girly traversal system

However, even if this war is missed, there is still a chance of winning 60 years later.In the placenta of the daughter of the Tohsaka family, excellent warlocks will surely be bred.I have great expectations for her good container. "

Tohsaka Sakura's young face came to Kariya's mind.

The impression she left was that she matured much later than her elder sister Rin, and was a little girl who always followed her elder sister.It is too early to let such a child bear such a heavy fate as a magician.

Suppressing the anger welling up in his chest, Kariya pretended to be calm.

It's useless to insist on negotiating with Zouken here.

"—In that case, if you can get the Holy Grail, you don't need Tohsaka Sakura, right?"

There was something in Kariya's words that made Zouken narrow his eyes.

"What is your plan?"

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

Zou Yan was stunned for a while, and then laughed insultingly: "Ha, don't be stupid. You, a laggard who hasn't practiced any practice for more than ten years, want to become a Servant's Master within this year?"

"You have a secret technique that can do this, right? Old man, you are best at insect technique."

Staring straight into the eyes of the old magician, Kariya played his own trump card: "Implant the 'marked worm' into my body. My more than [-] catties of flesh come from the blood of the unclean Matou family. It should be better than others. daughter is more suitable."

The expression on Zouken's face disappeared, revealing an inhuman face of a magician.

"Kariya—are you courting death?"

"Are you worried about me? 'Father'"

Zouken seemed to understand that Kariya was serious, he looked at Kariya coldly, and then sighed with emotion.

"Indeed, with your quality, you are indeed more hopeful than Tsuruno. After expanding the magic circuit through the engraving insect, after a year of rigorous training, you may become a player recognized by the Holy Grail.... But then again, why do you want to fight for a Why did the little girl sacrifice so much?"

"The affairs of the Matou family should be done by the people of the Matou family. Don't involve others who have nothing to do with it."

"It's really good to be competitive."

An extremely happy, mischievous smile from the bottom of his heart appeared on Zouken's face: "Kariya, I want to say, if your purpose is to prevent others from getting involved, don't you think it's a little late? You know the Tohsaka family How many days has your girl been here?"

The sudden despair pierced Kariya's heart.

"Old man, could it be—"

"In the first three days, I could still cry and scream from time to time, but from the fourth day, I couldn't even make a sound. I put her in the worm bin this morning. I just wanted to see how long she could stay, but I didn't expect to be ravaged by the worms." It’s been a long time, and now I’m still angry, it seems that the material of the Yuansaka family is really hard to put it down.”

The killing intent rising from the hatred made Kariya's shoulders tremble.

Immediately grab this evil magician and wring his neck with all his might—an irresistible urge is rolling in Kariya's heart.

But Kariya knew that Zouyan, who looked dry and thin, was a magician, he could kill himself on the spot without any effort, and he had no chance of winning if he used force.

The only way to save Sakura is to negotiate.

As if seeing through Kariya's mind, Zouken let out a few cold laughter from his throat like a contented cat purring.

"What do you think? The little girl has been invaded from head to toe by bugs, and she is already broken. If you still want to save her, I can't think about it."

"No problem, let me do it."

Kariya replied coldly.There was no other option.

"Good, good. It's good for you to have this spirit, but until you do it, the education of Sakura must continue."

The old magician let out a satisfied sneer, Kariya's anger and despair of being played in the palm of his hand brought him joy.

"Compared to you, a straggler who betrayed Matou, the child she gave birth to has a better chance of winning. The chance that really belongs to me is the next war. I was ready to give up at the beginning of this Holy Grail War. You can win. But, if you get the Holy Grail—it’s okay to promise, the little girl from the Tohsaka family will be useless at that time anyway, and her education will last for one year.”

"...A deal? Matou Zouken"

"Kariya, it's useless for you to talk too much. First, let me see how you endure the pain caused by the engraved worm. How about this, let you try to be a breeding ground for worms for a week. If you haven't gone crazy by then If you die, I will take you seriously."

Zouken leaned on his crutches and stood up, showing Kariya the vicious smile that foretells the coming of all evil: "Then let us make preparations. The preparation process itself is very fast-if you want to change your mind, you can take advantage of it now." .”

Kariya didn't say a word, just shook his head, rejecting the last chance.

Once the worm is implanted in his body, he becomes Zouyan's puppet, unable to go against the will of the old magician.Even so, Kariya, who has the blood of Matou on his body, will get the Command Seal immediately if he can get the qualification of a magician.

The Holy Grail War, the only chance to save Tohsaka Sakura.As an ordinary person, I absolutely cannot realize this opportunity.

As the price, Kariya will pay with his life.Even if he could escape from other Masters, if he had to grow the engraving worms in only one year, Kariya's body etched by the worms would only have a few years left to live.

However, it doesn't matter.

Kariya's decision came too late.If he had made up his mind ten years ago, Aoi's child would be able to live peacefully by his mother's side.The fate of being rejected by him went round and round, but it fell on this girl.

He can't make up for his mistakes, if there is any method of redemption, it can only win back her future life for her.

Moreover, if the other six Masters must be killed to obtain the Holy Grail...

Among the parties who pushed Sakura into tragedy, there was at least one person, and he wanted to send him to hell with his own hands.

"Tohsaka, Tokiomi..."

As the patriarch of the Tohsaka family, one of the three founding families, that man has undoubtedly obtained the Command Seal.

Different from the guilt towards Aoi, different from the resentment towards Zouken, it is the sum of the hatred accumulated in the subconscious so far.

In the deepest part of Matou Kariya's heart, the dark thoughts of revenge began to quietly ignite like a spark of fire.

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From the conclusion, Matou Kariya's mental strength finally endured the pain.But the body has reached its limit.

By the third month, the hair had all turned white.The skin also showed scars everywhere it went, and the other places lost all blood, turning into a ghost-like earthy gray.The toxin called mana circulates in the veins, and it can be seen that they are expanding from under the almost transparent skin, and the whole body seems to be covered with blue-black cracks.

Just like that, the physical breakdown proceeded faster than imagined.In particular, the blow to the nerves of the left half of the body was severe, and the left wrist and left foot were even completely paralyzed at one point.Through temporary rehabilitation exercise, the function has been temporarily restored, but the response of the left hand is still slower than that of the right hand, and once he walks faster, the left foot will drag the floor.

Heart palpitations due to irregular pulses are commonplace.Eating can not eat solids, but replaced by glucose infusion.

From the perspective of modern medicine, it is strange to be able to function as a living body.Despite this, Kariya was able to stand and walk, ironically, thanks to the boon of his magical powers that he had sacrificed his life for as a magician.

The engraving worms that have been eroding Kariya's body for a year have grown to the point where they can function as a simulated magic circuit.Now it is desperately trying to keep its dying master alive.

In terms of the number of magic circuits, Kariya already possessed the magic power necessary for a magician.It seems that this development has exceeded expectations for Matou Zouken.

The stench of putrefaction and moisture permeates, green and dark like the deep sea.This is an insect bank hidden deep underground in the Matou Mansion, which stands on a hill in a remote mountain town.

"That's good. Just, in the middle of this spell, add two other spells."

"What's the meaning?",

Seeing Kariya who asked with a puzzled expression, Zouken smiled sinisterly.

"It's not very simple; Kariya, your ability as a magician is not one or two points behind other Masters, you know that. This will affect the basic ability of Servants.

In this case, the only way to make up for it is through the rank of Servant, and the parameters must be fundamentally improved. "

The class of the Servant is determined in advance by adjusting the summoning spell.

Usually, when a summoned Heroic Spirit acquires the class as a Servant, it is inevitably determined by that Heroic Spirit's own attributes.However, there are exceptions, and there are two classes that can be determined in advance by the summoner.

One is Assassin.Heroic spirits belonging to this class can be preset to inherit Hassan.A group of assassins in the name of Sabah.

And the other class is for all heroic spirits, as long as you add other elements, it can be realized. 'therefore--

"This time, let's add the 'crazy' attribute to the summoned Servant."

Zuo Yan declared in a loud voice with joy, as if he welcomed the destructive implications of this.

"Kariya, as the Master of Berserker, fight hard for me."

Kariya knew that he couldn't lose this time, and he had to summon a powerful Servant to win this time. Berserker... With his current physical condition, he might die before the winner was decided. Now Kariya doesn't care, he only hopes to save that child and punish that man within a limited time!

"—Declaration, your body is under me, and my fate is on your sword. If you follow the fate of the Holy Grail, follow this will, and this truth, then respond to me! I swear here. I am the one who accomplishes all good deeds in the world Man, I am the one who conveys all the malice in the world!"

The chanting in the previous part made Kariya feel that the magic circuit in his body, which was stretched by the worm, was starting to expand at a terrifying speed, as if his whole body was about to explode at any time.A forbidden foreign object was added to the summoning spell, and Kariya added two spells to deprive the summoned heroic spirit of its rationality and demote the heroic spirit to the level of a berserker.

"—Curse your eyes and rage your mind. A prisoner in the threshold of madness. I am the master who manipulates this chain—"

Kariya is different from ordinary magicians. His magic circuits are formed by parasitizing other creatures in his body.The burden of stimulating it to activate it is a pain that cannot be compared with the pain of other magi.While chanting the spell, the limbs convulsed, and the capillaries burst and ooze blood.

Tears of blood flowed from the remaining intact right eye, dripping down the cheek.

Even so, Kariya did not relax his spirit.

If you think about the mission you have on your shoulders——you can't back down here.

"—The words that wrap around your three great spirits come from the wheel of restraint, the guardian of Libra—!"

"boom!"

With the last spiritual support, the last paragraph was chanted, and the magic power exchanged for life quickly passed away, causing Kariya to kneel on the ground limply. He had no time to wipe the blood on his face, and looked at the summoning circle with burning eyes. The figure in the mist, this will be his trump card for this victory, this will be his only hope, but...

Nothing... nothing! ?

"No...impossible! The spell in my hand has been approved by the Holy Grail, and I have followed your steps, why..."

After inspecting the empty basement again to no avail, he shifted his gaze to Zou Yan's withered face like a monster. The failure of summoning the heroic spirit made him forget everything for a moment, and he turned his eyes to the person he hated most for help.

"Kariya, I'm such an idiot for having expectations of you... But anyway, I didn't expect you to bring me back the Holy Grail. It just so happens that the girl from the Tohsaka family can replace you... For the sake of the 'father and son' scene, in the Watch that girl carefully for the remaining seven days, hahahaha..."

With a cold, contemptuous and mocking smile, Zouken lost interest in Kariya's broken toy, and slowly turned around and walked up the steps thinking about going to another worm room. Just go faster...

No, I don't admit it!Obviously I felt it, but why didn't I succeed? Am I really not as good as that man at all?I've failed once in my life and I don't want to lose everything at the end of my life, so...

"Do it again! Zou Yan, I want to do it again! This time it will definitely succeed, this time it will be... puke!"

Tears of unwillingness and despair, mixed with the blood of worms dripping on the cold floor, the holy relics needed to summon the heroic spirits also completely disappeared in the failure just now, even if they were summoned again, the heroic spirits who would come would be gone There will be huge changes according to one's own phase, the ups and downs of strength, and whether you can still win at that time is already a factor that is already uncertain, adding new variables...

"Kariya, haven't you given up yet? With the magic power in your body now, it is impossible to withstand the conditions of the second summoning, so...you have already lost!"

"what--!!"

Zouken looked down at Kariya, who was like a loser, and spoke out the desperate but true facts. The sudden desperation broke Kariya's last trace of rationality. Not knowing his body, even his spirit began to collapse, and he raised his trembling fist frantically , slammed heavily on the floor below him, the blood left by the skin cut by the gravel made the whole worm room confused and bloody, drawing out the worms hiding in the dark corners...

"Kariya...Uncle...?"

Kariya's madness and tears stopped at this moment, and he turned his head to look at the purple-haired girl whose hair color was mutated because her body was eroded by insects and who was standing next to Zouken at some time. The location of her, as if ignoring the barrier of space, touching her face...

"Sakura... I'm sorry, Sakura... I clearly agreed... But Uncle, I... I... Ugh..."

"uncle…"

Seeing the man in front of him revealing his vulnerable side without any concealment, the girl whose heart had been sealed off had two lines of clear tears streaming out of her mixed-colored eyes, as she walked up the steps and wanted to walk to the man's side... Enough is enough Sakura doesn't want her father, mother, or sister anymore, I just want my uncle not to leave Sakura... Uncle Kariya..."Don't cry..."

"cherry…"

Seeing the girl walking slowly in front of him, Kariya supported his body that could collapse at any time and slowly stood up, dragging rather than walking. The limit reached by his body made every movement of Kariya exhaust unimaginable hardships .

"cherry!"

Zou Yan's shout from behind made the girl subconsciously stop, a trace of fear appeared in her eyes, but the next moment she was submerged in chaos, and slowly turned around to face her 'grandpa'...

"Sakura, ignore this incompetent man, we should go back and do our 'homework'..."

"Zirty inkstone——!!!"

Facing the devilish man in front of him, Kariya let out a roar with the last of his strength, watched Zouken dragging Sakura away, Kariya supported the wall and kept coughing up insect-laced blood from his mouth, trying to rush up to get it back. Sakura, but he knows that he no longer has the power to fight against that demon, what should I do... what should I...

"Who will help me... who will save Sakura..."

Kariya leaned against the wall with his eyes blank, a piece of emerald jade fell out of Kariya's shirt with a slight vibration, and it shone with a crystal luster in the dim dark green, like a light that illuminated hope...

Bachi Qiong Gouyu, this is a gift that Kariya got when he left Matou's house a few years ago when he was traveling around and praying for Aoi's mother and daughter at a shrine. A kind of throbbing, this throbbing made Kariya move his body, holding the Gouyu in his hand, seeing the light in the Gouyu, with determination in his eyes, Kariya raised his hand holding the Gouyu to face the summoning formation...

"Declare..."

Hearing the voice from behind, Zouken and Sakura, who were walking in front, stopped at the same time, and turned around slowly to see the man's back...

"Your body is under me, my fate is on your sword..."

"Kariya, what are you doing?"

Seeing Kariya's suicidal behavior, Zouken frowned lightly. In his eyes, this was just the dying struggle of a bereaved dog. Could it be that the blow had already made this man lose his mind?

"If you obey the destination of the Holy Grail, obey this will, and this truth, please respond to me! I swear here. I am the one who accomplishes all good deeds in the world, and I am the one who conveys all evil deeds in the world!"

"uncle…"

Different from the disdain in Zouken's eyes, Sakura's eyes are full of worry, and she wants to step forward to stop her, but her arm is tightly held by 'grandpa' to restrict her movement, she can only watch him helplessly...

"—Curse your eyes and rage your mind. A prisoner in the threshold of madness. I am the master who manipulates this chain—"

Since the chanting of the spell for the second summoning, the summoning circle on the floor has not resonated at all, and Kariya's body has not leaked the slightest breath of magic power. Is this the summoning of a heroic spirit?It was just an ordinary reading aloud, Zouken couldn't stop sneering now, pulled Sakura and turned to leave, but he didn't see the master from the back, the look in his eyes...

"—The words that wrap around your three great spirits come from the wheel of restraint, the guardian of Libra—!"

Throwing the Gouyu in his hand up high, I can feel this heartbeat, I can feel this connection of flesh and blood...