Where's the promised harem of Heroic Spirits? Why is it all just me?

Nightingale didn't know what Zouken Matou was thinking. She placed the bottle on a machine and poured water into it.

The water carried the worm-shaped old worm up. It raised its head in surprise, but saw a propeller-like blade at the bottle mouth above its head.

This is……

The old bug didn't know what it was until Nightingale pressed something on the machine and the blade started spinning at high speed.

The water flow was stirred into a whirlpool, and the fleshy worm-like Zouken Matou was sucked onto the blades like debris thrown into a fan.

"Cuck!"

The final scream was only heard by itself.

After starting the juicer, Nightingale no longer cared about the old bug. She turned around and walked between the two beds.

These two beds were disposable beds prepared to prevent blood from staining them. Sakura and Kariya lay on the beds, one on each side. They were sleeping soundly, as if they had been deeply anesthetized.

There was a gauze scarf wrapped around Matou Kariya's chest, and the old bug was dug out from there.

Nightingale stretched out her hands and covered the foreheads of the two men, one on the left and one on the right.

A bright light shone on Nightingale's body. She closed her eyes and murmured.

The curtains in the room were drawn, the only light source was the bulb between the two beds, and there were mirrors all around, trying to simulate the environment of an operating room.

"I will eradicate all poison, all harm (Nightingale Pledge)."

As the True Name of the Noble Phantasm was released, a faint light began to illuminate Nightingale's body.

The light melted into the bodies of the two patients, washing their veins like a stream and cleansing their blood.

The marking worms were rolled up by the powerful magic power. Bree's own magic power has the ability to restrain the marking worms, and now it can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

The engraved worm was crushed by magic power, the flesh was torn into fine sand, and magic power and serum flowed through the blood vessels.

Nightingale made a small cut on each of them so that the blood could flow out, carrying the fragments of the imprinted worm with it.

This will not lead to the death of the two weak people, as Nightingale's Noble Phantasm will always keep them alive.

.

A gas explosion occurred in the wealthy area of ​​Fuyuki City, and the quaint Matou residence was reduced to ashes in the fire overnight.

Tōsaka Tokiomi walked into the Matou residence and stared blankly at the ruins in front of him.

Normally, entering another magician's house without an invitation would be tantamount to seeking death, but now Tokiomi was able to stand here safely.

However, right now, he has no mood to lament about these things.

"Sakura? Sakura?" He muttered the name that was no longer technically his daughter's. His usually calm face turned pale as if he had bled.

-

PS: (9/29) I’ve been feeling really bad these past few days, so I’m going to sleep now.

110. Wake up

In the Tōsaka residence, Kotomine Kirei came out of the basement into the living room holding a box of gems. He was surprised to find Gilgamesh lying on the sofa again, pouring him a drink.

"Kirei, would you like to drink with me?"

Seeing Kotomine Kirei's strange look, Gilgamesh took the initiative to invite him for the first time.

"I don't drink." Kotomine Kirei shook his head and refused. For some reason, he felt that Gilgamesh's attitude had subtly changed. If nothing else, at least he seemed to be in a much better mood.

"Later generations of believers couldn't see the real gods, so they liked to establish inhumane rules to emphasize the meaningless authority of gods."

Gilgamesh said condescendingly as he drank Tokiomi's wine.

He had opened Tokiomi's wine before, but he only took a sip and poured out the rest in disgust.

"If you just don't drink, it can't be considered inhumane." Kotomine Kirei said seriously.

"Hmph." Gilgamesh sat up. "Forget it, Kirei. I've seen the ruler you're talking about."

"...I know." Kotomine Kirei had seen the video that Tokiomi had recorded with his eyes. "The teacher is very angry."

"What's up with him?"

"..." Kotomine Kirei looked into Gilgamesh's eyes and felt that if he told the truth, it would probably anger him, so he simply remained silent.

The Matou family was completely reduced to ruins, everything was burned to ashes, and nothing was left, including Sakura, who was adopted by Tokiomi to the Matou family a year ago.

Even if he thought of the best case scenario, Sakura would be captured by a hostile Servant or Ruler like Kariya, but Tokiomi didn't see any other children being taken out.

Even though he had sent out the strongest Gilgamesh, the result was still terrible, which made Tokiomi extremely angry. He locked himself in the basement to avoid being angry at Gilgamesh himself. This was a manifestation of his maturity and rationality.

Seeing that Kotomine Kirei didn't answer, Gilgamesh swirled his wine glass in boredom: "Sometimes it is the king's duty to help his subjects solve problems, but since he is unwilling to seek my help, let him calm down on his own."

Kotomine Kirei nodded, and when he felt the topic was over, he walked out.

"Wait a minute." Gilgamesh stopped him again, "What are you going to do with those things?"

"...The teacher asked me to go out and send a message."

Kotomine Kirei had no need to hide anything, he spoke frankly.

.

Matou Kariya gradually woke up from the darkness. He looked at the ceiling he had never seen before, his cloudy eyes dull.

During this period, he had long lost his sensitivity to time due to the gloomy basement and the torture of Matou Zouken. All he remembered was the constant alternation between coma and wakefulness, and then falling into coma again due to the high consumption of magic power.

In the dim light, it seemed as if someone came to save me, but now I really can’t remember anything.

But unlike the weakness he had always felt, which threatened to kill him at any moment, Kariya now felt that he had gained a lot of strength.

He covered his head and struggled to get up from the bed.

The room looks very simply decorated, as if it is not intended to be lived in for a long time, but there is a very exquisite bed near the window, which also looks full of life.

A thick curtain was drawn over the window, blocking out any light, but the smell in the house was not strong. If I wasn't relatively accustomed to it, it would be because the exhaust system here was working well.

He seemed to be lying on a very cheap bed. The sheets beneath him were clean, but not far away there was a pile of cloth, with dried blood staining it a coffee-like brown-red.

There is a row of needles stuck in my forearm, I don’t know what they are for.

"what."

A sound like someone drooling sounded. Kariya turned his head in confusion and saw a pink-haired girl with horns standing at the door. She was holding a glass of water, her eyes covered by her hair.

She gestured from a distance, as if to tell herself not to move.

Then, a sound of footsteps was heard from a distance. The girl consciously made way, and a thin young man with black hair walked out from behind the door.

"You are Matou Kariya, right?" Bree looked at Kariya and asked as if she was not familiar with him.

“Sorry, you are…” Kariya subconsciously wanted to say hello.

"Don't move. You feel good now, but that's only because your health was so poor before." Bree stopped Yanye.

As the forefather of nurses, who holds a high status in modern medicine, Nightingale's Noble Phantasm does indeed have a strong purifying and healing effect.

However, in order to reach the level of being able to participate in the Holy Grail War within a year, Kariya had overdrawn his physical abilities too much. If he wanted to return to the level before being devoured by the Marking Bug, he still had to rest for a while.

In contrast, Sakura, who has been raised for over a month, can now move around freely and is now playing happily in the flower shop's garden.

"Did you save me? Where is this place..." Kariya did not move. He prioritized asking the questions that he needed to know most.

"We were on the same team in the Holy Grail War, so of course I had to save you." Bree walked to Kariya's bedside, while Frankenstein quietly retreated down the stairs.

“The Holy Grail…” Kariya lowered his head and saw the red Command Seal on the back of his hand. “I no longer need the Holy Grail.”

After Sakura was rescued, Matou Kariya's fighting spirit was almost gone.

But even if he had the fighting spirit, it was useless. Although Nightingale's treatment allowed him to no longer suffer from the torture of insects, it also made him lose most of his magic power, just like before.

Now no one knows where Lancelot has gone, but he is indeed consuming Yanye's magic power. In order to save his life, Bree directly uses an IV to replenish his magic power.

"If you want to withdraw from the Holy Grail War, you should go to the Cathedral Church and seek their help."

"That's how it should be..." Matou Kariya looked at Bree, "But thank you very much for saving me... It's a pity that I can't help you much."

"Since you really feel sorry, how about this? You give me control of the berserker." Bree suddenly said.

“……?” Kariya was slightly surprised.

.

In the living room on the first floor of the flower shop, Meili sat on the steps, watching Sakura running wildly outside.

For Sakura's safety, Bree restricted her movements after rescuing her, which made her stay in a closed room for more than a month. The last time she was able to go out was when she moved.

Now that she could finally go out, she ran around in the garden again and again as if to vent her anger.

But even when venting her anger, one can still see her pitifully well-behaved nature. So far, the range of her crazy running has never exceeded the yard of the flower shop.

Mary supported her cheek with one hand, looking at the petals dancing with the child's steps, wondering what she was thinking.

111. Gathering

"If she hadn't experienced these events and had grown up according to a normal life, what would she have become?"

Bree walked behind Merry and said to Sakura in the yard.

"Master, are you asking me?" Mary said in a deliberately disgusting voice.

"...You'd look more comfortable as you are now," Bree said with disdain.

"Maybe we'll have to wait until next time." Mary said with a smile as she stood up from the stairs.

This Servant's body was specially prepared by Merry in order to infiltrate Bree. It can be said to be a one-time limited edition to some extent.

However, this Merry was not the familiar Lady of Avalon after all. Every time she acted coquettishly, Bree's mind would automatically switch to the voice of Caw.

"Everyone's future is made up of countless pasts. Although the colorful emotions of human beings are still very complicated to me, I always try to understand them and strive to make myself more like a normal person."

As she spoke, Meili looked towards Sakura, who was squatting down in the garden to rest after being tired from running.

"If nothing unexpected happens, such a well-behaved child will definitely have excellent academic performance in the future."

"Or maybe a yandere little devil who loves to play pranks," Bree said.

"This is the future, full of infinite possibilities." Mary seemed very satisfied with the philosophy in her words.

Bree said no more; he had only sighed out of a momentary melancholy.

But sometimes he also envied Mary. If he could be so shameless and feel less ashamed when acting, how powerful would the system be?

"By the way, Master, when you were chatting with the patient upstairs just now, he received some interesting things." Mary suddenly summoned a cane from the air and knocked the ground with the base of the cane.

"Boom-"

With a ripple, a piece of text composed of particles floated in the air.

Bree narrowed his eyes, his mastery of the language allowing him to read the words accurately.

"All Red Masters, please gather at the Cathedral Church before 3:00 PM today."

"It looks like it's a mass message. All magicians in Fuyuki City who have prepared intelligence interception magic will receive it." Merry looked at Bree and asked, "What are you going to do, Master?"

"It seems that what happened last night has made Tokiomi anxious." Bree said, "Of course I have to go...you come with me."

"Really? I can finally go out." Mary showed an exaggerated happy expression.

Three nights have passed since then, and the Red Team has finally tried to organize itself.

This is undoubtedly good news, as we can only fight in a team if we gather together.

.

In a castle on the outskirts of Fuyuki City, Emiya Kiritsugu sat on the sofa, looking at the words floating in front of him.

"Want to go?"

Irisviel’s voice came from behind.

"...Perhaps we can take this opportunity to find out the identities of all the Red Masters." Kiritsugu raised his eyes and said.

Based on his reasoning over the past few days, he roughly guessed the camps of all the servants who had appeared.

If I am on the red side, then the other Saber Mordred must be on the black side.

Oda Nobunaga's identity was public from the beginning, and the rider Conqueror King who chose to cooperate with her on the second night was likely also on the black side.