[FZ] Bewitched

In Matou Kariya's vision, the next meeting with Kotomine Kirei would be a fight to the death.

However, on the other side, Kotomine Kirei is planning a reunion with Kariya: not for the purpose of killing the other party, but simply wanting to meet.

When facing Archer, Kotomine Kirei informed him of his decision to join the Holy Grail War again, and told the truth about the Holy Grail War that he learned from Tokiomi.

"The Holy Grail War that has been handed down to this day to compete for the wishing machine is just a cover for the magic ceremony. The original intention of the 'Founding of the Three Houses' was to use the souls of seven heroic spirits as sacrifices to try to lead to the origin of magic. That is to say, all All the heroic spirits will be killed. Tokiomi-sensei intends to use you to deal with other followers, and order you to commit suicide with a spell when the other camps are wiped out. Of course, the teacher respects you; but, Tokiomi-sensei is pure A 'magician' who would give up everything for the glory of magic."

After hearing this rather astonishing truth, Archer's face was not disturbed.He raised his blood-red eyes to look at Kirei, and said in his usual arrogant and rude voice: "I never thought that Tokiomi, a boring guy, could bring me such a big 'surprise'. However, that was in other places." What happened after all the bastards were killed? Right now, what is Tokiomi's plan?"

After hesitating for a moment, Kirei still told the truth: "Teacher wants me to take Berserker as a servant. The master of Berserker has not used Command Seals so far. By then, I will have five Command Seals to command the Berserker..."

Kotomine Kirei's words were interrupted by the King of Heroes' sudden burst of laughter.The King of Heroes laughed sharply, as if he was mocking Kirei. "Hahaha—so this is the reason why you suddenly made a decision! You clearly still have ridiculous contradictions in your heart, so much so that you dare not even say Matou Kariya's name, but you actually made a similar decision. Things related to this person who pleases you! Kotomine Kirei, you are really interesting!"

Kotomine Kirei felt mocked by Archer's extremely happy expression.However, instead of refuting the other party as usual, Kirei fell into thinking.

To put it bluntly, "will be happy for the pain of others", this kind of mood that is different from ordinary people would not be understood in the first place. Archer mocked himself for this from the moment he saw through himself, which was also unavoidable.

However, on the way to Matou's house, facing his own teasing and ridicule, Kariya gave a completely different response.

Pressing his finger directly on his lips, the young man with a purple glow in the depths of his pupils shut himself up with a gesture so soft that it seemed to melt into it.

"It's a miracle in my life to meet such an inexplicable and annoying person like you. Although I can understand your desire to have fun from me, you should at least let me be quiet for a while."

Seeing through his strong interest that was pure and definitely not well-intentioned, Matou Kariya did not show the slightest bit of ridicule or contempt, but only teased himself with a helpless expression.

Noticing Kirei's expression lost in memory, the King of Heroes snorted with a smile. "Hmph, with such a happy expression, could it be that he thought of something interesting!"

Kotomine Kirei smiled and shook his head.He didn't intend to share things related to Kariya Matou with the other party; those were memories that only he and Kariya participated in, as long as he alone knew it was enough.However, Kirei, who planned to win over Archer, no longer concealed his distorted mood. "Even if it is to destroy this person, I can only do it myself. Before I can solve the doubt in my heart, he can't die. Speaking of which, King of Heroes, as a follower of Tokiomi-sensei, you no longer plan to do so." Has he followed the path he designed?"

"And you, as his ally and disciple, also have dissatisfaction with him. Now, Tokiomi will be very distressed." Although he said so, Archer had a malicious smile on his face, "However, Tokiomi After all, you are my provider of magic power. Or, you, who lost your servant but not your qualification to participate in the war, have other plans?"

Realizing that this was an invitation from the other party, Kirei showed a clear smile, and revealed a plan he had never thought of before: "As an ally of the Tohsaka family, after Tokiomi-sensei was killed and unable to fight, I have the obligation to continue to fight for you." He has fulfilled his long-cherished wish. Even my father will definitely approve of this matter."

Regarding Kirei's rebellious remarks, the King of Heroes laughed in satisfaction.With the attitude of an absolute king, Archer made a decision: "Although you are a contradictory and humble existence, you will continue to surprise me."

At the moment when the setting sun rose, the Master and the servants in the underground wine cellar showed evil and dark smiles at the same time.

***

"Kariya, you have a visitor."

Kariya, who had sent off Kenneth who had stabilized his emotions, had just returned home when he was told the news by Matou Zouken.The evil smile on the old man's face made Kariya realize that the so-called visitor was not that simple.Thinking of his previous life, Kariya tentatively asked, "Is that the church guy?"

Perhaps quite satisfied with Kariya's move to fight Caster and kill Lancer, Zouken paced over, patted Kariya's arm approvingly, and backed away before Kariya showed a disgusted expression.Jie Jie smiled strangely, and Zou Yan gave the answer: "As a lackey of the Tohsaka family, he came to visit you, the head of Matou, with a defenseless attitude. Kariya, you did a good job, I am really surprised .”

Watching Zouken disappear into the corridor silently with hateful eyes, Kariya turned and walked towards the study room where the visitor was.Kariya couldn't help but think of something else as the memory of the bug implanted back then came back to life.

This old monster probably doesn't know what happened between him and Kotomine Kirei.

This might have given Kariya goose bumps all over his body.Tightening the haori over the kimono, Matou Kariya opened the door of the room.

Dressed in solemn black clothes, the young priest with an unusually serious expression blended harmoniously into the dark and dead atmosphere in the room.Almost at the same moment he saw Kariya, the originally expressionless priest showed a rather innocent smile.

The expression at that moment was so innocent that Kariya was terrified.With a light cough, he lowered his head. "Why did you come? Could it be Tokiomi who asked you to come?"

Hearing this, Kirei suppressed his smile. "I don't just follow the instructions of the teacher."

"Yeah, you did a lot of things behind Tokiomi's back. Sit down and talk." Making the invitation, Kariya sat down first.

Instead of sitting opposite Kariya, Kirei walked around the table and sat beside him.Kariya looked at Kirei somewhat unexpectedly, and obtained additional information from this glance. "You fought against Zou Yan just now."

"Well," Kotomine Kirei nodded, "I don't think I should attack the previous Patriarch here..."

"Haha, don't worry, that old man is not someone you can hurt." Kariya could almost imagine what happened, Kariya smiled and comforted him, "You, you were so stern before, but you were actually frightened by Zouken, right? ? That guy no longer has a real 'body', so almost no one can do anything to him."

"As the head of the Matong family, but tell me the secret to an outsider, is this really okay?"

"What does it matter? I am the current leader." The smile on Kariya's face faded, "I have no family love for the guy who uses me as a tool and tortures me."

"Really?" Kirei lowered his eyes.The words that Matou Zouken had said to him before now came to mind again.

——"When Kariya was struggling and suffering in the worm warehouse, the old man was also very happy. You and I are both maggots attracted by carrion, following Kariya's dying twisted soul."

Indeed, he was attracted by certain qualities of Kariya.This selfish and paranoid man, this man who selflessly gives everything to protect others, this man who exudes a dark attraction like a poisonous fragrance on the night of love|| The existence of abnormally strong desire || desire.

However, I am different from Matou Zouken.That existence that is rotten from the inside out should not exist in this world at all.

"Father," Kariya Matou's narrow and gentle voice drifted into Kirei's ears, "You with such a disappointed expression, are you expecting my comfort?"

As if being suddenly awakened when he was extremely sleepy, Kotomine Kirei regained consciousness in an instant, and subconsciously sat up straight. "The tutor will attack you." He said bluntly.

Kariya nodded calmly. "I know. But for a naive guy like Tokiomi, I'm not worried at all. He will probably try to fight me one-on-one. As long as I stay behind closed doors, he has nothing to do."

"Indeed, as a magic workshop, the entire Matou mansion is indeed invulnerable. But it is not enough to defend against powerful servants. Moreover, I have already entered here, if I make a move now..." Having said that, Kotomine Kirei stopped.

In this room, there was no obvious fluctuation of magic power; however, Kirei, who had extraordinary perception ability, realized that he had been enveloped by an invisible magic circle.

There are bugs suspended in the air that are so small that they are difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.The magic power of those bugs fluctuated very little, even if they used the magic power they carried to attack themselves, the degree of danger was not worth mentioning.Matou Kariya, who is an insect envoy, uses them as a medium to deploy spells like dense nets, which are the real danger.

The magic circle belonging to the other party that surrounded him at some point probably contained deadly magic power.As for Matou, who arranged all of this, his dark and narrow eyes were shining with a cold light that did not match the harmless image. "If you make a move, I may not be the one who gets hurt. What's more..."

Matou Kariya, who withdrew the magic power little by little, and disintegrated the magic circle with his own hands, affirmed: "If you try to kill me here, then it must be your personal decision. I know Tokiomi."

Sure enough, the two knew each other well. "Why...you will know the teacher's decision?"

"That's between me and Tokiomi, it has nothing to do with you." Kariya frowned, "Are you here today to learn about my past with Tokiomi?"

No.To be precise, I want to know the person in front of me better than my mentor; at the same time, I hope to be stared at intently by the person in front of me.

"Kariya, I want to cooperate with you."

"Cooperation?" Kariya, who couldn't see through Kirei's true intentions, simply gave a negative answer, "I refuse."

"You can't make it to the end by yourself." Kirei circled behind Kariya, and whispered in the opponent's ear in a posture of bending down and embracing the opponent's shoulder, "I know your greatest enemy, who can even drag Archer, It gives you an absolute advantage when meeting with your mentor. When your magic power is lacking, I can also help you."

"Forget it," Kariya was unmoved, "Indeed, if I want to support Berserker to fight to the end, my magic power is not enough. Considering the speed at which you recover your power, you are indeed a good source of magic power. However, Abandoning Tokiomi and turning to me, I'm afraid it's not a wise choice, right? If I'm not mistaken, Tokiomi hopes that you can take over my servant—if Berserker is not killed in the duel with Archer. Get rid of it first Wouldn't it be wiser for me to further gain Tokiomi's trust?"

The brain turns quickly.But, why did he keep talking about the mentor when facing himself.

Kotomine Kirei who was thinking so, raised his hand to turn the opponent's face around, and put an end to the opponent's words by means of a kiss.

Kariya's lips were grabbed, and his cheeks were burned red in an instant.Because the arms in front of him were tightened by the master, his back was already tightly fitted to the solid chest behind him.Surrounded by Kirei's aura full of aggression, Kariya completely lost the ability to think, and could only stare at the molester who was close at hand with wide-open eyes.

Finally... Finally, I can only look at myself and think about myself.Kirei, who was very satisfied with the status quo, let go of Kariya's reddened lips, and instead bit his slender and pale neck.

The sudden stabbing pain caught Kariya off guard and let out a small groan.The short voice, like crying in pain, wiped out most of Kirei's calmness in an instant.Imprisoning the person in his arms as if to crush the opponent's shoulder blades, he increased the force of biting the opponent.

Kirei tasted a fishy-sweet taste.The oozing blood drops stained the fair skin a bright red.The blood-colored flowers of evil thoughts bloomed, so gorgeous that he almost suffocated him.

On the other hand, Matou Kariya woke up from the pain no less than being bitten by a berserker in a dream.The magician's instinct that was integrated into the flesh and blood was finally activated again, Kariya quickly counterattacked with magic, and the moment Kotomine Kirei left due to the insect bite, he got rid of the opponent and stood up.

Turning to face Kotomine Kirei aggressively, Matou Kariya gritted his teeth while healing himself: "Are you a pervert!"

Just this morning, I actually felt guilty for Xiao Sakura's behavior of throwing away the other party's clothes!

If possible, even Kotomine Kirei would want to throw it into the trash immediately!

Kariya, who wanted to take a few steps back to calm his mind, bumped into the corner of the table in frustration.Almost only the slender bones protected by the clothing and skin collided with the hard wood, causing him to bend down reflexively in pain.

Matou Kariya's memory of the priest with a stiff expression, unexpectedly laughed out loud at Kariya's rare embarrassment at this moment.

Completely unable to understand why the other party was laughing, Kariya Matou shook his head helplessly.

Shouldn't you be used to it long ago? If it's this guy, just ignore it.Kariya, who was thinking like this, noticed that the opponent's hand suddenly came into view.

"Don't worry, Kariya." Kirei put on an inviting posture, and said quickly in a voice mixed with a touch of joy, "Come to church at midnight tonight, and I will arrange for you to meet with your mentor there. And you, absolutely Will not be the loser in the duel."

The man's magnetic voice exploded in Kariya's heart, turning into a clamor rushing overhead.The words that overlapped with the previous life resonated with something deep in Kariya's memory.

In the past life as distant as a dream, Kotomine Kirei who said "Don't worry, Kariya, give me your hand", stretched out his hand when he was helpless, and then pushed himself into the abyss.

If it was just a doubt in the previous life, it can be confirmed now.Kirei took advantage of Tokiomi's death to frame himself in front of Miss Aoi.Who else could kill Tokiomi except this disciple whom Tokiomi believed in before him!

The strong disgust turned into physical nausea, Kariya resisted the urge to vomit, and raised his hand to cover his mouth.

Kariya's abnormality made Kotomine Kirei frown.Thinking it was because of the other party's poor health, Kirei stepped forward and held Kariya's hand. "You have consumed too much mana during this time."

Knowing that the other party had misunderstood, Kariya decided to make the mistake. "Since I joined the battle, I have realized it a long time ago." I planned to shake off the other party's hand with a pretending unintentional movement, but was stunned again when I looked down.

With interlocking fingers, Kirei held his hand firmly.The other party did not wait for a response, but grabbed himself firmly.

Concealing his complicated mood with silence, Kariya looked at Kirei with questioning eyes.

Meeting Kariya's eyes, Kotomine Kirei showed a pure and satisfied smile.It was a rare expression on the other party's face, so simple that it was full of a little childishness.

This guy is actually like the most innocent and cruel child.Although not worthy of sympathy, Kotomine Kirei may be the loneliest person I have ever met.

Holding Kirei's hand comfortingly, Kariya pursed his lower lip. "Trust me just once. I'll be at church at midnight."

Matou Kariya decided early on that he would definitely make a deal with Tokiomi.But, having learned from the past, he will never wait until midnight.

On this foggy night, Kariya Matou left early for the church.

The trees with strange patterns printed on the ground are hideous like ghosts, and the air is inexplicably filled with a touch of death.

From Kariya's point of view, this was an ominous night.

"Tokiomi!"

Yelling, Kariya, like in his previous life, slammed the door of the church open.

There was no one in the dark church, and there was no smell of blood.

In other words, Tokiomi wasn't designed to kill him?Or, did Tokiomi not die here?Kariya guessed, but his suspended heart never let go.

Suddenly, the air became heavy.

Matou Kariya suddenly raised his right hand.

The airflow was tense like a substance, and the condensed magic power flew out of his hand, drawing a blue arc in the air, and then was smashed to pieces by the flames flying in the opposite direction.

The bright red flame burned away the condensed magic power.And under the impact of magic power, the wreckage of that group of gorgeous flames also fell straight to the ground.

What fell to the ground were ruby ​​crumbs.That was, the Tohsaka house fire magic that I had envied and feared when I was a child.

The moment the heart returned to its original position, complex emotions filled all nerves.Matou Kariya finally showed a relieved smile, turned around slowly, and turned towards the door.

As the concealed door was completely pushed open, the hazy night light penetrating from the outside spread to the entire inner hall.Under the bright and bright moonlight, Kariya effortlessly recognized the figure standing at the door.

That was his old enemy in the past and present, Tohsaka Tokiomi.