, but held the opponent's hand that was in front of his eyes.

As the spearman stood up, the headband he used to hold his hair splintered.The long blue hair flowed down like the blue sky, covering the handsome profile of the Son of Light.

"Compared to your personality, your pretty face is not so annoying." The red archer commented.

Hearing the ridicule-like remarks, Cu Chulainn's blood-red pupils flashed a light called anger.But this bold spearman finally smiled back with relief. "Considering that you are a vicious and mean guy, I will take this as a compliment."

"When it comes to 'maleness' and 'meanness,' I don't think you'd give up too much."

"Ha, did you admit it? Your self-awareness is really profound."

A girl's voice broke in abruptly. "A man's friendship is really delicate." Matou Sakura said quietly.

Hearing this, the red heroic spirit was taken aback, while Cu Chulainn, who was more familiar with the girl, directly expressed his doubts: "What, that complaint without context..."

"You guys just jump off the building and leave. I have guests at home, so it's inconvenient to go through the main entrance." The girl walked towards the sliding door, then suddenly turned around, "I just said what I just said casually. You and him can do whatever you want. Anyway , you are not my father."

"what!?"

Different from the joy on this side, Kariya and Kirei who were indoors were shrouded in a solemn atmosphere.

"Through my neighbors, I got to know the person 'Ara Ye Zongren'. His methods of doing evil are not like magic, but in him, I saw the shadow of my father." Kariya whispered, "The original ideal has been in the long run. In the end, only the means of persecuting others and a ruthless heart remain..." Thinking of Matou Zouken's cold eyes staring at him without emotion, Kariya tightened his shoulders. "To put it bluntly, that is someone who has nothing to do with me. But I feel... fear."

"Are you afraid of becoming like that?" Kirei analyzed rationally, his voice sounded calm and cruel, "As the successor of the Matou family's magic, you have to pass on this twisted way of magic, and you are worried that you will Take a similar path. After all, you are also a member of the Matou family."

"Yes." Kariya smiled bitterly, "This terrible guy poisons other paranoid souls with his dirty obsessions. What's even more frightening is that in this sinner, I saw the Matou family I have the blood and blood of the Matou family passed down from generation to generation, and I also have, that share, paranoia."

[If I, who want to escape from such a fate, end up falling into the abyss because of my obsession... I can't accept this kind of ending. 】

10. My Neighbor Walks the Wall ([-])

Kariya Matou originally had no intention of revealing his heart in front of his juniors.The memory of the Matou family and the imprint it brought to one's soul are too dirty, chewing on one's own is already bitter and unbearable, and it is even more difficult to talk about it with others.

However, the fact that Kotomine Kirei was a priest made Kariya have almost extravagant expectations.

Although the other party lacks the warmth of being a "human being", with this person's words, you can definitely listen to your confession quietly, just like accepting the confession of a believer in the past.Whether it is the distorted fate that he has to bear, or the contradictory heart in his chest, the other party can fully accept it with a calm and reliable attitude.

There won't be Totomi's sense of powerlessness that can't be communicated with, nor will there be a pervert's naive gloating...

Still, that guy was different.Not only comforting and bickering, maybe one day in the future, I will also frankly tell everything about myself in front of that guy——

——As long as the two of them can reach a face-to-face and candid confrontation.

Kariya, who was immersed in his own imagination, returned to reality in a daze because of the cold touch from his hand, as if immersed in ice water.He realized belatedly that his hand was held by Kirei.

The tall and strong young man held Kariya's slender fingers with a force that did not pose a threat.The man's gentle and intrusive fingers slowly closed, and finally reached the tightness that even Kariya's trembling fingers could stop.

Moving his gaze upwards slowly, Matou Kariya finally met Kotomine Kirei's gaze.The other party's eyes were still dark as usual, and there was no look of concern; but Kariya just felt inexplicably that he was comforted by the other party.

"What?" he smiled happily, "So, you are a gentle person. You are really... not like that guy's disciple..."

Kotomine Kirei stared blankly at Kariya's smiling face, but didn't listen.

The purple eyes of the Matou family symbolize the most distorted form of being manipulated by the family's magic.

Those pupils that rippling with gentle brilliance are like a sea of ​​miracles that will never dry up.No matter who it is, they will probably be attracted by such eyes.

However, he will not be drowned in that sea.Because, the owner of those eyes will face everyone with a gentle attitude.

Kotomine Kirei silently let go of his hand, wanting to touch the smiling eyes of the other party.However, an unknown impulse swept through his brain, causing him to change his mind instantly, his fingers stopped abruptly in mid-air, and he lifted the opponent's chin with the momentum.

Eh?

Feeling that something was wrong, Kariya subconsciously broke away from the opponent's hand. "Anyway, thank you for listening to me." He paused, "Complaints are complaints. In any case, I can't abandon the surname 'Matou', just like I can't abandon Sakura. From now on, I will probably use this ugly Try to survive in the distorted form. For the future of me and the successors of the Matou family, I will try my best to prevent the fate of the insects from self-destructing...at all costs."

Kotomine Kirei pursed his lips tightly.

Was it something I said that offended him, Kariya guessed.What the other party said next made him even more puzzled.

"You...why do you have such a wonderful soul. The heart is so inferior and weak, but it has the most vigorous fighting spirit." Kotomine Kirei said quickly, "And, such a you , and can't abandon the responsibility that could have been let go. It's really..."

Make people...?

Kariya became slightly uneasy.At the same time, a thought stirred in his mind.

At this moment, what he saw was not the Kotomine Kirei he knew - there was another person's soul projected on the person in front of him.

Capturing Kariya's gaze sizing him up with his eyes, Kotomine Kirei looked into the other's eyes with dark eyes.This time, his hand finally got his wish and got close to Kariya's eyes looking at him. "Mr. Jiantong, you don't know..."

—You don’t know, I—

"Uncle Kariya!" The girl who broke into the house rushed to Kariya without stopping.Her eyes lit up, she raised her clenched right hand, and carefully opened it before Kariya's eyes.Bright pink petals lay in her hands. "Look, this is coming with the wind!"

"Is it time for the cherry blossoms to bloom? It seems to be earlier than usual."

"So, would you like to take me to see the cherry blossoms?" At this point, Sakura lowered her head a little disappointed, "Father rarely takes me out, even if it's the cherry blossom season..."

Kotomine Kirei quietly looked at the girl who was showing signs of grievance and Kariya who was a little helpless and wanted to comfort each other.

Opportunities are always so fleeting.He thought with a little regret, and withdrew his hand that had been frozen in the air for a long time.

"Speaking of which," Kariya, who caught Kirei's movements out of the corner of his eye, apologized, "Just now, Sakura and I were the ones who were rude."

"Sorry, Mr. Yanfeng, I rushed in like that just now... I was rude." The girl also apologized obediently.The gentle and introverted she was still very cautious when facing people other than Kariya, so that after saying this, she leaned back to Kariya.

"It's okay." Kirei stood up with his usual expression, "Then, I will take my leave. I will come again at this time next week."

"I'm counting on you." Kariya looked at the man's back and sighed softly, "That guy Tokiomi really took in a very good disciple."

"Really? I think that because my father is too confident, he can't always find a reliable assistant." The girl who was always in a state of confusion raised a sharp question at this moment, "The one who looks like Isn’t the Heroic Spirit who is very rich but has been using the funds of the Tohsaka family, and recently went on a trip to nowhere, a good example?”

"Ha... the King of Heroes is different..."

After handing over the manuscript to the newspaper office and the collected materials to Emiya Kiritsugu, Kariya Matou finally had the opportunity to go to the hospital after being free.

As always, Kariya went to the mailbox after purchasing the nutrient solution, and got his letter in the mailbox.However, the white envelope made him frown.

The outside of the envelope was so clean it looked as if it had just been sealed.But after such a long time, there was only one reply letter to myself.What's going on... Could it be that that guy will update the content of the reply letter every day?Or, what happened to that guy...

With subtle worries in his heart, Kariya opened the letter.The tone of the other party's writing made Kariya finally feel relieved.

[As long as I see you living in distress and unyielding, I will feel extremely happy.

Show me more pain, Kariya. 】

This extremely annoying tone could only be that guy.

Fortunately, the other party is fine.

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at the level of magic