Shape Moon, The Road to the Magician

It had been a long time since his meeting with Matou Kariya since the night when Matou's house was destroyed by flames.

After that day, Tokiomi Tokiomi and the church in Fuyuki City came to ask what happened to the Matou family that night? In order not to implicate the benefactor who helped him, Matou Kariya explained to the outside world that the Berserker he summoned destroyed the Matou family.

Although Matou Zouken is a powerful master of magic, that power is only for a magician. For a Servent, it is difficult for the magician's power to be effective, let alone a direct backstab.

Therefore, the death of Matou Zangyan is not something difficult to understand for them.

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Matou Kariya found out his address somewhere and made a call to Xia Yuan's cell phone early one morning.

He said he wanted to invite him out to meet him.

The location was specially chosen to conceal the location in the side hall of Ryudong Temple where there is little traffic.

The time was also very considerately chosen at midnight.

At first, Xia Yuan was a little surprised when he saw the man who had just escaped from hell reappear.

"Unexpectedly, you haven't quit the Holy Grail War yet?"

Seeing that the three bright red marks on the back of Matou Kariya's hand were still there, Xia Yuan's tone was slightly surprised.

"Matou Zouken is dead. The life bug he planted in Tohsaka Sakura's body. With Tohsaka Tokiomi's connections, it is only a matter of time before he finds a magician to solve it. But this time he should learn from his lesson and find a more reliable one. Adoption into a magic family"

"Matou Zouken is dead, and your ideal of allowing Tohsaka Sakura to live safely has been fulfilled, but why do you continue to drag this broken body into the war?"

"No particular reason."Matou Kariya slowly took off his pocket, revealing the terrifying face that had been transformed by Matou Zangyan, and pointed at his broken body and said

"My body had been transformed by Matou Zouken a year ago and was transformed into a human being and a ghost. Even if I stopped here, I would not be able to live anymore. Instead of finding a dark corner to rot to death, I would rather stay in my life. Do something meaningful at the end"

"Like participating in the Holy Grail War?"

"That's right."

Matou Kariya nodded and said,"I want to repay your kindness in this Holy Grail War. The Servant I summoned is Berserker, who has a good advantage in strength. I will help you to the greatest extent in this Holy Grail War."

"……"

"Are you trying to express your gratitude to Tohsaka Sakura and want to assist me in the Holy Grail War?"

"Yes...I don't know how far I can go, but I will try my best as long as you give me instructions."

"……unnecessary."

To the surprise of Matou Kariya, Xia Yuan shook his head and decisively rejected his proposal.

Then he opened his sleeves and at the same time activated the magic circuit in his body to use the magic he got from Matou Zangyan. The mark slowly emerges on the arm

"This is?"

"The magic seal of Matou Zouken, this is also one of my targets for attacking the Matou family."

"Now I've got my reward, so I don't need you to do this"

"But……"

Matou Kariya wanted to say something more, but Xia Yuan interrupted him.

"I was still wondering why you could find me before, but now I probably understand."

Slowly walked up to him, put his right hand on Matou Kariya's shoulder, and the magic circuit started to operate. A faint blue magic power emitted a faint fluorescence, and the imprinting insect in Matou Kariya's body also He began to move violently in response to the light.

There was a connection between the Matou family's seal insects and the magic seal, and Matou Kariya also followed this feeling.

"vomit——"

The sudden discomfort deep in his body caused Matou Kariya's expression to change suddenly, and then the overwhelming pain in his stomach made him unbearable, and he suddenly fell to his knees.

"Arrrrr——"

As a servant, he was the first to notice his master's physical discomfort, and the dark knight suddenly rushed out from the shadows.

The earl, who was hiding in the shadows on the other side, acted equally well. When he saw the dark knight rushing out, he immediately took action, carrying black electricity all over his body, and he opened his body at full speed, taking advantage of the Breserker. When he didn't react, he kicked him away.

"Arrr——！！！！"

Being blocked by the Count in this way, the already irritable Breserker couldn't bear it. With an angry roar, he was about to rush towards the Count.

"Krypton Hahahaha——! Is this angry? The black knight who carries countless resentments and curses! I do feel your anger and sadness, but it's not enough for me, a vengeful ghost! Let me see what you can do!!"

"Berserker, stop it!"

"Caster, come back."

Seeing the two people at war with each other, they knelt on the ground. Tong Yanye quickly raised his hand and shouted at the dark knight. Xia Yuan also stopped the count who wanted to fight to prevent the situation from further escalating.

"Arrrrr——"

The berserker responded, but obeyed the order and silently returned to the darkness.

"Humph, you can run fast."The earl snorted coldly, stood up and stood back beside Xia Yuan, continuing to guard the surroundings.

"vomit——"

With the body in turmoil, the imprinted insects in Matou Kariya's body began to riot under the guidance of Xia Yuan, and finally began to be vomited out of Matou Kariya's mouth.

When he saw Matou Kariya lying on the ground and vomiting out clusters of white marking insects, Xia Yuan could bear it at first, but in the end, he vomited so much and it was so disgusting that he almost developed trypophobia!

After vomiting for who knows how long, except for those bugs that occupied the main organs, most of the other imprinted bugs planted in Matou Kariya's body were finally guided out by Xia Yuan.

Although it has not been completely completed, nearly a year of transformation has turned Matou Kariya's body into a human and a ghost, and now the imprinting insect is tied to his life.

Even if Xia Yuan obtained Matou Kariya's magic seal and gained control of the sealing worm in his body, there was no way to save his life while dealing with the sealing worm.

It's like, it's easy to kill someone, but it's hard to save someone.

However, he also helped Matou Kariya to clean up some of the marking insects as much as possible, which reduced a lot of burden on his body.

At least if Matou Kariya quits now, he should be able to live for another twenty years, but if he insists on fighting, it is unknown whether he can survive four battles.

They have done everything they should do, and now it’s up to them to make their own choices.

"I have cleaned up most of the bugs in your body. If you want to live, just quit the Holy Grail War and find a quiet city to live in and spend the rest of your life."

"you……"

"Don't worry, just listen to what I have to say."Looking at the dying Matou Yanye lying on the ground, Xia Yuan continued.

"Maybe you will think that I am hypocritical, thinking that I killed Matou Zangyan for the magic seal of your Matou family, but I refused to accept your repayment. If this is the case, then just think about it like this. Although I am not a good person, I can't let a dying person go to the battlefield for me. Your body no longer allows you to act recklessly."

"Are you... are you pitying me?"

Matou Kariya showed an unexpected look in his eyes.

"This is not pity, this is respect, this is respect for your choice"

"Whether you leave here or continue to participate in the Holy Grail War, it is your own choice. I hope you will not make a choice that you will regret."

"Really...respect, I haven’t heard this word in a long time.……"

Turning sideways and lying peacefully on the floor, a rare relief appeared on Matou Kariya's face.

"Is a guy like me still worthy of being respected... But, this feeling is not bad at all.……"

"But I……"

After feeling dejected for a while, Matong Yanyexing came back to his senses and wanted to say something more, but found that Xia Yuan, who was still in front of him, had already left.

Where are people?

"Berserker, when did they leave?"

Berserker:"Arrrr——"

"……"

Matou Kariya:"Forget it, just pretend I didn't ask."

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A few days later

"Holy Grail War——"

Walking on the road in Fuyuki City, several light blue butterflies also ended their investigation of the nearby area and slowly fell back into Xia Yuan's hands.

Touching the butterfly lightly with his fingertips, Xia Yuan shook his head slightly as he received the feedback from the familiar familiar in his mind.

"Isn’t it here too?……"

Xia Yuan has been a little anxious these days.

There is no other reason. The Holy Grail War is obviously about to begin. Now maybe Emiya Kiritsugu and Kenneth have arrived in Fuyuki to summon the servants, but they are stuck on the most critical step.

If he doesn't kill Ryunosuke Uyu as soon as possible, he will definitely be in bad luck when the Holy Grail War begins.

Now the church regards itself as the seventh Master, and the servants will also be considered Casters. However, if Ryunosuke Uyuu also appears, there will be two Casters, creating a situation of real and fake Casters.

However, while he was in the light, Ryunosuke Ubu was in the dark. At that time, when Bluebeard releases the sea demon to kill people randomly, the other masters will not think that there is a Caster hiding in the dark, but will subconsciously put all the blame on him and the count.

Even if Bluebeard is really caught by then, his identity will be exposed accordingly, and they will be truly passive.

Therefore, Ryunosuke Uyu and Bluebeard must withdraw before the Holy Grail War begins!

But that kid is indeed a repeat offender who has committed thirty-seven random murders throughout Japan. His concealment methods are really impressive. In addition, he has not done much in detecting familiars. He wants to escape from Fuyuki City in the shortest possible time. It's really not easy to find him out.

However, what he possesses is not just magic.

The count has been out investigating for so long, so he should have some information.

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Soon, Xia Yuan walked into a coffee shop. Xia Yuan found a quiet seat, ordered two cups of coffee and sent the waiter away. He took out a mobile phone from his pocket and pulled off a piece of paper.

After a while, the dining table was seen shaking slightly, and the count's figure slowly appeared on the chair in front of him.

Seeing the Earl who had returned, Xia Yuan nodded towards him and asked,"Have you found any traces of him?"

"Of course it was a no brainer for me. How could I, a mere despicable murderer, escape the pursuit of a vengeful ghost like me from hell? Krypton hahaha——"

"Okay, okay, I know you are the most powerful, but there are still many people around. Could you please keep your voice down?"

This sudden burst of laughter made Xia Yuan stunned. At the same time, he felt the strange looks around him. Xia Yuan quickly called to the earl to stop.

Seeing the waiter who had been looking this way, he suspected that if it wasn't Seeing as the count is too aggressive, the waiter must have come to stop him long ago.

"Humph, Master, you are as boring as ever."

As he said that, the count handed Xia Yuan the address of the residential area he had investigated.

"His real name is Ryunosuke Uyu, his hair color is orange, he likes horror movies and bloody movies, and his favorite animal is leopard. He does not have a household registration in Fuyuki City and is an outsider. According to the information you provided, Master. I sneaked into the Fuyuki City police station and checked the recent surveillance of Fuyuki City. I can probably confirm that he is hiding in a residence near this area."

"Your familiar cannot cover the entire Fuyuki City, so if you narrow it down to this area, then it will be no problem, Master."

"Of course, I will send my familiar later."

Hearing this, Xia Yuan stood up with a smile and nodded towards the earl.

"Come on, Count, let's go have a nice chat with our murderous friend."

"As you wish, my Master, I am already looking forward to the panic expression on the human ghost when the truth is revealed, hahaha."

With loud laughter, the two people quickly left here.