P.S.: Sorry for posting the chapters in the wrong order. Chapter 50 has been corrected. Also, please give me some flowers!
Chapter 52: The Hiding Place of the Dirty Inkstone (Seeking Flowers)
"Master, do you mean your Noble Phantasm?"
Seeing Scáthach's ambiguous smile, Shen Qiu quickly understood what his master meant: it was Scáthach's ultimate Noble Phantasm, which she had acquired in her Caster form.
【GateofSkye, the Gate of Death】
An A+ rank anti-army Noble Phantasm that temporarily summons a massive "gate" leading to the "Land of Shadows," a demonic realm and otherworldly realm severed from the world. All creatures within the effect's range will be sucked into the "Land of Shadows," the domain it controls.
If the magic and luck checks fail, they will be sucked into the "gate" and die instantly. Those who are not recognized by Scathach cannot set foot in the "Shadow Kingdom" as a living person.
Even if the resistance is successful, the magic will still be rapidly absorbed, resulting in significant damage.
Don't underestimate this Noble Phantasm, which is only A+ rank. It is a power that surpasses all magic and is infinitely close to the third magic. It is a Noble Phantasm that directly affects the soul. At the same time, Scáthach's Shadow Country is a terrifying existence.
"Shall we use this Noble Phantasm?"
Shen Qiu fell into deep thought. Because this treasure was too powerful, it required a lot of chanting before it could be used, and it would also draw a lot of magic power from Shen Qiu's body. These were all necessary preparations.
"Before that, let's find Zouken Matou's hiding place first, otherwise, it might cause endless trouble." Shen Qiu smiled bitterly. Originally, he wanted to wait until the last night of the Holy Grail War to deal with this old bug.
But before you could even make a move, they got impatient and started acting first. It's really quite funny. You thought you were the oriole, but they treated you like the mantis.
"but..."
Shen Qiu looked at his hands and smiled. He was now stronger than Matou Zouken and could easily defeat him in a 1v1 duel.
Insect magic is a typical magic with both a low lower limit and a low upper limit. Anyone can learn it, and the learning speed is very fast. However, on the other hand, the maximum power of insect magic is just so-so. There are not many more tricks, and it is far less practical than the five elemental magics.
On the other hand, Zouken Matou, who has lost his human form and whose body is made up of insects, has extremely limited magical power that he can store. Without his human form, he can no longer use water magic or the Matou family's magic crest.
He possessed a wealth of knowledge, yet had no opportunity to use it.
"That guy has been tainted by the curse of the wakizashi; he must be feeling pretty bad right now, right?"
During the duel, Shen Qiu swiftly severed Zouken's head. Although the curse on the wakizashi directly affected the body, it was not particularly powerful; otherwise, it wouldn't have been worth only 100 reward points.
"Once you are injured by a wakizashi, you will feel the burning sensation of poison at all times. Unless the wakizashi is destroyed or the injured person dies, the curse will never be lifted."
It's not a very strong curse, far less powerful than the witchcraft curses of Voodoo, but it can effectively torment the enemy, causing extreme suffering, especially for those with large wounds.
"That guy must be feeling really bad right now." Thinking of this, Shen Qiu felt a surge of joy. As long as he was suffering, he was happy.
Am I starting to resemble a certain pleasure offender more and more?
Shen Qiu abruptly banished everything from his mind; he didn't want to end up like Kirei Kotomine.
Inside Ryudo-ji Temple, located within Mount Enzang.
As the largest and only temple in Fuyuki City, Ryudo-ji Temple is a place of constant worship, and many of Fuyuki's elite and prominent figures like to come here to offer incense during festivals.
Even in ordinary times, the temple is very busy, with many people coming from all over the world. As a result, the temple supports a large number of monks and has no rest throughout the year.
Surprisingly, four days ago, Ryudong Temple, which had never closed its doors before, shut itself to visitors.
No one knows why, but the gates of Ryudong Temple have not been opened for four days. If anyone were to come inside, they would find that Ryudong Temple is now like hell.
The bodies of more than thirty monks were scattered throughout the courtyard. If you looked closely, you could even see many traces of insect bites on the piles of white bones. The entire body was just a skeleton, and there wasn't a trace of blood on the skeleton. It had been gnawed clean.
This place has become the lair of Matou Zouken.
"Aaaaaah! That damned little thing, how awful!"
Zouken Matou's heart-wrenching cries echoed from the lecture hall of Ryudouji Temple. The once sacred lecture hall had now become a paradise for insects, with all sorts of insects flitting about: marking insects, winged insects, lustful insects, dense-belly spiders, and so on.
If someone with trypophobia glanced inside, they would probably faint from fright.
P.S.: Please give me flowers! Please give me flowers!
Chapter 53: Forbidden Magic
In the sea of insects that was like a tidal wave, a humanoid insect tried several times to coalesce, but each time it was about to succeed, it would scatter back onto the ground.
After several repeated failures, the insect finally coalesced into a human form. After a series of rustling changes, Zouken Matou finally reappeared in this world.
"That damned little brat actually cursed me!"
Feeling the burning pain constantly emanating from his neck, Zouken Matou couldn't help but shout out in anger. The double pain he was enduring in both his body and soul was gradually pushing his mind to the brink of collapse!
"I look terrible, Salieri."
Zouken Matou's hoarse voice rang out. After hearing Zouken's words, Avenger in the courtyard deactivated his spirit form, gave Zouken a slight gentlemanly bow, but did not speak.
But Zou Yan seemed unconcerned by Salieri's silence. He slowly walked towards the courtyard with his cane, and with each step he took, insects would fall from his body. Changing bodies twice in a week had already made his soul suffer terribly.
"About four hundred years ago, unwilling to die, I developed this forbidden magic, which I named the 'Art of Immortality'."
As he walked into the courtyard, Zang Yan gazed at the gradually appearing sunset and began to speak slowly. Salieri remained silent, standing there without saying a word, and no one knew whether he had listened or not.
"That's a really ugly magic trick, isn't it?"
"My physical body perished hundreds of years ago. Now I am an aggregate of insects pieced together. If I want to take human form, I need to consume the flesh and blood of one person."
Zou Yan's tone was utterly indifferent, as if he were talking about something trivial. And indeed, that was the case; the names of ordinary people were like insignificant ants to him.
After arriving at Ryudong Temple, he devoured more than thirty adult monks in one go. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to form a human form today.
"This technique already showed flaws two hundred years ago. Although it can maintain the immortality of the physical body, the truth is that the human soul will decay just like other things. Every time I change bodies, my soul will be weakened."
At this point, Zouken gave a self-deprecating laugh.
“I used to need to change bodies about every fifty years, then it became every ten years or so, then every four or five years, and now, look, I need to change bodies every few months. I wonder how much of my soul I have left to squander?”
In a fit of excitement, Zang Yan slammed his cane against the ground several times.
"No matter what, I must obtain the Holy Grail, even if it has been corrupted... But it doesn't matter, as long as I can be reincarnated into it, I will gain true immortality."
Meanwhile, Shen Qiu was extremely busy.
The impact of this great battle was enormous. The grass and trees within a ten-mile radius of the Matou Villa in the suburbs were completely wiped out by the master's hurricane, leaving the ground looking as if it had been scraped clean.
The Matou family's original villa was almost completely destroyed. Furthermore, due to the obvious aftershocks of the previous battle, he had no choice but to have Zouken send a construction team to clean up the site.
"Has He managed to suppress the matter? That's good."
After hearing the phone call from Tsuru's secretary, Yuriko Oda, Shen Qiu breathed a sigh of relief. The family that had been entrenched in Fuyuki City for hundreds of years still had a very rich foundation, and even if something like this happened, they could still suppress it very easily.
"Master, what are your plans?"
Scáthach has now changed into her modern attire, so no one found it strange that many construction workers were walking around.
"Not yet. Zouken is a cunning old fox who keeps his tail hidden. If there were a Servant similar to Assassin, it might be easier to handle, since we are not good at investigation."
Thinking of this, Shen Qiu couldn't help but feel a little troubled. Although Fuyuki City was not large, it was not something that could be easily investigated in a few days. If he couldn't get rid of him on the last night of the Holy Grail War, who knew what other trouble might arise.
After all, he possesses the Servant Avenger, who, while not particularly powerful, has the rare ability to directly attack enemies on a mental level. Coupled with Zouken's penchant for stabbing people in the back, he is virtually impossible to defend against.
Just as Shen Qiu was still thinking, a champagne-colored Porsche 993 sped towards him in the horrified gazes of the crowd. Just when everyone thought the car was about to lose control and hit Shen Qiu, it came to a steady stop two or three meters in front of him.
A pair of black high-heeled boots stepped out of the car door first.
Chapter 54: Black-haired girl Shankabi (Seeking flowers)
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, a girl wearing black hot pants, a black trench coat, and black leather boots got out of the car with an indifferent expression. Incidentally, her long black hair almost reached her waist.
"You are, Dankalabi?"
Shen Qiu looked at the black-haired girl in front of him and could hardly recognize her. He never expected that the bird he often summoned would actually be a beautiful girl with long, straight black hair. Although demons in myths and legends have the ability to transform into human form, this was too different!
"This is really..."
Shen Qiu looked at the expressionless black-haired girl in front of him and gave a somewhat stiff smile. However, his master seemed quite interested and came over to examine this demon.
"Contractor, the mission is complete. Is there anything else you need?"
Ignoring Shen Qiu's strange gaze, the black-haired girl spoke coldly, as if she were a born workaholic who came to this world only to work for Shen Qiu.
"It's finished? Where are Kariya and Sakura now?"
Shen Qiu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that the girl had taken Sakura and the others to a safe place. He felt at ease.
If when he first came to this world, his concern for Sakura and Shinji was only about the 500 reward points, then in the past six months, he has come to regard Sakura and Shinji as his family.
It's true that Shinji is annoying when he grows up, but right now he's just a 7-year-old kid. Apart from being particularly mischievous, he doesn't have any other flaws, and Shinji is indeed a talented person.
At least in the original work, he is shown to be quite dedicated and hardworking in magic.
"The future is getting more and more dangerous. It seems we need to find a time to send them out of Fuyuki. Zenjo next door seems like a good option. Rin should be there now. If we send them there, maybe the sisters will have a chance to reunite."
Judging from the current situation, Zouken will never let Sakura and Kariya go. Although it is heartbreaking, Shinji is indeed dispensable. An ordinary person with no magical talent is no different from an outsider in the magic world.
"There's a hotel ten kilometers away. I've set up a barrier around the hotel. I've memorized the scent of the magician who uses insects. If he comes near the hotel, the barrier will be triggered."
The girl spoke as if it were a machine.
"They're at the hotel. Call He and have him pick them up. You'll be setting up a barrier later too?" Shen Qiu was genuinely shocked. The thing he had summoned seemed to know quite a lot.
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