The journey of dragon transformation starting from Demon Slayer

Tatsumi pulled up Sakura, who was slumped on the ground, and used his own power to calm the runaway magic circuits in her body, thus "cooling down" the nerves of these magicians.

Feeling the pain in her body quickly subsiding, Sakura raised her head again, her bright eyes staring at the pure white armor, as if expressing her gratitude to him.

"hehe..."

Feeling the cuteness of the little girl, Tatsumi gently touched the girl's little head, and was stunned when he saw the headband tied on the side of her hair.

Sakura Matou is one of the most tragic heroines in Type-Moon's works.

Even though they didn't exchange names and the girl didn't dye her hair, Tatsumi still knew clearly the identity of the girl in front of him.

The reason why he was summoned was mainly because the "precious jade" was transferred to this child, and his "things" were about to be defiled by these disgusting insects.

It has been mentioned before that this "precious jade" was a gift from him to Ishtar.

It is said that Baoyu and she are destined to be together.

Just as Gilgamesh said, "Although I like gems, I have no affinity with them...", this affinity was something that passed through his hands and was given to Ishtar personally.

Although the jade was handed over to her through a transaction, the cause and effect relationship attached to this item is real and will not change or disappear with the passage of time.

Rin of this era is like Ishtar of the Uruk Dynasty. Both of them look poor, and even their personalities and souls are very similar, and they are very suitable to be priestesses.

It may be a bit rude to say that they are the same person, but if we compare them to similar people in parallel universes, then this connection can be inherited.

His connection with Rin is like the clichéd story of a 'god' from ancient times bestowing a treasure (blessing) on ​​a 'hero' in the world.

There is a special "blessing" in it, or it contains a kind of "protection" that only God can understand.

That’s it in a nutshell.

Of course, if there is no such person as Rin in a certain era, then Baoyu will not appear in this era!

In game terms, it means a "super rare item" that only appears at a specific time and when a specific person appears.

As the "crystallization of concepts", "gem" can also be made into extremely special "concept weapons" as long as the correct means are used.

It is something similar to a "divine weapon".

In addition, special means can be used to perform physical transformation.

However, this can only be done by gods or elves. It is impossible for mortals to activate it. Even for the magicians on the mysterious side, they need extraordinary talent.

Of course, as someone who has a bond with him, Ishtar (Rin) can use the gem.

Regardless of whether they have the ability to produce it or have never encountered any problems in life, it is surprising that they have been able to endure and let it be passed down to this day without breaking the bond.

After all, she looks poor.

However, no matter what, this "precious jade" is something he condensed from his body, which is equivalent to his own self.

As Rin gave the "treasure jade" away, this cause and effect was also connected to Sakura.

As long as Sakura is defiled by insects while carrying the "hoji", it is equivalent to him being defiled by insects.

Their being defiled by bugs meant that he would have to stay in the disgusting bug bin for who knows how long.

The thought of having lust bugs and marking bugs crawling all over my body makes me sick.

This is not a wet dream, this is a nightmare!!

You said he finally wanted to take a break, how can you let him take a break?!

Instead of letting him soak in the Sea of ​​Insects, it would be better to let him soak in the Sea of ​​Life of Tiamat. At least he can accept this psychologically...

It was just like a piece of jade worth hundreds of billions being deliberately soaked in a cesspool. Even if it was just a precious jade that he casually gave away, he couldn't tolerate it!

In short, because of this incident, he, Tatsumi, descended here in the form of the "White Dragon King".

However, although he is named the White Dragon King, he actually has nothing to do with Ddraig's mortal enemy. After all, he is not the original dragon Arubion, and is not affected by the legend stacking here.

Of course, if he went to London, maybe he would make some new discoveries there...

As for the spiritual base, he just made one with the help of the Holy Grail system here.

The descent ceremony here is just a matter of following local customs.

Because if it is an unconventional arrival, the two restraining forces of this planet will chase him.

One has a very fanatical attitude (Gaia), the other has a love-hate attitude (Alaya).

Anyway, it’s quite troublesome. I’ll explain it when I have a chance.

"I didn't expect you to be able to summon me successfully, Sakura..."

"I really didn't make a mistake."

Suddenly, a group of insects suddenly emerged from the holes in the wall of the insect warehouse.

These insects made a rustling sound as they moved, and gathered not far from the two of them, little by little forming the shape of an old man.

There was something special about the place where he was standing, because at that location, light and shadow formed a clear boundary.

As if he hated the blue light in front of him, Zang Yan stood in the dark green shadow.

The eerie green light shone on him, and there were many insects around him. Coupled with his monster-like face and mummy-like dry limbs, he was simply terrifying.

When Sakura saw Zōken appear again, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes. She hid behind Tatsumi as if she was looking for a savior.

Her two little hands tightly grasped Tatsumi's fingers, and he could clearly feel the little girl's nervousness even through the armor.

Tatsumi gently rubbed Sakura's hand and simply comforted her mentally. Then he stood there, observing with interest the old man in front of him who looked like he had one foot halfway in a coffin.

The two people's eyes crossed in mid-air.

Zōken keenly noticed that the "Heroic Spirit" in front of him was looking at him, but he didn't care much. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and continued to speak with a sinister expression.

"But I'm still a little curious. Was that necklace given to you by Tohsaka Tokiomi before he left? Sakura..."

Zōken ignored the white figure in front of him and turned the topic over to Sakura who was behind Tatsumi.

He was somewhat curious about the 'holy relic' that Sakura carried with her.

"Holy relics" are an indispensable part of the Holy Grail War and are like anchor points for heroic spirits.

At the beginning of the Holy Grail War, the Master must prepare the "Holy Relic" in advance when summoning Heroic Spirits, so as to summon Heroic Spirits, fight, and finally complete the ceremony of the Holy Grail's descent.

"Holy Relic" - The Servant summoned through this must be a Heroic Spirit closely related to it, which is the so-called designated summon.

Unless the summoner uses a low-quality fake, he can basically summon the real heroic spirit.

Of course, a magician can summon without using a "holy relic". There are examples of successful summons in this way.

However, this kind of summoning depends more on luck. If you are lucky, the servant you summon will be very strong, but if you are unlucky, the servant will be very bad. It depends a lot on the so-called "compatibility".

The "familiars" summoned in the Holy Grail War are copies of Heroic Spirits that have left their mark in human history, and can be said to be the most powerful of all familiars. One of the factors that influence the strength of a Heroic Spirit is the popularity of its life story.

The relics left over from history can be considered as precious antique treasures. After all, the most direct manifestation of "mystery" is "time", and the items left behind by world-famous heroes are even more valuable.

After the passage of time, these items have been upgraded and become the hottest "holy relics" in the magic industry.

Although "holy relics" cannot be compared with things like "concept weapons", they are still one of the rarest magic equipment that magicians can use, which shows how precious they are.

Treasures of this level have extraordinary value both in the ordinary world and in the mysterious side of magicians.

Matou Zouken didn't believe that Tōsaka Tokiomi would hand over such an important thing to his soon-to-be-adopted descendant.

Because after Sakura was adopted, she had become a member of the Matou family.

She has now separated herself from "Tousaka" and is walking down completely parallel paths that do not intersect.

As long as Tōsaka Tokiomi was a normal magus, he would never hand over such a secret treasure to someone else, because doing so would be tantamount to aiding the enemy.

However, in fact, just as Matou Zouken thought, this thing was not given by Tokiomi.

Compared to the sophistication of Matou Zouken, Tōsaka Tokiomi is still relatively young in the field of magic, and it took him nearly half a year to develop something.

If Tatsumi's gem was given to Zōken, he estimated that the result would be available in more than a month.

One of the two men is nearly thirty years old, and the other has lived for hundreds of years. There is no comparison in terms of experience.

Hearing Zouken's slightly serious tone, Sakura's beautiful eyes were dazed for a moment. Then she shook her head and obediently denied Matou Zouken's question.

"Yes...my sister gave it to me..."

Sakura's voice was as faint as a mosquito. If you didn't listen carefully, no one would think she had just spoken.

Children have a natural fear of people older than themselves, not to mention that she had just experienced such a horrific scene.

In Sakura's understanding, the grandfather in front of her is a powerful adult and a magician. As a child, she has no capital to resist.

And because she is now a member of the Matou family, there is no reason for Sakura to turn a deaf ear to Zōken's questions.

but.

To Sakura, the "grandfather" in front of her was nominally her relative, but in reality he was just a stranger she had known for about ten minutes.

Coupled with the insect warehouse in front of her, the little girl had no good feelings towards him at all, only fear.

Hearing Sakura's response, Zang Yan quickly figured out the general situation in his mind.

There is no doubt that Toosaka Rin secretly gave this thing to her sister without telling her father.

Such deep sisterhood is truly touching.

When he thought about the fact that the children of the Tohsaka family would actually betray their family, Zōken couldn't help but laugh.

"I see. Hehehe, it seems that Tōsaka Tokiomi really gave birth to two good daughters..."

As he spoke, his shoulders trembled slightly and he laughed rhythmically. His expression looked quite strange and funny, but his emotion was sincere.

After all, both of Tōsaka Tokiomi's daughters possessed extremely high talents, especially the Heroic Spirit Summoning Ceremony seen today, which taught Zōken a good lesson.

Soon, Zang Yan calmed down and shifted his attention to another person present.

"So, unknown 'Heroic Spirit', I want to know why you responded to the call of a little girl?" Zang Yan narrowed his eyes, staring sharply at the white heroic spirit in front of him who was wantonly showing off its existence.

"As far as I know, the magic power in Sakura's body should not be enough for the summoned heroic spirit to successfully appear in the world..."

As he spoke, Zang Yan seemed to have thought of something and immediately spoke.

"Oh, by the way, let me introduce myself first..."

"My name is Matou Zouken, and I'm the grandfather of the girl behind you, Matou Sakura. I'm her magic teacher..."

Zang Yan curled the corners of his mouth into an evil smile, but his eyes flickered with doubt, without any hostility at all.

To be honest, the moment he saw Sakura successfully summon the Heroic Spirit, Zōken's mind changed.

No, that's not right, you can't say that.

It should be said that his policy has not changed since the beginning.

Regardless of whether Sakura could summon a Heroic Spirit or whether she was qualified to become a Master, Zōken never pinned his hopes on this weak little girl to fight for the Holy Grail, let alone have the last laugh in the fierce and cruel Holy Grail War.

Zouken's original idea was to let Tsuruno - or find a random magician to control the situation and participate in this competition between magicians.

This is just a formal participation. Regardless of whether it can make it to the end, "Matou" will just go through the motions with the other two families.

The current situation of "Matou" does not allow him to make too many arrangements, because only chess pieces that are good enough can be given high hopes by him.

In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong and that he is 100% sure of winning, Zang Yan made a careful plan and chose the next Holy Grail Ceremony as his battlefield.

Zang Yan knew that he didn't have much time left.

As time went on, he felt that his soul was depleting at an increasingly rapid rate, like an hourglass with a hole in it, with the sand inside pouring out of the hole every time it was reset.

If he cannot realize his lifelong wish before he dies completely, then everything he has done will be in vain!

"Well... it's strange. After all, according to common sense, this is unlikely to happen..."

"If you look at it from your perspective as a magician..."

Hearing Zōken's question, the man in pure white armor raised his face slightly from under the mask, and raised his eyebrows. His calm voice added an invisible suspense to the current question.