Standing at the gate of the Matou residence, Qin Chuan stroked his chin, looking around at the fish-scale-shaped house, pondering how to bring Matou Sakura out.
Yes, from the very beginning, he didn't just want to "see how Matou Sakura was doing," but rather he intended to bring Matou Sakura out from the start.
That's why he specifically made Rin Tohsaka prepare for the possibility that "Sakura Matou would suffer inhumane treatment," so that bringing Sakura Matou out wouldn't be considered a violation of his promise to Rin Tohsaka.
As for why?
He's probably just annoyed by the Matou family's behavior; he clearly doesn't like insects.
After making his decision, Qin Chuan walked into the gate of the Matou residence.
The massive gate was sliced open by an invisible force the moment Qin Chuan approached, revealing a huge circular hole, through which Qin Chuan simply walked.
Hiding? There's no need for that. He would hide his body when searching Dio's mansion in the JOJO world, mainly to avoid alerting Dio, but there's no need to consider that here.
Even if they alerted the enemy, Zouken Matou, the head of the Matou family, wouldn't run away unless he was truly willing to give up the Holy Grail he had been pursuing for two hundred years.
After Qin Chuan forcibly broke through the gate, the magic mechanism in the courtyard was immediately activated.
As a family of magicians, the Matou family's magic workshop is naturally equipped with a large number of magic mechanisms. When someone breaks in, the courtyard and interior of the Matou residence will turn into a merciless murder weapon.
However, unlike the Tohsaka family's jewel magic, the Matou family head, Zouken Matou, is most skilled in insect magic, so naturally, his method of dealing with intruders is also insects.
The next moment, a large number of flying insects emerged from the haystacks and trees in the courtyard. Each one had sharp teeth and carried a very obvious magical power as it rushed towards Qin Chuan.
If it were an ordinary magician, these insects would immediately devour his body, leaving him as a pile of bones.
However, Qin Chuan didn't even glance at the insects and continued walking towards the main gate of the Matou residence.
chap!
Immediately afterward, just as the flying insects were about to reach Qin Chuan, they vanished instantly, leaving behind only a piercing sound as if they had been cut by something.
If someone were standing nearby at this moment, it would not be difficult to see that no insect could enter the spherical area centered on Qin Chuan.
Whenever those insects rush into that spherical area, they vanish from the world instantly, like a picture erased by an eraser, leaving not a trace.
This was the "Black Bird Sub-Void Miasma." Behind Qin Chuan, the black bird released a space powerful enough to devour everything, and these flying insects certainly could not break through this defense.
The ability to erase space is difficult to handle in many works, and the Matou family's insect magic is naturally powerless to achieve it.
And so, Qin Chuan walked unimpeded into the Matou family's house, where the door, which was clearly also under a spell, was mercilessly cut open by the miasma.
Upon entering the house, Qin Chuan saw a short, hunched, and thin figure standing in the hall.
"Hehe... What a very impolite guest."
Standing in the center of the hall was Matou Zouken, the head of the Matou family.
This guy's original name was Machirizogan. He came to Fuyuki City two hundred years ago and established the Holy Grail War system together with two other magic families.
However, in order to achieve his goal, he was unwilling to die before completing it, so he chose to use insect magic to modify his body and survive until now.
To put it bluntly, this guy's body is now essentially just a polymer of insects, and can no longer be considered human.
To the average person, Zouken Matou is undoubtedly a very strong magician and a huge threat, but at this moment, it is Zouken Matou who is on high alert when facing Qin Chuan.
He had seen everything Qin Chuan had done along the way, and frankly, he had no way to deal with Qin Chuan.
The spherical space centered on Qin Chuan was like a forbidden zone; whoever went there would die. He controlled countless insects to rush to their deaths one after another, without even realizing how the other side had managed to do it.
After all, Zouken Matou is not a Stand user; in fact, due to years of prolonging his life, his soul has become utterly decayed, so naturally he cannot see the existence of a Stand...
Qin Chuan didn't intend to chat with him any longer; he went straight to the point and asked:
Where is Matou Sakura?
In fact, Qin Chuan had considered using his "qi" detection ability to search the house, but after only a short search, he found it unbearable.
Insects were lurking everywhere in the room, even on the ceiling.
These insects possessed negligible "qi," but Qin Chuan, with his perfect control over "qi," easily found them all.
This made Qin Chuan realize for the first time that being too sensitive to "qi" wasn't a good thing; at least the dense swarms of insects in the Matou family's residence were a huge shock to his spirit.
Unable to bear the swarms of insects any longer, Qin Chuan decided against using his "qi" to locate Matou Sakura and instead decided to ask Matou Zouken directly.
"...You came here for this?"
Upon hearing Qin Chuan's words, even Matou Zouken's old face began to tense up.
After realizing Qin Chuan's intrusion, he considered many possibilities, such as foreign participants coming to intimidate the Matou family, or openly spying on them.
They even considered the possibility that the other side might want to destroy the Matou family directly, eliminating a participant in the war.
But to everyone's surprise, the first thing the other party asked when they called was where Matou Sakura was. Is this some kind of modern young person's prank?
"Could it be that you're an ally of Tokiomi Tohsaka? Matou Sakura is already Tokiomi Tohsaka's daughter, whom he agreed to be adopted into the Matou family. If you have any questions, go find Tokiomi Tohsaka..."
"Just answer the question properly, why do you have to say so much nonsense?"
The next moment, Qin Chuan's body instantly appeared in front of Matou Zouken—just a moment ago he was at the gate, but in the blink of an eye...
No, not even in the blink of an eye. Zouken Matou's body is no longer normal. He didn't even blink. Qin Chuan instantly crossed the distance between the door and the corridor and appeared in front of him.
Seeing Qin Chuan's cold gaze, even the well-informed Zouken Matou felt his heart grow heavy.
Chapter 76 Black-haired Matou Sakura
"...I understand, come with me."
Zouken Matou looked at Qin Chuan and remained silent for a moment, probably calculating his chances of winning if he were to fight Qin Chuan.
But soon, realizing that he couldn't break through Qin Chuan's strange spherical space, he gave up and agreed to take Qin Chuan to find Matou Sakura.
At first, Zouken Matou thought the other party might just be a magician related to the Holy Grail War, but now that he thinks about it, the other party is very likely a Heroic Spirit.
Although Zouken Matou didn't know why Qin Chuan, as a Heroic Spirit, hadn't materialized into a spirit form, his strength was undeniable.
"Why didn't you do this sooner?"
Qin Chuan nodded, then watched as Matou Zouken turned and led the way with a gloomy expression, and followed him.
Qin Chuan naturally had no good feelings towards that old bastard, Matou Zouken. If he didn't still need to find Matou Sakura, Qin Chuan would have already killed him.
Although Zouken Matou initially sought to extend his life with the Holy Grail to fulfill a righteous wish, he has long forgotten his roots and now lives simply to survive.
Soon, led by Zouken Matou, Qin Chuan arrived at a staircase leading to the underground, where he could faintly sense something unsettling coming from below.
It wasn't that there was anything very powerful inside that made Qin Chuan feel threatened—it just made Qin Chuan feel a little disgusted.
Qin Chuan knew that this was probably the Matou family's insect bank, filled with all sorts of disgusting insects that could be used to modify the human body.
"Could this guy have already thrown Matou Sakura into the insect storage?"
Seeing that he had been brought to the entrance of the Insect Store by Zouken Matou, Qin Chuan couldn't help but feel a chill. Had he come too late again?
Thinking about it all was pointless. Qin Chuan followed Matou Zouken down the stairs into the insect storage area.
Sure enough, the insect reservoir was densely packed with all sorts of insects; just one look was enough to make someone with trypophobia faint.
Beside the insect storage stood Matou Sakura, her face filled with fear.
Qin Chuan glanced at Matou Sakura; her hair was still black—which meant that her body had not yet been thrown into the insect storage for insect magic modification.
"……grandfather?"
Matou Sakura also saw Matou Zouken leading Qin Chuan into the insect storage, and subconsciously shrank back, weakly speaking.
At this moment, Matou Sakura was still filled with fear of Matou Zouken. She had already used up all her courage not to run away from her new "grandfather".
Seeing Matou Sakura's reaction, Qin Chuan became even more certain that Matou Sakura had not yet undergone modification.
On the one hand, her hair and eye color haven't changed like in the original work; on the other hand, her behavior when facing Zouken Matou is still like that of a normal person.
Sakura Matou's personality will also change drastically after being modified by the Insect Bank, becoming numb due to the inhuman treatment she has experienced.
The fact that Matou Sakura still shows such obvious fear indicates that she hasn't experienced those things yet.
Since Matou Sakura is currently on the side of the Insect Storage, it's highly likely that today will be the day she's thrown into the Insect Storage.
Zouken Matou brought Sakura Matou to the Insect Storage and was about to send her down when he sensed that the courtyard's defenses had been triggered.
After that, Zouken Matou left Sakura Matou in the Mushi Pit and hurriedly went to fight the enemy—and that was the end of that.
Realizing he couldn't defeat Qin Chuan, Matou Zouken had no choice but to obediently bring Qin Chuan along as well.
"Sakura, come here, your sister wants to see you."
Qin Chuan didn't care that Matou Zouken was watching from the side, and reached out his hand to Matou Sakura.
"I don't need to stay in this godforsaken place anymore."
Although Matou Sakura is very young, she is already quite sensible. She probably knows what she is supposed to do by being brought to this awful place by Matou Zouken.
However, due to her gentle nature and the difference in strength, she was unable to resist even if she was unwilling.
It was easy to tell from her trembling body that she was terrified.
Upon seeing Qin Chuan extend his hand, Matou Sakura felt as if she had found her only hope and almost instinctively walked towards him.
"My friend... are you sure you want to do this?"
Zouken Matou's face darkened further as he watched Qin Chuan brazenly abduct Sakura Matou right in front of him.
Although he had already guessed the outcome when Qin Chuan wanted to see Matou Sakura, he still couldn't hold back when Qin Chuan actually took Matou Sakura away.
He didn't have much hope for the Fourth Holy Grail War, so if Qin Chuan only wanted to target this Holy Grail War, Zouken Matou wouldn't bother with it.
But Matou Sakura is a crucial piece in his plan for the Fifth Holy Grail War, and if she is taken away like this, his entire plan will be ruined.
"So? What do you want to do?"
Qin Chuan took Matou Sakura's hand and glanced sideways at Matou Zouken—this guy is pretty good at surviving, but his combat ability is just so-so.
Sakura Matou hasn't been modified yet, which means Zouken Matou can't hide the insects on her body.
If it comes to taking action, Qin Chuan doesn't need to worry about Matou Sakura encountering any problems.
"This child was promised by Tokiomi Tohsaka. Since you mentioned the name of the Tohsaka family's daughter, it means you are indeed related to the Tohsaka family, right?"
Zouken Matou looked at Qin Chuan and said in a hoarse voice.
"My relationship with the Tohsaka family is, after all, a cooperative one, and you're doing this..."
Snapped!
Before he could finish speaking, Qin Chuan suddenly raised his hand and clenched his fist tightly in the air in front of him—the mere act of clenching his fist produced an extremely loud and piercing sound.
Sakura Matou was a little confused as to why Qin Chuan suddenly raised his hand and clenched his fist while Zouken Matou was speaking, but Zouken Matou's expression changed upon seeing this.
"Old man, is this your attitude?"
Qin Chuan smiled and opened his hand, revealing a faint black mark in his palm—the remains of an extremely tiny insect that had been crushed.
Zouken Matou said so much just now, only to distract himself and then use this insect, which is almost invisible to the naked eye, to lurk on his body.
Unfortunately, Qin Chuan, who had an extremely strong ability to sense "qi", immediately sensed the insect approaching him and crushed it without hesitation.
But that means Zouken Matou is already preparing to go to war with me, right?
Even if Zouken Matou didn't take the initiative, Qin Chuan wouldn't really want to let this bug go.
"Wait……"
Feeling a chill rise from his heart, Zouken Matou quickly spoke up, trying to stop Qin Chuan.
However, before he could finish speaking, his upper body vanished instantly—the black bird's body had appeared beside him, and the spherical space of the sub-vapor miasma had instantly shredded away half of his body.
Chapter 77 Killing the old bug is almost a fanfiction tradition
Zouken Matou, whose upper body had been cut off, still had his feet in place.
What's disturbing is that, despite the body being severed, no blood flowed from the cut in the lower half.
Standing next to Qin Chuan, Matou Sakura was completely terrified. At this moment, she was not the same person who had been modified by the Crest Worms and became numb to everything.
Seeing such a large person with their upper body chopped off right in front of them would naturally be a shock.
"It really is an insect."
Qin Chuan squinted. Although the insect storage was dark, Qin Chuan could clearly see that the severed ends of the legs were covered with insects.
Zouken Matou's body is entirely pieced together from a bunch of insects, barely maintaining a human form.
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