Type-Moon, joins the Lion King at the beginning

Chapter 273 The Fourth Holy Grail War - Opening

When was the earliest time?

Just noticed the existence of this outsider?

After knowing that Tōsaka Tokiomi and Kotomine Kirei both showed traces of Command Seals, he did not even have anyone who could fight.

The second son, Matou Kariya, had already abandoned the family, and the eldest son, Matou Tsuruno, was of no use.

There were only a few choices before him, and it seemed that if he could not make any more choices, this Holy Grail War would completely kick one of the three major families out.

But at this moment, he saw——

A guy who seems very strange, his whereabouts are erratic, and even his own familiars cannot completely capture his figure.

After half a month of observation, Matou Zouken also vaguely saw the trajectory of that guy's actions.

Although he still couldn't understand the guy's actions, he was sure that the reason why he came to Fuyuki was definitely not related to human society.

The guy who never worked and was idle every day would often disappear for most of the day before appearing in the city.

Whereabouts may not prove anything, but the inability to prove that the whereabouts are suspicious is the biggest suspicion.

If we cannot find the motive for Li Ye’s actions at the level of human society, then it will be on the mysterious side.

There are not many mysteries lurking in Fuyuki, just a magic ritual that has been going on for two hundred years.

Holy Grail War

Matou Zouken was very confident that Li Ye came for the Holy Grail War, even though his magical response was extremely low from his observation of the familiar.

But Matou Zouken is confident that he can help Li Ye improve his magic circuits and raise the standard to a level high enough to participate in the Holy Grail War!

To be able to avoid the familiar for so long, Li Ye must have some unique talent.

That's why Matou Zouken believed his own speculation.

And when Matou Zouken's words rang out from the black butterfly, as if he had heard something extraordinary, Li Ye turned around and knelt on the bench, supporting his body with his hands on the backrest.

With a look of surprise and astonishment, Li Ye stared at the butterfly that was about to stick to the wall, as if he wanted to completely pull out the consciousness within the butterfly.

Li Ye asked curiously, "Holy Grail War? How did you know that?"

Li Ye had already noticed that Matou Zouken was observing him, but he did not expect that the other party could guess his purpose.

Is it a guess or a confirmation?
Although he kept a low profile to avoid being discovered, Li Ye had no scruples when the day of being exposed came.

Especially since [Matou] is now in a state of decline, the only thing that makes Li Ye worry is the relationship between [Matou] and [Tousaka].

As both are one of the [Three Founding Families], if anything big happened to [Matou], it would be difficult to hide it from [Tōsaka].

Therefore, even if Li Ye noticed Zouken Matou's gaze, he ignored it for quite a long time. Anyway, Zouken Matou's familiar could not keep up with him.

This situation was broken until Li Ye learned that the Holy Grail began to choose its Master and glimpsed "all the evil in this world" in the Holy Grail.

Become a Master and summon Heroic Spirits to assist you in analyzing the Holy Grail.

"Hahaha, I can see what you want, magician!"

The fluttering butterfly let out an uncomfortable laugh, and the rotten thing's undisguised intentions were revealed to Li Ye: "If you want to participate in the Holy Grail War, then cooperate with me!
Only magicians with sufficient skills will be chosen by the Holy Grail. If you want to participate in the Holy Grail War, I can help you!"

After hearing Li Ye's answer, Matou Zouken became more certain that Li Ye was a magician, and then he just had to wait for the information feedback from the clock tower.

As a magician who has been in contact with the Clock Tower for many years, Matou Zouken must be clear about Li Ye's identity when trying to reach a cooperation with him.

If he is indeed a magus, he must be registered in the Clock Tower.

Li Ye, who had no idea what was in Tong Zang Yan's mind at the time, nodded as if he had suddenly realized something and said, "You come and help me improve my magic aptitude so that I can be chosen by the Holy Grail."

There are still three years until the Greater Holy Grail is filled with magical power and the true Holy Grail War begins. During this time, anyone has the opportunity to become a Master and participate in this Holy Grail War.

But it’s not very important to Li Ye.

"If you want someone to help you fight the Holy Grail War, find your son."

Li Ye was not tempted by Matou Zouken's conditions, and said with a smile: "By the way, you have to sign a contract with me not to leak my information.

This is not something you can refuse, Matou Zouken."

Before he finished speaking, a gem-like luster spread across his eyes, and the light golden dragon eyes were replaced, and what emerged was the death of all things.

"You guy!"

If it was just a rejection, it would be fine, and Matou Zouken wouldn't think there was anything wrong with it at all.

Li Ye is just a slightly better choice, but not the only one.

What really made Matou Zouken unbearable was Li Ye's threat and - fear.

Even though it was just a verbal threat, the moment Li Ye revealed the evil eye, Matou Zouken's body trembled uncontrollably far away in the mansion, as if it was about to disintegrate into a swarm of insects.

I am afraid to approach him and afraid to touch him.

Even though they were staring at each other through their familiars, Matou Zouken trembled subconsciously. Every cell and nerve in his body, which had long since turned into a worm, was screaming.

【Stay away from him! Stay away from him! Stay away, stay away, stay away!!!】

The fear of death has long been engraved in this corrupt soul. The strong will to survive has replaced the grand wish, and all that remains is to survive by any means necessary.

When facing Li Ye, the desire to survive instantly reached its peak, as if continuing the conversation would be disrespectful to life.

What the hell is wrong with this guy? ! ! !

It is totally incomprehensible, incomprehensible!
The fear in his heart reached its peak in an instant, and Matou Zouken could no longer tolerate this situation.

"Don't move, I know where your home is."

Just as Matou Zouken wanted to immediately disperse the familiar and cut off communication with Li Ye, Li Ye spoke sinisterly, "If you run away, I'll have to go to your house to find you."

'——'

"I underestimated you."

Forcefully suppressing his fear, Matou Zouken saw that Li Ye didn't seem to have any intention of taking action, so he continued, "You're not a magician, but an agent?!"

Most magicians are researchers who delve into magic and attempt to reach the [Root Vortex]. Most of them do not have outstanding combat capabilities and basically rely on magic costumes to protect themselves.

Magicians like Kenneth El-Melloi Archipelago, who created top-level costumes, were also very powerful among magicians.

But Li Ye is different. Matou Zouken is sure that Li Ye can kill him just by relying on those eyes!

What are those eyes!
Matou Zouken, who was unable to know the answer, now seemed to understand the strangeness of Li Ye.

The ordinary magical reaction is in contrast to the absolute physical function!
Could it be an agent of the Holy Church, or even someone who walked out of the burial mechanism?
Matou Zouken thought so.

The Burial Agency is a combat agency composed of the strongest personnel in the Church.

He possesses great combat capabilities, and is given the authority to immediately kill any heretic, even if the opponent is at the level of an archbishop.

But the Holy Church clearly already has personnel stationed in Fuyuki, including the father and son Kotomine who are related to the [Eighth Secret] of the Holy Relic...

I can't understand this. I can't understand it at all.

Matou Zouken, who started to have wild thoughts due to fear of death, has stretched Li Ye's identity to a far different level.

When Matou Zouken was brainstorming, Li Ye waved his hand, trying to draw his attention back.

"Sign~a~contract."

After seeing the contract of the Three Goddesses Alliance, Li Ye, who was studying in the Clock Tower, paid special attention to magic related to the contract. While majoring in the overall foundation and minoring in individual foundation, creation, and celestial bodies, Li Ye even added the subject of curse.

Although there was not much progress, Li Ye still learned the basics of the contract.

The constraints are not strong and can even be easily cracked.

But Li Yetu is fun.

After seeing Matou Zouken, Li Ye realized that he posed no threat at all and was extremely weak.

"Okay, I will sign a contract with you." Matou Zouken, who was suppressing the storm in his brain, also figured it out. As long as it didn't pose a threat to his life, everything else was fine.

"By the way, how about you let me see the magic books of your Matou family?"

Li Ye, who was about to sign the contract, suddenly said, "Since there is no one in your family who will inherit magic, why not show it to me?"

As one of the [Three Founding Families], the [Matou] family's magic books must contain a lot of content about the Holy Grail system. Moreover, [Matou] is also a magic family that provides Command Spell technology. The knowledge contained in it is nothing like the popular goods widely circulated in the Clock Tower, but a real secret treasure!
“This is not a negotiation.”

Li Ye held his chin with one hand and smiled: "Master Jiantong, you don't want to be kicked out before the Holy Grail War begins, right?"

It was just a verbal threat, without even a hint of force being used.

But Li Ye succeeded. He didn't even need Matou Zouken to lead the way. Li Ye set off immediately and took some time to enter the Matou mansion directly.

"Hello everyone!"

Because of the special nature of Matou Zouken, there aren't many people in the mansion on weekdays. Even after Li Ye ignored the barriers and forcefully entered the mansion, all he saw was -

A four-year-old boy, wearing a pure white shirt and black trousers.

Even though he is young, he has shown enough intelligence, as if he understands the differences between people.

He did not cry out in surprise after Li Ye forcefully broke into the mansion, because his extremely revered "grandfather" also slowly walked out from the shadows.

That is the grandfather who even his father respects and fears, and he is also the only magician in the Matou family.

It is an existence that should be superior to ordinary people...

Matou is a member of a magician family and is a special existence.

Although that is in the past, there is no one who can use Matou magic anymore, and from now on we must be fully human and have connections with society.

But Shinji believes that even though the family can no longer perform magic, the magical knowledge accumulated in the past is still there, and this family is still special.

I feel honored to be a child of this "special family", and as the only son, I will become the heir of this family in the future.

It should be so.

But with the arrival of someone, all of this was completely broken.

The omnipotent grandfather had to surrender in front of that man, and even offered all his own magic books to him one by one. He was completely unable to resist.

The knowledge and wealth that originally belonged to their family seemed to have been used as a wedding dress and were all taken away by that man.

The glory that the young eldest grandson had inherited and was proud of was completely shattered today.

Time passed quickly, and several hours after Li Ye entered the Matou residence, the sky turned into night.

"Hey, you are Shinji, right?"

Li Ye, who had finished reading the classics, was about to leave the Matou residence, planning to come back in a few days, but he met the boy with blue kelp hair again.

"Are you a magician?"

Matou Shinji, who had fallen silent almost as soon as Li Ye entered the mansion, stared at the man who almost broke all the glory of his family and said, "Are you a magician who is more powerful than my grandfather?"

Tread.

The footsteps stopped in front of Matou Shinji, and the tall young man slowly squatted down, his long white hair tied into a ponytail moving in the wind. Li Ye smiled and said, "As for magicians, I am not as good as your grandfather now.

After all, five hundred years of accumulation cannot be surpassed simply by talking about it."

"But--"

Grandpa is not as good as you, isn’t he?
The young Matou Shinji thought so, but Li Ye did not continue to communicate with him, but turned and left.

In the days that followed, Shinji Matou was able to see Li Ye every few days. Although they didn't talk much most of the time, he could still chat with Li Ye in the occasional free time.

Spring goes and autumn comes, snow melts in winter, and time passes quickly year after year.

Not only did what happened at the Matou family, during this period of time, Li Ye also often met the Tohsaka family going out for fun. For some reason, Li Ye, who often relaxed, had a high chance of running into the two young ladies.

This period of time suddenly ended one year before the start of the Holy Grail War. Because of Liye's existence, Matou Zouken was unable to complete the deal with Tōsaka Tokiomi.

He ordered Matou Tsuruno to adopt Tousaka Sakura as his adopted daughter and bring her back to the Matou family, but only gave her the name of Matou and allowed her to temporarily live in the Tousaka family.

She is still a sister to Rin Toosaka, but her names are different.

Although this result is different from what Tōsaka Tokiomi expected, fortunately, Matou Zouken will truthfully hand over the family inheritance to [Matou Sakura].

As long as Sakura's talent is not wasted, Tōsaka Tokiomi can accept any situation.

The reason for all this was not told to Tōsaka Tokiomi. It was just a verbal agreement between Liye and Matou Zouken - only family members could participate in the Holy Grail War.

It would be fine if he gave up at this point, but if Matou Zouken wanted to participate in this Holy Grail War, there was only one candidate left for him - Matou Kariya.

Matou Kariya, who was supposed to be the successor to the family head, abandoned his family in rebellion.

But these are not what Li Ye needs to pay attention to. As two years passed quickly, after obtaining the magic book of the Matou family, Li Ye made a lot of progress in analyzing the Holy Grail. At least the result is not incomprehensible.

Although he understood the principle of the Holy Grail's technique of connecting to the earth veins, he was still confused about the third method hidden in it, as if the third method would only be revealed at the last moment.

Not only is Liye active, but Tousaka Tokiomi, who is also in Fuyuki, is also preparing for the upcoming Holy Grail War.

Kotomine Kirei was transferred to the Magic Association and became a disciple of Tōsaka Tokiomi.

Although Kotomine Kirei was not born into a magic family, he was born with magic circuits because he obtained the "qualification to reproduce the secret" due to his father's long-term faith.

After becoming Tōsaka Tokiomi's disciple, he began to learn various types of magic. Although he never mastered any of them, he made comprehensive progress.

He knew magic such as alchemy, spiritism, summoning, divination, etc., but he had only just completed an apprenticeship course, and his best skill was only spirit healing.

Everything is for the upcoming Holy Grail War.

On a winter day,

"Master, that young man has met the Madam and the two young ladies again."

Kotomine Kirei, with a calm expression, told the truth about what he had observed.

After two years, Li Ye's activities in Fuyuki were finally noticed by Tohsaka Tokiomi and the father and son Kotomine who represented the church.

There's no other reason, it seems that I have too much contact with Aoi Toosaka and the Toosaka sisters.

Although it was just a chance encounter in the park, Toosaka Tokiomi continued to investigate Li Ye's identity. After the investigation was fruitless, he turned his attention and looked towards the mysterious side.

I learned about Li Ye's identity as a magician a year ago. Although he completed his studies very well, he was only a junior magician who dropped out of school after one year.

Nothing to fear at all.

Born into a famous magic family, Tōsaka Tokiomi, who was extremely confident, did not include Li Ye in his target list.

No matter how well-educated Li Ye is, as long as he has not become a master, he is not qualified to participate in this ceremony, and therefore cannot become his enemy.

"It's okay, Rin and the others are happy too."

Toosaka Tokiomi, who has his own reserve and bottom line, did not reject Toosaka Rin and the others' contact with Li Ye, or rather, he had already contacted Li Ye, but the answer he got was just the seemingly naive words that he wanted to participate in the Holy Grail War.

Unable to discover Li Ye's evil intentions towards the Holy Grail, Tohsaka Tokiomi also thought that Li Ye was just an overly naive magician. Although he had outstanding magical talents, his mind was really shallow.

You shouldn't be a member of the magic world at all.

The conversation that only took place at the Toosaka residence ended here, and the master and disciple continued to prepare for the Holy Grail War.

The last year passed quietly, and the Holy Grail system that absorbed the magic power of the earth finally reached its full state. An invisible call made all those who were chosen as masters go to Fuyuki to participate in this false war.

In the huge underground cave——

Facing the Holy Grail alone, feeling the magic power overflowing in that vessel, under the effect of the Holy Grail itself, it can be said to be [infinite]!
It has reached the same magical power level as the Goetia Holy Grail, and there is even a third law lurking deeper!

Unable to conceal his excitement, Li Ye spread his arms, and his light golden dragon eyes stared at the material manifestation of the Holy Grail, nothing else.

Years of waiting and hard work have only paid off today!

"It's about to begin! The Fourth Holy Grail War!"

(End of this chapter)