I'm really not a top magician

The special effects are indeed good, but the power of the magic itself is not as strong as the special effects.

But as a magic against the enemy, it is not shameful.

in contrast,

This is already a pretty good magic trick.

Facing Tohsaka Tokiomi's attack,

"Hmph, hypocrisy." Matou Zouken sneered, "People like you are the ones who overestimate their own abilities. You have such a strong backing as Sajo Aika, yet you still want to maintain that unrealistic self-esteem. You are indeed the stupidest of all, you kid from the Tōsaka family!"

at the same time,

As Matou Zouken chanted, countless flying insects began to swarm over.

For a time,

Flying insects and flames intertwined with each other!

P.S.: I finally finished my college entrance exam. The math was damn hard, so I'm back to update now. I'm very grateful to my readers who still support me. Thank you.

ps2: RNG won the championship today, congratulations to the RNG guys (when everyone is not optimistic about you, you believe in yourself)

ps3: There will be a lot of updates in the next few days. Do you have enough tickets?

Chapter 271 Dignity is more important than life

Even though both sides are the heads of the three major families and have had some interactions with each other on a daily basis, this is the first time they have fought one-on-one like this.

However, the status of both parties is not the same.

Because Zouken Matou came out to take over another body, he was not well prepared for tonight's battle. Even after being consumed by C-Dai, Mashu and Gudako, the magic power of this new body was greatly reduced. Although he barely managed to save his life in front of the servants, most of his physical strength and magic power were indeed consumed.

On the contrary, Tōsaka Tokiomi had originally planned to fight with Sajo Aika tonight, so he was fully prepared, whether it was the staff or the quality and quantity of the gems.

Later, after learning the truth about the Sakura incident, he shifted his target to the source of everything - Matou Zouken.

Whether in terms of fighting spirit or condition, Tōsaka Tokiomi believes that this is the peak of his life.

The first confrontation,

It was no surprise that both sides felt the murderous intent of the other.

Without much nonsense, both of them launched magical attacks.

In a flash,

Magic is intertwined in this narrow alley.

flying insects,

flame,

There were traces of magic everywhere, and even under such fierce attacks from both sides, the surrounding walls began to suffer large-scale damage.

If Aika Sajo had not instructed Cdai from the beginning to use illusion to get rid of all the residents around her, the magic battle here would probably have been exposed.

While monitoring the battle ahead, Sajo Aika pulled Lisa to her side and said:

"Can you tell the difference between this battle and the one in the Clock Tower?"

Lisa nodded: "This battle is real..."

Lisa understood what Sajo-senpai meant.

In the battle of the clock tower, since both sides of the battle are classmates, the fight between them is at best just a competition between each other. Even if they are really serious, they will only stop at a certain point and dare not cause too much damage. After all, everyone is a classmate and may even become colleagues in the future. They will see each other sooner or later.

Although Lisa considered herself mediocre, she could still sense the uniqueness of the battle before her.

Both sides wanted to be full of murderous intent.

Unlike the murderous aura emanating from battles between Heroic Spirits, the murderous aura emanating from the Heroic Spirits participating in this Holy Grail War is more accurately described as a desire to fight. Both sides fight with the intention of competing with heroes from other eras.

But the battle between the two people in front of him was only about wanting to kill each other.

Tohsaka Tokiomi wanted to avenge Sakura.

Matou Zouken lives to live,

Both sides have their own reasons, so they must do their best to kill the other side.

But as the battle progressed, Lisa also realized that the two of them were consuming a huge amount of magic power. The continuous magic battle was a test of the physical strength and magic power of both sides.

However, if Lisa were to analyze it from the perspective of advantages and disadvantages, it is actually Tōsaka Tokiomi who is at a disadvantage at this time.

Although from the scene it seemed that Tōsaka Tokiomi had been using fire magic to kill the swarm of insects led by Matou Zouken, the latter did not show any anxiety due to the casualties of the insects from beginning to end, and even seemed a little at ease with the current situation.

On the other hand, Tōsaka Tokiomi's situation was not very optimistic, his face was covered in sweat.

"Lisa, what do you think?" Aika Sajo asked Lisa without turning her head while watching the game.

“Ah…I…”

The sudden question caught Lisa off guard, and she stammered in response.

"...I feel like this Matou Zouken is quite experienced. He knows that Tōsaka Tokiomi's magic can counter his insects, so he also understands that he can't defeat him in a head-on fight."

"So after defending against the Tohsaka family's attacks as best he could, he took advantage of the insects' agility and abundance, dispersing their positions and attacking the Tohsaka family from all sides..."

"Perhaps it's because Master Tōsaka lacks combat experience, so he fell victim so quickly... But these are just my personal fantasies... Senior, just listen to what I hear... In fact, Master Tōsaka still has a good chance."

After Lisa gave a long speech, she realized that it was not a good idea for her to say bad things about her master in front of Gilgamesh.

Thinking of this, Lisa glanced at Gilgamesh, whose scarlet eyes met hers.

Perhaps because she felt guilty, Lisa was suddenly frightened, lowered her head and dared not speak.

"Lisa, your judgment is correct. Be more confident next time."

Sajo Aika naturally saw what Lisa was thinking, "But what do you want to ask me, Lisa?"

From the beginning, Aika Sajo noticed that Lisa seemed to be hesitant to speak, so she used the question just now to guide Lisa to speak out, but seeing that she still didn't say anything, Aika Sajo had no choice but to ask again.

"Actually, Senior, I still don't understand."

"what is the problem?"

"You've already set up the trap. It wouldn't be difficult for everyone to kill Matou Zouken together, but why do you..."

This is what Lisa has been wanting to ask.

"Because some things are more important than life."

Sha Tiao Aige replied,

"Friendship, family, love, dreams, obsession, and so on, these things make up who we are. This is also what distinguishes us from beasts."

"Because beasts are only beasts, but we humans have humanity. Because of this, at certain moments, these things are more important than our lives."

"You're right. If we were to follow combat efficiency, we could have killed Matou Zouken right from the start after ambushing him. There's no need to make Tōsaka Tokiomi work so hard. This is clearly inefficient."

"But is efficiency really the only thing that matters in life? I don't think so. If we kill Zouken Matou properly, we will indeed help Sakura avenge her. But what about this man? Even so, this poor man cannot forgive himself. His pride will never allow him to forgive himself for hurting his own daughter. If we help him kill Zouken Matou, then where will we put the dignity of Tōsaka Tokiomi? Don't forget, he is also Sakura's father."

Lisa was quite touched by what Aika Sajo said.

"Even if Tōsaka Tokiomi will die, you won't do anything?" Lisa asked.

"will not."

Sajo Aige's attitude is very firm. "Because this is his own choice, I just gave him a push in the process. But no matter what the result is, he must bear the consequences of his choice, and so must I."

As Sajo Aige spoke, she turned to look at Gilgamesh beside her, "What about you, Gilgamesh? Will you save your Master?"

Gilgamesh rolled his eyes at Sajo Aika. "Stupid question... Although Shichen is a boring fellow, today he made me feel happy. It is undoubtedly the king's responsibility to respect and bear the responsibility of his subjects' decisions."

As he spoke, Gilgamesh suddenly remembered a woman in a distant "future" who went to evacuate the crowd even though she knew she would die. Even though he saw this future, Gilgamesh still respected her decision.

After receiving Gilgamesh's answer, Sajo Aika looked at Liza with a smile, like a child who had answered the teacher's question correctly.

"Look, this damned king will also respect Tōsaka Tokiomi's decision. So, Liza, does this answer answer your question?"

Lisa nodded.

"Lisa, do you have any questions? Do you want to tell me?"

"No more, senior." Lisa nodded.

Just as the two finished speaking, there was another loud noise at the scene.

The two people in the center of the venue once again engaged in a fierce magic show. The gorgeous flames bloomed in the alley like fireworks in the night sky, and the flames instantly split the alley into two sections.

Seeing this, Matou Zouken finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"The Tohsaka family kid, and Sajo Aika!"

Matou Zouken cursed inwardly.

The original body has reached its limit today, so Matou Zouken decided to change into a brand new body tonight.

Only in this way can I continue to live forever.

But Matou Zouken never expected that Sajo Aika would not fight against Tohsaka Tokitoki, but would turn the battle against him.

In order to destroy herself, Aika Sajo even set up a barrier around herself.

Matou Zouken, who originally had little magic power,

After a series of rounds of fighting, and being targeted by the kid from the Tohsaka family, Matou Zouken's magic power had long been exhausted.

But in order to withstand Tōsaka Tokiomi's continuous attacks, he had to consume the vitality of this body to squeeze out magic power.

After this happened repeatedly, Zouken Matou felt that this newly replaced body was about to collapse.

This ordinary person's body really isn't good enough...

In order to achieve immortality, I must obtain the Holy Grail!

Immortality is Matou Zouken's lifelong obsession.

Although I can’t remember why I am obsessed with immortality, this idea is definitely right!

However, Matou Zouken encountered the biggest obstacle so far.

He must escape from the encirclement of Shatiao Aige!

As long as he escapes, he will have a chance to get the Holy Grail.

Now is a good time,

Under the constant harassment of the insect swarm by Matou Zouken, Tōsaka Tokiomi finally used a large-scale fire magic to clear the field.

The fire caused by this magic was so large that it even temporarily blocked off the alley.

Zouken Matou also observed the reactions of Aika Sajo and others, and could see that they had no intention of coming up to help. They really thought that Tohsaka Tokitoki could kill me alone.

Humph, that's ridiculous!

Take advantage of this gap and escape quickly!

Just wait and see, Shatiao Aige!

When I escape, I will kill you!

Just when Matou Zouken was planning to take advantage of this opportunity to transform into a bug and leave,

Tōsaka Tokiomi actually rushed out from the fire!

follow closely,

He was knocked to the ground with a heavy punch!

ps: I still have 18 chapters to go, and I plan to use the word count to calculate the total (one chapter is 2000 words), because sometimes I will combine the contents of two or three chapters together for the sake of continuity within a single chapter, so it is more convenient to calculate by word count.

ps: There are another 5000 words updated today.

Chapter 272 The Death of Matou Zangyan

"what!"

Matou Zouken exclaimed,

Facing Tohsaka Tokiomi's attack, Matou Zouken was completely caught off guard.

In his cognition, Tousaka Tokiomi is a decadent person who attaches great importance to the dignity of a magician and must remain elegant at all times. This is the stupidest thing about Tousaka Tokiomi. In the eyes of Matou Zouken, Tousaka Tokiomi, who is bound by this thing, is unconsciously the stupidest existence.

Because of this kind of character, Tōsaka Tokiomi's previous battles seemed very methodical.

There was nothing that surprised Matou Zouken at all.