As the supreme god, I choose to watch movies in the multiverse.

Berserker's Master, Kariya Matou, was the guy who almost died from Berserker's mana drain on the first night, and was also a complete madman.

Why show his footage? After all, this character is really unlikable. A mad Master paired with a Berserker, this combination is just awful.

Just as everyone was wondering, the real reason why Matou Kariya participated in the Holy Grail War was revealed in the light screen.

.........

"I think I said I never wanted to see your face again."

The short, old man who sat down opposite Kariya and coldly uttered a single sentence was none other than Zouken Matou, the patriarch of the Matou clan. He was bald and as thin as a mummy, but his deep-set eyes gleamed with a sharp light, making him an unusual and eccentric figure in both appearance and behavior.

A magician who prolongs his lifespan time and again through terrifying means that cannot be described in words, a ruler of the Matou bloodline whom Kariya avoids at all costs, and an absolute monster living in the present world.

"I heard that Tohsaka's youngest daughter was adopted. Are you really that keen to preserve a bit of the magus gene in the Matou bloodline?"

Hearing Yan Ye's questioning tone, Zouken frowned deeply.

"You dare to interrogate me? You think you're worthy? Who is it that caused the Matou family to fall into such a state?"

"None of Tsuruno's children have magic circuits anymore; the pure-blooded Matou family of magicians has died out in this generation. But, Kariya, when it comes to becoming a magician, your younger brother is more talented than his older brother Tsuruno..."

Just as the old man was getting into his long-winded speech, Yan Ye interrupted him with a snort.

"Stop pretending to be a vampire. You care about the survival of the Matou clan? That's hilarious. Even if no one carries on the family line, you're still alive and well, aren't you? Who cares about a thousand or two thousand years? Just live on, that's all."

As soon as Kariya finished speaking, all the anger on Zouken's face vanished instantly, and the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing no human emotion whatsoever; it was practically a monster's smile.

“That’s right. My life is longer than yours and Tsuruno’s son’s. But the key issue is how to take care of this deteriorating body. Even if there is no successor to Matou, a magician representing Matou is still necessary. I must hold the Holy Grail in my hands.”

"...Ultimately, it all comes down to this."

Sakura Tohsaka's young face appeared in Kariya's mind.

The impression she left was that of a little girl who matured much later than her older sister Rin, always following behind her. It was far too early to burden such a child with the heavy fate of a magician.

Suppressing the anger rising in his chest, Yan Ye feigned calmness.

Confronting and negotiating with Zangyan here, acting on emotion will be pointless.

"—If that's the case, then if we can obtain the Holy Grail, we won't need Sakura Tohsaka, right?"

Yan Ye's words had a hidden meaning, causing Zou Yan to narrow his eyes.

"What exactly are you planning?"

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

Zang Yan was stunned for a moment, then chuckled with an insulting tone:

"Ha, don't be silly. You, a dropout who hasn't done any training in over a decade, think you can become a Servant's Master in just one year?"

"You have a secret technique that can do this, don't you? You old fool, your specialty is insect magic."

Staring directly into the old magician's eyes, Kariya played his trump card:

"Implant the 'Crest Worm' into my body. My more than 100 pounds of flesh comes from the unclean blood of the Matou family, so I should be more suitable than other people's daughters."

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

"Kariya—are you looking for death?"

"Are you worried about me, Father?"

Zouken seemed to understand that Kariya was serious. He coldly looked Kariya over and then sighed with deep emotion.

"Indeed, with your qualities, you are more promising than Tsuruno. By expanding your magic circuits through the Crest Worms and undergoing a year of rigorous training, you might become a player recognized by the Holy Grail."

...But then again, why would you sacrifice so much for a little girl?

"Matou family matters should be handled by Matou family members. Don't involve unrelated people."

"That competitive spirit is really good."

A mischievous, genuinely delighted smile spread across Zouken's face:

"Kariya, I must say, if your goal is to prevent others from getting involved, don't you think it's a little too late? Do you even know how many days the Tohsaka girl has been here?"

The sudden wave of despair pierced Yan Ye's heart.

"Old man, could it be—"

"She could still cry and whimper occasionally for the first three days, but by the fourth day she couldn't make a sound at all. This morning I put her in the insect tank, just to see how long she could stay there, but after being tormented by the insects for half a day, she's still breathing. The Tohsaka family really has some gems that are hard to resist."

Chapter Thirty-Seven: It's All Tokiomi's Fault

The scene before my eyes was breathtaking... Words simply cannot describe it.

When the screen displayed Sakura's current state, everyone felt a deep sense of disgust and revulsion.

Bugs, bugs, and more bugs.

The basement, a massive, sewer-like structure, was teeming with worms. Dark and damp, it was filled with countless wriggling, worm-like creatures with two antennae on their stomachs and heads shaped like some indescribable organ. These blackish-gray worms were intertwined and frantically crawling around. The walls were also covered with these worms, leaving sticky, disgusting marks wherever they crawled.

Just one glance was enough to send chills down one's spine, instilling in one a profound and psychological aversion to the scene before them.

For a normal person, these are disgusting images that are hard to bear.

However, this is not yet a true hellish scene. What truly makes this place a hellish scene is that, amidst the swarm of insects, a little girl with purple hair lies completely submerged in the disgusting insects, with only her head visible. The rest of her body is partially obscured by the crawling insects.

The bugs were crawling all over the little girl, and the little girl looked like she was dead, with lifeless eyes staring blankly at the sky, her hair disheveled, as if she was already dead.

The only proof that the child was still alive was that the insects crawling across his body seemed to cause him severe pain, causing his body to instinctively twitch and spasm.

The chat fell silent at this moment, not just as silent as before, but more like deathly still.

No one spoke for a long time; the disgusting scene successfully shocked everyone.

People were stunned, and even a king like Gilgamesh fell silent upon seeing this.

That girl... is Sakura, or rather, Tohsaka Sakura, Tohsaka Tokiomi's daughter. Based on Kariya's conversation with that old insect, it seems Tohsaka Tokiomi adopted this child into the Matou family.

At this moment, Gilgamesh felt an unprecedented rage, an rage even more intense than when he learned of Tokiomi's betrayal. Children are the treasures of the world, and even a tyrant like Gilgamesh had an unimaginable capacity for tolerance towards these treasures.

And now... something that even those disgusting gods wouldn't do has actually happened right beside me.

King of Heroes: "Tokiomi...it seems I have another reason to kill you."

After a long silence, the King of Heroes spoke first, while Tokiomi Tohsaka, the person in question, trembled all over, knelt on the ground, and stared at the light screen in disbelief.

Could it be a case of mistaken identity? How could that dull look in his eyes be his daughter, Sakura?

Tokiomi Tohsaka no longer had time to care about Gilgamesh's words. At this moment, he was devoid of any elegance, his face filled with disbelief at the facts.

"Sakura... unexpectedly..."

At this moment, Aoi Tohsaka, who was standing in front of Tokiomi Tohsaka, covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

Although it was just a light screen, and Sakura had not yet been adopted into the Matou family, Tokiomi already had plans to adopt her into the Matou family. The future shown on the light screen was correct. Would her daughter be abused like this in the Matou family?

Thinking of this, Aoi Tohsaka collapsed to the ground and fainted because she could not bear such stimulation.

In another timeline—

boom!

Rin Tohsaka slammed her fist on the table in front of her, smashing the top panel of the wooden table in half. Archer, who was standing next to her, watched in horror. That strength was truly worthy of the title "Devilish Muscle Rin".

In the past, he would definitely have teased Rin Tohsaka, but now, even he couldn't resist going to the Matou family to skin that old worm alive, let alone Rin.

At this moment, Rin Tohsaka, who hadn't said a word, had an icy expression, and her eyes seemed to be spitting fire or murderous.

.........

Bishop of Destiny: "Even I have never seen such a scene before. Tokiomi Tohsaka, you are constantly pushing the boundaries of my understanding of you."

Eriri: "I originally thought that Matou Kariya was obviously the villain, and Tohsaka Tokiomi, while not exactly a hero, should be a middle-of-the-road character, but now I'm afraid I was wrong."

King Arthur: "The Matou family? Master, if it's alright, please allow me to use my Noble Phantasm there."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "Hmph~~ The Noble Phantasm was originally meant to conceal my true name, but now... Saber, do as you please, just keep it under control."

The Conqueror King: "In that case, unlike Tokiomi Tohsaka, that coward hiding in the shadows, Kariya Matou is more like a hero, hahaha~~~ I'm thinking of bringing him under my command, but before that, Saber, would you mind taking me along?"

King Arthur: "Of course, King of Conquerors, your wheels are enough to flatten that place."

Conqueror King: "Hahaha~~~ Of course, Hero King, what about you? Want to join us?"

After watching the scene on the light screen, almost everyone felt murderous intent towards that old worm, Zouken Matou. King Arthur, the King of Conquerors, and maybe even the King of Heroes—Zouken Matou is probably the only person in history who could be dealt with by this combination.

No matter how amazing his insect magic was, there was absolutely no way he could escape from these three.

At this moment, Gilgamesh did not answer the invitation from the King of Conquerors, but instead spoke to the instigator of all this—Tokiomi Tohsaka.

The Hero King: "Tokiomi, hand that girl over to me. You have lost the right to be her father. In exchange, I will spare your life. From now on, I will be responsible for raising this girl to adulthood, and you... will spend the rest of your life in endless regret, Tokiomi—"

Gilgamesh's words were indeed unexpected. Regardless of anything else, handing Sakura over to him was like going from one wolf's den to another.

Children raised under Gilgamesh's care will likely inherit his troublesome personality.

Moreover, putting that aside, the Holy Grail War only lasted for seven days. After that, the amount of magical energy a Servant would have to consume to stay in the modern world is unimaginable. It would be impossible for a Servant to stay in the modern world in her physical form. Did Gilgamesh only take care of her for seven days?

Faced with such doubts, the Hero King dismissed them with disdain and said, "I have said it many times before, you mongrels. My treasures span the ages. Let alone a simple matter like offering food to demons, even obtaining a physical body and living as a human would be a piece of cake."

That's fine then. Although handing Sakura over to Gilgamesh isn't a bad move, it's still better than her staying with Tokiomi and being sent to the Matou family...

Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Attacking Fairy Girl

The light screen images will not stop because of these discussions; the plot continues to advance, and this time it has shifted to the combination of Ryunosuke Uryu and Bluebeard.

The two people were in a sewer, a very wide, large sewer with water storage capacity. There were many pillars supporting this sewer.

Moreover, many magic circles have been carved on the ground here with blood, and an ominous aura is emanating from it. There are even some wooden torches set up, and burning inside are dark blue flames.

Because it is damp and dark here, the atmosphere of the entire image becomes extremely eerie and terrifying, as if it suddenly switched from a happy everyday comedy to a horror movie.

Without a doubt, this is the pseudo-Caster group's 'workshop,' that is, the base, the base of operations—a skill that every Servant who descends as a Caster should possess.

Some positions appear glamorous and magnificent, like the Hanging Gardens, while others are incredibly dark, like the view right in front of us.

It has to be said that the images shown on the screen these past few times have all had this dark and eerie style.

Then, Ryunosuke Amedeo walked in from the entrance with a bright smile on his face, and behind him, a dozen children aged only 4 to 8 years old walked in one after another.