The Endless Shuttle

"He will not."

"So he will transform Sakura, ravage Sakura, and completely overdraw her body through 'Insect Magic', so that she can meet the most basic conditions for participating in the war. The result of this is the death of 'Sakura' in the human sense."

After finishing speaking, Luo Pei calmly watched Kariya Matou with a gloomy face.

"Now, what should you do, an ordinary person who has no concept of a magician? Do you rush to get killed by Zouken Matou, or watch the death of a young girl silently?"

PS: Give some flowers... It would be better if there is a reward, my darlings...

Chapter 16 Achievement of the goal

After a long silence, Kariya Matou finally raised his head and stared at Luo Pei closely.

"There should be a purpose for you to tell me this, right?"

"That's right."

Rope nodded eagerly. "I can help you take back Matou Sakura, maybe it's a bit difficult to deal with Matou Zouken with my own strength, but..."

He untied the black cloth wrapped around his left hand, revealing the scarlet Command Seal symbolizing the Master.

"Now, I have summoned the Servant. With the powerful power of the heroic spirit, we can easily achieve our goal."

"So what do I need to pay?"

Matou Kariya is not stupid, when a person will help you out of nowhere, then this person is either your father or has other plans.

—especially magicians.

"Help me." Rewrapping the black cloth, Rope said. "In the name of 'Matou Kariya' personally, become my ally in the Holy Grail War."

"To be your ally?"

Jiantong Kariya was taken aback for a moment, then laughed at himself.

"As you said, I'm just an ordinary person who doesn't even have a magic circuit, so how can I participate in this magician's fight? Can you turn me into a magician?"

"I can't, but Matou Zouken can."

"..."

Matou Kariya was silent, he was smart and quickly thought of the connection.

No one understands the evil of his own magic better than him. Once the worm is implanted in his body, he becomes a puppet of Zouyan, 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.

But as a price, Kariya had to pay with his life. Even if the other Masters didn't die in this battle, if the engraving worms were to be bred in such a short period of time, Kariya's body etched by the worms would only have a few years left to live.

"Shall I replace Sakura and become the Matou family's Master..."

"Ah, probably."

...This is also your original destiny. Rope thought with regret.

In the end, I still admire this good uncle, but now I keep using words to attack his weaknesses, oppressing him psychologically and morally...

Sure enough, I am slowly changing... No, this is inevitable in the future, I just made this decision a little earlier for my own victory!

"What about your answer?" Rope continued to press. "If you keep hesitating, that poor girl will probably be invaded by insects and bruises."

"……I agree."

Finally, Kariya made up his mind.

He stood up and looked at Luo Pei firmly, without any retreat in his eyes.

"As long as you can save Sakura, even my life is fine! Luo Pei, I agree to your terms! If you abide by the agreement, then I will assist you in this war as my own win."

"very good."

Luo Pei nodded, showing a gratified smile.

"Go back to Fuyuki City as soon as possible now. If you go back earlier, you may be able to save Sakura from that old guy. If you summon a Servant, you will have a round with me. My Servant is Lancer. You'll know how to find me in time. As soon as we're together, make a move and kill that old fellow."

The goal has been achieved, and there is no point in staying any longer. Luo Pei stood up and prepared to leave.

But halfway through, he stopped again.

"Matou Kariya, I don't hate you, so don't die."

After finishing speaking, Luo Pei ignored him and walked straight outside.

——

While Rope was intensively preparing for the war, Einzbern Castle in Germany finally got the holy relic they needed.

"I didn't expect that I actually found this thing..."

Emiya Kiritsugu was also quite surprised by this.

It's the scabbard.

Made of gold, decorated with dazzling blue enamel, such luxurious equipment is not so much. Weapons are more like treasures that show the majesty of nobles like crowns and wat sticks. The inscription engraved in the middle is a long-lost goblin script... proving that this scabbard is a craft made by non-human hands.

"...Why are there no flaws? Is this really an unearthed cultural relic from the era 1,500 years ago?" Emiya Kiritsugu asked suspiciously.

"This in itself is just a conceptual treasure. Of course it will be weathered as a material, let alone a medium for summoning as a holy relic. This is a treasure in the field of magic."

Irisviel respectfully took out the golden scabbard from the lined box and held it in her hand.

"It is said that this scabbard can heal the owner's wounds just by wearing it on the body; it can stop aging... Of course, the premise is that its 'original owner' provides magic power."

"In other words, as long as it is used by the summoned Heroic Spirit, this thing itself can also be used as a 'Master's Treasure'."

"Probably possible." Irisviel said uncertainly. "However, the premise is that the 'master of the treasure' must provide magic power."

"Oh... King Arthur..."

Emiya Kiritsugu frowned, and lit a cigarette in distress.

"The King of Knights, it doesn't sound like me. Speaking of which, I hope it's Caster and Assassin this time..."

At this time—it was extremely inconsistent with the luxurious flame tree-style interior decoration, and a thin electronic speaker sounded.

On the heavy ebony task machine, a portable laptop is placed casually, just like a sewing machine on the operating table.

There are very few magicians who don't feel any repulsion to the use of this kind of machine, and Kiritsugu is one of them. When he asked for telephone lines and generators in the city, the old patriarch was hit hard.

"...Then, what is it?"