I'm really not a top magician

What's more, Matou Zouken noticed what was said just now.

"The Saint sent me here to reach a cooperation with you." Caster saw that Matou Zouken's attitude had restrained, so he explained his purpose.

"Cooperation? For the Holy Grail War?" asked Zouken Matou.

"No, the Saint wants to work with you to deal with Sha Tiao Aige." said Caster.

It turns out that Caster's real purpose is to deal with Aika Sajo.

Judging from the current situation, Zouken Matou estimates that the winner of this Holy Grail War should be Aika Sajo. Although he has the ability to intervene, after realizing that there seem to be some problems with the Holy Grail, Zouken Matou has made up his mind to withdraw from this Holy Grail War, patiently find out the reasons, and wait for the next opportunity.

But the Saint Lady that Caster mentioned should also be targeting the Holy Grail, right? Is it because of Caster's own revenge or the Saint Lady's strategy? None of this matters. The important thing is that if they want to seize the Holy Grail, they must find a way to eliminate Aika Sajo.

From this point of view, Caster's team has a relatively clear view of the situation.

"As for Sajo Aika, she is indeed a threat, but I am no longer interested in this Holy Grail War."

After saying this, Matou Zangyan leaned on his crutches and prepared to leave.

"Really? But I believe you will change your mind. The Saint Lady said so."

Before Zouken Matou could retort, Caster had already left.

"He is indeed a lunatic."

Matou Zouken muttered something, expressing his contempt for Caster's incoherent words, and then left the alley with a crutch.

But just as I came out of one alley and turned into another,

However, Matou Zouken discovered some problems.

It felt like I had stepped into the enemy's barrier.

"Well, since you are here, why don't you show yourself and let me see you."

Matou Zouken shouted into the empty air.

The voice has not fallen,

There was only the sound of footsteps coming from behind, and the flow of air became more rapid at this moment.

In a flash,

A large shield hit Matou Zouken's body.

The imagined impact did not come from the shield.

On the contrary,

The moment the shield hit, Matou Zouken's body instantly transformed into countless flying insects and scattered.

Accompanied by the mocking voice of Matou Zouken:

"How naive! How naive!"

Because of the barrier, Matou Zouken couldn't transform into a flying insect and leave here, so he could only reassemble his body at a farther place, but his ugly face was completely distorted by the mockery.

"But it's ridiculous. Are you the ones who are like moths to a flame? Since Sajo Aika is not here, can you kill me?"

"If you don't try, how will you know?"

C Dai stood out from behind Mashu. This time, the barrier was set up by her.

Similarly, the purpose is to prevent Zouken Matou from escaping.

of course,

Not only C is stupid,

Even Gudako, even Matou Kariya, even Sakura, everyone came.

"You little brat, I didn't expect you to defect to Sajo Aika. No wonder you didn't react positively at all after Sakura was captured." Matou Zouken said sarcastically.

"Stop talking nonsense, Matou Zouken. Today is your end!"

For a moment, Mashu and C stayed under Gudako's command and launched an attack on Zouken Matou.

At the same time,

Sajo Aika brought Tohsaka Tokiomi to the Matou mansion.

They came here to get rid of the engraved insects!

Chapter 267 The Current Situation of the Matou Family

In order to not notice the gradually darkening night, Matou Tsuruno continued to indulge in alcohol tonight.

Nothing happened in the past two nights, and they passed very smoothly.

But now, Matou Tsuruno still feels uneasy.

Just like the calm before the storm, nothing dangerous happened last night and it passed peacefully, which means that there will definitely be a dangerous disturbance tonight.

Tsuruno is well aware of the true nature of the strange phenomena that have been terrorizing the nights of Fuyuki City for days. He is the eldest son of the prestigious Matou family, and the last descendant of a great bloodline that once embarked on an expedition to find the Holy Grail in the distant past.

In fact, he should have participated in this horrific war as one of the parties involved.

However, he abandoned this responsibility and indulged himself in alcohol all day long. He Ye did not feel any shame for himself.

On the contrary, he thought that compared to his younger brother Kariya, this was the attitude that should be taken for granted for him as the only one sitting there.

This is the only point that Matou Tsuruno can proudly assert.

Tsuruno has never been able to understand why Kariya, who had been expelled from the Matou family for a long time, would return to his hometown and participate in the Holy Grail War.

He didn't even want to understand.

No matter what, since my brother has changed his mind, I cannot thank him enough.

Otherwise, it would not be Kariya but himself who would be forced to participate in the Holy Grail War in that state.

Recalling the black ghost-like figure that Kariya summoned through the summoning circle and made a contract with, in order to stay away from the horror of that time, he could only use alcohol to numb himself.

Once you think about the fact that there are six more things like that, devouring flesh and killing each other in a night like this, how can you stay sane?

Today's Fuyuki City is simply a real demon world.

If you want to stay calm and survive in a place like this, the only thing you can rely on is alcohol.

Shinji, the only son, went abroad under the pretext of studying abroad.

Tsuruno really didn't want to stay in Fuyuki City. However, he had no reason to leave the Matou mansion.

Originally, the task assigned to him by Matou Zouken was to train the little girl adopted by the Tohsaka family in the underground insect room and make her capable of becoming the next head of the Matou family.

Yes, originally.

That night, Matou Tsuruno was attacked by a shadow-like girl, and then the shadow girl let Sakura go.

Matou Tsuruno has completed his mission perfectly.

After all, as an ordinary person who could only defeat the little girl from the Tohsaka family, he was indeed no match for the shadow girl.

What's more, afterward, even Matou Zouken was nearly beaten to death by that shadowy girl.

This made Matou Tsuruno feel more at ease.

That's right, as the current head of the Matou family, Tsuruno has completed his task perfectly.

Originally, Zōen's strategy in this Holy Grail War was to sit back and watch the fight.

Anyway, Kariya is just a toy in the hands of that old magician.

Now, Tsuruno is the only one in the Matou family who is walking on the right path. It is not a question of the number of magician circuits he has. Even though his ability can only defeat a little girl, Tsuruno still firmly believes that the path he is taking is the one that truly connects to the future of the Matou family.

He told himself this, and then poured wine into his stomach while despising his brother.

Becoming a magician of the Matou family means becoming a puppet of the leader behind the scenes, Zouken.

Precisely because he understood this, he had no sympathy for Kariya's foolishness in that he had once left home and now voluntarily returned to become a bed for the engraved insects.

He had no affection for his younger brother. Obviously, he had much better talents than his brother, but he forced the cursed fate of the Matou family to be captured on Tsuruno alone and left home. How could Matou Tsuruno feel sympathy for such a heartless brother at this point?

That’s right, everything is Kariya’s fault, he brought this upon himself!

Matou Tsuruno held the bottle of wine and complained to the air. Although it was late at night, his mind was still very clear.

If it were normal, he would have fallen into a deep sleep by now.

Or maybe I didn't drink enough wine.

Not drunk enough,

I clearly wanted to quickly forget what happened outside and skip the time until dawn.

But someone picked up the wine glass on the table and poured the ice water in the glass on Tsuruno's head.

Matou Tsuruno's drunkenness immediately disappeared and he regained his consciousness.

But then, a sudden slap hit my cheek.

Perhaps due to the long-term torture by Matou Zouken, coupled with his alcoholism, Matou Tsuruno has fallen into a state of mental disorder, and even the screams are stuck in his throat.

Two figures were standing there, looking down at Matou Tsuruno.

The short girl on the left is exactly the same as the black shadow girl that Matou Tsuruno met a few days ago, but this time, Matou Tsuruno finally saw the other person's face clearly. He never expected that the one who defeated Matou Zouken would be a girl.

But the person next to the girl made Matou Tsuruno feel strange.

He wore a clean, chaste red suit, his beard perfectly groomed, the look of one who spent considerable effort daily cultivating it. Judging by his appearance alone, unlike Matou Tsuruno, who was born into one of the Three Great Families, the man looked more like a nobleman from Europe. Just standing there, he radiated an indescribable confidence and pride. He should be a gentle and refined gentleman, but her gaze denied all that. His eyes seemed to burn, filled with fervent anger, even murderous intent.

And Matou Tsuruno also quickly recognized the identity of this man,

It was Tousaka Tokiomi

After meeting the two, Matou Tsuruno decided to give up exploring their origins and the whole matter, and became a complete captive of despair.

No matter how these two people broke through the extremely powerful protective barriers outside the house, it no longer mattered at this point. What appeared before Tsuruno now was undoubtedly the fear he had been temporarily forgetting for the past week through the influence of alcohol.

"Where is the underground insect room?" asked Tōsaka Tokiomi.

"It's, right there..." Matou Tsuruno pointed in a direction.

Sajo Aika nodded happily.

Having read the original novel, she understood that the Matou family during this period was already filled with fear of Matou Zouken.

Especially Matou Tsuruno,

Matou Tsuruno's soul has been completely tortured by Matou Zouken. He can only rely on alcoholism to numb his spirit.

For such a mentally extremely fragile prisoner, information can be easily obtained by giving him a certain degree of mental stimulation and pain. This is also the reason why Sajo Aika slapped him and poured wine on his head from the beginning.

It turns out that this method is very effective.

Sajo Aika and Tōsaka Tokiomi got what they wanted.

"Let's go, Miss Sajo." Tōsaka Tokiomi urged.

"and many more."

Sajo Aika walked up to the extremely nervous Matou Tsuruno, changed her ferocious expression, and gently comforted him:

"Don't worry, from today on, you are free!"

After saying this, Sajo Aika took Tōsaka Tokiomi towards the insect room, leaving behind Matou Tsuruno with a confused look on his face.

Chapter 268: The Basement of the Matou Family

"Tokiomi, how do you feel about this place?"

Walking in the somewhat dark Matou residence, Sajo Aika asked rudely.

In Japan, people only address each other by their first names if they are close friends, otherwise they are addressed by their surnames.

However, Tōsaka Tokiomi didn't care too much about this disrespect. He replied, "It's very corrupt..."

corruption.

This was the first word that came to Tohsaka Tokiomi's mind.

Although it has been known since early on that Zouken Matou claimed to have retired from the world and no longer cared about worldly affairs, he was actually a weirdo who used the secret techniques of magic to take his own life and ruled the Matou family for several generations.

But he never expected that

Under the shadow of Zouken Matou, the Matou mansion exudes a disgusting atmosphere.

Especially the attitude that Matou Tsuruno showed just now,