I'm really not a top magician

"Even though I don't understand, you're truly worthy of being Sister Shajo!"

For a moment, Sakura turned her gaze towards Tohsaka Tokiomi.

This former father,

Although Sakura still felt a little bit of blame towards him, she was also looking forward to it.

his answer.

"I'm sorry, Sakura."

Tohsaka Tokiomi softly apologized to Sakura.

He wanted to say more.

But he understood that he did not seem to have such an identity at the moment, and that identity had long been abandoned by him.

As Sajo Aika said,

He needs to continue to endure this pain.

Until one day, he can respond to this pain.

And at this moment, this is exactly what he needs to do.

"Ms. Sajou!"

Tousaka Tokiomi, a proud man, fell to his knees amidst everyone's surprise and pleaded with all his dignity:

"Please let me kill Matou Zouken with my own hands!"

For a time,

Xiaoying was shocked again. She never thought that this father who was so tall and respected in her impression,

He actually knelt in front of Sister Sajō and begged her to kill Zouken Matou.

As the saying goes, a man's knees are made of gold.

What's more, this is Tōsaka Tokiomi, who flaunts the dignity and pride of the Tōsaka family.

And Tohsaka Tokiomi did this just to avenge Sakura.

For a moment, even Matou Kariya, who hated Tōsaka Tokiomi, thought on the surface that it was Tōsaka Tokiomi's own fault. However, as someone who had used all his respect to save Sakura, Matou Kariya still had some admiration for Tōsaka Tokiomi in his heart.

Aika Sajou listened to Tōsaka Tokiomi's words and smiled:

"Tousaka Tokiomi, this is the answer!"

After approving Tokiomi Tōsaka, Sajo Aika told him her plan and then prepared to set off with the team.

But after everyone else has left,

Aika Shajo and Gilgamesh were at the end of the team.

"What's wrong? You look like you have something to tell me?" asked Aika Satiao.

"At this point, are you still planning to play the childish game of 'Partner of Justice'?"

Gilgamesh asked with a stern face.

It's not that he disapproves of what Aika Satiao did just now, he just doesn't quite understand it.

This heroic king who had long seen through life finally met someone he could not understand or see through.

"[Partner of Justice]? What are you talking about, Gilgamesh?"

"I deliberately revealed a flaw, and then had Kirei inform Tokiomi, causing Tokiomi to fall into the trap."

Gilgamesh didn't seem to express much dissatisfaction with this nickname, and continued:

"If this is a conspiracy, then it can indeed be considered a brilliant plan. However, you actually wasted it on a place like this. In fact, you could have solved the problem of that old man long ago. You delayed it until now, isn't it just to give Tokiomi a chance to admit his mistake?"

"Honestly, compared to your strategic level, your lying skills are really too poor!"

Gilgamesh actually criticized Shajo Aiga's lies seriously.

"Golden Flash, just like your laws, I also have my own principles for dealing with people. I love to see beautiful things. These things, whether from the distant past or the unknown future, fascinate me."

"Really? Then your dream has come true."

Regarding Gilgamesh's words, Shajo Aika ignored him, but did not respond.

"You talk like I really want someone to get hurt."

In the twilight, the girl in a light blue dress murmured to herself,

This is what she really thinks,

There was a slight smile on the corner of her mouth.

quickly,

Night came,

The nights in Fuyuki City were shrouded in a strange atmosphere. This atmosphere had begun since the beginning of the Holy Grail War. During these days, although much news about the Holy Grail War had been blocked by the Cathedral Church and ordinary residents were unaware of it, people could still smell a hint of something extraordinary happening in such a strange night.

The recent events of the Mion River monster and the hotel building collapse also confirmed this theory. The former was attributed to an illusion caused by fog and lighting, while the latter was an accident caused by a gas leak. The other events also had corresponding and seemingly reasonable reasons, but on such a turbulent night, it was inevitable that the residents of Fuyuki City felt uneasy.

So, at the request of the news media, residents of Fuyuki City did not dare to go out at night.

But in such a quiet and eerie night, the sound of police cars kept filling the streets.

"We just received a report that two more people have disappeared in Xindu. The pattern is the same as before, both disappeared indoors."

"Why is someone missing again? How many times has this happened this week?"

"I can't remember clearly. But this is quite strange. How could someone disappear indoors?"

"Yeah, I agree with what other colleagues have said. The surveillance clearly captured someone entering, but never came out. They just disappeared indoors. What's even more outrageous is that there was indeed a surveillance camera that captured the victim, but the picture flashed and the victim disappeared. It's really weird."

While the two police officers were complaining about the recent strange things in the car, they never imagined that a murder was happening at the same time in an alley not far from them.

And the protagonist this time is indeed Zouken Matou himself.

Deep in the alley lies a woman,

Her stiff expression made it impossible to tell whether she was dead or alive.

quickly,

From the shadows on all sides of the alley,

Countless insects appeared and swept over the woman's body like a tide.

Buzz buzz!

The roar of impact filled the entire alley.

After a long time,

The insects slowly retreated from the woman's body.

No, that's not right,

Not retreat,

The worms gradually entered the woman's body.

This body, which should have been a woman's, seemed to have been reconstructed by insects.

Gradually pieced together into the posture of an elderly man.

The old man slowly stood up from the ground.

That face, twisted with ugliness not only by insects but also by the years,

It was none other than Matou Zouken himself.

Chapter 266 The Real Monster

Tatata!

Familiar footsteps were heard behind Matou Zouken.

"I must be very despicable, relying on other people's lives to maintain my dying body." Matou Zouken asked the person who came over without turning his head as he slowly got up from the ground.

"No, your persistence in life is what we desire," the visitor replied.

Zouken Matou turned around and saw that the mysterious visitor was wearing a medieval European style coat. This kind of coat looked more like a magician's costume in the Middle Ages. The most eye-catching thing should be the book in the mysterious man's hand.

The book's cover was made of human skin. Matou Zouken quickly discerned this, and as for why, that could probably be attributed to his five hundred years of experience.

However, Matou Zouken also quickly determined the other party's identity.

"Caster? If I remember correctly, you should have been killed by Aika Sajō's holy sword?" said Zouken Matou.

"Yes, the radiance of the Holy Sword will indeed slay me, but thanks to the Holy Grail's instructions, I have returned here once again."

Caster said.

Hearing Caster's words, Matou Zouken subconsciously felt that this must be a lie.

Rebirth with the power of the Holy Grail?

The Holy Grail would indeed grant Command Spells to qualified Masters based on the circumstances of the Holy Grail War, but there was absolutely no possibility of resummoning a Servant that had already died.

Regarding this,

As one of the three architects of the Holy Grail War and having experienced three Holy Grail Wars, Matou Zouken is well aware that

There is no such outrageous thing.

The only possibility is that the caster in front of him is lying.

However, Matou Zouken didn't care whether Caster lied or not.

After all, it seemed to him that there were some problems with this Holy Grail War.

Instead of fighting for the Holy Grail with all our might, we should find out what exactly went wrong with it.

"Then, let me ask you, were you responsible for the disappearances that have occurred here in recent days?" asked Zouken Matou.

Matou Zouken asked this question for two reasons.

Firstly, if the person in front of him was really Caster, then in other words, when all the heroic spirits present at Miyuan River, including the Hero King, judged that Caster had died in battle, Caster used some means to conceal the truth from everyone and acted in secret.

Secondly, according to the currently available information, Caster's master, the killer Ryunosuke Amayū who caused a stir in Fuyuki City a while ago, has died.

Based on the above two points, Matou Zouken speculated that the caster in front of him should be a servant without a master.

If a Servant does not have a master to provide magic power, it will disappear directly due to the depletion of its own magic power. Therefore, it will replenish itself by absorbing the magic power of ordinary people.

However, in response to Matou Zouken's question, Caster showed a strange smile on his face and denied it:

"Well, that was done by a monster!"

"monster?"

Matou Zouken keenly caught something.

"Yes, it was a monster. Compared to that monster, this Holy Grail War is nothing but child's play. It's only thanks to our Lady Saint that things didn't get any worse."

Caster said confidently.

Zouken Matou could see that Caster was not lying. He had lived for nearly five hundred years. Although time had corroded Zouken Matou's heart, it had also greatly increased his knowledge. He still had the ability to judge whether a person was lying or not.

However, rumors say that this caster is incredibly crazy. Even after the Holy Grail War began, he ignored the Holy Grail and instead devoted his energy to killing people with Mater. To a Holy Grail seeker like Zouken Matou, this was truly childish and insane.

The Saint mentioned by Caster must be Joan of Arc, the hero of the Hundred Years' War in France.

But what's funny is that in this Holy Grail War, Caster actually mistook King Arthur, who was a Saber, for Joan of Arc.

Thinking of this, Matou Zouken couldn't help but roar inwardly for Gilles de Rey, who had already fallen into madness. This caster, who had long been driven mad by reality, looked insane even if he wasn't a berserker.

Matou Zouken couldn't help but wonder what would happen if the servant summoned by Kariya was the one in front of him.

Although he had long lost interest in the outcome of this Holy Grail War, Matou Zouken was still looking forward to how Kariya would collapse.

He looked forward to seeing Kariya finally sinking into the quagmire because of his jealousy of Tōsaka Tokiomi, and looked forward to him having his own fantasies shattered. At that time, every wail uttered by Kariya would stimulate the already aging soul of Matou Zouken and make him excited again.

"So, why did you come to see me this time? Do you want to sign a contract with me? An ownerless servant?" asked Matou Zouken.

A bug-like sound came out of his throat. If someone else was present, they would definitely shudder at the sound. The occasional chirping of insects sounded even more eerie and terrifying at this moment.

But when Caster heard this, he showed a hint of hostility on his face: "Magician, please be careful with your words. If it weren't for the order from the Saint Lady, I would have killed you right here based on what you just said."

As they spoke, the previously warm alleyway suddenly dropped to zero degrees due to Caster's hostility. Matou Kariya took a few steps back in fear. While ordinary Heroic Spirits certainly couldn't kill him, he still had to be careful when facing Caster.