[FZ] Bewitched

"Is it back on track?"

In the shadows on the second floor of the church, Kotomine Kirei whispered and drank the remaining wine in his cup.At the same time, a figure flashed beside him.Staring at Kirei with interest, the King of Heroes said softly, "Hmph, look at your expression...is it different from what you imagined?"

"No," Kotomine Kirei watched Matou Kariya's back, "It was indeed a little different before, but now, it should be said that you came at the right time, King of Heroes."

"Didn't you ask me to come to the church after the connection with Tokiomi was severed?" Without asking what Kirei meant, Archer looked at the woman standing blankly at the door of the church, "It looks like a third-rate scumbag The script. However, considering that it is your first time designing, I will just stay and watch it for now."

Kirei shook his head. "When I was at Matou's house, I did some tricks. The child whose mentor was adopted into Matou's house will probably try to come here after midnight. That child is the one Matou Kariya cares most about."

Archer's evil laugh sounded low. "Kirei, you are really a cruel bad guy."

"Thank you, King of Heroes." Kotomine Kirei replied calmly, while suppressing the confusion in his heart.

Even if he is doing something he doesn't like, dragging his weak body to torture, he still wants to live; Kariya Matou has been able to fight like this until now because of some kind of attachment to Tohsaka and his daughter.

Such a strong and cold soul really fascinates me.And when the thing the other party is obsessed with is destroyed, the moment of collapse must be so beautiful that I can never forget it.

According to the assumption, when Kariya came to the church, Tokiomi had already been killed by himself.Kariya, unable to confront his old enemy, will fall into confusion and pain.

Tohsaka Aoi, who mistakenly thought that her husband was killed by Kariya, would use angry words and deeds to drive Kariya crazy, and even do radical things.

After that, the girl who came to the church because she was worried about Kariya will witness the scene of the person she loves hurting her mother.

At that time, Jiantong Kariya will have nothing, whether it is the hatred or love he is obsessed with.

When the other party is suffocating in the dark, he will pull the dying person out of the abyss.Whether it is redemption or bondage; as long as the script continues, Matou Kariya will be trapped in his own net, struggling to live, painful and futile.

But why did the other party come early?

Even though everything seemed to be back on the track that belonged to the script, Kirei felt inexplicably uneasy.

On the other side, Matou Kariya, who had recovered from the shock, smiled wryly because of the helplessness of being in a desperate situation.

The always calm and elegant man lay prone on the ground, his well-maintained fair cheeks were stained with bleeding blood; a dagger pierced his wrist, which can be said to have destroyed the most precious magician hand.And I, irrefutably, was the murderer who caused this miserable scene.

Slightly recovering from the sluggish state, Tohsaka Aoi asked in a trembling voice: "Kariya-kun...why, you want to kill Tokiomi?"

"Miss Aoi must have heard about the Holy Grail War. I am a participant of the Matou family." While speaking in a low voice, Kariya pulled out the sharp weapon that had been buried in the carpet.Blood splattered his light kimono red. "I didn't kill Tokiomi..."

"What's the difference!" The woman with a soft appearance rushed over and pushed Kariya Matou who had just got up.Suddenly becoming hysterical, she erupted with enormous strength, and the huge impact on Kariya almost caused him to fall backwards.Even though he barely supported the backs of the benches on both sides of the aisle, Kariya still coughed repeatedly because of the other's rough push.

Kariya's tightly closed, blood-soaked left eye, and his unusually pale face failed to attract Aoi Tohsaka's attention.The woman's gaze was completely focused on her husband. "Tokiomi has been seriously injured by you to this point! If his wrist is broken, his ability as a magician will also be affected!"

After pinching his right arm, which was sore from the consumption of Command Seals and the loss of too much mana, Matou Kariya raised his hand to cover his left eye.Already unable to heal himself, he just hopes not to be too embarrassed in front of the woman he likes. "This is the Holy Grail War. Tokiomi would definitely hit me hard without hesitation."

Aoi Tohsaka, who confirmed that her husband was still breathing and the blood had been stopped, did not feel relieved of her heavy heart.She sobbed softly. "It's different, Kariya-kun...Tokiomi, he is my husband... Could it be that destroying him and killing him will satisfy you..."

Kariya Matou faced Tohsaka Aoi, but stopped looking at her.His sight was out of focus, and a dazed look appeared on his face.

At this point, everything is clear.This woman whom he loved and still has nostalgia for until now has never cared about him.It was clearly a fact that had been chewed over and over again after being reborn, but at this moment it was confirmed again from the attitude of the other party, but the heart still throbbed.

"I don't want to kill Tokiomi." Kariya said in a tone that was so calm that people felt cold-blooded, "Although he is the person I envy, but he is the happiness you and Xiao Rin are looking forward to, and he is also Xiao Sakura's biological father .So, how could I want to put him to death."

A peaceful tone could not comfort Aoi Tohsaka.Her pretty face was horribly distorted by hatred, and she shouted at Kariya with a frighteningly sharp voice: "What do you know! You who have always been alone, you who took Sakura away from me , you who killed Tokiomi in front of me...you who have never loved anyone, how can you know what love is! You must destroy my life to be reconciled!"

The words that can hurt me the most, once again, are spoken by the cherished first love.

The heart-breaking pain came immediately, and Kariya had no time to react; before he could control his emotions, the pain quickly spread to his cheeks.And Kariya, who was restraining his impulse, had bulging veins on the back of his hands and forehead.

No matter how sad or angry you are, don't hurt this person again.After all, the other party was the object of my purest love when I was young.

At this time in the previous life, the self who was controlled by anger and hatred was probably as ugly as a beast in the eyes of Aoi.

In the suffocating silence, Kariya Matou suddenly laughed.Pure laughter echoed in the church, it was shockingly clear.

"Love this kind of thing, what's so great about it. It's just a fragile thing like a bubble, tricking people into pouring everything into it with tiny hopes, and finally falling into despair..."

Thinking of his miserable life like a clown in his previous life, Kariya Matou couldn't help but speak harsh words.However, in the midst of this flash, a thought illuminated his mind, which was filled with negative thoughts, like a ray of light.

wrong.

its not right!

I know clearly that there is someone I love deeply.

"I have someone I love. Love is the thing that gave me infinite hope, prompted me to make a deal with the devil, and finally drowned me in the boundless darkness."

In my previous life, I was extremely confused about feelings.The envy and attachment to Tokiomi were distorted into irresolvable jealousy, and the only woman he loved was not love; these emotions were pinned on the girl he was trying to save out of justice, and they merged into something he didn't even realize "like".I had watched the only spark of hope in the girl's eyes go out, and at that moment, I experienced unprecedented and heart-wrenching despair.

"But...at least, it reminds me that I'm alive emotionally, not a walking corpse with a dead heart."

The self who spent ten years alone in order to redeem his sins finally met the girl who lit up his life one day in this life.

"As long as this person exists at his best, nothing or anyone can destroy my soul."

As far as I am concerned, as long as I can see the innocent appearance of the girl, even if I am eaten in the worm bin full of corruption and endure the pain caused by the worm spell in the cold water, I can bear it willingly.

"I hope she can be happy. Even if it's not me who gives her happiness in the end."

Although the girl inherited her fangs and sharp teeth, and often made Matou Shinji tearful, she still won the love of Tsuruno and Shinji's father and son.I believe that as long as you get rid of the imprisonment of Zangyan, even if you don't have yourself, the other party will be able to live happily.

"However, you're right." To hide the pain in his heart, Kariya laughed.He looked at Aoi with sadness and inferiority in his eyes. "In terms of 'love', I haven't loved anyone."

Aoi Tohsaka looked at Kariya Matou in surprise.Only now did she realize that the other party also looked miserable.The young man's face was pale under the moonlight, and the handsome face of the young man in his memory lost weight as if he was sick.The other party's lips and eyes were bloodstained, obviously also injured in the fight just now.With guilt, Tohsaka Aoi softened her voice: "Kariya-kun?"

Finally being watched by the person he admired, Matou Kariya turned around and left his back to the other person. "About Tokiomi, I didn't lie either. I was jealous of him, even hated him. But the only thing I've been watching all this time is him."

He respects Tokiomi who can appear in a perfect posture at any time, envies Tokiomi who can easily obtain happiness; at the same time, he also resents Tokiomi who is indifferent to the happiness he desires.Such complicated emotions are intertwined, giving the former self the illusion that "just killing Tokiomi will end everything".However, at the moment when the fog dissipated, I realized my true mood.

——I want to be like you, Tokiomi.I want to have the ability to make the one I love happy, and in doing so make him happy.

"I hope to become someone like Tokiomi. However, this wish is probably out of reach." With his back turned to Aoi Tohsaka, Kariya let out a low laugh, "I said, you wife , why don’t you take him away as soon as possible? Although he won’t die, it’s better to go back earlier to recuperate.”

This should be the last time I shed tears for this woman.

The happiness that the other party wants has nothing to do with me, and the object that I should protect has nothing to do with the other party.

In the darkness, Kotomine Kirei narrowed his eyes and looked at Kariya seriously.

A cowardly soul stained black by jealousy should self-destruct here.However, Matou Kariya's reaction was completely different from what he had imagined.Although it was a pity that he couldn't see the other party's despair and collapse, but Kariya who dared to face his twisted heart calmly, in a sense, brought him a great surprise.

Matou Kariya is a person who can hide sharp minions under a harmless appearance, and burst out with shocking strength from the depths of his fragile soul.This kind of contradiction made me, who was surprised and delighted by the results again and again, become more and more hopelessly attracted to the other party.

and……

Lifting his wine glass to sip with no expression on his face, Kirei looked into Kariya's eyes, his heart agitated.

The liquid mixed with blood snaked down the opponent's face.The crystal water drop that fused all the pain of the other party shone with a soul-stirring light in the darkness.

That was what he had been looking forward to tasting, Kariya Matou's tears.

"It would be great if I could taste it myself. But, I'm afraid it will have to wait until next time." Kotomine Kirei whispered to himself softly, turning his gaze to Archer.He enjoyed Kariya's reaction so much that he forgot the important matter of "whether the King of Heroes is entertained".

To Kirei's surprise, there was no impatience on Archer's face, nor did he have the usual evil smile.The King of Heroes staring at Kariya Matou with blood red eyes seemed to be remembering someone through him.

"Although he is a small and fragile creature like an ant, does he have such a strong persistence...Hmph, Kirei, the person you have in mind is more interesting than you."

The words from Archer's mouth were clearly belittling Kariya Matou, but Kirei Kotomine inexplicably heard a hint of agreement.It made him curious.However, the King of Heroes didn't give him a chance to ask questions, and just dropped the sentence "I'll wait for you in the church wine cellar" and disappeared into the air.

What do you mean?

Turning his gaze downstairs, Kirei instantly understood what the King of Heroes meant.Matou Kariya did not leave, but sat down on the pew in the church, and closed the open coat again.And the side of the pew is the only way for him to leave the church.

It's almost like waiting for someone.

Like a tacit understanding, when Kotomine Kirei thought this way, Matou Kariya's clear voice came to his ears.The weak human voice was very clear because it was transmitted by the familiar: "The show is over, isn't it coming out yet? Father."