However, this state is not something that ordinary people can see through. Even Tokiomi Tohsaka, who is also a magician, has never discovered the true nature of Zouken Matou.
The next moment, Zouken Matou's legs shattered, turning into countless insects that viciously pounced towards Qin Chuan and Sakura Matou.
"Humph."
Qin Chuan sneered. The black bird returned to his side and, centered on itself, opened a spherical space of sub-space miasma. Any insects that approached were swallowed up by the alien space, leaving not even a trace.
Qin Chuan didn't want to get his hands dirty when dealing with such tiny insects.
Although he could kill a bunch of bugs with one punch, the thought of having a bunch of bugs' bodily fluids and remains stuck to his hands was still disgusting.
"Is Grandpa...dead?"
Matou Sakura hid beside Qin Chuan, covered by the black bird's range, so she was naturally unaffected by the sub-vacuum miasma.
However, in her opinion, Zouken Matou seemed to be dead beyond dead—his upper body had been cut off, and his lower body had turned into an insect, so it seemed that his entire body had indeed disappeared.
"No need to call this old bug grandpa anymore. Starting today, the Matou family will become history."
Qin Chuan knew, of course, that Matou Zouken was not dead. Matou Zouken's true form had completely transformed into an insect, and all the insects in the Matou family were part of him.
Zouken Matou is immortal until he kills the insect that is his true form—and clearly, that true insect is not in Zouken Matou's original body.
If it were during the Fifth Holy Grail War, Zouken Matou's true form, the insect, was hidden in Sakura Matou's heart, but now, his true form is nowhere to be found.
"Kid... or should I call you a Heroic Spirit? You must be a Servant summoned by one of the Tohsaka family's allies, right?"
Zouken Matou's somber voice echoed from all around, almost with its own reverberation, making it impossible for ordinary people to discern which insect it came from.
"I admit I can't kill you, but are you sure you can destroy the Matou family? As long as I'm alive, the Matou family will never become history!"
Zouken Matou has existed since the day he founded the Matou family. Although his soul has gradually decayed, he will continue to live until the day his soul is completely exhausted.
Everything in the Matou family was established by him and served him, so what he said wasn't actually wrong.
"Then all we need to do is take you down."
Qin Chuan scanned the surrounding insects with his eyes. The entire Matou residence was filled with Matou Zouken's insects, but those insects hidden outside the insect storage were most likely not Matou Zouken's true form.
Today was supposed to be the day Zouken Matou was supposed to modify Sakura Matou's body, and Sakura Matou was an important piece in his plan for the Fifth Holy Grail War.
Such an important matter would undoubtedly involve Zouken Matou himself monitoring everything from within the insect storage facility to prevent any unforeseen incidents.
"Kill me? I admit your spatial ability is powerful, but its range is limited, isn't it?"
Based on Qin Chuan's abilities as he walked from the courtyard to the gate, and considering the outcome of his final attack, Matou Zouken believed he had seen through everything.
"With so many bugs here, can you kill them all at once?"
Zouken Matou naturally didn't think his true form would be exposed. His true form, the insect, was almost indistinguishable from other insects in appearance, so Qin Chuan's sharp eyesight was of no use.
Therefore, in his view, the only way to get rid of him is to kill all the insects in the insect bank, but... does Qin Chuan really have that ability?
"No, there really isn't any."
Qin Chuan stroked his chin. If he knew the Kamehameha, he could just unleash a Kamehameha like Master Roshi and the entire Matou mansion would disappear.
Matou's residence is indeed very large, but could it be larger than Ox-King's Flaming Mountain and Castle in Dragon Ball?
"But who said I was going to kill all the bugs at once?"
Upon hearing Qin Chuan's words, Matou Zouken, who had just started laughing, froze instantly, because its true form saw that Qin Chuan's gaze was fixed on it.
Zouken Matou's true form is a Marking Insect, which is mixed in with countless insects below the Insect Bank. Logically speaking, it should be impossible for it to be discovered—but Qin Chuan did look over just now.
"You...what did you say?"
Zouken Matou was terrified, thinking it was probably just a coincidence, and quickly moved his body to the side.
Then he saw that Qin Chuan's gaze followed him.
"He wasn't bluffing; he really did pinpoint my true identity!"
His initial confidence turned into panic; he couldn't understand why Qin Chuan could discover where his true form was.
Zouken Matou, of course, could not understand that although his true form was no different from other insects in appearance, his "qi" was completely different from that of other insects.
Zouken Matou, who had no idea what "qi" was, naturally couldn't understand how Qin Chuan had discovered him.
"I... Xing"
Zouken Matou tried to escape, but then he felt his body stiffen. He was pulled out of the swarm of insects by an invisible force.
In the eyes of Zouken Matou and Sakura Matou, the insect seemed to be floating in the air out of nowhere.
But in Qin Chuan's view, the black bird was floating above the insect bank—it was the black bird that had just pulled out Matou Zouken's true form.
"Sorry, but I have no intention of keeping anything a secret. To avoid any foreshadowing, you'd better just die."
Qin Chuan looked at the struggling insect held in the black bird's hand and said without hesitation.
Before Zouken Matou could say anything more, Qin Chuan controlled the black bird and squeezed hard. The grip strength of 40 combat points burst out on Zouken Matou's true body, instantly crushing the disgusting insect into pieces.
To prevent the little insect from reviving, Qin Chuan also had Blackbird unleash a Void Miasma attack, which absorbed the fragments of Matou Zouken's true form as well.
Chapter Seventy-Eight: Qin Chuan's Sacred Relics
"Is Zouken Matou really dead?"
As Qin Chuan led Matou Sakura out of the Matou residence, he heard Sakura asking with some concern.
Although she hadn't been thrown into the insect storage by Zouken Matou yet, just seeing the insects inside made Sakura Matou guess that her fate wouldn't be good.
Sakura Matou, being like this, would certainly not feel any sense of belonging to Zouken Matou, and Zouken Matou's death would be a good thing for her.
"Don't worry, he died a very thorough death."
Qin Chuan smiled. While others might not be certain whether Matou Zouken was dead, Qin Chuan was absolutely certain.
On one hand, after Zouken Matou's true form was killed by himself, all the insects in the Matou family went out of control.
The insects in the insect storage, which had been relatively quiet, suddenly became agitated, and even the insects that had been hiding in the cracks in the Matou family's ceiling all crawled out.
This is because these insects were originally controlled by Zouken Matou. Now that Zouken Matou is dead, they have lost control and have started to run around according to their instincts.
Although it was disgusting, Qin Chuan didn't know how to get rid of the bugs all at once, so he could only be a good Samaritan and call the police for the Matou family.
The police or something similar will probably come to check soon, and they'll find that the Matou house is crawling with bugs.
Although these insects are all related to magic, once they lose the control of Kirizo Ken, their lethality is actually not that great; they're just large wasps. Let the police and firefighters handle them.
On the other hand, Qin Chuan noticed a change in his synchronization rate.
[Current World: Fate/Zero]
Main Quest: Obtain the Holy Grail in the Fourth Holy Grail War
[Player Kobold's strength synchronization status: 5%]
Players are encouraged to progress through the main storyline to unlock synchronized power levels.
Before killing Zouken Matou, his synchronization rate was 0%, but now it has reached 5%.
It's clear that Zouken Matou is indeed dead. Qin Chuan has removed an obstacle on his path to obtaining the Holy Grail, so the system has given him a 5% increase in synchronization rate.
However, probably because Zouken Matou didn't intend to be deeply involved in the Fourth Holy Grail War, the system felt that this obstacle was too small, so the synchronization rate given was pitifully low.
5%... that's basically just a symbolic addition, so that Zouken Matou doesn't seem to be completely meaningless.
"Next, I'll take you to meet your sister."
Qin Chuan looked at Matou Sakura, who was holding his hand tightly, and said.
Perhaps because she had just escaped from the insect cave, Matou Sakura held Qin Chuan's hand tightly, afraid that he would abandon her.
"...I don't want to go back."
Sakura Matou lowered her head and said in a low voice.
After all, he was just a child. How could he not have any resentment when his own father sent him to such a horrible place?
Because of Tokiomi Tohsaka, Sakura Matou also felt a bit of resentment towards her mother and sister.
Although she rationally knew that it wasn't her sister's or mother's fault, her childlike emotions made her not want to see her original family.
"Is that so?"
Qin Chuan thought about it and could understand.
"Then I'll find you a place to stay first."
Anyway, Rin Tohsaka never said she had to bring Sakura Matou back; her only request was to see how Sakura was doing.
Since Matou Sakura is unwilling to see Tohsaka Rin, Qin Chuan can find a place nearby for her to stay for the time being and see what she wants to do next.
Qin Chuan is not Matou Sakura's parent after all, and he cannot make decisions about her future. Providing her with appropriate assistance during the mission is already a good deed.
"Is my brother a Heroic Spirit?"
Having received Qin Chuan's assurance, Matou Sakura breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at Qin Chuan again, asking curiously.
She had also heard what Zouken Matou had said; Zouken Matou referred to Qin Chuan as a Heroic Spirit.
Matou Sakura also knew about the Holy Grail War. When she was still in the Tohsaka family, Tokiomi Tohsaka often talked about the Holy Grail War.
Therefore, both Rin Tohsaka and Sakura Matou have some understanding of the Holy Grail War.
Rin Tohsaka's ability to draw the magic circle for summoning Heroic Spirits is entirely the result of being exposed to it from a young age.
"I guess so, or more accurately, your sister's Servant."
Qin Chuan shrugged, not denying the identity. After all, this was the identity the system had assigned him in this world, and he couldn't deny it every time someone asked if he was a Heroic Spirit.
Anyway, Servants don't necessarily have to be dead. In this Holy Grail War, there was one who became a Servant while still alive, namely Artoria, who occupied the Saber class.
However, probably because Qin Chuan also became a Heroic Spirit while still alive, he, like Artoria, was unable to become a spirit form.
"...My sister's servant."
Sakura Matou's expression darkened slightly, as if she was a little unhappy.
However, because of this, she also understood why Qin Chuan had come to the Matou family to rescue her—it turned out to be Rin Tohsaka's mission.
……
"You can stay here for now."
Qin Chuan booked a room at the hotel and moved in with Matou Sakura.
Since Qin Chuan's identity in this mission world is only that of a Heroic Spirit, he naturally doesn't have a residence. And since Matou Sakura doesn't want to go to Tohsaka Rin's place, he can only stay at an inn for the time being.
As for where the money to open the hotel came from... well, there are quite a few petty thugs in Japan.
What? Isn't it inappropriate to rob someone in front of a child?
Qin Chuan noticed that Matou Sakura didn't seem to react much, so he figured she probably wouldn't set a bad example for the children.
"Is my brother leaving?"
Seeing Qin Chuan preparing to leave, Matou Sakura tugged at Qin Chuan's sleeve and asked.
"Yes, I am your sister's servant. I can't just stay away forever, can I?"
Qin Chuan ruffled Matou Sakura's hair and said with a smile.
After all, he needed to complete the main quest, and he was determined to get that "Berserk" skill.
"My sister's Servant... So, in future Holy Grail Wars, can I also summon my brother?"
Upon hearing this, Matou Sakura's expression seemed to darken a little more, but she didn't show any bad expression in front of Qin Chuan. She just asked curiously.
"The Holy Grail War in the future... should be possible, right?"
Qin Chuan wasn't entirely sure either, because he didn't yet know what a certain mission world would become after the main quest was completed.
Although he guessed that this world would continue to develop until the next main quest appeared, he could only enter it again, but this was just a guess.
No new main quests have been generated in the JOJO world yet, and Qin Chuan has no idea what it will become.
But if my guess is correct, then I guess I'll be able to enter this world and be summoned during the Fifth Holy Grail War.
"Then, brother, can you leave me something?"
Upon hearing this, Matou Sakura's eyes lit up, and she quickly spoke to Qin Chuan.
"What? You want a relic?"
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